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Archive-name: tv/mad-about-you/season5
Posting-frequency: monthly Last-modified: 97-02-05 Version: 5.3 URL: http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~witelski/may-eg5.html Copyright: (c) 1994-1997 by Ramaswamy [ramax@ultranet.com] See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Episode Guide for Season #5 of "Mad About You" for the Usenet newsgroup alt.tv.mad-about-you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive-name: tv/mad-about-you/season5 Posting-frequency: monthly Last-modified: 97-02-05 Version: 5.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This Episode Guide for the TV Comedy show "Mad About You" is, as a collection of information, Copyright (c) 1994-1997 by Ramaswamy [ramax@ultranet.com]. All Rights Reserved. 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The removal of this copyright notice is prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The MAY Episode Guides: Episode Guide for Season #1 Episode Guide for Season #2 Episode Guide for Season #3 Episode Guide for Season #4 Episode Guide for Season #5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Fifth Season ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Cast of Characters Supporting Characters The Production Team 5.1 (501) 96-09-17 Dr. Wonderful [Season Opener] 5.2 (502) 96-09-24 The Grant 5.3 (503) 96-10-15 Therapy 5.4 (506) 96-10-22 The Clip Show 5.5 (507) 96-10-29 Burt's Building 5.6 (504) 96-11-12 Jamie's Parents 5.7 (508) 96-11-19 Outbreak 5.8 (510) 96-11-26 Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge 5.9 (505) 96-12-17 The Gym 5.10 (509) 97-01-07 Chicken Man 5.11 (511) 97-01-14 The Recital 5.12 (512) 97-01-21 The Handyman ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cast of Characters Paul Buchman . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Reiser Jamie Buchman . . . . . . . . . . . Helen Hunt Lisa Stemple . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Ramsay Fran Devanow . . . . . . . . . . . . Leila Kenzle Ira Buchman . . . . . . . . . . . . John Pankow Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maui Supporting Characters Burt Buchman, Paul's father . . . . Louis Zorich Sylvia Buchman, Paul's mother . . . Cynthia Harris Debbie, Paul's sister . . . . . . . Robin Bartlett Theresa Stemple, Jamie's mother . . Carol Burnett Gus Stemple, Jamie's father . . . . Carroll O'Connor Joan Golfinos, Debbie's girlfriend . Suzie Plakson Ryan Devanow, Fran's son . . . . . . Spencer Klein Lance Brockwell, Mayoral candidate . Harry Groener Troy, Jamie's gopher at work . . . . Patrick Bristow Vladimir, theonewordman . . . . . . Elya Baskin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.1 Dr. Wonderful [Season Opener] With Mark Devanow in Europe, Jamie and Paul have to look around for a gynecologist and Debbie tries to set them up with her girlfriend. Meanwhile the elder Buchmans finally get to meet Debbie's friend. Written by: Victor Levin and Larry Charles Directed by: Michael Lembeck Tag: Sylvia and Burt talking to Debbie, about Joan. Expression: "Get outta here!" Words: Poetic, magical, sublime, good; Strapping. Keys: Buzzing baby, pee-on-a-stick, Ira as Jose, debating discussing or speculating, the woman thing, Dr. N-O-H (or Dr. Roh), Dr. Green too (not Anthony Edwards), Ira's long quest - girlfriend, bakery girl, finally the maid, bottom of the totem pole, the fish knife, casserole dish, garlic press and (silently) a whisk, exploring options, Rhinebeck dishes, soy cheese and aspic, Joan of Oratory. The debut of Joan Golfinos. - Debbie: "So... only 96 hours, 15 minutes and 12 seconds until Mom and Dad finally meet Joan." Jamie: "Relax. I'm sure the big news is that you've a girlfriend." Paul: "Now you've given them a face to attach to the sleepless nights spent crying..." Debbie: "Thank you Paul. See how nice I am when you come out of the closet." Paul: [uncertain, to Jamie] "What does she mean by that?" - Jamie: "All right, you guys, what should we drink to?" Joan: [to Debbie] "To your family!" Debbie: "My family... Dysfunctional, judgemental, intolerant, oppressive, petty and small." Paul: "Yes, but we get everything when they die!" Supporting Cast: Sylvia, Burt and Debbie. Guest Characters: Dr. Joan Golfinos . . . . . . . . Suzie Plakson Dr. Von Derphal . . . . . . . . . John O'Hurley Ira's girlfriend . . . . . . . . . Victoria Hoffman Girl at the bakery . . . . . . . . Jann Karam Consuela, Ira's maid . . . . . . . Norma Maldonado 5.2 The Grant Jamie tries to stay awake, avoid coffee and continue to manage Brockwell's campaign. And while Paul is figuring out how to use a sizeable grant that has come his way, their uncle Phil asks Paul and Ira to visit him in Brooklyn. Written by: Jenji Kohan, Victor Levin, Richard Day and Larry Charles Directed by: Michael Lembeck Tease: Paul and Jamie doing the Macarena, or at least Jamie. Tag: Uncle Phil rattling off the melons he's got. Expression: "Got Milk?" Word: Sifting. Keys: Eating for 2 (or 3), sound bites or sound gulps, Berkus in Albany, the wow kiss (coffee, not cajun), looking for Kinko's, talking of Java Men, etimology of stupid, Colombian drug lords at Java Hut, moving the Eagle couch, Foim embrace all around, Tom Brokaw as a blur, the intrusive peach, cleft or cliff, a legal pad and 2 sharp Eberhardt #2s. The debut of Troy and Vladimir, and the second Lance Brockwell. - Paul: "We even have Yah-tzee?" Jamie: "Yes, we've Yah-tzee! It's right under here." Paul: "Okay, a little yah-... You *would* *not* believe the stories he was telling me - we had this welterweight in our family, this guy who was a fighter in the Thirties, apparently like, not that great, but he... I mean, like all these people... What a great idea for a movie! It's like... my family! Just... Buchmans! That's the name of the film. You know, over the years, how the Buchmans came to this country and converged and scattered and then coursed through the veins of America... to me that's a great movie, don't you think?" Guest Characters: Uncle Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . Mel Brooks Lance Brockwell . . . . . . . . . Harry Groener Troy, Jamie's gopher . . . . . . . Patrick Bristow Brockwell's speechwriter . . . . . Gedde Watanabe Jamie's co-worker . . . . . . . . Arnetia Walker Vladimir, theonewordman . . . . . Elya Baskin A Campaign worker (blue shirt) . . John Freeland Jr. Kinko's customer . . . . . . . . . Nick Toth A Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah Guyer Greene 5.3 Therapy Months after setting it up, Jamie and Paul decide to keep their appointment with the therapist Fran referred them to, but doing so delays Paul's shoot of his parents' reminiscences, with some interesting consequences. Written by: Richard Day Directed by: Michael Lembeck Tag: The therapist dictating her take on the Buchmans. Word: Bibliotheque. Keys: Loving Abbott and hating Costello, the barking disapproval, reversal of selves, hearing a tone, the Prozac connection, the Equal moment, a bottle-fed baby, marbled pot-roast at Emilio's, facing down the other Costello, and finally -- a reckoning. - Jamie: "I like it, I think it is unique." Paul: "Unique is not the same thing as good." Jamie: "You hate it?" Paul: "Not to the point of barking at it, but I don't like it!" - Jamie: "I called the therapist today and told her we weren't coming back." Paul: "That's good... isn't it?" Jamie: "I guess... it was stupid to go, right?" Paul: "Well, nah... it wasn't stupid. You didn't know!" Supporting Cast: Sylvia, Burt, Lance, Troy and Vladimir. Guest Characters: Herb Buchman . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Charof The therapist (Sheila) . . . . . . Mo Gaffney Paul's cameraman . . . . . . . . . Kenny Moskow 5.4 The Clip Show Having chosen the residents of Apartment 11-D as its parents, the baby in the making deals with musical interludes and parental cooing, and with lots and lots of choice moments from their years together. In other words, a clip show. Written by: Jonathan Leigh Solomon and Leslie Caveny Directed by: Michael Lembeck Retrospective Sequences by: Chuck Workman Words: Her and him. Keys: Whats and wows, kisses and looks, chanting and warbling, entrances and more entrances, Warren and Ursula, Y. Ono and Christie, Lisa and Sylvia, slaps and spits, Fran and Mark, Mark and Fran, Ira on generations, Murray in life, dancing and giddyap to the future, First Trimester movement. - Jamie: "Tell you what was a big hit -- the sound-track of "Guys and Dolls!" Paul: "Really?" Jamie: "See, her daddy loves show-tunes. I thought she ought to know!" Paul: "Well, thank you! Did you play him your Hungarian Chants?" Jamie: "Bulgarian." Paul: "Whatever." Jamie: "Yes." Paul: "And?" Jamie: "Loved it." Paul: "Really?" Jamie: "Yes." Paul: "How do you know?" Jamie: "Because I'm the mommy! I can tell." 5.5 Burt's Building Filming of Paul's documentary takes him and Burt back for the day to their old apartment building, and events conspire to make Paul late for an appointment at Joan's office to hear the baby's heart-beat for the first time. Written by: Ron Darian, Victor Levin and Larry Charles Directed by: Michael Lembeck Tag: The Sounds of Paulie. Expressions: "At this point, yes!" and "I'm your *father*." Keys: Hold button and switch-hooks, call waiting, the 5:00PM appointment, combinations of 435-45 Pelham Parkway, wrought iron railings and stoops, Hitchcock's cameraman (who can field-strip an Uzi), a story in flashback with an arc and a structure, 4-D or 4-E, olives and monikers, Fallout Shelter sign, The Fugitive search after a little stroll, Trudy's Soda Fountain, Tom Brokaw's early Evening News, 5-pack of Bazooka gum, Rusty the cocker spaniel, the growth door, the 10 to 39 spurt, and the first heartbeat. - Joan: "Is he here yet?" Jamie: "Not yet. Is there anything else you can do?" Joan: "Well, I've seen all my patients, finished all my correspondence, alphabetized my files... I'm thinking of taking up painting!" Jamie: "I'm sorry! I'm going to *kill* him!" Joan: "Well, then you couldn't yell at him, what with him being dead and all." - Burt: "Don't you think I know which one is the hold button and which one is the switch-hooks?" Paul: "I.. I know it. I thought you did, I knew that!" Burt: "I was just done talking to you, that's all." Paul: "Which.. which I know now, I understand." Supporting Cast: Burt and Joan. Guest Characters: Akiba, Paul's cameraman . . . . . Christopher Darga Osofsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allan Corduner Paul, as a youngster . . . . . . Adam Weisman Irwin, storekeeper in 1964 . . . Zane Lansky Howard, storekeeper in 1996 . . . Markus Redmond Artie Zeitlin, the neighbor . . . Floyd Levine 5.6 Jamie's Parents The Stemples arrive at Paul and Jamie's apartment for a 2-day visit with a surprise, and another soon follows. And Lisa makes her first appearance of the season. Written by: Maria Semple Directed by: Michael Lembeck Tease: Paul dealing with Jamie's reaction to the sight and smell of food. Tag: Theresa helping Gus locate some Tums. Keys: Shopping with Thelma and Louise, Tang and Swiss Miss, shoplifting arrest, powdered beer or candy corn for Poppy, Da Noise Da Funk, mother jumper (no swearing), separate entrances, the Stemple buzzing code, sports, politics and the stock market (Pittsburgh, Perot and IBM), table assembly, dinner ding and plates over the heads, a 37-year marriage, interesting mildew patterns, a long talk at the Jets game (another loss), a short talk back home. Appearance of the third pair of actors playing the Stemples. - Jamie: [the door-bell buzzes and she bumps into furniture] "Aaaow! Fu.." [starts singing] "..or crying out loud!" Paul: [approvingly] "For the baby?" Jamie: "Yes, for the baby!" [shouts at the door] "COMING!" Paul: [hurrying after her] "Oh, oh, tell me again with your mother because I blew it the last time... when she says something is bad, that means it is good?" Jamie: "No, no, no! When she says it is good, it is bad." Paul: "Good is bad." Jamie: "Good is bad, like is loathe, love is hate. When are you going to get this?" Paul: "I got it, I got it. So when is it actually good?" Jamie: "Nobody knows." [she opens the door] Guest Characters: Theresa Stemple . . . . . . . . . Carol Burnett Gus Stemple . . . . . . . . . . . Carroll O'Connor 5.7 Outbreak The Buchmans decide on the time and place of their grand announcement but the leaks start early this Thanksgiving week, at the elevator. The pace is fast and furious and the saga ends with a surprising connection. And Fran makes her first appearance of the season. Written by: Richard Day Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: Jamie clueing Paul in, puzzle-wise. Tag: Monkeys in Africa figuring out how they heard the news. Keys: The glow one can read by, the first telling, 4 steps from Marlon Brando, the Mickey Rourke bomb, a Thanksgiving Day date, third-degree under lights, Sanford's secret, Slotkin's dry scalp, Arturo's mousse, Theresa's scream, Debbie's pie, the poker game, non-picture of non-grandson, a $100 bribe, the gathering, the Conways' friends, and Burt's hurt look. Place and Time of Day captions throughout, "Outbreak" style. - Arturo: [to Paul] "You see this mousse? You put this in, it disappears, no one knows you wear it, makes you look handsome, no one knows WHY!" - Ira: "Paulie, would you just give it up? This is like a virus, this information is spreading all over the place! You know, there's a monkey in Africa that knows you're pregnant." [a bit later] Debbie: "Two things -- 1) Congratulations, Paulie, this is wonderful news. I'm so happy I could cry, 2) You're a son-of-a-bitch!" [she leaves the apartment] Paul: "Hey, Deb..." Maggie: [regards him from the doorway] "What have you done to your hair?" Paul: "I'm so tired of you." [closes the door] Supporting Cast: Burt, Sylvia, Debbie, Joan, Theresa and Maggie. Guest Characters: Woman in the elevator . . . . . . Joanna Daniels Arturo, hairdresser to many . . . Jose Zuniga WDED-FM disc jockey . . . . . . . Carol Rosenthal Campanella, the proud grandpa . . Ralph Manza Mel Slotkin . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Rocco As himself . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Bacon 5.8 Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge While Ira counsels against it, Paul contemplates abstinence until July; however Jamie has other ideas and talks Paul into a trip upstate where they chance upon a dessert item with magical powers. Written by: Victor Levin Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: Paul explaining Baseball to the baby. Tag: Murray fudging his way to a starry-eyed state. Keys: The fragile Jamie, Ira's experience, Paul's adventure, the Jack Palance push-ups, baby Leon's yard, reaction to a kiss, last time alone, funky parents, the Estrogen therapy, the calm Paulie, Gruber's Country Store goodies, the surprise back at 11-D, crooked picture, mallomars a poor substitute. - Jamie: "You're not going to break anything." Paul: "How do you know?" Jamie: "Because I know, I asked, I read, the fact is having sex is good for me." Paul: "Really?" Jamie: "Yes! It allays anxiety, it fights cramps, it builds muscle-tone and it's aerobic." Paul: "When done properly, yes." - Jamie: [entering the store] "Well, now I'm only starving." Paul: "All right, let's get you something to eat." Jamie: "This place is great, isn't it great?" Paul: [holding up a prop] "Hey! Get me! I'm Eddie Albert!" Jamie: "I see pitchforks, I see birdhouses, I see shaving mugs, I see no food at all." Supporting Cast: Sylvia, Burt and Maggie. Guest Character: Mrs. Gruber . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy Patterson 5.9 The Gym Paul so likes playing the Mystery Man at a local gym that he talks Jamie out of working out there, whereupon she hands over her free pass to a homeless acquaintance from the neighborhood. Written by: Victor Levin, Richard Day and Larry Charles Directed by: Michael Lembeck Tease: Making hot fudge sundae in the middle of the night. Tag: Dreaming about the Mystery Man. Word: Discerning. Keys: Books-A-Plenty closing Weatherby's, some contradictory recommendations, 10-visit free pass to the oasis, being nobody's anything, untowering Inferno, lacrosse shoes, two guys in bad shape, no 2-syllable words, vegan bookseller, the pass for "Ask the Dust," Ira's proposition at the library, Jamie's confrontation at the gym. - Jamie: "What do you think about this?" Paul: "Oh, I'm so happy not to be in this conversation!" Jamie: "Yeah, well..." Paul: "I think it is.. y'know, it is one of those situations where truly there are no winners." Jamie: "Wow, could you be more wishy-washy?" Guest Characters: Virgil . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruno Kirby Dante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Parducci Virgil's friend . . . . . . . . . John Toles-Bey Italian customer at the gym . . . Alfonso de Rose Gym clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Larou Clerk at Books-A-Plenty . . . . . Karen Gracey 5.10 Chicken Man Jamie finally lets her co-workers and Lance know about the baby, while Ira, turning money man and producer for "Buchman," actually manages to produce a narrator, at least in voice. Written by: Jonathan Leigh Solomon, Ron Darian and Larry Charles Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: Huh-ing for attention. Tag: Water-tasting for discrimination. Keys: Fatter and fatter for 9 months, tug-o-zipper, out of the closet, entirely delectable, La Guardia's niece, courting Ed Koch, a little tear, non-oily Vittel, Lisa's corrupting influence: A is for apple, B for Boyfriend, C for Condom, reading at kindergarten level, traffic ticket from the baby, Sit! Stay! - Ira: "Actors, yeah!" Paul: "No! [slaps him] Producers!" Supporting Cast: Lance Brockwell, Troy and Joan. Guest Characters: Molly Norman . . . . . . . . . . Kari Coleman Cackling auditioner . . . . . . . Roger Behr High pitched auditioner . . . . . Danny Breen The Chicken Man . . . . . . . . . Ron Darian Campaign worker . . . . . . . . . Jeanne Mori In His Own Voice . . . . . . . . James Earl Jones 5.11 The Recital A politically incorrect Jamie pays the price for commenting about Ryan's ability as a budding violinist, while a simmering Paul works up the nerve to confront the therapist about her over-charging ways. Written by: Moses Port, David Guarascio, Jenji Kohan and Maria Semple Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: On the feeling of stealing that extra bow. Tag: On humming "Turkey in the Straw." Words: Bunko, prefunctory. Keys: Cancelling the thing, $80 an hour, or a hundred, near-sighted with rage, Biiiiig Man, the deal with apologies, a butcher with stubby little hands, Buchman's Sporting Goods Players, therapy on Tuesdays, perhaps more alone, How does the violin sound? at $120 an hour. - Jamie: "So you do now admit that Fran was not in the least bit insulted, so your advice was completely wrong and there was no need to apologize." Paul: "I do now admit that." Jamie: "Why does that give me no satisfaction?" Paul: "Because.. thanks to me, you are in a heap o' trouble?" Supporting Cast: Ryan Devanow. Guest Characters: Sheila, the therapist . . . . . . Mo Gaffney Marvin, the store-clerk . . . . . Jeff Garlin 5.12 The Handyman The perils of engaging Paul and Jamie's handyman are visited upon Lisa, whose fiance Sanford is more than willing to finance Paul's now over-budget documentary project. Written by: Richard Day Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: About Paul's song, very catchy, too catchy. Words: Beholden, finessement. Expression: "Singing for my supper" Keys: The wrapped-up house, a $9000 rainout, the very vocal refrigerator, digital editing bay, urinal ice, Faust of the Chargers, the announcement and the seizure, Grant in the tub, drain-plug leverage, and the talk. - Lisa: "Where *is* she?" Paul: "Ah, uh, in the incinerator room, I'll go look." Lisa: "I need to talk to my sister!" Paul: "I know, I know you do. Your sister and no one else will do." Lisa: "Will you talk to me until she gets here?" Guest Characters: Doug, the handyman . . . . . . . . Scott Atkinson Sanford Klarik, Lisa's fiance . . Billy Morrissette Zigmund Klarik, his father . . . . Ed Asner Security agent . . . . . . . . . . Vasili Bogazianos ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Production Team Created by: Paul Reiser and Danny Jacobson Executive Producers: Larry Charles, Paul Reiser, Danny Jacobson Co-Executive Producer: Richard Day Supervising Producer: Victor Levin Producers: Bob Heath, Helen Hunt, Craig Knizek, Jenji Kohan, Maria Semple Coordinating Producer: Mary Connelly Associate Producers: David Craig, Geof Addison Script Supervisor: Victoria Weisbart Production Coordinator: Linda Demeduk Costumes: Howard A. Sussman and Maureen Gates Art Direction: Robert Strohmaier Photography: Bobby Byrne Editing: Sheila Amos Sound Mixing: Peter Damski Writers: Leslie Caveny, Larry Charles, Ron Darian, Richard Day, David Guarascio, Jenji Kohan, Victor Levin, Moses Port, Paul Reiser, Maria Semple and Jonathan Leigh Solomon. 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