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Never marry anyone more neurotic than yourself.
Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.
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Episode 1
Lisa takes Murray out for a walk and returns with a dog that obviously isn't him. Meanwhile, Paul and Jamie contact the cops and everyone else joins in the hunt for the real Murray. When they finally find him they also encounter people that own the dog Lisa brought home that turn out to be totally different than them.
Directed by Thomas SchlammeGuest stars Steven Wright, Jerry Adler, David Ellzey, Nancy Kerr
Episode 2
Phone calls, noisy neighbors and an invisible mouse being chased by Murray are some of the distractions that Paul and Jamie face while struggling to find romance during a long-awaited evening toether.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Paul Reiser
Episode 3
A suspected heart attack sends Paul's father to the hospital, leaving his mother home alone, until Jamie tries to score some much needed ""points"" with her mother-in-law.
Directed by Thomas SchlammeWritten by Danny JacobsonGuest stars Cynthia Harris, Louis Zorich, Randy Graff, Valente Rodriguez, Francesca P. Roberts
Episode 4
An evening out at Riff's sees Paul complaining about his meddlesome new producer, and Jamie venting about her same old credit-grabbing boss, who happens to be seated nearby.
Directed by Thomas SchlammeWritten by Russ WoodyGuest stars Ken Jenkins, Larry Miller, Lisa Kudrow, Marva Hicks, Lou Cutell, Cameron Thor
Episode 5
Paul is anything but pleased with Jamie, who has too much free time on her hands, and uses it to cut his hair and his film, improving on the original cut.
Directed by Thomas SchlammeGuest stars Steven Wright, Larry Miller, Bud Sabatino, Marjorie Wellin
Episode 6
Paul's shooting schedule leaves it all up to Jamie to go out trick-or-treating with his seven-year-old nephew, whose extended two-hour visit Paul forgot to mention to her.
Directed by Thomas SchlammeWritten by Jack BurdittGuest stars Bradley Pierce, Judy Geeson, Larry Miller, Talia Balsam, Marva Hicks, Ryan Stiles, Steve Paymer, Aaron Lustig
Episode 7
What brought Paul and Jamie together? Was it fate or a big coincidence? Jamie's belief that it was fate annoys Paul to no end, especially because Jamie is spending more time with Lisa than with him.
Directed by Thomas SchlammeGuest stars Lisa Kudrow, Ron Frazier, Ralph Bruneau, Jordan Oschin, Lyndsay Riddell, Thomas Tulak, Shirley Prestia, Alexandra Currie
Episode 8
Jamie suspects a surprise party waiting for her at home. However, that's not what has been arranged for her birthday by Paul, who gets separated from her on the subway en route to the surprise.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Jeffrey LaneGuest stars Mark Schiff, John Fleck, Bill Ingram, Steven John Cohen
Episode 9
A free weekend in Atlantic City has been mysteriously arranged for Jamie & Paul and Fran & Ira, by Ira's ex-wife as it turns out, now a casino hostess who wants Ira to sign divorce papers.
Directed by Tom MooreWritten by Danny JacobsonGuest stars Keone Young, Cyndi Lauper, Patrick Neil Quinn
Episode 10
An unemployed Jamie is envious of Paul, whose work is something he loves to do. Meanwhile, Paul feels betrayed by his producer Lou, who is now tampering with Paul's latest labor of love.
Directed by Tom MooreGuest stars Larry Hankin, Larry Miller, Lisa Kudrow
Episode 11
Lisa acquires her 15 minutes of fame under a pseudonym in her shrink's book, and Paul is caught in the middle of the sibling squabble that follows when Jamie takes exception to being called Lisa's overbearing sister.
Directed by Tom MooreGuest stars Steven Wright, Lisa Kudrow, Robert Donley
Episode 12
The death of a Paul Buchman affects Jamie and Paul quite suddenly, leaving them without cash or credit. Meanwhile, Paul is morbidly curious about his namesake.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelGuest stars Carolyn Mignini, Judy Geeson, Lisa Kudrow, Luis Antonio Ramos, Lenny Wolpe, Race Nelson
Episode 13
Jamie and Paul must endure two months of separation when Paul has to shoot a film in Chicago, returning only for the weekends, weather permitting.
Directed by Thomas SchlammeWritten by Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey LaneGuest stars Cynthia Harris
Episode 14
Fran tells Jamie that she may be pregnant, and Paul finds out from Ira that Ira may have gotten someone pregnant, but neither realizes that it is Ira who might have gotten Fran pregnant.
Directed by Thomas SchlammeGuest stars Lisa Kudrow, Greg Collins, Steve Paymer
Episode 15
Paul invests in a startup venture, bringing out a virtual-reality system with Ira, after a demo but without consulting Jamie, who reacts calmly to his actions, both real and imagined.
Directed by Thomas SchlammeWritten by Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey LaneGuest stars Christie Brinkley, Andre Agassi, Lisa Kudrow, J.D. Daniels
Episode 16
A Valentine's Day story that begins with Jamie and Paul at Rockefeller Center rink side and moves back three years to the day they finally moved in together and ended up engaged.
Directed by Thomas SchlammeWritten by Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey LaneGuest stars Andrea Elson, Louis Guss, Lisa Kudrow
Episode 17
Jamie's fortune cookie predicts that bad luck will follow the guilty, but Paul is convinced her luck is being visited on him even as they head for a party at Yoko Ono's place.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelGuest stars Simon Templeman, Susan Blommaert, George Petrie, Lynn Milgrim
Episode 18
Jamie and Paul are horrified to discover that Paul has unwittingly handed over their revealing homemade video to the Family Network, instead of a documentary about a zoo.
Directed by Tom MooreWritten by Paul ReiserGuest stars Perry Anzilotti, Lisa Kudrow, Kenneth Tigar, Steve Paymer, Ryan Stiles
Episode 19
The Buchmans find letters written by former tenants of their apartment chronicling a World War II love story that Jamie feels parallels her and Paul's.
Directed by Tom MooreWritten by Jeffrey KlarikGuest stars Jerry Adler, Kim Hunter, Dick O'Neill, Lisa Kudrow, Elena Wohl, Dylan Haggerty, Timi Prulhiere
Episode 20
Jamie and Paul refuse to take sides in an incident between their mothers, while Lisa plays both sides to her advantage. Meanwhile, Murray is found to be suffering from his own mother problems.
Directed by Tom MooreGuest stars Erick Avari, Allan Arbus, Marty Rackham
Episode 21
The night before Jamie returns to school she worries that Paul might not support her fully. In the morning before Jamie leaves, Paul realizes that he has forgotten to mail her registration.
Directed by Tom MooreWritten by Jack Burditt, Jeffrey LaneGuest stars Judy Geeson, Julia Sweeney, Adilah Barnes, Lightfield Lewis, Stephen Pearlman, Mary Portser, Daryl Keith Roach, Alan Wilder
Episode 22
Althrough he is pretty disturbed by Jamie's lenieny to her younger school college, Paul accepts to hang out with them on a blind date that Jamie organised for Nick & Fran. But, while talking about an idea for a movie about the fastest cook on the world, Paul discovers that the waiter at the Riff's is no one else than Mark, Fran's ex-husband...
Directed by David SteinbergWritten by Danny JacobsonGuest stars Richard Kind, Lisa Kudrow, Ivory Ocean, David Berón
Episode 23
Jamie is suffering from sleeplessness because she drank four cuffs of tea full of coffeine while learning for a test. All furious, Jamie urges Paul to spend the night awake with her that leads them to an all-night adventure in the building, from the basement to the rooftop, which ends with a tango together with John Astin, if that's who he really is.
Directed by Michael LembeckWritten by Jeffrey KlarikGuest stars Jerry Adler, John Astin, Garth Brooks, Karla Tamburrelli
Episode 24
Paul finds Mark working in a local store. After he meets the owners of the shop, Kim & Tammy, Paul finds out that Mark is learning to pray Zen. While Mark is trying to make him join him in pray, Paul finds out that he lost his wedding ring. Worried about what will jamie tell him, Paul rushes to the house to find him.
Directed by Tom MooreWritten by Jeffrey LaneGuest stars Cynthia Harris, Robin Bartlett, Richard Kind, Anthony Russell, Patty Toy, Lisa Kudrow, Darrell Kunitomi, Jimm Giannini
Episode 25
The real marriage anniversary arrives and Jamie gives Paul a gift - swiss military knife - and receives a gift from Paul - a machine for making sugar products. Both disappointed with their gifts, they go to a store where it turns out that they have totally different opinions about children. Then, when they have lunch with Paul's sister, the Buchmans try to entertain Susan's son Nah while she's on the phone. Paul realizes that having kids is nothing different than having a dog, but Jamie has totally different opinion...
Directed by Tom MooreWritten by Danny JacobsonGuest stars Cynthia Harris, Robin Bartlett, Richard Kind, Patty Toy, Lisa Kudrow
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Paul ReiserPaul Buchman
Helen HuntJamie Buchman
Anne RamsayLisa Stemple
Leila KenzleFran Devanow
John PankowIra Buchman
Cynthia HarrisSylvia Buchman
Louis ZorichBurt Buchman
Robin BartlettDebbie Buchman
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