Jamie (Helen Hunt) and Paul Buchman (Paul Reiser) are a young urban couple with five months of marriage behind them and they're still trying to make some ground rules of living together in an apartment in Manhattan. This is definitely not easy because Jamie & Paul are both equally neurotic - but in totally different ways. Paul is a documentary filmmaker, he is charming and creative, but also extremely careful and analytic. Jaime works as a public relations consultant, and is more of a free spirit, but also has a number of discomforts. Jaime's sister Lisa Stemple (Anne Ramsay) often comes to visit them, just like their friends Mark Devanow (Richard Kind), his wife Fran (Leila Kenzle) and Paul's cousin Ira Buchman (John Pankow). But, they aren't the only ones dropping by the apartment - there are always all kinds of other characters like noisy neighbours, a funny dogwalker (Hank Azaria), family members and others.
With a big part of personal intimacy, which Paul Reiser, the head character and the creator of the show, compares to "a ride home after a party, when a couple can finally tell each other what have they been thinking all night", the 30-minute show searches for capricious moments of every couple. Their co-creator of the show, Danny Jacobson, adds that "they wanted to set a mirror to marriage life and see how the world is behind closed doors".
Cast and Characters
Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman
Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman
Anne Elizabeth Ramsay as Lisa Stemple
Tommy Hinkley as Jay Shelby (1993)
Leila Kenzle as Fran Devanow
Richard Kind as Dr. Mark David Denavow (1992-1997)
John Pankow as Ira Buchman (1993-1999)
Carol Burnett as Theresa Stemple (1996-1999)
Penny Fuller as Theresa Stemple (1993-1996)
Louis Zorich as Burt Buchman (1993-1999)
Cynthia Harris as Sylvia Buchman (1993-1999)
Talia Balsam as Debra "Debbie" Buchman (1993)
Robin Bartlett as Debra "Debbie" Buchman (1993-1998)
John Karlen as Gus Stemple (1993-1995)
Suzie Plakson as Dr. Joan (1996-1998)
Broadcast History First Telecast: September 23, 1992 Last Telecast: May 24, 1999 Number of Episodes: 164
Number of Seasons: 7
Original Network: NBC
September 1992- January 1993, NBC, Wednesday 9:30-10:00pm
February 1993- July 1993, NBC, Saturday 9:30-10:00pm
July 1993, NBC, Thursday 8:00-8:30pm
August 1993- May 1999, NBC, Monday 9:00-9:30pm
Theme Song Lyrics and Opening Credits
"The Final Frontier" by Don Was and Paul Reiser. Perfomed by Andrew Gold.
Tell me why
I love you like I do,
Tell me who
can stop my heart
as much as you,
Tell me all your secrets, and I'll
tell you most of mine,
They say nobody's perfect, well, thats really true this time
I don't have the answers,
I don't have a plan
All I have is you,
So darling, help me understand
(What we do) - you can whisper in my ear
(Where we go) - who knows what happens after here
Let's take each other's hand as we jump
in to the Final Frontier
I'm mad about you baby,
Mad About You...
Shows 
Jamie (Helen Hunt) and Paul Buchman (Paul Reiser) are a young urban couple with five months of marriage behind them and they're still trying to make some ground rules of living together in an apartment in Manhattan. This is definitely not easy because Jamie & Paul are both equally neurotic - but in totally different ways. Paul is a documentary filmmaker, he is charming and creative, but also extremely careful and analytic. Jaime works as a public relations consultant, and is more of a free spirit, but also has a number of discomforts. Jaime's sister Lisa Stemple (Anne Ramsay) often comes to visit them, just like their friends Mark Devanow (Richard Kind), his wife Fran (Leila Kenzle) and Paul's cousin Ira Buchman (John Pankow). But, they aren't the only ones dropping by the apartment - there are always all kinds of other characters like noisy neighbours, a funny dogwalker (Hank Azaria), family members and others.
