2nd Season 1993

  1. "Murray's Tale"
    gs: Steven Wright [ Warren ], Jerry Adler [ Sgt. Panino ], David Ellzey [ Saul Beckner ], Nancy Kerr [ Janey Beckner ], Maui [ Simon ]

    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.

    b: 16 Sep 93 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest d: Thomas Schlamme
  2. "Bing, Bang, Boom"

    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 together.

    b: 23 Sep 93 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser d: Lee Shallat
  3. "Bedfellows"
    gs: Randy Graff [ Sharon ], Francesca P. Roberts [ The Nurse ], Valente Rodriguez [ Harold ]

    rc: Burt, Sylvia

    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.

    b: 30 Sep 93 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson d: Thomas Schlamme
  4. "Married to the Job"
    gs: Larry Miller [ Lou Bonaparte ], Lou Cutell [ Eddie ], Ken Jenkins [ Jack Farrer ], Cameron Thor [ Ricky ]

    rc: Remy, Ursula

    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.

    b: 7 Oct 93 pc: _________ w: Russ Woody d: Thomas Schlamme
  5. "So I Married a Hair Murderer"
    gs: Steven Wright [ Warren ], Larry Miller [ Lou Bonaparte ], Bud Sabatino [ Street Character ], Majorie Wellin [ Waitress ]

    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, and worse, improves on the original cut.

    b: 14 Oct 93 pc: _________ w: Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn d: Thomas Schlamme
  6. "The Unplanned Child"
    gs: Larry Miller [ Lou Bonaparte ], Talia Balsam [ Debbie ], Bradley Pierce [ Jed ], Ryan Stiles [ Video Vogue Manager ], Dutch [ Steve Paymer ], Aaron Lustig [ Neighbor in 9-D ]

    rc: Remy, Maggie

    Paul's shooting schedule leaves it all up to Jamie to go out trick-or-treating with his seven-year-old nephew, whose two-hour visit Paul forgot to mention to her and lasts a lot longer than two hours

    b: 28 Oct 93 pc: _________ w: Jack Burditt d: Thomas Schlamme

    NOTE: In this episode only, Talia Balsam plays Paul's sister Debbie. Beginning in episode 46, Robin Bartlett plays her.
  7. "Natural History"
    gs: Ralph Bruneau [ Jim ], Ron Frazier [ Museum Guard ], Shirley Prestia [ Tampa Tourist ], Jordan Orschin [ Young Paul ], Lyndsay Riddle [ Young Jamie ], Alexandra Currie [ Young Lisa ], Thomas Tulak [ Young Ira ]

    rc: Ursula

    What brought Jamie and Paul together? Was it fate or a big coincidence? Jamie's belief that it was fate annoys Paul to no end, who is already mad that she is spending more time with Lisa rather than with him.

    b: 4 Nov 93 pc: _________ w: Steve Paymer d: Thomas Schlamme
  8. "Surprise"
    gs: John Fleck [ Ricky ], Mark Schiff [ Max ], Bill Ingram [ The Vegetarian ], Kevin Womeck [ The Sauve Singers ], Bryant Woodart [ The Sauve Singers ], Adam LaBaud [ The Sauve Singers ], Steven John Cohen [ Juggler ]

    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.

    b: 11 Nov 93 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane s: Beth Fieger Falkenstein d: Lee Shallat
  9. "A Pair of Hearts"
    gs: Cyndi Lauper [ Marianne Lugasso ], Keone Young [ Al ], Patrick Neil Quinn [ The Gambler ]

    A free weekend in Atlantic City has been mysteriously arranged for Jamie & Paul and Fran & Ira, by Ira's wife as it turns out, now a casino hostess who wants Ira to sign divorce papers.

    b: 18 Nov 93 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson d: Tom Moore
  10. "It's a Wrap"
    gs: Larry Miller [ Lou Bonaparte ], Larry Hankin [ Bob ]

    rc: Ursula

    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.

    b: 2 Dec 93 pc: _________ w: Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn d: Tom Moore
  11. "Deconstructive Criticism (a.k.a. Edna Returns)"
    gs: Steven Wright [ Warren ], Robert Donley [ Scat King ]

    rc: Ursula

    Lisa acquires her 15 minutes of fame under a pseudonym in her shrink's book, and Paul is caught is the middle of the sibling squabble that follows when Jamie takes exception to being called Lisa's overbearing sister.

    b: 9 Dec 93 pc: _________ w: Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn s: Jack Burditt d: Tom Moore
  12. "Paul Is Dead"
    gs: Carolyn Mignini [ Bank Manager ], Race Nelson [ Man at the ATM ], Lenny Wolpe [ Monty ], Luis Antonio Ramos [ Juan ]

    rc: Ursula, Maggie

    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.

    b: 6 Jan 94 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest s: Russ Woody & Billy Grundfest d: Lee Shallat
  13. "Same Time Next Week"

    rc: Sylvia

    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

    b: 13 Jan 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson d: Thomas Schlamme


  14. "The Late Show"
    gs: Greg Collins [ Sergio ], Steve Paymer [ Voice of Russell Bernard ]

    rc: Ursula

    Fran tells Jamie that she may be pregnant, and Paul finds out from Ira that Ira may have got someone pregnant, but neither realizes that it is Ira who might have got Fran pregnant.

    b: 27 Jan 94 pc: _________ w: Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn d: Thomas Schlamme
  15. "Virtual Reality"
    gs: J.D. Daniels [ Edward Wagner ], Christie Brinkley [ Herself ], Andre Agassi [ Himself ]

    rc: Ursula

    Paul invests in a startup venture bringing out a file-reality system with Ira, after a demo but without consulting Jamie, who reacts calmly to his actions, both real and imagined.

    b: 3 Feb 94 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Lane d: Thomas Schlamme
  16. "Cold Feet"
    gs: Louis Goss [ Mel Wertzel ], Andrea Elson [ Joanne ]

    rc: Ursula

    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.

    b: 10 Feb 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson d: Thomas Schlamme
  17. "Instant Karma"
    gs: Susan Blommaert [ Rita ], Simon Templeman [ Martin ], George O. Petrie [ Elevator Operator ], Lynn Milgrim [ Yoko Ono's Maid ]

    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.

    b: 14 Feb 94 pc: _________ w: Beth Fieger Falkenstein s: Beth Fieger Falkenstein, Dana Reston & Frank Lombardi d: Lee Shallat
  18. "The Tape"
    gs: Kenneth Tigar [ Norman Lark ], Ryan Stiles [ Video Village Manager ], Steve Paymer [ Dutch ], Perry Anzilotti [ Roy Osterback ]

    rc: Ursula. 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.

    b: 24 Feb 94 pc: _________ w: Paul Reiser d: Tom Moore
  19. "Love Letters"
    gs: Kim Hunter [ Millie Barton ], Dick O'Neill [ Manny Barton ], Jerry Adler [ Mr. Wicker ], Elena Wohl [ Ellen ], Timi Prulhiere [ Couple in 6-C ], Dylan Haggerty [ Couple in 6-C ]

    rc: Ursula

    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.

    b: 10 Mar 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Klarik d: Tom Moore
  20. "The Last Scampi"
    gs: Erick Avari [ Dr. Arzupian ], Allan Arbus [ Albert Urbont ], Marty Rackham [ Phone Repairman ]

    Jamie and Paul refuse to take sides in an incident between their mothers, while Lisa plays both sides to advantage. Meanwhile Murray is found to be suffering from his own mother problems.

    b: 7 Apr 94 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest d: Tom Moore
  21. "Disorientation"
    gs: Alan Wilder [ Registar #1 ], Adilah Barnes [ Registar #2 ], Sydney Brown [ Coed in the Line ], Lightfield Lewis [ Student with 'Fresh Vomit' Cap ], Louie Maggiotto [ Student with Basketball ], Stephen Pearlman [ Ethics Professor ], Julia Sweeney [ French Professor ], Jim Piddock [ Logic Professor ], Mary Portser [ Psychology Professor ], Daryl Roach [ The Photographer ]

    rc: Maggie

    On the first day of school, Fran, Lisa, Paul and Ira race against time to cover for Paul, who has forgotten to mail in Jamie's registration.

    b: 28 Apr 94 pc: _________ w: Jack Burditt & Jeffrey Lane d: Tom Moore
  22. "Storms We Cannot Weather"
    gs: David Beron [ Nick ], Ivory Ocean [ Isaac ]

    rc: Mark, Ursula

    While dining at Riff's with Fran and Nick, Jamie's new friend from school, Paul and Jamie have some unexpected company and encounter a turn in relationships that neither can fathom.

    b: 5 May 94 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson d: David Steinberg
  23. "Up All Night"
    gs: John Astin [ Himself ], Karla Tamburelli [ Waula Lea ], Garth Brooks [ Himself ], Jerry Adler [ Mr. Wicker ]

    Jamie's sleeplessness leads to an all-night adventure with Paul, taking the Buchmans from the basement to the rooftop, and a tango with John Astin, if that's who he really is.

    b: 12 May 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Klarik d: Michael Lembeck
  24. "With This Ring... (1)"
    gs: Andrew J. Ferchland [ Noah ], Darrell Kunitomi [ Kim ], Patty Toy [ Tammy ], Jimm Giannini [ Hot Dog Vendor ], Anthony Russell [ Hot Dog Dispatcher ]

    rc: Mark, Sylvia, Ursula, Debbie

    The Buchmans' second-anniversary celebrations begin with Paul losing his wedding ring and having to endure three congratulatory lunches with Jamie. Meanwhile the encounter with Paul's nephew causes them both to rethink having a child.

    b: 19 May 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane d: Tom Moore
  25. "With This Ring... (2)"
    gs: Andrew J. Ferchland [ Noah ], Darrell Kunitomi [ Kim ], Patty Toy [ Tammy ], Jimm Giannini [ Hot Dog Vendor ], Anthony Russell [ Hot Dog Dispatcher ]

    rc: Mark, Sylvia, Ursula, Debbie

    The Buchmans' second-anniversary celebrations begin with Paul losing his wedding ring and having to endure three congratulatory lunches with Jamie. Meanwhile the encounter with Paul's nephew causes them both to rethink having a child.

    b: 19 May 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson s: Jeffrey Lane d: Tom Moore

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