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TV SERIES · 1992– · USA

Mad About You

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14 Interesting Facts About Mad About You

  1. #001

    The waitress Ursula Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) is the twin sister of Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) from Friends (1994). In an episode of Friends (1994), Fran (Leila Kenzle) and Jamie (Helen Hunt) visit the coffee shop and mistake Phoebe for Ursula.

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  2. #002

    In one episode, Paul and Jamie see Ursula after a long absence. When they ask her where she has been, she says: "I've been hanging out with friends". Ursula is played by Lisa Kudrow, who appears in Friends (1994), and therefore is not in this series.

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  3. #003

    Steve Buscemi appears in an episode of the first season inspired by a real event between Paul Reiser and himself. Before he began acting, Buscemi tried stand-up. One night he bombed so badly that another comedian had to take his place. That comedian was Reiser, and the episode pokes fun at the incident.

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  4. #004

    Paul's old apartment is rented to Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) from Seinfeld (1989). In the episode where Jamie asks Paul to give up his old apartment, he visits Cosmo.

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  5. #005

    Paul Reiser played the piano in the opening song.

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  6. #007

    Paul Reiser had the same actors playing his mother and father throughout the series, while Helen Hunt's Jamie had three pairs of actors playing Theresa and Gus Stemple: Nancy Dussault and Paul Dooley; Penny Fuller and John Karlen; and finally Carol Burnett and Carroll O'Connor.

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  7. #008

    Paul and Jamie's daughter Mabel is named after her grandmother (Carol Burnett). While Paul and Jamie were looking for a name, Jamie's mother told them: "Mothers always bring extra love": M. A. B. E. L.

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  8. #009

    The opening title sequence of the reboot is a recreation of those from the original series. They show Paul and Jamie in the same places doing the same things, but 20 years later.

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  9. #010

    Paul and Jamie met at a newsstand while looking for the Sunday edition of The New York Times.

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  10. #012

    The sixth-season episode "The Conversation" was shot in a single take, including the entire episode and the credit scene, after two rehearsals. Set at the door of a bedroom, the episode was never popular with viewers despite its intimate scale and approach.

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  11. #013

    Jerry Adler plays the role of the Sergeant in episode 2.1, Panino, Murray's Tale (1993), but returns as Mr. Wicker in episode 2.19, Love Letters (1994), and the following eight episodes.

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  12. #016

    If you are watching or streaming the series on Amazon or Starz, keep in mind that many episodes are out of order.

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  13. #017

    Valerie Bertinelli was in talks to play Jamie Buchman.

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  14. #020

    The episode in which Mabel is born aired in May 1997; the baby actor who went on to play her was not born until July 1997.

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