Episode
Mad About You: Escape from New York
Overview
A wave of heat and the death of climate device rushes Paul and Jamie to find a refreshment. They go out on the streets of NY, but find out that there it's even worse. Jaime convinces Paul that they should runaway from the town and have dinner in a restaurant by the sea where they used to eat. But, while borrowing Fran's car, Jamie gets upset to find out that Fran got her old job...
Details
- Series
- Mad About You
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1994-09-22
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Escape from New York is Episode 1 in Season 3 of Mad About You. It aired on 1994-09-22. The runtime is 23 min.
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