Episode
Mad About You: The Handyman
Overview
The perils of engaging Paul and Jamie's handyman are visited upon Lisa, whose fiance is more than willing to finance Paul's over-budget documentary project.
Details
- Series
- Mad About You
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1997-01-21
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
The Handyman is Episode 12 in Season 5 of Mad About You. It aired on 1997-01-21. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 11: The Recital
A politically incorrect Jamie pays the price for commenting about Ryan's ability as a budding violinist, while a simmering Paul works up the nerve to confront their therapist about her overcharging ways.
Episode 13: Astrology
Nat's sister, an astrologer, is in town and agrees to do charts for Lisa, Ira, Paul and a very reluctant Jamie.
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Episode 15: Citizen Buchman
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Episode 8: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
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Episode 16: Her Houseboy, Coco
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Episode 7: Outbreak
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Episode 17: On the Road
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Episode 6: Jamie's Parents
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Episode 18: The Cockatoo
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