Mad About You: The Complete Fourth Season Best Review
Took a while but finally, season 4 is released. The 3 "Must See TV" shows for me back in the mid 90's were Mad About You, Friends and Seinfeld. Although the least popular of the trio, I felt a strong affinity toward Mad About You mostly due to the fact what red blooded male didn't want Helen Hunt as his wife back then? Although the entire collection of Seinfeld and Friends were quickly released, Mad About You lagged behind, presumably due to poor sales. Season 3 lagged behind Season 2 and Season 4 lagged behind Season 3. But it was with great relief that I found out that Season 4 was being released thus I can finally throw out my worn out original VHS copies.
To me, season 2 through 4 were the best which is why I was anxious to get it. Season 5 was good but once the baby was born, lost a little bit of luster for me. Both Paul and Jamie are neurotic in their own complementry way. Paul's wishy washy quality countered by Jamie's quick, sharp wit made for some fine comedy. Although one of the charms of this series was that the two were not perfect (although perfect for one another), in this season, as doubts about their relationship and future appear, the you-know-what really hits the fan.
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Mad About You: The Complete Fourth Season Overview
Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt return with Emmy-winning performances in the very pivotal fourth season of Mad About You.
While Paul (Reiser) has found a job as a full-time documentary filmmaker at the Explorer Channel, Jamie (Hunt) has opened a new PR firm with her longtime friend Fran (Leila Kenzle). It is a busy time in the Buchmans lives, and things are about to get crazier when they plan to start a family. Despite a series of frustrating false alarms, the couple are determined to do whatever it takes to conceive: including virtually nonstop sex and malodorous herbal remedies! The obstacles don t stop there as they face everything from Pauls sudden unemployment to their respective brushes with marital infidelity, and as the pressure on their marriage increases, their relationship begins to unravel.
Sophisticated, sharp and incisively funny, Season Four won an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. Guest stars include Yoko Ono, Laugh-Ins Arte Johnson and Hank Azaria. All 24 Season Four Episodes.
Mad About You: The Complete Fourth Season Specifications
In the fourth season of
Mad About You, which originally aired on NBC during 1995-1996, Paul (Paul Reiser) and Jamie (Helen Hunt) Buchman deal with issues that could potentially break up their marriage. As they start planning a family, they are faced with infertility. When both decide to shake up their careers, one of them loses their job. And then there is the possibility of infidelity, when both Jamie and Paul are tempted outside of marriage. In a testament to the writers' sharp scripts and adroit acting by the leads,
Mad About You manages to find humor during some bleak scenarios. Like many couples who find themselves unable to get pregnant, the Buchmans at first are incredulous that they can't easily finagle a pregnancy. There's a not completely original, but still funny, episode revolving around Paul having to produce a specimen on demand, which isn't helped any by his behemoth of a nurse (played by
Everybody Loves Raymond's Brad Garrett). At one point, Paul asks his cousin Ira (the delightful John Pankow) if he realizes that the Buchman dynasty could end if neither of them has children: "If we don't produce an heir, it's all over." Looking at his cousin, Ira quips, "If you and me are it… then it deserves to be over."
Some critics have harped that listening to the Buchmans bicker has grown old by now. But the beauty of the show has always been in the way the two argue. Quick-tongued and witty, they wield their words like razor-sharp knives, reminding viewers of the song "You Always Hurt the One You Love." But it's their quiet truisms than can break your heart. When Jamie tells her husband, "It's not working," viewers are left holding their breath and urging the couple on to make it work. And in the three-part season finale, Paul and Jamie have some major issues to work out. Other story arcs include Paul's sister Debbie coming out as a lesbian. Their mother is shocked but takes some solace in the fact that Debbie's lover is a doctor. Ira begins gambling again and handles it better than Paul. And Jamie's neurotic and self-centered sister finally gets engaged. Guest stars include Yoko Ono, Arte Johnson, and Hank Azaria, who appears as a semi-regular as the Buchmans' dog walker. All 24 episodes are included on the four-disc set. --Jae-Ha Kim
Customer Reviews
A Gem Of A Show - Geoffrey F. Arnold - Hillsboro, Oregon USA
At last, Season Four is released. This season was a turning point in the show and the laughter slowly gives way to the seriousness of relationship troubles as this season draws to a close.
Much could be said about the last three episodes of the fourth season. Suffice it to say, these three shows, a trilogy story arc within the greater arc of the series, really bring home the reality of marriage - the side you never see in most series, let alone a sit-com. But, as we all know, this was more than just another sit-com. As M*A*S*H became more than a series of setups, prat falls and yuks featuring doctors at war, MAY demonstrates the depth and range of the actors, giving them dialogue that was about as close to "real" as you can get during the park bench scene. Chilling stuff.
And with Season Five slated for a late 2010 release, it appears the powers that be are beginning to hear our cries for getting on with finishing the release of the remaining seasons. Let's hope seasons six and seven won't be another two to three years in the offing.
I love this set. It has bonus features! - Eduardo Nolazco - Lima, Peru
OK. It was shipped so fast (and I live in Peru).
First surprise: 2 plastic cases. 2 discs in each case. So my new Mad About You discs are safe
Second surprise: Introduction by Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt on "Yoko Said", "The Finale (part 1)", "The Finale (part 2)" and "The Finale (part 3)"
Third surprise: "Mad About the Theme" (04:09) and "TV Spots" (06:16) on disc 4.
OK, I think all of these bonus features were on the "Mad About You Collection" but i didn't buy it (I refuse to do that) so now I hope every single extra is on the next DVD sets.
One little downside: no subtitles. I already accepted there is no other audio track (there was a spanish track in the first DVD sets) but they must add english subtitle (spanish subtitle would be better).
I am waiting for next seasons! They already announced season 5 on DVD.
Mad About You Season 4 - Brian C. Silva - Salinas, CA United States
Love It! They just don't make tv shows like this anymore. Brought back a lot of memories and good laughs.
True to life and laugh-out-loud funny! - Joanna Mechlinski - CT, USA
The long-awaited release of this season brings us Paul and Jamie's attempt to expand their family. Of course, as is typical for the Buchmans, any project comes with some element of disaster and hilarity, and this is no exception.
Particularly memorable episodes include "Yoko Said," where Paul has the chance to work on a documentary with Yoko Ono (Ono guest stars); "An Angel for Murray," where dogwalker Nat (Hank Azaria) is first introduced; and "New Year's Eve," where Paul and Jamie deal with being apart for the holiday for the first time since they became a couple.
Fans of this classic comedy about daily life in '90s New York will not be disappointed.
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