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Season 5 - Episode Guide

Episodes

Dr. Wonderful

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 17, 1996

Dr. Wonderful

Paul's sister takes offense when Paul and Jamie hesitate to use her girlfriend, Joan, as their gynecologist. Meanwhile, Debbie prepares to introduce Joan to her mother.

The Grant

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Sep 24, 1996

The Grant

Paul gets a grant to produce the film of his choice, but can't decide on the subject until he visits his uncle; Jamie struggles to give up coffee during her pregnancy.

Therapy

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1996

Therapy

Jamie and Paul see a therapist and find all's not as well as they thought. On top of that, both have problems on the job.

The Clip Show

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1996

The Clip Show

Paul and Jamie talk to their unborn child explaining life, playing music and telling the baby things about themselves featuring clips from past episode.

Burt's Building

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1996

Burt's Building

Some memories are hazy, others vivid, as Paul and his father visit their old neighborhood for Paul's film about their family.

Jamie's Parents

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1996

Jamie's Parents

Jamie's parents visit to announce they're taking their dream trip, and Paul nervously prepares for conversation with his father-in-law.

Outbreak

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1996

Outbreak

Paul and Jamie decide Thanksgiving is the perfect time to announce their impending parenthood to family and friends, but the news starts to spread beyond their control.

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1996

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Paul's hesitant to have sex with the pregnant Jamie, but a particular food affects her as an aphrodisiac. And estrogen therapy causes a similar renaissance for Paul's mother.

The Gym

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Dec 17, 1996

The Gym

Jamie gives a homeless bookseller a pass to Paul and Ira's health club.

Chicken Man

Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1997

Chicken Man

Jamie feels threatened by a new assistant that Brockwell has brought in to help while Jamie is pregnant; Paul auditions voice actors to narrate his film.

The Recital

Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1997

The Recital

Paul is upset that the Buchmans' therapist is charging them more than Fran.

The Handyman

Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Jan 21, 1997

The Handyman

The Buchmans' handyman comes between Lisa and her fiancé, who's just invested in Paul's film.

Astrology

Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1997

Astrology

The Buchmans regret promising to name their unborn child after Paul's uncle, if it's a boy.

The Penis

Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1997

The Penis

Speculation about a dying Buchman's last words unlocks a number of family rumors and secrets.

Citizen Buchman

Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1997

Citizen Buchman

When doctor's orders confine Jamie to bed on a day when the apartment has no heat, Sylvia visits unannounced and Nat decides to kidnap Murray.

Her Houseboy, Coco

Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1997

Her Houseboy, Coco

Nat's sister is an "astrological counselor" who predicts change for Lisa and heartbreak for Ira. She also concludes that Jamie is a chronic liar, and that prompts Nat to quit.

On the Road

Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Mar 18, 1997

On the Road

Feeling neglected during the planning of Jamie's baby shower, Paul asks Ira and Marvin to take a road trip.

The Cockatoo

Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Apr 1, 1997

The Cockatoo

Jamie suspects there's a plot to undermine her boss; a cockatoo perches in the Buchmans' apartment.

The Touching Game

Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Apr 15, 1997

The Touching Game

Jamie's size makes her more of a hindrance than a help at Paul's cousin's coffeehouse; Paul and Ira erroneously assume a large woman is pregnant.

The Dry Run

Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Apr 29, 1997

The Dry Run

A past incident between Jamie and Sylvia resurfaces and holds up Paul's film; the Buchmans' birthing coach kicks them out of class for not doing their homework.

Guardianhood

Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: May 6, 1997

Guardianhood

The Buchmans are having trouble trying to figure out who they should ask to be the guardian for their baby and are forced to listen to the problems of ditsy waitress Ursula.

The Feud

Episode: 5x22 | Airdate: May 13, 1997

The Feud

Jamie gets caught in the crossfire when the feuding grandmothers-to-be begin fighting over the cribs they bought.

The Birth (1)

Episode: 5x23 | Airdate: May 20, 1997

The Birth (1)

As Jamie's due date approaches, she has several false alarms, including one at a film festival, where filmmaker Michael Moore praises Paul's movie "Buchman."

The Birth (2)

Episode: 5x24 | Airdate: May 20, 1997

The Birth (2)

Hospital patient Bruce Willis gives birthing tips as he leads Paul on a furtive route to the maternity ward.

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