Seasons & episodes
S5 · E4The Clip Show 1996-10-22 · 23 min
Having chosen the residents of Apartment 11-D as its parents, the baby in the making deals with musical interludes and parental cooing, and with lots and lots of choice moments from their years together. In other words, a clip show.
S5 · E5Burt's Building 1996-10-29 · 23 min
Filming of Paul's documentary takes him and Burt back to their old apartment building for the day, and events conspire to make Paul late for an appointment at Joan's office to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time.
S5 · E6Jamie's Parents 1996-11-12 · 23 min
The Stemples arrive at Paul and Jamie's for a two-day visit, armed with a surprise, and another soon follows.
S5 · E7Outbreak 1996-11-19 · 23 min
The Buchmans decide the time and place of their grand announcement, but the leaks start early during Thanksgiving week.
S5 · E8Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge 1996-11-26 · 23 min
While Ira counsels against it, Paul contemplates abstinence until July. However, Jamie has other ideas and talks Paul into a trip upstate where they chance upon a dessert item with magical powers.
S5 · E9The Gym 1996-12-17 · 23 min
Paul so likes playing the mystery man at a local gym that he talks Jamie out of working there, whereupon she hands over her free pass to a homeless acquaintance from the neighborhood.
S5 · E10Chicken Man 1997-01-07 · 23 min
Jamie finally lets her coworkers and Lance know about the baby, while Ira, turning money man and producer for ""Buchman,"" actually managers to produce a narrator, at least in voice.
S5 · E11The Recital 1997-01-14 · 23 min
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.
S5 · E12The Handyman 1997-01-21 · 23 min
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.
S5 · E13Astrology 1997-02-04 · 23 min
Nat's sister, an astrologer, is in town and agrees to do charts for Lisa, Ira, Paul and a very reluctant Jamie.
S5 · E14The Penis 1997-02-11 · 23 min
The Buchmans promise to name their baby, if it's a boy, after Paul's ailing Uncle Phil, then find out his real name. Meanwhile, Paul is suddenly sure of the baby's sex.
S5 · E15Citizen Buchman 1997-02-18 · 23 min
Paul's great-uncle Marty dies on camera as he is being interviewed for ""Buchman"" and his cryptic last words lead to a few unexpected disclosures among the Buchman clan.
S5 · E16Her Houseboy, Coco 1997-02-25 · 23 min
An enforced bed-rest of two to three days for Jamie means that Paul has to attend to her every need, and also deal with lack of heat in their apartment AND a kidnapping.
S5 · E17On the Road 1997-03-18 · 23 min
To escape Jamie's baby shower, Paul hits the road with Ira and Marvin in the latter's van, but his urge to tell insensitive jokes quickly leads to trouble.
S5 · E18The Cockatoo 1997-04-01 · 23 min
Paul talks an unwilling Jamie into quitting her job at the mayoral campaign, but he is less successful in dealing with an exotic bird that flies into their lives.
S5 · E19The Touching Game 1997-04-15 · 23 min
A very pregnant Jamie insists on helping out at David (Paul's cousin) and Jared's new coffee shop, with disastrous results. Meanwhile, Ira and Paul help a pregnant woman on a bus.
S5 · E20The Dry Run 1997-04-29 · 23 min
Paul and Jamie flunk out of a birthday class that Joan has managed to get them enrolled in. Meanwhile, ""Buchman"" is being held hostage by the elder Buchmans.
S5 · E21Guardianhood 1997-05-06 · 23 min
Paul and Jamie are advised by their lawyer to select guardians for the baby in case of their death. But, to their astonishment, rejections pile up. Meanwhile, Jamie is flattered by the attentions of an 18-year-old Bobby Rubenfeld.
S5 · E22The Feud 1997-05-13 · 23 min
Theresa and Sylvia vie for the new crib honors, with predictable consequences. On another front, Paul wins big at poker but is paid off by Marvin in the form of specially-priced household chores.
S5 · E23The Birth (1) 1997-05-20 · 23 min
As Paul's documentary gets a surprisingly good review at a film festival, Jamie thinks she is going into labor. So they rush to the hospital, only to find out it was a false alarm. This happens several more times, until it's finally for real.
S5 · E24The Birth (2) 1997-05-20 · 23 min
Jamie runs into an old flame in a cab on the way to the hospital. Meanwhile, Paul gets a grand tour of the innards of Roosevelt Hospital courtesy of a film star. And, oh yeah, the baby arrives.
S6 · E1Coming Home 1997-09-23 · 23 min
The first day back from the hospital finds Paul and Jamie still figuring out how to care for their daughter and what to name her, until help arrives in the form of Jamie's mother.
S6 · E2Letters to Mabel 1997-09-30 · 23 min
Jamie kicks off a letter-writing spree by penning one to her infant daughter to be read on her 18th birthday. Ira and Joan join in on the fun, while Paul goes through draft after draft.
S6 · E3Speed Baby 1997-10-28 · 23 min
Jamie stumbles upon a strange cure to Mabel's crying fits, while Paul valiently tries to catch a few winks before an important meeting with a Belgian distributor.