Mad About You
Weekend in L.A.
TV Flash files “Weekend in L.A.” as hour 148 of 176 in the TV Flash guide — Mad About You (1992–1999) on NBC, season 7, episode 6, aired 1998-11-17, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E06: listed hour 148 of 176 in the Mad About You guide, hour 6 of 22 in season 7. It aired 1998-11-17 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Silent Show” (S07E05). Next is “The Thanksgiving Show” (S07E07).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
An agent interested in Paul flies the Buchmans to L.A., where luxurious, baby-free living makes Jamie reluctant to return.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Weekend in L.A. sit in the Mad About You guide?
S07E06 is listed hour 148 of 176 — hour 6 of 22 in season 7, season 7 episode 6.
When did Mad About You S07E06 air?
Weekend in L.A. aired 1998-11-17 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Was there a revival?
Yes — a limited revival reunited Reiser and Hunt years after the 1992–1999 original run. The 1990s seasons are the Must-See text.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Paul and Jamie Buchman negotiate New York marriage at human scale — careers, in-laws, a dog, no high-concept gymnastics. Reiser and Hunt make ordinary evenings feel like high-stakes talks because they are. Must-See adjacent couple comedy, Helen Hunt's Emmy run attached, the softer married counterpoint to single-city farce on the same night.
Flash: September 23, 1992, NBC, a New York marriage at human scale. Paul and Jamie Buchman negotiate careers, in-laws, and a dog with observational micro-drama rather than high-concept gymnastics. Paul Reiser and Danny Jacobson built a Must-See two-hander that felt intimate even inside multi-cam architecture. Helen Hunt's Jamie became an Emmy machine. Guest stars and baby arcs expanded the frame without losing the couple's gravitational pull. Seven original seasons through 1999, plus a later limited revival.…
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- Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman
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