
In this comedy, married New York couple Paul and Jamie Buchman (Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt) share their lives and offer wit and wisdom about relationships. Paul is a documentary filmmaker and Jamie works as a public relations specialist. Together, they grow and mature as they learn the art of staying married and loving it. Along for the ride is their ever-tolerant dog, Murray; Jamie's best friend, Fran; Jamie's sister, Lisa; and Paul's cousin, Ira. Playing recurring characters on the series are veteran actors including Lisa Kudrow and Hank Azaria.

In their desperation to have a baby, Paul and Jamie resort to far-out fertility-enhancing schemes; Paul films mating pandas.

When Ira's beautiful Italian girlfriend (Fabiana Udenio) from the bakery dumps him, he blames Paul; Jamie changes her hair and clothes; Paul thinks everyone hates him.

Ira hopes to impress his girlfriend by getting her an autographed photo of Mayor Giuliani; Paul gets a fancy new camera; an innocent photo results in Jamie accidentally blackmailing her boss.

Lance asks Jamie and Fran to be his campaign managers when he runs for mayor, but Paul won't support his candidacy; Mark believes that Fran and Ira are still a couple; Jamie thinks that she and Paul are the glue that connects all their friends.