
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.

Paul is supposed to be baby-sitting his nephew on Halloween, but is working and forgets to tell Jamie. She ends up taking him trick or treating, and worries what will happen if she and Paul have a child of their own.

Jamie is housebound after injuring her back in a moment of passion; Paul runs her errands and takes his father (Louis Zorich) to the eye doctor.

Paul and Jamie share a troubling dream in which they find themselves at a party with "Laugh-In" regulars.

The Buchmans' apartment alternates between sweltering hot and freezing cold; Ira disappears after incurring a $4,000 gambling debt resulting in Paul and Jamie ending up in jail.