9.1/1015 votes#1 - Seinfeld
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/2009
Not tipping for a favor gets Larry into bad graces with the studio lot's coffee guy, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus accuses him of leaving a ring on an antique table in her house. Meanwhile, he deals with the suspicion that their closeness during production of the Seinfeld reunion has led to Cheryl sleeping with Jason Alexander.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Larry David
9.0/102 votes#2 - House
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/10/2008
Christine finds herself forced to feign happiness when she covets the house Richard and New Christine have purchased.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
9.0/102 votes#3 - City Lights
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/21/1998
Becker is crabbier than ever when a flickering street light keeps him from getting any sleep. When the city refuses to make the broken street light a priority assignment, Becker takes matters into his own hands to ensure that he gets a proper night's rest. Meanwhile, Margaret agrees to let Linda bring one personal item into the office, unaware that Linda's item is breathing.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Russ Woody
9.0/101 votes#4 - Saving Harvey Cohen
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/12/1999
Much to Becker's dismay, an alley cat finds its way into his office and refuses to leave. When they realize that the cat is sick, Becker's guilted into taking care of it -- to the tune of $1,500. Meantime, Margaret attempts to help Becker plan a trip she knows he'll never take.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Eric Cohen
9.0/102 votes#5 - Lucky Day
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/1999
A prime parking space, an unexpected tax refund and a flawless trip to the post office are just a few of the lucky breaks bestowed upon Becker. Unable to accept the idea that he might just be having a good day, he remains wary of each new stroke of luck and convinces himself that payback is on its way.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
9.0/101 votes#6 - Hate Thy Neighbor
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1999
Confined to his apartment during the recuperation period, Becker is subjected to the intruding lifestyles of those who live in his building, which has him seeing red. His mood brightens -- temporarily -- when his doctor from the hospital, Elizabeth Carson, makes a house call. Meanwhile, "good help is hard to find" takes on a new meaning when Margaret and Linda try to find a doctor to fill in for Becker.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano
9.0/101 votes#7 - The Rumor
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/2000
A rumor starts that John is dying when he suddenly begins eating healthy food and tries to control his temper.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
9.0/101 votes#8 - The Bearer of Bad Tidings
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/20/2000
After John agrees to take on a vacationing doctor's patients and one of them dies, he inadvertently leaves a phone message, then desperately tries to retrieve it. Meanwhile, Linda tries to comfort her friend Lynda, who won't leave the office; and Reggie and Jake trade barbs during a slow time in the diner.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
9.0/101 votes#9 - Crosstalk
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/2000
John gets into an argument with a priest over whose hands a patient is really in -- God's or the doctor's; Reggie, Jake and Bob take a gamble on the stock market.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
9.0/102 votes#10 - One Wong Move
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2000
Challenged to do so by his friends, Becker changes his routine with disastrous results. When he eats at a new Chinese restaurant, Linda gets a stalker, Margaret gets food poisoning, Bob gets punched in the nose, and Reggie and Jake lose $80 to a scam artist.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Russ Woody
9.0/101 votes#11 - Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2000
Becker decides to quit smoking -- unfortunately, on a day when nothing goes right; Margaret is worried that her marriage is falling apart when her husband plans a trip to Atlantic City without her; when Linda keeps screwing up an X-ray, she convinces an old woman that she's crazy to get the woman to keep coming in for new X-rays; Bob, instead of fixing Becker's broken radiator, sleeps in Becker's bed and breaks his clock radio; and Reggie makes Becker do a memory test for a school project.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
9.0/101 votes#12 - V-Day
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2002
A tuxedo-clad John is on his way to his ex-wife's wedding in Connecticut when he stops in a bar because, in all honesty, he doesn't want to attend the event. Instead, the grumpy doc would prefer to have a few drinks, bend the ear of Frank the bartender for a while and get home in time to see the Knicks game on TV. And in the end, that's what he does, but not until he recalls (via flashbacks) his miserable Valentine's Day to Frank. While John complains about being all alone, the wise barkeep helps him realize how truly lucky he is.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
9.0/101 votes#13 - Missteaks
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/2002
When John receives eight expensive steaks from a patient, his new neighbor Chris compels him to throw a party.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano
9.0/101 votes#14 - Everybody Loves Becker (2)
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/20/2002
The fourth season concludes with a romantic cliffhanger as Reggie and a new neighbor (guest star Nancy Travis) each vie for John's affection. Also, Linda takes Margaret out for a night on the town, which Margaret lives to regret.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
8.8/1026 votes#15 - The Soup Nazi
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1995
Cooing between Jerry and his girlfriend irritates George; Elaine runs afoul of a soup vendor; Kramer loses Elaine's armoire to muggers.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Spike Feresten
8.5/102 votes#16 - The Highlights of 100 (2)
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/1995
The conclusion of a two-part collection of highlights from the first 100 shows includes the characters' concern about their self-images. Also: the evolution of "the contest"; how "marine biologist" George saved a beached whale.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Peter Mehlman
8.5/102 votes#17 - Man Plans, God Laughs
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/14/1998
Becker's attempt at friendship is short lived; with Margaret at home with the flu, the flaky Linda is left in charge of the office; Reggie receives an unwelcome visit from a former high-school classmate.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
8.5/102 votes#18 - Becker the Elder
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/1999
Becker is less than thrilled when his estranged father, Fred, makes an unannounced visit. Although Becker is unhappy to see his father, the others are instantly charmed by Fred's easygoing, jovial manner. Despite Becker's chilly welcome, Fred refuses to give up on resuming contact with his polar opposite son.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
8.5/102 votes#19 - Activate Your Choices
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/1/1999
When Becker learns that his ex-wife Sandra is in town for a book signing tour, he feigns disinterest until he learns that chapters of her new self-help publication denounces "Angry Man," a pseudonym for Becker. When Becker confronts Sarah at her hotel, it becomes abundantly clear that their explosive chemistry remains fiercely intact.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: David Isaacs
8.5/102 votes#20 - Imm-Oral Fixations
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1999
Becker is grumpier than usual after he decides to quit smoking, but he gets a lift from Reggie's friend (Marjorie Monaghan), an ex-smoker who tells him the only substitute that worked for her was sex.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
8.5/102 votes#21 - He Got Game, She Got Cats
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/2012
Ryan does not like to be alone in his house. At group, Ryan encourages Sonia to break up with her boyfriend. She does, but then becomes the cat lady. Ryan has to deal with the fallout. Also, Ryan helps George replace a lost basketball.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Lesley Wake Webster
8.5/1021 votes#22 - The Yada Yada
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/1997
George adopts his girlfriend's verbal shorthand; Jerry suspects a comic motive behind his dentist's conversion to Judaism; double-daters Kramer and Mickey don't know whose date is whose.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Peter Mehlman
8.4/1024 votes#23 - The Abstinence
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1996
George's intellect thrives when thoughts of sex are shut out; Elaine wants her intern to become a doctor--stat; Jerry is bumped from a school's Career Day.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: David Mandel
8.4/108 votes#24 - Beloved Infidel
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1993
When Frasier and Niles see their father dining with an old family friend, they conclude that Martin once had an affair with the woman.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Leslie Eberhard
8.4/1022 votes#25 - The Rye
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/1996
George's parents meet Susan's; Elaine fears her enthusiasm may have scared off the musician she's dating; Kramer drives a hansom cab, but feeds his steed bad fuel.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Carol Leifer
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"Seinfeld" is the best rated episode directed by Andy Ackerman. It scored 9.067/10 based on 15 votes. It was written by Larry David. It aired on 11/22/2009 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "House".