The Best Episodes Directed By Larry Charles

Every TV Episode Directed by Larry Charles Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for The Table Read
    8.6/10(18 votes)

    #1 - The Table Read

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    S7:E9

    Larry is miffed at both Marty Funkhouser's sudden presence on set during the Seinfeld reunion's table read and text messages from the nine-year-old daughter of a co-worker. Leon poses as a dead doctor to alleviate Michael Richards' concerns over his Groat's Disease diagnosis.

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  2. Background image for The Surrogate
    8.5/10(15 votes)

    #2 - The Surrogate

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    S4:E7

    Larry decides to buy a surrogate mother a gift, but it backfires. He tries (and fails) to pass a routine physical and uses it as an advantage.

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  3. Background image for The Survivor
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #3 - The Survivor

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    S4:E9

    Larry and Cheryl prepare to renew their wedding vows; Larry mulls an offer from his dry cleaner.

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  4. Background image for The Ski Lift
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #4 - The Ski Lift

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    S5:E8

    Anticipating having to give a kidney to Richard Lewis, Larry tries to develop a contingency plan should he need a kidney donation himself. Meanwhile, a nurse claims Jeff has some shortcomings. [tv.com]

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  5. Background image for The Accidental Text on Purpose
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #5 - The Accidental Text on Purpose

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    S9:E6

    Larry invents an ingenious ploy for getting his friends out of relationship jams. Larry upsets Funkhouser's new girlfriend.

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  6. Background image for The Bat Mitzvah
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #6 - The Bat Mitzvah

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    S6:E10

    Larry uses Sammie Greene's bat mitzvah to try and clear up a nasty rumor about him; the Blacks announce they're returning home; Larry makes another attempt at dating.

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  7. Background image for Funkhouser's Crazy Sister
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #7 - Funkhouser's Crazy Sister

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    S7:E1

    Larry attempts a pre-emptive breakup with an ailing Loretta, and learns with Jeff that you can’t make an “empty gesture” to a Funkhouser.

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  8. Background image for Mister Softee
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Mister Softee

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    S8:E9

    An ice cream truck triggers a painful childhood memory for Larry.

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  9. Background image for Trick or Treat
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    #9 - Trick or Treat

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    S2:E3

    Larry offends two uncostumed trick-or-treaters by not giving them candy, so they show him the "trick" side of Halloween. He also alienates Cheryl's screenwriter friend Cliff and a Jewish neighbor AND spoils his romantic anniversary gift when Jeff arrives to play a round of golf.

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  10. Background image for The Nanny from Hell
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #10 - The Nanny from Hell

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    S3:E4

    Larry, Cheryl, Jeff and Susie encounter a ""nanny from hell"" whose reign of terror is thwarted by ten sponge cakes. Larry commits a ""penis faux pas"" after a pool party, and Richard Lewis seeks immortality from Bartlett's Quotations.

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  11. Background image for The Wire
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    #11 - The Wire

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    S1:E6

    Hoping to bury an unsightly telephone wire dangling over their yard, Larry and Cheryl befriend a pair of bizarre neighbors who must approve the burial. The husband is an incompetent lawyer but a big Seinfeld fan, so to appease him Larry arranges to have Julia Louis-Dreyfuss come for a visit. But when the actress arrives, the lawyer is missing; he's been hired to defend Jeff in a case involving a destructive kid Jeff sponsored for a Fresh Air Fund camp. At Larry's house, Julia ends up buying a bracelet from the lawyer's wife -- the same kind Larry wanted in episode 4 -- only to later accuse Larry of stealing it after he buys a similar one for Cheryl.

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  12. Background image for Meet the Blacks
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #12 - Meet the Blacks

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    S6:E1

    The Davids take in a family whose life was destroyed by a hurricane; Larry comes up with a way to avoid going to parties he has no desire to attend

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  13. Background image for The Benadryl Brownie
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #13 - The Benadryl Brownie

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    S3:E2

    Thanks to Larry's miscommunication on his new cell phone, Richard Lewis' girlfriend succumbs to peanut allergies a week before they're supposed to go to the Emmy Awards. A practicing Christian Scientist, she doesn't take any medicine, so Richard and Larry devise a scheme to cook up some brownies laced with medicine. Like all things Larry does, the plan backfires.

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  14. Background image for The Blind Date
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #14 - The Blind Date

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    S4:E3

    Larry sets up his blind friend on a date with a muslim woman.

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  15. Background image for The End
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #15 - The End

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    S5:E10

    Larry finally learns the truth regarding his possible adoption, and makes his final decision about a kidney donation for Richard Lewis.

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  16. Background image for The Bare Midriff
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #16 - The Bare Midriff

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    S7:E6

    When Larry and Jerry Seinfeld get together to write the reunion show, they consider including Larry's latest experience, which involves a crying Jesus and a bare-midriff assistant.

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  17. Background image for Mel's Offer
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Mel's Offer

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    S4:E1

    After going to a Karaoke bar that Mel Brooks is performing at, Mel is so impressed with Larry's singing that he asks Larry to be the star of his broadway show.

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  18. Background image for The Bowtie
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    #18 - The Bowtie

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    S5:E2

    Larry seeks professional help to secure information about his past. Meanwhile, his place as a gay rights supporter hits a snag.

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  19. Background image for Katie
    7.0/10(18 votes)

    #19 - Katie

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    S2:E2

    Jess pretends she's someone else when a handsome stranger mistakes her for his blind date. Meanwhile, a patron at Nick's bar claims to be Nick from the future, and Winston's disapproving mother pays him a visit.

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Larry Charles Ratings Summary

"The Table Read" is the best rated episode directed by Larry Charles. It scored 8.6/10 based on 18 votes. It was written by Larry David. It aired on 11/15/2009 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Surrogate".