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The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 2 Episode 7 - The Doll
    9.0/10(28 votes)

    #1 - The Doll

    S2:E7

    At the screening of a miniseries, the young daughter of a TV executive asks Larry to cut the hair off a beloved doll. When he complies, she becomes very upset. To remedy the situation, Larry and Jeff steal the head from Jeff's daughter's doll.

    Director:Robert B. Weide
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7 Episode 5 - Denise Handicap
    9.0/10(21 votes)

    #2 - Denise Handicap

    S7:E5

    Larry believes that he has found a way to enjoy someone else's disability without being disabled himself. Meanwhile, he hopes to end a rumor that Rosie O'Donnell can beat him up.

    Director:David Mandel
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7 Episode 10 - Seinfeld
    9.0/10(22 votes)

    #3 - Seinfeld

    S7:E10

    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.

    Directors:Jeff Schaffer, Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 10 Episode 1 - Happy New Year
    8.8/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Happy New Year

    S10:E1

    Larry makes a new enemy and gets into hot water at a cocktail party.

    Director:Jeff Schaffer
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7 Episode 9 - The Table Read
    8.7/10(21 votes)

    #5 - The Table Read

    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.

    Director:Larry Charles
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 8 Episode 10 - Larry vs. Michael J. Fox
    8.7/10(19 votes)

    #6 - Larry vs. Michael J. Fox

    S8:E10

    Larry accuses his neighbor, Michael J. Fox of harassment; Jeff takes a bullet for Susie; Larry gives an inappropriate gift to Elizabeth's son.

    Director:Alec Berg
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 Episode 10 - No Lessons Learned
    8.7/10(10 votes)

    #7 - No Lessons Learned

    S12:E10

    Larry returns to Atlanta, where he gets involved in Richard's love life and reveals a secret about Cheryl.

    Director:Jeff Schaffer
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 4 Episode 6 - The Car Pool Lane
    8.6/10(22 votes)

    #8 - The Car Pool Lane

    S4:E6

    To get to a Dodgers game, Larry finds a creative way to use the HOV lane. Then, he finds himself in a bit of trouble when he gets his father medicinal marijuana.

    Director:Robert B. Weide
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 4 Episode 10 - Opening Night
    8.6/10(24 votes)

    #9 - Opening Night

    S4:E10

    The show travels to New York City as Larry prepares to open on Broadway in "The Producers".

    Director:Robert B. Weide
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 8 Episode 6 - The Hero
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #10 - The Hero

    S8:E6

    Larry plays the hero in the sky and underground; Jeff’s courtship of Ricky Gervais is sabotaged by a nosy waiter.

    Director:Alec Berg
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 10 Episode 8 - Elizabeth, Margaret and Larry
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Elizabeth, Margaret and Larry

    S10:E8

    A prominent actor shadows Larry to prepare for an upcoming role. Larry meddles in the sale of Cheryl’s sister’s house, helps Leon grow a new business and stirs up trouble at a dinner party hosted by Richard’s girlfriend.

    Director:Jeff Schaffer
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 3 Episode 10 - The Grand Opening
    8.5/10(22 votes)

    #12 - The Grand Opening

    S3:E10

    Larry figures out a way to fire a chef, and alienate an important restaurant critic, in the days before his new restaurant is scheduled to open. As Susie stews over a misunderstanding with Larry and Cheryl, the Davids spend some quality time at the car wash. With its grand opening at hand, the restaurant owners hire a new chef with a penchant for speaking his mind.

    Director:Robert B. Weide
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 6 Episode 3 - The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial
    8.5/10(19 votes)

    #13 - The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial

    S6:E3

    Marty Funkhouser is outraged when flowers from his mother's memorial are stolen; Larry complains about "sample abusers" in stores; Jeff and Susie find knowing Larry to be a liability when trying to get Sammy into an exclusive private school.

    Director:David Mandel
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 1 Episode 8 - Beloved Aunt
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    #14 - Beloved Aunt

    S1:E8

    When Cheryl's aunt dies, Larry is left in charge of the obituary. But when the newspaper accidentally places ""beloved c*nt"" instead of beloved aunt, things take an expected turn for the worse.

    Director:Robert B. Weide
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 4 Episode 7 - The Surrogate
    8.4/10(19 votes)

    #15 - The Surrogate

    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.

    Director:Larry Charles
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 5 Episode 8 - The Ski Lift
    8.4/10(18 votes)

    #16 - The Ski Lift

    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]

    Director:Larry Charles
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 6 Episode 5 - The Freak Book
    8.4/10(18 votes)

    #17 - The Freak Book

    S6:E5

    Larry is unrattled by a book about freaks and a bad chauffeur.

    Director:Bryan Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7 Episode 8 - Officer Krupke
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #18 - Officer Krupke

    S7:E8

    Larry is forced to embrace his feminine side; Cheryl competes for a Seinfeld role; a law officer has an unusual name.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 1 Episode 10 - The Group
    8.3/10(27 votes)

    #19 - The Group

    S1:E10

    Larry runs into his old girlfriend, and she asks him to escort her to an incest-survivors meeting. Cheryl is asked to co-star in ""The Vagina Monologues"" when one of the actresses is sick.

    Director:Robert B. Weide
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 4 Episode 9 - The Survivor
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    #20 - The Survivor

    S4:E9

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

    Director:Larry Charles
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 6 Episode 9 - The Therapists
    8.3/10(20 votes)

    #21 - The Therapists

    S6:E9

    Larry tries to use Cheryl's therapist to get back into her good graces after getting bad advice from his own; Larry's miffed at Marty's participation level in an Alzheimer's walk

    Director:David Mandel
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 8 Episode 3 - Palestinian Chicken
    8.3/10(25 votes)

    #22 - Palestinian Chicken

    S8:E3

    A Palestinian chicken restaurant is incredibly popular with Larry and his friends despite its open hostility towards Jews and Israel. Meanwhile, Larry's approached to inform people that their habits are agitating by family members too scared to do so.

    Director:Robert B. Weide
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 9 Episode 6 - The Accidental Text on Purpose
    8.3/10(20 votes)

    #23 - The Accidental Text on Purpose

    S9:E6

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

    Director:Larry Charles
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 11 Episode 4 - The Watermelon
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #24 - The Watermelon

    S11:E4

    Larry hangs out with Woody Harrelson and cashes in on Susie’s favor.

    Director:Jeff Schaffer
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 3 Episode 8 - Krazee-Eyez Killa
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    #25 - Krazee-Eyez Killa

    S3:E8

    Larry is accused of betraying the confidences of Wanda's boyfriend, Crazy-Eyez Killa, a rapper he met at a party. Later, Larry alienates Jeff's wife Susie by declining her house-tour offer. He encounters further problems when he tries to replace a sports jacket Cheryl threw out.

    Director:Robert B. Weide
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Doll" is the best rated episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm". It scored 9/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by Robert B. Weide and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/4/2001. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Denise Handicap".