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The Best Episodes of Seinfeld

Every episode of Seinfeld ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Seinfeld!

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Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Episodes
180
Avg. Rating
8.2
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.3
7.5
8.2
8.0
7.5
7.8
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8.3
7.4
8.2
8.2
8.5

Best Episodes Summary

"The Contest" is the best rated episode of "Seinfeld". It scored 9.5/10 based on 9577 votes. Directed by Tom Cherones and written by Larry David, it aired on 11/18/1992. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Hamptons".

  • The Contest
    9.5/10(9,577)
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    #1 - The Contest

    Season 4 Episode 11

    Aired 11/18/1992

    George's mom lands in the hospital; a contest begins among Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine, involving a naked woman and an attractive man.

    Director: Tom Cherones

    Writer: Larry David

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  • The Hamptons
    9.5/10(7,357)
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    #2 - The Hamptons

    Season 5 Episode 21

    Aired 5/12/1994

    In the Hamptons, George's date sunbathes topless; Kramer steals lobsters; and a handsome doctor compliments Elaine, or does he?

    Director: Tom Cherones

    Writer: Peter Mehlman, Carol Leifer

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  • The Soup Nazi
    9.5/10(7,677)
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    #3 - 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

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  • The Outing
    9.4/10(7,036)
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    #4 - The Outing

    Season 4 Episode 17

    Aired 2/11/1993

    Elaine's prank leads a reporter to believe Jerry and George are a gay couple.

    Director: Tom Cherones

    Writer: Larry Charles

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  • The Marine Biologist
    9.2/10(6,282)
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    #5 - The Marine Biologist

    Season 5 Episode 14

    Aired 2/10/1994

    A writer hits a woman in the head with Elaine's electronic organiser; George lies to impress a woman.

    Director: Tom Cherones

    Writer: Ron Hague, Charlie Rubin

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  • The Fire
    9.0/10(5,377)
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    #6 - The Fire

    Season 5 Episode 20

    Aired 5/5/1994

    George embarrasses himself at a kids' birthday party; Jerry heckles back at a heckler.

    Director: Tom Cherones

    Writer: Larry Charles

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  • The Opposite
    9.0/10(28)
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    #7 - The Opposite

    Season 5 Episode 22

    Aired 5/19/1994

    George changes his life by going against his instincts; Kramer plugs his book on "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee."

    Director: Tom Cherones

    Writer: Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Andy Cowan

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  • The Bizarro Jerry
    9.0/10(5,047)
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    #8 - The Bizarro Jerry

    Season 8 Episode 3

    Aired 10/3/1996

    Elaine hangs out with men who are opposites of Jerry, George and Kramer; Kramer stumbles into a white-collar job; Jerry finds a flaw in Elaine's beautiful friend.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: David Mandel

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  • The Abstinence
    9.0/10(4,573)
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    #9 - 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, Steve Koren

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  • The Yada Yada
    9.0/10(4,918)
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    #10 - 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, Jill Franklyn

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  • The Merv Griffin Show
    9.0/10(5,127)
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    #11 - The Merv Griffin Show

    Season 9 Episode 6

    Aired 11/6/1997

    Kramer turns his apartment into a talk-show set; Jerry's girlfriend won't let him play with her toys; George's clash with pigeons leads to problems with a squirrel; a new employee's silent movement rattles Elaine.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Bruce Eric Kaplan

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  • The Boyfriend (2)
    8.9/10(5,943)
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    #12 - The Boyfriend (2)

    Season 3 Episode 18

    Aired 2/12/1992

    Jerry and Elaine compete for the attention of baseball's Keith Hernandez, while Kramer and Newman investigate a spitting incident involving Hernandez.

    Director: Tom Cherones

    Writer: Larry David

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  • The Airport
    8.9/10(5,191)
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    #13 - The Airport

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 11/25/1992

    On a flight to NYC, Jerry has a first-class time, but Elaine suffers in coach. Meanwhile, Kramer and George try to hit the right airport.

    Director: Tom Cherones

    Writer: Larry Charles

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  • The Race
    8.9/10(5,020)
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    #14 - The Race

    Season 6 Episode 10

    Aired 12/15/1994

    Jerry dates a woman whose boss has a grudge against him; Elaine dates a Communist whose ideology spreads to George and Kramer.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Larry David, Tom Gammill, Max Pross, Sam Kass

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  • The Switch
    8.9/10(4,879)
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    #15 - The Switch

    Season 6 Episode 11

    Aired 1/5/1995

    George suspects that his girlfriend is bulimic; Jerry dates a woman who has a friendlier roommate; Elaine loans out her boss's tennis racket.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Bruce Kirschbaum, Sam Kass

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  • The Doorman
    8.9/10(4,814)
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    #16 - The Doorman

    Season 6 Episode 18

    Aired 2/23/1995

    Jerry runs afoul of a doorman; Kramer invents a bra for men. Elaine offends Mr. Pitt's neighbor.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Tom Gammill, Max Pross

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  • The Little Kicks
    8.9/10(4,592)
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    #17 - The Little Kicks

    Season 8 Episode 4

    Aired 10/10/1996

    Elaine's staff loses respect for her after seeing her dance; George benefits socially when Elaine labels him a "bad seed"; Kramer's friend forces Jerry into crime.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Spike Feresten

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  • The Chicken Roaster
    8.9/10(4,695)
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    #18 - The Chicken Roaster

    Season 8 Episode 8

    Aired 11/14/1996

    George loses an expensive hat Elaine charged to her business account; a neon sign prompts Kramer and Jerry to swap apartments.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer

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  • The Betrayal
    8.9/10(5,307)
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    #19 - The Betrayal

    Season 9 Episode 8

    Aired 11/20/1997

    Flashbacks trace the evolution of Jerry, George and Elaine's disastrous trip to a wedding in India, and Kramer's desperate need to barter for a birthday wish.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Peter Mehlman, David Mandel

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  • The Puffy Shirt
    8.8/10(5,160)
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    #20 - The Puffy Shirt

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 9/23/1993

    Jerry's appearance with Bryant Gumbel is not the expected career boost for Kramer's girlfriend; but George gets a new career after moving back with his parents.

    Director: Tom Cherones

    Writer: Larry David

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  • The Rye
    8.8/10(4,519)
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    #21 - 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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  • The Serenity Now
    8.8/10(4,636)
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    #22 - The Serenity Now

    Season 9 Episode 3

    Aired 10/9/1997

    George goes to work for his father; Jerry's girlfriend wants to see his emotions; Kramer adopts a suburban feel at home; Elaine prompts two Jewish men to renounce their faith.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Steve Koren

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  • The Parking Garage
    8.7/10(5,969)
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    #23 - The Parking Garage

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 10/30/1991

    Saturday at the mall with the gang, none of whom bothered to note where the car was parked.

    Director: Tom Cherones

    Writer: Larry David

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  • The Tape
    8.7/10(5,086)
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    #24 - The Tape

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 11/13/1991

    George is hot for a potential baldness remedy, and for Elaine after she plays a joke on Jerry.

    Director: David Steinberg

    Writer: Larry David, Don McEnery

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  • The Subway
    8.7/10(5,370)
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    #25 - The Subway

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 1/8/1992

    A beauty picks up George; Jerry makes friends with a naked guy; Kramer is tipped off about a hot horse; Elaine gets stuck en route to a lesbian wedding.

    Director: Tom Cherones

    Writer: Larry Charles

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