The Best Episodes of Seinfeld

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   9.5/10(10026 votes)

   #1 - The Contest

   S4:E1111/18/1992

   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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   Writer:Larry David
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   9.5/10(8030 votes)

   #2 - The Hamptons

   S5:E215/12/1994

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

   Director:Tom Cherones

   Writers:Peter Mehlman, Carol Leifer

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   Director:Tom Cherones

   Writers:Peter Mehlman, Carol Leifer
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   9.5/10(8093 votes)

   #3 - The Soup Nazi

   S7:E611/2/1995

   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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   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Spike Feresten
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   9.4/10(7450 votes)

   #4 - The Outing

   S4:E172/11/1993

   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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   Director:Tom Cherones

   Writer:Larry Charles
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   9.2/10(6652 votes)

   #5 - The Marine Biologist

   S5:E142/10/1994

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

   Director:Tom Cherones

   Writers:Charlie Rubin, Ron Hague

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   Director:Tom Cherones

   Writers:Charlie Rubin, Ron Hague
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   9.1/10(5705 votes)

   #6 - The Fire

   S5:E205/5/1994

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

   Director:Tom Cherones

   Writer:Larry Charles

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   Director:Tom Cherones

   Writer:Larry Charles
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   9.0/10(34 votes)

   #7 - The Opposite

   S5:E225/19/1994

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

   Director:Tom Cherones

   Writers:Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Andy Cowan

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   Director:Tom Cherones

   Writers:Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Andy Cowan
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   9.0/10(5335 votes)

   #8 - The Bizarro Jerry

   S8:E310/3/1996

   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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   Writer:David Mandel
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   9.0/10(4855 votes)

   #9 - The Abstinence

   S8:E911/21/1996

   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

   Writers:Steve Koren, David Mandel

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   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writers:Steve Koren, David Mandel
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    9.0/10(5225 votes)

    #10 - The Yada Yada

    S8:E194/24/1997

    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

    Writers:Peter Mehlman, Jill Franklyn

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    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writers:Peter Mehlman, Jill Franklyn
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    9.0/10(5423 votes)

    #11 - The Merv Griffin Show

    S9:E611/6/1997

    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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    Writer:Bruce Eric Kaplan
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    8.9/10(6269 votes)

    #12 - The Boyfriend (2)

    S3:E182/12/1992

    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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    Writer:Larry David
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    8.9/10(5485 votes)

    #13 - The Airport

    S4:E1211/25/1992

    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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    Writer:Larry Charles
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    8.9/10(5294 votes)

    #14 - The Race

    S6:E1012/15/1994

    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

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

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    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writers:Tom Gammill, Sam Kass, Larry David, Max Pross
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    8.9/10(5159 votes)

    #15 - The Switch

    S6:E111/5/1995

    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

    Writers:Sam Kass, Bruce Kirschbaum

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    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writers:Sam Kass, Bruce Kirschbaum
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    8.9/10(4863 votes)

    #16 - The Little Kicks

    S8:E410/10/1996

    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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    Writer:Spike Feresten
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    8.9/10(4954 votes)

    #17 - The Chicken Roaster

    S8:E811/14/1996

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

    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writers:Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer

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    Writers:Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer
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    8.9/10(5585 votes)

    #18 - The Betrayal

    S9:E811/20/1997

    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

    Writers:Peter Mehlman, David Mandel

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    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writers:Peter Mehlman, David Mandel
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    8.8/10(5437 votes)

    #19 - The Puffy Shirt

    S5:E29/23/1993

    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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    Writer:Larry David
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    8.8/10(5093 votes)

    #20 - The Doorman

    S6:E182/23/1995

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

    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writers:Tom Gammill, Max Pross

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    Writers:Tom Gammill, Max Pross
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    8.8/10(4774 votes)

    #21 - The Rye

    S7:E111/4/1996

    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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    Writer:Carol Leifer
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    8.7/10(6302 votes)

    #22 - The Parking Garage

    S3:E610/30/1991

    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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    8.7/10(5399 votes)

    #23 - The Tape

    S3:E811/13/1991

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

    Director:David Steinberg

    Writers:Don McEnery, Larry David

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    Director:David Steinberg

    Writers:Don McEnery, Larry David
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    8.7/10(5672 votes)

    #24 - The Subway

    S3:E131/8/1992

    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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    Writer:Larry Charles
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    8.7/10(5669 votes)

    #25 - The Bubble Boy

    S4:E710/7/1992

    A weekend is kaput, partly because of George's driving.

    Director:Tom Cherones

    Writers:Larry Charles, Larry David

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    Director:Tom Cherones

    Writers:Larry Charles, Larry David