8.5/104,401 votes#1 - The Mango
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1993
Jerry shares George's self-doubt after Elaine admits not all was as it seemed during their romantic relationship.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry David, Lawrence H. Levy
8.8/105,134 votes#2 - 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
8.3/104,129 votes#3 - The Glasses
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1993
Kramer's optometrist pal replaces George's glasses with suspect frames.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Tom Gammill, Max Pross
8.1/104,003 votes#4 - The Sniffing Accountant
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1993
Jerry thinks his accountant may be on drugs; George's passion wins him a job; Elaine's exclamations end her relationship.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld
8.0/104,226 votes#5 - The Bris
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1993
Godparenting is a chore for Jerry and Elaine; tragedy befalls George's car; Kramer decries a genetic experiment.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
8.4/104,080 votes#6 - The Lip Reader
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1993
A tennis lineswoman is game to help George learn why he's been dumped.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Carol Leifer
8.3/104,329 votes#7 - The Non-Fat Yogurt
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1993
Jerry and Elaine's suspicion about "nonfat" yogurt figures into New York City's mayoral race.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry David
8.3/104,165 votes#8 - The Barber
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1993
Jerry wants to switch barbers without hurting anyone's feelings; George goes to work, but was he hired?
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Andy Robin
7.7/103,906 votes#9 - The Masseuse
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1993
Jerry's masseuse-girlfriend doesn't like George; Elaine's boyfriend shares a moniker with a mass murderer.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Peter Mehlman, Larry Charles
8.4/104,230 votes#10 - The Cigar Store Indian
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1993
Reading TV Guide nets Elaine an admirer, but gets her into trouble with George's father; Jerry's gift to Elaine offends her friend.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Tom Gammill, Max Pross
8.1/103,881 votes#11 - The Conversion
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1993
George wants to change religions for the sake of romance, while Kramer is attracted to a novice nun.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Bruce Kirschbaum
8.6/104,303 votes#12 - The Stall
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/1994
George is charmed by Elaine's new boyfriend; Kramer thinks Jerry's new girlfriend is his phone-sex mate.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
8.2/104,017 votes#13 - The Dinner Party
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/1994
A "brief" stop to buy gifts for a dinner party becomes an ordeal thanks to George's big coat.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry David
9.2/106,244 votes#14 - 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
8.5/104,050 votes#15 - The Pie
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/1994
A mannequin resembles Elaine; George battles for a bargain suit; Jerry wonders why his date won't try a pie; Kramer has an itch.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Tom Gammill, Max Pross
7.6/103,759 votes#16 - The Stand-In
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/1994
George postpones breaking up with his girlfriend; Kramer befriends a fellow soap-opera stand-in; and Jerry bombs trying to cheer up a sick friend.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry David
8.0/103,881 votes#17 - The Wife
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/1994
Jerry's girlfriend poses as his wife to get in on his dry-cleaning discount.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Peter Mehlman
8.3/103,947 votes#18 - The Raincoats (1)
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/28/1994
Kramer plans to profit from raincoats created by Jerry's dad; George sells his dad's old "cruisewear."
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Tom Gammill, Max Pross
8.6/104,270 votes#19 - The Raincoats (2)
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/1994
The sale of Morty's raincoats is delayed; George tries to buy back his dad's clothes.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Tom Gammill, Max Pross
9.0/105,347 votes#20 - 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
9.5/107,320 votes#21 - 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
9.0/1027 votes#22 - 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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Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"The Mango" is the best rated episode of "Seinfeld" season 5. It scored 8.5/10 based on 4401 votes. Directed by Tom Cherones and written by Larry David, Lawrence H. Levy, it aired on 9/16/1993. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Puffy Shirt".