8.4/103,830 votes#1 - The Butter Shave
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1997
Kramer uses butter for shaving--and more; George's cane is an advantage at his new job; Jerry feels used by his comedy nemesis, Bania; Elaine breaks up with her boyfriend before their flight back from Europe.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel
8.3/103,737 votes#2 - The Voice
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1997
Kramer hires an assistant; George's boss tries to force him out; Elaine bets Jerry she won't get back with her latest ex.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel
8.8/104,611 votes#3 - 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
8.1/103,527 votes#4 - The Blood
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1997
Kramer stores his own blood to avoid a blood-bank fee; George tries to combine his two passions, sex and food; Elaine's plan to show responsibility backfires; Jerry trains with fitness guru Izzy Mendelbaum.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Dan O'Keefe
8.0/103,441 votes#5 - The Junk Mail
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1997
Kramer battles junk mail; George thinks his parents are trying to avoid him; Jerry acquires a van; and Elaine gets a new man, whose past comes back to haunt her.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Spike Feresten
9.0/105,102 votes#6 - 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
8.3/103,499 votes#7 - The Slicer
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1997
George has a past with his new boss; Jerry's "revenge date" backfires; Kramer's deli slicer solves Elaine's problem with a neighbor.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Andy Robin, Gregg Kavet, Darin Henry
8.9/105,280 votes#8 - 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
8.2/103,522 votes#9 - The Apology
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/1997
Jerry's girlfriend is naked too often; Elaine's lifestyle offends a co-worker; Kramer seeks to shorten his showers; George has a disagreement with a new AA member.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Jennifer Crittenden
8.7/104,522 votes#10 - The Strike
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/1997
Kramer returns to work after his 12-year strike is settled; Jerry dates a woman whose appearance fluctuates; George gives holiday gifts in his co-workers' names to a fraudulent charity.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, Dan O'Keefe
8.4/103,688 votes#11 - The Dealership
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/1998
At a car dealership, Kramer takes a test drive, while Jerry's deal is threatened by a fight between Elaine and Puddy.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Steve Koren
8.2/103,478 votes#12 - The Reverse Peephole
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/1998
Elaine gets into a hassle regarding fur; Jerry stops carrying a wallet, while George suffers from his overstuffed one; Kramer keeps Newman from being evicted.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Spike Feresten
7.8/103,479 votes#13 - The Cartoon
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/1998
An actress turns Jerry's criticism into a one-woman show; Kramer stops talking after offending George; Elaine struggles to understand a cartoon in The New Yorker.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Bruce Eric Kaplan
8.0/103,402 votes#14 - The Strong Box
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/1998
Jerry keeps finding Kramer's hidden strongbox key. Elaine dates a mysterious man. George plans a breakup.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Dan O'Keefe, Billy Kimball
7.8/103,318 votes#15 - The Wizard
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/1998
Kramer retires and moves next door to Jerry's parents in Florida; Susan's parents catch George in a lie; Elaine can't tell if she's part of an interracial couple.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Steve Lookner
8.3/103,769 votes#16 - The Burning
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 3/19/1998
Kramer and Mickey play ill for med students; Elaine learns that Puddy's religious; George works out how and when to make a good exit; a tractor figures into the past of Jerry's girlfriend.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Jennifer Crittenden
8.1/103,390 votes#17 - The Bookstore
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 4/9/1998
A bookstore busts Uncle Leo for shoplifting and George for bathroom reading; a misdeed at a company party costs Elaine; Kramer and Newman get a rickshaw, and audition homeless people to pull it.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Spike Feresten, Darin Henry, Mark Jaffe
8.7/104,208 votes#18 - The Frogger
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 4/23/1998
George buys an arcade game to preserve his high score; fear of a serial killer adversely affects Jerry's social life; Elaine eats Peterman's slice of wedding cake from the nuptials of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Andy Robin, Gregg Kavet, Steve Koren, Dan O'Keefe
8.0/103,344 votes#19 - The Maid
Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 4/30/1998
Elaine's area code is changed; a co-worker steals George's desired nickname; Jerry sleeps with his maid; Kramer endures a "long-distance relationship" when his girlfriend moves downtown.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Peter Mehlman, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel, Kit Boss
7.9/103,607 votes#20 - The Puerto Rican Day
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 5/7/1998
Gridlocked by a parade, Jerry verbally spars with another driver; George goes to a movie; and Kramer looks for a bathroom. Elaine, meanwhile, searches for a crossing point with a group of strangers.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Andy Robin, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, Gregg Kavet, Spike Feresten, David Mandel, Jennifer Crittenden, Steve Koren, Dan O'Keefe, Bruce Eric Kaplan
7.6/103,157 votes#21 - The Chronicle (1)
Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 5/14/1998
Part 1 of a two-part retrospective on the series' nine seasons.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Darin Henry
7.8/105,381 votes#22 - The Chronicle (2)
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/1998
A two-part retrospective on the series' nine seasons concludes.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Darin Henry
7.2/1011 votes#23 - The Finale (1)
Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/1998
The gang plans a trip to Paris to celebrate after NBC picks up Jerry and George's sitcom. But there's an in-flight emergency, stranding them in a small town.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld
6.3/106 votes#24 - The Finale (2)
Season 9 Episode 24 - Aired 5/14/1998
Witnesses testify to the gang's (lack of) character as they go on trial for violating a "Good Samaritan Law."
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Larry David
The Best Episodes of Seinfeld Season 9
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Genre:Comedy
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Season 9 Ratings Summary
"The Butter Shave" is the best rated episode of "Seinfeld" season 9. It scored 8.4/10 based on 3830 votes. Directed by Andy Ackerman and written by Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel, it aired on 9/25/1997. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Voice".