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The Best Episodes of Seinfeld Season 9

Every episode of Seinfeld Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Seinfeld Season 9!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 1 - The Butter Shave
    8.3/10(4070 votes)

    #1 - The Butter Shave

    S9:E1

    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
    Writers:Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel

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  2. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 2 - The Voice
    8.3/10(3971 votes)

    #2 - The Voice

    S9:E2

    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
    Writers:Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel

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  3. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 3 - The Serenity Now
    8.7/10(4904 votes)

    #3 - The Serenity Now

    S9:E3

    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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  4. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 4 - The Blood
    8.1/10(3755 votes)

    #4 - The Blood

    S9:E4

    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

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  5. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 5 - The Junk Mail
    7.9/10(3675 votes)

    #5 - The Junk Mail

    S9:E5

    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

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  6. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 6 - The Merv Griffin Show
    9.0/10(5423 votes)

    #6 - The Merv Griffin Show

    S9:E6

    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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  7. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 7 - The Slicer
    8.3/10(3727 votes)

    #7 - The Slicer

    S9:E7

    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
    Writers:Gregg Kavet, Darin Henry, Andy Robin

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  8. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 8 - The Betrayal
    8.9/10(5585 votes)

    #8 - The Betrayal

    S9:E8

    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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  9. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 9 - The Apology
    8.2/10(3745 votes)

    #9 - The Apology

    S9:E9

    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

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  10. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 10 - The Strike
    8.7/10(4845 votes)

    #10 - The Strike

    S9:E10

    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
    Writers:Dan O'Keefe, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer

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  11. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 11 - The Dealership
    8.4/10(3937 votes)

    #11 - The Dealership

    S9:E11

    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

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  12. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 12 - The Reverse Peephole
    8.2/10(3696 votes)

    #12 - The Reverse Peephole

    S9:E12

    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

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  13. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 13 - The Cartoon
    7.8/10(3698 votes)

    #13 - The Cartoon

    S9:E13

    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

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  14. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 14 - The Strong Box
    7.9/10(3614 votes)

    #14 - The Strong Box

    S9:E14

    Jerry keeps finding Kramer's hidden strongbox key. Elaine dates a mysterious man. George plans a breakup.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writers:Dan O'Keefe, Billy Kimball

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  15. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 15 - The Wizard
    7.8/10(3537 votes)

    #15 - The Wizard

    S9:E15

    Jerry buys his father an electric organizer; 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

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  16. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 16 - The Burning
    8.3/10(4002 votes)

    #16 - The Burning

    S9:E16

    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

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  17. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 17 - The Bookstore
    8.1/10(3611 votes)

    #17 - The Bookstore

    S9:E17

    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
    Writers:Darin Henry, Spike Feresten, Mark Jaffe

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  18. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 18 - The Frogger
    8.7/10(4453 votes)

    #18 - The Frogger

    S9:E18

    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
    Writers:Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin, Dan O'Keefe, Steve Koren

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  19. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 19 - The Maid
    8.0/10(3566 votes)

    #19 - The Maid

    S9:E19

    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
    Writers:Peter Mehlman, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel, Kit Boss

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  20. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 20 - The Puerto Rican Day
    7.8/10(3836 votes)

    #20 - The Puerto Rican Day

    S9:E20

    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
    Writers:Gregg Kavet, Jennifer Crittenden, Andy Robin, Dan O'Keefe, Alec Berg, Steve Koren, Spike Feresten, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel

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  21. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 21 - The Chronicle (1)
    7.6/10(3342 votes)

    #21 - The Chronicle (1)

    S9:E21

    Jerry, Elaine, George & Kramer plan to go to a movie, but Jerry takes out a little time to look at nine years of memories.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Darin Henry

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  22. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 22 - The Chronicle (2)
    7.8/10(5693 votes)

    #22 - The Chronicle (2)

    S9:E22

    More memories and bloopers.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Darin Henry

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  23. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 23 - The Finale (1)
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #23 - The Finale (1)

    S9:E23

    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
    Writers:Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld

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  24. Seinfeld Season 9 Episode 24 - The Finale (2)
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #24 - The Finale (2)

    S9:E24

    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

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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"The Butter Shave" is the best rated episode of "Seinfeld" season 9. It scored 8.3/10 based on 4070 votes. Directed by Andy Ackerman and written by Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel, it aired on 9/25/1997. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Voice".