10.0/101 votesLoading...#1 - Flip (2)
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 5/31/1998
Part 2 of the final ever show. Larry is in hot water with Carol Burnet when he tells her she was the first person he chose to be on his final show. This doesn't appear to be the case as Ellen confirms. Bruno Kirby is bumped again. Clint Black sings goodbye to Larry.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.3/10321 votesLoading...#2 - Flip
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 5/31/1998
Larry scrambles to get his last show together, and must confront David Duchovny's affections in order to secure him as a guest. Arthur tries to keep the staff's emotions together as things are packed up and the last show is done.
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Garry Shandling, Dennis Klein, Peter Tolan
- 9.0/10236 votesLoading...
#3 - Hank's Sex Tape
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 8/30/1995
Hank fears for his career after Phil sets a scandalous sex tape circulating among the entertainment community.
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Jon Vitti
- 8.9/10182 votesLoading...
#4 - Hank's Night in the Sun
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/27/1994
Hank gets his shot at the big chair when Larry gets food poisoning just before a taping.
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Peter Tolan
- 8.6/10154 votesLoading...
#5 - Eight
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 11/15/1995
Chaos reigns as the eighth anniversary show tapes and Larry tries repeatedly to sneak in a bathroom visit during a commercial break.
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Peter Tolan
- 8.6/10161 votesLoading...
#6 - Everybody Loves Larry
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 11/13/1996
Larry, worried about the implications of a permanent guest host, sabotages temporary host Jon Stewart at every turn. Hank buys a less-than-perfect used car from Elvis Costello. David Duchovny's friendliness makes Larry wonder about his sexual orientation.
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Peter Tolan
8.6/10181 votesLoading...#7 - Adolf Hankler
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 4/19/1998
Larry spends his vacation with his brother who has a business proposition. Guest host Jon Stewart tests the network's censors by booking the Wu-Tang Clan.
Director: N/A
Writer: Peter Huyck
- 8.5/10165 votesLoading...
#8 - Arthur After Hours
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 8/2/1995
After a particularly trying day at work, Arthur spends the night at the studio with two new friends, Nicolae the janitor and Hank's karoake machine, and one old bottle of booze.
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Peter Tolan
- 8.3/10146 votesLoading...
#9 - Next Stop...Bottom
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 9/28/1994
A depressed and unhappy Hank hits on all the female guests before retreating to a hotel room for a boozy marathon with a series of prostitutes.
Director: Judd Apatow, Paul Simms, Todd Holland
Writer: Judd Apatow
- 8.3/10149 votesLoading...
#10 - Hank's New Assistant
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/26/1995
When Darlene quits while on vacation, Hank hires the temp who was filling in for her. Larry's reluctant to tell Dana Carvey he doesn't like Carvey's Larry Sanders impersonation.
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: John Riggi
- 8.3/10152 votesLoading...
#11 - The Bump
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 8/9/1995
Larry promises not to bump comic Jeff Cesario again, then finds the show overbooked and Hank needing four minutes for a tribute to his late father.
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Judd Apatow, Garry Shandling
8.2/10329 votesLoading...#12 - The Spiders Episode
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/29/1992
Larry battles his reluctance when real live spiders are scheduled for the show, and tries to find a sketch to do with guest Carol Burnett.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Garry Shandling, Peter Tolan, Paul Simms
8.2/10173 votesLoading...#13 - Off Camera
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 9/15/1993
Artie has a terrible day backstage with an Entertainment Weekly writer prowling around, John Ritter and Gene Siskel nearly coming to blows, and a stray dog nipping at everyone.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Peter Tolan
8.2/10163 votesLoading...#14 - N.Y. or L.A.
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 9/29/1993
Larry seriously considers either quitting the biz or moving his show to New York after the network's new owner begins to meddle with the format.
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Peter Tolan, Paul Simms, Garry Shandling
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#15 - The Fourteenth Floor
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 9/21/1994
Larry gets into a feud with the network when he makes fun of their new fall schedule on the air.
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: N/A
8.2/10176 votesLoading...#16 - Pilots and Pens Lost
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 4/5/1998
Phil leaves the show to write a pilot. Larry gives Artie a special gift.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: Peter Tolan
8.2/10190 votesLoading...#17 - Putting the "Gay" Back in Litigation
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 5/17/1998
Larry begins to date Illeana Douglas, but feels compelled to rehearse her through her segment. Meanwhile, Brian brings a sexual harassment suit against Phil for all his gay jokes.
Director: Judd Apatow
Writer: Richard Day, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
8.1/10232 votesLoading...#18 - The 'Hey Now' Episode
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/7/1992
Hank falls asleep during the show, which is just the last straw for a fed-up Larry.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Garry Shandling, Dennis Klein
8.1/10164 votesLoading...#19 - The Grand Opening
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 9/22/1993
Larry goes on vacation, but the problems follow him as Hank alienates a series of co-hosts as he anxiously awaits the opening night of Hank's Lookaround Restaurant.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Simms
- 8.1/10161 votesLoading...
#20 - As My Career Lay Dying
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 3/29/1998
Larry's staff prepares for the end by secretly looking for new jobs.
Director: N/A
Writer: Peter Tolan
8.0/10252 votesLoading...#21 - The Flirt Episode
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/19/1992
Jeannie becomes very jealous and accuses Larry of flirting with a playful Mimi Rogers on the show.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Garry Shandling, Fred Barron
8.0/10247 votesLoading...#22 - Out of the Loop
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/3/1992
Larry feels out of touch when he's the last to know that his headwriter is having a torrid office affair.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Marjorie Gross
8.0/10170 votesLoading...#23 - Artie's Gone
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 7/14/1993
Artie gets stuck on the highway during torrential rains and mud-slides leaving Paula the booker to function as the producer for the show.
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Paul Simms
- 8.0/10143 votesLoading...
#24 - The Gift Episode
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 7/13/1994
Paula worries about her job when Larry gets angry with her over guests canceling, and really goes all out to convince a reluctant Danny DeVito not to cancel too. Larry and Artie try to decide what to choose as the guest gift.
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Paul Simms, Garry Shandling
- 8.0/10151 votesLoading...
#25 - Office Romance
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 8/3/1994
The office suffers when Larry and Darlene tentatively begin a romance, prompting a domino effect of hurt feelings and jealousy.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Larry Sanders Show
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Best Episodes Summary
"Flip (2)" is the best rated episode of "The Larry Sanders Show". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/31/1998. This episode scored 0.7 points higher than the second highest rated, "Flip".