9.0/1023 votes#1 - The Outing
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/1993
Elaine's prank leads a reporter to believe Jerry and George are a gay couple.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
8.3/103 votes#2 - New York
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/12/2004
Sick of being known as 'Vince's guy,' Eric wants a title commensurate with his responsibilities. With his latest shoot taking him to New York for three months, Vince prepares to say goodbye to L.A. – as well as his many 'special' girlfriends. Meanwhile, Drama debates taking either a high-paying TV role or a low-paying film gig, and Turtle stakes out a claim as Vince's 'farewell party' promoter.
Director: Julian Farino
Writer: Larry Charles
8.3/103 votes#3 - Chinatown
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/10/2005
Ari encourages Vince to shoot a lucrative foreign commercial, and Drama wants to get in on the action. Eric struggles to convince Walsh to release an advance print of 'Queens Blvd.' Turtle preps for an Xbox tournament.
Director: Julian Farino
Writer: Larry Charles
8.3/1026 votes#4 - The Limo
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/26/1992
Jerry and George take a limo meant for another, whose agenda includes more than just getting in from the airport.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
8.2/1021 votes#5 - The Airport
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1992
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
8.1/1022 votes#6 - 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
8.1/1022 votes#7 - 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
8.0/1024 votes#8 - The Fix-Up
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/1992
Jerry and Elaine fix up George with Elaine's friend--then wait nervously.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
8.0/103 votes#9 - Busey and the Beach
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/22/2004
Ari's former assistant Josh, now a competing agent, woos Vince and the boys at a wild Malibu beach party. Drama ponders an alternate career in the food-service industry; Eric puts Emily in a compromising position; and Turtle irritates an actor at an art opening.
Director: Julian Farino
Writer: Larry Charles
7.9/1025 votes#10 - The Library
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1991
A library cop says Jerry is 20 years overdue with a steamy novel.
Director: Joshua White
Writer: Larry Charles
7.9/1021 votes#11 - The Keys
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/1992
Kramer hits the road after a dispute over his use of his keys to Jerry's apartment.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
7.8/1025 votes#12 - The Bubble Boy
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/7/1992
A weekend is kaput, partly because of George's driving.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
7.8/1024 votes#13 - The Trip (2)
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 8/19/1992
Jerry and George find Kramer, whose past is laid out by the lieutenant seeking his confession.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
7.8/1029 votes#14 - The Subway
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/8/1992
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
7.5/104 votes#15 - Talk Show
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/1/2004
After meeting a talk-show host at a boxing after-party in L.A., Vince agrees to appear on his show – despite a long-standing rift between the host and Drama. Eric and Kristen share a long goodbye; Ari puts the full-court press on a famous comic; and Luke Wilson tells Turtle how to score a free home-theater system for Vince.
Director: Julian Farino
Writer: Larry Charles
7.5/1029 votes#16 - The Statue
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/11/1991
Jerry has a box of stuff his grandfather left him. Inside is an interesting looking statue that could replace one George's parents had years ago, but he broke. George plans to pick the statue up later but in the meantime he tells his parents about the replacement statue. Meanwhile the boyfriend of a bitter Finnish author (whose latest work Elaine is going to edit) is going to clean Jerry's apartment. When Jerry returns to his apartment it is cleaned beyond reason. Later when Jerry and Elaine are at the author's apartment, they see the statue on her mantelpiece. Getting it back may jeopardize Elaine's chance at being an editor, but save George from his parent's wrath.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
7.5/1029 votes#17 - The Heart Attack
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/25/1991
George thinks he's had a heart attack. The doctor tells him otherwise, but he might want to get his tonsils and adenoids removed. Elaine is interested in the doctor and he is interested in her tongue. George not wanting to deal with the cost, follows Kramer's suggestion of going to a holistic healer. The healer's cure turns George purple and the ride to the hospital is delayed over a Chuckle.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
7.5/1022 votes#18 - The Trip (1)
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 8/12/1992
Jerry and George look for Kramer in Hollywood, where Kramer's new friend becomes a victim.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
7.5/1023 votes#19 - 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: Larry Charles
7.5/1023 votes#20 - The Opera
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1992
The man who's threatening Jerry is the same Joe who's dating Elaine.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
7.4/1021 votes#21 - The Old Man
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/1993
Volunteering with seniors...Elaine is enthralled by hers, George gets fired and Jerry loses his.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
7.4/1024 votes#22 - 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
7.2/1026 votes#23 - The Baby Shower
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 5/16/1991
Elaine needs to use Jerry's apartment to hold a baby shower for a woman that once dated George. George reflects that she was "unequivocally the worst date of my life." Jerry has to go out of town for a show, so he lets Elaine use the apartment. Kramer sells Jerry on the idea on getting an illegal cable hookup. The party begins. The cable guys come to install the hookup. Jerry's show gets canceled, so he returns to the apartment with George (who's prepared to confront the bad date). Jerry is the victim of his own confrontation.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry Charles
7.0/101 votes#24 - The Name
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/25/1999
Dilbert is tasked with naming a product that hasn't even been designed yet, and the stress (brought on by a recurring nightmare) makes Dilbert think he's turning into a chicken.
Director: Seth Kearsley
Writer: Larry Charles
2.0/101 votes#25 - Taps
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/1989
Suzy murders her lover, a talented tap dancer. In this take on ""The Telltale Heart,"" she cuts up the body to hide the parts...but one body part refuses to stay quiet.
Director: N/A
Writer: Larry Charles
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"The Outing" is the best rated episode written by Larry Charles. It scored 9/10 based on 23 votes. It was directed by Tom Cherones. It aired on 2/11/1993 and is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "New York".