9.2/1019 votes#1 - The Doll
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2001
At the screening of a miniseries, the young daughter of a TV executive asks Larry to cut the hair off a beloved doll. When he complies, she becomes very upset. To remedy the situation, Larry and Jeff steal the head from Jeff's daughter's doll.
Director: Robert B. Weide
Writer: Larry David
9.1/1013 votes#2 - Denise Handicap
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2009
Larry believes that he has found a way to enjoy someone else's disability without being disabled himself. Meanwhile, he hopes to end a rumor that Rosie O'Donnell can beat him up.
Director: N/A
Writer: Larry David
9.1/1014 votes#3 - Seinfeld
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/2009
Not tipping for a favor gets Larry into bad graces with the studio lot's coffee guy, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus accuses him of leaving a ring on an antique table in her house. Meanwhile, he deals with the suspicion that their closeness during production of the Seinfeld reunion has led to Cheryl sleeping with Jason Alexander.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Larry David
9.0/1026 votes#4 - 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
8.9/1012 votes#5 - Larry vs. Michael J. Fox
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 9/11/2011
Larry accuses his neighbor, Michael J. Fox of harassment; Jeff takes a bullet for Susie; Larry gives an inappropriate gift to Elizabeth's son.
Director: Alec Berg
Writer: Larry David
8.7/1012 votes#6 - The Surrogate
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/2004
Larry decides to buy a surrogate mother a gift, but it backfires. He tries (and fails) to pass a routine physical and uses it as an advantage.
Director: Larry Charles
Writer: Larry David
8.7/1013 votes#7 - The Table Read
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/2009
Larry is miffed at both Marty Funkhouser's sudden presence on set during the Seinfeld reunion's table read and text messages from the nine-year-old daughter of a co-worker. Leon poses as a dead doctor to alleviate Michael Richards' concerns over his Groat's Disease diagnosis.
Director: Larry Charles
Writer: Larry David
8.6/1029 votes#8 - The Contest
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1992
George's mom lands in the hospital; a contest begins among Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine, involving a naked woman and an attractive man.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry David
8.6/1014 votes#9 - The Car Pool Lane
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/2004
To get to a Dodgers game, Larry finds a creative way to use the HOV lane. Then, he finds himself in a bit of trouble when he gets his father medicinal marijuana.
Director: Robert B. Weide
Writer: Larry David
8.6/1011 votes#10 - The Freak Book
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2007
Larry is unrattled by a book about freaks and a bad chauffeur.
Director: Bryan Gordon
Writer: Larry David
8.6/1010 votes#11 - The Hero
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 8/14/2011
Larry plays the hero in the sky and underground; Jeff’s courtship of Ricky Gervais is sabotaged by a nosy waiter.
Director: Alec Berg
Writer: Larry David
8.5/1016 votes#12 - Opening Night
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2004
The show travels to New York City as Larry prepares to open on Broadway in "The Producers".
Director: Robert B. Weide
Writer: Larry David
8.5/1012 votes#13 - The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/2007
Marty Funkhouser is outraged when flowers from his mother's memorial are stolen; Larry complains about "sample abusers" in stores; Jeff and Susie find knowing Larry to be a liability when trying to get Sammy into an exclusive private school.
Director: N/A
Writer: Larry David
8.4/1018 votes#14 - Beloved Aunt
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2000
When Cheryl's aunt dies, Larry is left in charge of the obituary. But when the newspaper accidentally places ""beloved c*nt"" instead of beloved aunt, things take an expected turn for the worse.
Director: Robert B. Weide
Writer: Larry David
8.4/1010 votes#15 - Officer Krupke
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/2009
Larry is forced to embrace his feminine side; Cheryl competes for a Seinfeld role; a law officer has an unusual name.
Director: David Steinberg
Writer: Larry David
8.4/1015 votes#16 - Palestinian Chicken
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2011
A Palestinian chicken restaurant is incredibly popular with Larry and his friends despite its open hostility towards Jews and Israel. Meanwhile, Larry's approached to inform people that their habits are agitating by family members too scared to do so.
Director: Robert B. Weide
Writer: Larry David
8.4/109 votes#17 - Car Periscope
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 8/28/2011
Larry and Jeff weigh an investment opportunity; Wanda Sykes preempts Larry’s training schedule.
Director: David Mandel
Writer: Larry David
8.4/1011 votes#18 - The Accidental Text on Purpose
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2017
Larry invents an ingenious ploy for getting his friends out of relationship jams. Larry upsets Funkhouser's new girlfriend.
Director: Larry Charles
Writer: Larry David
8.3/1032 votes#19 - The Chinese Restaurant
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 5/23/1991
Jerry, Elaine and George stop for a quick Chinese dinner before a showing of Plan 9 From Outer Space on the big screen. However, while waiting a really long time to get a table, Jerry sees a woman whose name he can't recall; George needs to use a phone he can't have and Elaine needs food, more than those seated ahead of them.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry David
8.3/1024 votes#20 - The Tape
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1991
George is hot for a potential baldness remedy, and for Elaine after she plays a joke on Jerry.
Director: David Steinberg
Writer: Larry David
8.3/1022 votes#21 - 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
8.3/1011 votes#22 - The Survivor
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2004
Larry and Cheryl prepare to renew their wedding vows; Larry mulls an offer from his dry cleaner.
Director: Larry Charles
Writer: Larry David
8.3/1011 votes#23 - The Seder
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2005
Cheryl puts on a Passover Seder, which Larry promptly finds numerous ways to ruin.
Director: Robert B. Weide
Writer: Larry David
8.2/1023 votes#24 - The Boyfriend (1)
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/12/1992
Jerry becomes friends with baseball's Keith Hernandez, who has a history with Kramer and would like a future with Elaine.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Larry David
8.2/1021 votes#25 - The Race
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/1994
Jerry dates a woman whose boss has a grudge against him; Elaine dates a Communist whose ideology spreads to George and Kramer.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Larry David
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"The Doll" is the best rated episode written by Larry David. It scored 9.2/10 based on 19 votes. It was directed by Robert B. Weide. It aired on 11/4/2001 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Denise Handicap".