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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 8 Episode 19 - The Yada Yada
    8.6/10(27 votes)

    #1 - The Yada Yada

    S8:E19

    George adopts his girlfriend's verbal shorthand; Jerry suspects a comic motive behind his dentist's conversion to Judaism; double-daters Kramer and Mickey don't know whose date is whose.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  2. undefined Season 6 Episode 15 - The Highlights of 100 (2)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - The Highlights of 100 (2)

    S6:E15

    The conclusion of a two-part collection of highlights from the first 100 shows includes the characters' concern about their self-images. Also: the evolution of "the contest"; how "marine biologist" George saved a beached whale.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  3. undefined Season 7 Episode 16 - The Shower Head
    8.2/10(27 votes)

    #3 - The Shower Head

    S7:E16

    Elaine fails a drug test--twice--and loses her job; Jerry talks about his Uncle Leo on "The Tonight Show."

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  4. undefined Season 7 Episode 23 - The Wait Out
    8.1/10(24 votes)

    #4 - The Wait Out

    S7:E23

    Jerry and Elaine see opportunities for themselves when George causes a couple to separate; Kramer can't remove his new jeans.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 19 - The Implant
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #5 - The Implant

    S4:E19

    Jerry adopts Elaine's opinion about a woman he's seeing; then Elaine changes her mind.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - The Scofflaw
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #6 - The Scofflaw

    S6:E13

    George fails to keep a secret about a friend; Kramer fingers Newman as a scofflaw.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  7. undefined Season 6 Episode 4 - The Chinese Woman
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #7 - The Chinese Woman

    S6:E4

    Jerry makes a blind date; Kramer makes a change to increase his sperm count.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  8. undefined Season 9 Episode 19 - The Maid
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #8 - 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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  9. undefined Season 7 Episode 9 - The Sponge
    7.9/10(28 votes)

    #9 - The Sponge

    S7:E9

    Elaine holds a monopoly on the contraceptive devices that Susan prefers; Kramer refuses to wear a ribbon on his AIDS walk.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  10. undefined Season 9 Episode 8 - The Betrayal
    7.8/10(30 votes)

    #10 - 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:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 17 - The Wife
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #11 - The Wife

    S5:E17

    Jerry's girlfriend poses as his wife to get in on his dry-cleaning discount.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  12. undefined Season 8 Episode 2 - The Soul Mate
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #12 - The Soul Mate

    S8:E2

    Kramer falls for the woman Jerry's seeing; George suspects he's suspected of foul play.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - The Visa
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #13 - The Visa

    S4:E15

    A lawyer George dates could help Jerry's pal, who's facing deportation, thanks, in part, to Kramer's trip to Florida.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  14. undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - The Masseuse
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #14 - The Masseuse

    S5:E9

    Jerry's masseuse-girlfriend doesn't like George; Elaine's boyfriend shares a moniker with a mass murderer.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  15. undefined Season 8 Episode 12 - The Money
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #15 - The Money

    S8:E12

    Kramer's girlfriend disrupts his sleep; Jerry's parents think he needs financial aid; George ponders an inheritance.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  16. undefined Season 5 Episode 21 - The Hamptons
    7.6/10(33 votes)

    #16 - The Hamptons

    S5:E21

    In the Hamptons, George's date sunbathes topless; Kramer steals lobsters; and a handsome doctor compliments Elaine, or does he?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - The Nose Job
    7.6/10(32 votes)

    #17 - The Nose Job

    S3:E9

    Kramer is the catalyst for George to urge his otherwise wonderful girlfriend to get a nose job, while Jerry dates a beauty whose brain is a beaut.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - The Apartment
    7.5/10(36 votes)

    #18 - The Apartment

    S2:E5

    Kramer tries mousse in his hair. Jerry gets Elaine an opportunity to get the apartment right above him, before he realizes the possible implications. George tests the "man with a wedding band" theory of meeting women.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  19. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - The Smelly Car
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #19 - The Smelly Car

    S4:E21

    An odor in Jerry's car seeps into the love life of Elaine.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  20. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - The Virgin
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #20 - The Virgin

    S4:E10

    Jerry courts a woman with a tame past; George makes a bad move at a meeting; a man disagrees with Elaine.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - The Good Samaritan
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #21 - The Good Samaritan

    S3:E20

    Jerry witnesses an accident--and is attracted to the victim and the perpetrator.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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  22. undefined Season 6 Episode 14 - The Highlights of 100 (1)
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #22 - The Highlights of 100 (1)

    S6:E14

    The first of a two-part collection of highlights from the first 100 shows includes the characters' ambitions and outside relationships; and George explaining the "show about nothing."

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Peter Mehlman

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Peter Mehlman Ratings Summary

"The Yada Yada" is the best rated episode written by Peter Mehlman. It scored 8.6/10 based on 27 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/24/1997 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Highlights of 100 (2)".