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The following is an episode list for the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. The series began on July 5, 1989 as The Seinfeld Chronicles and was soon picked up for a full season, which began airing on May 31, 1990. The final episode aired on May 14, 1998.

During its nine-year run, 180 episodes of Seinfeld were produced. The count includes two retrospective episodes, each split into two parts: "The Highlights of 100", covering the first one-hundred episodes; and "The Clip Show", also known as "The Chronicle", which aired before the series finale. On November 25, 2004, a special titled The Seinfeld Story was broadcast. This marked the first appearance of Seinfeld on NBC since its series finale in 1998.

The first eight seasons are available on DVD, with the ninth and final season due in November 2007. The fifth and sixth seasons were released on November 22, 2005, followed by the seventh season on November 21, 2006 and eighth season on June 5th, 2007. As of 2007, the show is still rerun regularly in syndication.

This list is arranged in the order the episodes were broadcast.

Episodes

Season 1: 1989-1990

# Title Director Writer(s) Original AirDate Production Code
1"The Seinfeld Chronicles A.K.A. "Good News, Bad News""Art WolffLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldJuly 5, 1989101
When Jerry gets a phone call from a woman he met out of town, George and "Kessler" (known as Kramer in all later episodes) weigh in on the situation.
2"The Stakeout"Tom CheronesLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldMay 31, 1990103
Jerry meets a woman at a party but learns only where she works, so he and George stake out her building.
3"The Robbery"Tom CheronesMatt GoldmanJune 7, 1990104
Jerry is robbed when Kramer leaves his door open. George finds Jerry a prospective new apartment, but George secretly wants it for himself.
4"Male Unbonding[1]"Tom CheronesLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldJune 14, 1990102
Jerry tries to end a friendship with a childhood friend. Kramer wants to open a make-your-own pizza shop.
5"The Stock Tip"Tom CheronesLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldJune 21, 1990105
George gets a stellar stock tip that he passes to Jerry. Jerry goes on a weekend date with Vanessa.

Season 2: 1991

# Title Director Writer(s) Original AirDate Production Code
6"The Ex-Girlfriend"Tom CheronesLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldJanuary 23, 1991201
Jerry begins seeing George's ex-girlfriend, Marlene, whom George finds annoying. Marlene breaks up with Jerry after seeing his act.
7"The Pony Remark"Tom CheronesLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldJanuary 30, 1991202
Jerry wonders if his off-the-cuff remark killed an aunt.
8"The Jacket"Tom CheronesLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldFebruary 6, 1991205
Jerry wears an expensive jacket when he meets Elaine's father, but an argument ensues when Jerry is reluctant to wear it outside during a snowfall.
9"The Phone Message"Tom CheronesLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldFebruary 13, 1991207
George leaves several nasty messages on a girlfriend's answering machine, then decides to steal the tape.
10"The Apartment"Tom CheronesPeter MehlmanApril 4, 1991208
Jerry finds Elaine an apartment in his building, then realizes the downside to their living in the same building.
11"The Statue"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesApril 11, 1991210
Jerry has his apartment cleaned by the boyfriend of Elaine's client, then finds a valuable statue missing.
12"The Revenge"Tom CheronesLarry DavidApril 18, 1991212
George quits his job after tiring of his demanding boss. He immediately regrets his decision and tries to get his job back.
13"The Heart Attack"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesApril 25, 1991211
George thinks he has a heart attack but actually needs a tonsillectomy, leading Kramer to recommend a holistic healer as a cheaper alternative.
14"The Deal"Tom CheronesLarry DavidMay 2, 1991213
After coming across a soft-core pornographic film, Elaine and Jerry renew their sexual relationship, with some ground rules.
15"The Baby Shower"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesMay 16, 1991204
Elaine holds a baby shower for a friend (also someone George briefly dated) at Jerry's apartment. Kramer convinces Jerry to pirate cable television.
16"The Chinese Restaurant"Tom CheronesLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldMay 23, 1991206
Jerry, George and Elaine try to get a dinner without a reservation at a Chinese restaurant.
17"The Busboy"Tom CheronesLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldJune 26, 1991203
George feels guilty when a busboy is fired, while Elaine must live with her boyfriend for a week.

Season 3: 1991–1992

# Title Director Writer(s) Original AirDate Production Code
18"The Note"Tom CheronesLarry DavidSeptember 18, 1991301
Jerry, George, and Elaine receive free massages. Afterwards, George questions his sexuality.
19"The Truth"David SteinbergElaine PopeSeptember 25, 1991302
Jerry is being audited by the IRS and George's girlfriend is supposed to fix his tax situation. George tells his ex-girlfriend why he ends their relationship, which puts her in a mental institution; Kramer sees Elaine naked.
20"The Pen"Tom CheronesLarry DavidOctober 2, 1991305
Jerry and Elaine fly to Florida to visit Jerry's parents; Jerry has a scuba accident and Elaine suffers a night on their couch.
21"The Dog"Tom CheronesLarry DavidOctober 9, 1991303
Jerry is left with a belligerent dog; George and Elaine realize they have little in common.
22"The Library"Joshua WhiteLarry CharlesOctober 16, 1991304
Jerry and George recall their high school years when Jerry learns that a library book he checked out in 1971 is overdue.
23"The Parking Garage"Tom CheronesLarry DavidOctober 30, 1991306
Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer get lost in a parking garage after shopping for an air conditioner.
24"The Cafe"Tom CheronesTom LeopoldNovember 6, 1991307
Jerry visits an empty restaurant; Elaine takes an IQ test for George.
25"The Tape"David SteinbergLarry David & Bob Shaw & Don McEneryNovember 13, 1991308
George orders a baldness remedy from China; Elaine anonymously leaves an erotic message on Jerry's tape recorder.
26"The Nose Job"Tom CheronesPeter MehlmanNovember 20, 1991309
Kramer encourages George's new girlfriend to get rhinoplasty; Jerry is conflicted about a beautiful actress with whom he has nothing in common.
27"The Stranded[2]"Tom CheronesLarry David & Jerry Seinfeld and Matt GoldmanNovember 27, 1991209
George leaves Jerry and Elaine waiting for a very tardy Kramer at a party. The party host (Michael Chiklis) befriends Kramer and ends up spending a wild night with a prostitute at Jerry's apartment days later.
28"The Alternate Side"Tom CheronesLarry David and Bill MastersDecember 4, 1991310
George takes a job moving cars across the street; Elaine cares for her 66-year-old boyfriend; Kramer popularizes a line.
29"The Red Dot"Tom CheronesLarry DavidDecember 11, 1991311
Elaine finds George a job at a publishing company; he repays her with a damaged gift; Jerry reintroduces Elaine's boyfriend to liquor.
30"The Subway"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesJanuary 8, 1992313
Each of the four principal characters has a unique experience on the subway system.
31"The Pez Dispenser"Tom CheronesLarry DavidJanuary 15, 1992314
Jerry's PEZ dispenser causes a scene at a piano recital by George's girlfriend; Kramer creates a cologne.
32"The Suicide"Tom CheronesTom LeopoldJanuary 29, 1992312
After a neighbor attempts suicide, Jerry visits him at the hospital and becomes attracted to the girlfriend; Elaine develops a ravenous appetite after fasting for a medical exam.
33"The Parking Space"Tom CheronesLarry David and Greg DanielsFebruary 4, 1992322
George and another of Kramer's friends face off over a parking space.
34"The Fix-Up"Tom CheronesLarry Charles & Elaine PopeFebruary 5, 1992317
Jerry and Elaine set George up on a blind date; Kramer gives George a defective condom.
35"The Boyfriend, Part 1"Tom CheronesLarry David & Larry LevinFebruary 12, 1992315
Jerry befriends Keith Hernandez at the gym; Kramer recounts an incident in which Newman and he were spat on during a New York Mets game.
36"The Boyfriend, Part 2"Tom CheronesLarry David and Larry LevinFebruary 12, 1992316
Jerry becomes jealous when Keith Hernandez begins dating Elaine. George comes up with a scheme to collect unemployment. The spitting incident is revisited, and a "second spitter" theory, à la Kennedy assassination is discussed.
37"The Limo"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesFebruary 26, 1992318
Jerry and George board a limousine intended for other passengers. They invite Kramer and Elaine to join them but later learn that the intended riders were neo-Nazis, for whom they have been mistaken.
38"The Good Samaritan"Jason AlexanderPeter MehlmanMarch 4, 1992319
Jerry trails a hit-and-run driver but is attracted to her and begins dating her; he later learns her victim was a longtime quarry and dates the latter as well. Kramer begins having seizures whenever he hears Mary Hart's voice.
39"The Letter"Tom CheronesLarry DavidMarch 25, 1992320
Jerry learns that his new artist friend (played by Catherine Keener), from whom George has been forced to buy a painting, plagiarized a letter to keep him from breaking up with her. Elaine refuses to remove her Baltimore Orioles cap during a New York Yankees game.
40"The Keys"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesMay 6, 1992321
Becoming annoyed at Kramer's invasions of privacy, Jerry takes away his spare key. Kramer, shaken, decides to leave for California to pursue an acting career. As George, Elaine, and Jerry exchange spare key privileges, Jerry and George learn that Elaine is secretly writing a Murphy Brown script; Kramer, later, is hired to play Brown's secretary.

Season 4: 1992–1993

# Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate Production Code
41"The Trip, Part 1"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesAugust 12, 1992401
When Jerry is asked to appear on The Tonight Show in Los Angeles, George accompanies him to look for Kramer, in a continuation of the season three finale.
42"The Trip, Part 2"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesAugust 19, 1992402
Kramer is arrested when he is mistaken for a serial killer. After he is exonerated, Jerry, George, and he return to New York.
43"The Pitch[3]"Tom CheronesLarry DavidSeptember 16, 1992403
NBC television executives approach Jerry and George to write a pilot for a sitcom. Crazy Joe Davola begins to stalk both Jerry and Kramer.
44"The Ticket"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesSeptember 16, 1992404
Newman uses Kramer as his witness when the former refuses to pay for a speeding ticket.
45"The Wallet"Tom CheronesLarry DavidSeptember 23, 1992405
Jerry is asked to explain to his parents why he does not wear the watch they gave him. Morty Seinfeld thinks his wallet has been stolen from him at his doctor's appointment.
46"The Watch"Tom CheronesLarry DavidSeptember 30, 1992406
Jerry tries to buy his watch back from Uncle Leo, who found it in the trash can where Jerry had thrown it away. George tries to resurrect the fledgling NBC deal, while Elaine plans a break up from her psychotherapist with Kramer's help.
47"The Bubble Boy"Tom CheronesLarry David & Larry CharlesOctober 7, 1992407
Jerry agrees to visit a boy who lives in a plastic bubble on the way to Susan's parents' cabin. Jerry loses his way, though, and George and Susan visit the boy instead.
48"The Cheever Letters"Tom CheronesLarry DavidOctober 28, 1992408
Jerry offends Elaine's assistant. Kramer makes a contact for Cuban cigars. A box of letters from John Cheever is all that remains after Susan's father's cabin burns down.
49"The Opera"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesNovember 4, 1992409
Elaine realizes her boyfriend is actually Crazy Joe Davola. George, Jerry, and she then endure a night at the opera with a group of clowns.
50"The Virgin"Tom CheronesPeter MehlmanNovember 11, 1992410
Jerry discovers the woman (guest star Jane Leeves) he is dating is a virgin. Kramer continues to harass Jerry and George when they are trying to write a teleplay for their NBC pilot.
51"The Contest"Tom CheronesLarry DavidNovember 18, 1992411
After George is caught masturbating by his mother, the four main characters devise a contest to see who can go the longest without pleasuring him/herself. Marla, Jerry's girlfriend, with whom he has yet to have sex with, learns of the contest and is disgusted. Elaine meets John F. Kennedy, Jr.. George's mother is hospitalized.
52"The Airport"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesNovember 25, 1992412
Jerry and Elaine experience the differences between travelling in first class and in coach. George and Kramer travel to two different airports after a flight is rerouted.
53"The Pick"Tom CheronesLarry DavidDecember 16, 1992413
Jerry is seen ostensibly picking his nose by his new girlfriend, a model, and tries to convince her that he was only scratching around his nose. Elaine mails a Christmas card that is unintentionally revealing.
54"The Movie"Tom CheronesSteve Skrovan & Bill Masters and John HaymanJanuary 6, 1993415
The four main characters continually miss each other as they try to attend a film together.
55"The Visa"Tom CheronesPeter MehlmanJanuary 27, 1993414
Jerry's attempts to keep Babu Bhatt from being deported turn out unsuccessful. Elaine tries to get George's attorney girlfriend to effect the dropping of a lawsuit against Elaine.
56"The Shoes"Tom CheronesLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldFebruary 4, 1993417
Jerry and George have their television pilot shelved after each sneaks a look at the cleavage of the daughter of an NBC executive; Elaine tries to ameliorate the problem.
57"The Outing"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesFebruary 11, 1993416
Jerry and George are mistaken as homosexuals by a college newspaper reporter and are publicly outed.
58"The Old Man"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesFebruary 18, 1993418
Jerry, George, and Elaine volunteer to spend time with senior citizens.
59"The Implant"Tom CheronesPeter MehlmanFebruary 25, 1993419
Jerry sends Elaine to find out if his new girlfriend Sidra's (guest star Teri Hatcher) breasts are natural or faux. George "double dips" a chip at a funeral repast, for which he is chastized.
60"The Junior Mint"Tom CheronesAndy RobinMarch 18, 1993421
Jerry is puzzled after he cannot remember the name of his girlfriend; he recalls only her observation that it rhymes with a part of the female anatomy. While Kramer and Jerry watch an operation performed on a former boyfriend of Elaine, Kramer drops a Junior Mints candy into the man's open chest cavity, with salutary results.
61"The Smelly Car"Tom CheronesLarry David and Peter MehlmanApril 15, 1993422
A valet with offensive body odor stinks up Jerry's car and anyone who comes in contact with him. George believes he affected Susan's becoming a lesbian.
62"The Handicap Spot"Tom CheronesLarry DavidMay 13, 1993420
George parks his father's car in a handicap parking spot; after a disabled driver is unable to find a handicap spot and is injured, an angry mob destroys the car. Elaine and Jerry buy a television as a wedding gift for "The Drake", but then the wedding is called off. Frank Costanza appears for the first time as George becomes his butler after his father is ticketed for having had his car in a handicap spot.
63"The Pilot, Part 1"Tom CheronesLarry DavidMay 20, 1993423
Jerry and George begin casting for their pilot, Jerry, which is finally ready. George is upset over the casting of his alter ego. NBC executive Russell Dalrimple becomes obsessed with Elaine, who files a complaint when she concludes that Monk's is hiring only large-breasted women.
64"The Pilot, Part 2"Tom CheronesLarry DavidMay 20, 1993424
Jerry and George prepare for the taping of Jerry and each of the principal four gives tips to his/her television alter ego. Elaine wears a disguise to hide from Dalrimple.

Season 5: 1993–1994

# Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate Production Code
65"The Mango"Tom CheronesBuck Dancer and Lawrence H. LevySeptember 16, 1993501
George lacks confidence after a love-making session ends with his girlfriend's (guest star Lisa Edelstein) apparently faking her orgasm. When Jerry learns that Elaine faked orgasms with him, he begs for another chance. After Kramer is banned from his favorite fruit shop, he sends Jerry to buy fruit for him, but the shop owner soon realizes the fruit is for Kramer and bans Jerry as well. George discovers the sexual power of the mango.
66"The Puffy Shirt"Tom CheronesLarry DavidSeptember 23, 1993503
Having taken a job as a hand model, George becomes obsessed with the condition of his hands. Jerry agrees to wear a shirt designed by Kramer's girlfriend, a "low talker" whose query Jerry doesn't hear, when he appears on The Today Show; the shirt turns out to be a puffy pirate shirt.
67"The Glasses"Tom CheronesTom Gammill & Max ProssSeptember 30, 1993502
Elaine is bitten by a dog and develops an aversion to the animals. While without his glasses, George sees what he thinks to be a kiss between Jerry's cousin and Jerry's girlfriend and then Jerry and George investigate.
68"The Sniffing Accountant"Tom CheronesLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldOctober 7, 1993504
George, at the urging of his father, interviews for a job as a brassiere salesman. Jerry's accountant shows signs of drug use, and Kramer and Newman are dispatched to determine the truth. Elaine finds a boyfriend whom she thinks to be perfect but whose use of exclamation points irks her.
69"The Bris"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesOctober 14, 1993505
George finds an excellent parking spot but must spend time protecting it. Kramer thinks he has discovered the result of genetic engineering experiment commissioned by the U.S. Army (a "pig man"). Elaine and Jerry are asked to be godparents but worry about participating in the baby's circumcision.
70"The Lip Reader"Tom CheronesCarol LeiferOctober 28, 1993506
Jerry begins dating a deaf line judge from the U.S. Open (guest star Marlee Matlin); George uses her lip reading skills to determine what an ex-girlfriend is saying about him. Kramer becomes a "ball man" at the Open but ultimately injures Monica Seles as the latter returns to competitive tennis.
71"The Non-Fat Yogurt"Tom CheronesLarry DavidNovember 4, 1993508
Jerry, Elaine and George eat at a non-fat frozen yogurt shop in which Kramer has invested, but gain weight and fear that the yogurt is not as healthy as its purveyors claim. Jerry inadvertently uses an obscene word while near a sleezy neighbor's clueless son, who himself starts to frequently use the word. Elaine commissions a laboratory to evaluate the yogurt and unknowingly gives her boyfriend, Lloyd Braun (also George's nemesis), the idea to promote name tags for everyone in New York City, which he then suggests to the current mayor of New York City, David Dinkins. Kramer's date with a lab technician produces a very odd cholesterol test result for Dinkins' opponent, Rudy Giuliani.
72"The Barber"Tom CheronesAndy RobinNovember 11, 1993507
Uncertain about a job interview he has had, George decides to feign that he is a hired employee while the boss is out of town. Jerry receives a bad haircut from his longtime barber but fears seeing a new hairdresser; Kramer arranges a clandestine haircut, but Jerry's erstwhile barber becomes suspicious and bribes Newman into obtaining a sample of Jerry's hair.
73"The Masseuse"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesNovember 18, 1993509
Elaine dates a man who shares the name of a notorious serial killer (Joel Rifkin) and tries to convince him to change his name. Jerry's girlfriend, a masseuse (guest star Jennifer Coolidge), seems unwilling to give Jerry a massage, even as she takes Kramer as a client. Meanwhile, she is not fond of George, leading him incessantly to wonder why.
74"The Cigar Store Indian"Tom CheronesTom Gammill & Max ProssDecember 9, 1993510
While Jerry helps George with a coffee table stain, Elaine must take the subway home; she takes Frank Costanza's TV Guide as reading material. George meets a woman at a furniture refinishing store and takes her to his parents' home, pretending that it is his. Jerry is interested in a Native American woman, but she is offended when he presents Elaine with an Indian figurine as a peace offering. Having had sex with his furniture store quarry, George leaves a condom wrapper in his parents' bed; his parents discover not only the wrapper but also the absence of Frank's TV Guide (he is a collector) and punish him. Kramer pitches a coffee table book.
75"The Conversion"Tom CheronesBruce KirschbaumDecember 16, 1993511
George converts to the Latvian Orthodox religion in order to keep a girlfriend who would otherwise break up with him for religious reasons. Jerry finds a fungus cream in his girlfriend's medicine cabinet and, wondering what the cream might treat, convinces Elaine to ask her boyfriend, a podiatrist. Kramer meets a nun at George's church but must break up with her when she decides to forsake religion for him.
76"The Stall"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesJanuary 6, 1994512
Elaine asks a woman in a neighboring toilet stall for toilet paper, but the woman "can't spare a square". Elaine later realizes that the woman is Jerry's girlfriend, whom Kramer also recognizes as an operator from a telephone sex line. Elaine, meanwhile, becomes enamored of her boyfriend's face, but he falls while rock climbing with George and Kramer, leaving her to wonder whether his face will ever be the same.
77"The Dinner Party"Tom CheronesLarry DavidFebruary 3, 1994514
As the four principal characters struggle to find gifts for a dinner party, Jerry and Elaine stop at a bakery to purchase a babka; they fail to take a number, however, and end up with a cake with a human hair on it. Kramer and George go to purchase wine but must change a $100 bill and then wait for a double-parker to return to his car.
78"The Marine Biologist"Tom CheronesRon Hague & Charlie RubinFebruary 10, 1994513
Jerry meets a former college classmate who inquires about George; Jerry lies and tells him George is a marine biologist. A Russian author whom Elaine is escorting angrily tosses her electronic organizer out of a limousine they share. Kramer hits golf balls into the ocean, and, when one imperils a whale, George is called upon to use his marine biology skills.
79"The Pie""Tom CheronesTom Gammill & Max ProssFebruary 17, 1994515
Jerry is miffed after his girlfriend Audrey elects not to share a piece of pie with him; when later he eats at her father's restaurant (the first appearance of Poppie's), he becomes concerned about food preparation. Jerry and George find that a store mannequin looks like Elaine; she becomes interested in its genesis. George tussles with a store patron over a suit but finds that it makes an unpleasant noise.
80"The Stand In"Tom CheronesLarry DavidFebruary 24, 1994516
Kramer convinces his friend Mickey, a little person, to use lifts to keep his job, but his ruse is later discovered by other midget actors. Jerry visits an ill friend at the hospital and feels added pressure to be funny after his first visit coincides with a deterioration in the man's condition. George, finding he has nothing about which to talk with his girlfriend, wants to break up but holds off he learns she is being encouraged to end the relationship. Elaine dates a friend of Jerry, and the man "takes it [his penis] out" on the pair's first date.
81"The Wife"Tom CheronesPeter MehlmanMarch 17, 1994517
Jerry's girlfriend (guest star Courteney Cox) poses as his wife in order that she may share in his dry cleaning discount. George urinates in the shower while at the health club and fears he may be reported to management. Elaine gets mixed signals from a prospective boyfriend in whom she is interested.
82"The Raincoats, Part 1"Tom CheronesTom Gammill & Max Pross and Larry David & Jerry SeinfeldApril 28, 1994519
Jerry's parents stay with him while waiting to travel to Paris, preventing Jerry, back from a three-week trip, from spending time alone with his girlfriend. The Seinfelds and Costanzas each decline dinner invitations from the other. The Seinfelds are shown the city by Elaine's new boyfriend (guest star Judge Reinhold), a "close talker" who takes an unusual interest in them. George, having signed up to mentor a child through the Big Brothers program, tries several times to escape his new responsibility. Kramer, meanwhile, agrees with Morty Seinfeld to sell beltless raincoats, while George sells his father's moth-laden summer clothes, unaware that his parents are planning a cruise.
83"The Raincoats, Part 2"Tom CheronesTom Gammill & Max Pross and Larry David & Jerry SeinfeldApril 28, 1994520
Jerry and his girlfriend finally have time together alone as they view Schindler's List; Newman sees the two as they kiss and fail to watch the movie. Morty's raincoats are delayed, causing the Seinfelds to miss their flight to France; George seizes the opportunity and attempts to shirk his Big Brothers role. The quasi-feud between Jerry's and George's parents continue.
84"The Fire"Tom CheronesLarry CharlesMay 5, 1994518
Kramer invites his girlfriend, a co-worker whom Elaine finds annoying, to Jerry's show, and she heckles him ceaselessly. George, attending his girlfriend's son's birthday party, panics when fire breaks out and rushes away, pushing down children, seniors, and a performer in the process. Jerry takes revenge on his heckler by appearing at her workplace to heckle her; she runs out of her office and onto the street and loses a toe. Kramer finds the toe and boards a bus to go to the hospital; a gunman commandeers the bus but Kramer overcomes him and drives the bus.
85"The Hamptons"Tom CheronesPeter Mehlman and Carol LeiferMay 12, 1994522
The four principal characters travel to the Hamptons to see a baby; they find that the baby is altogether ugly. Kramer finds a filled lobster trap and thinks the catch belong to him. George's girlfriend exposes her breasts to everyone—save George—and George is seen naked by Jerry's girlfriend, to whom he tries vainly to explain that, having just gotten out of the water, he is a victim of penile "shrinkage." Elaine is thrilled to be termed breathtaking by a doctor (guest star Richard Burgi) until she finds he ascribes the same appellative to the baby.
86"The Opposite"Tom CheronesLarry David & Jerry Seinfeld & Andy CowanMay 19, 1994521
George decides that he must do everything in a fashion opposite of that in which he would normally do things and he experiences good luck, moving out of his parents' house, landing a job with the New York Yankees baseball club, and finding a girlfriend. Elaine apparently exchanges luck with George; her eating a box of Jujyfruits seems to cause the collapse of Pendant Publishing. Kramer appears on Live with Regis & Kathie Lee to promote his coffee table book.

Season 6: 1994–1995

# Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate Production Code
87"The Chaperone"Andy AckermanLarry David and Bill Masters & Bob ShawSeptember 22, 1994601
Jerry meets Miss Rhode Island, who is competing in the Miss America pageant and consequently must be chaperoned on her date with Jerry; Kramer fills the role and quickly becomes her personal coach. Elaine seeks to follow in the footsteps of Jackie Kennedy Onassis in securing a position with Doubleday, but she soon finds her job as personal assistant to an executive to be unfulfilling. George replaces polyester with cotton as the material for the Yankees' uniforms, with alarming results.
88"The Big Salad"Andy AckermanLarry DavidSeptember 29, 1994602
Elaine must find a special mechanical pencil for her new boss and soon finds herself dealing with the romantic advances of a stationary store clerk. George purchase a "big salad" for Elaine, but his girlfriend appears to take credit for the purchase. Jerry learns that his current girlfriend formerly dated Newman, who ended the relationship. Kramer plays golf with an ex-Major League Baseballer, whose rules violations Kramer notes, giving rise to a fight. The man is later suspected in the murder of a dry cleaner, and Kramer helps the fan flee in a white Ford Bronco in a situation similar to that of O.J. Simpson.
89"The Pledge Drive"Andy AckermanTom Gammill & Max ProssOctober 6, 1994603
Elaine's boss, Justin Pitt, eats a Snickers bar with a knife and fork, starting a trend that seems to sweep the city. Jerry and Elaine deal with a couple who sound altogether similar on the phone. Jerry cashes checks long since written by his grandmother, causing her account to become overdrawn. Jerry works on a public television fundraiser and convinces George to bring Yankee Danny Tartabull.
90"The Chinese Woman"Andy AckermanPeter MehlmanOctober 13, 1994604
Jerry and Elaine see George's father with a man in a cape but doesn't say hello. Jerry discovers a Chinese woman, Donna Chang on George's phone line after the wires get crossed and he gets a date with her but learns she isn't Chinese. Kramer goes to a fertility clinic. Elaine ruins her friend Noreen's latest romance with a long talker. George's life is made miserable when his parents separate.
91"The Couch"Andy AckermanLarry DavidOctober 27, 1994605
Elaine begins to date the guy who delivers Jerry's new couch. Kramer plans to start a pizza business with Poppie. George joins a book club, but tries to rent the movie. Jerry and Elaine's discussion of the abortion issue causes trouble for Poppie, Elaine's relationship & Jerry's new couch. George spends the evening with the family that has rented the film.
92"The Gymnast"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff SchafferNovember 3, 1994606
Jerry dates a Romanian Olympic gymnast. Jerry and Kramer find out about one of George's bathroom habits. Kramer passes a kidney stone. George is caught eating out of the trash. Mr. Pitt becomes obsessed with finding the image in a 3-D painting.
93"The Soup"Andy AckermanFred StollerNovember 10, 1994608
Elaine brings over a man she met in England and he turns out to be a real bounder. Jerry accepts an Armani suit from an obnoxious comedian. George goes for a walk with a waitress from Monk's. After his kidney stone, Kramer decides to eat only fresh foods.
94"The Mom & Pop Store"Andy AckermanTom Gammill & Max ProssNovember 17, 1994607
A salesman convinces George to buy a convertible once owned by "Jon Voight." Kramer tries to save a small shoe-repair business, but his good intentions affect Jerry in a big way. Elaine wins tickets for Mr. Pitt, who's always wanted to participate in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
95"The Secretary"David Owen TrainorCarol Leifer and Marjorie GrossDecember 8, 1994609
Jerry confronts his dry cleaner. George passes over hiring an attractive secretary for a less attractive one. Kramer gets Uma Thurman's phone number. Elaine tries to buy a dress, but is unsatisfied with the size of the mirrors in the store.
96"The Race"Andy AckermanTom Gammill & Max Pross and Larry David & Sam KassDecember 15, 1994612
Jerry meets an old rival, who suspects that he cheated in a high school race. Elaine is put on a "blacklist" and finds out her boyfriend is a Communist. George responds to a personal ad in a Communist newspaper. Kramer becomes a department store Santa.
97"The Switch"Andy AckermanBruce Kirschbaum and Sam KassJanuary 5, 1995610
Elaine lets a potential employer borrow Mr. Pitt's tennis racket. Jerry's girlfriend never laughs. George's model girlfriend may be bulimic. Kramer's first name is revealed, Cosmo. Kramer begins to use his first name.
98"The Label Maker"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff SchafferJanuary 19, 1995611
Elaine and Jerry think Tim Whatley is a "re-gifter". George convinces his girlfriend to get her male roommate to move out. Kramer takes playing a game of Risk against Newman seriously.
99"The Scofflaw""Andy AckermanPeter MehlmanJanuary 26, 1995613
George meets an old friend (Jon Lovitz) who's spent the last few months undergoing chemotherapy. Kramer calls a litterbug "a pig" near a cop. Kramer asks Elaine where her old boyfriend got his glasses. George gets a toupee.
100"The Highlights of 100, Part 1"Andy AckermanPeter MehlmanFebruary 2, 1995623

Jerry introduces a program that shows highlights from the first 99 episodes of a "show about nothing."

Credited as the 100th episode by NBC.
101"The Highlights of 100, Part 2"Andy AckermanPeter MehlmanFebruary 2, 1995624
Jerry introduces a program that shows highlights from the first 99 episodes of a "show about nothing."
102"The Beard"Andy AckermanCarol LeiferFebruary 9, 1995615
Elaine tries to convert a gay man. George discovers that the woman Kramer has set him up with is bald. Kramer begins standing in police lineups for $50 a lineup. Jerry begins to date a cop, but she wants him to take a lie detector test about Melrose Place.
103"The Kiss Hello"Andy AckermanLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldFebruary 16, 1995614

Elaine's friend has an old style hairdo, that Jerry and Elaine want Kramer to comment on. Jerry's grandmother wants him to open a ketchup bottle. Kramer puts tenant pictures up in the lobby. George gets his arm looked at. Elaine injures her shoulder carrying equipment home, and can't get any complementary treatment by her friend who is a physiotherapist.

Credited as 100th episode by the cast and crew of Seinfeld.
104"The Doorman"Andy AckermanTom Gammill & Max ProssFebruary 23, 1995616
The doorman in Mr. Pitt's building, causes trouble for Jerry. Kramer robs George on the street for some German tourists. George's father is living with him. Kramer develops a new undergarment for males. Jerry offers his soiled couch to replace the one that was stolen while he was "on duty."
105"The Jimmy"Andy AckermanGregg Kavet & Andy RobinMarch 16, 1995617
The guys play a game of basketball with "the Jimmy". Jerry discovers they carry Penthouse in a dental office waiting room. Elaine gets tickets to a benefit for AMCA featuring Mel Tormé, the "Velvet Fog." Elaine tries to meet a handsome guy at the gym, but instead talks with "the Jimmy", who makes the date for himself. Kramer has a visit to the dentist complete with Novocaine.
106"The Doodle"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff SchafferApril 6, 1995618
Jerry finds out he was eating pecans that were in his girlfriend's mouth. George finds a doodle that his girlfriend (Christa Miller) drew of him. Kramer is eating some tasty peaches that come in season for two weeks every year, but he loses his sense of taste. Fleas force Jerry and his parents out his apartment. Elaine has an interview with a publisher. Elaine must go into Jerry's fumigated apartment to get an unpublished manuscript. George finds out that his girlfriend really doesn't care what he looks like.
107"The Fusilli Jerry"Andy AckermanMarjorie GrossApril 27, 1995619
Kramer gets his new license plates from the DMV, but the plates say "ASSMAN." Jerry finds out his mechanic used his "move" on Elaine while making love to her. Kramer makes a statue of Jerry out of fusilli pasta. Kramer eventually finds the owner of the plate when Frank Costanza meets with an unfortunate accident and is taken to a proctologist.
108"The Diplomat's Club"Andy AckermanTom Gammill & Max ProssMay 4, 1995620
Jerry plans to meet a super model at an airport club, but his assistant makes the trip a nightmare. Elaine says she will quit working for Mr. Pitt, but finds out that she's going to be in his will. George tries to prove to his boss that he is not a racist, when he says his boss looks like Sugar Ray Leonard. Kramer meets a rich Texan with whom he starts making bets.
109"The Face Painter"Andy AckermanLarry DavidMay 11, 1995622
Elaine's boyfriend David Puddy paints his face and his behavior at a hockey game makes a priest believes he has seen the devil. A monkey throws a banana peel at Kramer. George tries to tell his girlfriend that he loves her. Jerry refuses to give the "necessary" follow-up courtesy thank you for the hockey tickets.
110"The Understudy"Andy AckermanMarjorie Gross & Carol LeiferMay 18, 1995621
George and Jerry are suspected of deliberately injuring Bette Midler during a softball game, giving Jerry's girlfriend a chance to perform. Kramer becomes Bette's personal assistant. Elaine gets George's father to translate for her when she suspects that her manicurist has made some obvious snide remarks in a foreign tongue. Elaine meets J. Peterman, and gets herself a new job.

Season 7: 1995–1996

# Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate Production Code
111"The Engagement[4]"Andy AckermanLarry DavidSeptember 21, 1995701
Elaine has a problem sleeping in her new apartment because of a nearby constantly barking dog. Kramer, Newman and Elaine commit a dognapping scene and take the dog far out of the city. George gets back with Susan Ross, his former girlfriend from NBC and he asks her to marry him. Jerry breaks up with his girlfriend again.
112"The Postponement""Andy AckermanLarry DavidSeptember 28, 1995702
Elaine's dog problem is solved by a neighborly rabbi with a cable show. Kramer's involvement in the dognapping worries him. George decides he wants to postpone the engagement. Kramer and Jerry try to see "Plan 9 From Outer Space", Kramer sneaks in gourmet coffee, spills it and says he has a legal case.
113"The Maestro"Andy AckermanLarry DavidOctober 6, 1995703
George decides that he needs to help a security guard that works at Susan's uncle's store. Elaine begins dating the "Maestro." Kramer's gets an out of court settlement in his lawsuit nets him free coffee at any location around the world." Jerry asks Poppie about Tuscany and is referred to Poppie's cousin, who makes him an offer he can't refuse.
114"The Wink"Andy AckermanTom Gammill & Max ProssOctober 12, 1995704
Elaine dates the man from her wake-up service. A bit of grapefruit pulp, from Jerry's breakfast, gets into George's eye and causes problems for him when his winks keep getting misinterpreted. Jerry's healthy diet conflicts with his dating of Elaine's cousin. Kramer promises a sick boy that Yankee Paul O'Neill will hit two home runs for him, so he can get back a birthday card that he sold based on George's wink.
115"The Hot Tub"Andy AckermanGregg Kavet & Andy RobinOctober 26, 1995705
George picks up a bad habit from some visiting Astros representatives. During the time of the New York City Marathon, Elaine has an out-of-country runner as her house guest. The runner had overslept and missed the big race at the last Olympics and Jerry obsesses with ensuring that it doesn't happen again. Kramer installs a hot tub in his apartment.
116"The Soup Nazi"Andy AckermanSpike FerestenNovember 2, 1995706
Elaine finds an antique armoire she wants. George makes a mistake while trying to get his soup from the "Soup Nazi." George and Elaine discuss how annoyed they are by Jerry's sweet-talking with his current girlfriend, especially their calling each other "Schmoopie". Elaine makes an ordering error in front of the "Soup Nazi", and is banned for a year. Susan appreciates that George is finally showing his feelings in public.
117"The Secret Code"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff SchafferNovember 9, 1995707
George refuses to tell his ATM code ("Bosco") to Susan. Elaine dates an amnesiac. Leapin' Larry, wants Jerry to do spots for his store, but he is angered when he thinks Jerry is doing an impression of him when his foot falls asleep. Kramer gets an emergency band scanner and decides to help at the FDNY. Elaine doesn't want to go on a date with her boss, J. Peterman, so she leaves Jerry and George at the restaurant. George's code is needed in a life or death situation.
118"The Pool Guy"Andy AckermanDavid MandelNovember 16, 1995708
Elaine befriends Susan. Jerry meets his pool guy outside a movie, and then he can't get rid of him. George is worried by Elaine wanting to get to know Susan. Kramer's new phone number is similar to a film information line. When Kramer keeps getting wrong numbers, he begins giving out the information for movie show times a la "Moviefone".
119"The Sponge"Andy AckermanPeter MehlmanDecember 7, 1995709
Jerry gets a girl's number on Kramer's AIDS walk list. Elaine must decide whether her current boyfriend is "spongeworthy." George tells Susan the secret of the size of Jerry's jeans. George is "out of the loop." Kramer refuses to "wear an AIDS ribbon."
120"The Gum"Andy AckermanTom Gammill & Max ProssDecember 14, 1995710
Kramer is active in the re-opening of an old movie theater. George's friend Lloyd Braun has a pack of Chinese gum that Kramer insists everyone tries. Elaine accidentally "reveals herself" to Lloyd. Jerry must wear glasses while around Lloyd. George's friend Deena thinks he is showing signs of being on the verge of a breakdown.
121"The Rye"Andy AckermanCarol LeiferJanuary 4, 1996711
Elaine dates a jazz saxophonist. Jerry tells one of the band members the saxophonist and Elaine are "hot and heavy." Susan's parents meet and have dinner with the Costanzas for the first time. Both families obsess over a loaf of rye bread that wasn't served with the meal, which Frank takes back home. Kramer takes over a friend's horse-drawn carriage for a week and feeds the horse Beef-a-Reeno.
122"The Caddy"Andy AckermanGregg Kavet & Andy RobinJanuary 25, 1996712
Kramer befriends a caddy, who helps him to improve his golf game and offer him other advice. When George leaves his car at work, Wilhelm and Steinbrenner think he has been working overtime. Elaine meets an old high-school friend who is now an heiress to the Oh Henry! candy bar fortune and a "braless wonder" (Brenda Strong). Kramer and Elaine take her rival to court and only Jerry may stand in the way.
123"The Seven"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff SchafferFebruary 1, 1996713
Elaine strains her neck trying to get a bike down from the wall. In pain she promises the bike to whoever fixes her neck. Kramer saves the day and wants the bike. George is angry when Susan's cousin chooses to name her baby with the name he planned to give his first offspring. Kramer works out an arrangement with Jerry to keep track of what he takes from Jerry's kitchen. Jerry girlfriend's always wears the same dress.
124"The Cadillac, Part 1"Andy AckermanLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldFebruary 8, 1996714
Jerry surprises his parents by buying them a new Cadillac which Elaine becomes infatuated with Jerry as a result. The cable company wants to meet with Kramer. George reconsiders his engagement when one of Elaine's friends suggests that he meets with actress, Marisa Tomei. Jack Klompus accuses Morty of embezzling funds to pay for his new Cadillac.
125"The Cadillac, Part 2"Andy AckermanLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldFebruary 8, 1996717
Kramer continues to mess with the cable guy. George's obsession with Marisa Tomei makes Susan suspicious. George receives Marisa's phone number and must now create an alibi involving her "boyfriend" Art Vandelay. Morty's only testimony is from the woman that Jerry stole the marble rye from to prevent him from impeachment. Susan thinks George is having an affair with Elaine.
126"The Shower Head"Andy AckermanPeter Mehlman & Marjorie GrossFebruary 15, 1996715
Kramer and Jerry are not pleased with the new low flow shower heads that the buildings maintenance people have put in for them. Elaine is surprised to find out that she has tested positive for Opium. Jerry is frustrated by the fact that his parents aren't moving back to Florida and George is elated because his parents are considering moving to Florida.
127"The Doll"Andy AckermanTom Gammill & Max ProssFebruary 22, 1996716
Susan's old roommate gives Jerry a package that she wants him to be careful with. Frank turns George's room into a billiard room and Kramer challenges him to a game of billiards where the space is a bit tight. Jerry is enthusiastic about a new toothbrush. Susan has a doll that looks like George's mother. Elaine tries to replace an autographed picture of "the other guy", for "the Maestro" that was damaged while they were in Tuscany.
128"The Friars Club"Andy AckermanDavid MandelMarch 7, 1996718
George successfully delays his wedding. Jerry goes out with Susan's best friend. Jerry loses a jacket he "borrowed" for dinner at the Friars Club. Kramer tries to duplicate the sleeping patterns of Da Vinci. Peterman hires a deaf employee (Rob Schneider) and Elaine suffers the consequences, when she gets loaded with most of his work.
129"The Wig Master"Andy AckermanSpike FerestenMarch 16, 1996719
Jerry uses Elaine to prove that a sales clerk is wrong about his looking at an expensive jacket. Elaine is picked up by the clerk after he leads her on with the promise of a big discount. George has an unwanted house guest. George discovers why a parking lot is so cheap, when he finds a used condom in his car. Kramer becomes a "pimp."
130"The Calzone"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff SchafferApril 25, 1996720
George becomes Steinbrenner's pet, when he shares an eggplant calzone with him. Kramer is raving about wearing clothes "straight out of the dryer." Elaine's boyfriend is dating her without really ever asking her out. Jerry takes advantage of his girlfriend's ability to get anything she wants. Kramer starts using an oven for his clothing.
131"The Bottle Deposit, Part 1"Andy AckermanGregg Kavet & Andy RobinMay 2, 1996721
George doesn't hear the details on an important project that Wilhelm wants him to champion. Elaine gets into a bidding war at an auction with Sue Ellen Mischke, the Oh Henry! candy heiress, over a set of golf clubs owned by JFK. Consequently, she spends a bit more than she was authorized by Peterman. Kramer collects used pop bottles and cans so he can take them to Michigan where the refund is doubled. Jerry takes his car to a fanatical car care mechanic (Brad Garrett). Jerry's car is stolen by the mechanic.
132"The Bottle Deposit, Part 2"Andy AckermanGregg Kavet & Andy RobinMay 2, 1996722
Wilhelm is delighted with the job George did on the project; however, he has no idea what he did or how he did it. Kramer spots Jerry's car in Ohio. George is sent to a mental hospital by Steinbrenner. Newman finds a farmer's house, complete with the proverbial daughter.
133"The Wait Out"Andy AckermanPeter MehlmanMay 9, 1996723
George makes an off-hand remark to a married couple with a rocky relationship, leading to their breakup. Elaine starts driving again and almost makes Jerry sick. Kramer starts wearing jeans that are too tight that he cannot get them off. Elaine and Jerry make plans to move in on the separated couple.
134"The Invitations"Andy AckermanLarry DavidMay 16, 1996724
George tries to think of a way out of his relationship with Susan, Elaine suggests smoking and Kramer suggests a pre-nuptial agreement. Jerry nearly gets hit by a car but is saved by his female equivalent, Jeannie. Jerry thinks he is in love with Jeannie and proposes to her. Kramer tries to cash in on a bank's offer of a $100 if one of their tellers doesn't say hello. Susan dies from licking toxic glue in cheap envelopes.

Season 8: 1996–1997

# Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate Production Code
135"The Foundation"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff SchafferSeptember 19, 1996801
While George would rather forget of his fiancee Susan's tragic demise, Susan's parents want to keep her memory alive by creating a foundation. Jerry reunites with Dolores (aka Mulva) from The Junior Mint. J. Peterman has a nervous breakdown and leaves Elaine in charge, and Kramer becomes a martial arts expert.
136"The Soul Mate"Andy AckermanPeter MehlmanSeptember 26, 1996802
Kramer falls for Jerry's girlfriend and goes to Newman for advice. Elaine tells her friends she does not want a baby after her woman friends convince her to. George thinks the foundation lawyer assumes that he killed Susan.
137"The Bizarro Jerry"Andy AckermanDavid MandelOctober 3, 1996803
Elaine sets Jerry up on a date with a woman who has "man hands". George uses a picture of Jerry's date to get in an exclusive part of town. Kramer uses a bathroom in an office building and begins working there.
138"The Little Kicks"Andy AckermanSpike FerestenOctober 10, 1996804
Jerry and Kramer go to the movies with a friend who makes bootleg tapes. Elaine holds a party for her co-workers where she loses respect when they see her dance.
139"The Package"Andy AckermanJennifer CrittendenOctober 17, 1996805
George finds out that the woman at a photo store is looking at his pictures. Jerry refuses delivery of a package with no return address. Elaine tries to retrieve her medical records when she begins having problems with her doctor due to her attitude.
140"The Fatigues"Andy AckermanGregg Kavet & Andy RobinOctober 31, 1996806
Jerry is interested when he learns that his girlfriend has a mentor. George prepares to give a speech on risk management. Elaine prepares to fire a co-worker but instead promotes him when she approaches him.
141"The Checks"Andy AckermanSteve O'Donnell and Tom Gammill & Max ProssNovember 7, 1996807
Elaine learns her new boyfriend has some obsessive behaviors. Jerry keeps receiving checks from a guest appearance on Japanese television. Kramer warns George that his carpet cleaners are part of a religious cult.
142"The Chicken Roaster"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff SchafferNovember 14, 1996808
A Kenny Rogers Chicken restaurant opens across from Jerry's apartment with very bright neon lights. Kramer cannot sleep because of the light and seeks solace at Jerry's where he becomes addicted to the chicken by Newman. Elaine begins using the J. Peterman expense account. George tries to score a second date with a saleswoman by leaving a large hat at her house
143"The Abstinence"Andy AckermanDavid MandelNovember 21, 1996809
George's girlfriend has infectious mononucleosis and that they will not be able to have sex for at least 6 weeks. Jerry agrees to make an appearance at his former junior high's career day. Elaine meets a doctor who does not have a license yet. Kramer smokes in the coffee shop and is asked to leave.
144"The Andrea Doria"Andy AckermanSpike FerestenDecember 19, 1996810
Jerry takes Kramer to his self storage space where they learn Newman has been hoarding mail. George becomes excited about a new apartment he is about to move into. Elaine is set up on a blind date who has a hard time breaking up with people.
145"The Little Jerry"Andy AckermanJennifer CrittendenJanuary 9, 1997811
Kramer gets a pet rooster he names "Little Jerry Seinfeld". George visits a woman's prison where he does not see what he had expected. Elaine discovers her boyfriend once had a full head of hair and convinces him to grow it back. A store owner exposes Jerry's bad check currently on display which raises much discussion.
146"The Money"Andy AckermanPeter MehlmanJanuary 16, 1997813
Jerry's parents sell their Cadillac to a neighbor in order to give Jerry some money. Jerry quickly buys back the car but remains stuck in Florida when he does not have money to return home. George's parents announce they are moving to Florida which the Seinfelds object to. Elaine returns to her old position at work.
147"The Comeback"David Owen TrainorGregg Kavet & Andy RobinJanuary 30, 1997812
George has trouble thinking of a retort to one of his co-workers. Jerry buys a tennis racket believed to be used by a pro. Elaine and Kramer discuss employee picks at the video store. Kramer creates a living will.
148"The Van Buren Boys"Andy AckermanDarin HenryFebruary 6, 1997814
Everyone seems to have a problem with Jerry's new girlfriend who he sees as "perfect". George interviews students for the foundation's first academic scholarship. Elaine is asked to ghostwrite the autobiography of J. Peterman. Kramer has a run-in with infamous "Van Buren boys".
149"The Susie"Andy AckermanDavid MandelFebruary 13, 1997815
Elaine creates an alter ego named "Susie" who co-workers believe is actually real. Jerry's ex-friend who once labeled him a "phony" becomes a bookie. George's girlfriend wants to break up wih him but he avoids it by screening his phone calls. Kramer places a bet.
150"The Pothole"Andy AckermanSteve O'Donnell & Dan O'KeefeFebruary 20, 1997816
Kramer adopts a piece of a highway after he complains about a very large pothole. Jerry's girlfriend (Kristin Davis) uses a toothbrush that was once dropped in the toilet. George brags about a new key ring given to him by George Steinbrenner.
151"The English Patient"Andy AckermanSteve KorenMarch 13, 1997817
Elaine hates a movie that everyone else seems to love. Jerry is challenged by one of his father's neighbors to a series physical challenges leading the old man to the hospital. A woman mistakes George for her boyfriend.
152"The Nap"Andy AckermanGregg Kavet & Andy RobinApril 10, 1997818
George creates a desk he can sleep in at work after having trouble sleeping. Jerry has his kitchen remodeled. Elaine's boyfriend worries about her back and buys her a mattress. Kramer begins swimming in the East River after becoming restricted at a community pool.
153"The Yada Yada"Andy AckermanPeter Mehlman & Jill FranklynApril 24, 1997819
George's girlfriend uses a particular phrase constantly. Jerry isn't big on his dentist's joke on being Jewish.
154"The Millennium"Andy AckermanJennifer CrittendenMay 1, 1997820
Kramer makes plans for New Year's 2000 and wonders what the future may be like. Elaine gets bad service at a store and begins shopping at a similar store. Jerry learns about the "importance" of his girlfriend's speed dial.
155"The Muffin Tops"Andy AckermanSpike FerestenMay 8, 1997821
Elaine tells Kramer that stories he sold to Peterman were published in his autobiography. Elaine's old boss, Mr. Lippman, steals her idea for a muffin shop. Kramer then decides to create a "Peterman Reality Tour". Jerry starts shaving his chest hair for his new girlfriend. George pretends to be a tourist in order to go out with a woman.
156"The Summer of George"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff SchafferMay 15, 1997822
George decides to take the summer off when he learns he can receive severance pay. Jerry and Kramer attend the Tony awards where Jerry brings a date who he fears has a boyfriend at home. Kramer fills seats at the awards and pretends to accept an award with a cast ensemble.

Season 9: 1997–1998

# Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate Production Code
157"The Butter Shave"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff Schaffer and David MandelSeptember 25, 1997901
Kramer starts using butter as an aftershave. George uses a cane when he applies for an interview at a sporting goods firm, where they think he is disabled. Jerry is annoyed that Kenny Bania is a "time slot hit." Elaine goes to Europe with David Puddy.
158"The Voice"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff Schaffer and David MandelOctober 2, 1997902
George's employer learns that George is not actually handicapped. Jerry creates a voice in response to the sounds his girlfriend's stomach makes. Kramer hires a New York University intern to be his assistant. Elaine begins seeing Puddy again.
159"The Serenity Now"Andy AckermanSteve KorenOctober 9, 1997903
George's father is given a phrase to say whenever his blood pressure rises to a certain level. Elaine receives a french kiss from Mr. Lippman's 13 year old son. Jerry's girlfriend gives his New York Knicks tickets away. Kramer installs a screen door over his apartment door.
160"The Blood"Andy AckermanDan O'KeefeOctober 16, 1997904
Jerry receives three pints of Kramer's blood after having a run in with a knife. Elaine want to prove to her friend that she is not irresponsible. George concludes that television and food create a better sex life.
161"The Junk Mail"Andy AckermanSpike FerestenOctober 30, 1997905
Kramer refuses to receive mail from the postal service. Jerry gets a new car from a childhood friend after doing a car show for his dealership. Elaine meets her dream man, despite getting back with Puddy, and tries to juggle both relationships. George's parents cut him loose.
162"The Merv Griffin Show"Andy AckermanBruce Eric KaplanNovember 6, 1997906
Kramer discovers an old television set from The Merv Griffin Show. Jerry's new girlfriend collects old toys but asks Jerry not to play with them. Elaine must deal with a "sidler" at work. George's girlfriend becomes disgusted when he accidentally runs over pigeons with his car.
163"The Slicer"Andy AckermanDarin Henry and Gregg Kavet & Andy RobinNovember 13, 1997907
Jerry tries to break up with a dermatologist (Marcia Cross) when she becomes tiresome after constantly talking about "saving lives". Kramer purchases a meat slicer which Elaine accidentally dings. George tries to blur himself out of a photo his new boss has.
164"The Betrayal"Andy AckermanPeter Mehlman & David MandelNovember 20, 1997908
Elaine drags Jerry and George to India where they attend the wedding of Sue Ellen Mischke. Jerry's an ex-girlfriend, Nina, begins dating George. Kramer learns that a friend wishes he would drop dead. (All of the events in the episode occur backwards with the end at the beginning and vice versa).
165"The Apology"Andy AckermanJennifer CrittendenDecember 11, 1997909
Jerry's girlfriend Melissa prefers to be naked while in the house. Elaine learns her co-worker hates germs coming from Elaine but can tolerate everyone else's. Kramer decides to make changes to his routine. George expects an apology from a friend who is in Alcoholics Anonymous.
166"The Strike"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff Schaffer and Dan O'KeefeDecember 18, 1997910
Kramer gets word that he can return to a bagel shop he worked at previously after a 12 year absence. Jerry, Elaine and George attend a Chanukah party where Jerry sets up a date with a woman and Elaine uses her "fake" number to avoid one. Kramer brings a renewed interest in Festivus, a holiday George's father invented when George was younger.
167"The Dealership"Andy AckermanSteve KorenJanuary 8, 1998911
Jerry plans on buying a new car from Puddy who has been elevated to car salesman. He also hopes that Puddy and Elaine will get back together so he will get a better discount. Kramer and another salesman see how far they can test drive a car on an empty gas tank. A hungry George comes up with an idea to implicate a mechanic.
168"The Reverse Peephole"Andy AckermanSpike FerestenJanuary 15, 1998912
Kramer and Newman plan to reverse the peepholes on their doors which gets Newman an eviction notice. Jerry decides to go wallet-less. Elaine has trouble finding a coat that looks like Puddy's for another friend. George must pay for a party gift alone.
169"The Cartoon"Andy AckermanBruce Eric KaplanJanuary 29, 1998913
Elaine obsesses over a cartoon in The New Yorker. Kramer decides to take a vow of silence. Elaine and Kramer believe that George's girlfriend looks a lot like Jerry. Jerry is at odds with Sally Weaver, Susan's former roommate.
170"The Strong Box"Andy AckermanDan O'Keefe & Billy KimballFebruary 5, 1998914
Jerry buys cufflinks that once belonged to Jerry Lewis. Kramer gets a strongbox. Elaine learns that she has a secret crush. George tries to break up with his girlfriend but she refuses.
171"The Wizard"Andy AckermanSteve LooknerFebruary 26, 1998915
Jerry gives his father an electric organizing system for his birthday. Jerry and George debate about the race of Elaine's new boyfriend which triggers her curiosity. Kramer plans on running for president of Morty and Helen's condo association. George lies to the Rosses about owning a house in the Hamptons.
172"The Burning"Andy AckermanJennifer CrittendenMarch 19, 1998916
Elaine learns that Puddy is religious. Jerry does not recognize his girlfriend's voice on the phone when she leaves an "It's me" message. Kramer and Mickey act out sick conditions for medical students. George's ideas at a Kruger meeting are widely accepted, but his subsequent ideas are not as well received.
173"The Bookstore"Andy AckermanSpike Feresten and Darin Henry & Mark JaffeApril 9, 1998917
Jerry spots Uncle Leo shoplifting. Elaine makes out with a co-worker at a party and lies to cover it up. Kramer and Newman acquire a rickshaw from Hong Kong and need someone to pull it. George takes a book into the bathroom at a bookstore and is forced to purchase it.
174"The Frogger"Andy AckermanGregg Kavet & Andy Robin and Steve Koren & Dan O'KeefeApril 23, 1998918
After a childhood pizzeria goes out of business, George tries to save his high score from a Frogger game by purchasing the machine. Kramer scares Jerry after telling him about a serial killer, "The Lopper." Elaine tires of company birthdays by calling in sick.
175"The Maid"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff Schaffer and David Mandel & Kit Boss & Peter MehlmanApril 30, 1998919
Jerry hires a maid who he then starts sleeping with. Elaine discovers she has 57 messages on her answering machine when Kramer's food-order service tries to fax her. George tries to get a nickname but a co-worker gets the one he chose instead.
176"The Puerto Rican Day"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff Schaffer, Jennifer Crittenden, Spike Feresten, Bruce Eric Kaplan,
Steve Koren, David Mandel, Dan O'Keefe, Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin
May 7, 1998920
The gang leaves a New York Mets game early in order to beat the traffic but are blocked by a Puerto Rican day parade. Each go their separate ways in order to get home.
177"The Clip Show, Part 1"Andy AckermanDarin HenryMay 14, 1998921
Part one of a retrospective on the past 9 years of Seinfeld leading into the series finale.
178"The Clip Show, Part 2"Andy AckermanDarin HenryMay 14, 1998922
Part two of the retrospective on the past 9 years of Seinfeld which lead into the series finale.
179"The Finale, Part 1"Andy AckermanLarry DavidMay 14, 1998923
NBC executives decide to add Jerry and George's pilot, Jerry to the fall season. The two plan on leaving for Los Angeles and decide to vacation in Paris with Elaine and Kramer before they leave. The plans are cancelled however when their plane experiences turbulence and is forced to land for repairs. They are arrested for breaking a law in Latham County, Massachusetts.
180"The Finale, Part 2"Andy AckermanLarry DavidMay 14, 1998924
In addition to being convicted of disobeying the Good Samaritan law, Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer are also on trial for being poor influences. After hearing several testimonies from many returning characters, Judge Vandelay sentences the four of them to a year in prison.

Notes

  1. ^ The fourth episode, titled Male Unbonding, is the only episode not to have the word "The..." in the title.
  2. ^ The episode was originally produced for Season 2 however was postponed due to the beginning of the 1991 Gulf War.
  3. ^ This episode started a season-long story arc.
  4. ^ Like those of Season 4, the episodes in Season 7 are loosely connected in a season-long story arc.