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Seinfeld — Season 9

A show about nothing.

199724 episodes8.0/10 (579 votes)

About this season

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.

Episodes (24)

The Butter Shave
E1

1. The Butter Shave

7.9

Aired 25 September 1997 • 22 min

Kramer uses butter for shaving--and more; George's cane is an advantage at his new job; Jerry feels used by his comedy nemesis, Bania; Elaine breaks up with her boyfriend before their flight back from Europe.

The Voice
E2

2. The Voice

8.1

Aired 2 October 1997 • 22 min

Kramer hires an assistant; George's boss tries to force him out; Elaine bets Jerry she won't get back with her latest ex.

The Serenity Now
E3

3. The Serenity Now

8.5

Aired 9 October 1997 • 22 min

George goes to work for his father; Jerry's girlfriend wants to see his emotions; Kramer adopts a suburban feel at home; Elaine prompts two Jewish men to renounce their faith.

The Blood
E4

4. The Blood

8.1

Aired 16 October 1997 • 22 min

Kramer stores his own blood to avoid a blood-bank fee; George tries to combine his two passions, sex and food; Elaine's plan to show responsibility backfires; Jerry trains with fitness guru Izzy Mendelbaum.

The Junk Mail
E5

5. The Junk Mail

8.0

Aired 30 October 1997 • 23 min

Kramer battles junk mail; George thinks his parents are trying to avoid him; Jerry acquires a van; and Elaine gets a new man, whose past comes back to haunt her.

The Merv Griffin Show
E6

6. The Merv Griffin Show

8.1

Aired 6 November 1997 • 22 min

Kramer turns his apartment into a talk-show set; Jerry's girlfriend won't let him play with her toys; George's clash with pigeons leads to problems with a squirrel; a new employee's silent movement rattles Elaine.

The Slicer
E7

7. The Slicer

8.0

Aired 13 November 1997 • 23 min

George has a past with his new boss; Jerry's "revenge date" backfires; Kramer's deli slicer solves Elaine's problem with a neighbor.

The Betrayal
E8

8. The Betrayal

7.9

Aired 20 November 1997 • 23 min

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.

The Apology
E9

9. The Apology

7.6

Aired 11 December 1997 • 22 min

Jerry's girlfriend is naked too often; Elaine's lifestyle offends a co-worker; Kramer seeks to shorten his showers; George has a disagreement with a new AA member.

The Strike
E10

10. The Strike

8.1

Aired 18 December 1997 • 22 min

Kramer returns to work after his 12-year strike is settled; Jerry dates a woman whose appearance fluctuates; George gives holiday gifts in his co-workers' names to a fraudulent charity.

The Dealership
E11

11. The Dealership

8.2

Aired 8 January 1998 • 22 min

At a car dealership, Kramer takes a test drive, while Jerry's deal is threatened by a fight between Elaine and Puddy.

The Reverse Peephole
E12

12. The Reverse Peephole

8.0

Aired 15 January 1998 • 22 min

Elaine gets into a hassle regarding fur; Jerry stops carrying a wallet, while George suffers from his overstuffed one; Kramer keeps Newman from being evicted.

The Cartoon
E13

13. The Cartoon

7.8

Aired 29 January 1998 • 23 min

An actress turns Jerry's criticism into a one-woman show; Kramer stops talking after offending George; Elaine struggles to understand a cartoon in The New Yorker.

The Strong Box
E14

14. The Strong Box

7.9

Aired 5 February 1998 • 23 min

Jerry keeps finding Kramer's hidden strongbox key. Elaine dates a mysterious man. George plans a breakup.

The Wizard
E15

15. The Wizard

7.7

Aired 26 February 1998 • 23 min

Jerry buys his father an electric organizer; Kramer retires and moves next door to Jerry's parents in Florida; Susan's parents catch George in a lie; Elaine can't tell if she's part of an interracial couple.

The Burning
E16

16. The Burning

8.0

Aired 19 March 1998 • 22 min

Kramer and Mickey play ill for med students; Elaine learns that Puddy's religious; George works out how and when to make a good exit; a tractor figures into the past of Jerry's girlfriend.

The Bookstore
E17

17. The Bookstore

7.9

Aired 9 April 1998 • 22 min

A bookstore busts Uncle Leo for shoplifting and George for bathroom reading; a misdeed at a company party costs Elaine; Kramer and Newman get a rickshaw, and audition homeless people to pull it.

The Frogger
E18

18. The Frogger

8.1

Aired 23 April 1998 • 22 min

George buys an arcade game to preserve his high score; fear of a serial killer adversely affects Jerry's social life; Elaine eats Peterman's slice of wedding cake from the nuptials of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.

The Maid
E19

19. The Maid

8.0

Aired 30 April 1998 • 22 min

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.

The Puerto Rican Day
E20

20. The Puerto Rican Day

7.9

Aired 7 May 1998 • 22 min

Gridlocked by a parade, Jerry verbally spars with another driver; George goes to a movie; and Kramer looks for a bathroom. Elaine, meanwhile, searches for a crossing point with a group of strangers.

The Chronicle (1)
E21

21. The Chronicle (1)

7.3

Aired 14 May 1998 • 43 min

Jerry, Elaine, George & Kramer plan to go to a movie, but Jerry takes out a little time to look at nine years of memories.

The Chronicle (2)
E22

22. The Chronicle (2)

8.0

Aired 14 May 1998 • 56 min

More memories and bloopers.

The Finale (1)
E23

23. The Finale (1)

7.8

Aired 14 May 1998 • 56 min

The gang plans a trip to Paris to celebrate after NBC picks up Jerry and George's sitcom. But there's an in-flight emergency, stranding them in a small town.

The Finale (2)
E24

24. The Finale (2)

7.6

Aired 14 May 1998 • 23 min

Witnesses testify to the gang's (lack of) character as they go on trial for violating a "Good Samaritan Law."

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