The BEST Episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Jan 16, 2020
Network: HBO
The unscripted Curb Your Enthusiasm brings the off-kilter comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
#1 - Vehicular Fellatio
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired Sep 27, 2009
Against the will of a renowned doctor, Larry tries his best to irritate Loretta. Once again, Larry causes issues in Richard Lewis' new relationship, and, after being unintentionally tipped off by Leon, takes advantage of the wife of a depressed friend.
8.29 
#2 - Larry vs. Michael J. Fox
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired Sep 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.
8.28 
#3 - Denise Handicap
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired Oct 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.
8.27 
#4 - Palestinian Chicken
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired Jul 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.
8.26 
#5 - Opening Night
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired Mar 14, 2004
The show travels to New York City as Larry prepares to open on Broadway in "The Producers".
8.25 
#6 - The Table Read
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired Nov 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.
8.24 
#7 - The Hero
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired Aug 14, 2011
Larry plays the hero in the sky and underground; Jeff’s courtship of Ricky Gervais is sabotaged by a nosy waiter.
8.22 
#8 - Mister Softee
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired Sep 4, 2011
An ice cream truck triggers a painful childhood memory for Larry.
8.17 
#9 - The Bare Midriff
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired Oct 25, 2009
When Larry and Jerry Seinfeld get together to write the reunion show, they consider including Larry's latest experience, which involves a crying Jesus and a bare-midriff assistant.
8.08 
#10 - The Therapists
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired Nov 4, 2007
Larry tries to use Cheryl's therapist to get back into her good graces after getting bad advice from his own; Larry's miffed at Marty's participation level in an Alzheimer's walk
8.07 
#11 - Meet the Blacks
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired Sep 9, 2007
The Davids take in a family whose life was destroyed by a hurricane; Larry comes up with a way to avoid going to parties he has no desire to attend
8.05 
#12 - The Bat Mitzvah
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired Nov 11, 2007
Larry uses Sammie Greene's bat mitzvah to try and clear up a nasty rumor about him; the Blacks announce they're returning home; Larry makes another attempt at dating.
8.00 
#13 - The Safe House
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired Jul 17, 2011
Larry becomes an unlikely role model for battered women. Richard Lewis's relationship with a burlesque performer is put to the test. Leon survives a case of mistaken identity.
7.99 
#14 - The Grand Opening
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired Nov 17, 2002
Larry figures out a way to fire a chef, and alienate an important restaurant critic, in the days before his new restaurant is scheduled to open. As Susie stews over a misunderstanding with Larry and Cheryl, the Davids spend some quality time at the car wash. With its grand opening at hand, the restaurant owners hire a new chef with a penchant for speaking his mind.
7.98 
#15 - Vow of Silence
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired Aug 7, 2011
Larry's evolving alibi to get out of a charity function results in unexpected travel plans. Meanwhile, Susie makes demands for the terminally ill family dog's last meal; and Larry points out personal flaws in the buffet line and in parking lots.
7.98 
#16 - Trick or Treat
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired Oct 7, 2001
When Larry and Cheryl attend the premiere of a movie written by a handicapped friend, Cliff Cobb, Larry offends a Jewish neighbor, alienates Cliff (as well as the memory of his salad-inventing grandfather) and sends misguided romantic overtures to Cliff's wife, Shelly. Later, the Davids experience the "trick" side of Halloween when Larry refuses to give candy to two uncostumed teenagers. Having failed to get a bracelet for his wife on her birthday, Larry makes amends with the perfect gift on a romantic morning, but then Jeff arrives to play a round of golf. In the end, Larry gets revenge on a jewish neighbor and his teenage daughters, by arriving at his home with the orchestra that he used for Cheryl's birthday, as they played the tune that offended this neighbor.
7.96 
#17 - Shaq
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired Nov 11, 2001
When Larry accidentally trips Shaquille O'Neal at a Lakers game, the incident brings him good luck. Guest starring Shaquille O'Neal and Richard Lewis.
7.96 
#18 - The Ski Lift
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired Nov 20, 2005
Anticipating having to give a kidney to Richard Lewis, Larry tries to develop a contingency plan should he need a kidney donation himself. Meanwhile, a nurse claims Jeff has some shortcomings.
7.94 
#19 - Krazee-Eyez Killa
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired Nov 3, 2002
Larry is accused of betraying the confidences of Wanda's boyfriend, Crazy-Eyez Killa, a rapper he met at a party. Later, Larry alienates Jeff's wife Susie by declining her house-tour offer. He encounters further problems when he tries to replace a sports jacket Cheryl threw out.
7.94 
#20 - The Divorce
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired Jul 10, 2011
Larry learns his lawyer isn't kosher, and rescinds a cookie order from the Girl Scout daughter of a beleaguered sports owner.
7.93 
#21 - The Group
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired Dec 17, 2000
Larry runs into his old girlfriend, and she asks him to escort her to an incest-survivors meeting. Cheryl is asked to co-star in "The Vagina Monologues" when one of the actresses is sick.
7.92 
#22 - The Car Pool Lane
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired Feb 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.
7.91 
#23 - The Doll
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired Nov 4, 2001
Larry's attendance at a screening results in chaos; an unlockable bathroom door causes trouble. Guest starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Rita Wilson and Susie Essman.
7.90 
#24 - The Corpse-Sniffing Dog
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired Oct 27, 2002
Over a makeup dinner with the Braudys, Larry openly ponders the question, "When a husband pays the check, do you have to also thank the wife?" Meanwhile, Jeff's return home is ruined by his allergy to the family's corpse-sniffing German Shepherd, but his daughter Sammy refuses to give away the dog. Concerned about his agent's welfare, Larry figures out an ingenious way to give the pooch to the Braudys, who are looking for just such a dog.
7.90 
#25 - Officer Krupke
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired Nov 8, 2009
Larry is forced to embrace his feminine side; Cheryl competes for a Seinfeld role; a law officer has an unusual name.
7.89