The BEST episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm season 1

Every episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm season 1!

An unscripted series that 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.

Last Updated: 11/2/2024Network: HBOStatus: Ended
The Group
star
7.88
1192 votes

#1 - The Group

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2000

Thanks to Larry's manager Jeff, Cheryl is up for a part in "The Vagina Monologues." Meanwhile, Larry runs into an ex who asks him to accompany her to her incest-survivors group to lend moral support while she deals with her past.

Directors: Robert B. Weide
Writer: Larry David
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Interior Decorator
star
7.71
1419 votes

#2 - Interior Decorator

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/2000

Larry holds an elevator for someone and ends up being delayed at the doctor's office. This causes him to miss an appointment with Diane Keaton. Cheryl's interior decorator happens to be Diane Keaton's won't give him Diane's phone number.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Larry David
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Beloved Aunt
star
7.70
1165 votes

#3 - Beloved Aunt

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2000

When Cheryl's aunt dies, the family asks Larry to write the obituary. But when it gets printed in the newspaper, an unfortunate typo lands Larry in the hot seat.

Directors: Robert B. Weide
Writer: Larry David
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Porno Gil
star
7.65
1548 votes

#4 - Porno Gil

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/2000

A bizarre chain of events starts with Larry accidentally being invited to have dinner with a former porno star, Gil, (Bob Odenkirk). The party turns out to be one disaster after another when Larry breaks a lamp, is forced to take off his shoes, loses his watch, gets lost along the way, and has to do the dreaded "double goodbye". Meanwhile, Jeff undergoes emergency surgery and asks Larry to go to his house and retrieve his porno collection so Suzie doesn't see it.

Directors: Robert B. Weide
Writer: Larry David
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The Bracelet
star
7.62
1456 votes

#5 - The Bracelet

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/2000

Larry gets into a tense, heated fight with Cheryl, and Larry's secretary suggests that he buy her a present to make up for it. After having lunch with Richard Lewis and helping a blind man, Larry spots the perfect present for Cheryl - a bracelet. Unfortunately, Richard also covets i

Directors: Robert B. Weide
Writer: Larry David
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Affirmative Action
star
7.60
1233 votes

#6 - Affirmative Action

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2000

Cheryl's quest to get a prescription filled is repeatedly complicated by Larry, including a bad joke that he tells in front of Richard Lewis' doctor.

Directors: Bryan Gordon
Writer: Larry David
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The Pants Tent
star
7.53
2222 votes

#7 - The Pants Tent

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/15/2000

An innocent bunch-up in Larry's trousers causes a misunderstanding with Cheryl's friend Nancy at the movies. He also manages to offend his friend Richard Lewis' new girlfriend.

Directors: Robert B. Weide
Writer: Larry David
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AAMCO
star
7.49
1330 votes

#8 - AAMCO

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/2000

Jeff buys a '57 Chevy and insists that Larry take it for a drive. At a stop sign, Larry mistakes the honking horn from an AAMCO commercial for the car behind him and yells at the other driver, who then hits the Chevy and speeds away. Luckily, Larry meets an antique auto mechanic at a dinner party who says he can fix Jeff's Chevy.

Directors: Robert B. Weide
Writer: Larry David
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The Wire
star
7.48
1321 votes

#9 - The Wire

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2000

Cheryl gives Larry an ultimatum - bury the wire in the backyard - or else! But the permit the city gives Larry requires six signatures from his neighbors, and that means having to be nice to them at all costs - or else.

Directors: Larry Charles
Writer: Larry David
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Ted and Mary
star
7.45
1716 votes

#10 - Ted and Mary

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2000

Larry and Cheryl enjoy their bowling double-date with Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, but it ends badly when Larry accuses the bowling alley of misplacing his sneakers. Later, Ted gets the wrong idea about Larry when he goes shopping with Mary at a downtown department store.

Directors: David Steinberg
Writer: Larry David
Watch Now:Apple TV