The BEST episodes of Seinfeld
Every episode of Seinfeld ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Seinfeld!
The "show about nothing" is a sitcom landmark, with comic Jerry and his three sardonic friends finding laughs in both the mundane and the ridiculous.
#1 - The Contest
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1992
Jerry challenges George, Kramer and Elaine to pool their money in a contest of self-denial. Meanwhile, an excited Elaine looks forward to her date with hunky John Kennedy, Jr., and a guilt-ridden George gets an eyeful when he visits his whining mother in the hospital.
#2 - The Soup Nazi
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1995
A demanding soup stand chef bans Elaine from eating his wares.
#3 - The Boyfriend (2)
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/1992
While performing his comedy act, Jerry meets Keith Hernandez (as himself), the former New York Mets all-star and one of Jerry's favorite baseball players. But Jerry finds himself competing for his new pal's time with Elaine, who has caught Keith's eye. And shameless George will do anything to extend his unemployment benefits, including dating a bureaucrat's plain-looking daughter.
#4 - The Opposite
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/1994
George does the opposite and turns his life around.
#5 - The Cheever Letters
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1992
As he and Jerry start their script, George confronts Susan's father about the cabin fire.
#6 - The Bizarro Jerry
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1996
Elaine meets three friends who are the exact opposite of Jerry, George and Kramer; George uses Susan's death to attract women.
#7 - The Outing
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/1993
When an eavesdropping college reporter mistakenly prints that Jerry and his pal George are intimate longtime companions, Jerry vainly works overtime to prove his straightness. And when the big-city newspapers pick up the story, Jerry has a lot of explaining to do to his overwrought parents.
#8 - The Barber
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1993
Jerry frets over leaving his incompetent barber; George gets a job.
#9 - The Alternate Side
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1991
No sooner does Elaine tell Jerry the virtues of dating an older man than she decides to break up with her 66-year-old beau -- a split made more complicated when he has a heart attack in front on Jerry's apartment. To make matters worse, George flunks his new job of parking cars -- which blocks traffic and an approaching ambulance.
#10 - The Puerto Rican Day
Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/7/1998
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.
#11 - The Invitations
Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/16/1996
As George continues to have cold feet about his wedding, Jerry meets the woman of his dreams.
#12 - The Old Man
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/1993
Good Samaritans Jerry, George and Elaine volunteer to comfort and assist senior citizens in their homes. Unfortunately, Jerry is assigned to a nasty old cuss -- who he loses on the streets thanks to Kramer's intrusion -- while George depresses an elderly man and Elaine has equally devastating problems as well.
#13 - The Parking Garage
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1991
Jerry and his friends get lost in a parking garage.
#14 - The Puffy Shirt
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1993
Jerry is coerced into wearing a ridiculous "puffy" shirt designed by Kramer's girlfriend when he appears on the NBC News' "Today" with Bryant Gumbel.
#15 - The Red Dot
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1991
Jerry accidentally causes Elaine's breakup with her boyfriend, a recovering alcoholic, when he resumes drinking. George shows his gratitude to Elaine for finding him a job by buying her a discounted cashmere sweater, hoping she won't notice the slight blemish in the fabric.
#16 - The Wig Master
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/4/1996
Jerry ends up buying a jacket he doesn't really like; a house guest irritates George.
#17 - The Cadillac (Part 1)
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/1996
Jerry surprises his parents by buying them a new Cadillac, when his last job really pays well. Kramer, who now knows how much Jerry makes, says it will change their relationship. It certainly changes his relationship with Elaine, she's interested again. George reconsiders his engagement when one of Elaine's friends tells him that she could have set him up with Oscar winning actress, Marisa Tomei. The cable company wants to see Kramer and he takes the opportunity to get revenge on them. George wants to meet Marisa for a cup of coffee, even when Elaine's friend is in the hospital with a heart condition. Jack Klompus accuses Morty of embezzling funds to pay for his new Cadillac.
#18 - The Pool Guy
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1995
George worries about Susan becoming friendly with his pals.
#19 - The Hamptons
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/1994
Jerry and his friends take an ill-fated trip to the beach.
#20 - The Bubble Boy
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/7/1992
Jerry agrees to make a side trip to visit a sickly fan -- who must live in a protective plastic tent -- while he and George drive up to a mountain cabin with their dates. But complications set in when Jerry gets lost while driving with Elaine, and a cigar-puffing Kramer makes an unwanted visit from out of the blue.
#21 - The Jimmy
Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/16/1995
George's new basketball teammate brings him into a new business deal.
#22 - The Boyfriend (1)
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/12/1992
While performing his comedy act, Jerry meets Keith Hernandez (as himself), the former New York Mets all-star and one of Jerry's favorite baseball players. But Jerry finds himself competing for his new pal's time with Elaine, who has caught Keith's eye. And shameless George will do anything to extend his unemployment benefits, including dating a bureaucrat's plain-looking daughter.
#23 - The Cigar Store Indian
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1993
Elaine's Native American friend Winona thinks Jerry is racially insensitive when he presents Elaine with a cigar-store Indian statue as a peace offering after not driving her home from George's place.
#24 - The Tape
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1991
Jerry frantically tries to identify the mystery woman who anonymously whispered naughty suggestions into the tape recorder he used to record his stand-up comedy act. But when Elaine confides to George that the voice was hers, George sees her in a more sensual light! Hoping to impress her, he procures an ancient Chinese potion guaranteed to grow hair.
#25 - The Implant
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/25/1993
Jerry dumps a girlfriend because she has breast implants.