The BEST episodes of Seinfeld season 3
Every episode of Seinfeld season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Seinfeld season 3!
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 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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - The Parking Garage
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1991
Jerry and his friends get lost in a parking garage.
#4 - The Limo
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/26/1992
When George's car breaks down at the airport, Jerry coolly convinces a waiting limo driver that they are his intended passengers. Their clever ruse turns ominous, however, when they learn the real client is a neo-Nazi -- and they're en route to a rally where violent protesters are eager to get their hands on their quarry.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - The Pez Dispenser
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/15/1992
Jerry's practical joke causes George problems with his new girlfriend.
#8 - 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.
#9 - The Note
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1991
To get a top-of-the-line massage free, Jerry asks his dentist friend to sign a note saying Jerry, George and Elaine need treatment from a certified physical therapist for medical reasons. When the doctor is later suspected of insurance fraud, Jerry must figure a way to save his friend's reputation and career.
#10 - The Cafe
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1991
Noticing that few people stop to eat at a certain small neighborhood cafe, Jerry feels sorry for the owner and stops in to suggest ways of increasing business - which causes the restaurant to do even worse. Meanwhile, George agrees to take an I.Q. test as part of his girlfriend's research project and then fears she'll find out he's not as smart as he's been saying he is.
#11 - The Subway
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/8/1992
Riding the subway proves both boom and bust for Jerry and his friends.
#12 - The Fix-Up
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/1992
Against their better judgment, Jerry and Elaine decide to play matchmaker for the jobless, dateless and possibly hopeless George, setting him up with a single friend of Elaine's.
#13 - The Parking Space
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/22/1992
As Jerry settles in to watch a boxing match on TV, George and Elaine return with his borrowed car and concoct a wild story to explain why it's developed a clanking noise. In addition, the reckless George heatedly debates geometric angles with a fellow parallel parker who challenges his right to the same precious space.
#14 - The Keys
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/1992
When Kramer invites himself over once too often, Jerry demands he return the spare set of keys Jerry loaned to him, which virtually ends their open-door friendship. Distraught and overwrought, Kramer heads west to California and meets new and interesting people.
#15 - The Pen
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1991
Jerry and Elaine visit Jerry's parents in Florida, where Jerry's father is being honored by his condominium association. At dinner, Jerry admires a special astronaut's pen owned by one of the association members. When Jerry accepts it as a gift, he starts a mountain of tension with his folks, who feel Jerry should have refused.
#16 - The Nose Job
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1991
Jerry is tom between his libido and his brain when he debates whether to continue dating a sexy, gorgeous -- but self-centered and witless -- actress. Meanwhile, George can't help staring at the unusually large nose of an otherwise attractive woman he's been seeing.
#17 - The Letter
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/25/1992
Jerry's new girlfriend gives his friends Elaine, George and Kramer prime VIP seats to a Yankees baseball game. But when the trio is tossed out for a minor altercation, Jerry backs up his friends and calls it quits with the woman -- until she woos him back with a piece of plagiarized prose.
#18 - The Library
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1991
The library contacts Jerry about an overdue book dating back to 1971. According to Kramer, with a fine of 5 cents a day for 20 years, the cost could come to $50,000. In a flashback to when Jerry and George were teens in high school, Jerry attempts to recall exactly when he returned the book in question.
#19 - The Truth
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1991
After a tortuous evening with a new girlfriend, George tells her they should stop seeing each other. He then makes the mistake of accommodating her when she insists on hearing the reason. Meanwhile, Elaine bites her lip as Kramer's wild romance with her roommate heats up.
#20 - The Good Samaritan
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/4/1992
Jerry witnesses a hit-and-run and tracks down the driver, but his good intentions get sidetracked when he discovers she's a beautiful woman -- and willing to go out with him. Meanwhile, George flees town when he has an affair with the wife of a belligerent husband whose revenge knows no bounds.
#21 - The Stranded
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1991
Elaine and Jerry are left stranded at a party after George goes home with his date.
#22 - The Suicide
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/29/1992
Jerry frets that his creepy neighbor will awake from his coma and find out that he's been dating the sick man's passionate girlfriend. Meanwhile, Elaine is out of her mind with hunger after fasting to prepare for an ulcer test, and George delays a Caribbean vacation to consult a psychic about his fear of a plane crash.
#23 - The Dog
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1991
Jerry is stuck at home when he gets roped into dog-sitting a rambunctious hound. Without Jerry around, George and Elaine find they have little in common. Meanwhile, Kramer insists it's the absolute end for him and his girlfriend and that he's going to end the relationship.