The Best Episodes of The Larry Sanders Show
#1 - Flip (2) 9.20
Season 6 - Episode 12
Part 2 of the final ever show. Larry is in hot water with Carol Burnet when he tells her she was the first person he chose to be on his final show. This doesn't appear to be the case as Ellen confirms. Bruno Kirby is bumped again. Clint Black sings goodbye to Larry.
#2 - Putting the Gay Back in Litigation 8.30
Season 6 - Episode 10
Tired of Phil's gay jokes, Brian sues the show for sexual harrassment.
Directors: Judd Apatow
#4 - Larry's New Love 8.00
Season 5 - Episode 13
Larry's relationship with his new girlfriend is threatened when she takes on the ""mermaid"" role in a show skit, and wants to use it as a springboard for her career.
Directors: Todd Holland
#5 - Out of the Loop 7.97
Season 1 - Episode 8
Larry feels out of touch when he's the last to know that his headwriter is having a torrid office affair.
Directors: Ken Kwapis
#6 - Hank's Night in the Sun 7.95
Season 3 - Episode 6
Hank gets his shot at the big chair when Larry gets food poisoning just before a taping.
Directors: Todd Holland
#7 - Guest Host 7.87
Season 1 - Episode 4
The success of Dana Carvey as a guest host on his show makes Larry very, very nervous.
Directors: Todd Holland
#8 - The Stalker 7.86
Season 2 - Episode 4
Larry gets a little paranoid when he learns he's being stalked by an obsessed fan.
Directors: Todd Holland
#9 - The Hankerciser 200 7.83
Season 2 - Episode 6
Francine is injured using an exercise device being endorsed by Hank who's afraid she'll write about it.
Directors: Dennis Erdman
#10 - Just the Perfect Blendship 7.80
Season 6 - Episode 9
Larry hits on a guest. Hank hits on his doctor. Mary Lou considers letting her best friend be on the show.
Directors: Melanie Mayron
#11 - A Brush with the Elbow of Greatness 7.76
Season 1 - Episode 12
Larry makes the tabloids when a woman claims he knocked her into a magazine rack and neglected to apologize.
Directors: Ken Kwapis, Maya Forbes, Peter Tolan
#12 - Larry's Agent 7.74
Season 2 - Episode 5
Larry decides he needs a new high-power agent to negotiate his new deal with the network.
Directors: Todd Holland, Victor Levin
#13 - The Garden Weasel (a.k.a. What Have You Done For Me Lately?) 7.74
Season 1 - Episode 1
Larry finds himself in opposition to a network executive who wants him to do live commercials during the show for ""The Garden Weasel.""
Directors: Ken Kwapis
#14 - The Warmth Episode 7.73
Season 1 - Episode 11
Worried about his ratings, Larry hires a focus group to help him tighten up the show.
Directors: Ken Kwapis
#15 - The Promise 7.70
Season 1 - Episode 2
Larry is annoyed that David Spade is booked on another show and Hank's fan club visits.
Directors: Ken Kwapis
#16 - Hank's Contract 7.69
Season 1 - Episode 7
It's contract negotiation time for Hank and he's going for a raise ... and a golf cart.
Directors: Ken Kwapis
#17 - The Hey Now Episode 7.67
Season 1 - Episode 13
Hank falls asleep during the show, which is just the last straw for a fed-up Larry.
Directors: Ken Kwapis
#18 - The Flirt Episode 7.66
Season 1 - Episode 6
Jeannie becomes very jealous and accuses Larry of flirting with a playful Mimi Rogers on the show.
Directors: Ken Kwapis
#19 - Talk Show 7.59
Season 1 - Episode 9
An argument at home with Jeannie causes Larry to lose his concentration during the show that night.
Directors: Todd Holland
#20 - The Spider Episode 7.58
Season 1 - Episode 3
Larry battles his reluctance when real live spiders are scheduled for the show, and tries to find a sketch to do with guest Carol Burnett.
Directors: Ken Kwapis
#21 - The List 7.57
Season 2 - Episode 3
A chance remark by Francine leads Larry to ask for a list of all her sexual partners since their divorce.
Directors: Roy London
#22 - The Party 7.56
Season 1 - Episode 10
Larry's little dinner at home with Arthur, initiated by Jeannie, escalates into a full-blown party and causes Larry to become extremely paranoid.
Directors: Todd Holland
#23 - The New Producer 7.55
Season 1 - Episode 5
A friend of Larry's temporarily replaces Artie as producer but schemes to make the job permanent.
Directors: Todd Holland
#24 - You're Having My Baby 7.50
Season 3 - Episode 2
Larry's chances with Mimi Rogers drop dramatically when a woman from Montana turns up with the claim that she's carrying Larry's baby.
Directors: Todd Holland
#25 - Like No Business I Know 7.25
Season 3 - Episode 10
Regis Philbin causes some major unrest when he intimates to Hank that there might be place for him on Regis' new show. Larry and Artie worry about what guest Bobcat Goldthwait might do to top his chair-burning incident on The Tonight Show.
Directors: Todd Holland