The WORST episodes of The Larry Sanders Show

#1 - The Roast

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/19/1997

Artie works hard to make sure all of Larry's ""friends"" attend a celebrity roast in his honor while Hank tries to learn how to handle hecklers so he can be the roastmaster.

#2 - Another List

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/15/1998

Larry's ratings are slipping and the suits are looking to replace him with regular guest host Jon Stewart. Hank tries to trade for a fan's ""Hey Now"" license plates.

#3 - The Beginning of the End

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/22/1998

Kenny Mitchell joins the show as creative consultant and makes major changes to the format. Larry battles with the network and his agent over his contract.

#4 - Hank's Sex Tape

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/30/1995

Hank fears for his career after Phil sets a scandalous sex tape circulating among the entertainment community.

#5 - The Breakdown (2)

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/2/1993

#6 - Beverly's Secret

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/26/1998

Hank does a remote from Wisconsin. The staff tries to guess the father of Beverly's baby.

#7 - Conflict of Interest

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/27/1995

Paula's dating Larry's agent, but Larry fears he's just using her to book his clients on the show. The network objects to Larry's ethnic guest spots. Hank tries to stiff Phil on a $20 loan.

#8 - As My Career Lay Dying

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/29/1998

Larry's staff prepares for the end by secretly looking for new jobs.

#9 - The Matchmaker

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/8/1997

Paula's new assistant, Marylou, manages to upset everyone, even the affable Tim Conway, with her ineffective pre-interview techniques and celebrity research. Hank's effort to cheer up a despondent Brian with a night on the town at several gay bars earns him a prominent mention in Army Archerd's column.

#10 - Nothing Personal

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/13/1995

Paula has trouble booking guests for sweeps week, so she leans on Larry to ask his friend Jeff Goldblum, who in turn offers to help Larry get a date with a network publicist.

#11 - 0.409

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/8/1995

Larry begins an affair with a much younger show intern which causes resentment among the staff and places him in the awkward position of meeting her parents. Hank insists on a buying a race horse for himself, Larry and Artie in honor of the show's eighth anniversary.

#12 - The Prank

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/29/1997

Larry becomes convinced that his new paramour Lori Loughlin has taken money from his wallet. Hank tries to impress a woman by putting her precocious son on the show as an expert in geography. Phil arranges for phony auditions so he can meet some beautiful actresses.

#13 - Everybody Loves Larry

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/13/1996

Larry, worried about the implications of a permanent guest host, sabotages temporary host Jon Stewart at every turn. Hank buys a less-than-perfect used car from Elvis Costello. David Duchovny's friendliness makes Larry wonder about his sexual orientation.

#14 - The Breakdown (1)

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/2/1993

Larry is a wreck as he faces sinking ratings, no Emmy nominations, and a divorce suit from Jeannie. So Hank and Artie try to fix him up with attractive women. But the only one he really connects with is Francine, his first wife.

#15 - Pilots and Pens Lost

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/5/1998

Phil leaves the show to write a pilot. Larry gives Artie a special gift.

#16 - The New Writer

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/18/1996

Hank suffers paranoid agonies when he fears that Kevin Nealon is hanging around trying to get his job. Phil has trouble adjusting to the woman Larry has hired as a new writer.

#17 - The Performance Artist

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/25/1993

In an effort to freshen up the guest list, Larry agrees to have a controversial performance on, then chickens out when he sees the guy's routine.

#18 - Larry Loses Interest

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/21/1993

As the show's traditional anniversary show approaches, Larry finds it all boring and tedious, so he plays with the idea of writing a book while rumors spread about a film role.

#19 - Hank's New Assistant

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/26/1995

When Darlene quits while on vacation, Hank hires the temp who was filling in for her. Larry's reluctant to tell Dana Carvey he doesn't like Carvey's Larry Sanders impersonation.

#20 - Life Behind Larry

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/7/1993

Everybody has their own ideas about who should host the show being readied to follow Larry, while Larry worries over not winning a major award again.

#21 - Promise

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/22/1992

Larry is annoyed that David Spade is booked on another show and Hank's fan club visits.

#22 - The Flirt Episode

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/19/1992

Jeannie becomes very jealous and accuses Larry of flirting with a playful Mimi Rogers on the show.

#23 - The Hey Now Episode

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/7/1992

Hank falls asleep during the show, which is just the last straw for a fed-up Larry.

#24 - Larry's Partner

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/28/1993

Larry reluctantly agrees to hire his former comedy partner as a show writer.

#25 - The Warmth Episode

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/24/1992

Worried about his ratings, Larry hires a focus group to help him tighten up the show.