The BEST episodes written by Larry David
#1 - Eddie Murphy/The Honeydrippers
Saturday Night Live - Season 10 - Episode 9
Sketches include ""Buckwheat Lives!"" ""White Like Me"" (film), ""Milestones,"" and ""Newsmakers."" Robert Plant and the Honeydrippers perform ""Santa Claus is Back in Town.""
Watch Now:Apple TV
#2 - The Contest
Seinfeld - Season 4 - Episode 11
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.
Watch Now:Amazon
#3 - Denise Handicap
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 7 - Episode 5
Larry embraces the upside of disability when he courts a handicap woman to take to a recital at a friend's house, but she doesn't return the favor when Suzie throws Larry's cell phone in the ocean and Larry loses her number in the process.
#4 - Vehicular Fellatio
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 7 - Episode 2
Larry deliberately tries to annoy Loretta, against the advice of a renowned doctor. Later, Larry dooms Richard Lewis' new relationship, and ends up profiting from Leon's indiscretion with the wife of a depressed pal.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#5 - Larry vs. Michael J. Fox
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 8 - Episode 10
Larry accuses his neighbor Michael J. Fox of harassment; Jeff takes a bullet for Susie; and Larry is scolded for giving an inappropriate birthday gift to Jennifer's son Greg.
#7 - The Table Read
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 7 - Episode 9
Rehearsals for the Seinfeld reunion show get complicated when Larry's text-message exchange with a 9-year-old Seinfeld fan lands him in trouble with the local authorities. Meanwhile, Leon tries to fool Michael Richards.
#8 - Palestinian Chicken
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 8 - Episode 3
Larry plays the ultimate "social assassin" at a dinner party, on the golf course, and at a Palestinian restaurant with phenomenal chicken.
#9 - The Hero
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 8 - Episode 6
Larry accidentally becomes a hero on the flight to New York, earning him the respect of the woman sitting next to him, but it backfires when Jeff and Susie try to court Ricky Gervais.
#10 - Jerry Seinfeld/Annie Lennox
Saturday Night Live - Season 17 - Episode 18
Live from New York, it's Al Franken! Sketches include "Bill Clinton and Jerry Brown," "Stand Up and Win," and "Make You Think," "Lank Thompson's I'm a Handsome Black Man," and "Superman on Talk Radio."
#11 - Bob Uecker/Peter Wolf
Saturday Night Live - Season 10 - Episode 2
Live from New York, "it's a baby boy, Mr. Williams!" it's... Martin Short! Sketches include "Password," "Snap, Crackle & Pop," "An American Portrait," "Little League Trade," "Tom Brokaw," "Mamie Eisenhower Center For The Dull," "7 x 4," "Negro Leaguers" (film), "Lost and Found Department," "Tippi Turtle" (cartoon), "SNL Mailbag," "Baseball Juice," and "Color Commentary." Peter Wolf performed "Lights Out" and "I Need You Tonight.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#12 - The Bare Midriff
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 7 - Episode 6
Larry inadvertently creates a miracle when he fires his assistant for exposing her waistline around the office. Jerry gets the idea to use Larry's latest mishap as part of the upcoming Seinfeld reunion show.
#13 - Meet the Blacks
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 6 - Episode 1
The Davids take in a family whose life was destroyed by a hurricane; Larry comes up with a way to avoid going to parties he has no desire to attend
#14 - Opening Night
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 4 - Episode 10
The show travels to New York City as Larry prepares to open on Broadway in "The Producers".
#15 - Mister Softee
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 8 - Episode 9
An ice-cream truck triggers a painful childhood memory for Larry that impacts a softball title game, a therapist's fees, Bill Buckner's legacy, and his new girlfriend's travel preferences.
#16 - Ed Asner/The Kinks
Saturday Night Live - Season 10 - Episode 6
Sketches include ""Lou Grant's Rescue Mission,"" ""Wing Tips,"" ""60 Minutes,"" and ""Nuclear Plant Retiree."" The Kinks perform ""Do It Again.""
Watch Now:Apple TV
#17 - The Therapists
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 6 - Episode 9
Larry tries to use Cheryl's therapist to get back into her good graces after getting bad advice from his own; Larry's miffed at Marty's participation level in an Alzheimer's walk
#18 - The Corpse-Sniffing Dog
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 3 - Episode 7
Over a makeup dinner with the Braudys, Larry openly ponders the question, "When a husband pays the check, do you have to also thank the wife?" Meanwhile, Jeff's return home is ruined by his allergy to the family's corpse-sniffing German Shepherd, but his daughter Sammy refuses to give away the dog. Concerned about his agent's welfare, Larry figures out an ingenious way to give the pooch to the Braudys, who are looking for just such a dog.
#20 - The Boyfriend (2)
Seinfeld - Season 3 - Episode 18
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.
Watch Now:Amazon
#22 - The Tape
Seinfeld - Season 3 - Episode 8
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.
Watch Now:Amazon
#23 - The Divorce
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 8 - Episode 1
Larry learns his lawyer isn't kosher, and rescinds a cookie order from the Girl Scout daughter of a beleaguered sports owner.
#24 - The Safe House
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 8 - Episode 2
Larry becomes an unlikely role model for battered women; Richard Lewis's relationship with a burlesque performer is put to the test; Leon survives a case of mistaken identity.
#25 - Vow of Silence
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 8 - Episode 5
A friend who has taken a vow of silence creates a stir at multiple parties, Larry eats Jeff's dog's last meal, and Richard Lewis is snubbed meeting Larry for lunch.
#26 - Ringo Starr/Herbie Hancock
Saturday Night Live - Season 10 - Episode 8
Sketches include ""Beatles Auction,"" ""Fernando's Hideaway,"" and ""Ed Grimley Meets Ringo.""
Watch Now:Apple TV
#27 - Trick or Treat
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 2 - Episode 3
When Larry and Cheryl attend the premiere of a movie written by a handicapped friend, Cliff Cobb, Larry offends a Jewish neighbor, alienates Cliff (as well as the memory of his salad-inventing grandfather) and sends misguided romantic overtures to Cliff's wife, Shelly. Later, the Davids experience the "trick" side of Halloween when Larry refuses to give candy to two uncostumed teenagers. Having failed to get a bracelet for his wife on her birthday, Larry makes amends with the perfect gift on a romantic morning, but then Jeff arrives to play a round of golf. In the end, Larry gets revenge on a jewish neighbor and his teenage daughters, by arriving at his home with the orchestra that he used for Cheryl's birthday, as they played the tune that offended this neighbor.
#28 - The Bat Mitzvah
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 6 - Episode 10
Larry uses Sammie Greene's bat mitzvah to try and clear up a nasty rumor about him; the Blacks announce they're returning home; Larry makes another attempt at dating.
#29 - Officer Krupke
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 7 - Episode 8
While Cheryl competes for a role on the Seinfeld reunion, Larry is forced by Jeff to embrace his feminine side after a series of bizarre events leads Susie to think he's having an affair.
#32 - The Alternate Side
Seinfeld - Season 3 - Episode 11
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.
Watch Now:Amazon
#33 - The Bubble Boy
Seinfeld - Season 4 - Episode 7
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.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
#35 - The Boyfriend (1)
Seinfeld - Season 3 - Episode 17
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.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
#36 - The Cadillac (Part 1)
Seinfeld - Season 7 - Episode 14
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.
#37 - The Group
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 1 - Episode 10
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.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#38 - Shaq
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 2 - Episode 8
When Larry accidentally trips Shaquille O'Neal at a Lakers game, the incident brings him good luck. Guest starring Shaquille O'Neal and Richard Lewis.
#39 - The TiVo Guy
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 6 - Episode 7
When Larry snubs a frightened Cheryl's phone call in favor of dealing with a TiVo repairman, she walks out on him, leaving their friends to decide which of the pair to stay true to.
#40 - Chet's Shirt
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 3 - Episode 1
Larry and Jeff invest in a restaurant with actor Ted Danson. In lieu of attending his dentist's dinner party, Larry decides to shop for waiters' uniforms, and in the process buys matching shirts for Ted and himself. But after Danson realizes his shirt has a small rip in it, he demotes Larry in The Wizard of Oz scene they're re-enacting for his daughter's birthday party (Larry refuses to switch from the Lion to the Tin Man). At the party, little Jill Danson misses the piñata and hits Larry in the mouth with her bat. Following an emergency visit to his dentist (who learned why Larry had skipped the dinner party), Larry is left with two abnormally large front teeth and one clean shirt that both he and Ted covet.
#41 - The Smiley Face
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 8 - Episode 4
Larry vows to topple a sacred dating taboo, and regrets making concessions to his new office neighbor.
#42 - Krazee-Eyez Killa
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 3 - Episode 8
Larry is accused of betraying the confidences of Wanda's boyfriend, Krazee-Eyez Killa, a rapper he met at a party. Later, Larry alienates Jeff's wife Susie by declining her house-tour offer. He encounters further problems when he tries to replace a sports jacket Cheryl threw out.
#43 - The Grand Opening
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 3 - Episode 10
Larry figures out a way to fire a chef, and alienate an important restaurant critic, in the days before his new restaurant is scheduled to open. As Susie stews over a misunderstanding with Larry and Cheryl, the Davids spend some quality time at the car wash. With its grand opening at hand, the restaurant owners hire a new chef with a penchant for speaking his mind.
#44 - The Ski Lift
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 5 - Episode 8
Anticipating having to give a kidney to Richard Lewis, Larry tries to develop a contingency plan should he need a kidney donation himself. Meanwhile, a nurse claims Jeff has some shortcomings.
#45 - The N Word
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 6 - Episode 8
Larry accidentally offends Lorreta's Auntie Rae and takes advantage of Jeff's hospitalization.
#46 - The Engagement
Seinfeld - Season 7 - Episode 1
George gets engaged, while Elaine takes drastic measures to silence a barking dog.
#47 - The Red Dot
Seinfeld - Season 3 - Episode 12
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.
#48 - The Pez Dispenser
Seinfeld - Season 3 - Episode 14
Jerry's practical joke causes George problems with his new girlfriend.
#49 - The Note
Seinfeld - Season 3 - Episode 1
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.
#50 - The Pitch
Seinfeld - Season 4 - Episode 3
NBC executives ask Jerry to come up with an idea for a TV series. George decides he can be a sitcom writer and comes up with "nothing." Kramer trades a radar detector for a helmet, later Newman gets a speeding ticket. While waiting to meet the NBC executives, George and Jerry meet Joe Davola, a writer and "a total nut" who goes to the same shrink as Elaine. Jerry searching for conversation, mentions Kramer's party, whereto Joe wasn't invited. While discussing the disaster of the meeting with NBC, George focuses on starting a relationship with the female NBC executive. Kramer shows his approval by throwing up on her. The helmet saves Kramer from an attack by "Crazy" Joe Davola. While all this is going on Elaine is in Europe with her shrink.