Seinfeld: Season 5

1993 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.8

What Season 5 of Seinfeld

Season 5 opens in September 1993 and consists of 22 episodes about everyday routines. Jerry still lives in his Manhattan apartment with George, Elaine and Kramer. Elaine confesses to Jerry that she faked her orgasms when they were dating, and George starts to wonder whether his girlfriend does the same. Kramer launches schemes and ridiculous ideas that drag Jerry and George into strange situations. Meanwhile, George looks for a job and moves back in with his parents. Every story starts from an ordinary detail that the characters take way too far.

22episodes

Sep 16, 1993premiered

May 19, 1994latest episode

8.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 The Mango
Sep 16, 1993 · 23 min · ★ 8.0
Jerry shares George's self-doubt after Elaine admits not all was as it seemed during their romantic relationship.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Lawrence H. Levy, Larry David · Starring: Lisa Edelstein, Leonard Termo, Veralyn Jones, Ruth Cohen
5x02 The Puffy Shirt
Sep 23, 1993 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
Jerry's appearance with Bryant Gumbel is not the expected career boost for Kramer's girlfriend; but George gets a new career after moving back with his parents.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Writing: Larry David · Starring: Bryant Gumbel, David Brisbin, Wendel Meldrum, Deborah May
5x03 The Glasses
Sep 30, 1993 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Kramer's optometrist pal replaces George's glasses with suspect frames.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Tom Gammill, Max Pross · Starring: Timothy Stack, Len Lesser, Anna Gunn, Tom Towles
5x04 The Sniffing Accountant
Oct 7, 1993 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
Jerry thinks his accountant may be on drugs; George's passion wins him a job; Elaine's exclamations end her relationship.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Writing: Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld · Starring: John Kapelos, Patrick Cronin, Christa Miller, Ralph Louis Harris
5x05 The Bris
Oct 14, 1993 · 22 min · ★ 7.5
Godparenting is a chore for Jerry and Elaine; tragedy befalls George's car; Kramer decries a genetic experiment.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Larry Charles · Starring: Tom Alan Robbins, Debra Mooney, Jeannie Elias, Charles Levin
5x06 The Lip Reader
Oct 28, 1993 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
A tennis lineswoman is game to help George learn why he's been dumped.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Carol Leifer · Starring: Marlee Matlin, Bret Anthony, Christopher Darga, Linda Kash
5x07 The Non-Fat Yogurt
Nov 4, 1993 · 22 min · ★ 7.5
Jerry and Elaine's suspicion about "nonfat" yogurt figures into New York City's mayoral race.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Writing: Larry David · Starring: Rudolph Giuliani, John Gabriel, Peter Keleghan, Jed Mills
5x08 The Barber
Nov 11, 1993 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
Jerry wants to switch barbers without hurting anyone's feelings; George goes to work, but was he hired?
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Andy Robin · Starring: Michael Fairman, Antony Ponzini, David Ciminello, Jack Shearer
5x09 The Masseuse
Nov 18, 1993 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
Jerry's masseuse-girlfriend doesn't like George; Elaine's boyfriend shares a moniker with a mass murderer.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Writing: Larry Charles, Peter Mehlman · Starring: Lisa Edelstein, Jennifer Coolidge, Anthony Cistaro, John Bishop
5x10 The Cigar Store Indian
Dec 9, 1993 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
Reading TV Guide nets Elaine an admirer, but gets her into trouble with George's father; Jerry's gift to Elaine offends her friend.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Tom Gammill, Max Pross · Starring: Al Roker, Sam Lloyd, Ralph Manza, Estelle Harris
5x11 The Conversion Mid-Season Finale
Dec 16, 1993 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
George wants to change religions for the sake of romance, while Kramer is attracted to a novice nun.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Bruce Kirschbaum · Starring: Kay E. Kuter, Molly Hagan, Jana Marie Hupp, Tom Verica
5x12 The Stall
Jan 6, 1994 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
George is charmed by Elaine's new boyfriend; Kramer thinks Jerry's new girlfriend is his phone-sex mate.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Writing: Larry Charles · Starring: Dan Cortese, Jami Gertz, Ruth Cohen
5x13 The Dinner Party
Feb 3, 1994 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
A "brief" stop to buy gifts for a dinner party becomes an ordeal thanks to George's big coat.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Larry David · Starring: Frank Novak, Sayed Badreya, Mark Holton, Fred Pinkard
5x14 The Marine Biologist
Feb 10, 1994 · 22 min · ★ 8.6
A writer hits a woman in the head with Elaine's electronic organiser; George lies to impress a woman.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Writing: Charlie Rubin, Ron Hague · Starring: Carol Kane, Rosalind Allen, George Murdock, David Blackwood
5x15 The Pie
Feb 17, 1994 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
A mannequin resembles Elaine; George battles for a bargain suit; Jerry wonders why his date won't try a pie; Kramer has an itch.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Tom Gammill, Max Pross · Starring: Reni Santoni, Sam Lloyd, Lane Davies, Paul Mantee
5x16 The Stand-In
Feb 24, 1994 · 22 min · ★ 7.5
George postpones breaking up with his girlfriend; Kramer befriends a fellow soap-opera stand-in; and Jerry bombs trying to cheer up a sick friend.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Larry David · Starring: Debbie Lee Carrington, Danny Woodburn, Thomas Dekker, W. Earl Brown
5x17 The Wife
Mar 17, 1994 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
Jerry's girlfriend poses as his wife to get in on his dry-cleaning discount.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Peter Mehlman · Starring: Courteney Cox, Len Lesser, Barney Martin, Liz Sheridan
5x18 The Raincoats (1)
Apr 28, 1994 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
Kramer plans to profit from raincoats created by Jerry's dad; George sells his dad's old "cruisewear."
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Tom Gammill, Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld · Starring: Judge Reinhold, Mike Hagerty, Melanie Smith, Sandy Baron
5x19 The Raincoats (2)
Apr 28, 1994 · 21 min · ★ 6.7
The sale of Morty's raincoats is delayed; George tries to buy back his dad's clothes.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Tom Gammill, Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld · Starring: Judge Reinhold, Mike Hagerty, Melanie Smith, Sandy Baron
5x20 The Fire
May 5, 1994 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
George embarrasses himself at a kids' birthday party; Jerry heckles back at a heckler.
Directing: Tom Cherones · Writing: Larry Charles · Starring: Jon Favreau, Dom Irrera, Patience Cleveland, Veanne Cox
5x21 The Hamptons
May 12, 1994 · 23 min · ★ 7.5
In the Hamptons, George's date sunbathes topless; Kramer steals lobsters; and a handsome doctor compliments Elaine, or does he?
Directing: Tom Cherones · Written by: Carol Leifer, Peter Mehlman · Starring: Richard Burgi, Melora Walters, Melanie Smith, Mark L. Taylor
5x22 The Opposite Season Finale
May 19, 1994 · 23 min · ★ 8.8
George changes his life by going against his instincts; Kramer plugs his book on "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee."
Directing: Tom Cherones · Writing: Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Andy Cowan · Starring: Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Kathie Lee Gifford, Regis Philbin, Melanie Smith