Seinfeld: Season 9

1997 · 24 episodes · ★ 7.9

What Season 9 of Seinfeld

Season 9 opens with Elaine breaking up with David Puddy after a trip together, while her friends carry on with their routines. Kramer discovers unexpected uses for butter, George fakes a disability to get special privileges at work, and Jerry gets annoyed when Kenny Bania succeeds performing right after him. Jerry is also surprised by the stomach noises of Claire, his new girlfriend, and Kramer and George decide to replace a door on their own. The conflicts come from everyday life, without big plots, and each character drives their own quirk.

24episodes

Sep 25, 1997premiered

May 14, 1998latest episode

9.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 9 Episodes

9x01 The Butter Shave
Sep 25, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Kramer uses butter for shaving--and more; George's cane is an advantage at his new job; Jerry feels used by his comedy nemesis, Bania; Elaine breaks up with her boyfriend before their flight back from Europe.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel · Starring: Kristin Davis, Chris Parnell, Steve Hytner, Gordon Jump
9x02 The Voice
Oct 2, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
Kramer hires an assistant; George's boss tries to force him out; Elaine bets Jerry she won't get back with her latest ex.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Alec Berg, David Mandel, Jeff Schaffer · Starring: Jarrad Paul, Gordon Jump, Patrick Warburton, Ella Joyce
9x03 The Serenity Now
Oct 9, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 8.5
George goes to work for his father; Jerry's girlfriend wants to see his emotions; Kramer adopts a suburban feel at home; Elaine prompts two Jewish men to renounce their faith.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Steve Koren · Starring: Bruce Mahler, Matt McCoy, Lori Loughlin, Ross Malinger
9x04 The Blood
Oct 16, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
Kramer stores his own blood to avoid a blood-bank fee; George tries to combine his two passions, sex and food; Elaine's plan to show responsibility backfires; Jerry trains with fitness guru Izzy Mendelbaum.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Dan O'Keefe · Starring: Lloyd Bridges, Kellie Waymire, Gene Dynarski, Colton James
9x05 The Junk Mail
Oct 30, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 8.0
Kramer battles junk mail; George thinks his parents are trying to avoid him; Jerry acquires a van; and Elaine gets a new man, whose past comes back to haunt her.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Spike Feresten · Starring: Toby Huss, Montrose Hagins, Wilford Brimley, Dana Gould
9x06 The Merv Griffin Show
Nov 6, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
Kramer turns his apartment into a talk-show set; Jerry's girlfriend won't let him play with her toys; George's clash with pigeons leads to problems with a squirrel; a new employee's silent movement rattles Elaine.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Bruce Eric Kaplan · Starring: Arabella Field, Brent Hinkley, Wayne Wilderson, Estelle Harris
9x07 The Slicer
Nov 13, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 7.9
George has a past with his new boss; Jerry's "revenge date" backfires; Kramer's deli slicer solves Elaine's problem with a neighbor.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Gregg Kavet, Darin Henry, Andy Robin · Starring: Marcia Cross, Daniel von Bargen, Larry B. Scott, David Moreland
9x08 The Betrayal
Nov 20, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 7.8
Flashbacks trace the evolution of Jerry, George and Elaine's disastrous trip to a wedding in India, and Kramer's desperate need to barter for a birthday wish.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Peter Mehlman, David Mandel · Starring: Bart Braverman, Shelley Malil, Michael McShane, Justine Miceli
9x09 The Apology
Dec 11, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
Jerry's girlfriend is naked too often; Elaine's lifestyle offends a co-worker; Kramer seeks to shorten his showers; George has a disagreement with a new AA member.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Jennifer Crittenden · Starring: Brian Levinson, James Spader, Michael Fishman, Patrick Warburton
9x10 The Strike Mid-Season Finale
Dec 18, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
Kramer returns to work after his 12-year strike is settled; Jerry dates a woman whose appearance fluctuates; George gives holiday gifts in his co-workers' names to a fraudulent charity.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Dan O'Keefe, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer · Starring: Kevin McDonald, Daniel von Bargen, Dave Florek, Colin Malone
9x11 The Dealership
Jan 8, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
At a car dealership, Kramer takes a test drive, while Jerry's deal is threatened by a fight between Elaine and Puddy.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Steve Koren · Starring: Steve Susskind, Rif Hutton, Patrick Warburton, Daniel Hagen
9x12 The Reverse Peephole
Jan 15, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
Elaine gets into a hassle regarding fur; Jerry stops carrying a wallet, while George suffers from his overstuffed one; Kramer keeps Newman from being evicted.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Spike Feresten · Starring: Jon Polito, Patrick Warburton, Pat Finn, Wayne Knight
9x13 The Cartoon
Jan 29, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 7.8
An actress turns Jerry's criticism into a one-woman show; Kramer stops talking after offending George; Elaine struggles to understand a cartoon in The New Yorker.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Bruce Eric Kaplan · Starring: Kathy Griffin, Tracy Nelson, Paul Benedict, Wayne Knight
9x14 The Strong Box
Feb 5, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 7.8
Jerry keeps finding Kramer's hidden strongbox key. Elaine dates a mysterious man. George plans a breakup.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Dan O'Keefe, Billy Kimball · Starring: Mary Scheer, Illeana Douglas, Alex Kapp Horner, Rosie Malek-Yonan
9x15 The Wizard
Feb 26, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 7.6
Jerry buys his father an electric organizer; Kramer retires and moves next door to Jerry's parents in Florida; Susan's parents catch George in a lie; Elaine can't tell if she's part of an interracial couple.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Steve Lookner · Starring: Constance Zimmer, Grace Zabriskie, Michael McShane, Barney Martin
9x16 The Burning
Mar 19, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
Kramer and Mickey play ill for med students; Elaine learns that Puddy's religious; George works out how and when to make a good exit; a tractor figures into the past of Jerry's girlfriend.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Jennifer Crittenden · Starring: Brian Posehn, Daniel von Bargen, Danny Woodburn, Cindy Ambuehl
9x17 The Bookstore
Apr 9, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
A bookstore busts Uncle Leo for shoplifting and George for bathroom reading; a misdeed at a company party costs Elaine; Kramer and Newman get a rickshaw, and audition homeless people to pull it.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Darin Henry, Spike Feresten, Mark Jaffe · Starring: Jon Gries, Jonathan Penner, Kevin Ruf, Len Lesser
9x18 The Frogger
Apr 23, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
George buys an arcade game to preserve his high score; fear of a serial killer adversely affects Jerry's social life; Elaine eats Peterman's slice of wedding cake from the nuptials of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin, Dan O'Keefe · Starring: Drake Bell, Peter Stormare, Julia Campbell, Wayne Wilderson
9x19 The Maid
Apr 30, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
Elaine's area code is changed; a co-worker steals George's desired nickname; Jerry sleeps with his maid; Kramer endures a "long-distance relationship" when his girlfriend moves downtown.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Peter Mehlman, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer · Starring: Angela Featherstone, Daniel von Bargen, Sam Whipple, Markus Flanagan
9x20 The Puerto Rican Day
May 7, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Gridlocked by a parade, Jerry verbally spars with another driver; George goes to a movie; and Kramer looks for a bathroom. Elaine, meanwhile, searches for a crossing point with a group of strangers.
Writing: Gregg Kavet, Jennifer Crittenden, Andy Robin · Starring: Mario Joyner, Jenica Bergere, James Karen, Tom Dahlgren
9x21 The Chronicle (1)
May 14, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
Jerry, Elaine, George & Kramer plan to go to a movie, but Jerry takes out a little time to look at nine years of memories.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Darin Henry
9x22 The Chronicle (2)
May 14, 1998 · 21 min · ★ 8.1
More memories and bloopers.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Darin Henry
9x23 The Finale (1)
May 14, 1998 · 28 min · ★ 7.6
The gang plans a trip to Paris to celebrate after NBC picks up Jerry and George's sitcom. But there's an in-flight emergency, stranding them in a small town.
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld · Starring: Brian George, Jane Leeves, Reni Santoni, Bruce Mahler
9x24 The Finale (2) Season Finale
May 14, 1998 · 28 min · ★ 7.3
Witnesses testify to the gang's (lack of) character as they go on trial for violating a "Good Samaritan Law."
Directing: Andy Ackerman · Writing: Larry David · Starring: Brian George, Jane Leeves, Reni Santoni, Bruce Mahler