Seinfeld
Seinfeld: Season 9

Air Date

September 25, 1997

Episodes

24 episodes

Seinfeld

Season 9

Episodes

The Butter Shave

1. The Butter Shave

7.6
September 25, 1997
22 min

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.

The Voice

2. The Voice

8.1
October 2, 1997
22 min

Kramer hires an assistant; George's boss tries to force him out; Elaine bets Jerry she won't get back with her latest ex.

The Serenity Now

3. The Serenity Now

8.2
October 9, 1997
22 min

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.

The Blood

4. The Blood

7.9
October 16, 1997
22 min

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.

The Junk Mail

5. The Junk Mail

7.8
October 30, 1997
23 min

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.

The Merv Griffin Show

6. The Merv Griffin Show

7.8
November 6, 1997
22 min

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.

The Slicer

7. The Slicer

7.8
November 13, 1997
23 min

George has a past with his new boss; Jerry's "revenge date" backfires; Kramer's deli slicer solves Elaine's problem with a neighbor.

The Betrayal

8. The Betrayal

7.9
November 20, 1997
23 min

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.

The Apology

9. The Apology

7.5
December 11, 1997
22 min

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.

The Strike

10. The Strike

7.8
December 18, 1997
22 min

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.

The Dealership

11. The Dealership

8.1
January 8, 1998
22 min

At a car dealership, Kramer takes a test drive, while Jerry's deal is threatened by a fight between Elaine and Puddy.

The Reverse Peephole

12. The Reverse Peephole

7.8
January 15, 1998
22 min

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.

The Cartoon

13. The Cartoon

7.6
January 29, 1998
23 min

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.

The Strong Box

14. The Strong Box

7.5
February 5, 1998
23 min

Jerry keeps finding Kramer's hidden strongbox key. Elaine dates a mysterious man. George plans a breakup.

The Wizard

15. The Wizard

7.5
February 26, 1998
23 min

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.

The Burning

16. The Burning

7.8
March 19, 1998
22 min

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.

The Bookstore

17. The Bookstore

7.6
April 9, 1998
22 min

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.

The Frogger

18. The Frogger

8.0
April 23, 1998
22 min

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.

The Maid

19. The Maid

7.7
April 30, 1998
22 min

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.

The Puerto Rican Day

20. The Puerto Rican Day

7.7
May 7, 1998
22 min

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.

The Chronicle (1)

21. The Chronicle (1)

7.1
May 14, 1998
43 min

Part 1 of a two-part retrospective on the series' nine seasons.

The Chronicle (2)

22. The Chronicle (2)

8.0
May 14, 1998
56 min

A two-part retrospective on the series' nine seasons concludes.

The Finale (1)

23. The Finale (1)

7.2
May 14, 1998
56 min

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.

The Finale (2)

24. The Finale (2)

6.9
May 14, 1998
23 min

Witnesses testify to the gang's (lack of) character as they go on trial for violating a "Good Samaritan Law."