Our Ten Best: Episodes of Seinfeld

Seinfeld has been off the small screen for well more than a decade now, but that doesn’t mean it still isn’t the best show in television history. Take a trip down memory lane as Review Fix makes their picks for the ten best episodes in the series.

10: The Library: Mr. Bookman. That’s what this episode is ultimately remembered for. Well, that and atomic wedgies. And “Can’t Stand Ya.” Like every great episode in the show, the multiple storylines weave together a wacky tale.

9: The Chinese Restaurant: The gang gets stuck waiting for a table at a Chinese restaurant and hilarity ensues. While George’s banter, Jerry’s worrying that his Uncle Leo will find out he lied about having plans and Elaine’s attempted sampling of someone’s food make this episode a winner, a guest appearance by James Hong as the maître d’ of the restaurant is the deal breaker. Cartwright! Cartwright!

8: The Race: The world is about to find out that Jerry cheated in a race during high school that labeled him as the “fastest kid in school.” His new girlfriend Lois convinces him to run and by a stroke of luck, the world’s luckiest man prevails. This episode also features one of the best endings in the show’s history.

7: The Chicken Roaster: Kramer gets addicted to Kenny Rogers Chicken, while Jerry wants it shut down but doesn’t want his friend to lose his job. A beautiful role reversal between Jerry and Kramer takes place, turning Jerry into his neighbor.

6: The Limo: Leave it to George to get Jerry in such a pickle. After George picks up Jerry from the airport, they somehow become involved with white supremacists after George thinks it would be cool to get in a limo that’s not theirs. “There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?” Kramer wants to go to the Bulls game and Elaine is along for the ride. They don’t question the situation until it’s too late.

5: The Contest: The group, fed up with their love lives, decides to stop doing “that” and become masters of “their domain.” The beauty of this episode is that the word masturbation is not said once.

4: The Label Maker: Elaine’s romance with Tim Whatley is charming, but the game of “Risk” between Newman and Kramer is what makes this episode so special. “Ukraine is game to you!?”

3: The Opposite: This episode is important because it was the last directed by Tom Cherones, but it’s also one of the best in the series. George, out on his luck, again, decides to do everything in his life the opposite and for a while it works. “My name is George. I’m unemployed and I live with my parents.” This is also the episode where Jerry is referred to as “Even Steven” by Kramer for the first time.

2: Marine Biologist: Jerry is upset that his favorite shirt, “Golden Boy” is dying, while Kramer finds the beach his new place to practice his work with a sand wedge. This episode, written by Ron Hauge & Charlie Rubin is great because George isn’t an architect this time. Pretending to be a marine biologist to impress a woman, he ends up thrust into a once in a lifetime situation. “The sea was angry my friends.”

1: The Secret Code: George and J. Peterman never had a reason to be on-screen together, but when they did, wow. Weaving together a wacky story with Elaine and George’s refusal to tell Susan his bank code, Costanza is taken on a trip he won’t forget. “Bosco, Bosco.”

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