Seinfeld — Season 9
01 The Butter Shave
Sep 25, 199722m★ 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.
02 The Voice
Oct 2, 199722m★ 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.
03 The Serenity Now
Oct 9, 199722m★ 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.
04 The Blood
Oct 16, 199722m★ 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.
05 The Junk Mail
Oct 30, 199723m★ 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.
06 The Merv Griffin Show
Nov 6, 199722m★ 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.
07 The Slicer
Nov 13, 199723m★ 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.
08 The Betrayal
Nov 20, 199723m★ 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.
09 The Apology
Dec 11, 199722m★ 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.
10 The Strike
Dec 18, 199722m★ 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.
11 The Dealership
Jan 8, 199822m★ 8.1
At a car dealership, Kramer takes a test drive, while Jerry's deal is threatened by a fight between Elaine and Puddy.
12 The Reverse Peephole
Jan 15, 199822m★ 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.
13 The Cartoon
Jan 29, 199823m★ 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.
14 The Strong Box
Feb 5, 199823m★ 7.8
Jerry keeps finding Kramer's hidden strongbox key. Elaine dates a mysterious man. George plans a breakup.
15 The Wizard
Feb 26, 199823m★ 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.
16 The Burning
Mar 19, 199822m★ 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.
17 The Bookstore
Apr 9, 199822m★ 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.
18 The Frogger
Apr 23, 199822m★ 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.
19 The Maid
Apr 30, 199822m★ 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.
20 The Puerto Rican Day
May 7, 199822m★ 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.
21 The Chronicle (1)
May 14, 199843m★ 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.
22 The Chronicle (2)
May 14, 199856m★ 8.0
More memories and bloopers.
23 The Finale (1)
May 14, 199856m★ 7.7
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.
24 The Finale (2)
May 14, 199823m★ 7.3
Witnesses testify to the gang's (lack of) character as they go on trial for violating a "Good Samaritan Law."