Season 9

1

The Butter Shave

80%

September 25, 1997 • 23m

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.

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2

The Voice

81%

October 2, 1997 • 23m

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

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3

The Serenity Now

82%

October 9, 1997 • 23m

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.

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4

The Blood

78%

October 16, 1997 • 23m

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.

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5

The Junk Mail

78%

October 30, 1997 • 23m

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.

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6

The Merv Griffin Show

78%

November 6, 1997 • 23m

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.

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7

The Slicer

78%

November 13, 1997 • 24m

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

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8

The Betrayal

82%

November 20, 1997 • 24m

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.

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9

The Apology

74%

December 11, 1997 • 23m

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.

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10

The Strike

78%

Mid-Season Finale

December 18, 1997 • 23m

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.

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11

The Dealership

81%

January 8, 1998 • 23m

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

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12

The Reverse Peephole

79%

January 15, 1998 • 23m

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.

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13

The Cartoon

77%

January 29, 1998 • 23m

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.

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14

The Strong Box

76%

February 5, 1998 • 23m

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

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15

The Wizard

76%

February 26, 1998 • 23m

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.

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16

The Burning

78%

March 19, 1998 • 23m

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.

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17

The Bookstore

76%

April 9, 1998 • 23m

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.

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18

The Frogger

81%

April 23, 1998 • 22m

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.

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19

The Maid

76%

April 30, 1998 • 23m

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.

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20

The Puerto Rican Day

77%

May 7, 1998 • 23m

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.

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21

The Chronicle (1)

71%

May 14, 1998 • 22m

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

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22

The Chronicle (2)

80%

May 14, 1998 • 22m

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

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23

The Finale (1)

78%

May 14, 1998 • 33m

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.

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