Season 9

1997 · 24 episodes · 9h 5m in all · 7.9/10

1. The Butter Shave
25 Sept 1997 · 22 min · 7.8/10
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.
2. The Voice
2 Oct 1997 · 22 min · 8.1/10
Kramer hires an assistant; George's boss tries to force him out; Elaine bets Jerry she won't get back with her latest ex.
3. The Serenity Now
9 Oct 1997 · 22 min · 8.5/10
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.
4. The Blood
16 Oct 1997 · 22 min · 8.1/10
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.
5. The Junk Mail
30 Oct 1997 · 23 min · 8.0/10
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.
6. The Merv Griffin Show
6 Nov 1997 · 22 min · 8.1/10
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.
7. The Slicer
13 Nov 1997 · 23 min · 7.9/10
George has a past with his new boss; Jerry's "revenge date" backfires; Kramer's deli slicer solves Elaine's problem with a neighbor.
8. The Betrayal
20 Nov 1997 · 23 min · 7.8/10
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.
9. The Apology
11 Dec 1997 · 22 min · 7.6/10
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
18 Dec 1997 · 22 min · 8.0/10
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
8 Jan 1998 · 22 min · 8.1/10
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
15 Jan 1998 · 22 min · 7.9/10
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
29 Jan 1998 · 23 min · 7.8/10
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
5 Feb 1998 · 23 min · 7.8/10
Jerry keeps finding Kramer's hidden strongbox key. Elaine dates a mysterious man. George plans a breakup.
15. The Wizard
26 Feb 1998 · 23 min · 7.6/10
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
19 Mar 1998 · 22 min · 7.9/10
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
9 Apr 1998 · 22 min · 7.9/10
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
23 Apr 1998 · 22 min · 8.1/10
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
30 Apr 1998 · 22 min · 7.9/10
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
7 May 1998 · 22 min · 7.8/10
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)
14 May 1998 · 22 min · 7.0/10
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)
14 May 1998 · 21 min · 8.1/10
More memories and bloopers.
23. The Finale (1)
14 May 1998 · 28 min · 7.6/10
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)
14 May 1998 · 28 min · 7.3/10
Witnesses testify to the gang's (lack of) character as they go on trial for violating a "Good Samaritan Law."