7.8
S9E1 - The Butter Shave
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.
Sept. 25, 1997, midnight
8.1
S9E2 - The Voice
Kramer hires an assistant; George's boss tries to force him out; Elaine bets Jerry she won't get back with her latest ex.
Oct. 2, 1997, midnight
8.5
S9E3 - The Serenity Now
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.
Oct. 9, 1997, midnight
8.1
S9E4 - The Blood
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.
Oct. 16, 1997, midnight
8.1
S9E5 - The Junk Mail
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.
Oct. 30, 1997, midnight
8.1
S9E6 - The Merv Griffin Show
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.
Nov. 6, 1997, midnight
8.0
S9E7 - The Slicer
George has a past with his new boss; Jerry's "revenge date" backfires; Kramer's deli slicer solves Elaine's problem with a neighbor.
Nov. 13, 1997, midnight
7.8
S9E8 - The Betrayal
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.
Nov. 20, 1997, midnight
7.6
S9E9 - The Apology
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.
Dec. 11, 1997, midnight
8.0
S9E10 - The Strike
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.
Dec. 18, 1997, midnight
8.2
S9E11 - The Dealership
At a car dealership, Kramer takes a test drive, while Jerry's deal is threatened by a fight between Elaine and Puddy.
Jan. 8, 1998, midnight
8.0
S9E12 - The Reverse Peephole
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.
Jan. 15, 1998, midnight
7.8
S9E13 - The Cartoon
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.
Jan. 29, 1998, midnight
7.8
S9E14 - The Strong Box
Jerry keeps finding Kramer's hidden strongbox key. Elaine dates a mysterious man. George plans a breakup.
Feb. 5, 1998, midnight
7.7
S9E15 - The Wizard
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.
Feb. 26, 1998, midnight
8.0
S9E16 - The Burning
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.
March 19, 1998, midnight
7.8
S9E17 - The Bookstore
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.
April 9, 1998, midnight
8.1
S9E18 - The Frogger
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.
April 23, 1998, midnight
7.9
S9E19 - The Maid
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.
April 30, 1998, midnight
7.9
S9E20 - The Puerto Rican Day
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.
May 7, 1998, midnight
7.4
S9E21 - The Chronicle (1)
Part 1 of a two-part retrospective on the series' nine seasons.
May 14, 1998, midnight
8.0
S9E22 - The Chronicle (2)
A two-part retrospective on the series' nine seasons concludes.
May 14, 1998, midnight
7.8
S9E23 - The Finale (1)
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.
May 14, 1998, midnight
7.3
S9E24 - The Finale (2)
Witnesses testify to the gang's (lack of) character as they go on trial for violating a "Good Samaritan Law."
May 14, 1998, midnight