S09E01 25 Sep 97

22m

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.

S09E02 2 Oct 97

22m

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.

S09E03 9 Oct 97

22m

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.

S09E04 16 Oct 97

22m

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.

S09E05 30 Oct 97

23m

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.

S09E06 6 Nov 97

22m

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.

S09E07 13 Nov 97

23m

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.

S09E08 20 Nov 97

23m

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.

S09E09 11 Dec 97

22m

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.

S09E10 18 Dec 97

22m

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.

S09E11 8 Jan 98

22m

The Dealership

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

S09E12 15 Jan 98

22m

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.

S09E13 29 Jan 98

23m

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.

S09E14 5 Feb 98

23m

The Strong Box

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

S09E15 26 Feb 98

23m

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.

S09E16 19 Mar 98

22m

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.

S09E17 9 Apr 98

22m

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.

S09E18 23 Apr 98

22m

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.

S09E19 30 Apr 98

22m

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.

S09E20 7 May 98

22m

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.

S09E21 14 May 98

43m

The Chronicle (1)

Jerry, Elaine, George & Kramer plan to go to a movie, but Jerry takes out a little time to look at nine years of memories.

S09E22 14 May 98

56m

The Chronicle (2)

More memories and bloopers.

S09E23 14 May 98

56m

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.

S09E24 14 May 98

23m

The Finale (2)

Witnesses testify to the gang's (lack of) character as they go on trial for violating a "Good Samaritan Law."