Seinfeld season 9
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{{Infobox television season
| season_number = 9
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| caption = DVD cover
| network = NBC
| first_aired = {{start date|1997|9|25}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1998|5|14}}
| num_episodes = 24
| prev_season = Season 8
| episode_list = List of Seinfeld episodes
}}
The ninth and final season of Seinfeld began airing on September 25, 1997, and concluded on May 14, 1998 on NBC.
Production
Seinfeld was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and aired on NBC in the United States. The executive producers were Jerry Seinfeld (showrunner), George Shapiro, Howard West, Alex Berg, and for the final episode Larry David, with Tom Gammill and Max Pross as supervising producers. Bruce Kirschbaum was the executive consultant.{{cite web|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/about/?sl=show_credits|title=The Seinfeld Crew and Credits at Seinfeld Official Site|publisher=Sony Pictures|access-date=2008-04-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723014808/http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/about/?sl=show_credits|archive-date=2009-07-23}} This season was directed by Andy Ackerman.
The series was set predominantly in an apartment block on New York City's Upper West Side; the ninth season was shot and mostly filmed in CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/episode_guide/?sl=episode&ep=105|title=The Stock Tip episode at Seinfeld Official Site|publisher=Sony Pictures|access-date=2008-04-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513163533/http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/episode_guide/?sl=episode&ep=105|archive-date=2008-05-13}} The show features Jerry Seinfeld as himself, and a host of Jerry's friends and acquaintances, which include George Costanza, Elaine Benes, and Cosmo Kramer, portrayed by Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards, respectively.{{cite news|title=Seinfeld and nihilism|url=http://www.nd.edu/~observer/12031999/News/5.html|date=1999-12-03|access-date=2008-04-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217191703/http://www.nd.edu/~observer/12031999/News/5.html|archive-date=2007-12-17}}
Episodes
{{see also|List of Seinfeld episodes}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Butter Shave
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Alec Berg & Jeff Schaffer & David Mandel
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|9|25}}
|ProdCode=901
|Viewers=37.78{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41307958/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 22–28, 1997)|date=October 1, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614054751/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41307958/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=157
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|ShortSummary=Kramer starts using butter as shaving cream. George uses a cane when he applies for an interview at a sporting goods firm, where everyone thinks he is disabled. Jerry is annoyed that Kenny Bania is a "time slot hit." Elaine goes to Europe with David Puddy.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Voice
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Alec Berg & Jeff Schaffer & David Mandel
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|10|2}}
|ProdCode=902
|Viewers=30.93{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41301856/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 29–Oct. 5, 1997)|date=October 8, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=June 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619101716/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41301856/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=158
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|ShortSummary=George's employer learns that George is not actually handicapped. Jerry creates a voice in response to the sounds his girlfriend's stomach makes. Kramer hires a New York University intern to be his assistant. Elaine begins seeing Puddy again.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Serenity Now
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Steve Koren
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|10|9}}
|ProdCode=903
|Viewers=30.15{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41385682/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 6–12, 1997)|date=October 15, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=June 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623171520/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41385682/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=159
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|ShortSummary=George's father is given a phrase to say whenever his blood pressure rises to a certain level. Elaine receives a french kiss from Mr. Lippman's 13-year-old son. Jerry's girlfriend gives his New York Knicks tickets away. Kramer installs a screen door over his apartment door.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Blood
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Dan O'Keefe
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|10|16}}
|ProdCode=904
|Viewers=31.45{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41309132/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 13–19, 1997)|date=October 22, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=June 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623191252/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41309132/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=160
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|ShortSummary=Jerry receives three pints of Kramer's blood after having a run-in with a knife. Elaine wants to prove to her friend that she is not irresponsible. George concludes that television and food create a better sex life.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Junk Mail
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Spike Feresten
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|10|30}}
|ProdCode=905
|Viewers=30.24{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41295054/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 27–Nov. 2, 1997)|date=November 5, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=June 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623173452/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41295054/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=161
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|ShortSummary=Kramer refuses to receive mail from the postal service. Jerry gets a new car from a childhood friend after doing a car show for his dealership. Elaine thinks she has met her dream man, despite getting back with Puddy, and tries to juggle both relationships. George's parents cut him loose.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Merv Griffin Show
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Bruce Eric Kaplan
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|11|6}}
|ProdCode=906
|Viewers=31.64{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41385906/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 3–9, 1997)|date=November 12, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=June 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619090227/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41385906/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=162
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|ShortSummary=Kramer discovers an old stage set from The Merv Griffin Show. Jerry's new girlfriend collects old toys but asks Jerry not to play with them. Elaine must deal with a "sidler" at work. George's girlfriend becomes disgusted when he accidentally runs over pigeons with his car.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Slicer
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin & Darin Henry|t=Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|11|13}}
|ProdCode=907
|Viewers=32.77{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41313879/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 10–16, 1997)|date=November 19, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=June 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623171954/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41313879/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=163
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|ShortSummary=Jerry tries to break up with a dermatologist (Marcia Cross) when she becomes tiresome after constantly talking about "saving lives". Kramer purchases a meat slicer which Elaine uses to slip food under the door for the starving cat of her neighbor who is out of town. George tries to have himself airbrushed out of a photo his new boss has.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Betrayal
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=David Mandel & Peter Mehlman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|11|20}}
|ProdCode=908
|Viewers=33.99{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41384655/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 17–23, 1997)|date=November 26, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114024831/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41384655/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=164
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|ShortSummary=Elaine drags Jerry and George to India where they attend the wedding of Sue Ellen Mischke. Kramer learns that a friend wishes he would drop dead. (All of the events in the episode occur backwards with the end at the beginning and vice versa.)
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Apology
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Jennifer Crittenden
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|12|11}}
|ProdCode=909
|Viewers=30.47{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41386380/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 8–14, 1997)|date=December 17, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=June 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623180000/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41386380/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=165
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|ShortSummary=Jerry's girlfriend Melissa prefers to be naked while in the house. Elaine learns her co-worker hates germs coming from Elaine but can tolerate everyone else's. Kramer decides to make changes to his shower routine. George expects an apology from a friend who is in Alcoholics Anonymous.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Strike
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Dan O'Keefe and Alec Berg & Jeff Schaffer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|12|18}}
|ProdCode=910
|Viewers=30.79{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41315246/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 15–21, 1997)|date=December 24, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=June 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623183409/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41315246/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=166
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|ShortSummary=Kramer gets word that he can return to a bagel shop he worked at previously after a 12 year absence. Jerry, Elaine and George attend a Chanukah party where Jerry sets up a date with a "two faced" woman and Elaine uses her "fake" number to avoid one. Kramer brings a renewed interest in Festivus, a holiday George's father invented when George was younger.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Dealership
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Steve Koren
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|1|8}}
|ProdCode=911
|Viewers=32.86{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41373787/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 5–11, 1998)|date=January 14, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 22, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410041427/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41373787/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=167
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|ShortSummary=Jerry plans on buying a new car from Puddy who has been elevated to car salesman. He also hopes that Puddy and Elaine will get back together so he will get a better discount. Kramer and another salesman see how far they can test drive a car on an empty gas tank. A hungry George comes up with an idea to implicate a mechanic.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Reverse Peephole
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Spike Feresten
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|1|15}}
|ProdCode=912
|Viewers=33.48{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41371569/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 12–18, 1998)|date=January 21, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 22, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421053703/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41371569/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=168
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|ShortSummary=Kramer and Newman plan to reverse the peepholes on their doors which gets Newman an eviction notice. Jerry decides to go wallet-less. Elaine has trouble finding a coat that looks like Puddy's for another friend. George must pay for a party gift alone.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Cartoon
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Bruce Eric Kaplan
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|1|29}}
|ProdCode=913
|Viewers=33.19{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41302921/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 26–Feb. 1, 1998)|date=February 4, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 22, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020234603/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41302921/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=169
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|ShortSummary=Elaine obsesses over a cartoon in The New Yorker. Kramer decides to take a vow of silence. Elaine and Kramer believe that George's girlfriend looks a lot like Jerry. Jerry is at odds with Sally Weaver, Susan's former roommate.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Strongbox
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Dan O'Keefe & Billy Kimball|t=Dan O'Keefe}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|2|5}}
|ProdCode=914
|Viewers=31.63{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41316393/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 2–8, 1998)|date=February 11, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 22, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307191603/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41316393/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=170
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|ShortSummary=Jerry buys cufflinks that once belonged to Jerry Lewis. Kramer gets a strongbox. Elaine has a secret crush. George tries to break up with his girlfriend but she refuses.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Wizard
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Steve Lookner
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|2|26}}
|ProdCode=915
|Viewers=30.51{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41373362/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 23–March 1, 1998)|date=March 4, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 23, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614062131/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41373362/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=171
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|ShortSummary=Jerry gives his father an electronic organizer for his birthday. Jerry and George debate about the race of Elaine's new boyfriend which triggers her curiosity. Kramer plans on running for president of Morty and Helen's condo association. George lies to the Rosses about owning a house in the Hamptons.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Burning
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Jennifer Crittenden
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|3|19}}
|ProdCode=916
|Viewers=30.92{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41370417/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (March 16–22, 1998)|date=March 25, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 24, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410042044/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41370417/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=172
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|ShortSummary=Elaine learns that Puddy is religious. Jerry does not recognize his girlfriend's voice on the phone when she leaves an "It's me" message. Kramer and Mickey act out sick conditions for medical students. George's ideas at a Kruger meeting are widely accepted, but his subsequent ideas are not as well received.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Bookstore
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Spike Feresten and Darin Henry & Marc Jaffe|t=Spike Feresten}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|4|9}}
|ProdCode=917
|Viewers=29.60{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41370576/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (April 6–12, 1998)|date=April 15, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 24, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420104712/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41370576/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=173
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|ShortSummary=Jerry spots Uncle Leo shoplifting. Elaine makes out with a co-worker at a party and lies to cover it up. Kramer and Newman acquire a rickshaw from Hong Kong and need someone to pull it. George takes a book into the bathroom at a bookstore and is forced to purchase it.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Frogger
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin and Steve Koren & Dan O'Keefe|t=Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|4|23}}
|ProdCode=918
|Viewers=30.66{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41307269/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (April 20–26, 1998)|date=April 29, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 24, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=April 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424222813/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41307269/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=174
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|ShortSummary=After a childhood pizzeria goes out of business, George tries to save his high score from a Frogger game by purchasing the machine. Kramer scares Jerry after telling him about a serial killer, "The Lopper." Elaine tires of company birthdays and tries to avoid them by calling in sick.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Maid
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Alec Berg & David Mandel & Jeff Schaffer and Kit Boss & Peter Mehlman|t=Alec Berg & David Mandel & Jeff Schaffer}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|4|30}}
|ProdCode=919
|Viewers=33.32{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41373233/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (April 27-May 3, 1998)|date=May 6, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 24, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410042654/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41373233/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=175
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|ShortSummary=Jerry hires a maid whom he then starts sleeping with. Elaine discovers she has 57 messages on her answering machine when Kramer's food-order service tries to fax her. George tries to get a nickname but a co-worker gets the one he chose instead.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
|Title=The Puerto Rican Day
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Alec Berg, Jennifer Crittenden, Spike Feresten, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Gregg Kavet, Steve Koren, David Mandel, Dan O'Keefe, Andy Robin, {{nowrap|Jeff Schaffer}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|5|7}}
|ProdCode=920
|Viewers=38.78{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41304257/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 4–10, 1998)|date=May 13, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 24, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410042654/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41304257/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber=176
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|ShortSummary=The gang leaves a New York Mets game early in order to beat the traffic but is blocked by a Puerto Rican day parade. Each goes his/her separate ways in order to get home.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
| NumParts = 2
|Title=The Chronicle
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Darin Henry
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|5|14}}
|ProdCode_1=921
|ProdCode_2=922
|Viewers=58.53{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41306012/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 11–17, 1998)|date=May 20, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 24, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410042654/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41306012/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}
|EpisodeNumber_1=177
|EpisodeNumber_2=178
|EpisodeNumber2_1=21
|EpisodeNumber2_2=22
|ShortSummary=A retrospective on the past 9 years of Seinfeld leading into the series finale.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Seinfeld season 9
| NumParts = 2
|Title=The Finale
|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
|WrittenBy=Larry David
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|5|14}}
|ProdCode_1=923
|ProdCode_2=924
|EpisodeNumber_1=179
|EpisodeNumber_2=180
|EpisodeNumber2_1=23
|EpisodeNumber2_2=24
|ShortSummary=NBC executives decide to add Jerry and George's pilot, Jerry to the fall season. The two plan on leaving for Los Angeles and decide to vacation in Paris with Elaine and Kramer before they leave. The plans are canceled, however, when their plane experiences turbulence and is forced to land for repairs. Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer are arrested for breaking a Good Samaritan law in Latham County, Massachusetts, and are put on trial in addition for being poor influences.
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Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 61% approval rating with an average rating of 5.9/10, based on 23 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "In its final season, the cynical show about nothing goes out defiantly on its own terms – even if means alienating fans who may have wanted things to end differently."{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=seinfeld|title=Seinfeld|type=tv|season=9|access-date=November 16, 2021}}
References
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