Now that 'Seinfeld' Is Officially on Netflix, We've Ranked All of the Seasons

Oct. 4 2021, Published 5:09 p.m. ET

It's been greater than 23 years since audience mentioned good-bye to Jerry, Kramer, George, and Elaine (performed through Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, respectively) with the polarizing series finale of Seinfeld.

The comedy, which ran for nine seasons from the overdue '80s until the overdue '90s on NBC, could have been about not anything, but it is left a lasting have an effect on on fanatics — at the same time as they proceed to debate about whether or not the characters truly deserved that ending.

All A hundred and eighty episodes dropped on Netflix on Oct. 1. New viewers are getting to enjoy the core group's quite a lot of New York City antics for the first time, while others are re-watching the collection for any other glimpse on the magic of Festivus and the power of the puffy blouse.

While most of the Seinfeld episodes are solid and dependable when it comes to being both humorous and entertaining, some seasons are higher than others.

Keep scrolling for our ranking of the Seinfeld seasons — from worst to best.

9. Season 1

Like many other great shows, Seinfeld took a complete season to in reality hit its stride. With only five episodes, Season 1 is already rather abbreviated — and Elaine is not even within the pilot.

Though the Season 1 episodes additionally feature Jerry's stand-up during the cold openings, not a lot else shall be remind viewers of the magic that is to come within the later seasons.

8. Season 2

With only 12 episodes in general, Season 2 faces a identical factor as its predecessor. However, the second one season contains a few standouts, like "The Revenge," "The Jacket," and "The Phone Message," which is why it is above Season 1 in this rating.

The ninth episode of the season, "The Deal," contains the transient rekindling of Jerry and Elaine's romance — which may make the season of specific passion to lovers who send them in combination.

The 2nd season featured one of the vital best-known bottle episodes in TV historical past: "The Chinese Restaurant." The episode, which follows the crowd as they wait to get seated at a Chinese eatery, is regarded as to be one of funniest the in the show's history as smartly.

7. Season 9

The ultimate season gave audience items like George's anger control tool in "The Serenity, Now" and the Festivus vacation in "The Strike," however the series finale left a lot to be desired. For a show about nothing to finish with (SPOILER) the four major characters going to jail, it felt just a little out of place.

However, "The Finale" did allow audience to see one of the best visitor characters one final time as they served as persona witnesses during the trial.

6. Season 8

The 8th season marked the first within the sequence with out Larry David running as a creator or as a producer, so it does have a unique overall really feel than the others. Though the episodes are still strong in the case of subject material, it feels like the display is lacking one thing.

There's less of Jerry's stand-up routines in the openings as well, which audience have come to expect at this point within the show. Season 8 additionally commences with George "grieving" the odd dying of his fiancé, Susan (Heidi Swedberg).

5. Season 3

The 3rd season's highlights include "The Library," when Jerry offers with a librarian who desires answers a couple of ebook that is been overdue for decades, and "The Parking Garage," when nobody can have in mind the place Kramer parked his automobile.

Though other episodes that take place outside of New York permit the viewers and the characters an get away, "The Pen," misses the mark.

The episode takes place at Jerry's folks' apartment in Florida, and it is one of the vital few not to feature Kramer or George — and it presentations.

4. Season 6

Like many of the other "middle seasons," the sixth set of episodes is sturdy. Elaine marvels at the citywide pattern of reducing all food with a fork and a knife in "The Pledge Drive," while Jerry confronts a former classmate a long time after he cheated in a race in "The Race," and the friends label Tim Whatley (Bryan Cranston) as a regifter in "The Label Maker."

The standout from Season 6 is "The Fusilli Jerry," which follows Kramer after he will get a vulgar license plate (and as he makes a statue of Jerry out of pasta).

3. Season 7

The season-long storyline in the 7th go-round is about George and Susan's ill-fated nuptials. George's lack of want to get married definitely leads to a lot of laughs, as he does no matter he can to delay the massive day.

Season 7 is best known for "The Soup Nazi," which gave audience the line, "No soup for you." Another standout episode is "The Sponge," which in large part focuses on Elaine's need to stock up on her contraceptive sponges earlier than they're long gone for just right. Elaine's "sponges" are referenced a number of times during the rest of the sequence, which just is going to show just how impactful Season 7 is.

2. Season 4

Throughout Season 4, Jerry and George are trying to get their pilot in regards to the comic's lifestyles filmed and collected (which is as meta because it sounds).

The high-stakes pilot provides numerous laughs along the way in which, however Season 4 is best recognized for "The Contest" (which impressed the concept that of the Netflix fact sequence, Too Hot to Handle).

"The Contest" could also be probably the most well known episodes of Seinfeld ever, however Season 4 additionally contains gems like "The Bubble Boy," "The Outing," "The Pick," and "The Airport."

1. Season 5

Without a continual storyline tying all of the episodes together, the fifth season is the easiest place to start for viewers who do not want to commit to gazing all nine seasons of Seinfeld. For those who are loyal to staring at each and every episode (in order!), Season 5 has quite a few funny moments — from George transferring back in along with his parents, to the crowd's obsession with non-fat yogurt, to Elaine's feud over a piece of bathroom paper.

The episodes stand out on their very own, and one of the most sensible ones for the season include "The Puffy Shirt," "The Lip Reader," "The Stall," "The Marine Biologist," "The Dinner Party" and "The Opposite."

All nine seasons of Seinfeld are to be had to stream on Netflix now.

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