The "show about nothing" is a sitcom landmark, with comic Jerry and his three sardonic friends finding laughs in both the mundane and the ridiculous.
Season | From | To | Episodes |
---|---|---|---|
All Seasons | |||
Specials | June 1990 | February 2010 | 5 |
Season 1 | July 1989 | June 1990 | 5 |
Season 2 | January 1991 | June 1991 | 12 |
Season 3 | September 1991 | May 1992 | 23 |
Season 4 | August 1992 | May 1993 | 24 |
Season 5 | September 1993 | May 1994 | 22 |
Season 6 | September 1994 | May 1995 | 24 |
Season 7 | September 1995 | May 1996 | 24 |
Season 8 | September 1996 | May 1997 | 22 |
Season 9 | September 1997 | May 1998 | 24 |
Unassigned Episodes | 3 |
Season | From | To | Episodes |
---|---|---|---|
All Seasons | |||
Specials | June 1990 | November 2014 | 5 |
Season 1 | July 1989 | June 1990 | 5 |
Season 2 | January 1991 | November 1991 | 13 |
Season 3 | September 1991 | May 1992 | 22 |
Season 4 | August 1992 | May 1993 | 24 |
Season 5 | September 1993 | May 1994 | 22 |
Season 6 | September 1994 | May 1995 | 24 |
Season 7 | September 1995 | May 1996 | 24 |
Season 8 | September 1996 | May 1997 | 22 |
Season 9 | September 1997 | May 1998 | 24 |
Unassigned Episodes | 3 |
Season | From | To | Episodes |
---|---|---|---|
Season 1 | July 1989 | May 1998 | 180 |
Unassigned Episodes | 8 |
Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Larry David | 108 | 07/05/1989 - 05/14/1998 | |
Jerry Seinfeld | 22 | 07/05/1989 - 11/25/2004 | |
Peter Mehlman | 22 | 04/04/1991 - 04/30/1998 | |
Larry Charles | 18 | 04/11/1991 - 05/05/1994 | |
Alec Berg | 14 | 11/03/1994 - 05/07/1998 | |
Max Pross | 14 | 09/30/1993 - 11/07/1996 | |
Jeff Schaffer | 14 | 11/03/1994 - 05/07/1998 | |
Tom Gammill | 14 | 09/30/1993 - 11/07/1996 | |
Andy Robin | 13 | 03/18/1993 - 05/07/1998 | |
Gregg Kavet | 11 | 03/16/1995 - 05/07/1998 | |
Spike Feresten | 10 | 11/02/1995 - 11/25/2004 | |
David Mandel | 9 | 11/16/1995 - 05/07/1998 | |
Carol Leifer | 8 | 10/28/1993 - 01/04/1996 | |
Steve Koren | 7 | 11/21/1996 - 05/07/1998 | |
Jennifer Crittenden | 6 | 10/17/1996 - 05/07/1998 | |
Dan O'Keefe | 6 | 02/20/1997 - 05/07/1998 | |
Darin Henry | 6 | 02/06/1997 - 11/25/2004 | |
Bob Shaw | 6 | 11/13/1991 - 09/22/1994 | |
Marjorie Gross | 4 | 12/08/1994 - 02/15/1996 | |
Fred Stoller | 3 | 11/10/1994 - 05/11/1995 | |
Bill Masters | 3 | 12/04/1991 - 09/22/1994 | |
Marc Jaffe | 3 | 02/26/1992 - 04/09/1998 | |
Bruce Eric Kaplan | 3 | 11/06/1997 - 05/07/1998 | |
Bruce Kirschbaum | 3 | 02/18/1993 - 01/05/1995 | |
Tom Leopold | 3 | 11/06/1991 - 10/28/1992 | |
Elaine Pope | 3 | 09/25/1991 - 10/28/1992 | |
Larry Levin | 2 | 02/12/1992 | |
Matt Goldman | 2 | 06/07/1990 - 11/27/1991 | |
Sam Kass | 2 | 12/15/1994 - 01/05/1995 | |
Steve O'Donnell | 2 | 11/07/1996 - 02/20/1997 | |
Jon Hayman | 2 | 01/06/1993 | |
Steve Skrovan | 2 | 01/06/1993 | |
Charlie Rubin | 2 | 02/10/1994 - 04/27/1995 | |
Ron Hague | 2 | 02/10/1994 - 04/27/1995 | |
Peter Farrelly | 1 | 11/11/1992 | |
Billy Kimball | 1 | 02/05/1998 | |
Buck Dancer | 1 | 09/16/1993 | |
Jonathan Gross | 1 | 04/27/1995 | |
Steve Lookner | 1 | 02/26/1998 | |
Matt Selman | 1 | 05/09/1996 | |
Jill Franklyn | 1 | 04/24/1997 | |
Don McEnery | 1 | 11/13/1991 | |
Greg Daniels | 1 | 04/22/1992 | |
Bobby Farrelly | 1 | 11/11/1992 | |
Lawrence H. Levy | 1 | 09/16/1993 | |
Andy Cowan | 1 | 05/19/1994 | |
Kit Boss | 1 | 04/30/1998 |
Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Andy Ackerman | 92 | 09/22/1994 - 05/14/1998 | |
Tom Cherones | 81 | 05/31/1990 - 05/19/1994 | |
Art Wolff | 2 | 07/05/1989 - 06/28/1990 | |
David Trainer | 2 | 12/08/1994 - 01/30/1997 | |
David Steinberg | 2 | 09/25/1991 - 11/13/1991 | |
Jason Alexander | 2 | 03/04/1992 | |
Joshua White | 1 | 10/16/1991 | |
Morgan Sackett | 1 | 11/25/2004 |
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