Home > Seinfeld > Season 3 « TV Series Page Seinfeld: Season 3 (1991 - 1992) SEASON: Season 3 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 + WANT TO SEE Episode List Season 3 Seinfeld Critics Consensus No consensus yet. Not enough ratings to calculate a score. TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 4 99% Audience Score User Ratings: 93 NEW More Info × Close ADD YOUR RATING Share on Facebook Post Want to See Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 The Note Air date: Sep 18, 1991 In the third-season opener, after Jerry is able to get massages covered under his health insurance by having his dentist write him a note claiming they're a medical necessity, Elaine and George decide to give the scam a try themselves. But when George begins going to a male massage therapist, he experiences something that leads him to question his own heterosexuality. Meanwhile, Kramer becomes obsessed with convincing everyone that he saw Joe DiMaggio in a donut shop. Guest starring Liz Georges and Ralph Bruneau, "The Note" originally aired September 18, 1991. More 2 The Truth Air date: Sep 25, 1991 When George breaks up with his girlfriend, he decides to be brutally honest with her about his reasons. This could mean trouble for Jerry as the woman is an IRS agent who is auditing him. Meanwhile, Kramer is dating Elaine's roommate and the two end up getting an eye-full of each other in their birthday suits. Originally airing September 25, 1991, "The Truth" was the second episode of the show's third season and featured Saturday Night Live's Siobhan Fallon guest starring as Tina, a role she originate in season two's "The Deal." More 3 The Pen Air date: Oct 2, 1991 A pen designed for use in outer space is at the center of this episode, which finds Jerry and Elaine in Florida, where Morty Seinfeld is being given an award. After a fuss is created when Jerry accepts the pen as a gift, Elaine adds to the pandemonium when she takes some very strong muscle relaxers to relieve the back pain that resulted from sleeping on an uncomfortable sofa-bed. Barney Martin and Liz Sheridan guest star as Jerry's parents. Viewers may wish to note that this is the only episode in the show's history to not feature an appearance by Jason Alexander's character, George Costanza. In addition, only this and "The Chinese Restaurant" are void of Michael Richards' Cosmo Kramer. Originally airing October 2, 1991, "The Pen" was actually the fifth episode taped for the third season, despite being shown third. More 4 The Dog Air date: Oct 9, 1991 When a fellow passenger on an airplane is removed for a medical emergency, Jerry finds himself forced into volunteering to look after the man's dog. Elaine and George are reduced to a twosome while Jerry stays home with the mangy mutt, and, as a result, realize that they have nothing to talk about without Jerry around. Joseph Maher and Marvin Wright-Bay guest star. Originally airing October 9, 1991, "The Dog" was the third episode taped for the third season, despite being the fourth one shown. More 5 The Library Air date: Oct 16, 1991 Filled with flashbacks to Jerry and George's days in high school, this episode finds both characters haunted by their past as Jerry is hounded by a library cop for a book he allegedly didn't return in 1971 and George is convinced a homeless man is his old atomic-wedgie-giving gym teacher. Meanwhile, Kramer becomes involved with a librarian and Elaine is having trouble impressing her boss. Paul Thomas Anderson-regular Philip Baker Hall guest stars as Lt. Bookman, the library cop. Viewers may wish to note that the role of Elaine's boss, Mr. Lippman is played here by Harris Shore. Richard Fancy would assume the role in all subsequent episodes. Originally airing October 16, 1991, "The Library" was the fourth episode shot for the third season, despite being the fifth one shown. More 6 The Parking Garage Air date: Oct 30, 1991 After purchasing an air-conditioner, Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer find themselves unable to locate their car in the mall's giant parking garage. Jerry relieves himself in a corner of the garage, only to be caught by a security guard, Elaine can't seem to find a stranger who will help them, George risks missing his parent's 47th anniversary party, and, as if the car wasn't enough, Kramer loses the air-conditioner. Originally airing October 30, 1991, The Parking Garage was the sixth episode of the third season. David Dunard and Cynthia Ettinger guest starred. More 7 The Cafe Air date: Nov 6, 1991 After Jerry notices a small restaurant that is hurting for business, he offers the Pakistani owner, Babu Bhatt some advice on ways to increase customers. Meanwhile, Kramer tries to hold on to a jacket that seems to attract women and George, wanting to impress his girlfriend who asks him to take an IQ test, concocts a plan to have Elaine take the test for him. Brian George guest stars in his first appearance as Babu. Originally airing November 6. 1991, "The Cafe" is the seventh episode of the third season. More 8 The Tape Air date: Nov 13, 1991 When Jerry sets up a tape recorder next to the stage to record his act, he's shocked to later discover that a mysterious woman filled the tape with a sexually explicit monologue. After Elaine confides in George that it was she who made the recording, George develops a crush on her. The situation goes haywire when an expensive and foul-smelling Chinese baldness cure is thrown into the mix. Meanwhile, Kramer continues his obsession with the infamous jacket. John Apicella, Ping Wu, and Norman Brenner guest star. Originally airing November 13, 1991, "The Tape" was the eighth episode of the show's third season. More 9 The Nose Job Air date: Nov 20, 1991 Shallowness is the theme in this episode, as Jerry continues to date a woman who is great looking but empty-headed and George contemplates breaking up with his girlfriend because of her oversized nose. Things only get worse when the woman attempts to correct the problem with plastic surgery. Meanwhile, Kramer gets Elaine involved in the whole jacket fiasco. Guest starring Tawny Kitaen as Jerry's girlfriend Isabel and Susan Diol as George's (Audrey), "The Nose Job" originally aired November 20, 1991, and was the ninth episode of the show's third season. More 10 The Stranded Air date: Nov 27, 1991 Jerry and Elaine are left hanging at a boring party after George leaves to have sex with one of the other attendees, who also happens to be one of his coworkers. Days later, Steve, the host of the party, drops by unannounced at Jerry's apartment. Jerry has to leave, so he leaves Steve at his apartment with Kramer. The two proceed to get hammered. Meanwhile, George's tryst with his coworker comes back to haunt him. Michael Chiklis of The Commish and The Shield guest stars as Steve. Airing November 27, 1991, "The Stranded" was originally shot and intended to be the ninth episode of the show's second season, but instead aired tenth in the third season. More Show More Episodes Seinfeld: Season 3 Photos View All Photos (36) Tv Season Info The misadventures of Jerry Seinfeld and his friends continue in this third series of Seinfeld. Genre: Comedy Network: NBC Premiere Date: Sep 18, 1991 Creators: Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld Cast Jerry Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld Jason Alexander as George Costanza Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer Philip Baker Hall as Bookman Wayne Knight as Newman Keith Hernandez as Keith Hernandez Richard Fancy as Lippman Sibohan Fallon as Tina Jeff Lester as Raymond Sandy Baron as Jack Ashley Gardner as Marion Michael Chiklis as Steve Barbara Stock Jeremy Roberts as Chauffeur Ann Talman as Robin Joseph Maher as Gavin Dave Dunard as Security Guard Ping Wu as Delivery Boy Bridget Sienna as Evie Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Tina Brian George as Babu Bhatt Roy Brocksmith as Earl Jay Brooks as Sid Fred Sanders as John Maggie Wheeler as Cynthia Richard Venture as Leonard Nina Tremblay as Lisa Annie Korzen as Doris Dawn Arnemann as Monica Susan Diol as Audrey Bill Applebaum as D'Giff C.E. Grimes as Martin Suzanne Snyder as Eva Melinda McGraw as Angela Elliott Reid as Armstrongs John Apicella as Repairman Janet Zarish as Lydia Rae Allen as Mrs. Sokol Valerie Mahaffey as Patrice Biff Yeager as Heyman Teri Austin as Ava Lee Arenberg as Mike Ralph Bruneau as Roy Ernie Sabella as Naked Guy David Naughton as Dick Christopher Collins as Robber Ann Morgan Guilbert as Evelyn Aimee Aro as Faithy Shashawnee Hall as Usher Liz Georges as Pam Tawny Kitaen as Isabel Edward Penn as Owen Elizabeth Morehead as Noel Philip Baker Hall as Bookman Bobbi Jo Lathan as Patti Peter Krause as Tim Helen Slater as Becky Gwen Shepherd as Cashier Cynthia Szigeti as Sandy Catherine Keener as Nina Terri Hanauer Liz Sheridan as Helen Mimi Lieber as Rula Barney Martin as Morty Gina Gallego as Gina Show More Cast Episodes 1 The Note Air date: Sep 18, 1991 In the third-season opener, after Jerry is able to get massages covered under his health insurance by having his dentist write him a note claiming they're a medical necessity, Elaine and George decide to give the scam a try themselves. But when George begins going to a male massage therapist, he experiences something that leads him to question his own heterosexuality. Meanwhile, Kramer becomes obsessed with convincing everyone that he saw Joe DiMaggio in a donut shop. Guest starring Liz Georges and Ralph Bruneau, "The Note" originally aired September 18, 1991. More 2 The Truth Air date: Sep 25, 1991 When George breaks up with his girlfriend, he decides to be brutally honest with her about his reasons. This could mean trouble for Jerry as the woman is an IRS agent who is auditing him. Meanwhile, Kramer is dating Elaine's roommate and the two end up getting an eye-full of each other in their birthday suits. Originally airing September 25, 1991, "The Truth" was the second episode of the show's third season and featured Saturday Night Live's Siobhan Fallon guest starring as Tina, a role she originate in season two's "The Deal." More 3 The Pen Air date: Oct 2, 1991 A pen designed for use in outer space is at the center of this episode, which finds Jerry and Elaine in Florida, where Morty Seinfeld is being given an award. After a fuss is created when Jerry accepts the pen as a gift, Elaine adds to the pandemonium when she takes some very strong muscle relaxers to relieve the back pain that resulted from sleeping on an uncomfortable sofa-bed. Barney Martin and Liz Sheridan guest star as Jerry's parents. Viewers may wish to note that this is the only episode in the show's history to not feature an appearance by Jason Alexander's character, George Costanza. In addition, only this and "The Chinese Restaurant" are void of Michael Richards' Cosmo Kramer. Originally airing October 2, 1991, "The Pen" was actually the fifth episode taped for the third season, despite being shown third. More 4 The Dog Air date: Oct 9, 1991 When a fellow passenger on an airplane is removed for a medical emergency, Jerry finds himself forced into volunteering to look after the man's dog. Elaine and George are reduced to a twosome while Jerry stays home with the mangy mutt, and, as a result, realize that they have nothing to talk about without Jerry around. Joseph Maher and Marvin Wright-Bay guest star. Originally airing October 9, 1991, "The Dog" was the third episode taped for the third season, despite being the fourth one shown. More 5 The Library Air date: Oct 16, 1991 Filled with flashbacks to Jerry and George's days in high school, this episode finds both characters haunted by their past as Jerry is hounded by a library cop for a book he allegedly didn't return in 1971 and George is convinced a homeless man is his old atomic-wedgie-giving gym teacher. Meanwhile, Kramer becomes involved with a librarian and Elaine is having trouble impressing her boss. Paul Thomas Anderson-regular Philip Baker Hall guest stars as Lt. Bookman, the library cop. Viewers may wish to note that the role of Elaine's boss, Mr. Lippman is played here by Harris Shore. Richard Fancy would assume the role in all subsequent episodes. Originally airing October 16, 1991, "The Library" was the fourth episode shot for the third season, despite being the fifth one shown. More 6 The Parking Garage Air date: Oct 30, 1991 After purchasing an air-conditioner, Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer find themselves unable to locate their car in the mall's giant parking garage. Jerry relieves himself in a corner of the garage, only to be caught by a security guard, Elaine can't seem to find a stranger who will help them, George risks missing his parent's 47th anniversary party, and, as if the car wasn't enough, Kramer loses the air-conditioner. Originally airing October 30, 1991, The Parking Garage was the sixth episode of the third season. David Dunard and Cynthia Ettinger guest starred. More 7 The Cafe Air date: Nov 6, 1991 After Jerry notices a small restaurant that is hurting for business, he offers the Pakistani owner, Babu Bhatt some advice on ways to increase customers. Meanwhile, Kramer tries to hold on to a jacket that seems to attract women and George, wanting to impress his girlfriend who asks him to take an IQ test, concocts a plan to have Elaine take the test for him. Brian George guest stars in his first appearance as Babu. Originally airing November 6. 1991, "The Cafe" is the seventh episode of the third season. More 8 The Tape Air date: Nov 13, 1991 When Jerry sets up a tape recorder next to the stage to record his act, he's shocked to later discover that a mysterious woman filled the tape with a sexually explicit monologue. After Elaine confides in George that it was she who made the recording, George develops a crush on her. The situation goes haywire when an expensive and foul-smelling Chinese baldness cure is thrown into the mix. Meanwhile, Kramer continues his obsession with the infamous jacket. John Apicella, Ping Wu, and Norman Brenner guest star. Originally airing November 13, 1991, "The Tape" was the eighth episode of the show's third season. More 9 The Nose Job Air date: Nov 20, 1991 Shallowness is the theme in this episode, as Jerry continues to date a woman who is great looking but empty-headed and George contemplates breaking up with his girlfriend because of her oversized nose. Things only get worse when the woman attempts to correct the problem with plastic surgery. Meanwhile, Kramer gets Elaine involved in the whole jacket fiasco. Guest starring Tawny Kitaen as Jerry's girlfriend Isabel and Susan Diol as George's (Audrey), "The Nose Job" originally aired November 20, 1991, and was the ninth episode of the show's third season. More 10 The Stranded Air date: Nov 27, 1991 Jerry and Elaine are left hanging at a boring party after George leaves to have sex with one of the other attendees, who also happens to be one of his coworkers. Days later, Steve, the host of the party, drops by unannounced at Jerry's apartment. Jerry has to leave, so he leaves Steve at his apartment with Kramer. The two proceed to get hammered. Meanwhile, George's tryst with his coworker comes back to haunt him. Michael Chiklis of The Commish and The Shield guest stars as Steve. Airing November 27, 1991, "The Stranded" was originally shot and intended to be the ninth episode of the show's second season, but instead aired tenth in the third season. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Seinfeld Season 3 All Critics (4) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (0) Season 3 is when Seinfeld started to push the boundaries of sexual identities and promiscuity Jul 17, 2018 | Full Review… Dave Trumbore Collider Quite aside from the fact that, snicker for snicker, belly laugh for belly laugh, it's probably the funniest show on television, Seinfeld is also one of the purest of all TV-viewing pleasures. Sep 5, 2018 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly Top Critic If you've caught early episodes of "Seinfeld" in syndication, you already know the show doesn't consistently elicit big laughs until its third season. Aug 30, 2018 | Full Review… Jen Chaney Washington Post Top Critic I've gotten into such a rhythm of consistent Seinfeld consumption that I imagine withdrawal is going to be a painful process. Jul 17, 2018 | Full Review… David Sims AV Club Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (4) Audience Reviews for Seinfeld: Season 3 Mar 19, 2017 After two limited episode seasons Seinfeld finally gets a full 23-episode order for Season 3. And as a result, the show really starts to come into its own; developing a series format and building (and sticking to) a continuity. Additionally, several signature supporting characters are introduced, including Jerry's frenemy neighbor Newman and Elaine's boss Mr. Lippman. With such classics episodes as "The Pen," "The Parking Garage," "The Red Dot," "The Boyfriend," and "The Keys," the writers have really stepped up their game. Also, several guest stars including Keith Hernandez, Michael Chiklis, Helen Slater, and Catherine Keener make appearances. Season 3 of Seinfeld is full of laughs and solidifies the show as "Must See TV." Dann M Super Reviewer Feb 06, 2016 Season 3 of Seinfeld is absolutely the transitional year in the show's history where it went from a sort of cult hit to being ready to become one of the biggest television shows (if not the biggest) of the 1990s. When you take into consideration that the amount of memorable episodes in contrast to Seasons 1 and 2 are exponentially up, and Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer make gigantic leaps in terms of coming into their own as main characters, Season 3 really can be seen as the game-changing season it was. Kal X. A Super Reviewer Dec 27, 2018 Very funny as the characters start to hit their stride. Ma'ark T May 03, 2018 The episodes of Seinfeld season 3 are hilarious, but not as fantastical as the series would get in season 5. The season contains a number of "early classics," particularly "The Parking Garage," "The Alternate Side," "The Letter," "The Pez Dispenser." Dustin D Mar 04, 2017 Much better overall (I guess. It's the same rating as the last season.) Some of my favorite episodes, and a four episode streak of 9/10's in the first half, and less bad episodes! The second half isn't as good though, and it doesn't end strong. The Limo is so far my favorite episode (first 10/10 I've given!) I think it's gonna be hard to choose my favorites or top ten of the series. Andruw F Dec 29, 2015 This show is amazing!!!!!!!! Max W May 23, 2015 It may not be the most cohesive season (in terms of quality) but there's no denying in Season's 3 influence over television and more importantly over Seinfeld. What made Season 3 possible was set a tone and a writing and directing style for the show. And that's no easy job. It has classic episodes (The Subway, The Fix Up, The Boyfriend) and rough ones (The Dog, The Stranded, The Keys), but we can't forget the importance of this season. 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