Seinfeld: Season 9 (1997 - 1998)

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Critic Consensus: 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.

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Episodes

1
The Butter Shave
Air date: Sep 25, 1997
2
The Voice
Air date: Oct 2, 1997
3
The Serenity Now
Air date: Oct 9, 1997
4
The Blood
Air date: Oct 16, 1997
5
The Junk Mail
Air date: Oct 30, 1997
6
The Merv Griffin Show
Air date: Nov 6, 1997
7
The Slicer
Air date: Nov 13, 1997
8
The Betrayal
Air date: Nov 20, 1997
9
The Apology
Air date: Dec 11, 1997
10
The Strike
Air date: Dec 18, 1997
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The misadventures of Jerry Seinfeld and his friends come to a close in this ninth and final series of Seinfeld.

Cast

Jerry Seinfeld
as Jerry Seinfeld
Jason Alexander
as George Costanza
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
as Elaine Benes
Michael Richards
as Cosmo Kramer
Wayne Knight
as Newman
Jerry Stiller
as Frank
John O'Hurley
as Peterman
Estelle Harris
as Estelle
Patrick Warburton
as Puddy
Liz Sheridan
as Helen
Barney Martin
as Morty
Wilford Brimley
as Postmaster General Henry Atkins
Andy Ackerman
as Director
James Karen
as Mr. Canterman
Geraldo Rivera
as Himself
Daniel von Bargen
as Kruger
Heidi Swedberg
as Susan
Len Lesser
as Uncle Leo
Steve Hytner
as Kenny Bania
Bryan Cranston
as Tim Whatley
Mimi Cozzens
as Mrs. Canterman
Gordon Jump
as Thomassoulo
Michael McShane
as FDR
Wayne Wilderson
as Walter
Nancy Balbirer
as Woman
Nicholas Walker
as Glenn
Reuven Bar
as Shlomo
Markus Flanagan
as Charles
Alison Martin
as Lucy
David Moreland
as Mr. Parry
Danny Woodburn
as Mickey Abbott
Mark Daniel Cade
as Walter
Grace Zabriskie
as Mrs. Ross
Phil Morris
as Jackie Chiles
Lauren Bowles
as Waitress
Sara Rose Peterson
as Claire
Matt McCoy
as Lloyd
Brenda Strong
as Sue Ellen
Pat Finn
as Joe Mayo
Edgar Small
as Sid
Damon Jones
as Watkins
Helen Carey
as Mrs. Nyhart
Larry B. Scott
as Photo Man
Kathleen McClellan
as Melissa
Daniel Hagen
as Rick
Daniel Dae Kim
as Student #1
Ted Rooney
as Manager
Brent Hinkley
as Lou
Karen Fineman
as Gwen
Paul Benedict
as Elinoff
Nicholas Paul Walker
as Glenn
Peter Stormare
as Slippery Pete
Sam Whipple
as Phone Guy #1
Kellie Waymire
as Vivian
Nellie Waymire
as Vivian
Dana Gould
as Frankie
Mary Scheer
as Ms. Smoth
Jon Gries
as Rusty
Sam Shamshack
as Sal
Marc Hirschfield
as Ellis
Teri Hatcher
as Sidra
Warren Frost
as Mr. Ross
Richard Fancy
as Lippman
Bruce Mahler
as Rabbi
Ella Joyce
as Dean Jones
Laurie Taylor-Williams
as Rhisa
Rick Hall
as Vet
Rif Hutton
as Salesman
Fitzhough Houston
as Cop
Larisa Miller
as Rhonda
Jonathan Penner
as Zach
Audrey Kissel
as Tara
Suzanne Krull
as Different Gwen
Bonnie McNeil
as Alison
Jonathan Penner
as Zach
Frank Van Keeken
as Vegetable Lasagna
Ross Malinger
as Adam
Jack Hallett
as Sponsor
Jack Hackett
as Alan
Illeana Douglas
as Loretta
Reuven Bar-Yotam
as Shlomo
Kyle Colerider-Krugh
as Phone Guy #2
Yul Vázquez
as Bob
Joel McCrary
as Don
Jennette Robbins
as Keri
Dayton Callie
as Cab Driver
David Dunard
as Group Leader
Michael Fishman
as Gregg
Rosie Malek-Yonan
as Wife
Henry Woronicz
as Father
Anthony Crivello
as Maxwell
John Paragon
as Cedric
Larry Thomas
as Soup Nazi
Marcia Cross
as Sara
Noor Shic
as Usha
Bart McCarthy
as Cab Driver
Steve Franken
as Brendan
Kristin Davis
as Jenna
Jarrad Paul
as Darin
Michael Kagan
as Willie
Howard Mann
as Willie Sr.
Louis Mustillo
as Phil
Monica Allison
as Moviegoer
Connie Sawyer
as Old Woman
Brian J. Williams
as Glenn
Colton James
as Jimmy
Arabella Field
as Miranda
Joe Basile
as Delivery Guy
Joe Urla
as Dugan
Ursaline Bryant
as Dr. Wexler
Cindy Ambuehl
as Sophie
Sonya Eddy
as Rebecca
Jack Esformes
as Mike
Everett Greenbaum
as Man Pursuing George
Cindy Lu
as Worker
Gene Dynarski
as Izzy Mandelbaum Jr.
Bart Braverman
as Zubin
Tracy Letts
as Counterguy
Alex Craig Mann
as Student #2
Dave Florek
as Harry
Davenia McFadden
as Coco
Matthew Fonda
as NBC Executive
Dee Freeman
as Service Assistant
Jon Polito
as Silvio
Mary Sheer
as Caseworker
Julia Campbell
as Lisi
Jenica Bergere
as Moviegoer
Chris Parnell
as NBC Executive
James Spader
Kevin McDonald
as Denim Vest
Loretta Fox
as Customer
Kathy Griffin
as Sally Weaver
Alex Kapp Horner
as Maura
Merrin Dunger
as Cashier
Linda Kerns
as Ms. Krantz
Jim Fowler
as Himself
Yvonne Farrow
as Employee
Richard Kuhlman
as Man
Melissa Denton
as Kobe
Mario Joyner
Jocelyne Kelly
as Newman's Model
Amit Itelman
as Employee
Bahni Turpin
as Waitress #1
Brian Posehn
as Artie
Frank VanKeeken
as Vegetable Lasagna
Toby Huss
as Jack
Brian Kaiser
as Postman
Jim Meskiman
as McCormack
Steve Susskind
as Customer
Catherine Schreiber
as Saleswoman
Tracy Nelson
as Janet
Oliver Muirhead
as Lubeck
Chip Chinery
as Coworker #1
Peter Riegert
as Kimbrough
Lloyd Bridges
as Izzy Mendelbaum
Montrose Hagins
as Betty
Julia Pennington
as Celia
Shaun Toub
as Pinter
Megan Cole
Monty Ash
as Saccamano
Alec Holland
as Coworker #1
Kevin Ruf
as Security Guard
Brian Levinson
as Andy
Constance Zimmer
as Waitress #2
Shannon Whirry
as Cute Girl
Stacey Herring
as Sandy
Jeanette Miller
as Old Woman
Drake Bell
as Kenny
Shelley Malil
as Usher
Eric Simonson
as Friend
Lori Loughlin
as Patty
Justine Miceli
as Nina
Vic Helford
as Tom
Suli McCullough
as Coworker #2
Peggy Blow
as Mail Clerk
Heather Morgan
as Server
Angela Featherstone
as Cindy
Colin McClean
as Coworker #2
Marcelo Tubert
as Father
Scott Jaeck
as Officer Vogel
Clement Blake
as Dirt Person #1
Samuel Bliss Cooper
as Darryl
Armando Molina
as Amigo
Murray Rubin
as Rubin
Wendle Josepher
as Susie
Bill Lee Brown
as Partygoer
Colin Malone
as Sleazy Guy
Anthony Mangano
as Fireman
Jerry Dixon
as Customer
Maggie Egan
as Ticket Clerk
Richard Herd
as Wilhelm
D.A. Johnson
as Dirt Person #2
Tom Agna
as Gary
Erica Y. Becoat
as Stewardess
Torsten Voges
as Cab Driver
Sloppy Joe
as Hobo Joe
Stanley Anderson
as Judge Vandelay
Dianne Turley Travis
as Receptionist
George Georgiadis
as Cab Driver
Bob Balaban
as Russell Dalrimple
Tom Dahlgren
as Priest
Larry David
as Prison Heckler
Jim Zulevic
as Bernie
Bert Rosario
as Man
Jane Leeves
as Marla Penny
Robert Katims
as Mr. Deensfrei
Brian Callaway
as Passenger
Kevin Page
as Stu Chermak
Raoul Rizik
as Parade Goer
Mike Contessa
as Sketch Guy
John Pinette
as Howie
McNally Sagal
as Carol
Chip Heller
as Policeman
Miguel Sandoval
as Marcelino
Sheree North
as Babs Kramer
Philip Baker Hall
as Mr. Bookman
Reni Santoni
as Poppie
Jeff Johnson
as Criminal
Ian Abercrombie
as Mr. Pitt
Sean Anthony Moran
as Man
Jon Hayman
as The Bubble Boy
Brian George
as Babu Bhatt
Wendel Meldrum
as The Low Talker
Frances Bay
as Mrs. Choate
Peter Blood
as Jay Crespi
David Byrd
as Pharmacist
Tony Carlin
as Coworker
Carlos Jacott
as Pool Guy
Keith Hernandez
as Himself
Steve Carlson
as Capt. Maddox
Brian Doyle-Murray
as Mel Sanger
Geoffrey Ewing
as Bailiff
Scott Klace
as Guard
Ed O'Ross
as Det. Blake
James Pickens Jr.
as Det. Hudson
Victor Raider-Wexler
as Dr. Wexler
James Rebhorn
as D.A. Hoyt
Gay Thomas Wilson
as O'Neal
Myra Turley
as Forewoman
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Critic Reviews for Seinfeld Season 9

All Critics (12) | Top Critics (10)

It was such a terrible letdown. I don't know what was worse, the Knicks losing to the Pacers, or this.

May 14, 2018 | Full Review…
Marvin Kitman
Top Critic

The hype before the Seinfeld farewell was one event the country should never go through again. The sitcom had its weakest season this year and should have gone off the air a year ago.

Jan 23, 2018 | Full Review…
Hal Boedeker
Top Critic

The lingering taste is of a show so unapologetically impressed with its own accomplishments that it demands you be equally impressed.

Aug 31, 2018 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
Jon Langmead

Season 9 is the ultimate nadir of the show's decline. The final season of the series still finished better than where it started, but by this point the showrunners and Seinfeld himself were struggling to come up with story ideas.

Jul 17, 2018 | Full Review…
Dave Trumbore

Its humour arose from the frustrations of everyday life, a subject as perennial as a box of Junior Mints, or a well-timed masturbation euphemism.

Sep 14, 2018 | Full Review…
Charlie Lyne
Top Critic

The creators quit at the top of their game and departed with one of the most widely misunderstood works of art of our time, the final episode of Seinfeld.

Sep 4, 2018 | Full Review…
Bill Wyman
Top Critic

But for me, Seinfeld kept its mystery, always took a different exit off the roundabout from the one you expected, and maintained its sense of the surreal right up to the end.

Sep 4, 2018 | Full Review…
Julia Raeside
Top Critic

In real life, our friends change. Those who don't fall by the wayside. Just like Seinfeld.

Aug 31, 2018 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Robert Bianco
Top Critic

There were a lot of self-congratulations in this long goodbye and the ending truly was "about nothing"... But I still enjoyed saying goodbye, and the plot was a clever way to bring everyone together for one last whine.

Aug 17, 2018 | Full Review…
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Top Critic

The series finale of Seinfeld should just be called "The Chip On Larry David's Shoulder."

Jul 17, 2018 | Full Review…
David Sims
Top Critic

Audience Reviews for Seinfeld: Season 9

The rotten critics are a joke this season was better than anything on any other sitcom.

Kylie M

Jerry Seinfeld had the good sense to pull the plug on his series once it was clear the show was going downhill (unlike another show that started around the same time, *cough* The Simpsons *cough*). Kramer, in particular, was getting too weird and less likeable. While season 9 wasn't as good as most of the previous seasons, it still ended the series on a high note. We have memorable moments like Festivus and George working for Kruger. Puddy is a welcome return to the series. "The Betrayal" (the backwards episode) is a classic. Of course one can't talk about the final season of Seinfeld without talking about the finale, which, at the time, was considered a dismal letdown. In hindsight, with fans binge-watching TV series, the finale, while hitting some wrong notes, was a fine way to end the series. Parading in all the people who had been wronged by the "New York Four" over the seasons with something of a flashback episode ending with them all ending up in jail was a fitting conclusion, and suffered mainly from the hype around the television event.

Dustin D

This show is amazing!!!!!!!! And this is my favorite season.

Max W

A comedy classic. "A show about nothing". Set in New York, episodes from the lives of friends Jerry (played by Jerry Seinfeld), Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), George (Jason Alexander) and Kramer (Michael Richards). A study in the minutiae of everyday life and how it can be blown out of proportion and have effects on relationships. Or simply be excellent comedic material... Very funny, very clever and very relatable. The show really finds its groove in Season 3, when co-writers Jerry Seinfled and Larry David hit upon the formula that would define the show. It never lost that edge.

Grant S

Great show! The characters are awful people though.

John L

The best sitcom (if you can call it that) ever. Without a doubt. Subversive, inventive, and--most importantly--hilarious.

Chris F

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