Scripted series · NBC
Seinfeld
A show about nothing.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld
180 eps
Jason Alexander
George Costanza
180 eps
Michael Richards
Cosmo Kramer
180 eps
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Elaine Benes
180 eps
Brian George
Babu Bhatt
4 eps
Jane Leeves
Marla Penny
6 eps
Reni Santoni
Poppie
5 eps
Bruce Mahler
Rabbi Glickman
4 eps
Teri Hatcher
Sidra Holland
5 eps
Brian Doyle-Murray
Mel Sanger
5 eps
Steve Hytner
Kenny Bania
7 eps
Danny Woodburn
Mickey Abbott
7 eps
Frances Bay
Mabel Choate
5 eps
Len Lesser
Uncle Leo
15 eps
Victor Raider-Wexler
Dr. Wexler
5 eps
Patrick Warburton
David Puddy
11 eps
Grace Zabriskie
Mrs. Ross
6 eps
Sandy Baron
Jack Klompus
6 eps
Ian Abercrombie
Justin Pitt
8 eps
Richard Herd
Wilhelm
13 eps
Phil Morris
Jackie Chiles
6 eps
Kevin Page
Stu Chermack
7 eps
Larry Charles
Man on Raft #2
5 eps
David Blackwood
Beck
7 eps
Lawrence Mandley
Monk's Manager
6 eps
Steve Skrovan
Man in Restaurant
5 eps
Bob Balaban
Russell Dalrymple
6 eps
Peter Crombie
'Crazy' Joe Davola
6 eps
Norman Brenner
Man on Sidewalk
29 eps
Barney Martin
Morty Seinfeld
24 eps
Liz Sheridan
Helen Seinfeld
25 eps
Heidi Swedberg
Susan Ross
30 eps
Ping Wu
Ping
5 eps
Larry David
George Steinbrenner (voice)
44 eps
Deck McKenzie
Man In Coffee Shop (uncredited)
13 eps
Estelle Harris
Estelle Costanza
29 eps
Jerry Stiller
Frank Costanza
29 eps
Peter Mehlman
Man in Restaurant
6 eps
Peggy Lane
Woman on 'Jerry' Set
12 eps
Karen Wilkie
Woman on 'Jerry' Set
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Seinfeld actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Seinfeld reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
The run
Seasons
9 seasons · 180 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
2004163 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
19895 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S01E05 The Stock Tip
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199112 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S02E11 The Chinese Restaurant
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
199123 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S03E19 The Limo
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
199224 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S04E17 The Outing
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
199322 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S05E22 The Opposite
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
199424 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S06E19 The Jimmy
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
199524 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S07E06 The Soup Nazi
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
199622 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S08E19 The Yada Yada
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
199724 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S09E03 The Serenity Now
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S07E06
The Soup Nazi
Cooing between Jerry and his girlfriend irritates George; Elaine runs afoul of a soup vendor; Kramer loses Elaine's armoire to muggers.
- Directed by Andy Ackerman
- Written by Spike Feresten
S05E22
The Opposite
George changes his life by going against his instincts; Kramer plugs his book on "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee."
- Directed by Tom Cherones
- Written by Jerry Seinfeld, Andy Cowan
S04E17
The Outing
Elaine's prank leads a reporter to believe Jerry and George are a gay couple.
- Directed by Tom Cherones
- Written by Larry Charles
S05E14
The Marine Biologist
A writer hits a woman in the head with Elaine's electronic organiser; George lies to impress a woman.
- Directed by Tom Cherones
- Written by Charlie Rubin, Ron Hague
S08E19
The Yada Yada
George adopts his girlfriend's verbal shorthand; Jerry suspects a comic motive behind his dentist's conversion to Judaism; double-daters Kramer and Mickey don't know whose date is whose.
- Directed by Andy Ackerman
- Written by Peter Mehlman, Jill Franklyn
S03E19
The Limo
Jerry and George take a limo meant for another, whose agenda includes more than just getting in from the airport.
- Directed by Tom Cherones
- Written by Larry Charles
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E02
How It Began
S00E03
Seinfeld Beginnings
S09E22
The Chronicle (2)
- Directed by Andy Ackerman
- Written by Darin Henry
S09E21
The Chronicle (1)
- Directed by Andy Ackerman
- Written by Darin Henry
S09E23
The Finale (1)
- Directed by Andy Ackerman
- Written by Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jerry Seinfeld
Showrunner
Larry David
Creator
Alec Berg
Executive producer
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Andrew Scheinman
Executive producer
Fred Barron
Executive producer
Jeff Schaffer
Executive producer
George Shapiro
Executive producer
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Howard West
Executive producer
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Gregg Kavet
Writer
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Charlie Rubin
Writer
Matt Goldman
Writer
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Ron Hague
Writer
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Tom Leopold
Writer
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Bruce Eric Kaplan
Writer
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Lawrence H. Levy
Writer
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Kit Boss
Writer
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Jon Hayman
Writer
Fred Stoller
Writer
Steve Skrovan
Writer
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Marjorie Gross
Writer
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Steve O'Donnell
Writer
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Andy Cowan
Writer
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Sam Kass
Writer
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Billy Kimball
Writer
Peter Mehlman
Writer
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Tom Gammill
Writer
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Steve Koren
Writer
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Bill Masters
Writer
Don McEnery
Writer
David Mandel
Writer
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Jill Franklyn
Writer
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Mark Jaffe
Writer
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Elaine Pope
Writer
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Matt Selman
Writer
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Max Pross
Writer
Larry Charles
Writer
Spike Feresten
Writer
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Bruce Kirschbaum
Writer
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Darin Henry
Writer
Carol Leifer
Writer
Greg Daniels
Writer
Jennifer Crittenden
Writer
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Andy Robin
Writer
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Steve Lookner
Writer
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Dan O'Keefe
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Gregg KavetProducer
- Suzy Mamann GreenbergProducer
- Jerry SeinfeldExecutive Producer
- Andy AckermanProducer
- Alec BergExecutive Producer
- Marjorie GrossProducer
Writing
- Gregg KavetWriter
- Charlie RubinWriter
- Matt GoldmanWriter
- Ron HagueWriter
- Jerry SeinfeldWriter
- Tom LeopoldWriter
Direction
- Art WolffDirector
- Andy AckermanDirector
- David Owen TrainorDirector
- Jason AlexanderDirector
- David SteinbergDirector
- Tom CheronesDirector
Cinematography
- Jerry D. GoodDirector of Photography
- George La Fountaine Sr.Director of Photography
- Robert BerryDirector of Photography
- Charles W. ShortDirector of Photography
Music
- Jonathan WolffOriginal Music Composer
- Jep EpsteinOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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