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Seinfeld Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1996 - 1997
The misadventures of Jerry Seinfeld and his friends continue in this eighth series of Seinfeld, where Elain writes Peterman's biography.
Episode 1
The Foundation
Thu, Sep 19, 1996 30 mins
Susan's parents act to preserve her memory; Kramer gives Elaine a confidence boost after Peterman puts her in charge. Wyck: Bruce Davison. Dolores: Susan Walters. Peterman: John O'Hurley. Kramer: Michael Richards.
Episode 2
The Soul Mate
Thu, Sep 26, 1996 30 mins
Kramer falls for the woman Jerry's seeing; George suspects he's suspected of foul play. Pam: Kim Myers. Kevin: Tim DeKay. Wyck: Bruce Davison. Newman: Wayne Knight. Kramer: Michael Richards.
Episode 3
The Bizarro Jerry
Thu, Oct 3, 1996 30 mins
Elaine hangs out with men who are opposites of Jerry, George and Kramer; Kramer stumbles into a white-collar job; Jerry finds a flaw in Elaine's beautiful friend. Gillian: Kristin Bauer. Kevin: Tim DeKay. Feldman: Pat Kilbane. Gene: Kyle T. Heffner.
Episode 4
The Little Kicks
Thu, Oct 10, 1996 30 mins
Elaine's staff loses respect for her after seeing her dance; George benefits socially when Elaine labels him a "bad seed"; Kramer's friend forces Jerry into crime. Brody: Neil Giuntoli. Anna: Rebecca McFarland. Dugan: Joe Urla. Frank: Jerry Stiller. Elaine: Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Episode 5
The Package
Thu, Oct 17, 1996 30 mins
Elaine regrets peeking at her medical chart; George takes dating advice from Kramer, who also hatches a scheme to improve Jerry's stereo. Uncle Leo: Len Lesser. Sheila: Heather Campbell. Dr. Berg: Richard Roat. Mailman: Ramon Franco.
Episode 6
The Fatigues
Thu, Oct 31, 1996 30 mins
An employee's military bent scares Elaine; Kramer cooks for a Jewish singles night; Jerry finds fault with his girlfriend's mentor. Eddie: Ned Bellamy. Abby: A.J. Langer. Bania: Stephen Hytner. Cynthia: Katie Layman. Kramer: Michael Richards.
Episode 7
The Checks
Thu, Nov 7, 1996 30 mins
Jerry's popularity in Japan brings new friends to Kramer, and maybe new life to Jerry's TV pilot; Elaine's new beau won't share "his song" with her. Brett: James Patrick Stuart. Clicky: Tony V. Teddy: John Bowman. Oh: Gedde Watanabe.
Episode 8
The Chicken Roaster
Thu, Nov 14, 1996 30 mins
George loses an expensive hat Elaine charged to her business account; a neon sign prompts Kramer and Jerry to swap apartments. Heather: Catherine Lloyd Burns. Seth: Mark Roberts. Ipswich: Michael D. Roberts.
Episode 9
Abstinence
Thu, Nov 21, 1996 30 mins
George's intellect thrives when thoughts of sex are shut out; Elaine wants her intern to become a doctor---stat; Jerry is bumped from a school's Career Day. Ben: Bob Odenkirk. Louise: Tamara Bick.
Episode 10
The Andrea Doria
Thu, Dec 19, 1996 30 mins
Jerry tries to help Newman get transferred; George trades tales with a shipwreck survivor to obtain a dream apartment; Kramer coughs like a dog; a minor insult has a major effect on Elaine. Eldridge: Ray Stricklyn. Newman: Wayne Knight.
Episode 11
The Little Jerry
Thu, Jan 9, 1997 30 mins
George finds a new romance---in a women's prison; Kramer buys a chicken, then puts his fowl to foul use; Elaine encourages her shaved-headed beau to grow back his hair. Celia: Andrea Bendewald. Kurt: John Michael Higgins. George: Jason Alexander.
Episode 12
The Money
Thu, Jan 16, 1997 30 mins
Kramer's girlfriend disrupts his sleep; Jerry's parents think he needs financial aid; George ponders an inheritance.
Episode 13
The Comeback
Thu, Jan 30, 1997 30 mins
Kramer arranges to die with dignity; Jerry learns his tennis consultant is a lousy player; George becomes obsessed with responding to an insult long after the fact; Elaine offends her video advisor. Milos: Mark Harelik. Shellbach: Ben Stein.
Episode 14
The Van Buren Boys
Thu, Feb 6, 1997 30 mins
Gang members protest George's handling of a scholarship named for Susan; some find Jerry's new girlfriend objectionable; Peterman wants Kramer's life experiences for his own autobiography, written by Elaine. Ellen: Christine Taylor.
Episode 15
The Susie
Thu, Feb 13, 1997 30 mins
Kramer becomes the spokesman for a woman George wants to avoid; Jerry's bookie welches; a co-worker mistakes Elaine for someone else, who's reported as a problem worker. Mike: Lee Arenberg. Peggy: Megan Cole.
Episode 16
The Pothole
Thu, Feb 20, 1997 30 mins
Jerry has an accident with his girlfriend's toothbrush; Elaine crams herself into a restaurant's delivery boundary; Kramer alters his "adopted" highway. Jenna: Kristin Davis. Woman: Seriah Carol.
Episode 17
The English Patient
Thu, Mar 13, 1997 30 mins
Elaine's review of a film loses her friends; a woman mistakes George for her boyfriend; Jerry visits his parents in Florida. Izzy: Lloyd Bridges. Danielle: Chelsea Noble. Blaine: Todd Jeffries. Morty: Barney Martin. George: Jason Alexander.
Episode 18
The Nap
Thu, Apr 10, 1997 30 mins
George crafts a place to nap at work; a new beau gives Elaine a mattress, which Kramer promptly soils; Jerry's kitchen is redesigned against his will. Hal: Vince Grant. Conrad: Stephen Lee. Wilhelm: Richard Herd. Kramer: Michael Richards.
Episode 19
The Yada Yada
Thu, Apr 24, 1997 30 mins
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. Beth: Debra Messing. Tim: Bryan Cranston. George: Jason Alexander.
Episode 20
The Millennium
Thu, May 1, 1997 30 mins
The Mets express interest in George; an inattentive saleswoman irks Elaine; Kramer prepares for his millennium party; Jerry jockeys for position on his girlfriend's speed dial. Valerie: Lauren Graham. George: Jason Alexander.
Episode 21
The Muffin Tops
Thu, May 8, 1997 30 mins
George pretends he's a tourist to bond with a tourism worker; Elaine's former boss steals her million-dollar idea, while Kramer promotes a bus tour about the life of Elaine's current boss; Jerry shaves his chest hair. Mary Anne: Rena Sofer. George: Jason Alexander.
Episode 22
The Summer of George
Thu, May 15, 1997 30 mins
Kramer's job at the Tony Awards leads to a meeting with Raquel Welch; George helps Jerry date a high-maintenance woman; Elaine is labeled catty after making a comment about a co-worker. Lanette: Amanda Peet. Kramer: Michael Richards.
