Jerry Seinfeld Unveils His Top 4 ‘Seinfeld’ Episodes & Fans Are Divided

Michelle SteinThu, October 29, 2026 at 12:57 PM UTC

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Jerry Seinfeld unveiled his top four Seinfeld episodes — and fans of the beloved sitcom have thoughts.

Recently, a clip from May started circulating on social media. It featured a panel discussion from the Netflix Is a Joe Festival involving Seinfeld, Larry David, and Ari Emanuel.

“OK, my four, not in chronological order. And I actually gave this a little thought,” Seinfeld, 72, said, noting that he didn’t need to actually watch any of the episodes because “I did them. I was there.”

His top four were: “The Contest” (Season 4, Episode 11), “The Soup Nazi” (Season 7, Episode 6), “The Mery Griffin Show” (Season 9, Episode 6), and “The Marine Biologist” (Season 5, Episode 14).

“’The Contest’ doesn’t require an explanation. ‘The Soup Nazi’ doesn’t either,” Seinfeld explained. “Just the idea of the word ‘Nazi’ in the episode. It’s a Jewish show. It was just such a great, fun thing to do.”

He continued, “‘The Marine Biologist,’ that was the best story tie-in finish to an episode we ever did. Jason’s speech at the end makes that. And ‘The Merv Griffin Show,’ because Kramer finds the Merv Griffin set in a dumpster and sets it up in his apartment. So just based on that one sentence, enough said.”

Additionally, Seinfeld mentioned a fifth episode that nearly made his top four, revealing, “I kind of went back and forth because I really liked ‘The Boyfriend.'”

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In the comments of an X post, Seinfeld fans were divided in their reactions to his top four episodes.

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One agreed, “‘The Merv Griffin Show’ has always been my favourite ep.”

Another declared, “So. Many. Excellent. Choices.”

Someone else pointed out, “Hard to argue with that 4, but ‘The Handicap Spot’ episode also comes to mind.”

Still others thought Seinfeld missed the mark, with one fan insisting, “Festivus!!!!” (Also known as “The Strike” (Season 9, Episode 10.)

A second proclaimed, “Jerry doesn’t know funny, sadly. ‘The Comeback’ is by far the greatest episode ever. Merv Griffin was funny, but his other 4 were weak.”

A different fan protested, “How does a**man not make the list??” (“The Fusilli Jerry,” Season 6, Episode 21.)

Meanwhile, yet another X user commented, “It’s ‘The BoyFriend.’ One hour episode. Has the JFK movie spoof, George’s unemployment checks scheme, and Keith Hernandez.”

Seinfeld aired for nine seasons from 1989 to 1998. In addition to Jerry, the sitcom starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes, Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer, Jason Alexander as George Costanza,  Wayne Knight as Newman, among others.

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