Happy Festivus! 9 Great Seinfeld Episodes to Celebrate With

Celebrating its 25thanniversary this past summer, Seinfeld remains a force in pop-culture, even though a new episode hasnt aired since 1998. Thanks to it revolutionizing the network sitcom (inspiring countless imitators), and its constant presence on syndication (earning it new generations of fans), the show about nothing is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most popular TV shows ever created. It has a lasting legacy thatll be hard to replicate.

One of Seinfeldsmore enduring additions to the lexicon is that of Festivus, the alternative holiday created by Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller) as a means of protesting the commercial nature of Christmas. A perfect example of the programs unique sense of humor and creativity, Festivus has become a staple of modern society and is celebrated by Seinfeld fans from all over.

With December 23rd marking the occasion (and as a way to honor the shows milestone anniversary), we figured now would be a better time than ever to list some of the best episodes Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, and their team had to offer. If youre a newcomer to their New York, this is a great place to start; longtime followers can alsorelive the moments of these classic memories.

NOTE: As a way of illustrating the strength of Seinfelds entire run on NBC, we are singling out one episode from each of the nine seasons (with an honorable mentions list to follow).

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Its hard to believe now, but when Seinfeld first went on the air, NBC gave it a confidence-boosting order of a four-episode first season (not including the pilot episode). As such, the pickings are rather slim here, but some seeds that would go on to define the series were planted in the third episode, titled The Stake Out.

In it, Jerry attempts to get a date with a woman lawyer he met at a party while out with Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and since Jerry and Elaine recently broke up, the comedian feels uncomfortable asking his friend for the womans number. He decides the best way to get in contact with her is to stake out her place of work with George (Jason Alexander), and make a move from there.

This was the first real meaty Elaine story (following her brief cameo in Male Un-bonding) and provided the first hints of romantic tension between her and Jerry that would be explored in later episodes. Also, many of Seinfelds running gags (Art Vandelay, Georges love of architecture, etc.) were introduced in a sequence where Jerry and George scheme an excuse for the two of them being at the law office, so in essence, The Stakeout acts as an origins tale of whats to come down the line.

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Happy Festivus! 9 Great Seinfeld Episodes to Celebrate With