I think seasons 6-8 are the best Seinfeld seasons. There are a lot of great episodes in the earlier seasons, but it was more consistent in 6-8. Lots of great episodes where multiple storylines came together at the end. They didn't do that in the earlier seasons.

That said, my favorite single episode came from the fifth season, The Hamptons. A brilliant episode in every single way.

My 10 favorite episodes, in descending order

10. The Opera
09. The Chinese Restaurant
08. The Sniffing Accountant
07. The Chicken Roaster
06. The Wig Master
05. The Soup Nazi
04. The Keys
03. The Caddy
02. The Strike
01. The Gum

The Red Tornado wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:You'd be wrong.

No way, both are brilliant but AD appeals to your higher tastes, plus there's still stuff that you find in repeated watchings that you dont catch the first viewing, Seinfeld isnt that complex

I don't know that it's really fair to compare the two. Arrested Development is an awesome show and Fox was foolish in canceling it, but it did start a few years after Seinfeld was off the air, so who knows if it was influenced by Seinfeld or whatever.

I think both were the best sitcoms on TV for their time period though.

kimbatiste wrote:

phuturephillies wrote:

The Red Tornado wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:You'd be wrong.

No way, both are brilliant but AD appeals to your higher tastes, plus there's still stuff that you find in repeated watchings that you dont catch the first viewing, Seinfeld isnt that complex

Gotta disagree there.

Seasons 3-4-5 of Seinfeld matches the 3 best years of any tv show ever produced.

I love Seinfeld and it is probably my second favorite show of all time. But AD takes it overall. Really they are hard to compare though, while I love AD more, part of Seinfeld was its ability to keep it going for so long.

Seinfeld is in my book one of the greatest shows ever, if not the greatest.

Arrested Development though, it was amazing. I probably wouldn't have ever even watched it had people on philliesphans and then here didn't talk about how great it was in the TV thread. The show didn't get the pub it deserved, and definitely lived way too short of a life.

Drugs Delaney wrote:I think seasons 6-8 are the best Seinfeld seasons. There are a lot of great episodes in the earlier seasons, but it was more consistent in 6-8. Lots of great episodes where multiple storylines came together at the end. They didn't do that in the earlier seasons.

That is interesting since Larry David left after season 7. A lot of people hated season 8, but I think it is because they don't really look at the episodes. There were some real winners there. Also, I never realize how late Puddy came into the show. Season 6 I think.

The funny thing is that I never watched Seinfeld when it was on Thursday nights. I pretty much only watched it towards the last couple of seasons and on re-runs.

Drugs Delaney wrote:That said, my favorite single episode came from the fifth season, The Hamptons. A brilliant episode in every single way.

I love that one. My two favorites are The Merv Griffin Show and The Marine Biologist.

phuturephillies wrote:My 10 favorite episodes, in descending order

10. The Opera
09. The Chinese Restaurant
08. The Sniffing Accountant
07. The Chicken Roaster
06. The Wig Master
05. The Soup Nazi
04. The Keys
03. The Caddy
02. The Strike
01. The Gum

was on TBS tonight

Rugged? The man's a gobblin!

dajafi wrote:I think it was the Kramer's Intern/HELLLOOOO! episode that prompted a friend of mine to observe, "It's frightening how much better this show is than anything else on TV."

And I agree they hold up well, 15 years after many of the classic episodes. That said, I can't imagine ever getting the DVDs because the re-runs are constantly on.

It is amazing how excited I get whenever I recognize the guy who played Darren (Darin?) in another role on a show. The guy had only like 6 or 7 minutes of screen time and yet I think of him as almost as important as a Puddy.

Happy Festivus everyone!

jeff2sf wrote:

dajafi wrote:I think it was the Kramer's Intern/HELLLOOOO! episode that prompted a friend of mine to observe, "It's frightening how much better this show is than anything else on TV."

And I agree they hold up well, 15 years after many of the classic episodes. That said, I can't imagine ever getting the DVDs because the re-runs are constantly on.

It is amazing how excited I get whenever I recognize the guy who played Darren (Darin?) in another role on a show. The guy had only like 6 or 7 minutes of screen time and yet I think of him as almost as important as a Puddy.

Kramerica

It's a perfectly sane food to eat.

Your not giving away my water pick!

Serenity now, insanity later.

i'm not drivin' him to the airport!!!!!!!

That was one ripping good yarn!

Complete box set is 189.00 atr Circuit City. Debating...

I'll sell you the individual seasons for $90, shipping included.

phuturephillies wrote:I'll sell you the individual seasons for $90, shipping included.

All of them? Why would you do that?

Disco Stu wrote:

phuturephillies wrote:I'll sell you the individual seasons for $90, shipping included.

All of them? Why would you do that?

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