The fourth season launches the NBC pilot storyline that runs through the year, adding a brilliant meta layer to the comedy.
Jerry and George continue developing their pilot while their real lives provide better material than fiction.
The contest episode becomes one of the most famous half hours in television history — a masterpiece of implication.
Elaine faces an awkward encounter that she handles with her signature blend of confidence and panic.
George pretends to be something he's not, and his commitment to the lie is both impressive and horrifying.
Kramer's latest obsession takes over his life and everyone around him in the most Kramer way imaginable.
The gang visits somewhere that reveals how out of place they are outside their Upper West Side bubble.
Jerry's neat-freak tendencies create a conflict that perfectly illustrates why he can't maintain relationships.
Multiple storylines crash together in the show's increasingly sophisticated plotting style.
George reaches a new low that Jason Alexander plays with complete conviction and zero shame.
The show creates another cultural touchstone moment that people will reference for decades.
Elaine's dancing becomes legendary in an episode that showcases Julia Louis-Dreyfus's fearless comedy.
Newman appears as Jerry's nemesis, and Wayne Knight adds another dimension to the show's universe.
The NBC storyline reaches a peak as Jerry and George's fictional show mirrors their real chaos.
Kramer goes on an adventure that Michael Richards turns into a physical comedy masterpiece.
George and Jerry's friendship faces a test that reveals how codependent they really are.
A restaurant scene becomes the setting for an episode that makes waiting for a table into high comedy.
Elaine tackles workplace politics with the same intensity she brings to her personal life.
The show's famous interconnected plotting reaches new heights of complexity and hilarity.
Jerry dates someone with a quirk that becomes the entire episode — classic Seinfeld territory.
George's scheming reaches an art form as he manipulates a situation with surprising sophistication.
The season builds toward the NBC pilot taping with rising stakes and converging storylines.
The fourth season finale brings the NBC storyline to a head in a spectacularly funny conclusion.
Season four closes with Seinfeld cemented as the defining comedy of its generation.