Top Forty Best Episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm
This is a listing of my favorite episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, respectively.
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- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry loses his trust in their restaurant chef and fires him. Later, Larry accidentally injures an influential food critic who is to come to the opening. Larry apologizes to the critic who connects him to a chef with an interesting quirk.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry drives to meet Jason Alexander. A professional wrestler, Thor, yells at him for a finger gun shootout with his kids. Later, Larry's tires are slashed and he figures Thor. Recently separated, Jeff fears for sex secrets he told Susie.
- DirectorAndy AckermanStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry holds an elevator for someone and ends up being delayed at the doctor's office. This causes him to miss an appointment with Diane Keaton. Cheryl's interior decorator happens to be Diane Keaton's won't give him Diane's phone number.
- DirectorBryan GordonStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesDalilah the hygienist asks Larry out but Jeff's dog causes a problem. Leo Funkhouser succumbs to "good" Hodgkin's. During the viewing, Larry is certain he sees his five wood in the casket with Leo and gets Jeff to get his club to swap out.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesWhen Cheryl's aunt dies, the family asks Larry to write the obituary. But when it gets printed in the newspaper, an unfortunate typo lands Larry in the hot seat.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry's attendance at a screening results in chaos; an unlockable bathroom door causes trouble.
- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesIn Larry's hunt to get Richard Lewis a kidney, he ingratiates himself to the head of a kidney consortium by playing to the man's very Orthodox Jew aims. Also, Larry suspects Lewis' nurse has a disturbing way of hiding items she has stolen.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry learns that Richard Lewis is bedridden and needs a kidney transplant. Larry and Jeff both turn up as positive matches for Lewis, but neither one are willing to give up their precious organs that easily.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesA sex offender (Rob Corddry) moves into the neighborhood, and becomes friends with Larry. Larry also suspects that Dr. Mark is stealing his newspaper, after his neighbor Ethel claims she saw him take it. Tension mounts when all of these people are guests at Larry's Passover Seder.
- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry offends two uncostumed trick-or-treaters by not giving them candy, so they show him the "trick" side of Halloween. He also alienates Cheryl's screenwriter friend Cliff and a Jewish neighbor AND spoils his romantic anniversary gift when Jeff arrives to play a round of golf.
- 2000–202430mTV-MA8.7 (1.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid MandelStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesA sweaty $50 bill, a sample-abuser, a roadside memorial, and a private-school superintendent are all things that intimidate Larry while he tries to help Marty Funkhouser cope with the sudden death of his mother in a freak accident.
- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesThe Blacks learn some good news: they get to go home. As Larry says goodbye, he once again offends the wrong person, who takes his revenge on Larry by spreading a nasty rumor involving him and a gerbil. But thankfully Jeff's daughter's bat mitzvah is coming up, and that provides Larry with the perfect, public opportunity to clear up that nasty rumor, as well as one more chance to patch things up with Cheryl.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry, Jeff and Ted seek a chef for the restaurant. Larry doesn't like Ted's idea. Larry searches and learns things: Cheryl has a new, male, tennis playing pal; wedding gifts a year late are rejected; club soda and salt removes all stains.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry and Cheryl visit a friend whose husband has died. Larry likes the shirt he wore in a photo. He goes to the store later to buy it. Jeff asks Larry to invest in a new restaurant. Larry puts trash into a garbage cart and a man objects.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry has made a large donation to a nonprofit and they name a wing after him. But he's indignant to discover Ted Danson made a similar donation, staying "anonymous." Also, Cheryl is livid when she finds a large stain in the guest bedroom.
- 2000–202429mTV-MA8.3 (1.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorLarry CharlesStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry attempts a preemptive breakup with an ailing Loretta, and learns with Jeff that you can't make an "empty gesture" to a Funkhouser.
- DirectorAlec BergStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry deliberately tries to annoy Loretta, against the advice of a renowned doctor. Later, Larry dooms Richard Lewis' new relationship, and ends up profiting from Leon's indiscretion with the wife of a depressed pal.
- DirectorAlec BergStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesA series of bizarre events leads Larry to get his doctor's personal phone number, but how much will Larry's doctor regret it?
- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesWanda Sykes thinks Larry purposefully adopted a dog she deems "racist", Larry falls off his pedestal as a friend of the lesbian community, and Larry hires a private investigator to uncover some information about his past.
- 2000–202431mTV-MA8.0 (1.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry is changed by a near-death experience, a revelation about his father, and a sandwich named after him.
- DirectorTom KramerStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry goes to the hospital to see his new girlfriend, an orthopedist. While in the bathroom, he overhears one end of a very angry, horribly offensive cell-phone conversation. But he repeats what the man said and it offends another doctor: the one who is about to perform Jeff's operation. This results in Jeff's head getting shaved, so Jeff must now deal with being bald. Jeff prepares to sue the hospital, and Larry must give testimony.
- DirectorDavid MandelStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry devises an overly elaborate plan to win back Cheryl. He does so by trying to get on her therapist's good side. Meanwhile, Larry accuses Marty Funkhouser of taking charity money under false pretenses.
- DirectorBryan GordonStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry is forced to cover his tracks after he accidentally causes the death of a country club member and kills the club's mascot in an act of self defense.
- DirectorAlec BergStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinSusie EssmanA friend who has taken a vow of silence creates a stir at multiple parties, Larry eats Jeff's dog's last meal, and Richard Lewis is snubbed meeting Larry for lunch.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesIn the second-season finale, Larry is busted by a restaurant owner for stealing forks. Julia Louis-Dreyfus becomes so frustrated by the incident that she drops out of the pilot, which ends Larry's quest to get it on TV. Meanwhile, Cheryl learns that Larry got a naughty massage and busts him for that. He later faces an ironic punishment for his restaurant crimes.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesAn innocent bunch-up in Larry's trousers causes a misunderstanding with Cheryl's friend Nancy at the movies. He also manages to offend his friend Richard Lewis' new girlfriend.
- DirectorBryan GordonStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry's birthday gift to Ted Danson, the coffee table book "Mondo Freaks," gets him in trouble with all he shows it to: Ted, the limo driver, tennis star John McEnroe, a group of random mourners and Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills.
- DirectorAndy AckermanStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesJeff must leave his house because he's allergic to the guard dog Susie bought. Larry tries to get Jeff and Susie's daughter Sammy to give up the dog but she won't. He looks to please both Jeff's family and friends who also want the dog.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry wants tickets for a coming Dodger game. Before he can go he has to get out of jury duty, score some medical marijuana for his dad's glaucoma and drive a friend to the airport. Thankfully a run-in with a hooker makes all these easier.
- DirectorAlec BergStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinSusie EssmanLarry accidentally becomes a hero on the flight to New York, earning him the respect of the woman sitting next to him, but it backfires when Jeff and Susie try to court Ricky Gervais.
- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesA restaurant investor has a pool party but only Larry and Jeff show. Larry uses the house toilet and gets the nanny fired. Larry suggests her to Jeff and Susie. She snaps and Susie's life is threatened. Lewis wants in a quotation book.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry questions a weatherman's ability to manipulate the media so he can have the country club to himself.
- DirectorDean ParisotStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesAfter Larry accidentally trips and injures Shaq during a Lakers game, everything seems to start going his way.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesThe Davids buy a house and move in but it makes settling sounds. Larry is not enthused about any show biz projects but does want and lands a car salesman job. Despite customers asking dumb questions, Larry does have a one ready to buy.
- DirectorDavid SteinbergStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry gets takeout food and has a run-in with the same TV executive he is about to meet with to discuss his TV pilot idea. But after he gets home, he accuses the network exec of taking some shrimp from his dinner.
- DirectorKeith TruesdellStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesCheryl and Larry head to Monterey to attend her sister Becky's wedding... to a Jewish man who's converting to Christianity. When Larry misplaces the plane tickets, he accuses other passengers of stealing them.
- DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinSusie EssmanLarry plays the ultimate "social assassin" at a dinner party, on the golf course, and at a Palestinian restaurant with phenomenal chicken.
- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesGenerations collide at a dinner party when a contestant from the TV show "Survivor" and a Holocaust survivor clash and Larry is in the middle. Larry and Cheryl renew their vows but Larry struggles with them and his lines for The Producers.
- DirectorDavid SteinbergStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesA faulty toaster makes life difficult for Loretta and Leon. Larry repeatedly offends a hearing impaired girl about the small dog she keeps with her. Larry and Leon get their phones mixed up, and Larry traumatizes the entire audience at Sammy's middle school production of Grease when he invites Jeff's exterminator to watch the show.
- DirectorDavid MandelStarsLarry DavidJeff GarlinCheryl HinesLarry embraces the upside of disability when he courts a handicap woman to take to a recital at a friend's house, but she doesn't return the favor when Suzie throws Larry's cell phone in the ocean and Larry loses her number in the process.