Seinfeld

Seinfeld (1989 – 1998)

1989 • 9 seasons • Comedy • TV-PG

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Episode 9 — The Abstinence

Season 8 • Seinfeld

Released: 1996-11-21 • Comedy

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George's intellect thrives when thoughts of sex are shut out; Elaine wants her intern to become a doctor--stat; Jerry is bumped from a school's Career Day.

Episodes

Episode 1
The Foundation
1996-09-19

Episode 2
The Soul Mate
1996-09-26

Episode 3
The Bizarro Jerry
1996-10-03

Episode 4
The Little Kicks
1996-10-10

Episode 5
The Package
1996-10-17

Episode 6
The Fatigues
1996-10-31

Episode 7
The Checks
1996-11-07

Episode 8
The Chicken Roaster
1996-11-14

Episode 9
The Abstinence
1996-11-21

Episode 10
The Andrea Doria
1996-12-19

Episode 11
The Little Jerry
1997-01-09

Episode 12
The Money
1997-01-16

Episode 13
The Comeback
1997-01-30

Episode 14
The Van Buren Boys
1997-02-06

Episode 15
The Susie
1997-02-13

Episode 16
The Pothole
1997-02-20

Episode 17
The English Patient
1997-03-13

Episode 18
The Nap
1997-04-10

Episode 19
The Yada Yada
1997-04-24

Episode 20
The Millennium
1997-05-01

Episode 21
The Muffin Tops
1997-05-08

Episode 22
The Summer of George
1997-05-15

Information

Creator	Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld
Episode air date	21.11.1996
Episode runtime	22 min
Episode rating	8.44
Genres	Comedy
TMDB series rating	8.3
IMDb series rating	8.8
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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Cast

Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld

Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander
George Costanza

Michael Richards

Michael Richards
Cosmo Kramer

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Elaine Benes

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