The Merv Griffin Show

Absolutely hilarious. And maybe the most polarizing episode due to all the ICK accusations about Jerry "drugging" his girlfriend to play with her immaculate toy collection. I am not condoning sedating women for personal benefit but come on he used turkey and red wine! That's Larry David out of left field humor at it's finest. And you have to be somewhat educated to know that turkey has tryptophan- which makes one sleepy after eating it. Brilliant if you ask me.

Kramer's storyline with the Merv Griffin set is over the top but in the final season nothing shocks me. Putting blood in the radiator, shaving with butter, Anytown USA; all comedic gold!

Not my favorite episode of season 9 but is the highest rated of the final season on this platform. And amidst controversy which makes this easily one of the all time best episodes in the catalog.

This is, by far, my least favorite episode of Seinfeld. The series was always praised for the comedy of everyday situations that we can all relate to, but this episode contains some of the most outlandish circumstances the cast ever encountered. The whole story with George and his girlfriend trying to save a squirrel is just stupid. Why would George continue to date this girl who is making his life miserable when he keeps reminded Jerry that "he's getting' nothing"? Jerry's attempt at playing with his girlfriend's toy collection is so lame that even Seinfeld's childish act can't save this script. Elaine's "sideler" sub-plot wasn't bad, since that is something many people can relate to. As silly as this episode is, Kramer's fantasy talk show with the Merv Griffin set does give us a few classic moments when Newman joins the 'show' and they introduce and new format: "Scandals and animals". Having Jim Fowler make a cameo in the final moments further pushes the bounds of absurdity. Would he really go to a residential apartment building thinking it was a television show? And then stay when he sees its only a figment of Kramer's imagination?

This is about as creative as a show can get. It is, of course, theater of the absurd (the usual Seinfeld). The key to everything is when Kramer finds a discarded set from the Merv Griffin show in a dumpster near the apartment building. He takes the chairs, signs, and other stuff and creates a set where he plays Merv Griffin. The rest is nuts. Jerry is dating a woman who has a classic toy collection that he lusts after. She won't let him play with the toys and he drugs her and plays with them while she sleeps. He talks about this to Merv "Kramer" Griffin. Newman even ends up on the show. But the stuff Kramer does is so hilarious it is comic genius. I know that drugging the young woman is pretty sick, but it's so outrageous.

This is one of the most hilarious and genius of any sitcom episode in the history of television, as well as, without a doubt, the most surreal!!! The idea of Kramer being so delusional that, by getting the remains of the set of the Merv Griffin show, and putting them in his apartment, and then believing he is actually hosting the Nerv Griffin show is out of the world- beautifully insane!!! Anyone who can't find the humor of this episode, (even if the don't like the show the way I do, or even if they now can't stand Richards),probably is humorless. And of course, I'm talking about the Merv Griffin arc of this episode. The rest of the show was good, and I think I loved every Seinfeld episode, but this is the ultimate of surreality and complete comedic insanity and I mean that is a good way- Way to go writers and actors!!!

This episode of Seinfeld centres on Jerry wanting to play with his new girlfriend's toys. In a bid to do so, he sedates her (creepy much?) and spills the beans on Kramer's new Merv Griffin Show set that he's made in his little unit. The episode has some pretty funny moments, particularly when Newman joins in. And it's also a rare glimpse into Kramer's apartment - albeit remodelled into a talkshow set. I like Kramer's contribution to this episode more than Jerry's - who as you can imagine raises eyebrows when you think about what he's actually doing. One wonders if we are too woke for this episode in this modern age.