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display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 50%; padding: 0.2em 0.1em 0.2em 0; text-align: center;">← <b>Previous</b><br />"<a href="/wiki/The_Virgin_(Seinfeld)" title="The Virgin (Seinfeld)">The Virgin</a>" </td> <td style="width: 50%; padding: 0.2em 0 0.2em 0.1em; text-align: center;"><b>Next</b> →<br />"<a href="/wiki/The_Airport" title="The Airport">The Airport</a>" </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld_season_4" title="Seinfeld season 4"><i>Seinfeld </i>season 4</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Seinfeld_episodes" title="List of Seinfeld episodes">List of episodes</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>The Contest</b>" is the eleventh episode of the <a href="/wiki/Seinfeld_season_4" title="Seinfeld season 4">fourth season</a> of the American television <a href="/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom">sitcom</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld" title="Seinfeld">Seinfeld</a></i>, and the 51st episode overall. Written by <a href="/wiki/Larry_David" title="Larry David">Larry David</a> and directed by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Cherones" title="Tom Cherones">Tom Cherones</a>, the episode originally aired on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> on November 18, 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-tvguide_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tvguide-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the episode, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Seinfeld_(character)" title="Jerry Seinfeld (character)">Jerry</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Costanza" title="George Costanza">George</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elaine_Benes" title="Elaine Benes">Elaine</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cosmo_Kramer" title="Cosmo Kramer">Kramer</a> hold a contest to determine who can go for the longest time without <a href="/wiki/Masturbation" title="Masturbation">masturbating</a>. </p><p>As NBC executives felt that masturbation was not a topic suitable for <a href="/wiki/Prime_time" title="Prime time">prime time</a> television, the word "masturbation" is never used in the episode, instead replaced by a number of comic <a href="/wiki/Euphemism" title="Euphemism">euphemisms</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fresh_Air_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fresh_Air-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The term "master of my domain", describing someone who has resisted the urge to masturbate, has since become a popular <a href="/wiki/Catchphrase" title="Catchphrase">catchphrase</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>David won a <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="Primetime Emmy Awards">Primetime Emmy Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Writing_for_a_Comedy_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series">Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series</a> for the episode. In 2009, "The Contest" was ranked number 1 on <i><a href="/wiki/TV_Guide" title="TV Guide">TV Guide</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s list of the "<a href="/wiki/TV_Guide%27s_100_Greatest_Episodes_of_All-Time" title="TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time">100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time</a>". </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Contest&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At <a href="/wiki/Monk%27s_Caf%C3%A9" title="Monk's Café">Monk's Café</a>, George tells Jerry, Elaine, and Kramer that his mother caught him masturbating while reading a <a href="/wiki/Glamour_(magazine)" title="Glamour (magazine)">Glamour</a> magazine, resulting in her falling over in shock and going to the hospital. George claims that he is "never doing <i>that</i> again." When the others express skepticism over his ability to follow through, the four make a bet over who can go the longest without masturbating. The men put up $100 each but insist that Elaine put up $150, as they insist that masturbation is not part of a woman's "lifestyle". </p><p>Kramer fails almost immediately after seeing a naked woman in an apartment across the street from Jerry's; after returning to his apartment to masturbate, he walks back into Jerry's apartment and slams $100 on the kitchen counter, saying "I'm out!". The others meet various temptations of their own; George is distracted while visiting his mother in the hospital by an attractive nurse giving another woman a sponge bath behind a curtain, Elaine's fitness club is patronized by <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Jr." title="John F. Kennedy Jr.">John F. Kennedy Jr.</a>, and Jerry is frustrated because his girlfriend <a href="/wiki/The_Virgin_(Seinfeld)" title="The Virgin (Seinfeld)">Marla</a>, a virgin, is hesitant to have sex with him. Jerry tries to quell his urges by watching <i><a href="/wiki/Tiny_Toon_Adventures" title="Tiny Toon Adventures">Tiny Toon Adventures</a></i>. </p><p>The remaining contestants become irascible and suffer <a href="/wiki/Insomnia" title="Insomnia">insomnia</a>. Kennedy asks Elaine to share a cab ride <a href="/wiki/Upper_Manhattan" title="Upper Manhattan">uptown</a>, and she agrees even though she is going downtown. He arranges to see her again, and she gives in to the anticipation and drops out of the contest. While making out on the couch, Marla asks Jerry if they can have sex, claiming that she is ready. When Jerry mentions the contest in passing, Marla leaves in disgust; Jerry then resorts to looking at the naked woman. Elaine believes that Kennedy has stood her up, but George reveals that Kennedy missed her and went with Marla. The three then see Kramer with the naked woman across the street and wave awkwardly to them. </p><p>That night, everyone sleeps well, but it is not revealed whether Jerry or George won. Marla is in bed with Kennedy, having finally lost her virginity to him; enraptured, she tells him that it was "wonderful". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Contest&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"The Contest" was written by <i><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld" title="Seinfeld">Seinfeld</a></i> co-creator <a href="/wiki/Larry_David" title="Larry David">Larry David</a>. <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Kramer" title="Kenny Kramer">Kenny Kramer</a> claimed that there actually was a contest which David and some friends of his held, although Kramer did not take part because he thought he could not win. David won the contest, which lasted three weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-InsLook_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InsLook-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When David considered using the idea for an episode of <i>Seinfeld</i>, he did not talk about it with <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Seinfeld" title="Jerry Seinfeld">Jerry Seinfeld</a> for a considerable time, because he thought the episode was impossible for him to pitch.<sup id="cite_ref-InsLook_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InsLook-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Seinfeld thought it was not offensive.<sup id="cite_ref-Yada_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yada-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The original script was not revealed until the night before the cast read-through.<sup id="cite_ref-NAN_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first version written by David was not as clean as the one later broadcast.<sup id="cite_ref-InsLook_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InsLook-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The note from the censor claimed that David should not use the word "masturbate".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seinfeld decided it would be better to remove any references to what George actually did.<sup id="cite_ref-InsLook_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InsLook-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seinfeld claimed that what was noteworthy about "The Contest" was the "dovetailing" of the stories.<sup id="cite_ref-InsLook_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InsLook-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He claimed that it probably would have been possible to have used the word "masturbation" in the episode (in "<a href="/wiki/The_Ticket_(Seinfeld)" title="The Ticket (Seinfeld)">The Ticket</a>"—an earlier episode in the same season—George says "you must have a good story; otherwise, it's just masturbation") but that this would not have been as humorous.<sup id="cite_ref-Yada_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yada-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Part of the opening scene was originally written for "<a href="/wiki/The_Seinfeld_Chronicles" title="The Seinfeld Chronicles">The Seinfeld Chronicles</a>", the series' pilot episode.<sup id="cite_ref-NAN_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"The Contest" is the first episode to feature <a href="/wiki/Estelle_Costanza" class="mw-redirect" title="Estelle Costanza">Estelle Costanza</a>, George's mother, as an on-screen character. <a href="/wiki/Estelle_Harris" title="Estelle Harris">Estelle Harris</a>, who played the character, had not seen <i>Seinfeld</i> before she auditioned; her son told her about the audition. The cast and crew commented positively on the similarity in appearance between Harris and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Alexander" title="Jason Alexander">Jason Alexander</a>, as it made it more believable that their characters could be related.<sup id="cite_ref-InsLook_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InsLook-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rachel_Sweet" title="Rachel Sweet">Rachel Sweet</a> has a cameo role in this episode as George's cousin Shelly. </p><p>There are two deleted scenes in "The Contest". One features Joyce—the teacher of Elaine's fitness class—in the opening scene talking to Elaine, Jerry, and Kramer. The second features George and Estelle Costanza in the hospital, where the female patient has been moved to the room next door after Estelle complained about her nakedness.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Contest&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Seinfeld_cast_on_stage_after_win_(211282673).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Seinfeld_cast_on_stage_after_win_%28211282673%29.jpg/220px-Seinfeld_cast_on_stage_after_win_%28211282673%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Seinfeld_cast_on_stage_after_win_%28211282673%29.jpg/330px-Seinfeld_cast_on_stage_after_win_%28211282673%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Seinfeld_cast_on_stage_after_win_%28211282673%29.jpg/440px-Seinfeld_cast_on_stage_after_win_%28211282673%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption><i>Seinfeld</i> cast on stage during the <a href="/wiki/45th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="45th Primetime Emmy Awards">1993 Emmy Awards</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>"The Contest" is considered one of the best <i>Seinfeld</i> episodes, winning several awards and positive reviews from critics. David won a <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy Award">Primetime Emmy Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Writing_In_A_Comedy_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In A Comedy Series">Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series</a> for the episode.<sup id="cite_ref-Emmy_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Emmy-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also won a <a href="/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Writers Guild of America Award">Writers Guild of America Award</a> for his work on the episode.<sup id="cite_ref-NAN_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Director <a href="/wiki/Tom_Cherones" title="Tom Cherones">Tom Cherones</a> won a <a href="/wiki/Directors_Guild_of_America_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Directors Guild of America Award">Directors Guild of America Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Directors_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Outstanding_Directing_%E2%80%93_Comedy_Series" title="Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series">Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series</a> for this episode.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also nominated for a <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy Award">Primetime Emmy Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Directing_for_a_Comedy_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series">Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Emmy_Awards_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Emmy_Awards-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/TV_Guide" title="TV Guide">TV Guide</a></i> ranked the episode #1 on its list of "TV's <a href="/wiki/Top_100_Episodes_of_All_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Top 100 Episodes of All Time">Top 100 Episodes of All Time</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-TVGuide100Episodes_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVGuide100Episodes-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"The Contest" received a <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen rating</a> of 13/19, meaning that the episode was watched by an average of 13% of households and 19% of all televisions were tuned to the episode when it was broadcast. Approximately 18.5 million people watched the episode then. The first repeat of the episode gave <i>Seinfeld</i> its highest ratings up until that point, with a 20.1/30 Nielsen Rating. It also received only 31 complaints from viewers, despite the subject matter.<sup id="cite_ref-NAN_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were worries from sponsors who did not want to advertise during the episode due to the topics that were being discussed. Most regular advertisers did not broadcast during the show, because the series did not have good ratings at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The episode is considered by most reviewers as a success for being able to cover a controversial subject in an inoffensive manner. Jonathan Boudreaux for tvdvdreviews.com said: "The Emmy-winning script by <a href="/wiki/Larry_David" title="Larry David">Larry David</a> introduced the brilliant euphemism 'master of my domain' to our lexicon and helped the series to truly become must-see TV. We know what the episode is about, but the script never explicitly says it. "The Contest" effortlessly takes a potentially incendiary subject and renders it utterly inoffensive yet hilarious."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also said that "The Contest" was "one of the series' most infamous" episodes.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Donna Dorsett from audaud.com commented on the refusal to use the word "masturbation," saying: "If the word had been used, even once, the show would not have been nearly as hilarious. The episode was totally inoffensive."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>James Plath from DVD Town said: "Estelle Harris, as George's mother, is hilarious."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_references">Cultural references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Contest&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cultural references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This is the second <i>Seinfeld</i> episode to feature Elaine's fondness for the <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_family" title="Kennedy family">Kennedy family</a>, the first being "<a href="/wiki/The_Baby_Shower_(Seinfeld)" title="The Baby Shower (Seinfeld)">The Baby Shower</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-NAN_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The original script featured Jerry watching the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Flipper_(1964_TV_series)" title="Flipper (1964 TV series)">Flipper</a></i>. It was changed to <i><a href="/wiki/Tiny_Toon_Adventures" title="Tiny Toon Adventures">Tiny Toon Adventures</a></i> due to concerns over <a href="/wiki/Music_licensing" title="Music licensing">music rights</a>. The episode of <i>Tiny Toons</i> that Jerry was watching included the song "<a href="/wiki/The_Wheels_on_the_Bus" title="The Wheels on the Bus">The Wheels on the Bus</a>". However, <i>Tiny Toons</i> never featured that song in any actual episode of the series. The joke was under the assumption that the show was aimed at preschoolers, but in reality it is not.<sup id="cite_ref-NAN_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seinfeld himself claimed that he had never heard of the song "The Wheels on the Bus" before recording the episode.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References_in_other_works">References in other works</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Contest&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References in other works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"The Contest" is referenced in other <i>Seinfeld</i> episodes, the first being "<a href="/wiki/The_Outing_(Seinfeld)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Outing (Seinfeld)">The Outing</a>", in which Jerry and George are mistakenly outed as <a href="/wiki/Homosexual" class="mw-redirect" title="Homosexual">gay</a>. During the episode, when George visits his mother, there is a male patient in the hospital, who receives daily sponge baths from a male nurse. Although the winner of the contest is not mentioned, it is implied in "<a href="/wiki/The_Puffy_Shirt" title="The Puffy Shirt">The Puffy Shirt</a>" that George was the winner. However, as the plane is going down in "<a href="/wiki/The_Finale_(Seinfeld_episode)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Finale (Seinfeld episode)">The Finale</a>", George says he cheated, and Jerry declares himself the true winner. When Jerry asks why he cheated, George simply replies, "Because I'm a cheater!"<sup id="cite_ref-NAN_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the "Shaq" episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm" title="Curb Your Enthusiasm">Curb Your Enthusiasm</a></i>, Larry David and <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> watch "The Contest" together.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> O'Neal referred to this episode of <i>Curb Your Enthusiasm</i> as his favorite.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>"The Contest" is referenced in the <i><a href="/wiki/Beavis_and_Butt-Head" title="Beavis and Butt-Head">Beavis and Butt-Head</a></i> book <i>This Book Sucks</i> as an excuse to get out of finishing a homework assignment. </p><p>In the <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i> episode "<a href="/wiki/Jungle_Love_(Family_Guy)" title="Jungle Love (Family Guy)">Jungle Love</a>", Peter pays the people of a South American village to re-enact "The Contest" as one of them hums the <i>Seinfeld</i> scene-changing music. A <a href="/wiki/Shamanism" title="Shamanism">shaman</a> plays Elaine, but she says "You can't spare one square?", in reference to "<a href="/wiki/The_Stall" title="The Stall">The Stall</a>". </p><p>In the <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Always_Sunny_in_Philadelphia" title="It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia">It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia</a></i> episode "<a href="/wiki/The_Gang_Does_a_Clip_Show" title="The Gang Does a Clip Show">The Gang Does a Clip Show</a>", the gang misremembers this episode as one of their schemes with <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Reynolds" class="mw-redirect" title="Dennis Reynolds">Dennis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mac_(It%27s_Always_Sunny_in_Philadelphia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mac (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)">Mac</a> both playing Jerry, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Reynolds_(It%27s_Always_Sunny_In_Philadelphia_character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Reynolds (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia character)">Frank</a> playing George, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Kelly_(It%27s_Always_Sunny_in_Philadelphia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlie Kelly (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)">Charlie</a> playing Kramer and <a href="/wiki/Dee_Reynolds" class="mw-redirect" title="Dee Reynolds">Dee</a> playing Elaine, in the scene where Kramer announces he's out. </p><p>In the <i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000" title="Mystery Science Theater 3000">Mystery Science Theater 3000</a></i> episode riffing on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Beast_of_Hollow_Mountain" title="The Beast of Hollow Mountain">The Beast of Hollow Mountain</a></i>, Crow delivers a short summary of the episode. The following episode would feature a cameo appearance by Seinfeld. </p><p>"The Contest" was the main source of inspiration for <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>'s 2020 <a href="/wiki/Reality_television" title="Reality television">reality television</a> <a href="/wiki/Dating_show" class="mw-redirect" title="Dating show">dating show</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Too_Hot_to_Handle_(TV_series)" title="Too Hot to Handle (TV series)">Too Hot to Handle</a></i>, in which formerly promiscuous contestants are forced to abstain from sexual practices including <a href="/wiki/Masturbation" title="Masturbation">masturbation</a> as they try to form meaningful relationships with each other.<sup id="cite_ref-inspiration_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inspiration-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The season 5 premiere of <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Mouth_(American_TV_series)" title="Big Mouth (American TV series)">Big Mouth</a></i>, titled "<a href="/wiki/No_Nut_November_(Big_Mouth_episode)" class="mw-redirect" title="No Nut November (Big Mouth episode)">No Nut November</a>", directly parodies the episode. 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href="/wiki/Seinfeld_season_2" title="Seinfeld season 2">Season 2</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Ex-Girlfriend" title="The Ex-Girlfriend">The Ex-Girlfriend</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Pony_Remark" title="The Pony Remark">The Pony Remark</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Jacket_(Seinfeld)" title="The Jacket (Seinfeld)">The Jacket</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Phone_Message" title="The Phone Message">The Phone Message</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Apartment_(Seinfeld)" title="The Apartment (Seinfeld)">The Apartment</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Statue_(Seinfeld)" title="The Statue (Seinfeld)">The Statue</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Revenge_(Seinfeld)" title="The Revenge (Seinfeld)">The Revenge</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Heart_Attack" title="The Heart Attack">The Heart Attack</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Deal_(Seinfeld)" title="The Deal (Seinfeld)">The Deal</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Baby_Shower_(Seinfeld)" title="The Baby Shower (Seinfeld)">The Baby Shower</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Chinese_Restaurant" title="The Chinese Restaurant">The Chinese Restaurant</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Busboy" title="The Busboy">The Busboy</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld_season_3" title="Seinfeld season 3">Season 3</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Note_(Seinfeld)" title="The Note (Seinfeld)">The Note</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Truth_(Seinfeld)" title="The Truth (Seinfeld)">The Truth</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Pen" title="The Pen">The Pen</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Dog_(Seinfeld)" title="The Dog (Seinfeld)">The Dog</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Library_(Seinfeld)" title="The Library (Seinfeld)">The Library</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Parking_Garage" title="The Parking Garage">The Parking Garage</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Cafe_(Seinfeld)" title="The Cafe (Seinfeld)">The Cafe</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Tape" title="The Tape">The Tape</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Nose_Job" title="The Nose Job">The Nose Job</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Stranded_(Seinfeld)" title="The Stranded (Seinfeld)">The Stranded</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Alternate_Side" title="The Alternate Side">The Alternate Side</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Red_Dot" title="The Red Dot">The Red Dot</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Subway_(Seinfeld)" title="The Subway (Seinfeld)">The Subway</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Pez_Dispenser" title="The Pez Dispenser">The Pez Dispenser</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Suicide_(Seinfeld)" title="The Suicide (Seinfeld)">The Suicide</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Fix-Up" title="The Fix-Up">The Fix-Up</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Boyfriend_(Seinfeld)" title="The Boyfriend (Seinfeld)">The Boyfriend</a>"†</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Limo_(Seinfeld)" title="The Limo (Seinfeld)">The Limo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Good_Samaritan_(Seinfeld)" title="The Good Samaritan (Seinfeld)">The Good Samaritan</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Letter_(Seinfeld)" title="The Letter (Seinfeld)">The Letter</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Parking_Space" title="The Parking Space">The Parking Space</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Keys_(Seinfeld)" title="The Keys (Seinfeld)">The Keys</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld_season_4" title="Seinfeld season 4">Season 4</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Trip_(Seinfeld)" title="The Trip (Seinfeld)">The Trip</a>"†</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Pitch_(Seinfeld)" title="The Pitch (Seinfeld)">The Pitch</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Ticket_(Seinfeld)" title="The Ticket (Seinfeld)">The Ticket</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Wallet" title="The Wallet">The Wallet</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Watch_(Seinfeld)" title="The Watch (Seinfeld)">The Watch</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Bubble_Boy_(Seinfeld)" title="The Bubble Boy (Seinfeld)">The Bubble Boy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Cheever_Letters" title="The Cheever Letters">The Cheever Letters</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Opera_(Seinfeld)" title="The Opera (Seinfeld)">The Opera</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Virgin_(Seinfeld)" title="The Virgin (Seinfeld)">The Virgin</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Contest</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Airport" title="The Airport">The Airport</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Pick" title="The Pick">The Pick</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Movie" title="The Movie">The Movie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Visa" title="The Visa">The Visa</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Shoes_(Seinfeld)" title="The Shoes (Seinfeld)">The Shoes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Outing" title="The Outing">The Outing</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Old_Man_(Seinfeld)" title="The Old Man (Seinfeld)">The Old Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Implant" title="The Implant">The Implant</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Junior_Mint" title="The Junior Mint">The Junior Mint</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Smelly_Car" title="The Smelly Car">The Smelly Car</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Handicap_Spot" title="The Handicap Spot">The Handicap Spot</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Pilot_(Seinfeld)" title="The Pilot (Seinfeld)">The Pilot</a>"†</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld_season_5" title="Seinfeld season 5">Season 5</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Mango" title="The Mango">The Mango</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Puffy_Shirt" title="The Puffy Shirt">The Puffy Shirt</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Glasses" title="The Glasses">The Glasses</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Sniffing_Accountant" title="The Sniffing Accountant">The Sniffing Accountant</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Bris" title="The Bris">The Bris</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Lip_Reader" title="The Lip Reader">The Lip Reader</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Non-Fat_Yogurt" title="The Non-Fat Yogurt">The Non-Fat Yogurt</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Barber_(Seinfeld)" title="The Barber (Seinfeld)">The Barber</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Masseuse_(Seinfeld)" title="The Masseuse (Seinfeld)">The Masseuse</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Cigar_Store_Indian" title="The Cigar Store Indian">The Cigar Store Indian</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Conversion_(Seinfeld)" title="The Conversion (Seinfeld)">The Conversion</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Stall" title="The Stall">The Stall</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Dinner_Party_(Seinfeld)" title="The Dinner Party (Seinfeld)">The Dinner Party</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Marine_Biologist" title="The Marine Biologist">The Marine Biologist</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Pie" title="The Pie">The Pie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Stand_In_(Seinfeld)" title="The Stand In (Seinfeld)">The Stand In</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Wife_(Seinfeld)" title="The Wife (Seinfeld)">The Wife</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Raincoats_(Seinfeld)" title="The Raincoats (Seinfeld)">The Raincoats</a>"†</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Fire_(Seinfeld)" title="The Fire (Seinfeld)">The Fire</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Hamptons_(Seinfeld)" title="The Hamptons (Seinfeld)">The Hamptons</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Opposite" title="The Opposite">The Opposite</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld_season_6" title="Seinfeld season 6">Season 6</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Chaperone_(Seinfeld)" title="The Chaperone (Seinfeld)">The Chaperone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Big_Salad" title="The Big Salad">The Big Salad</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Pledge_Drive" title="The Pledge Drive">The Pledge Drive</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Chinese_Woman" title="The Chinese Woman">The Chinese Woman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Couch_(Seinfeld)" title="The Couch (Seinfeld)">The Couch</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Gymnast" title="The Gymnast">The Gymnast</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Soup_(Seinfeld)" title="The Soup (Seinfeld)">The Soup</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Mom_%26_Pop_Store" title="The Mom & Pop Store">The Mom & Pop Store</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Secretary" title="The Secretary">The Secretary</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Race_(Seinfeld)" title="The Race (Seinfeld)">The Race</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Switch_(Seinfeld)" title="The Switch (Seinfeld)">The Switch</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Label_Maker" title="The Label Maker">The Label Maker</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Scofflaw" title="The Scofflaw">The Scofflaw</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Highlights_of_100" title="The Highlights of 100">The Highlights of 100</a>"†</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Beard" title="The Beard">The Beard</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Kiss_Hello" title="The Kiss Hello">The Kiss Hello</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Doorman_(Seinfeld)" title="The Doorman (Seinfeld)">The Doorman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Jimmy" title="The Jimmy">The Jimmy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Doodle" title="The Doodle">The Doodle</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Fusilli_Jerry" title="The Fusilli Jerry">The Fusilli Jerry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Diplomat%27s_Club" title="The Diplomat's Club">The Diplomat's Club</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Face_Painter" title="The Face Painter">The Face Painter</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Understudy_(Seinfeld)" title="The Understudy (Seinfeld)">The Understudy</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld_season_7" title="Seinfeld season 7">Season 7</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Engagement_(Seinfeld)" title="The Engagement (Seinfeld)">The Engagement</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Postponement" title="The Postponement">The Postponement</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Maestro_(Seinfeld)" title="The Maestro (Seinfeld)">The Maestro</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Wink_(Seinfeld)" title="The Wink (Seinfeld)">The Wink</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Hot_Tub" title="The Hot Tub">The Hot Tub</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Soup_Nazi" title="The Soup Nazi">The Soup Nazi</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Code_(Seinfeld)" title="The Secret Code (Seinfeld)">The Secret Code</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Pool_Guy" title="The Pool Guy">The Pool Guy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Sponge" title="The Sponge">The Sponge</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Gum" title="The Gum">The Gum</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Rye" title="The Rye">The Rye</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Caddy_(Seinfeld)" title="The Caddy (Seinfeld)">The Caddy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Seven" title="The Seven">The Seven</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Cadillac" title="The Cadillac">The Cadillac</a>"†</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Shower_Head" title="The Shower Head">The Shower Head</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Doll_(Seinfeld)" title="The Doll (Seinfeld)">The Doll</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Friar%27s_Club" title="The Friar's Club">The Friar's Club</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Wig_Master" title="The Wig Master">The Wig Master</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Calzone" title="The Calzone">The Calzone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Bottle_Deposit" title="The Bottle Deposit">The Bottle Deposit</a>"†</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Wait_Out" title="The Wait Out">The Wait Out</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Invitations" title="The Invitations">The Invitations</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld_season_8" title="Seinfeld season 8">Season 8</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Foundation_(Seinfeld)" title="The Foundation (Seinfeld)">The Foundation</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Soul_Mate" title="The Soul Mate">The Soul Mate</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Bizarro_Jerry" title="The Bizarro Jerry">The Bizarro Jerry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Little_Kicks" title="The Little Kicks">The Little Kicks</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Package_(Seinfeld)" title="The Package (Seinfeld)">The Package</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Fatigues" title="The Fatigues">The Fatigues</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Checks" title="The Checks">The Checks</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Chicken_Roaster" title="The Chicken Roaster">The Chicken Roaster</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Abstinence" title="The Abstinence">The Abstinence</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Andrea_Doria_(Seinfeld)" title="The Andrea Doria (Seinfeld)">The Andrea Doria</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Little_Jerry" title="The Little Jerry">The Little Jerry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Money" title="The Money">The Money</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Comeback_(Seinfeld)" title="The Comeback (Seinfeld)">The Comeback</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Van_Buren_Boys" title="The Van Buren Boys">The Van Buren Boys</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Susie" title="The Susie">The Susie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Pothole" title="The Pothole">The Pothole</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_English_Patient_(Seinfeld)" title="The English Patient (Seinfeld)">The English Patient</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Nap" title="The Nap">The Nap</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Yada_Yada" title="The Yada Yada">The Yada Yada</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Millennium_(Seinfeld)" title="The Millennium (Seinfeld)">The Millennium</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Muffin_Tops" title="The Muffin Tops">The Muffin Tops</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Summer_of_George" title="The Summer of George">The Summer of George</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld_season_9" title="Seinfeld season 9">Season 9</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Butter_Shave" title="The Butter Shave">The Butter Shave</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(Seinfeld)" title="The Voice (Seinfeld)">The Voice</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Serenity_Now" title="The Serenity Now">The Serenity Now</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Blood_(Seinfeld)" title="The Blood (Seinfeld)">The Blood</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Junk_Mail" title="The Junk Mail">The Junk Mail</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Merv_Griffin_Show_(Seinfeld)" title="The Merv Griffin Show (Seinfeld)">The Merv Griffin Show</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Slicer" title="The Slicer">The Slicer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Betrayal" title="The Betrayal">The Betrayal</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Apology_(Seinfeld)" title="The Apology (Seinfeld)">The Apology</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Strike_(Seinfeld)" title="The Strike (Seinfeld)">The Strike</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Dealership" title="The Dealership">The Dealership</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Reverse_Peephole" title="The Reverse Peephole">The Reverse Peephole</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Cartoon" title="The Cartoon">The Cartoon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Strongbox" title="The Strongbox">The Strongbox</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Wizard_(Seinfeld)" title="The Wizard (Seinfeld)">The Wizard</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Burning_(Seinfeld)" title="The Burning (Seinfeld)">The Burning</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Bookstore" title="The Bookstore">The Bookstore</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Frogger" title="The Frogger">The Frogger</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Maid_(Seinfeld)" title="The Maid (Seinfeld)">The Maid</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Puerto_Rican_Day" title="The Puerto Rican Day">The Puerto Rican Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Chronicle_(Seinfeld)" title="The Chronicle (Seinfeld)">The Chronicle</a>"†</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Finale_(Seinfeld)" title="The Finale (Seinfeld)">The Finale</a>"†</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>† Indicates two-part episode</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Awards_for_&quot;The_Contest&quot;" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#e8e8ff;"><div id="Awards_for_&quot;The_Contest&quot;" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Awards for "The Contest"</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;font-size:114%"><div style="padding:0px"> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Rich_(director)" title="John Rich (director)">John Rich</a> for "All in the Family" (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Reynolds" title="Gene Reynolds">Gene Reynolds</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(M*A*S*H)" title="Pilot (M*A*S*H)">"Pilot" (<i>M*A*S*H</i>)</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Reynolds" title="Gene Reynolds">Gene Reynolds</a> for "Deal Me Out" (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hy_Averback" title="Hy Averback">Hy Averback</a> for "Alcoholics Unanimous" (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hy_Averback" title="Hy Averback">Hy Averback</a> for "Bombed" (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Alda" title="Alan Alda">Alan Alda</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Dear_Sigmund" title="Dear Sigmund">Dear Sigmund</a>" (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bogart" title="Paul Bogart">Paul Bogart</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Edith%27s_50th_Birthday" title="Edith's 50th Birthday">Edith's 50th Birthday</a>" (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bogart" title="Paul Bogart">Paul Bogart</a> for "California, Here We Are" (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_S._Dubin" title="Charles S. Dubin">Charles S. Dubin</a> for "Period of Adjustment" (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noam_Pitlik" title="Noam Pitlik">Noam Pitlik</a> for "Fog" (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Alda" title="Alan Alda">Alan Alda</a> for "The Life You Save" (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Alda" title="Alan Alda">Alan Alda</a> for "Where There's a Will, There's a War" (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Burrows" title="James Burrows">James Burrows</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Showdown_(Cheers)" title="Showdown (Cheers)">Showdown</a>: Part II" (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Sandrich" title="Jay Sandrich">Jay Sandrich</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(The_Cosby_Show)" title="Pilot (The Cosby Show)">"Pilot" (<i>The Cosby Show</i>)</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Sandrich" title="Jay Sandrich">Jay Sandrich</a> for "Pilot" (<i>The Golden Girls</i>) (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Hughes_(director)" title="Terry Hughes (director)">Terry Hughes</a> for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Mackenzie" title="Will Mackenzie">Will Mackenzie</a> for "<a href="/wiki/A,_My_Name_is_Alex" title="A, My Name is Alex">A, My Name is Alex</a>" (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Miner" title="Steve Miner">Steve Miner</a> for "Pilot" (<i>The Wonder Years</i>) (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barnet_Kellman" title="Barnet Kellman">Barnet Kellman</a> for "Brown Like Me" (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Burrows" title="James Burrows">James Burrows</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Woody_Interruptus" title="Woody Interruptus">Woody Interruptus</a>" (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Bonerz" title="Peter Bonerz">Peter Bonerz</a> for "Uh Oh: Part II" (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Cherones" title="Tom Cherones">Tom Cherones</a> for "<a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Contest</a>" (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Burrows" title="James Burrows">James Burrows</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Good_Son_(Frasier)" title="The Good Son (Frasier)">The Good Son</a>" (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Lee_(screenwriter)" title="David Lee (screenwriter)">David Lee</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Matchmaker_(Frasier)" title="The Matchmaker (Frasier)">The Matchmaker</a>" (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Hunt_(director)" title="Gordon Hunt (director)">Gordon Hunt</a> for "The Alan Brady Show" (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Ackerman" title="Andy Ackerman">Andy Ackerman</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Rye" title="The Rye">The Rye</a>" (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Ackerman" title="Andy Ackerman">Andy Ackerman</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Betrayal" title="The Betrayal">The Betrayal</a>" (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Schlamme" title="Thomas Schlamme">Thomas Schlamme</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Sports_Night)" title="Pilot (Sports Night)">"Pilot" (<i>Sports Night</i>)</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Schlamme" title="Thomas Schlamme">Thomas Schlamme</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Small_Town_(Sports_Night)" title="Small Town (Sports Night)">Small Town</a>" (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Burrows" title="James Burrows">James Burrows</a> for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #ABCDEF">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Holland" title="Todd Holland">Todd Holland</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Bowling_(Malcolm_in_the_Middle)" title="Bowling (Malcolm in the Middle)">Bowling</a>" (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Gordon" title="Bryan Gordon">Bryan Gordon</a> for "Special Section" (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Van_Patten" title="Tim Van Patten">Tim Van Patten</a> for "Boy Interrupted" (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Van_Patten" title="Tim Van Patten">Tim Van Patten</a> for "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux" (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Buckland" title="Marc Buckland">Marc Buckland</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(My_Name_Is_Earl)" title="Pilot (My Name Is Earl)">"Pilot" (<i>My Name Is Earl</i>)</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Shepard" title="Richard Shepard">Richard Shepard</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Ugly_Betty)" title="Pilot (Ugly Betty)">"Pilot" (<i>Ugly Betty</i>)</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sonnenfeld" title="Barry Sonnenfeld">Barry Sonnenfeld</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Pie-lette" title="Pie-lette">Pie-lette</a>" (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Feig" title="Paul Feig">Paul Feig</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Dinner_Party_(The_Office)" title="Dinner Party (The Office)">Dinner Party</a>" (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Winer" title="Jason Winer">Jason Winer</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Modern_Family)" title="Pilot (Modern Family)">"Pilot" (<i>Modern Family</i>)</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Spiller" title="Michael Spiller">Michael Spiller</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Halloween_(Modern_Family)" title="Halloween (Modern Family)">Halloween</a>" (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Weide" title="Robert B. Weide">Robert B. Weide</a> for "Palestinian Chicken" (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lena_Dunham" title="Lena Dunham">Lena Dunham</a> for "Pilot" (<i>Girls</i>) (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beth_McCarthy-Miller" title="Beth McCarthy-Miller">Beth McCarthy-Miller</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Hogcock!" title="Hogcock!">Hogcock!</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Last_Lunch" title="Last Lunch">Last Lunch</a>" (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joey_Soloway" title="Joey Soloway">Jill Soloway</a> for "Best New Girl" (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Addison" title="Chris Addison">Chris Addison</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Election_Night_(Veep)" title="Election Night (Veep)">Election Night</a>" (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becky_Martin" title="Becky Martin">Becky Martin</a> for "Inauguration" (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beth_McCarthy-Miller" title="Beth McCarthy-Miller">Beth McCarthy-Miller</a> for "Chicklet" (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hader" title="Bill Hader">Bill Hader</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Chapter_One:_Make_Your_Mark" title="Chapter One: Make Your Mark">Chapter One: Make Your Mark</a>" (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hader" title="Bill Hader">Bill Hader</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Ronny/lily" title="Ronny/lily">ronny/lily</a>" (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susanna_Fogel" title="Susanna Fogel">Susanna Fogel</a> for "In Case of Emergency" (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucia_Aniello" title="Lucia Aniello">Lucia Aniello</a> for "<a href="/wiki/There_Is_No_Line" title="There Is No Line">There Is No Line</a>" (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hader" title="Bill Hader">Bill Hader</a> for "<a href="/wiki/710N" title="710N">710N</a>" (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Storer" title="Christopher Storer">Christopher Storer</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Fishes_(The_Bear)" title="Fishes (The Bear)">Fishes</a>" (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Writing_for_a_Comedy_Series" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #F9EFAA;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:EmmyAward_ComedyWriting" title="Template:EmmyAward ComedyWriting"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:EmmyAward_ComedyWriting" title="Template talk:EmmyAward ComedyWriting"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:EmmyAward_ComedyWriting" title="Special:EditPage/Template:EmmyAward ComedyWriting"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Writing_for_a_Comedy_Series" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Writing_for_a_Comedy_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_B._Allardice" title="James B. Allardice">James Allardice</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jack_Douglas_(writer)" title="Jack Douglas (writer)">Jack Douglas</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hal_Kanter" title="Hal Kanter">Hal Kanter</a> & <a href="/wiki/Harry_Winkler_(writer)" title="Harry Winkler (writer)">Harry Winkler</a> for <i>The George Gobel Show</i> (1955)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap"><a href="/wiki/Arnold_M._Auerbach" title="Arnold M. Auerbach">Arnold M. Auerbach</a> & <a href="/wiki/Barry_Blitzer" title="Barry Blitzer">Barry Blitzer</a> & Vincent Bogert & <a href="/wiki/Nat_Hiken" title="Nat Hiken">Nat Hiken</a> & <a href="/wiki/Coleman_Jacoby" title="Coleman Jacoby">Coleman Jacoby</a> & Harvey Orkin & Arnold Rosen & <a href="/wiki/Terry_Ryan_(screenwriter)" title="Terry Ryan (screenwriter)">Terry Ryan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tony_Webster_(screenwriter)" title="Tony Webster (screenwriter)">Tony Webster</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Phil_Silvers_Show" title="The Phil Silvers Show">The Phil Silvers Show</a></i></span> (1956)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1957)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap">Billy Friedberg & <a href="/wiki/Nat_Hiken" title="Nat Hiken">Nat Hiken</a> & <a href="/wiki/Coleman_Jacoby" title="Coleman Jacoby">Coleman Jacoby</a> & Arnold Rosen & A.J. Russell & <a href="/wiki/Terry_Ryan_(screenwriter)" title="Terry Ryan (screenwriter)">Terry Ryan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Phil_Sharp_(screenwriter)" title="Phil Sharp (screenwriter)">Phil Sharp</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tony_Webster_(screenwriter)" title="Tony Webster (screenwriter)">Tony Webster</a> & Sydney Zelinka for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Phil_Silvers_Show" title="The Phil Silvers Show">The Phil Silvers Show</a></i></span> (1958)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Balzer" title="George Balzer">George Balzer</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hal_Goldman" title="Hal Goldman">Hal Goldman</a> & Al Gordon & <a href="/wiki/Sam_Perrin" title="Sam Perrin">Sam Perrin</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jack_Benny_Program" title="The Jack Benny Program">The Jack Benny Show</a></i> (1959)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Balzer" title="George Balzer">George Balzer</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hal_Goldman" title="Hal Goldman">Hal Goldman</a> & Al Gordon & <a href="/wiki/Sam_Perrin" title="Sam Perrin">Sam Perrin</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jack_Benny_Program" title="The Jack Benny Program">The Jack Benny Show</a></i> (1960)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dave_O%27Brien_(actor)" title="Dave O'Brien (actor)">Dave O'Brien</a> & <a href="/wiki/Martin_Ragaway" title="Martin Ragaway">Martin Ragaway</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sherwood_Schwartz" title="Sherwood Schwartz">Sherwood Schwartz</a> & <a href="/wiki/Al_Schwartz_(writer)" title="Al Schwartz (writer)">Al Schwartz</a> & <a href="/wiki/Red_Skelton" title="Red Skelton">Red Skelton</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Red_Skelton_Show" title="The Red Skelton Show">The Red Skelton Show</a></i> (1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Reiner" title="Carl Reiner">Carl Reiner</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show" title="The Dick Van Dyke Show">The Dick Van Dyke Show</a></i> (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Reiner" title="Carl Reiner">Carl Reiner</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show" title="The Dick Van Dyke Show">The Dick Van Dyke Show</a></i> (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Denoff" title="Sam Denoff">Sam Denoff</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bill_Persky" title="Bill Persky">Bill Persky</a> for "Coast to Coast Big Mouth" (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Buck_Henry" title="Buck Henry">Buck Henry</a> & <a href="/wiki/Leonard_B._Stern" title="Leonard B. Stern">Leonard B. Stern</a> for "Ship of Spies: Parts 1 and 2" (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Allan_Burns" title="Allan Burns">Allan Burns</a> & <a href="/wiki/Chris_Hayward" title="Chris Hayward">Chris Hayward</a> for "The Coming Out Party" (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1969)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_L._Brooks" title="James L. Brooks">James L. Brooks</a> & <a href="/wiki/Allan_Burns" title="Allan Burns">Allan Burns</a> for "Support Your Local Mother" (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Burt_Styler" title="Burt Styler">Burt Styler</a> for "Edith's Problem" (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Kalcheim" title="Lee Kalcheim">Lee Kalcheim</a> & <a href="/wiki/Michael_Ross_(screenwriter)" title="Michael Ross (screenwriter)">Michael Ross</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bernie_West" title="Bernie West">Bernie West</a> for "The Bunkers and the Swingers" (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Treva_Silverman" title="Treva Silverman">Treva Silverman</a> for "The Lou and Edie Story" (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Daniels" title="Stan Daniels">Stan Daniels</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ed._Weinberger" title="Ed. Weinberger">Ed. Weinberger</a> for "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" (1975)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Lloyd_(writer)" title="David Lloyd (writer)">David Lloyd</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Chuckles_Bites_the_Dust" title="Chuckles Bites the Dust">Chuckles Bites the Dust</a>" (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap"><a href="/wiki/James_L._Brooks" title="James L. Brooks">James L. Brooks</a> & <a href="/wiki/Allan_Burns" title="Allan Burns">Allan Burns</a> & <a href="/wiki/Stan_Daniels" title="Stan Daniels">Stan Daniels</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ellison" title="Bob Ellison">Bob Ellison</a> & <a href="/wiki/David_Lloyd_(writer)" title="David Lloyd (writer)">David Lloyd</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ed._Weinberger" title="Ed. Weinberger">Ed. Weinberger</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Last_Show_(The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show)" title="The Last Show (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)">The Last Show</a>"</span> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harve_Brosten" title="Harve Brosten">Harve Brosten</a> & <a href="/wiki/Barry_Harman" title="Barry Harman">Barry Harman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Schiller" title="Bob Schiller">Bob Schiller</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Weiskopf" title="Bob Weiskopf">Bob Weiskopf</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Cousin_Liz" title="Cousin Liz">Cousin Liz</a>" (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1979)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/R.J._Colleary" title="R.J. Colleary">R.J. Colleary</a> for "The Photographer" (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Leeson" title="Michael J. Leeson">Michael J. Leeson</a> for "Tony's Sister and Jim" (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Estin" title="Ken Estin">Ken Estin</a> for "Elegant Iggy" (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Glen_and_Les_Charles" title="Glen and Les Charles">Glen Charles and Les Charles</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Give_Me_a_Ring_Sometime" title="Give Me a Ring Sometime">Give Me a Ring Sometime</a>" (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Angell" title="David Angell">David Angell</a> for "Old Flames" (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ed._Weinberger" title="Ed. Weinberger">Ed. Weinberger</a> & <a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Leeson" title="Michael J. Leeson">Michael J. Leeson</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(The_Cosby_Show)" title="Pilot (The Cosby Show)">"Pilot" (<i>The Cosby Show</i>)</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Fanaro" title="Barry Fanaro">Barry Fanaro</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mort_Nathan" title="Mort Nathan">Mort Nathan</a> for "A Little Romance" (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gary_David_Goldberg" title="Gary David Goldberg">Gary David Goldberg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Alan_Uger" title="Alan Uger">Alan Uger</a> for "<a href="/wiki/A,_My_Name_is_Alex" title="A, My Name is Alex">A, My Name is Alex</a>" (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Wilson_(director)" title="Hugh Wilson (director)">Hugh Wilson</a> for "The Bridge" (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Diane_English" title="Diane English">Diane English</a> for "Pilot" (<i>Murphy Brown</i>) (1989)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brush" title="Bob Brush">Bob Brush</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Good-bye_(The_Wonder_Years)" title="Good-bye (The Wonder Years)">Good-bye</a>" (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Dontzig" title="Gary Dontzig">Gary Dontzig</a> & <a href="/wiki/Steven_Peterman" title="Steven Peterman">Steven Peterman</a> for "Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way" (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Pope" title="Elaine Pope">Elaine Pope</a> & <a href="/wiki/Larry_Charles" title="Larry Charles">Larry Charles</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Fix-Up" title="The Fix-Up">The Fix-Up</a>" (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_David" title="Larry David">Larry David</a> for "<a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Contest</a>" (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Angell" title="David Angell">David Angell</a> & <a href="/wiki/Peter_Casey_(screenwriter)" title="Peter Casey (screenwriter)">Peter Casey</a> & <a href="/wiki/David_Lee_(screenwriter)" title="David Lee (screenwriter)">David Lee</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Good_Son_(Frasier)" title="The Good Son (Frasier)">The Good Son</a>" (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Ranberg" title="Chuck Ranberg">Chuck Ranberg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Anne_Flett-Giordano" title="Anne Flett-Giordano">Anne Flett-Giordano</a> for "An Affair to Forget" (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Keenan_(writer)" title="Joe Keenan (writer)">Joe Keenan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd_(TV_producer)" title="Christopher Lloyd (TV producer)">Christopher Lloyd</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rob_Greenberg" title="Rob Greenberg">Rob Greenberg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jack_Burditt" title="Jack Burditt">Jack Burditt</a> & <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Ranberg" title="Chuck Ranberg">Chuck Ranberg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Anne_Flett-Giordano" title="Anne Flett-Giordano">Anne Flett-Giordano</a> & <a href="/wiki/Linda_Morris" title="Linda Morris">Linda Morris</a> & <a href="/wiki/Vic_Rauseo" title="Vic Rauseo">Vic Rauseo</a> for "Moon Dance"</span> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap"><a href="/wiki/Ellen_DeGeneres" title="Ellen DeGeneres">Ellen DeGeneres</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mark_Driscoll_(screenwriter)" title="Mark Driscoll (screenwriter)">Mark Driscoll</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dava_Savel" title="Dava Savel">Dava Savel</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Newman" title="Tracy Newman">Tracy Newman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Stark_(actor)" title="Jonathan Stark (actor)">Jonathan Stark</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Puppy_Episode" title="The Puppy Episode">The Puppy Episode</a>"</span> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Tolan" title="Peter Tolan">Peter Tolan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Garry_Shandling" title="Garry Shandling">Garry Shandling</a> for "Flip" (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jay_Kogen" title="Jay Kogen">Jay Kogen</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Merry_Christmas,_Mrs._Moskowitz" title="Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz">Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz</a>" (1999)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Linwood_Boomer" title="Linwood Boomer">Linwood Boomer</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Malcolm_in_the_Middle)" title="Pilot (Malcolm in the Middle)">"Pilot" (<i>Malcolm in the Middle</i>)</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Reid_(screenwriter)" title="Alex Reid (screenwriter)">Alex Reid</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Bowling_(Malcolm_in_the_Middle)" title="Bowling (Malcolm in the Middle)">Bowling</a>" (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilmore" title="Larry Wilmore">Larry Wilmore</a> for "Pilot" (<i>The Bernie Mac Show</i>) (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tucker_Cawley" title="Tucker Cawley">Tucker Cawley</a> for "Baggage" (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Hurwitz" title="Mitchell Hurwitz">Mitchell Hurwitz</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Arrested_Development)" title="Pilot (Arrested Development)">"Pilot" (<i>Arrested Development</i>)</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Hurwitz" title="Mitchell Hurwitz">Mitchell Hurwitz</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jim_Vallely" title="Jim Vallely">Jim Vallely</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Righteous_Brothers_(Arrested_Development)" title="Righteous Brothers (Arrested Development)">Righteous Brothers</a>" (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Garcia_(producer)" title="Greg Garcia (producer)">Greg Garcia</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(My_Name_Is_Earl)" title="Pilot (My Name Is Earl)">"Pilot" (<i>My Name Is Earl</i>)</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Daniels" title="Greg Daniels">Greg Daniels</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Gay_Witch_Hunt" title="Gay Witch Hunt">Gay Witch Hunt</a>" (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tina_Fey" title="Tina Fey">Tina Fey</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Cooter_(30_Rock)" title="Cooter (30 Rock)">Cooter</a>" (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Hubbard" title="Matt Hubbard">Matt Hubbard</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Reunion_(30_Rock)" title="Reunion (30 Rock)">Reunion</a>" (2009)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Levitan" title="Steven Levitan">Steven Levitan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd_(TV_producer)" title="Christopher Lloyd (TV producer)">Christopher Lloyd</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Modern_Family)" title="Pilot (Modern Family)">"Pilot" (<i>Modern Family</i>)</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Levitan" title="Steven Levitan">Steven Levitan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Richman" title="Jeffrey Richman">Jeffrey Richman</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Caught_in_the_Act_(Modern_Family)" title="Caught in the Act (Modern Family)">Caught in the Act</a>" (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louis_C.K." title="Louis C.K.">Louis C.K.</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Pregnant_(Louie)" title="Pregnant (Louie)">Pregnant</a>" (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tina_Fey" title="Tina Fey">Tina Fey</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tracey_Wigfield" title="Tracey Wigfield">Tracey Wigfield</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Last_Lunch" title="Last Lunch">Last Lunch</a>" (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louis_C.K." title="Louis C.K.">Louis C.K.</a> for "<a href="/wiki/So_Did_the_Fat_Lady" title="So Did the Fat Lady">So Did the Fat Lady</a>" (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Blackwell" title="Simon Blackwell">Simon Blackwell</a> & <a href="/wiki/Armando_Iannucci" title="Armando Iannucci">Armando Iannucci</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tony_Roche_(writer)" title="Tony Roche (writer)">Tony Roche</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Election_Night_(Veep)" title="Election Night (Veep)">Election Night</a>" (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Aziz_Ansari" title="Aziz Ansari">Aziz Ansari</a> & <a href="/wiki/Alan_Yang" title="Alan Yang">Alan Yang</a> for "Parents" (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Aziz_Ansari" title="Aziz Ansari">Aziz Ansari</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lena_Waithe" title="Lena Waithe">Lena Waithe</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Thanksgiving_(Master_of_None)" title="Thanksgiving (Master of None)">Thanksgiving</a>" (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Amy_Sherman-Palladino" title="Amy Sherman-Palladino">Amy Sherman-Palladino</a> for "Pilot" (<i>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</i>) (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Phoebe_Waller-Bridge" title="Phoebe Waller-Bridge">Phoebe Waller-Bridge</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Episode_1_(Fleabag_series_2)" title="Episode 1 (Fleabag series 2)">Episode 1</a>" (2019)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Levy_(Canadian_actor)" title="Dan Levy (Canadian actor)">Dan Levy</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Happy_Ending_(Schitt%27s_Creek)" title="Happy Ending (Schitt's Creek)">Happy Ending</a>" (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lucia_Aniello" title="Lucia Aniello">Lucia Aniello</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_W._Downs" title="Paul W. Downs">Paul W. Downs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jen_Statsky" title="Jen Statsky">Jen Statsky</a> for "<a href="/wiki/There_Is_No_Line" title="There Is No Line">There Is No Line</a>" (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Quinta_Brunson" title="Quinta Brunson">Quinta Brunson</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Abbott_Elementary)" title="Pilot (Abbott Elementary)">"Pilot" (<i>Abbott Elementary</i>)</a> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Storer" title="Christopher Storer">Christopher Storer</a> for "System" (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lucia_Aniello" title="Lucia Aniello">Lucia Aniello</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_W._Downs" title="Paul W. Downs">Paul W. Downs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jen_Statsky" title="Jen Statsky">Jen Statsky</a> for "Bulletproof" (2024)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Television:_Episodic_Comedy" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #ABCDEF"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicComedyScreenplay" title="Template:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicComedyScreenplay"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicComedyScreenplay" title="Template talk:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicComedyScreenplay"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicComedyScreenplay" title="Special:EditPage/Template:WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicComedyScreenplay"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Television:_Episodic_Comedy" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Television:_Episodic_Comedy" title="Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy">Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #ABCDEF;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Dorothy Cooper for "Margaret's Old Flame" (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Bobrick" title="Sam Bobrick">Sam Bobrick</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bill_Idelson" title="Bill Idelson">Bill Idelson</a> for "The Shoplifters" / <a href="/wiki/Martin_Ragaway" title="Martin Ragaway">Martin Ragaway</a> for "My Husband Is the Best One" (1964)</li> <li>Carl Kleinschmitt & Dale McRaven for " Br-room, Br-room"(1965)</li> <li>Jack Winter for "You Ought To Be In Pictures" (1966)</li> <li>Marvin Marx & Gordon Rod Parker & Walter Stone for "Movies Are Better Than Ever" (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Bobrick" title="Sam Bobrick">Sam Bobrick</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bill_Idelson" title="Bill Idelson">Bill Idelson</a> for "Viva Smart" (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Burns" title="Allan Burns">Allan Burns</a> for "Funny Boy" (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #ABCDEF;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Richard DeRoy for "The Valediction" (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Cohan" title="Martin Cohan">Martin Cohan</a> for "Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary" (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Gelbart" title="Larry Gelbart">Larry Gelbart</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Chief_Surgeon_Who%3F" title="Chief Surgeon Who?">Chief Surgeon Who?</a>" (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Schiller" title="Bob Schiller">Robert Schiller</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Weiskopf" title="Bob Weiskopf">Robert Weiskopf</a> for "Walter's Problem" (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Gelbart" title="Larry Gelbart">Larry Gelbart</a> & <a href="/wiki/Laurence_Marks_(American_writer)" title="Laurence Marks (American writer)">Laurence Marks</a> for "O.R." (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Fritzell" title="Jim Fritzell">James Fritzell</a> & <a href="/wiki/Larry_Gelbart" title="Larry Gelbart">Larry Gelbart</a> & <a href="/wiki/Everett_Greenbaum" title="Everett Greenbaum">Everett Greenbaum</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Welcome_to_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="Welcome to Korea">Welcome to Korea</a>" (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Alda" title="Alan Alda">Alan Alda</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Dear_Sigmund" title="Dear Sigmund">Dear Sigmund</a>" (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Rhine" title="Larry Rhine">Larry Rhine</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mel_Tolkin" title="Mel Tolkin">Mel Tolkin</a> for "Archie Gets the Business" (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_David_Goldberg" title="Gary David Goldberg">Gary David Goldberg</a> for "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thad_Mumford" title="Thad Mumford">Thad Mumford</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dan_Wilcox" title="Dan Wilcox">Dan Wilcox</a> for "Are You Now, Margaret?" / <a href="/wiki/Ken_Estin" title="Ken Estin">Ken Estin</a> for "The Reluctant Fighter" (1979)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #ABCDEF;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Dennis Koenig & <a href="/wiki/Gene_Reynolds" title="Gene Reynolds">Gene Reynolds</a> for "Heal Thyself" (1980)</li> <li>Nat Mauldin for "Stormy Weather" (1981)</li> <li>Stephen Neigher & <a href="/wiki/Tony_Sheehan" title="Tony Sheehan">Tony Sheehan</a> for "Hunger Strike" (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Isaacs_(writer)" title="David Isaacs (writer)">David Isaacs</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ken_Levine_(screenwriter)" title="Ken Levine (screenwriter)">Ken Levine</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Boys_in_the_Bar" title="The Boys in the Bar">The Boys in the Bar</a>" / <a href="/wiki/Glen_and_Les_Charles" title="Glen and Les Charles">Glen Charles and Les Charles</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Give_Me_a_Ring_Sometime" title="Give Me a Ring Sometime">Give Me a Ring Sometime</a>" (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Weithorn" title="Michael J. Weithorn">Michael J. Weithorn</a> for "Sumner's Return" (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Gordon_Caron" title="Glenn Gordon Caron">Glenn Gordon Caron</a> for "Pilot" (<i>Moonlighting</i>) / Elias Davis & David Pollock for "Madison Avenue Madness" (1985)</li> <li>Bob Randall for "Allie's Affair" (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Tarses" title="Jay Tarses">Jay Tarses</a> for "Here's Why Cosmetics Should Come in Unbreakable Bottles" / <a href="/wiki/Gary_David_Goldberg" title="Gary David Goldberg">Gary David Goldberg</a> & Alan Uger for "<a href="/wiki/A,_My_Name_is_Alex" title="A, My Name is Alex">A, My Name is Alex</a>" / <a href="/wiki/Barry_Fanaro" title="Barry Fanaro">Barry Fanaro</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mort_Nathan" title="Mort Nathan">Mort Nathan</a> for <span style="padding-right:.15em;">"</span>'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas" (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Black_(filmmaker)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carol Black (filmmaker)">Carol Black</a> & <a href="/wiki/Neal_Marlens" title="Neal Marlens">Neal Marlens</a> for "My Father's Office" (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_W._Langen" title="Todd W. Langen">Todd W. Langen</a> for "Coda" (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #ABCDEF;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diane_English" title="Diane English">Diane English</a> for "Brown Like Me" (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Isaacs_(writer)" title="David Isaacs (writer)">David Isaacs</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ken_Levine_(screenwriter)" title="Ken Levine (screenwriter)">Ken Levine</a> for "Rat Girl" (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diane_English" title="Diane English">Diane English</a> & Korby Siamis for "Uh-Oh: Part II" (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_David" title="Larry David">Larry David</a> for "<a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Contest</a>" (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_David" title="Larry David">Larry David</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_H._Levy" title="Lawrence H. Levy">Lawrence H. Levy</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Mango" title="The Mango">The Mango</a>" (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Keenan_(writer)" title="Joe Keenan (writer)">Joe Keenan</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Matchmaker_(Frasier)" title="The Matchmaker (Frasier)">The Matchmaker</a>" (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Mandel" title="David Mandel">David Mandel</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Pool_Guy" title="The Pool Guy">The Pool Guy</a>" (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Kavet" title="Gregg Kavet">Gregg Kavet</a> & <a href="/wiki/Andy_Robin" title="Andy Robin">Andy Robin</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Fatigues" title="The Fatigues">The Fatigues</a>" (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Greenberg" title="Rob Greenberg">Rob Greenberg</a> for "Frasier's Imaginary Friend" (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Kogen" title="Jay Kogen">Jay Kogen </a> for "<a href="/wiki/Merry_Christmas,_Mrs._Moskowitz" title="Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz">Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz</a>" (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #ABCDEF;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Keenan_(writer)" title="Joe Keenan (writer)">Joe Keenan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd_(TV_producer)" title="Christopher Lloyd (TV producer)">Christopher Lloyd</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Something_Borrowed,_Someone_Blue" title="Something Borrowed, Someone Blue">Something Borrowed, Someone Blue</a>" (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Rosenthal" title="Philip Rosenthal">Philip Rosenthal</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Italy_(Everybody_Loves_Raymond)" title="Italy (Everybody Loves Raymond)">Italy</a>" (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Daily" title="Bob Daily">Bob Daily</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lori_Kirkland_Baker" title="Lori Kirkland Baker">Lori Kirkland</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dan_O%27Shannon" title="Dan O'Shannon">Dan O'Shannon</a> for "Rooms with a View" (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Daily" title="Bob Daily">Bob Daily</a> for "No Sex, Please, We're Skittish" (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Hurwitz" title="Mitchell Hurwitz">Mitchell Hurwitz</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jim_Vallely" title="Jim Vallely">Jim Vallely</a> for "Pier Pressure" / Neil Thompson for "Ida's Boyfriend" (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenji_Kohan" title="Jenji Kohan">Jenji Kohan</a> for "You Can't Miss the Bear" (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Carell" title="Steve Carell">Steve Carell</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Casino_Night" title="Casino Night">Casino Night</a>" (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Lieberstein" title="Paul Lieberstein">Paul Lieberstein</a> & <a href="/wiki/Michael_Schur" title="Michael Schur">Michael Schur</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Job_(The_Office)" title="The Job (The Office)">The Job</a>" (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Guest" title="Andrew Guest">Andrew Guest</a> & <a href="/wiki/John_Riggi" title="John Riggi">John Riggi</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Succession_(30_Rock)" title="Succession (30 Rock)">Succession</a>" (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Carlock" title="Robert Carlock">Robert Carlock</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Apollo,_Apollo" title="Apollo, Apollo">Apollo, Apollo</a>" / <a href="/wiki/Steven_Levitan" title="Steven Levitan">Steven Levitan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd_(TV_producer)" title="Christopher Lloyd (TV producer)">Christopher Lloyd</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Modern_Family)" title="Pilot (Modern Family)">Pilot</a>" (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #ABCDEF;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Carlock" title="Robert Carlock">Robert Carlock</a> for "<a href="/wiki/When_It_Rains,_It_Pours_(30_Rock)" title="When It Rains, It Pours (30 Rock)">When It Rains, It Pours</a>" (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Levitan" title="Steven Levitan">Steven Levitan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Richman" title="Jeffrey Richman">Jeffrey Richman</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Caught_in_the_Act_(Modern_Family)" title="Caught in the Act (Modern Family)">Caught in the Act</a>" (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Ko" title="Elaine Ko">Elaine Ko</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Virgin_Territory_(Modern_Family)" title="Virgin Territory (Modern Family)">Virgin Territory</a>" (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Burditt" title="Jack Burditt">Jack Burditt</a> & <a href="/wiki/Robert_Carlock" title="Robert Carlock">Robert Carlock</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Hogcock!" title="Hogcock!">Hogcock!</a>" (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_C.K." title="Louis C.K.">Louis C.K.</a> for "<a href="/wiki/So_Did_the_Fat_Lady" title="So Did the Fat Lady">So Did the Fat Lady</a>" (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_Tarver" title="Clay Tarver">Clay Tarver</a> for "Sand Hill Shuffle" (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Carlock" title="Robert Carlock">Robert Carlock</a> for "Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!" (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracy_Poust" title="Tracy Poust">Tracy Poust</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jon_Kinnally" title="Jon Kinnally">Jon Kinnally</a> for "Rosario's Quinceañera" (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alec_Berg" title="Alec Berg">Alec Berg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bill_Hader" title="Bill Hader">Bill Hader</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Chapter_One:_Make_Your_Mark" title="Chapter One: Make Your Mark">Chapter One: Make Your Mark</a>" (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liz_Feldman" title="Liz Feldman">Liz Feldman</a> for "Pilot" (<i>Dead to Me</i>) (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #ABCDEF;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tony_McNamara_(writer)" title="Tony McNamara (writer)">Tony McNamara</a> for "The Great" (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_McNamara_(writer)" title="Tony McNamara (writer)">Tony McNamara</a> for "Alone at Last" (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucia_Aniello" title="Lucia Aniello">Lucia Aniello</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_W._Downs" title="Paul W. Downs">Paul W. 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