The Larry Sanders Show Episodes

In order to keep the advertisers happy, the Network forces Larry to do live commercials for the Garden Weasel.

David Spade appears on a rival talk show right before he is due to appear on the show.

Larry has to do a stunt on the show involving spiders and has to try to overcome his fear of them.

Dana Carvey guest hosts while Larry is on holiday, even though Hank wants to fill in. Larry becomes concerned when Dana proves to be too good.

While Artie is recovering from appendicitis, guest producer Jonathan Litman tries to steal the show from him.

After a really flirty interview, Larry invites Mimi Rogers to come back for tomorrow's show. This causes friction with his wife, Jeannie.

Hank's contract is up for negotiation and the Network is not willing to acquiesce to his demands.

Larry is concerned that he is no longer aware of what is going on in his life and asks Arthur to bring him in the loop. Head writer, Jerry's work suffers when he starts a not-so-secret relationship with a coworker.

Larry's wife, Jeannie, turns up wanting to talk about their relationship problems and threatening to go to Chicago, right before the show starts taping. Larry is forced to try to save his relationship in the show's commercial breaks.

Jeannie invites Arthur and his wife to dinner at their house. More and more people are invited as Larry tries to avoid appearing to snub anyone.

The Network's demographics cause Larry to fear he is not likable enough, so he decides to try and improve his image.

CCTV footage emerges showing Larry pushing over a lady in a supermarket, causing a media storm.

Larry is frustrated that Hank does not seem to be putting enough effort into the show.

Jeannie has left Larry. Hank sees it as an opportunity to get closer to Larry.

Larry begins dating guests. Then he bumps into his ex-wife Francine.

Larry finds out Francine has slept with Alec Baldwin since they broke up.

Larry becomes increasingly paranoid that he has a stalker.

Larry is renegotiating his contract and feels his agent is not getting him a good enough deal and considers replacing him with someone more ruthless. Hank is planning a stage show.

Hank asks Francine to do an article on a fitness product he's endorsing. When the Hankerciser 200 injures her, Hank worries he's going to be ruined. Arthur is showing a class of future producers how the show works.

The slot after Larry's show is open and every comedian in L.A. wants it. The Network have their choices, but Larry wants it to be Bobcat Goldthwait.

Arthur is unable to make it to the show because of bad weather, so Paula has to fill in. However, he warns Paula not to let Larry know he is not there.

The anniversary clip show is being prepared and Larry is increasingly dissatisfied with the show. When he starts looking into making a movie, Arthur and Hank are worried.

Larry's former partner, Stan Paxton, shows up. Artie wants to get rid of him as quickly as possible but Larry ends up offering him a writing job.

When Hugh Hefner appears on the show, Hank tries to get himself featured in Playboy magazine. They are more interested in having Darlene pose, so Hank tries to use her to get in.

Larry's birthday is coming up and everybody is deciding what to get him. The writing budget is over stretched and one of them is going to have to go.

The show gets a charismatic new band leader, causing Hank to feel jealous of his banter with Larry. Francine's sister comes to visit.

In order to shake things up, a controversial performance artist is booked for the show. However, more controversy is caused by Larry and Arthur's decision not to air the episode.

Hank suddenly proposes on the show to a woman he has only just met. While Larry thinks Hank is making a mistake, Arthur sees the chance to do it on the show as an opportunity to boost ratings.

A reporter from Entertainment Weekly is observing behind the scenes as the show is taped. Darlene brings a stray dog into the office, John Ritter and Gene Siskel get in to a fight and Arthur is having an affair with Elizabeth Ashley.

Larry is on vacation and Hank is driving away the guest hosts as he becomes more stressed about his restaurant opening.

The Network is being sold and the show's future is in doubt as the new owner feels it is not worth competing with the other talk shows. Larry's agent tries to get him to move the show to New York.

Larry is bored of Montana and wants to revive his show and, against Arthur's advice, returns to start rehiring staff. The Network, however, has been coping without him.

A woman from Montana is claiming that she is pregnant with Larry's baby. Larry denies having ever met her, but it soon becomes clear that their may be something to her claims.

Larry's father is planning to visit and Jason Alexander has invited Larry to a Laker's game. Larry needs Beverly's help avoiding both, while Beverly is feeling unappreciated.

Paula's job hinges on booking a reluctant Danny DeVito for the show while Larry worries that the show does not give good enough gifts. Arthur is more concerned that the stage is going to collapse and wants Larry to move the show.

Arthur is going to produce the People's Choice Awards during the show's hiatus and Larry and Hank are trying to get involved. Hank gets upset that they will not use his revised line in one of the sketches.

Larry is sick with an hour left to show time and Paula cannot book a guest host in time, forcing Arthur to let Hank host.

Larry gives Darlene a ride home and it leads to romance. Arthur bets Larry that it will lead to trouble.

Larry dates Sharon Stone after she appears on the show. However her greater celebrity bothers Larry.

Since Jerry was fired, Arthur has not been able to keep a head writer for over a month. Phil wants the job but Arthur is not convinced he is right for it.

After he set fire to a chair on The Tonight Show, Arthur is concerned that Bobcat might damage the set. Regis wants Hank as his sidekick.

Larry's friend, Jon Lovitz, is on the show and he is obsessed with Darlene.

Hank and Larry are deciding which charity benefits they will attend. Larry is sure that Rob Reiner dropped out of the show because Larry decided not to do his benefit.

The show is about to celebrate it's seventh anniversary while Hank's marriage is struggling.

The Network is not happy about jokes Larry and John Ritter made about them. When Larry carries on making jokes about them, the Network retaliates by threatening to push the show back in the schedule.

Hank goes off the rails because of his divorce. He phones in sick and spends his time in a hotel with a series of prostitutes.

Arthur is offered a job at CBS. Darlene is excited to sing with Clint Black.

There is growing concern that Larry is addicted to prescription medication. Arthur and Roseanne decide to intervene and get Larry to go cold turkey. Larry cannot go to rehab as he has already used that as an excuse.

Larry has split up from Roseanne, who has been booked to appear on the show. Hank's life is disrupted by the OJ Simpson trial.

Darlene has left, leaving Hank in need of a new assistant. He hires Brian without realising he is gay. Dana Carvey is booked to appear and Larry is uncomfortable with Dana's impression of him.

Arthur is relieving his stress by staying after hours, drinking. During the night he makes friends with the janitor.

Hank wants to give an on-air tribute to his father but the show is over booked, leaving Larry to decide who to bump.

Larry's ex-wife, Jeannie pays him a visit and ends up sleeping with Hank.

Arthur is trying to reconnect with his son, Cully and hires him as a production assistant. Cully's sour attitude makes it difficult for him to fit in.

Phil discovers a tape in Hank's desk of him having sex with two women. Copies of the tape then start appearing around town, jeopardizing Hank's endorsement deals.

The show is struggling to get good guests. Paula and Arthur suggest Larry use his friendship with Jeff Goldblum to book him, but Larry has a rule against that.

Larry discovers he is broke and that his accountant has been making bad investments.

Paula is dating Larry's agent, who is using their relationship to get his clients on the show.

Paula is stressed waiting for test results on a breast lump. Brett Butler thinks Paula's sour attitude towards her is because they had "a lesbian thing" ten years ago. Hank's agent is near death, causing Hank to get excited as agents compete to represent him.

Larry's contract allows him to produce a series, so he looks to write a sit-com with Chris Elliot. The Network is not happy with Elliot's ideas.

After watching Letterman, Larry decides to use the staff in sketches, against Arthur's better judgement.

The show needs a new prop master. Beverley's cousin convinces her that she's a token as the show's staff and it's guests are predominantly white.

Larry starts dating a new intern who is much younger than he is.

It's the show's eighth anniversary. Unlike previous years that were clip shows, Larry decides to have lots of guests to celebrate.

Larry has to take a vacation after plastic surgery and Sandra Bernhard guest hosts. The staff think that Sandra's agent is trying to get her Larry's job.