The Larry Sanders Show Season 1

The Larry Sanders Show: Season 1

13 EPISODES | TV-MA

In Season 1 of this classic HBO comedy series starring, co-written and co-executive produced by Garry Shandling, talk-show host Larry Sanders (Shandling) is faced with the daunting task of competing with Leno and Arsenio while trying to make his second marriage work.

The Garden Weasel

1.The Garden Weasel

Series Premiere. Network execs force Larry to do a live commercial on the show for one of his sponsors.

The Promise

2.The Promise

Larry feels betrayed after helping the career of a stand-up comic who does a competing talk show.

The Spiders Episode

3.The Spiders Episode

A tarantula race with Larry as the racecourse, planned with an entomologist guesting on the show, triggers Larry's arachnophobia.

The Guest Host

4.The Guest Host

Larry freaks out when guest host Dana Carvey scores higher than he does.

New Producer

5.New Producer

Arthur's illness prompts Larry to recruit Jonathan Littman, an old friend, as substitute producer.

Flirt

6.Flirt

Larry and his wife Jeannie argue after she accuses him of flirting for real with guest Mimi Rogers.

Hank's Contract

7.Hank's Contract

Hank holds out for big bucks--and a 'Hankmobile' golf cart to carry him around the set--when his contract comes up.

Out of the Loop

8.Out of the Loop

Larry feels isolated from the office gossip and day-to-day operations of the show.

The Talk Show

9.The Talk Show

Jeannie is upset that Larry's career takes up so much of his time and threatens to return to Chicago.

The Party

10.The Party

A simple dinner invitation to Arthur makes Larry worry about his privacy--especially after his guest list grows.

Warmth

11.Warmth

Larry starts to worry about his 'likeability' and agrees to hire a focus group to rate his talk-show personality.

A Brush with the Elbow of Greatness

12.A Brush with the Elbow of Greatness

A woman accuses Larry of pushing her into a magazine rack at the grocery store.

The Hey Now Episode

13.The Hey Now Episode

Season One Finale. Larry and Hank have a falling-out over Hank's napping during the show, and Hank's trademark expression 'Hey Now!'

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