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Curb Your Enthusiasm culminates in a season finale that often features the return of many of the characters that appeared throughout the season. The style and the characters of the show are introduced across a series of mostly isolated episodes, in the only season without a major story arc. Cheryl is tired of Larry not working, so he begins to develop a new television show, initially with guest stars Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (George and Elaine, respectively, on "Seinfeld") as themselves. But Larry's constant social faux pas ruin the chances of the show being financed by a major television network. Larry invests