10 Best TV Sitcom Pilot Episodes

As uncomfortable comedy goes, it doesn't come much better than Curb Your Enthusiasm and the pilot episode hit the cringe comedy button perfectly from the first moments.

'The Pants Tent' introduces how Larry David is the biggest magnet for trouble in the history of comedy, letting us know the kind of awkward situations he'll get himself in for the rest of the series. The episode focuses on how his baggy new pants create a hilarious misunderstanding about whether he may or may not been aroused by Cheryl's friend.

Throw in a badly misjudged Hitler joke from Larry and this first episode laid down the blueprint perfectly for Curb Your Enthusiasm, showing the kind of main character the audience were dealing with.