'The Soup Nazi' has topped a poll to find the best Seinfeld episode of all time.

The season seven show scooped 45% of the vote, followed by ‘The Bubble Boy’ with 26% and 'The Opposite’ with 11%.

'The Chicken Roaster' and ‘The Library’ came fifth and sixth in the survey, conducted by The Hollywood News to mark the release of the programme's ninth season and complete box set on DVD.

'The Soup Nazi' was inspired by New York soup chef Al Yeganeh, who was famous for demanding that customers order properly or "no soup for you!".

Seinfeld was created by comedian Jerry Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David. The award-winning show ran for 180 episodes from 1989 to 1998.