The series returns again during the ninth season, as Larry tries to get rid of the person who is helping him because he is incompetent, Larry arrives at a different person, gives special advice to guests at the hotel through a series of conversations, and looks forward to creating a conversion to help The nephew of a friend.
So, why bring the show back if it's just going to be the same thing it always was? When what you're reviving is something this beloved and this irreplicable, you don't need a reason at all.
The laughs may be a little more awkward, but they're still there and David's tried-and-tested formula is still one of the most potent on TV, 17 years after its creation.
Despite a six-year gap between Season 8 and Season 9, Larry David's attack on uncomfortable social customs felt right at home in 2017. Some things never change, and David is certainly one of those things.
The updated, upscaled camerawork might have thrown the viewer a little, but the chemistry in front of it picked up right where it left off, with all the Curb favourites on as good improv form as ever and clearly having a fantastic time being back.
This season of Curb may not set the world on fire, but there will always be that one unbelievable thing Larry says that will make you shake your head as you laugh, really hard.
Still, it's moments like Larry's declaration of purpose that keep this a wonderful and worthwhile show. This is a character study about a man with no character...or way too much.
Larry David pronounces himself satisfied with the new season, which he said is just like previous ones, and glad he did it. That's pretty good - no, very good - on several fronts.
It's great have an old friend back, even better to see he's still the best part of his own joke. It's also reasonable to wonder whether that joke has grown just a little bit stale.