Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally
aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting
nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by
Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a
fictionalized version of himself. Set predominantly in an
apartment block on Manhattan's Upper West Side (but shot in
Los Angeles), the show features a host of Jerry's friends
and acquaintances, in particular best friend George
Costanza, former girlfriend Elaine Benes, and neighbor
across the hall, Cosmo Kramer.
Seinfeld was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and
distributed in association with Columbia Pictures Television
and Columbia TriStar Television; Sony Pictures Television
has distributed the series since 2002. It was largely
co-written by David and Seinfeld with input from numerous
script writers, including Larry Charles, Peter Mehlman,
Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin, Carol Leifer, David Mandel, Jeff
Schaffer, Steve Koren, Jennifer Crittenden, Tom Gammill, Max
Pross, Charlie Rubin, Marjorie Gross, Alec Berg, Elaine
Pope, and Spike Feresten.
A critical favorite, commercial blockbuster and cultural
phenomenon, the show led the Nielsen ratings in its sixth
and ninth seasons and finished among the top two (along with
NBC's ER) every year from 1994 to 1998. In 2002, TV Guide
named Seinfeld the greatest television program of all
time.[1] In 1997, the episodes "The Boyfriend"
and "The Parking Garage" were respectively
ranked #4 and #33 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of
All Time.[2]
aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting
nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by
Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a
fictionalized version of himself. Set predominantly in an
apartment block on Manhattan's Upper West Side (but shot in
Los Angeles), the show features a host of Jerry's friends
and acquaintances, in particular best friend George
Costanza, former girlfriend Elaine Benes, and neighbor
across the hall, Cosmo Kramer.
Seinfeld was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and
distributed in association with Columbia Pictures Television
and Columbia TriStar Television; Sony Pictures Television
has distributed the series since 2002. It was largely
co-written by David and Seinfeld with input from numerous
script writers, including Larry Charles, Peter Mehlman,
Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin, Carol Leifer, David Mandel, Jeff
Schaffer, Steve Koren, Jennifer Crittenden, Tom Gammill, Max
Pross, Charlie Rubin, Marjorie Gross, Alec Berg, Elaine
Pope, and Spike Feresten.
A critical favorite, commercial blockbuster and cultural
phenomenon, the show led the Nielsen ratings in its sixth
and ninth seasons and finished among the top two (along with
NBC's ER) every year from 1994 to 1998. In 2002, TV Guide
named Seinfeld the greatest television program of all
time.[1] In 1997, the episodes "The Boyfriend"
and "The Parking Garage" were respectively
ranked #4 and #33 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of
All Time.[2]
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The Seinfeld Chronicles (S1E1)
updated 2011-10-05"The Seinfeld Chronicles" (also known as
"Good News, Bad News" for syndication or even
"Pilot")[1] is the pilot episode of the NBC
sitcom Seinfeld. The pilot, the first of the 180 Seinfeld
episodes, was written by show creators Larry David and Jerry
Seinfeld (the latter starring as a fictionalized version of
himself), and was directed by Art Wolff. During the episode,
Jerry frets over the romantic intentions of a woman who
requests to stay with him while she’s in town on business.
It originally aired on July 5, 1989, and was re-broadcast
June 28, 1990, after the show had been picked up as a
series.
When first broadcast, the pilot was watched by nearly 11% of
American households. These ratings were high enough to
secure the show's first season, which consisted of five
episodes, including the pilot.[1] Seinfeld later went on to
become one of the most successful sitcoms in television
history.
The pilot episode features several differences from the rest
of the series. The character of series regular Cosmo Kramer
(played by Michael Richards) is named "Kessler,"
although this inconsistency is later addressed in the season
9 episode "The Betrayal."[2] Another regular
character, Elaine Benes, does not appear in the episode.[3]
The main characters, Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza
(Jason Alexander), eat at "Pete's Luncheonette"
(a set that had its exterior left over from The Muppets Take
Manhattan[4]), as opposed to Monk's Café. Differences
between how the characters behave in the pilot and the rest
of the series have also been noted, as well as the different
theme song.[3]
The character of Claire the waitress (Lee Garlington) was
originally planned as a regular but was dropped and replaced
with Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus).[1] The pilot guest stars
Pamela Brull as Laura.
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The Stake Out (S1E2)
updated 2011-10-05"The Stake Out" is the third episode produced of
the first season of the NBC comedy Seinfeld. It aired as the
second episode of the season on May 31, 1990.[1] The episode
was written by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David and directed
by Tom Cherones. The narrative features Jerry Seinfeld
agreeing to attend a birthday party with his ex-girlfriend
Elaine Benes. During the party, Jerry tries to flirt with
another woman, but fails to learn anything about her except
her place of work. Jerry is reluctant to ask Elaine for the
woman's number because he does not talk to her about other
women. Jerry's father, Morty, suggests that he "stake
out" the woman's workplace and pretend to meet her
accidentally, which Jerry does. "The Stake Out"
is the first episode to feature Jerry's parents.[2][3] The
episode was nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 1991.[3]
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The Robbery (S1E3)
not yet updated"The Robbery" is the fourth episode of the first
season of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It aired as the third
episode of the season on June 7, 1990.[1] It was written by
Matt Goldman, therefore making this the first Seinfeld
episode not written by the show's creators: Jerry Seinfeld
and Larry David.[2]
In the episode, the character of Jerry Seinfeld leaves
Elaine in charge of his apartment while he goes on tour.
When he returns, he finds the apartment has been robbed
after his next-door neighbor Kramer left the front door
open. While Kramer promises to find the robbers, Jerry's
friend George Costanza offers him the chance to move into a
much better apartment—a move he accepts, allowing Elaine
to move in Jerry's apartment and away from her annoying
roommate Tina.
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Male Unbonding (S1E4)
not yet updated"Male Unbonding" is the second episode of the
NBC sitcom Seinfeld to be produced, and aired on June 14,
1990 as the fourth episode of the first season.[1][2] In it,
Jerry Seinfeld tries to avoid meeting an old childhood
friend, Joel Hornick (Kevin Dunn). Jerry's neighbor,
Kramer, conceptualizes "a pizza place where you make
your own pie." The episode was written by Larry David
and Jerry Seinfeld, and was the first episode directed by
Tom Cherones. This was the first episode produced with
Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) as a character. It also
was the first episode to use Jonathan Wolff's title
music.[1] This is the only Seinfeld episode to have a title
without the word "The" in front of it.
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The Stock Tip (S1E5)
not yet updated"The Stock Tip" is the fifth episode of the
first season of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It aired on June
21, 1990.[1] In the episode, George Costanza (Jason
Alexander) tells Jerry Seinfeld and Elaine Benes (Julia
Louis-Dreyfus) that a friend of a friend of his has given
him a stock tip, and he encourages them to invest with him.
Jerry does so, but as soon as he does, the value of his
stock falls. At the same time, Jerry takes his girlfriend on
a trip to Vermont, which does not go as planned. The episode
was written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, and was
directed by Tom Cherones. It received ratings and praise
good enough to commission a second season.
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The Ex-Girlfriend (S2E1)
updated 2011-10-05"The Ex-Girlfriend" is the first episode of the
sitcom Seinfeld's second season on NBC, and is the show's
sixth episode overall. The episode first broadcast in the
United States on January 23, 1991, after being postponed for
one week due to the start of the First Gulf War. During the
course of the show, George Costanza (Jason Alexander) breaks
up with his girlfriend Marlene (Tracy Kolis). Later, he
remembers that he left some books in her apartment and
persuades his friend Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), the show's
protagonist, to retrieve them. Jerry starts dating Marlene,
but once she begins to annoy him as much as she did George,
he finds himself unable to break up with her because she has
a "psycho-sexual" hold on him.
Co-written by the series' co-creators Larry David and Jerry
Seinfeld, the episode was inspired by one of Larry David's
personal experiences. Directed by Tom Cherones, "The
Ex-Girlfriend" was the first episode of the show
filmed at CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles, California, the
previous season having been filmed at Desilu Cahuenga in
Hollywood. The episode featured one new set, a
chiropractor's office; the remaining had been used on the
show earlier. The episode received a Nielsen rating of
10.9/17 and was positively received by critics.
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The Pony Remark (S2E2)
updated 2011-10-05"The Pony Remark" is the second episode of the
second season of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, and the seventh
episode overall. The episode was written by series
co-creators Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, based on a
remark David made once.
Protagonist Jerry Seinfeld, at a relative's 50th
anniversary dinner, makes a tactless remark about hating
anybody who had a pony when they were a child. His remark
upsets the female guest-of-honor, causing her to storm out
in anger. When the woman dies shortly after the dinner,
Jerry and his friends wonder if the pony remark had
something to do with her death.
The episode featured the first appearance of Jerry's uncle
Leo (Len Lesser), who became a recurring character on the
show. The episode also featured the first appearance of
Barney Martin as Morty Seinfeld, replacing actor Phil Bruns
who had portrayed Morty in the season 1 episode "The
Stake Out". "The Pony Remark" aired on
January 30, 1991, and gained a Nielsen rating of 10.7/16. It
gained positive responses from critics and The New York
Times considers the episode a turning point for the show.
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The Jacket (S2E3)
updated 2011-10-05"The Jacket" is the third episode of the second
season of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and the show's eighth
episode overall. In the episode, protagonist Jerry Seinfeld
(Jerry Seinfeld) buys an expensive suede jacket and has
dinner with the father of his ex-girlfriend Elaine Benes.
Elaine's father Alton (Lawrence Tierney), a war veteran and
writer, makes Jerry and his friend George Costanza (Jason
Alexander) very uncomfortable. Elaine is delayed and Jerry
and George are stuck with Alton waiting for her at the
hotel.
The episode was written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld
and was directed by Tom Cherones. Most of the episode's
storyline was based on one of David's personal experiences.
For example, Elaine's father, a published author, was
inspired by Richard Yates, author of Revolutionary Road, who
Larry David had met while dating his daughter. Tierney's
performance as Elaine's father was praised by the cast and
crew, who intended to make Alton Benes a recurring
character. However, they became frightened of Tierney when
it was discovered that he stole a knife from the set. The
majority of the episode was filmed on December 4, 1990.
"The Jacket" premiered on American television on
February 6, 1991, on NBC, it gained a Nielsen rating of
10.4/16 and was praised by critics.
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The Phone Message (S2E4)
updated 2011-10-05"The Phone Message" is the ninth episode of the
NBC sitcom Seinfeld, and the fourth of the show's second
season. The episode concerns protagonist Jerry Seinfeld
(Jerry Seinfeld) dating a woman who likes a commercial for
cotton Dockers he dislikes. Meanwhile, his friend George
Costanza (Jason Alexander) leaves an obnoxious message on
the answering machine of his girlfriend, and has to go to a
lot of trouble to prevent her from hearing it.
Written by series co-creators Seinfeld and Larry David and
directed by Tom Cherones, the episode was produced to
replace a script by staff writer Larry Charles. Charles had
written an episode called "The Bet", revolving
around Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) buying a handgun.
The script's gun content was deemed too provocative and, in
little time, Seinfeld and David wrote "The Phone
Message" to fill the production void. Though the
episode met with positive critical responses, its initial
broadcast on February 13, 1991, was watched by an
underwhelming audience of 13 million viewers, causing NBC to
put the show on a two-month hiatus.
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The Apartment (S2E5)
updated 2011-10-05"The Apartment" is the fifth episode of the
second season of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and the show's
tenth episode overall. In the episode, protagonist Jerry
Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld) gets his ex-girlfriend Elaine
Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) an apartment above his, but
regrets this after realizing it might be uncomfortable
living so close together. Meanwhile, Jerry's friend George
Costanza (Jason Alexander) wears a wedding ring to a party
to see what effect this will have on women.
The episode was written by Peter Mehlman and directed by Tom
Cherones. Series co-creators Seinfeld and Larry David asked
Mehlman to write an episode for the show after they read a
few articles he wrote for newspapers and magazines. Mehlman
originally had the idea of Elaine moving away from Jerry,
but David and Seinfeld felt it would be funnier if Elaine
moved closer to Jerry instead. "The Apartment"
was first broadcast in the United States on April 4, 1991 on
NBC, and was watched in 15.7 million homes, making it the
ninth most-watched program of the week it was broadcast. The
episode gained mostly positive responses from critics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apartment_(Seinfeld)
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