Seinfeld (1989–1998)

The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York friends.

Creators:

Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld

Stars:

Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards

Top Rated TV #39 | Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 67 wins & 179 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jerry Seinfeld	...	Jerry Seinfeld (172 episodes, 1990-1998)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Elaine Benes (172 episodes, 1990-1998)
Michael Richards	...	Kramer / ... (172 episodes, 1990-1998)
Jason Alexander	...	George Costanza (172 episodes, 1990-1998)
Ruth Cohen	...	Ruthie Cohen / ... (101 episodes, 1992-1998)

Storyline

Jerry Seinfeld stars in this television comedy series as himself, a comedian. The premise of this sitcom is Jerry and his friends going through everyday life, discussing various quirky situations that we can all relate to (especially if we live in New York). The eccentric personalities of the offbeat characters who make up Jerry's social circle contribute to the fun.

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Plot Keywords:

comedian | stand up comedian | neurotic | eccentric | 1990s | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures Television

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Good News, Bad News

Filming Locations:

757 New Hampshire, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

West-Shapiro, Castle Rock Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Steven Spielberg once commented that while filming Schindler's List (1993), he got so depressed that he would watch tapes of "Seinfeld" episodes to cheer himself up.

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Goofs

In some episodes, when exterior shots of the fictional "Monk's Diner" are shown on two sides, you can see the real name, Tom's Restaurant.

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Quotes

Jerry: I think that's what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
George Costanza: What is a gander, anyway?
Jerry: It's a goose that's had the ol' switcheroo pulled on it.

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Crazy Credits

The series does not have an opening credits sequence. Instead, the lead actor credits play out over a scene. Now commonplace in sitcoms and drama series, this was considered a novelty in 1990 and sparked a debate over the future of opening credits in TV series.

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Connections

Referenced in The TV Set (2006)

User Reviews

The best show ever

It has ended 6 years ago and we still talk about it, i think that this shows us how fantastic this series was. There are some new programmes that are good, but any of them is half as interesting as Seinfeld was. Many of its episodes are really comedy masterpieces. After watching one of them you become an addict. The characters are fantastic, the actors performed so well that you can't think of them like anything but the character they played, maybe this is the reason because they couldn't success in other shows. The writers who could do 8 seasons of a "show about nothing" doing each episode funnier than the last one deserves our respect and admiration. To sum up, Seinfeld rules