"Curb Your Enthusiasm" The Pants Tent (2000)

Director:

Robert B. Weide

Writers:

(more)

TV Series:

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000)

Original Air Date:

15 October 2000 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

In the premier episode, Larry jokingly refers to his wife Cheryl as "Hitler", offending his manager Jeff's conservative Jewish parents...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Actor Playing Himself | Vulgarity | Handheld Camera | Cult Favorite

Cast

Larry David	...	Himself
Jeff Garlin	...	Jeff Greene
Cheryl Hines	...	Cheryl David
Richard Lewis	...	Himself
Kathy Griffin	...	Herself
Sofia Milos	...	Sofia
Susie Essman	...	Susie Greene
Mina Kolb	...	Jeff's Mom
Laurel Moglen	...	Hostess
Louis Nye	...	Jeff's Dad
Robin Ruzan	...	Nancy
Tucker Smallwood	...	Restaurant Owner
Antoinette Spolar	...	Larry's Receptionist

Directed by
Robert B. Weide

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Larry David		by (uncredited)

Produced by
Tom Bull	....	producer
Scott Butler	....	associate producer
Sandy Chanley	....	producer
Larry David	....	executive producer
Jeff Garlin	....	executive producer
Gavin Polone	....	executive producer
Robert B. Weide	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
Wendall J. Yuponce

Cinematography by
Bradley Sellers		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Steven Rasch		(as Steve Rasch)

Casting by
Richard Hicks
Ronnie Yeskel

Art Direction by
Michael DiMeo

Costume Design by
Wendy Range		(as Wendy Range-Rao)

Makeup Department
Saundra Jordan	....	key makeup artist
Thomas Kolarek	....	additional hair
Thomas Kolarek	....	additional makeup

Production Management
Megan Murphy	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keith Shaw	....	associate director

Art Department
Dort Clark	....	prop master

Sound Department
Robert Lowe	....	boom operator (as Rob Lowe)
Earl Martin	....	re-recording sound mixer
Rob Scott	....	production audio
Jimmy Lifton	....	sound facility (uncredited)

Stunts
Alex Daniels	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Samson Chan	....	camera assistant
Scott Hatley	....	key grip
David Kagen	....	gaffer
Cari Lutz	....	camera assistant
Patrik Thelander	....	second camera operator

Casting Department
Marla Garlin	....	original casting

Editorial Department
Todd Dusenberry	....	colorist
Randy Lowder	....	on-line editor
Daniel S. Russ	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Wendall J. Yuponce	....	composer: additional music (as Wendell Yuponce)
Wendall J. Yuponce	....	music arranger (as Wendell Yuponce)
Luciano Michelini	....	composer: theme music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Chip Henderson	....	truck driver: grip (as James 'Chip' Henderson)
Ardie McLaughlin	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Dan Arvayo	....	assistant production office coordinator
Stacy Brewster	....	assistant: Sandy Chanley
Josh Brown	....	production accountant
Bruce Chudacoff	....	location manager
William Emrick	....	runner
Laura Fairchild	....	assistant: Larry David
Danny Green	....	additional stage manager
Matthew Kennedy	....	production secretary (as Matt Kennedy)
Tracy Marshak-Nash	....	assistant accountant (as Tracy Marshak)
Chauncey B. Raglin-Washington	....	set production assistant (as Chauncey Washington)
Sherri Robinson	....	production coordinator
Alexis Ross	....	assistant: Tom Bull
Dominic V. Ruiz	....	set production assistant (as Dominic Ruiz)
Christina Sampaio	....	script supervisor
Kenneth R. Shapiro	....	filmic effects
Keith Shaw	....	stage manager
Janet Stone	....	talent coordinator

Production Companies

• Home Box Office (HBO)

Distributors

• Fox (2008) (Germany) (TV)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2000) (USA) (TV)

Runtime:

Germany:29 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Trivia:

Larry and Cheryl mention having several kids in this episode, even though they are never seen. In the series they never mention having children and, obviously, they're never seen.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the first episode Larry runs into a homeless guy who thanks him for some Duck a l'Orange which Larry had given him. However, Larry doesn't actually give the man the duck until a few episodes later.