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"Seinfeld" The Finale: Part 2 (1998)



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Overview

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8.1/10   324 votes
Director:
Writers:
Larry David (creator) &
Jerry Seinfeld (creator) ...
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Original Air Date:
14 May 1998 (Season 9, Episode 24)
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Plot:
The four stand trial in Latham, Massachussets for violating the "Good Samaritan Law" | add synopsis
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a misunderstood conclusion to the series... more (3 total)

Cast

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Jerry Seinfeld ... Jerry Seinfeld (also archive footage)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus ... Elaine Benes (also archive footage)

Michael Richards ... Cosmo Kramer (also archive footage)

Jason Alexander ... George Costanza (also archive footage)
Wayne Knight ... Newman

Jerry Stiller ... Frank Costanza
Estelle Harris ... Estelle Costanza
Liz Sheridan ... Helen Seinfeld
Barney Martin ... Morty Seinfeld

Ian Abercrombie ... Mr. Justin Pitt

Stanley Anderson ... Judge Arthur Vandelay
Frances Bay ... Mabel Choate (also archive footage)
Peter Blood ... Jay Crespi
David Byrd ... Pharmacist
Tony Carlin ... Co-worker
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Certification:
Canada:PG (video rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the very first episode, the first conversation was between George and Jerry about a button. In the very last episode, when they were sitting in jail, the last conversation they had was the same thing about the button. more
Quotes:
[Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer have been sentenced to one year in prison]
Elaine Benes: [notices Puddy leaving] Puddy! Don't wait for me!
David Puddy: [looking indifferent] All right.
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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
a misunderstood conclusion to the series..., 16 April 2009
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Author: Luke from United States

Seinfeld was in part so enjoyable because the characters had no real responsibilities at all. There was a unique escapism in the humor and simplicity of their relationships. We were free to laugh at anything and everything because nothing mattered. The truth is that humans are not meant to live that way, though. It was a state of isolation.

As much as everyone enjoyed the lighthearted notion that Seinfeld had no specific point to make, the reality was that an undercurrent of social apathy was present throughout. The finale was all about reaping what they sowed. The wrath of the fan base that felt so slighted by the story was misplaced. In the entire series the characters contributed virtually nothing to society; they are the representation of a whole generation of single, aimless people who have no purpose or direction.

We would be naive to think that the ending wasn't obsessed over for years. I'm convinced that it was exactly the way the story was meant to finish. Brilliant.

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