"Seinfeld" The Library (1991)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Joshua White

Writers:

Larry David (co-creator) &
Jerry Seinfeld (co-creator) ...

TV Series:

"Seinfeld" (1990)

Original Air Date:

16 October 1991 (Season 3, Episode 5)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The fate of people from Jerry's and George's past is revealed as Jerry is forced to account for an overdue book from 1971. Kramer falls for a librarian. Elaine fears trouble at work. |

Plot Keywords:

Librarian | Homeless Man | Library | Neurotic | Eccentric

Cast

Jerry Seinfeld	...	Jerry Seinfeld
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Elaine Benes
Michael Richards	...	Kramer
Jason Alexander	...	George Costanza
Philip Baker Hall	...	Lt. Bookman
Ashley Gardner	...	Marion
Harris Shore	...	Mr. Lippman
Cynthia Szigeti	...	Sherry Becker
Biff Yeager	...	Mr. Heyman
Neal Lerner	...	The 'Shusher'
Marie Barrientos	...	The Receptionist

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Canada:PG (video rating)

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

In this episode Harris Shore played Mr. Lippman. In other episodes Richard Fancy made this character his own.

Quotes:

Elaine: Boys are sick.
Jerry: Well what do girls do?
Elaine: Nothing. We just tease someone until they develop an eating disorder.

Kan't-STANz'yaa!!!

Single Favorite Line: (Lieutenant Bookman recalls the past) "Yeah, '71, that was my first year on the job..bad year for libraries - bad year for America...hippies burning there library cards, Abbie Hoffman telling everyone to steal books...I don't judge a man by the length of his hair, or the kind of music he listens to --ROCK WAS NEVER MY BAG!" (okay, not a "line", a soliloquy - but regardless, too good to pass up!)

Notable Guest Stars: Philip Baker Hall (as Lt. Bookman, NYPL w/ a badge!, and Ashley Gardener (as Marion the librarian)

Memorable Exchange: (with Jerry and Kramer leaning over the counter behind Marion at NYPL) J: "...This woman is completely ignoring me!" - K: "Look at her ..this is a lonely woman looking for companionship...a SPINSTER...maybe a VIRGIN!...maybe she got hurt, a long time ago..she was a schoolgirl, there was a boy, it didn't work out...so now she needs a little tenderness, she needs a little understanding --NEEDS a little Kramer!" - J: "..Then she'll need a shot of Penicillin."

Key Topics: *Overdue Books *Changed Appearances *Wedgies *Deceptive Memory *Henry Miller

Part I Didn't Like: I really wanted them to make more of Mr. Haymen, the former Phys-Ed-tormentor-cum-homeless-loon.

Extra Nice Touch: The editing and writing are in near-perfect harmony.

7 of 10 - One of the three best scripted by Larry Charles