"Seinfeld" The Package (1996)

Director:

Andy Ackerman

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"Seinfeld" (1990)

Original Air Date:

17 October 1996 (Season 8, Episode 5)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Kramer tries to get a "refund" for Jerry's broken stereo. Jerry is against the idea until he gets a mysterious package in the mail...

Plot Keywords:

Mail Fraud | Mail Bomb | Eccentric | Neurotic | Stand Up Comedian

Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)

Jerry Seinfeld	...	Jerry Seinfeld
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Elaine Benes
Michael Richards	...	Cosmo Kramer
Jason Alexander	...	George Costanza
Wayne Knight	...	Newman
Len Lesser	...	Uncle Leo
Richard Roat	...	Dr. Berg
Fort Atkinson	...	Dr. Stern
David Purdham	...	Dr. Resnick
Heather Campbell	...	Sheila
Ramón Franco	...	Danny the Mailman (as Ramon Franco)
Bari K. Willerford	...	Ron
Shuko Akune	...	Dr. Berg's Receptionist
F. William Parker	...	Country Doctor
Lynn A. Henderson	...	Clerk

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:PG (video rating)

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

The season-eight episode "The Package", in which Newman grills Jerry about mail fraud, is a parody of Basic Instinct (1992). Wayne Knight, who plays Newman, appeared in that film.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the episode in which Kramer attempts to help Jerry by pretending that Jerry's stereo was damaged during shipping, he purposely tears it apart and mails the broken parts to Jerry's apartment. Jerry refuses to accept the package and after Uncle Leo signs for it, he calls Jerry on the phone. While Jerry and Uncle Leo are on the phone talking about this package (which contains the dismantled stereo), the same stereo is visible in Jerry's apartment. It is in its usual place and is completely intact.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Basic Instinct (1992)