Seinfeld 

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

Creators:

Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld

Stars:

Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards

Top Rated TV #44 | Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 70 wins & 184 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jerry Seinfeld	...	Jerry Seinfeld 173 episodes, 1989-1998
Michael Richards	...	Kramer / ... 173 episodes, 1989-1998
Jason Alexander	...	George Costanza / ... 173 episodes, 1989-1998
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Elaine Benes 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, to which we can all relate (especially if we live in New York City). The eccentric personalities of the offbeat characters who make up Jerry's social circle contribute to the fun.

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Plot Keywords:

cringe comedy | buddy comedy | based on standup comedy | black comedy | situation comedy | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Hulu Sony Pictures Television

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 July 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stand-Up

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

At Jerry Seinfeld's high school, Massapequa High School on Long Island, there was a teacher named Mr. Bevilaqua, he was the wrestling coach there. In one of the episodes, Jerry had a race that was officiated by Mr. Bevilaqua.

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Goofs

The interior space of Jerry's apartment would be impossible given the exterior hallway leading to his apartment's entry door. His kitchen and the exterior hallway occupy the same space.

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Quotes

Annoying Woman In Movie Theatre: So I got home... and he was vacumming! I mean, he's twelve years old! Who else, but my Allan, would do something like that? And then last night he put on my high heels. He put on such a show for us, he was dancing around, lip-synching to A Chorus Line. I mean, you can see, he's got talent.
Elaine: Excuse me... excuse me.
Annoying Woman In Movie Theatre: What's the problem?
Elaine: ...you're talking.

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Crazy Credits

In the season 2 episode "The Apartment", Michael Richards is credited twice in the opening credits.

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Alternate Versions

George's father was initially played by 'John Randolph' in the episode "The Handicap Spot". In syndication his guest appearance has been replaced by new footage featuring Jerry Stiller who played George's father in the later episodes. The DVD release of this episode featured in the Season 4 box set allows the option to watch either version.

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Connections

Referenced in Mad About You: The Apartment (1992)

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Soundtracks

Seinfeld Theme Song
Written by Jonathan Wolff

User Reviews

Best Written Sitcom Ever

I hate saying something is the best ever. Still how could you go wrong with Seinfeld. Just hilarious characters and setups everywhere.

For everyone who has seen this show, what other show or even movie deliver so many open ended endings that still felt like a perfecting closing. That right there is great writing.

The characters are another great example of great writing. To think of people like Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer. These characters were developed so greatly that the ideas for episodes were endless. Also the guest stars did a great job in their appearances just sliding right in.

The plots of the episodes were not that great from the outlook. If you actually watch the episodes though the most basic daily problem could be made into a very enjoyable episode.

This can only be done with great, superb writing. If you have seen this show watch it.