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The Opposite

  • Episode aired May 19, 1994
  • PGPG
  • 23m
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Jason Alexander and Dedee Pfeiffer in Seinfeld (1989)
Comedy
George decides to turn his life around by doing the exact opposite of what he would usually do. Elaine is having a lot of bad luck. Jerry keeps breaking even. Kramer gets the coffee table bo... Read allGeorge decides to turn his life around by doing the exact opposite of what he would usually do. Elaine is having a lot of bad luck. Jerry keeps breaking even. Kramer gets the coffee table book published.George decides to turn his life around by doing the exact opposite of what he would usually do. Elaine is having a lot of bad luck. Jerry keeps breaking even. Kramer gets the coffee table book published.
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    • Tom Cherones
  • Writers
    • Larry David
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Andy Cowan
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    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Michael Richards
    • Tom Cherones
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    • Larry David
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Andy Cowan
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    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Michael Richards
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    Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Susan Segal in Seinfeld (1989)
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    Jerry Seinfeld
    Jerry Seinfeld
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Elaine Benes
    Michael Richards
    Michael Richards
    • Cosmo Kramer
    Jason Alexander
    Jason Alexander
    • George Costanza
    Estelle Harris
    Estelle Harris
    • Estelle Costanza
    Jerry Stiller
    Jerry Stiller
    • Frank Costanza
    Richard Fancy
    Richard Fancy
    • Lippman
    Marty Rackham
    Marty Rackham
    • Jake Jarmel
    Siobhan Fallon Hogan
    Siobhan Fallon Hogan
    • Tina
    • (as Siobhan Fallon)
    Paul Gleason
    Paul Gleason
    • Cushman
    Dedee Pfeiffer
    Dedee Pfeiffer
    • Victoria
    Melanie Smith
    Melanie Smith
    • Rachel Goldstein
    Regis Philbin
    Regis Philbin
    • Regis Philbin
    Kathie Lee Gifford
    Kathie Lee Gifford
    • Kathie Lee Gifford
    Hiram Kasten
    Hiram Kasten
    • Michael
    French Stewart
    French Stewart
    • Manager
    Ken Takemoto
    • Chairman
    Fritz Mashimo
    • Interpreter
      • Tom Cherones
    • Writers
      • Larry David
      • Jerry Seinfeld
      • Andy Cowan
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    • Trivia
      This is the first episode in which Larry David voices the character George Steinbrenner. Lee Bear provided the body.
    • Goofs
      George almost has an accident when driving with Victoria and Jerks the wheel to avoid the accident but the view through the window doesn't reflect it.
    • Quotes

      George Costanza: Why did it all turn out like this for me? I had so much promise. I was personable, I was bright. Oh, maybe not academically speaking, but... I was perceptive. I always know when someone's uncomfortable at a party. It became very clear to me sitting out there today, that every decision I've ever made, in my entire life, has been wrong. My life is the opposite of everything I want it to be. Every instinct I have, in every of life, be it something to wear, something to eat... It's all been wrong.

      Waitress: Tuna on toast, coleslaw, cup of coffee.

      George Costanza: Yeah. No, no, no, wait a minute, I always have tuna on toast. Nothing's ever worked out for me with tuna on toast. I want the complete opposite of on toast. Chicken salad, on rye, untoasted... and a cup of tea.

      Elaine Benes: Well, there's no telling what can happen from this.

      Jerry Seinfeld: You know chicken salad is not the opposite of tuna, salmon is the opposite of tuna, because salmon swim against the current, and the tuna swim with it.

      George Costanza: [Sarcastically] Good for the tuna.

      Elaine Benes: [a blonde looks at George] Ah, George, you know, that woman just looked at you.

      George Costanza: So what? What am I supposed to do?

      Elaine Benes: Go talk to her.

      George Costanza: Elaine, bald men, with no jobs, and no money, who live with their parents, don't approach strange women.

      Jerry Seinfeld: Well, here's your chance to try the opposite. Instead of tuna salad and being intimidated by women, chicken salad and going right up to them.

      George Costanza: Yeah, I should do the opposite, I should.

      Jerry Seinfeld: If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right.

      George Costanza: Yes, I will do the opposite. I used to sit here and do nothing, and regret it for the rest of the day, so now I will do the opposite, and I will do something!

      George Costanza: [He goes over to the woman] Excuse me, I couldn't help but notice that you were looking in my direction.

      Victoria: Oh, yes I was. You just ordered the same exact lunch as me.

      George Costanza: [Takes a deep breath] My name is George. I'm unemployed and I live with my parents.

      Victoria: I'm Victoria. Hi.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Seinfeld Theme Song
      Written by Jonathan Wolff

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    10/10
    This was a perfect culmination of a season of Seinfeld!!!
    I absolutely loved this episode. In two weeks I watched nearly five seasons of George Costanza being, well, George Costanza, a bumbling fool whose life is in complete dissaray (to be honest the stark similarities between George and me make me feel a little uneasy about my future). And so, when the status quo was flipped, it was hilarious. The bit where he yells at the guys in the cinema made me laugh for a good minute. This show, is epic. Kramer's humour was on point, but then, when isn't it? I don't find Elaine that funny, it could be the actress, I don't know, I just don't find her as funny as the other three.
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    • Oct 31, 2018

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    • Release date
      • May 19, 1994 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Shapiro/West Productions
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
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    • 23 minutes
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