The Stock Tip
- Episódio foi ao ar 21 de jun. de 1990
- Livre
- 23 min
Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaJerry becomes apprehensive when he and George buy stock and the price falls while the person who suggested the stock is in hospital and can't tell them when to sell.Jerry becomes apprehensive when he and George buy stock and the price falls while the person who suggested the stock is in hospital and can't tell them when to sell.Jerry becomes apprehensive when he and George buy stock and the price falls while the person who suggested the stock is in hospital and can't tell them when to sell.
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- CuriosidadesThis episode is notable for the fact that it's one of the few where George (Jason Alexander) ends up on top after the events of the episode have transpired.
- Erros de gravaçãoAt the end of the episode, George (Jason Alexander) is smoking in the restaurant but in another episode, Kramer (Michael Richards) gets kicked out of the restaurant for smoking.
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[first lines]
Jerry Seinfeld: Went out to dinner the other night. Check came at the end of the meal, as it always does. Never liked the "check at the end of the meal" system, because money's a very different thing before and after you eat. Before you eat, money has no value. You don't care about money when you're hungry. You sit down in a restaurant and you're like the ruler of an empire... "More drinks! Appetizers! Quickly, quickly! It will be the greatest meal of our lives." Then after the meal, you know, you got the pants open, you got the napkins destroyed, cigarette butt in the mashed potatoes. Then the check comes at that moment. People are always upset, you know. They're mystified by the check. They're... "What is this? How could this be?" They start passing it around the table. "Does this look right to you? We're not hungry now. Why are we buying all this food?"
- ConexõesFeatured in Seinfeld: Highlights of a Hundred (1995)
- Trilhas sonorasSeinfeld Theme Song
Written by Jonathan Wolff
Season 1 starts off with a steady and entertaining hit that is more than good enough to be considered "hitting the ground running". Taking the lead from the pilot the plots are comparatively simple affairs that take situations and apply the neurosis based comedy to them. While not quite as inspired as some of the later episodes, they are generally well written, drawing good laughs out of them as the various characters worry the situations, often making them worse or unnecessarily cluttered. In terms of the jump from the pilot, Elaine is a good addition as a dynamic and is used pretty well from the start. George is a bit more flustered than he was in the pilot and quicker to jump on anything he perceives as a slight or a social wrong against him, while Kramer is tweaked with the hair style and entrance making him even more of a comedy character than he was. Jerry himself is not overly changed. His parents are OK but not used particularly well, seeming to clutter their episode without adding too much to it in return.
The actors themselves are mostly good. Seinfeld's stand-up segments are better (and filmed better too) than in the pilot but generally he continues to fill his character with an observational ease that makes him a comfortable character to watch. Alexander is better as a performance because he plays much more of a character - he plays the same observational character as Jerry but adds to it a layer of frustration about the things he sees. He will get better but he is pretty good from the start here. Louise-Dreyfus is a light presence on the show and she doesn't have that much material at this stage but her role in season 1 is to provide an additional dynamic and she does that well. Richards' Kramer is right on the money from the start and he gets the fantastical crazy element of his character right in terms of movement and mannerisms.
Overall, season 1 is perhaps surprisingly short but it is also surprisingly on the money from the very start. I've never watched all the seasons (BBC2 bought it in the UK then buried it after Newsnight at around 2330 each night, on seemingly random nights, making it hard to follow) but on the strength of this first short season I am looking forward to more of this because it is good stuff even at this early stage.
- bob the moo
- 18 de jan. de 2010