"Seinfeld" (1990)TV series 1990-1998

Creators:

Larry David
Jerry Seinfeld

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

1993 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Stand Up Comedian | Multiple Actors For One Character | Neighbor | Actor Playing Himself | New York City

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 58 wins & 119 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. May 16	5:00 PM	TBS	The Junk Mail	#9.5
Fri. May 16	5:30 PM	TBS	The Andrea Doria	#8.10

Cast

Jerry Seinfeld	...	Jerry Seinfeld / ... (175 episodes, 1989-1998)
Michael Richards	...	Cosmo Kramer / ... (175 episodes, 1989-1998)
Jason Alexander	...	George Costanza / ... (175 episodes, 1989-1998)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Elaine Benes / ... (174 episodes, 1990-1998)

Also Known As:

Stand-Up (USA) (working title)
The Seinfeld Chronicles (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

23 min (180 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:U (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 (some epiosodes) | Finland:K-3 (2004) | Australia:G (some episodes) | Finland:K-18 (2005) (DVD) (self applied) | UK:12 (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | UK:15 (one episode) | UK:PG | Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | Denmark:A | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

757 New Hampshire, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

The original script was called "Stand Up". It was to be a 90-minute mockumentary about how a stand-up comedian writes his jokes based on his everyday life. It was to air in place of "Saturday Night Live" (1975) for one night. NBC liked the script so much that they decided to develop it into a pilot instead.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The trees seen outside Jerry's building in the transition scenes in each episode are southern red magnolias (Magnolia grandiflora) which cannot grow as far north as New York.

Quotes:

Aldon Benes: Which one's supposed to be the funny guy?
George Costanza: [pointing to Jerry] Oh, he's the comedian.
Jerry: I'm just a regular person.
George Costanza: No, no. He's just being modest.
Aldon Benes: We had a funny guy with us in Korea. A tailgunner. They blew his brains out all over the Pacific.
[long pause]
Aldon Benes: There's nothing funny about that.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Invasion USA (#7.2)" (1994)

Recent worthless sitcoms just don't compare with this.

"Seinfeld" is without a doubt the last great sitcom ever. Since then, all these worthless sitcoms just don't compare with this. Hell, even the actors who were in this are having trouble making a comeback. But, "Seinfeld" was great while it lasted. The premise was simple: a show about nothing. With it's hilarious characters and situations, this could be the best show ever. Each main character had something to add to the mix. And now Cosmo Kramer may very well be the most recognizable character in television history! It's too bad that "Seinfeld" ended it's course, but the last episode rocked!! I'm going to look for the DVD, if there is one. Anyway, "Seinfeld" rightly deserves a 10 out of 10.