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    ltPj_Q3AFfc   I’ve always liked the fact that the button conversation is the opening dialogue in The Seinfeld Chronicles and is the closing dialogue in The Finale (not including the stand-up of cours

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    ISTFBls4f6A   Their chemistry is fabulous! :wub:

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    I know this isn’t related to UK ratings in 2021, but I was looking at US ratings the week Seinfeld aired its last episode. Great to see an almost exact figure for Seinfeld, usually it’s stated at 76.3

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131. THE DEAL (1991)

 

 

 

”The Deal" is the ninth episode of the second season of NBC's Seinfeld, and the show's 14th episode overall. The episode centers on protagonists Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) and Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) who decide to have a sexual relationship, with a set of ground rules. However, as their "relationship" progresses, they experience difficulties maintaining their original friendship.

 

Series co-creator Larry David wrote the episode in a response to NBC's continued efforts to get the two characters back together. The main inspiration behind the episode was a similar agreement David once made with a woman. The episode, which introduced the character of Tina, Elaine's roommate, first aired on May 2, 1991 and was watched by approximately 22.6 million viewers. Critics reacted positively to the episode, and David received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deal_(Seinfeld)

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129. THE BEARD (1995)

 

 

”The Beard" is the 102nd episode of the NBC situation comedy Seinfeld. This was the 15th episode of the sixth season. It aired on February 9, 1995. In this episode, Elaine falls in love with a gay friend while serving as a beard for him, Jerry is subjected to a polygraph test to determine whether or not he's seen Melrose Place, and George goes on a blind date with a woman who turns out to be bald.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beard

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128. THE STAKEOUT (1990)

 

 

 

”The Stake Out" is the second episode produced of the first season of the NBC comedy Seinfeld.

 

It aired as the second episode of the season on May 31, 1990. The episode was written by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David and directed by Tom Cherones. The narrative features Jerry Seinfeld agreeing to attend a birthday party with his ex-girlfriend Elaine Benes. During the party, Jerry tries to flirt with another woman, but fails to learn anything about her except her place of work. Jerry is reluctant to ask Elaine for the woman's number because he does not talk to her about other women. Jerry's father, Morty, suggests that he "stake out" the woman's workplace and pretend to meet her accidentally, which Jerry does. "The Stake Out" is the first episode to feature Jerry's parents. The episode was nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 1991.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stake_Out_(Seinfeld)

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127. THE WIG MASTER (1996)

 

 

”The Wig Master" is the 129th episode of the NBC situation comedy Seinfeld. This was the 18th episode of the seventh season. It aired on April 4, 1996.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wig_Master

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126. THE SUSIE (1997)

 

 

 

”The Susie" is the 149th episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 15th episode of the eighth season. It aired on February 13, 1997. This episode is best known for the scene with George's answering machine.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Susie

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125. THE TRIP (2, 1992)

 

 

 

”The Trip" is a two-part story (the 41st and 42nd episodes to air) of NBC's popular sitcom Seinfeld. Airing on August 12, 1992 and August 19, 1992, it kicked off the fourth season of the show.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trip_(Seinfeld)

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124. THE WIFE (1994)

 

 

 

”The Wife" is the 81st episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. The 17th episode of the fifth season, it was originally broadcast on March 17, 1994. For the syndicated repeats, this episode is just one in a few this season to keep Jerry's opening stand-up routine intact.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wife_(Seinfeld)

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122. THE TICKET (1992)

 

 

”The Ticket" is the 44th episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 4th episode of the fourth season. It aired on September 16, 1992 as a one-hour episode with The Pitch. That version is available on the Season 4 box set.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ticket_(Seinfeld)

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120. THE PUERTO RICAN DAY (1998)

 

 

”The Puerto Rican Day" is the 176th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It aired on May 7, 1998, and was the 20th episode of the ninth and final season. It was the show's second-highest-rated episode of all time, with 38.8 million viewers, only behind the series finale. The episode aired one week before the two-part clip show and the two-part series finale aired. Because of controversy surrounding a scene in which Cosmo Kramer accidentally burns and then stomps on the Puerto Rican flag, NBC was forced to apologize and had it banned from airing on the network again. Also, it was not initially part of the syndicated package. In the summer of 2002, the episode started to appear with the flag-burning sequence intact.

 

This episode of Seinfeld has more writer credits (ten) than any other episode. As co-creator Larry David was returning to write the finale, this was the final episode for the active "after Larry David" writing staff and thus was a group effort.

 

"The Puerto Rican Day" was a rare late-series return to a "plot about nothing" style, filmed in real-time, more commonly seen in early seasons (such as "The Chinese Restaurant").

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puerto_Rican_Day

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119. THE STATUE (1991)

 

 

”The Statue" is the sixth episode of the second season of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, and the show's 11th episode overall. In the episode, protagonist Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld) inherits some old possessions of his grandfather. One of these is a statue, resembling one that his friend George Costanza (Jason Alexander) broke when he was ten years old. When Jerry sees the statue in the house of Ray (Michael D. Conway), the man who cleaned his apartment, he believes Ray stole the statue. Jerry struggles to get back at Ray, as his friend Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is editing a book written by Ray's girlfriend.

 

The episode was written by Larry Charles and directed by Tom Cherones. The character of Jerry's neighbor Kramer (Michael Richards) is developed in this episode, as he goes undercover as a cop to retrieve the statue. Charles was interested in the development of Kramer, as he felt George and Jerry had their counterparts in co-creators Larry David and Seinfeld. Richards enjoyed how his character acted in the episode and encouraged Charles to continue exploiting the Kramer character. "The Statue" first aired on NBC on April 11, 1991 in the United States and was watched by over 23 million American homes.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Statue_(Seinfeld)

 

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118. THE BIG SALAD (1994)

 

 

”The Big Salad" is the 88th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the second episode of the sixth season. It aired on September 29, 1994. In this episode, George becomes irritated when he doesn't receive thanks for buying Elaine a salad, Elaine must deal with an annoying store clerk in order to get her boss a rare top-of-the-line pencil, Kramer fears he may be partially responsible for the murder of a dry cleaner, and Jerry comes to suspect there is something wrong with his girlfriend when he learns she was dumped by Newman.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Salad

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117. THE GOOD SAMARITAN (1992)

 

 

”The Good Samaritan" is the 37th episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. It is the 20th episode of the third season, and first aired on March 4, 1992. This is the only episode of Seinfeld to be directed by one of the show's stars, Jason Alexander, who played George Costanza.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Samaritan_(Seinfeld)

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114. THE PILOT (1, 1993)

 

 

”The Pilot" is the two-part season finale episode of the fourth season of Seinfeld. It makes up the 63rd and 64th episodes and first aired on May 20, 1993.

 

This two-part episode aired at an earlier time, 8:00 PM, to make room for the two-hour finale of Cheers, whose timeslot would be claimed by Seinfeld at the start of the new fall season. Approximately 32 million people watched this episode (both parts) when it initially aired, and the show became a major ratings grab for its next five seasons.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilot_(Seinfeld)

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113. THE ALTERNATIVE SIDE (1991)

 

 

 

”The Alternate Side" is the 28th episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the 10th episode of the show's third season. It aired on December 4, 1991.

 

The episode was written by Larry David and Bill Masters; it was directed by Tom Cherones. The idea for the Woody Allen story came from David's experiences working with Allen; he briefly appeared in Radio Days (1987) and New York Stories (1989). He would later appear in a lead role in Whatever Works (2009). The episode repeatedly uses the line "these pretzels are making me thirsty," one of the first popular lines to emerge from the show, which inspired fans to throw pretzels during Jerry Seinfeld's stand-up comedy performances during the few months following its premiere.

 

In 2012, Jerry Seinfeld identified this as his least favorite episode, saying the stroke patient storyline made him feel uncomfortable.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alternate_Side

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