Season 1 of Seinfeld

This article presents the guide of the episodes (of pilot 001 to the 005) of the first season of the Televised series Seinfeld .

The series Seinfeld began in 1989 by a pilot episode, which was followed a few months later of a small first season of four episodes only, each one during 22 minutes.

N.B.: the order presented hereafter follows the chronology of the production, such as appearing on DVD, and not that of the first diffusion of the episodes to the the United States; however, the usual reference is mentioned (mention Diff° ), in order to be able to refer if necessary to specialized Internet sites.

Season 1 of Seinfeld - Season 2 of Seinfeld - Season 3 of Seinfeld - Season 4 of Seinfeld - Season 5 of Seinfeld

Pilot episode: the Cold shower

  • original Title : Good News, Bad News
  • Number (S) : 1 -/Diff°1x01
  • Scenario writer (S) : Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld
  • Realizer (S) : Art Wolf
  • Diffusion (S) :
  • Invited (be) :
  • Summarized : Jerry questions his/her friend George on interpretation to make signs given by the women: friendship or more? A knowledge in him, Laura, will come to New York and it does not know how to behave because it is interested by a sentimental relation with it. Laura unloads at his place to spend the night, gives several signs (it removes its shoes, lowers the light, asks wine) without ambiguity for Jerry, for finally receiving a call of sound servant boy-friend . Jerry includes/understands there nothing any more…
  • Commentaire :
* The Seinfeld Chronicles (generic title of the pilot) was the title planned for the series; it was not retained.
*Au generic (with Jerry Seinfeld in particular), the actress Lee Garlington plays the part of the Claire waitress, role which was not then maintained like even recurring main character nor.
* Kramer, the neighbor of Jerry, names Kessler in this only episode. Its personality makes surface immediately: Jerry makes fun of him as what it would never have left the building since 10 years!
*Le character of Elaine Benes does not appear in the pilot episode.
*Cet episode is intersected with sketches of Jerry, mode which will last some episodes, then to disappear.
*Les very first dialogs - discussions between Jerry and George - launch the central theme of the series, “to treat anything”, in fact here the buttons of the shirt of George then the fact of leaving with a woman.
*On learns that Jerry follows the occupation of actor of cabaret, that George works in the real estate.
*La personality of George in this first episode is not that which one will be able to observe thereafter: it is much surer of him, more lucid, it advises Jerry, it is not yet the caricature which one will learn how to know…
*Éléments recurring series appearing in this episode: the fact that all enter to Jerry without striking, cereals.
notable *Dialogist (because that will return):
George: - In thesis matters, you never C what your instincts Tel. you. Always, always C the opposite!
Jerry: - This is how you operate?
George: - Yeah, I wish…
(- never your instinct listens, always make the opposite! - It is your way of doing? - I would like…)

Episode 2: the Bore

  • original Title : Male-Unbonding
  • Number (S) : 1 - 2/Diff°1x04
  • Scenario writer (S) : Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld
  • Realizer (S) : Tom Cherones
  • Diffusion (S) :
  • Invited (be) :
  • Summarized : Jerry does not know how to demolish itself of a comrade of childhood which requests it too much and which he really does not appreciate (one does not separate from a buddy like boyfriend !). It decides to say it to him the eyes in the eyes, but that occurs badly, his/her bright Joel buddy in sobs. To be made forgive, it invites it to a match of Baseball. Not an good idea of the whole…
    George panic because, because of an awkwardness with a dental floss, it wanted to catch up with the blow with his/her boyfriend (by telling him “I like you”) and does not know any more what to make…
    Kramer lance its idea of pizzeria self-service store, “where you made your Pizza yourself”…
  • Commentaire :
    • As of this true first episode of the first season, the title of the series is Seinfeld .
    • As of this episode, only four actors are quoted with the credits of beginning: Jerry Seinfeld (in its own role), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine), Michael Richards (Kramer) and Jason Alexander ace George (Costanza).
    • In English, this episode is the only one begin with the word The .
    • It is learned that Jerry and Elaine are close friends after being left ensemble.
    • Notable counterpart of Jerry which explains why, child, he was good friend with Joel:
    - I would' ve been friends with Stalin yew He had has table tennis counts!
    (- I would have been friendly with Stalin if it had had a table of table tennis.)

Episode 3: Jealousy

  • original Title : The Stakeout
  • Number (S) : 1 - 3/Diff°1x02
  • Scenario writer (S) : Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld
  • Realizer (S) : Tom Cherones
  • Diffusion (S) :
  • Invited (be) :
  • Summarized : Jerry and Elaine engage reciprocally, him to accompany it with the birthday by a friend, it with a family celebration of Jerry. To this birthday, Jerry falls under the charm from a guest, but it is accompanied by Elaine, which is not his/her boyfriend: how to render comprehensible it with this other woman? Finally it knows of her only the name of the firm which employs it. He and George will await it at the exit at midday… Elaine, as a former boyfriend, reproaches Jerry for having dredged in front of it…
  • Commentaire :
    • One hears the thoughts of Jerry from time to time, mode which will be rather often used in the série.
    • One becomes acquainted with the parents of Jerry, Morty and Helen, characters recurring. The actor, Phil Burns, will hold the role of the father only in this episode and will be remplacé.
    • Notable dialog (because that will return in the series) when Jerry and George seek an excuse for their presence in the building where this woman works:
    George - To see me, I work in the building
    Jerry: - What C you C?
    George - I' m year architect!
    Jerry: - You' Re year architect?
    George: - I amndt not?
    (- to meet me, I work in this building. - And you do what there? - I am a Architecte! - You are an architect? - Ah not?!)

Episode 4: Burgling

  • original Title : The Robbery
  • Number (S) : 1 - 4/Diff°1x03
  • Scenario writer (S) : Matt Goldman
  • Realizer (S) : Tom Cherones
  • Diffusion (S) :
  • Invited (be) :
  • Summarized : Jerry leaves a few days and Elaine will keep its apartment. Besides she asks George if it is not informed of a free apartment for it because it is not satisfied with her current joint tenant. On its return, Jerry notes that he was burglarized. It is Kramer which left the open door! Elaine, George and Jerry visit a very beautiful empty apartment and as well Jerry as George are interested (Elaine will be satisfied to take again the apartment forsaken by one or the other). They play it pile or face and Jerry gain. Finally, both give up. The three friends are invited to the house warming of new the tenant of the coveted apartment and the reasons to regret their choice are many…
  • Commentaire :
    • Kramer makes its first entry thundering in the apartment of Jerry.
    • Kramer follows on television The Bold and the Beautiful , a Soap operated interminable (badly translated in the subtitles of the DVD into the Beautiful one and the bald person whereas the French version is entitled Top Models or Amour, glory and beauty ).
    • The pile or face makes it possible to the televiewer to make knowledge with the bad faith (which will become) legendary of George.
    • Notable counterpart of Jerry which, after burgling, explains to Kramer (which left the open door) which is the principal defect of this very dear lock which it made install with its door:
    - It has only one design flaw: THE DOOR MUST BE CLOSED!
    (- the lock has one defect: THE DOOR MUST BE CLOSED!)

Episode 5: Joys of the purse

  • original Title : The Stock Tip
  • Number (S) : 1 - 5/Diff°1x05
  • Scenario writer (S) : Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld
  • Realizer (S) : Tom Cherones
  • Diffusion (S) :
  • Invited (be) :
  • Summarized : Elaine is allergic to the hairs of the Chat S of his/her Robert boyfriend. On a council of a knowledge of George, him and Jerry invest with the purse. The course of the acquired action will not stop falling and Jerry is demolished some with losses. George waits and the course goes up: it gains a small sum with that! Jerry leaves with Vanessa (the woman without name episode 002), but it is bored already…
  • Commentaire :
    • An invention mild nutter of Kramer to replace the dirtied ties…
    • Typical character trait of George: its behavior towards the tips…
    • Recurring elements: Superman is quoted for the first time.

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