Seinfeld (season 2)

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Seinfeld Season 2
The front cover of the Seinfeld: Season 1 & 2 DVD boxset. The first two seasons were sold together as one boxset.
Country of origin	United States
Network	NBC
Original run	January 23, 1991 – June 26, 1991
No. of episodes	12
DVD release date	Region 1:November 23, 2004 Region 2:November 1, 2004 Region 4:October 18, 2004
Previous season	Season 1
Next season	Season 3

Seinfeld's second season originally aired between January 23, 1991 and June 26, 1991, beginning with the episode "The Ex-Girlfriend".

The Seinfeld Series consists of several main seasons, this guide is to organize the episodes of 'Season 2' which was originally aired through 1991.

Season 1 & 2 DVD box set was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on November 23, 2004 thirteen years after it had completed broadcast on television.^[1] As well as every episode from the two seasons, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, Animatics, exclusive stand-up material, and commentaries.^[2]

Contents 1 Production 2 Awards 3 Episodes 4 Reference 5 External links

[edit] Production

Seinfeld was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and distributed by Columbia Pictures Television and Columbia TriStar Television (now Sony Pictures Television) and was aired of NBC in the US. The executive producers were Larry David, George Shapiro, and Howard West with Tom Garnmill and Max Pross as supervising producers. Bruce Kirschbaum was the executive consultant.^[3] This season was directed by Tom Cherones. This season was largely written by Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld, with Larry Charles and Peter Mehlman writing one episode each.

The series was set predominantly in an apartment block on New York City's Upper West Side; however, the second season was shot and mostly filmed in CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California.^[4] The show features Jerry Seinfeld as himself, Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes, and Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer.^[5] Barney Martin replaced Phil Bruns as Jerry's Father starting this season.^[6]

[edit] Awards

Main article: Seinfeld awards and nominations

Season two received three Emmy nominations. The episodes "The Pony Remark" was nominated for "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series" and "Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series"; the episode "The Deal" was also nominated for "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series".^[7]

[edit] Episodes

Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original airdate[8]	Production code[9]	Season#	Series#
"The Ex-Girlfriend"	Tom Cherones	Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld	January 23, 1991	201	1	6
Jerry begins seeing George's ex-girlfriend, Marlene, whom George finds annoying. Marlene breaks up with Jerry after seeing his act.
"The Pony Remark"	Tom Cherones	Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld	January 30, 1991	202	2	7
Jerry makes an off-color remark ("I hate anyone who ever had a pony when they were growing up!") at an aunt's dinner, which subsequently may have led to her death. Much to the disgust of Elaine, he has difficulty deciding whether to go to her funeral, or to a championship softball game. Meanwhile, Kramer and Jerry bet over whether or not Kramer will rebuild his apartment so that it has multiple levels. Kramer changes his mind and decides not to build levels, arguing that since he didn't attempt it, the bet was invalid.
"The Jacket"	Tom Cherones	Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld	February 6, 1991	205	3	8
Jerry wears an expensive jacket when he meets Elaine's father, but an argument ensues when Jerry is reluctant to wear it outside during a snowfall.
"The Phone Message"	Tom Cherones	Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld	February 13, 1991	207	4	9
George is concerned when his girlfriend doesn't return his calls. He begins leaving angry, almost hostile messages on her machine. Later, he discovers that she was out of town at the time and unable to check her messages. Before she can hear the messages and break up with George, he and Jerry create a plan to get into her apartment and switch the tape. The plan (barely) succeeds, just in time for George to learn that she already heard the messages and found them funny, adding that she "loves jokes like that."
"The Apartment"	Tom Cherones	Peter Mehlman	April 4, 1991	208	5	10
Elaine is depressed about the low-quality of her apartment, when Jerry overhears the two managers of his building discussing a death that makes an apartment available. Shocked by the low rent, Jerry immediately tells Elaine that he will be able to get her the apartment. Though at first excited, Jerry later realizes how intrusive Elaine might become. Meanwhile, George hears about the effect a man with a wedding ring has on a woman, and starts wearing one to see what happens. This plan backfires, as he discovers that wearing the ring is actually causing women who would otherwise date him to reject him.
"The Statue (Pilot)"	Tom Cherones	Larry Charles	April 11, 1991	210	6	11
Jerry receives some old possessions of his grandfather. Among them is a statue that looks just like one George's family had, until George broke it. Jerry promises that George can have it, but leaves it in his apartment for a few days. Jerry later has his apartment cleaned by Ray, the boyfriend of Elaine's client Rava. Jerry and Elaine go to Ray's apartment, where Jerry sees the statue. He calls Kramer to see whether or not it is missing from his apartment. It is, and the group believes that Ray stole it. Kramer chooses to go to Ray's apartment, dressed as Joe Friday, and pretends to be a cop and retrieves the statue from the apartment. Kramer returns the statue to a grateful George, but George winds up dropping it when Kramer gives him a friendly slap on the back.
"The Revenge"	Tom Cherones	Larry David	April 18, 1991	212	7	12
George quits his job after tiring of his demanding boss; he immediately regrets his decision. Hence, he returns to the workplace, pretending that the event had never occurred, and is fired for the second time. Jerry is irked to discover that the money he had hidden in his laundry bag went missing subsequently to his going to the laundromat. He immediately blames the owner, who claims no responsibility, pointing to a sign that states this. Jerry is furious, and, with the help of Kramer, plots to pour a bag of cement into the washing machine. After the prank was pulled, Jerry's money turned up in Kramer's laundry bag.
"The Heart Attack"	Tom Cherones	Larry Charles	April 25, 1991	211	8	13
George thinks he is having a heart attack but actually needs a tonsillectomy, leading Kramer to recommend a holistic healer as a better alternative. After comparing the cost of an expensive operation in the hospital, which would cost $4000-$5000, and the holistic treatment, which would cost $38, George decides to go with Kramer's advice. George, Kramer and Jerry meet the holistic healer. The healer gives George tea to heal his tonsil problem, but gets sick from drinking the tea and is rushed to the hospital. The ambulance gets into an accident and George and Jerry are found in the hospital in neck braces.
"The Deal"	Tom Cherones	Larry David	May 2, 1991	213	9	14
Elaine and Jerry renew their sexual relationship after coming across a soft-core pornographic film, but to protect their friendship, they set ground rules for their future escapades. They pride themselves on having finally come up with the perfect template for having sex while remaining friends, though George doubts that their deal can work. On Elaine's birthday Jerry inadvertently offends Elaine by giving her $182 in cash as a gift and a card. Kramer, on the other hand, gets Elaine a bench which she had wanted. Jerry wants to end the agreement, but Elaine admits that she wants a full-fledged relationship and can no longer conform to the established rules. Realizing that he and Elaine can't simply go back to being friends that easily, Jerry re-instigates their romantic relationship.
"The Baby Shower"	Tom Cherones	Larry Charles	May 16, 1991	204	10	15
Elaine holds a baby shower for a friend at Jerry's apartment. George is excited, because he finds the baby shower to be the perfect opportunity to "tell off" the woman who gave him "unequivocally, the worst date of [his] life" by pouring Bosco chocolate sauce on his red sweater. These plans prove unsuccessful, as he cannot muster the courage necessary to do so. Ironically, a woman at the party does to Jerry what George had planned to do. Meanwhile, Kramer tries to convince Jerry to pirate cable television to watch the Mets home games. When the Russian cable providers show up, they ruin the shower.
"The Chinese Restaurant"	Tom Cherones	Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld	May 23, 1991	206	11	16
Jerry, George and Elaine decide to get dinner without reservations at a Chinese restaurant before seeing Plan 9 From Outer Space but are repeatedly stymied by the maître d'. After they are repeatedly told they will receive a table in "5, 10 minutes", a starving Elaine mentions that she is so hungry that she would eat food off of another patrons plate so Jerry wagers $50 if she does. Elaine approaches a table and tells them her friends would give her $50 to eat one of their egg-rolls and she was willing to give them $25 of it. They question her as she walked away, losing the wager. Jerry, having lied to his uncle that he couldn't make it to dinner, sees his uncle's receptionist at the restaurant. Realizing his cover is blown, he decides that he might as well call his uncle and have dinner with him after all. George and Elaine both agree to leave. As soon as they leave, the maitre d' calls their names.
"The Busboy"	Tom Cherones	Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld	June 26, 1991	203	12	17
Jerry, George, and Elaine are at dinner when a menu on an adjacent table catches on fire. George puts it out and explains to the manager that the busboy left the menu too close to a candle and Elaine jokingly declares she is never eating there again. The busboy is subsequently fired, upsetting Elaine and George. George and Kramer later go to his apartment to apologize, only to accidentally let his cat out of the apartment. A few days later, the busboy comes to see George, and tells him that there was an explosion at the restaurant, killing five employees, including the busboy hired to replace him. He thanks George for saving his life, only to be seriously injured on his way out of the building.

[edit] Reference

[edit] External links

• Seinfeld.com, the Official Site from Sony Pictures Television
• Wikia has a wiki on this subject: Seinfeld
• Seinfeld at the Internet Movie Database

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