![]() ![]() The exchange ends up being a perfect vehicle for George to show off his petty narcissism - and for Kramer to flaunt his collection of shipwreck and bear attack books. When George loses out on an incredible new apartment due to the board’s decision to give it to a shipwreck survivor, he attempts to change their minds by arguing that the mishaps he endured throughout the show’s first eight seasons were worse than being stuck on the Andrea Doria. The true brilliance of “Seinfeld” stemmed from its ability to express the way modern life often makes the slightest of inconveniences feel like insurmountable challenges. “The Andrea Doria” (Season 8, Episode 10) With the caveat that cherry-picking any series as fantastic as “Seinfeld” is an exercise in futility (or should we say, fusilli-ty?): Here are the 40 best “Seinfeld” episodes, from “The Bottle Deposit” and “The Invitations” to “The Merv Griffin Show” and “The Contest.”Įditor’s note: The following was original publishing on Augand has been updated multiple times since. Depending on the day, watching “Seinfeld” is either a hilarious lesson about what not to do or a sobering look in the mirror. Jerry and his Upper West Side friends represent the worst parts of all of us: they spend their relatively easy lives nitpicking every inconvenient detail, they judge everyone by standards that they themselves could never meet, and they gradually let the mundanities of everyday life turn them into monsters. And then of course there’s Michael Richards’ Kramer, the ball of manic energy in human form who lives across the hall from Jerry and splits his time between shamelessly mooching and devising elaborate schemes.įor years the series has been defined by its own tongue-in-cheek moniker that it’s merely a “show about nothing,” but it’s hard to find a work of art that did a better job of explaining human nature in the 21st century. Julia Louis-Dreyfus was equally excellent as Elaine Benes, Jerry’s ex-girlfriend turned close confidante whose misadventures as a single woman working in publishing afforded her countless opportunities to share her strong opinions. The comedian starred opposite Jason Alexander’s George Constanza, an unapologetically selfish Queens native who displayed true brilliance in his attempts to avoid work, accountability, and anything resembling human virtue. But while the observational humor that fueled Seinfeld’s standup career was at the core of the show, the real stars were Jerry’s eccentric friends. Seinfeld played a fictional version of himself across nine stellar seasons, with “Seinfeld” racking up 10 Emmys (and an additional 68 nominations) during its 180-episode run. A cultural phenomenon during its original run that became one of the most quoted shows of the past quarter century, “Seinfeld” is a work of art that remains in a class of its own. We might be living in the era of Peak TV, but there’s no denying that multi-camera sitcoms peaked from Jto May 14, 1998. ![]()
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