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|first_aired=September 19, 1996 |
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|last_aired=May 15, 1997 |
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''Seinfeld'' was produced by [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] and distributed by [[Columbia Pictures Television]] and [[Columbia TriStar Television]] (now [[Sony Pictures Television]]) and aired on [[NBC]] in the US. The executive producers were [[Jerry Seinfeld]], [[George Shapiro]], and Howard West with [[Tom Gammill]] and [[Max Pross]] as supervising producers. Bruce Kirschbaum was the executive consultant.<ref name="Seinfeld Credits">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/about/?sl=show_credits|title=The Seinfeld Crew and Credits at Seinfeld Official Site|publisher=Sony Pictures|accessdate=2008-04-30}}</ref> This season was directed by [[Andy Ackerman]]. |
''Seinfeld'' was produced by [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] and distributed by [[Columbia Pictures Television]] and [[Columbia TriStar Television]] (now [[Sony Pictures Television]]) and aired on [[NBC]] in the US. The executive producers were [[Jerry Seinfeld]], [[George Shapiro]], and Howard West with [[Tom Gammill]] and [[Max Pross]] as supervising producers. Bruce Kirschbaum was the executive consultant.<ref name="Seinfeld Credits">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/about/?sl=show_credits|title=The Seinfeld Crew and Credits at Seinfeld Official Site|publisher=Sony Pictures|accessdate=2008-04-30}}</ref> This season was directed by [[Andy Ackerman]]. |
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The series was set predominantly in an apartment block on New York City's [[Upper West Side]]; however, the eighth season was shot and mostly filmed in CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California.<ref name="The Stock Tip episode">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/episode_guide/?sl=episode&ep=105|title=The Stock Tip episode at Seinfeld Official Site|publisher=Sony Pictures|accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref> The show features [[Jerry Seinfeld]] as [[Jerry Seinfeld (character)|himself]], and a host of Jerry's friends and acquaintances, which include [[George Costanza]], [[Elaine Benes]], and [[Cosmo Kramer]], portrayed by [[Jason Alexander]], [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] and [[Michael Richards]], respectively.<ref>{{cite news|title= |
The series was set predominantly in an apartment block on New York City's [[Upper West Side]]; however, the eighth season was shot and mostly filmed in CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California.<ref name="The Stock Tip episode">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/episode_guide/?sl=episode&ep=105|title=The Stock Tip episode at Seinfeld Official Site|publisher=Sony Pictures|accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref> The show features [[Jerry Seinfeld]] as [[Jerry Seinfeld (character)|himself]], and a host of Jerry's friends and acquaintances, which include [[George Costanza]], [[Elaine Benes]], and [[Cosmo Kramer]], portrayed by [[Jason Alexander]], [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] and [[Michael Richards]], respectively.<ref>{{cite news|title=Seinfeld and nihilism|url=http://www.nd.edu/~observer/12031999/News/5.html|date=1999-12-03|accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref> |
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The departure of [[Larry David]] from the production and writing team led to Seinfeld himself taking almost complete creative control of the show. As a result, the show began to remove itself from the 'show about nothing' format it had begun life as, and took a far more [[absurdism|absurdist]], [[surrealism|surreal]] stylistic turn. Regardless of the change, the show still stood at the top of the [[Nielsen ratings|ratings]] for the entire season.<ref name="A History of Seinfeld">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A3913625]</ref> It is also notable as being the first season where Jerry Seinfeld's [[stand-up comedy|stand-up routines]] are not present. Seinfeld cites that this is due to him being too busy writing episodes to create additional stand-up material.<ref name="Seinfeld Season 8">http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/ling/_/topics/sf8.htm</ref> |
The departure of [[Larry David]] from the production and writing team led to Seinfeld himself taking almost complete creative control of the show. As a result, the show began to remove itself from the 'show about nothing' format it had begun life as, and took a far more [[absurdism|absurdist]], [[surrealism|surreal]] stylistic turn. Regardless of the change, the show still stood at the top of the [[Nielsen ratings|ratings]] for the entire season.<ref name="A History of Seinfeld">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A3913625]</ref> It is also notable as being the first season where Jerry Seinfeld's [[stand-up comedy|stand-up routines]] are not present. Seinfeld cites that this is due to him being too busy writing episodes to create additional stand-up material.<ref name="Seinfeld Season 8">http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/ling/_/topics/sf8.htm</ref> |
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|Title=[[The Foundation (Seinfeld)|The Foundation]] |
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|DirectedBy=[[Andy Ackerman]] |
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|WrittenBy=[[Alec Berg]] & [[Jeff Schaffer]] |
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|OriginalAirDate=September 19, 1996 |
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|ProdCode=801 |
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|Viewers=33.7<ref name="USA Today staff 1996-09-25">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19960916-19961027_TVRatings.pdf#page=2|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1996-09-25|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=135 |
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|ShortSummary=While George would rather forget his [[fiancee]] Susan's tragic demise, Susan's parents want to keep her memory alive by creating a foundation. Jerry reunites with Dolores (aka "Mulva") from ''[[The Junior Mint]]''. J. Peterman has a nervous breakdown and leaves Elaine in charge, and Kramer becomes a [[martial arts]] expert. |
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|Title=[[The Soul Mate]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=[[Peter Mehlman]] |
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|OriginalAirDate=September 26, 1996 |
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|ProdCode=802 |
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|Viewers=33.2<ref name="USA Today staff 1996-10-02">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19960916-19961027_TVRatings.pdf#page=3|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1996-10-02|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=136 |
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|ShortSummary=Kramer falls for Jerry's girlfriend and goes to Newman for advice. Elaine tells her friends she does not want a baby after her woman friends convince her to. George thinks the foundation lawyer assumes that he killed Susan. |
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|Title=[[The Bizarro Jerry]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=[[David Mandel]] |
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|OriginalAirDate=October 3, 1996 |
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|ProdCode=803 |
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|Viewers=31.6<ref name="USA Today staff 1996-10-09">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19960916-19961027_TVRatings.pdf#page=4|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1996-10-09|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=137 |
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|ShortSummary=Elaine has new friends who are opposites of Jerry, George and Kramer. Jerry dates a woman who has "man hands." George uses a picture of Jerry's date to meet attractive women. Kramer uses a bathroom in an office building and begins working there. |
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|Title=[[The Little Kicks]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=[[Spike Feresten]] |
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|OriginalAirDate=October 10, 1996 |
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|ProdCode=804 |
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|Viewers=32.2<ref name="USA Today staff 1996-10-16">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19960916-19961027_TVRatings.pdf#page=5|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1996-10-16|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=138 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=4 |
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|ShortSummary=Elaine holds a party for her co-workers where she loses respect when they see her dance. Jerry and Kramer go to the movies with a friend who makes [[copyright infringement|bootleg]] tapes. |
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|Title=[[The Package (Seinfeld)|The Package]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=[[Jennifer Crittenden]] |
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|OriginalAirDate=October 17, 1996 |
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|ProdCode=805 |
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|Viewers=30.1<ref name="USA Today staff 1996-10-23">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19960916-19961027_TVRatings.pdf#page=6|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1996-10-23|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=139 |
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|ShortSummary=George finds out that the woman at a photo store is looking at his pictures. He tries to impress her by getting Kramer to take seductive pictures of him. Jerry refuses delivery of a package with no return address. Elaine tries to retrieve her medical records when she begins having problems with her doctor due to her attitude. |
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|Title=[[The Fatigues]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=[[Gregg Kavet]] & [[Andy Robin]] |
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|OriginalAirDate=October 31, 1996 |
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|ProdCode=806 |
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|Viewers=30.3<ref name="USA Today staff 1996-11-06">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19961028-19961201_TVRatings.pdf#page=1|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1996-11-06|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=140 |
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|ShortSummary=Jerry is interested when he learns that his girlfriend has a mentor. George prepares to give a speech on risk management. Elaine prepares to fire a co-worker but instead promotes him when she approaches him. |
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|Title=[[The Checks]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=[[Steve O'Donnell (writer)|Steve O'Donnell]] and [[Tom Gammill]] & [[Max Pross]] |
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|OriginalAirDate=November 7, 1996 |
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|ProdCode=807 |
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|Viewers=32.0<ref name="USA Today staff 1996-11-13">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19961028-19961201_TVRatings.pdf#page=2|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1996-11-13|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=141 |
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|ShortSummary=Elaine learns her new boyfriend has some obsessive behaviors. Jerry keeps receiving checks from a guest appearance on Japanese television. Kramer warns George that his carpet cleaners are part of a religious cult. |
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|Title=[[The Chicken Roaster]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=Alec Berg & Jeff Schaffer |
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|OriginalAirDate=November 14, 1996 |
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|ProdCode=808 |
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|Viewers=34.1<ref name="USA Today staff 1996-11-20">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19961028-19961201_TVRatings.pdf#page=3|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1996-11-20|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=142 |
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|ShortSummary=A Kenny Rogers Chicken restaurant opens across from Jerry's apartment with very bright neon lights. Kramer cannot sleep because of the light and seeks solace at Jerry's where he becomes addicted to the chicken by Newman. Elaine begins using the J. Peterman expense account. George tries to score a second date with a saleswoman by leaving a large hat at her house. |
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|Title=[[The Abstinence]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=[[Steve Koren]] |
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|OriginalAirDate=November 21, 1996 |
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|ProdCode=809 |
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|Viewers=34.4<ref name="USA Today staff 1996-11-27">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19961028-19961201_TVRatings.pdf#page=4|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1996-11-27|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=143 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=9 |
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|ShortSummary=George's girlfriend has [[infectious mononucleosis]] and that they will not be able to have sex for at least 6 weeks. Jerry agrees to make an appearance at his former junior high's career day. Elaine meets a doctor who does not have a license yet. Kramer smokes in the coffee shop and is asked to leave. |
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|Title=[[The Andrea Doria]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=Spike Feresten |
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|OriginalAirDate=December 19, 1996 |
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|ProdCode=810 |
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|EpisodeNumber=144 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=10 |
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|ShortSummary=Jerry takes Kramer to his self storage space where they learn Newman has been hoarding mail. George becomes excited about a new apartment he is about to move into. Elaine is set up on a blind date who has a hard time breaking up with people. |
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|Title=[[The Little Jerry]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=Jennifer Crittenden |
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|OriginalAirDate=January 9, 1997 |
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|ProdCode=811 |
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|Viewers=34.5<ref name="USA Today staff 1997-01-15">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19961230-19970126_TVRatings.pdf#page=2|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1997-01-15|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=145 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=11 |
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|ShortSummary=Kramer gets a pet rooster he names "[[Little Jerry Seinfeld]]". George visits a woman's prison where he does not see what he had expected. Elaine discovers her boyfriend once had a full head of hair and convinces him to grow it back. A store owner exposes Jerry's bad check currently on display which raises much discussion. |
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|Title=[[The Money]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=Peter Mehlman |
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|OriginalAirDate=January 16, 1997 |
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|ProdCode=813 |
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|Viewers=37.3<ref name="USA Today staff 1997-01-22">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19961230-19970126_TVRatings.pdf#page=3|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1997-01-22|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=146 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=12 |
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|ShortSummary=Jerry's parents sell their [[Cadillac]] to a neighbor in order to give Jerry some money. Jerry quickly buys back the car but remains stuck in [[Florida]] when he does not have money to return home. George's parents announce they are moving to [[Florida]] which the Seinfelds object to. Elaine returns to her old position at work. |
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|Title=[[The Comeback (Seinfeld)|The Comeback]] |
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|DirectedBy=[[David Owen Trainor]] |
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|WrittenBy=Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin |
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|OriginalAirDate=January 30, 1997 |
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|ProdCode=812 |
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|Viewers=33.5<ref name="USA Today staff 1997-02-05">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19970127-19970302_TVRatings.pdf#page=1|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1997-02-05|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=147 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=13 |
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|ShortSummary=George has trouble thinking of a retort to one of his co-workers. Jerry buys a tennis racket believed to be used by a pro. Elaine and Kramer discuss employee picks at the video store. Kramer creates a [[living will]]. |
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|Title=[[The Van Buren Boys]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=[[Darin Henry]] |
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|OriginalAirDate=February 6, 1997 |
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|ProdCode=814 |
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|Viewers=33.8<ref name="USA Today staff 1997-02-12">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19970127-19970302_TVRatings.pdf#page=2|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1997-02-12|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=148 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=14 |
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|ShortSummary=Everyone seems to have a problem with Jerry's new girlfriend whom he sees as "perfect". George interviews students for the foundation's first academic scholarship. Elaine is asked to ghostwrite the autobiography of J. Peterman. Kramer has a run-in with infamous "Van Buren boys". |
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|Title=[[The Susie]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=David Mandel |
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|OriginalAirDate=February 13, 1997 |
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|ProdCode=815 |
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|Viewers=32.0<ref name="USA Today staff 1997-02-19">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19970127-19970302_TVRatings.pdf#page=3|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1997-02-19|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=149 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=15 |
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|ShortSummary=Elaine creates an alter ego named "Susie" who co-workers believe is actually real. Jerry's friend who once considered him a "phony" becomes a bookie. George avoids his girlfriend by screening his phone calls. |
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|Title=[[The Pothole]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=Steve O'Donnell and Dan O'Keefe |
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|OriginalAirDate=February 20, 1997 |
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|ProdCode=816 |
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|Viewers=33.8<ref name="Moore 1997-02-26">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19970127-19970302_TVRatings.pdf#page=4|title='Asteroid', 'Schindler's' help put NBC on top|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1997-02-26|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D|author=Moore, Dennis}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=150 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=16 |
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|ShortSummary=Kramer adopts a piece of a highway after he complains about a very large pothole. Jerry's girlfriend ([[Kristin Davis]]) uses a toothbrush that was once dropped in the toilet. George brags about a new key ring given to him by [[George Steinbrenner]]. |
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|Title=[[The English Patient (Seinfeld)|The English Patient]] |
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|DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman |
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|WrittenBy=Steve Koren |
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|OriginalAirDate=March 13, 1997 |
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|ProdCode=817 |
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|Viewers=31.3<ref name="USA Today staff 1997-03-19">{{cite news|url=http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19970310-19970330_TVRatings.pdf#page=1|title=Nielsen ratings|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1997-03-19|accessdate=2013-12-30|page=3D}}</ref> |
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|EpisodeNumber=151 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=17 |
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|ShortSummary=Elaine hates a movie that everyone else seems to love. Jerry is challenged by one of his father's neighbors to a series of physical challenges leading the old man to the hospital. A woman mistakes George for her boyfriend. |
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|ShortSummary=George creates a desk he can sleep in at work after having trouble sleeping. Jerry has his kitchen remodeled. Elaine's boyfriend worries about her back and buys her a mattress. Kramer begins swimming in the [[East River]] after becoming restricted at a community pool. |
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|Title=[[The Yada Yada]] |
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|WrittenBy=Peter Mehlman and Jill Franklyn |
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|OriginalAirDate=April 24, 1997 |
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|ShortSummary=George's girlfriend uses a particular phrase constantly. Jerry isn't big on his dentist's joke on being [[Jewish]]. |
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|Title=[[The Millennium (Seinfeld)|The Millennium]] |
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|OriginalAirDate=May 1, 1997 |
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|ShortSummary=Kramer makes plans for New Year's 2000 and wonders what the future may be like. Elaine gets bad service at a store and begins shopping at a similar store. Jerry learns he is on his girlfriend's speed dial. |
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|Title=[[The Muffin Tops]] |
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|OriginalAirDate=May 8, 1997 |
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|ShortSummary=Elaine tells Kramer that stories he sold to Peterman were published in his autobiography. Elaine's old boss, Mr. Lippman, steals her idea for a muffin shop. Kramer then decides to create a "Peterman Reality Tour." Jerry starts shaving his chest hair for his new girlfriend. George pretends to be a tourist in order to go out with a woman. |
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|OriginalAirDate=May 15, 1997 |
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|ShortSummary=George decides to take the summer off when he learns he can receive severance pay. Jerry and Kramer attend the [[Tony awards]] where Jerry brings a date who he fears has a boyfriend at home. Kramer fills seats at the awards and pretends to accept an award with a cast ensemble. |
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Revision as of 05:55, 1 January 2014
Seinfeld season 8 | |
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Season 8 | |
No. of episodes | 22 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | September 19, 1996 – May 15, 1997 |
Season chronology | |
Season eight of Seinfeld, an American comedy television series created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, began airing on September 19, 1996, and concluded on May 15, 1997, on NBC.
Production
Seinfeld was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and distributed by Columbia Pictures Television and Columbia TriStar Television (now Sony Pictures Television) and aired on NBC in the US. The executive producers were Jerry Seinfeld, George Shapiro, and Howard West with Tom Gammill and Max Pross as supervising producers. Bruce Kirschbaum was the executive consultant.[1] This season was directed by Andy Ackerman.
The series was set predominantly in an apartment block on New York City's Upper West Side; however, the eighth season was shot and mostly filmed in CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California.[2] The show features Jerry Seinfeld as himself, and a host of Jerry's friends and acquaintances, which include George Costanza, Elaine Benes, and Cosmo Kramer, portrayed by Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards, respectively.[3]
The departure of Larry David from the production and writing team led to Seinfeld himself taking almost complete creative control of the show. As a result, the show began to remove itself from the 'show about nothing' format it had begun life as, and took a far more absurdist, surreal stylistic turn. Regardless of the change, the show still stood at the top of the ratings for the entire season.[4] It is also notable as being the first season where Jerry Seinfeld's stand-up routines are not present. Seinfeld cites that this is due to him being too busy writing episodes to create additional stand-up material.[5]
Episodes
- The number in the first column is the episode's number within the whole series.
- The number in the second column is the episode's number within that particular season.
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date[6] | Production code[7] |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
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135 | 1 | "The Foundation" | Andy Ackerman | Alec Berg & Jeff Schaffer | September 19, 1996 | 801 | 33.7[8] |
136 | 2 | "The Soul Mate" | Andy Ackerman | Peter Mehlman | September 26, 1996 | 802 | 33.2[9] |
137 | 3 | "The Bizarro Jerry" | Andy Ackerman | David Mandel | October 3, 1996 | 803 | 31.6[10] |
138 | 4 | "The Little Kicks" | Andy Ackerman | Spike Feresten | October 10, 1996 | 804 | 32.2[11] |
139 | 5 | "The Package" | Andy Ackerman | Jennifer Crittenden | October 17, 1996 | 805 | 30.1[12] |
140 | 6 | "The Fatigues" | Andy Ackerman | Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin | October 31, 1996 | 806 | 30.3[13] |
141 | 7 | "The Checks" | Andy Ackerman | Steve O'Donnell and Tom Gammill & Max Pross | November 7, 1996 | 807 | 32.0[14] |
142 | 8 | "The Chicken Roaster" | Andy Ackerman | Alec Berg & Jeff Schaffer | November 14, 1996 | 808 | 34.1[15] |
143 | 9 | "The Abstinence" | Andy Ackerman | Steve Koren | November 21, 1996 | 809 | 34.4[16] |
144 | 10 | "The Andrea Doria" | Andy Ackerman | Spike Feresten | December 19, 1996 | 810 | N/A |
145 | 11 | "The Little Jerry" | Andy Ackerman | Jennifer Crittenden | January 9, 1997 | 811 | 34.5[17] |
146 | 12 | "The Money" | Andy Ackerman | Peter Mehlman | January 16, 1997 | 813 | 37.3[18] |
147 | 13 | "The Comeback" | David Owen Trainor | Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin | January 30, 1997 | 812 | 33.5[19] |
148 | 14 | "The Van Buren Boys" | Andy Ackerman | Darin Henry | February 6, 1997 | 814 | 33.8[20] |
149 | 15 | "The Susie" | Andy Ackerman | David Mandel | February 13, 1997 | 815 | 32.0[21] |
150 | 16 | "The Pothole" | Andy Ackerman | Steve O'Donnell and Dan O'Keefe | February 20, 1997 | 816 | 33.8[22] |
151 | 17 | "The English Patient" | Andy Ackerman | Steve Koren | March 13, 1997 | 817 | 31.3[23] |
152 | 18 | "The Nap" | Andy Ackerman | Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin | April 10, 1997 | 818 | N/A |
153 | 19 | "The Yada Yada" | Andy Ackerman | Peter Mehlman and Jill Franklyn | April 24, 1997 | 819 | 31.6[24] |
154 | 20 | "The Millennium" | Andy Ackerman | Jennifer Crittenden | May 1, 1997 | 820 | 29.3[25] |
155 | 21 | "The Muffin Tops" | Andy Ackerman | Spike Feresten | May 8, 1997 | 821 | 31.1[26] |
156 | 22 | "The Summer of George" | Andy Ackerman | Alec Berg & Jeff Schaffer | May 15, 1997 | 822 | 29.8[27] |
References
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- ^ "The Stock Tip episode at Seinfeld Official Site". Sony Pictures. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ "Seinfeld and nihilism". 1999-12-03. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
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- ^ http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/ling/_/topics/sf8.htm
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- ^ "Seinfeld Prod. Codes for all seasons". epguide.com. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. 1996-09-25. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
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- ^ "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. 1997-02-19. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ^ Moore, Dennis (1997-02-26). "'Asteroid', 'Schindler's' help put NBC on top" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ^ "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. 1997-03-19. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ^ Moore, Dennis (1997-03-19). "'Asteroid', 'Schindler's' help put NBC on top" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ^ "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. 1997-05-07. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ^ "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. 1997-05-14. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ^ "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. 1997-05-21. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-30.