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{ Rating: 4.5 out of 5 } | Seinfeld Seasons One and Two
I am a newcomer to Seinfeld. I knew the basic concept of the show but never watched episodes. Not only is the show impressive, so is this DVD set. Seinfeld really is "the show about nothing", if you're looking for sophisticated humor this isn't it. If that's your type of thing, you should definitely watch Frasier. Even though this DVD set includes season one and season two, there are only eighteen episodes. But the DVD makes up for that with very informative extras which I'll discuss later in my review. I love how the simplest problem could become bigger and bigger as the episode goes on. It's just so entertaining and the cast do an excellent job in my opinion. One of my favorite episodes was from season one entitled "the Baby Shower." But it's hard to describe my favorite part because there are three subplots for Jerry, Elaine and George. And that's another thing, many times the whole episode feels like a subplot but each subplot is combined together brilliantly which makes for fantastic viewing.
The bonus features are some of the best I've seen for a show on DVD, there are just so many. But fortunately it doesn't get confusing finding the one you want. When you select what episode you want to watch on the episode menu, another menu pops up which also lets you select the bonus feature you want to watch that's made for that episode. But if you just want to watch all the extras at once, there is an extras menu which has them all listed there as well. Speaking of extras, here are what the usual extras are for this set. There are audio commentaries with the cast, writers, and creator Larry David, also included with each episode are production notes which will pop up every once in a while, there informative but they can get distracting after a while. There also is a five minute segment featured for most of the episodes called the "Inside Look", which just briefly discusses the episodes plot, and filming it, these are very interesting. The rest are bloopers, promos, some old, hard to find Jerry Seinfeld stand-up footage and an hour long documentary on how Seinfeld was created. In all, just a ton of fantastic interesting bonus features that I'm sure you'll enjoy.
Each disc is placed in a separate slim case and the discs episode descriptions and extras are featured on the back. Down below I'll list season one and two's episode descriptions. Just saying, on the DVD the episodes are listed by production number, I'm listing them by their original airdate. "The Stranded" (Included on this set) was first aired in season three.
The Seinfeld Chronicles (Pilot) - Airdate: 7/5/1989 - Jerry is excited that a woman he met on the road is coming to visit him in New York. However, he has a tough time discerning whether her intentions are romantic or platonic.
The Stakeout - 5/31/1990 - When Jerry goes to a birthday party with Elaine, he meets a woman he'd like to ask out, but doesn't get the chance to. When she leaves before he gets a chance to find out her name, he and George stakeout her office building.
The Robbery - Airdate: 6/7/1990 - When Jerry's apartment gets robbed, he decides to move out. George shows him a great apartment, which he plans to take... that is, until George expresses his own desire for the apartment.
Male Unbonding - Airdate: 6/14/1990 - Jerry ponders a few courses of action when he sees that he no longer has anything in common with a clingy and obnoxious childhood friend.
The Stock Tip - Airdate: 6/21/1990 - Jerry and George invest based on an insider stock tip, but then lose touch with their inside source. A nervous Jerry lets the declining stock ruin his weekend away with Vanessa, while George decides he's all in.
The Ex-Girlfriend - Airdate: 1/23/1991 - Jerry begins to date George's ex - girlfriend before he discovers how clingy she is.
The Pony Remark - Airdate: 1/30/1991 - Jerry worries that he may have killed an old relative, after he offends her with an off-the-cuff comment about hating kids who had ponies growing up.
The Jacket - Airdate: 2/6/1991 - Jerry splurges on an expensive new suede jacket, but the colorful inner lining leaves something to be desired. When Elaine does Kramer a favor, Jerry and George get stuck alone with Elaine's intimidating, curmudgeonly father.
The Phone Message - Airdate: 2/13/1991 - George regrets not going upstairs for "coffee" after a date, and proceeds to leave his girlfriend a series of increasingly embarrassing phone messages.
The Apartment - 4/4/1991 - Jerry helps Elaine get the apartment above his, but later regrets doing so. George's experiment of wearing a wedding band to attract women goes horribly awry.
The Statue - Airdate: 4/11/1991 - Jerry finds a statue in a box of his grandfather's old things that George wants to replace a similar one he broke as a child. When Jerry hires the boyfriend of an author Elaine is working with, to clean his apartment, the cleaning job is spectacular, but the statue goes missing.
The Revenge - Airdate: 4/18/1991 - George quits his job in a huff, but comes to regret the decision, and is later humiliated by his boss. Jerry believes that the man at the Laundromat has stolen a large sum of money from his laundry bag. Employing Elaine's and Kramer's help, respectively, they each plan revenge.
The Heart Attack - Airdate: 4/25/1991 - George thinks he's had a heart attack. The doctor tells him otherwise, but he might want to get his tonsils and adenoids removed. George not wanting to deal with the cost and the procedure decides to take Kramer's advice of going to see a naturalist, which only makes the situation worse.
The Deal - Airdate: 5/2/1991 - Jerry and Elaine establish a new set of ground rules so they can remain friends but still sleep with each other often.
The Baby Shower - Airdate: 5/16/1991 - When Jerry goes out of town, Elaine uses his apartment for the baby shower of a woman George once dated. However, the party goes awry when Kramer shows up to install illegal cable, Jerry's trip is cancelled, and George intends to confront the mother-to-be for mistreating him on their date years earlier.
The Chinese Restaurant - Airdate: 5/23/1991 - Jerry, Elaine, and George endure a series of misadventures while waiting to get a table at a Chinese restaurant.
The Busboy - Airdate: 6/26/1991 - George continuously yet inadvertently meddles in the life of a busboy. Elaine has a man come to visit her for a week and she soon finds is far too long for her liking.
The Stranded - Airdate: 11/27/1991 - Jerry & Elaine go to a party with George, while there they send signals to each other to get out of bad party conversations. Afterward, George abandons them there, when he leaves with a co-worker he has a chance with.
This is a terrific show with a great beginning if you ask me, and I definitely recommend this show to anyone who wants to laugh.
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