The in-show character is a mild germophobe and neat freak as well as an avid Superman, New York Mets, and breakfast cereal fan.

Jerry Seinfeld (himself) – Jerry is a 'minor celeb' stand-up comedian who is often depicted as ' the voice of reason' amid the general insanity generated by the people in his world.

Quotes from numerous episodes have become catchphrases in popular culture.Ĭast Main Jerry Seinfeld (upper left) Jason Alexander (upper right) Michael Richards (lower right) Julia Louis-Dreyfus (lower left) E! named it the 'Number 1 reason the '90s ruled'. In 2013, the Writers Guild of America voted it the second best-written TV series of all time (second to The Sopranos). Its most renowned episodes include ' The Chinese Restaurant', ' The Soup Nazi', ' The Parking Garage', ' The Marine Biologist', and ' The Contest'. It has been ranked among television's best shows in publications such as Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone and TV Guide. Seinfeld is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential shows of all time. Only two other shows– I Love Lucy and The Andy Griffith Show–have finished their runs at the top of the ratings. A favorite among critics, the series led the Nielsen ratings in Seasons 6 and 9 and finished among the top two (with NBC's ER) every year from 1994 to 1998. It was largely written by David and Seinfeld and script writers.

The series was produced by West-Shapiro Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment and distributed by Columbia Pictures Television. He asked Larry David, a fellow comedian and friend, to help create a premise for a sitcom. Interspersed in earlier episodes are moments of stand-up comedy from the fictional Jerry Seinfeld, frequently using the episode's events for material.Īs a rising comedian in the late 1980s, Jerry Seinfeld was presented with an opportunity to create a show with NBC. It has been described as 'a show about nothing', often focusing on the minutiae of daily life. Seinfeld is set mostly in an apartment building in Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York City. The show's ensemble cast stars Seinfeld as a fictionalized version of himself and focuses on his personal life with three of his friends: best friend George Costanza ( Jason Alexander), former girlfriend Elaine Benes ( Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and neighbor from across the hall, Cosmo Kramer ( Michael Richards). It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, for nine seasons consisting of 180 episodes. Seinfeld ( / ˈ s aɪ n f ɛ l d/ SYNE-feld) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld.

Fred Barron Productions (1990, season 1).

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