Seinfeld finally breaks out as NBC’s premier comedy in its fourth season, delivering some of the show’s best and most iconic episodes (not there’s anything wrong with that). In a rather daring move, the show attempts a parody of its own real-life creation by having a season long arc following Jerry and George as they pitch and develop a sitcom pilot for NBC. Featuring such classic episodes as “The Trip,” “The Bubble Boy,” “The Contest,” “The Outing,” and “The Pilot,” the writers make a concerted effort to get creative and take the show to new places. There are also a number of guest stars featured, including Corbin Bernsen, George Wendt, Clint Howard, Brian Doyle-Murray, Denise Richards, Teri Hatcher, and Jeremy Piven. Incredibly funny, Season 4 of Seinfeld moves the series into the more surreal, yet the laughs “are real and they’re spectacular.”
Maybe my funny bone has changed or Jerry Seinfeld is not funny. There is no structure to the episodes until this season but even those are a bit fragmented. I feel like Kramer is funny but only because he is crazy. But sometimes he’s more sane than Jerry and co. (Elaine and George). I feel as all 4 of them have destroyed some poor person’s life in one way or another. Kramer more than most. Vomiting on people. Burning someone house down. Just to name a few.
The show shows them as such great communicators that they tell each other about who they are dating and who they have a crush on but none of them could figure out that Elaine at one point was dating a maniac Joe Davola. And their pitch to the director of NBC is truly this show it is about nothing. And the jokes that Jerry does at the comedy club are not that great. Ex. People’s age should determine the speed of their cars. If you’re 80 then let them drive at 80. Or how about long ago a person average age was 30, not 72 as it is today. At that time 30 was the new 72. Not a funny joke!
As was the previous season, this one is very funny!
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This is the season in my opinion where Seinfeld started getting really consistently great. This season has a large number of standout episodes, including the Contest, the Bubble Boy, and the Junior Mint; it also has some of my personal favorites such as the Pick and the Handicap Spot.