“Well let’s start the insanity.” Taking over the coveted Cheers timeslot, Seinfeld became the anchor for NBC’s comedy lineup in its fifth season. Despite the tremendous success of last season’s season long story-arc, the show returns to a conventional episodic format; though there are a few continuing story threats, such as George moving back in with his parents and Kramer writing a coffee table book. On the other hand, with the success of last season’s “The Contest,” the humor gets even more risqué with talks about faking, pulling “it” out, and shrinkage. Also, the show experiments with end credit scenes (as opposed to Jerry’s standup). Featuring “The Puffy Shirt,” “The Lip Reader,” “The Marine Biologist,” “The Raincoats,” and “The Opposite,” the writers keep the laughs coming and introduce several new recurring characters, including Poppy, Mickey, and George’s father (recast as Jerry Stiller). Additionally, the list of guest stars is quite impressive, and features Lisa Edelstein, Marlee Matlin, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Al Roker, Jami Gertz, Courteney Cox, Judge Reinhold, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Regis Philbin. With the full support of the network behind it, Seinfeld gets even more outlandishly hilarious in its fifth season.
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“Well let’s start the insanity.” Taking over the coveted Cheers timeslot, Seinfeld became the anchor for NBC’s comedy lineup in its fifth season. Despite the tremendous success of last season’s season long story-arc, the show returns to a conventional episodic format; though there are a few continuing story threats, such as George moving back in with his parents and Kramer writing a coffee table book. On the other hand, with the success of last season’s “The Contest,” the humor gets even more risqué with talks about faking, pulling “it” out, and shrinkage. Also, the show experiments with end credit scenes (as opposed to Jerry’s standup). Featuring “The Puffy Shirt,” “The Lip Reader,” “The Marine Biologist,” “The Raincoats,” and “The Opposite,” the writers keep the laughs coming and introduce several new recurring characters, including Poppy, Mickey, and George’s father (recast as Jerry Stiller). Additionally, the list of guest stars is quite impressive, and features Lisa Edelstein, Marlee Matlin, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Al Roker, Jami Gertz, Courteney Cox, Judge Reinhold, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Regis Philbin. With the full support of the network behind it, Seinfeld gets even more outlandishly hilarious in its fifth season.