the first episode of seinfeld aired on july 5, 1989.
the first episode of seinfeld aired on july 5, 1989.
when did the first episode of seinfeld air?
july 5 , 1989
the series debuted on july 5, 1989, on nbc, as "the seinfeld chronicles". the pilot episode was met with poor reviews, and as a result, nbc passed on the show. however, nbc executive rick ludwin believed the series had potential and therefore gave "seinfeld" a budget to create four more episodes, which formed the rest of season 1 and began airing on may 31, 1990. the first season is considered the smallest sitcom order in television history. during its nine-year run, 180 episodes of "seinfeld" were produced. the count includes both halves of three one-hour episodes, including the finale, and two retrospective episodes, each split into two parts: "the highlights of 100", covering the first 100 episodes; and "the clip show", also known as "the chronicle", which aired before the series finale. on november 25, 2004, a special titled "the seinfeld story" was broadcast. this marked the first appearance of "seinfeld" on nbc since its series finale in 1998. all nine seasons are available on dvd and, as of 2020, the show is still re-run regularly in syndication. the final episode aired on may 14, 1998.
list of seinfeld episodes
"the revenge" was written by series co-creator larry david and directed by tom cherones. all prior "seinfeld" episodes were co-written by seinfeld and david. "the revenge" is the first episode written by david alone, though seinfeld did proofread the script and would continue to do so for all scripts up to the eighth season. george's storyline in the episode is based on david's own experiences while a writer at "saturday night live". david had quit "snl" halfway through the 1984-1985 television season, but felt he had made a mistake once he reached his home. his neighbor kenny kramer, who later served as the main inspiration for kramer, suggested david return to work the following monday and act as if nothing had happened. unlike george costanza, the ploy succeeded for david, who remained with "snl"s writing staff until the end of that season. george's reason for quitting was inspired by "seinfeld" writer larry charles' use of the private restroom in seinfeld and david's office instead of the public one. the newman sub plot was inspired by one of david's neighbors, who once jumped from the second floor of the apartment building in which they both lived. the unseen character mr. papanickolas, who is mentioned by kramer, was named after pete papanickolas, a member of the production crew.
the revenge (seinfeld)