The Seinfeld Chronicles The Seinfeld Chronicles "The Seinfeld Chronicles" (also known as "Good News, Bad News" or "Pilot") is the pilot episode of the American sitcom "Seinfeld", which first aired on NBC on July 5, 1989. The first of the 180 "Seinfeld" episodes, the pilot was written by show creators Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, and directed by Art Wolff. The episode revolves around a fictionalized version of Seinfeld, who is unsure about the romantic intentions of a woman he met, and frets about the meaning of her signals with his friend George (Jason Alexander) and neighbor Kessler (Michael Richards, whose character would
The Burning (Seinfeld) The Burning (Seinfeld) "The Burning" is the 172nd episode of the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld". This was the 16th episode for the ninth and final season. It aired on March 19, 1998. The title of this episode is the same as the 1981 slasher film "The Burning", which was Jason Alexander's film debut. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Lloyd Bridges, who died on March 10, 1998. Bridges played Izzy Mandelbaum in "The English Patient" and "The Blood". Elaine thinks that boyfriend David Puddy may be religious after finding Christian rock stations set on his car radio. At the