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 Masseuse (Seinfeld) The Masseuse (Seinfeld) "The Masseuse" is the 73rd episode of the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld". It is the ninth episode of the fifth season, and first aired on November 18, 1993. Elaine is embarrassed when she dates a man who shares the same name as real-life serial killer Joel Rifkin (Anthony Cistaro), and she tries to convince him to change his name. Meanwhile, Jerry is dating a masseuse (Jennifer Coolidge), but is frustrated by her reluctance to give him a massage. George becomes so obsessed over the fact that Jerry's girlfriend doesn't like him, he dumps his own girlfriend (Lisa Edelstein)