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 Barber (Seinfeld) forcibly shaves his entire head. Throughout this episode, the familiar "Seinfeld" slap-bass incidental music is replaced with selections from Gioachino Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" overture. The Barber (Seinfeld) "The Barber" is the 72nd episode of the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld". It is the eighth episode of the fifth season, and first aired on November 11, 1993. At a job interview, George's interviewer, Mr. Tuttle, is cut off mid-sentence by an important telephone call, and sends George away without saying whether he has been hired or not. Mr. Tuttle told George that one of the things that make George such an