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 Raincoats (Seinfeld) father to show up. Helen and Morty go on a cruise and discover that the Costanzas are on the same one. Jerry Seinfeld commented that the references to "Schindler's List" were included after learning that Steven Spielberg got so depressed while filming the movie that he would watch tapes of "Seinfeld" episodes to cheer himself up. This is the first episode where someone other than Jerry says "Hello, Newman". In this case, Jerry's mother (Helen Seinfeld) says it. The Raincoats (Seinfeld) "The Raincoats" is a two-part episode of the American sitcom "Seinfeld." It is the 82nd and 83rd episode. This