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 Understudy (Seinfeld) The Understudy (Seinfeld) "The Understudy" is the 110th episode of the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld". This was the 24th and final episode for the sixth season. It aired on May 18, 1995. This is the first episode in the series not to open with a stand-up routine. Jerry is dating Gennice Graham, the understudy of Bette Midler, who is starring in the stage musical adaptation of ""Rochelle Rochelle"" (the film first mentioned in "The Movie"). Gennice bursts into tears at the slightest thing, such as the film "Beaches" and when she drops her hot dog (although she doesn't cry when her