SEINFELD: THE FINALE {SERIES FINALE} (TV)
Summary
The final episode in this comedy series set in New York City in which comedian Jerry Seinfeld plays himself. Humorous situations in his personal life are interspersed with brief stand-up comedy routines. In this episode, Jerry gets a phone call from the NBC television network and learns that the new president of the network wants to create a series from the pilot, "Jerry," which he and George wrote. Jerry and George accept NBC's offer and make plans to move to California for the show's production. In a surprising gesture, NBC gives Jerry and George access to the private jet for a leisure trip, and they decide to take Elaine and Kramer on a flight to Paris. On the jet, Kramer begins hopping up and down to pound out the water trapped in his ear, but he loses his balance and falls into the cockpit, causing the aircraft to descend. As the jet seems destined to crash, George makes a confession and Elaine starts to do the same, when the jet straightens out. After the pilot makes an emergency landing in Massachusetts, the four New Yorkers witness an overweight man being robbed, but make no effort to help him: in fact, they mock him while Kramer videotapes the incident. They are promptly arrested for breaking a new Good Samaritan law and are forced to stand trial for their self-centered actions -- past and present -- in the prosecutor's zeal to establish a pattern of behavior. The trial becomes a media circus as they employ the services of celebrity lawyer Jackie Chiles, and many character witnesses take the stand, including the Bubble Boy and the Soup Nazi. Clips from several episodes illustrate the witnesses' testimonies. After their deliberation, the jury issues a dire verdict against the four defendants. In the concluding stand-up segments, Seinfeld tries to joke about sodomy as a group of stern prisoners heckle him. Commercials deleted.
Cataloging of this program has been made possible by Senator Roy M. Goodman, 1998/1999.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: May 14, 1998 8:45 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:55:36
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:53958
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Most Popular (Top 100)
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1989-1998
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Alec Berg … Executive Producer
- Jeff Schaffer … Executive Producer
- George Shapiro … Executive Producer
- Howard West … Executive Producer
- Jerry Seinfeld … Executive Producer, Created by
- Larry David … Executive Producer, Created by, Writer
- Nancy Sprow … Coordinating Producer
- Spike Feresten … Supervising Producer
- David Mandel … Supervising Producer
- Tim Kaiser … Producer
- Suzy Mamann Greenberg … Producer
- Andy Ackerman … Producer, Director
- Jennifer Crittenden … Co-Producer
- Steve Koren … Co-Producer
- Rick Corcoran … Associate Producer
- Jonathan Wolff … Music by
- Jerry Seinfeld … Cast, Jerry Seinfeld
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus … Cast, Elaine Benes
- Michael Richards … Cast, Kramer
- Jason Alexander … Cast, George Costanza
- Wayne Knight … Cast, Newman
- Jerry Stiller … Cast, Frank Costanza
- Estelle Harris … Cast, Estelle Costanza
- Liz Sheridan … Cast, Helen Seinfeld
- Barney Martin … Cast, Morty Seinfeld
- Ian Abercrombie … Cast, Mr. Pitt
- Stanley Anderson … Cast, Judge Vandelay
- Frances Bay … Cast, Mrs. Choate
- Peter Blood … Cast, Jay Crespi
- David Byrd … Cast, the Phramacist
- Tony Carlin … Cast, the Co-Worker
- Steve Carlson … Cast, Captain Maddox
- Melanie Chartoff … Cast, Robin
- Brian Doyle Murray … Cast, Mel Sanger
- David Dunard … Cast, the Guard
- Donna Evans … Cast, the Woman
- Geoffrey C. Ewing … Cast, the Bailiff
- Richard Fancy … Cast, Lippman
- Warren Frost … Cast, Mr. Ross
- Brian George … Cast, Babu Bhatt
- Philip Baker Hall … Cast, Bookman
- Teri Hatcher … Cast, Sidra
- John Hayman … Cast, the Bubble Boy
- Richard Herd … Cast, Wilhelm
- Keith Hernandez … Cast, himself
- Steve Hytner … Cast, Bania
- Carlos Jacott … Cast, the Pool Guy
- Scott Jaeck … Cast, Officer Vogel
- Wendle Josepher … Cast, Susie
- Robert Katims … Cast, Mr. Deensfrei
- Scott Klace … Cast, the Guard
- Jane Leeves … Cast, Marla
- Len Lesser … Cast, Uncle Leo
- Bruce Mahler … Cast, the Rabbi
- Wendel Meldrum … Cast, the Low-Talker
- Phil Morris … Cast, Jackie Chiles
- Sheree North … Cast, Babs
- John O'Hurley … Cast, J. Peterman
- Ed O'Ross … Cast, Detective Blake
- Kevin Page … Cast, Stu Chermak
- James Pickens … Cast, Detective Hudson
- John Pinette … Cast, Howie
- Victor Raider Wexler … Cast, Dr. Wexler
- James Rebhorn … Cast, D.A. Hoyt
- Peter Riegert … Cast, Kimbrough
- Geraldo Rivera … Cast, himself
- McNally Sagal … Cast, Carol
- Miguel Sandoval … Cast, Marcelino
- Reni Santoni … Cast, Poppy
- Gay Thomas … Cast, O'Neal
- Larry Thomas … Cast, Soup Nazi
- Myra Turley … Cast, the Foreman
- Patrick Warburton … Cast, David Puddy
- Jane Wells … Cast, herself
- Danny Woodburn … Cast, Mickey
- Grace Zabriskie … Cast, Mrs. Ross
- Van Epperson … Cast, the Passerby
- Jeff Johnson … Cast, the Criminal
- Sean Moran … Cast, the Man
- Dianne Turley Travis … Cast, the Receptionist
- Jim Zulevic … Cast, Bernie