The First Show About Nothing | Seinfeld's 33rd Anniversary | Seinfeld

Celebrating 33 years of the show about nothing:
00:00 S4Ep3 The Pitch
00:25 Intro
00:31 S4Ep3 The Pitch
05:05 S4Ep23 The Pilot, Part 1
09:54 S4Ep24 The Pilot, Part 2
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About Seinfeld:
Seinfeld stars Jerry Seinfeld as a stand-up comedian whose life in New York City is made even more chaotic by his quirky group of friends who join him in wrestling with life's most perplexing, yet often trivial questions. Often described as "a show about nothing," Seinfeld mines the humor in life's mundane situations like waiting in line, searching for a lost item, or the trials and tribulations of dating. Co-starring are Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Jerry's ex-girlfriend and current platonic pal, Elaine Benes; Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Jerry's neurotic hard-luck best friend; and Michael Richards as Jerry's eccentric neighbor, Kramer.
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[@jrporter50]

"They're men with jobs, Jerry!" 😂

[@jordanschlansky4093]

The delivery of Jason Alexander is what makes him the GOAT

[@tomfurgas2844]

I love the scribbling gesture he makes to indicate the secretaries.

[@elijahlivingston9477]

“They wear suits and ties! They’re married, they have secretaries!” Everything George hasn’t got and isn’t

[@maggielink5860]

​@@tomfurgas2844pl

[@phoenixzappa7366]

Looked for it. First comment. Brilliant. They're men with Jobs Jerry! 😆

[@rafaelmartinvannostrand2084]

- Because it's on TV!!!! - Not yet Brutal comeback for poor George

[@etienneg.1289]

uh, D-A-L-R-I-M-P-E-L... Not even close!

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

​@@etienneg.1289 I knew a Dalrymple and George's spelling wasn't even close.

[@drakezen]

The show about nothing that meant everything for so many people, and still does!

[@cooltrades7469]

And it will.....:). Well said.

[@MareZcare]

And your mother

[@OCX600RR]

"You got that right!"

[@Ze_Moose]

"That's a shame."

[@GregWatson-wb8yd]

Nah

[@denniscleary7580]

Literally still just put it on every day and never get tired of it

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

Same here, I watched 10 shows today. It just never gets old....

[@John_McDonnell]

And y'know, yada, yada, yada...

[@gmarounf7472]

Seinfeld and The Office will always be timeless classics.

[@DeanMasello]

Likewise. And still laugh out loud by myself. It’s comfort.

[@johnnyhorowitz6669]

He really took the Raisins

[@stanistevens]

Yes he did - at 9:18

[@vegasmitch1472]

Then the Thief had the Nerve to have an attitude about it!!🤨

[@ARKHAMxMaverick]

I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when Larry David stood up in the actual meeting and said he wasn't going to compromise his artistic integrity.

[@marleymontega5654]

It really happened?? Lol 😂

[@ryanhalvorsen6497]

I want to watch Seinfeld with the actors that were auditioning 😆 I bet it would be funny to see the comparison between the real actors and actors that were acting within the acting 😆

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

It really did. He put up a fight about the pilot but it ended up going well for him. Because writers didn’t do that back then. All of Jerry’s arguments about why you should just do what the network says make sense. Larry refused. And that’s Seinfeld.

[@YngtchieMusic]

@@marleymontega5654 At least Larry David had artistic integrity. Seeing George Costanza act the same way, THAT is comedy.

[@heavymetal_cutting_fabrication]

@@marleymontega5654 there’s quite a few things that George does that Larry actually did. George eating the éclair out of the garbage is something Larry actually did.

[@Wes36Man]

When George is talking to the Kramer actor about the raisens is some of the best acting

[@Droogs]

I thought it was hilarious when George, who is "unbelievable at spelling last names," completely strikes out with the cold and impenetrable Dalrymple. "Not even close."

[@of_oniichan7755]

There's no 'Y' 🙃

[@bossfan49]

Russell was playing mind games...it was close. George got the ending wrong - it's LE, not EL. And it does have a "y" instead of an "i". What a dick. No wonder he was divorced and Elaine dumped him.

[@Droogs]

We have to give props to George for coming up with two of the most brilliant schemes in Seinfeld: the show about nothing, and the roommate switch.

[@brandonpeniuk]

hahhahahahaha. And the manage a trois

[@fighttheevilrobots3417]

My brother successfully pulled off the roommate switch in Brooklyn in 2009. They married in 2013. Still married!

[@cereal-killer4455]

Also the religion about being completely opposite to everything

[@mitchelll3879]

The roommate switch is not even in the top 20 episodes

[@Droogs]

@@mitchelll3879 Are we talking about episodes or schemes. 🙄

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

“Everybody’s doing something, we’ll do NOTHING!!!!” I love how George’s idea for the show doesn’t even involve dialog, it’s just 22 minutes of sitting around the apartment by the sound of it. 🤣

[@ProfessorKenneth]

Lol...that's George, he's lazy.. 😂

[@JohnAckerman93]

Probably talking too, but not about anything specific. Just talking about nonsense with people coming in and out of the apartment

[@claytonadair2623]

Maybe something happens on the way to work?

[@andrewhovermale2731]

The director is played by Tom Cherones, the actual director.

[@beani24329]

The best part is missing with George complaining about Ted Danson.

[@joelwillems4081]

Since I was age appropriate at the time, the best part was Dalrymple's daughter.

[@jesse7631]

"Well, why am I watching it?" "Because it's on TV!" "Not yet."

[@nomaamguyplusseinfeldandco2870]

Nothing. The best comedy genre of all time.

[@blabla-rg7ky]

4:55 LMAO that finger snap and gesture from George towards Jerry like he's calling his dog... can't get enough of watching that, I swear xD

[@mauriciochamorro3972]

that george is unique..

[@blabla-rg7ky]

​@@mauriciochamorro3972 yeah :)

[@blakerackley8874]

Jeremy Piven before the hair plugs, what a great George.

[@4partmedia]

He was a terrible George.. over acted. George is more nuanced than what Piven's portrayed.

[@brennan4159]

They're men with jobs Jerry! Is such a good line delivered perfectly

[@christophermccoy5724]

The way Jerry sits on the edge of the sofa and tried to sell the TV executives with Kramer's idea. " I manage a circus..." 🤣😭

[@TheStuport]

The Show about NOTHING that ended up being about EVERYTHING!

[@Linda-in9ns]

IKR for sure!!! Lol 😆👍

[@tykjenffs]

Something, Nothing, Everything, Anything, I am DOWN!

[@TheStuport]

@@tykjenffs LOLOL @ "I am down" The Tony Bromance!

[@TheStuport]

@@Linda-in9ns We Fans are so lucky to have had This Series for a good chuck of our time on Earth!

[@Linda-in9ns]

@@TheStuport Yes I watch it often.😀👍

[@AprehamLincoln]

Jason Alexander was the true driving force of what made this show so good. What a talent.

[@AndrewReevesArt]

Amen.

[@danielle3528]

Vandaley industries was the stamped episode for George and how far he would go to get out of actual labor, or being caught in a lie. That time he drove Susan's parents to the Hamptons and when the road ends he still plans to keep it going saying "well, we go on foot from here"😂😂😂😂😂 he really did drive Susan's parents crazy now that I think of it

[@DJSeanE]

For a show that's about nothing, it certainly provides a lot of side-splitting laughs. It's my all-time favorite show and it never gets old. 🤣

[@charleskra]

George's response when asked Why am I watching it? "Because it's on TV" is profound and before its time. I think network TV has devolved in recent years into an unrelenting crapfest of fake reality TV, stupid game shows, and the like. Back when Seinfeld was on, there were a lot of well-scripted comedies and dramas. Networks since then have figured out that people will watch almost anything "because it's on TV." All the new, quality programming is on paid subscription streaming services. Who knew George Constanza was a genius!

[@doubledown0411]

It's not like there wasn't crap back then too. In fact, once you got past the top three or four shows, most of them were shoddily written common denominator bullshit. That's why Seinfeld stood out so much.

[@Demiglitch]

95% of the shows on TV then were garbage. They had a glut of new unfunny sitcoms every year. It's good they're dead.

[@sameerolail]

U meant Larry David. He's the one who pitched the show about nothing to NBC

[@stephentucker6548]

Lately, things have been pretty terrible. But just a few years back it seemed we were living in a new golden-age of television. I blame the woke fools behind the helm today that are making terrible shows.

[@julianj9830]

100% It's cool that Seinfeld still holds a strong pillar in the comedy industry for over three decades. It's a great achievement.

[@randyjohnson6845]

Bob Balaban should have received a Emmy for a guest co star...he was almost perfect in his character and made the show a lot better

[@jokeroneninesevenzero]

"Everybody's doing something, we'll do nothing!"

[@LB14745]

That's George's motto for his entire life.

[@attyla2926]

The first sitcom about nothing . The best ever. Even in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ am still watching it. Absolutly genious.❤️❤️❤️

[@arturs2436]

Curiousities. 1) The actor that shows up last and indeed ends picked for the role of Kramer is same guy who played Mr. Heckles in "Friends": Larry Hankin. 2) The actress that appeared for the role of Elaine and Seinfeld was fancying during the casting but George sabotaged is mostly know for his ongoing role has Olivia Benson in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit": Mariska Hargitay . 3) The guy of which all judges/... in casting were laughing about his represatation of George... except the original guy/George himself, has been in lot of movies and series but more recently might be recalled for his role has Ari Gold in"Entourage": Jeremy Piven.

[@MiguelDiaz-qe8sp]

He was also, Crazy Carl in 'Billy Madison'.

[@giampiras]

Larry Hankin is also Joe on Braking Bad

[@Trtevoorryu]

At that moment Susan met George, her fate was sealed

[@claytonadair2623]

Poor Lily.

[@cynthiapressley8455]

Lmao! A show about NOTHING. But, even NOTHING is SOMETHING. It was EVERYTHING every Thursday night in the 90s. And there hasn't been ANYTHING like it since.😄

[@CaseyBerard-qv6bi]

Amen

[@Securityguard5000]

The show about nothing. Absolutely brilliant. The best sitcom. 😅

[@sebastianmoraga4785]

Mariska Hargitay? On Seinfeld? Wow.

[@Masterkief88]

I was surprised how good she looked. Gal gadot resembles her a lil bit

[@RonVoldman]

George confronting the Kramer actor about the raisins was a proto-Curb Your Enthusiasm scene.

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

All that was missing was the jew stare.

[@LegionIscariot]

Ironically other sitcoms are more about nothing. Seinfeld is about everything. Every crazy thing you can think of.

[@kelleycondon6504]

I love it cause if u watch closely youll see the guy playing Kramer does slyly pick his papers up with the box of raisins right after having picked them up and putting them down again lol

[@nickcc2003]

George is the friend you love him but he just never knows when to STFU

[@edp3202]

💯

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

That's Kramer actually

[@chieftan69]

I agree, “How could anyone not like him?” Greatest show ever.

[@GregWatson-wb8yd]

Sorry pal.MASH is the official king

[@BrendanJSmith]

​@@GregWatson-wb8ydI Love Lucy would like to have a word with you.

[@Tripp393]

Only an amazing show can go meta like this

[@user-if6mc2uw8k]

At 9:21 you can clearly see a box of raisins in the actor playing Kramer's hand, putting to rest the raisin quandry

[@andyozzzz]

the perfect show, just gets better with age...i used to talk to people that don't like this show but not anymore

[@alexlun4464]

Seinfeld is to this day the most hilarious show I've ever watched... and I wasn't even alive when this show aired.

[@FloatingSunfish]

"They're men with JOBS, Jerry!!!" This killed me. 😂

[@michaelshaw7652]

I'll say Jason portraying George is the best actor for the whole show. Worst, of course, is Seinfeld. However, he is a comedian and his presence highlighted all other actor's brilliance play.

[@duvidl58]

That's similar to the way the Honeymooners was, another legendary show. Jackie Gleason was the star who brought the other characters together, especially Audrey Meadows and Art Carney.

[@balozhende5727]

@@duvidl58 You are right. They are all essential.

[@johndong7524]

Jerry did a fine job, stop with your nonsense about him being the worst.

[@nosuchthing8]

Seinfeld was perfect. He just has to play himself.

[@NTWoo95]

@@johndong7524I don’t think they mean that he’s bad, I think they just mean that in a cast of 4 there’s going to be somebody at the bottom of the list. I love Jerry in this show, he’s my favourite character, im just saying I see the point being made

[@danielwaugh2215]

I think we can imagine what Seinfeld was thinking when George was talking about his ‘idea about nothing.’

[@williamhannon6055]

The greatest sitcom of all time a thousand years from now will still be watched

[@GregWatson-wb8yd]

MASH is the official Show of shows

[@leststoner]

George is Socrates and Jerry is Plato in 'The Pitch' scene.

[@annihilationHaven]

Was rooting for George to come up with something to catch the imposter Kramer... maybe, "you know.. I was wiling to give you a chance to apologize, but since you're not, we do have security footage of the hallway that caught you with our box of raisins.. so if you don't apologize now, I will have to de-cast you and ask you to leave."

[@doubledown0411]

@7:31 Good God, Mariska Hargitay was absolutely Gorgeous.

[@fromthehaven94]

Talking about guys in sweatpants, that sealed her fate in George's eyes.

[@boomslang1118]

My word you ain’t kidding! Smoking!!!

[@sameerolail]

Still is. Good genes

[@kitcoffey7194]

Thanks for confirming it was her!! Love her!!

[@anthonyvasquezactor]

1:50 Just wait until the 2010s, George.

[@johnrwalker53]

This particular episode is based on Abbott and Costello-'Who's on First'.

[@aj1800]

What did you do today? There's your show🤣🤣🤣

[@Droogs]

"There's your show, that's a show." If you'll remember, in a later episode, Dalrymple himself uses that exact line in trying to get Elaine back. I almost died laughing when I saw that.

[@vishwasviranivv]

Seinfeld = Insanity overloaded Curb your enthusiasm = Seinfeld on steroids Must watch stuff in lifetime.

[@HoopsTalk123]

@@TheStuport Curb has turned WOKEish in the last couple of seasons. It was absolutely amazing before that

[@sumobo7108]

@@HoopsTalk123 larry david is ultra woke,people say he's neutral....yeah right

[@Fleig.]

@@HoopsTalk123 I wonder why you would think that's a bad thing

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

​@@HoopsTalk123 Yup. Too much TDS for me. Pre season 9 it was awesome.

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

​@@Fleig. Because wokeness is awful.

[@godfather4377]

I love how George is double dipping the chip again, before walking up to the Kramer actor to continue pestering him about the raisins. LOL

[@piehound]

I've never seen this one before, only the part where Jerry and George interview with the UBC execs. Different Kramer, different Elaine, and different apartment is an interesting change up.

[@jesush.christ3003]

How could anyone not like him

[@elizabradley4797]

"Not Yet". Golden Response to a nothing query ~

[@dizzy1369]

Wow has it really been 33 years since this hilarity began?

[@Rickmaki]

I like when he snaps his fingers for Jerry to go with him..

[@DhooomKetu]

They are men with jobs Jerry!! They wear suits and ties! They are married! They have secretaries ! 😂

[@gooner4life518]

Wait a minute i know you.. you're the guy from the Calvin Klein underwear ad.😂😂

[@patriciaamaro7337]

7:35 is it mariska hargitay from Law and Order?

[@lisetravis]

Yep!

[@MovieBuffReal]

The way George talks confidently and then gets up to leave, I always wanted to do in an interview but always just accepted whatever they offered and walked away! maybe finally one day.

[@brightlight3520]

They were right. Jerry didn't know how to act

[@ConstantineBlinkov]

The artistic integrity is all that matters!

[@louisbuzzi869]

Elaine is so pretty though, still in 2022.

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

Not really. She was never pretty.

[@coffeeNTrees]

It's a show about Soup Nazis and Newmans.

[@Linda-in9ns]

No soup for you!!! 🤣

[@user-fs7dr1wi9r]

I always have this show on in the background, whether I'm doing something or simply watching it, it's the Best show of the 90's.. I watch this more than I do The OFFICE which I also enjoyed up to Season 5 and never watched it again once Michael Scott left..

[@nba_fanboy_0425]

George is so Larry David that it’s comical!! 😂

[@randyjohnson6845]

The 2 or 3 episodes of the Jerry show was my favorite

[@matthewvolb94]

I gotta say that was pretty slick with the raisins.

[@KennyHavoc]

The actual best

[@davidr.wilson8194]

At 6:08 it was interesting seeing Jerry's mom much younger for the first time.

[@Seriousgreeen]

Ari Gold! that George is ari gold from entourage!!

[@newygreek]

I tell clients we don't sign up that I did not want to compromise my artistic integrity.

[@khushpanthaky]

newygreek For The Win!!! 😂

[@asandaanele6536]

George ranting about the Rasins is insane because obviously he was thinking of taking them after the auditions.

[@capertrackit8429]

It seems it actually became a reality- all the daily vlogs -

[@AeyGee]

I think Carl Pei stole his company name from George's 'Nothing' show.

[@SlapthePissouttayew]

"Kramer, I'm not pitching a show about FREAKS!!"

[@TraitofSiNN727]

true fact that Larry Hankin actually auditioned for Kramer but Larry David thought Hankin minded to much of David's friend Kenny Kramer.

[@plissken2156]

0:31 - Fun fact: The actor playing 'Stu Chermack' is Kevin (Ken) Page. He also played 'Mr. Kinney', the OCP executive that gets shot up by ED-209 during the boardroom demonstration in 1987's Robocop.

[@anthonyvasquezactor]

10:40 Yeah, really, George, you do not give actors line-readings like that.

[@fromthehaven94]

They fooled *me* Jerry!

[@joedirt3449]

They fooled ME Jerry!

[@insertclevername4123]

I heard an interview a hundred years ago with Jason Alexander and he said that that happened early on in the series...IIRC, Jerry pulled him aside and asked if he could Jason a line reading, and Jason replied by listening to the note, then replying, "Could I ask YOU something...what are you doing out there?"

[@washingtonfootballfan1553]

They should have got the guys from Bizarro jerry and holy cow mariska hargitay guest stared crazy

[@waylonhill7665]

Get a good look Costanza?🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@travisseitrich3771]

They should have pitched podcasting to NBC

[@Glnn_n]

"Not Yet" 😂😂😂😂

[@Optimalworld]

This show will never be topped ❤

[@L56734]

It’s an era that I long to come back. The younger generation should be shifted to this time not the pathetic now

[@nba_fanboy_0425]

8:36 Mr. Heckles from FRIENDS!

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

The good Kramer was in Armed and Dangerous with John Candy.

[@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8]

10:57 It's true, out of all the cast members Jerry Seinfeld was by far the worst actor on the show.

[@darth856]

Yes, but I liked how he basically poked a little fun at himself here. He had no problem admiting that he wasn't a great actor.

[@bossfan49]

It's a sitcom. He was fine. He was much better than most stand-ups. Romano, Carey, MacDonald....

[@chriswesterfield2042]

OVI- You are correct, but he did an acceptable job. You don't have a #1 show and be offered $5,000,000 per episode by being a stiff. Although his character had his quirks, his role was basically to be the half-way "normal" person amidst a group of lunatics. In other words, he was the straight man from whom the crazy characters bounced their comedy skills off of.

[@jhaz89]

@@chriswesterfield2042I think it was 1 million, but still that's crazy. With inflation that's equivalent to close to 2 million today

[@CaptainCaveman782]

yup, named after him but even the supporting actors were way better

[@brandonmoskos9149]

He did take the raisins..lol

[@irisscott9488]

How COULD ANYONE NOT LIKE ANY OF THEM?!?🚶💪🤳🧚👼🧜💃🙏💅👌😁😁😁😍🤩🙏🙏😘😆

[@analoguedragon7438]

So, what's the show about? A box of raisins.

[@jockejocke1]

12:58 This is so Larry David lmao

[@genericinternetmale14]

"You read?! You read on the show?"

[@frankjennings4489]

It’s weird to hear the characters laughing at their own show.

[@specialk5070]

That show formula works so perfect these days 😅

[@maryoleary5044]

QuantumLeap was brilliant! The poor Chimpanzee in a lab one especially 🥺 😥😞🥺 😔

[@gryff6823]

Nothing happened permanently but you are bold. Yeah ?

[@mr.l8723]

The biggest mistake of his entire life was getting George involved in this

[@harold415]

How could anyone not like him 😁 ?

[@manu144x]

Seinfeld was a show about nothing from an action perspective, but it was good because of the characters, that's what made it funny. You put Kramer or George in even the most mundane situation and they'll find a way to make it funny. But I get why people would call it a show about nothing.

[@Marykate465]

George really is Larry David lol