# Seinfeld (1989)

> Stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his three offbeat friends bicker and blunder through everyday life in 1990s New York City.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/1316

## Facts

- Seasons: 9
- Episodes: 180
- Episode runtime: 23 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy
- Created by: Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David
- Network: NBC
- Cast: Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Barbara Stock, Mariska Hargitay, Carol Kane, Judge Reinhold
- TMDB rating: 8.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098904/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: irreverent, deadpan, breezy, cynical, witty

## What critics say

Widely acclaimed for its sharp, observational humor and ensemble of neurotic characters, regarded as one of the most influential sitcoms of its era.

## Synopsis

Seinfeld (1989-1998) is an American network sitcom created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David for NBC. Stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld (played by himself) shares a Manhattan apartment-building orbit with his neurotic friend George Costanza (Jason Alexander), the eccentric neighbor Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards), and his sharp former girlfriend Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). The engine of the show is small social friction: a missed dinner reservation, a dispute over a parking spot, a restaurant etiquette question, or an awkward encounter with an ex. Each episode is a self-contained knot of minor frustrations that the four characters tangle and worsen, with threads braided across the half-hour. Over nine seasons and 180 episodes, the format stays the same, with the cast reappearing in a sequence of new predicaments rather than a single continuing arc. Set in 1990s Manhattan, the series is saturated with the rhythms of city life: diners, laundromats, apartment lobbies and crowded sidewalks. Its tone is breezy, cynical and deadpan, a run of rapid-fire wisecracks that find comedy in selfishness and indifference. Fans of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Frasier and Friends will find resonance in its neurotic urban banter and ensemble chemistry.

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