Good News, Bad News
- Episode aired Jul 5, 1989
- TV-PG
- 23m
Jerry and George argue whether an overnight visitor Jerry is expecting is coming with romantic intentions.Jerry and George argue whether an overnight visitor Jerry is expecting is coming with romantic intentions.Jerry and George argue whether an overnight visitor Jerry is expecting is coming with romantic intentions.
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- TriviaJulia Louis-Dreyfus did not appear in this pilot episode. In fact, she was unaware that the episode existed until it was released as part of the DVD box set in 2004.
- GoofsJerry and George go to meet Laura's flight at Kennedy airport (JFK). Kennedy handles long distance flights - transcontinental (beyond Denver) or international. At the time of this episode, someone going to New York from Lansing, MI (on United, as shown) would connect in Cleveland or Chicago O'Hare and land at LaGuardia or possibly Newark (code EWR - like the yellow piece of paper stuck to Jerry's fridge).
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Jerry: I swear, I have absolutely no idea what women are thinking. I don't get it, okay? I, I, I admit it, I'm not getting the signals, I am not getting it. Women - they're so *subtle*, their little - everything they do is *subtle*. Men are not subtle, we are obvious. Women know what men want, men know what men want, what do we want? We want women! That's it! It's the only thing we know for sure, it really is. We want women. How do we get them? Oh, we don't know about that, we don't know. The next stop after that we have *no* *idea* - this is why you see men honking car horns, yelling from construction sites. These are the best ideas we've had so far!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Seinfeld: How It Began (2004)
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Written by Jonathan Wolff
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Everything in the episode is a little bit slower than later shows, when everyone is humming along. One can see the lines aren't quite as pointed, sharp, or quick. Kessler (Kramer) hasn't cut loose yet, nor has anyone else. The editing doesn't appear quite as quick-cutting. Elaine doesn't even exist. Many later staples (coffeeshop, apartment, Kramer's hair) are different than in the series.
No one seems completely confident in this new sort of comedy they're experimenting with. But one can observe exactly where everything spawns from. The storyline still features common occurrences and strange coincidences. Jerry and George still discuss seemingly insignificant details and still don't understand women. It's a real treat to see.
Watching this episode is like reading the rough draft of a paper or seeing an early dress rehearsal of a play. The seeds are all there; they just need to be watered with time and experience.
Bottom Line: In the long run, not one of the better episodes, but still worth watching anytime it is rerun. It is classic because it was the original.
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- Jun 14, 2003
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