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I love every single episode of Seinfeld and seem to associate almost everything in my daily life with something from either Seinfeld or the Simpsons. That being said, this season of Seinfeld contains one gem after another. A rundown on my favorite episodes: Episode 5, The Bris: The most hilarious part of this is the moyle that doesn't even make it as a kosher butcher is now tasked with circumcision of infants. He is unsteady, has a fear of loud sounds, is generally anal retentive, and doesn't like children...and yet he is the person they let do the deed! So funny I can't even describe it. In the extras, Jason Alexander says that he didn't think it was good for the moyle to hate children, but I differ with him and think it was a very funny, subtle touch to the episode. Episode 7, The Non-Fat Yogurt: I appreciate how Guiliani actually came on the show...I'd say more, but don't want to give it away. Episode 8, The Barber: Sheer comic genius. Take one part Seinfeld, one part Newman, and two parts Rossini and mix them all up, et voila! Although it's never mentioned, I have a feeling the old Looney Tunes with Bugs in the comedic roles had an influence on this. Episode 13, The Marine Biologist: The extras indicate that many consider this a classic episode and you can easily tell why: just funny from start to finish! My favorite part is when George is giving his "Melvillesque" telling of how he saved the whale ("Easy big fella!"). Episode 22, The Opposite. The title says it all. Enjoy Seinfeldians!
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Let me be the innocent child in "The Emperor's New Clothes," and proclaim:
Jerry Seinfeld is not funny!
Oh, I know what you're thinking: Here's a guy who thinks Seinfeld was unfunny, but his cast was hilarious.
No. At best the rest of the cast was mildly amusing (although Jason Alexander is a talented actor, he is not necessarily hilarious, hence the two stars).
Because, when it comes down to brass tacks, "Seinfeld" *was* a "show about nothing" -- in every sense of the word:
The contrived semi-plots, with choppy one-liner segments.
The cloying, annoying, ejaculatory bass riffs between shots.
Jerry Seinfeld posing as this hipster: Yeah, right, a hipster with a ridiculous bushy mullet. At best, Seinfeld was an Upper West Side Jewish version of Jeff Foxworthy. You want to know why people think Jewish men are smug, metrosexual wimpish know-it-alls? I submit Jerry Seinfeld as "Exhibit A." If a WASP played a Jew such as Seinfeld, he'd be accused of bigoted racial slurs against the Jewish people. Grating, like fingernails down a chalkboard.
Oh, and speaking of freakish hair-do's: Is there anyone alive who thinks that Michael Richards as Kramer would even inspire a single chuckle if shorn of that ridiculous Brillo-pad hair? Within three episodes, he'd have been out of the door, after having been reduced to haranguing black hecklers in the studio audience: He's a [n-word]! He's a [n-word]!
Pathetic.
And, "Elaine"?
Puleeze! She makes Gwyneth Paltrow look like Kate Winslet, she is so flat.
Yawn.
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Once again the cast and writers of Seinfeld top themselves in this hilarious season. The DVD set is excellent with some interesting extras.
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I had so much fun watching the episodes again and again. The extras are great. With Seinfeld you never have enough.
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The DVDs are great, they have lots of extra features and commentary. You probably know whether or not youre going to buy them, but you should shop around! Target sells the first 5 seasnons for $20!
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