Seinfeld Season 2

Seinfeld Season 2 :
Season two of Seinfeld an American television series created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David began airing on January 23 1991 on NBC. Because of the commencement of the first Gulf War the second season's premiere was postponed one week. The season comprised 12 episodes and concluded its initial airing on June 26 1991. It introduced a number of characters who played significant roles in later episodes such as Jerry's Uncle Leo and Jerry's neighbor Newman. Filming of the show moved from Hollywood to Studio City Los Angeles. One episode The Bet remained unfilmed as it was considered too provocative by the network as well as several cast and crew members. Two new writers joined the writing staff Larry Charles and Peter Mehlman who would continue to write for the show in later seasons. Even though season two started out with poor ratings bringing the season to a two-month hiatus the rest of the season was positively received by critics and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards. A Seasons 1 and 2 DVD box set was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on November 23 2004 13 years after it completed broadcast on television. In addition to every episode from the two seasons the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes inside looks bloopers and commentaries. Four million copies of the DVD were sold by the end of the year making it one of the best-selling DVDs of all time. TV Guide ranked it as the sixth-greatest TV season ever made.

Seinfeld Season 2 Episode 1

Episode 1 - [The Ex-Girlfriend]
Details : George has doubts about his current relationship that he broke off. Elaine is curious about a relationship that she has with a guy in her building that has degenerated over the past two years. Jerry is reluctantly drawn into George's ex-relationship when he picks up some books left at her apartment. Although he wants to break it off with her she has this psycho-sexual hold over him and he becomes worried about what George might think if he lets this relationship develop. Elaine confronts the guy in her building and Jerry's relationship maybe in jeopardy when his girlfriend sees his act.
Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Larry David | Director : Tom Cherones | Writer : Jerry Seinfeld |
Air Date : Jan. 23, 1991 | Rating ★★★★★★★★

Seinfeld Season 2 Episode 2

Episode 2 - [The Pony Remark]
Details : Jerry's parents come to town for a 50th anniversary party. Jerry bets Kramer that he won't complete his plans to renovate his apartment with levels in a month. Jerry takes Elaine to the dinner and he makes an observation about children who have ponies this remark offends the guest of honor. When she dies soon afterwards Jerry wonders if he should go to the funeral or go to his championship softball game. Elaine wonders about the fate of the apartment when she hears the widower is moving to Arizona. George wonders if it will ever be possible for him to have sex again.
Guest Cast and Crew : Liz Sheridan as Helen Seinfeld | Barney Martin | Len Lesser | Earl Boen | Larry David | Writer : Larry David | Director : Tom Cherones | Writer : Jerry Seinfeld |
Air Date : Jan. 30, 1991 | Rating ★★★★★★★

Seinfeld Season 2 Episode 3

Episode 3 - [The Jacket]
Details : Jerry buys a real expensive new suede jacket with a colorful inner lining. George has a song from Les Miserables that he just can't get out of his mind. Kramer is supposed pickup a magician friend's doves and needs someone to help him for two minutes; Elaine takes on the job. Kramer promises she'll get a lift to the hotel where Jerry and George are meeting her and her father Alton Benes an author cut from Hemingway cloth. Jerry and George suffer while waiting with Elaine's father. When it begins to snow Jerry turns his new jacket inside out to protect it but Alton Benes doesn't want to be seen on the street with him.
Guest Cast and Crew : Lawrence Tierney | Writer : Larry David | Director : Tom Cherones | Writer : Jerry Seinfeld |
Air Date : Feb. 06, 1991 | Rating ★★★★★★★★

Seinfeld Season 2 Episode 4

Episode 4 - [The Phone Message]
Details : George blows an invitation upstairs with his latest girlfriend and then when he tries to make restitution he leaves progressively nastier messages on her answering machine. He gets the chance to prevent her from hearing her messages by having Jerry switch the tape out of her machine while he distracts her. Jerry and his girlfriend have a disagreement about a TV commercial for Dockers and his telling his friends about their conflict.
Guest Cast and Crew : Gretchen German | Writer : Larry David | Director : Tom Cherones | Writer : Jerry Seinfeld |
Air Date : Feb. 13, 1991 | Rating ★★★★★★★★★

Seinfeld Season 2 Episode 5

Episode 5 - [The Apartment]
Details : Kramer tries mousse in his hair. Jerry gets Elaine an opportunity to get the apartment right above him before he realizes the possible implications. George tests the man with a wedding band theory of meeting women.
Guest Cast and Crew : Glenn Shadix | Tony Plana | Theresa Randle | Larry David | Writer : Peter Mehlman | Director : Tom Cherones |
Air Date : Apr. 04, 1991 | Rating ★★★★★★★★

Seinfeld Season 2 Episode 6

Episode 6 - [The Statue]
Details : Jerry has a box of stuff his grandfather left him. Inside is an interesting looking statue that could replace one George's parents had years ago but he broke. George plans to pick the statue up later but in the meantime he tells his parents about the replacement statue. Meanwhile the boyfriend of a bitter Finnish author (whose latest work Elaine is going to edit) is going to clean Jerry's apartment. When Jerry returns to his apartment it is cleaned beyond reason. Later when Jerry and Elaine are at the author's apartment they see the statue on her mantelpiece. Getting it back may jeopardize Elaine's chance at being an editor but save George from his parent's wrath.
Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Larry Charles | Director : Tom Cherones |
Air Date : Apr. 11, 1991 | Rating ★★★★★★★★

Seinfeld Season 2 Episode 7

Episode 7 - [The Revenge]
Details : George quits his job in a huff after he is demoted to using the regular bathroom. Newman tells Kramer that he plans to jump off the building. Jerry suggests that George just go back into work next Monday morning and pretend like nothing happened; however that doesn't work. Newman jumps from the second floor. George plots revenge and with Elaine's help tries to slip his boss a Mickey. Jerry suspects that his launderer is a larcenist after he discovers that $1500 he had stashed in his laundry bag is missing. Kramer helps Jerry get revenge by bringing a bag of concrete in to put into one of the wash machines.
Guest Cast and Crew : Patrika Darbo | Teri Austin | John Capodice | Fred Applegate | Larry David | Wayne Knight as Newman | Writer : Larry David | Director : Tom Cherones |
Air Date : Apr. 18, 1991 | Rating ★★★★★★★★

Seinfeld Season 2 Episode 8

Episode 8 - [The Heart Attack]
Details : George thinks he's had a heart attack. The doctor tells him otherwise but he might want to get his tonsils and adenoids removed. Elaine is interested in the doctor and he is interested in her tongue. George not wanting to deal with the cost follows Kramer's suggestion of going to a holistic healer. The healer's cure turns George purple and the ride to the hospital is delayed over a Chuckle.
Guest Cast and Crew : Stephen Tobolowsky | John Fleck | Larry David | Writer : Larry Charles | Director : Tom Cherones |
Air Date : Apr. 25, 1991 | Rating ★★★★★★★★

Seinfeld Season 2 Episode 9

Episode 9 - [The Deal]
Details : Jerry and Elaine are watching TV late at night and stumble across naked people and that gets them both discussing whether they could have a relationship and not jeopardize their friendship. George says it can't be done but Jerry and Elaine devise a system; however it develops a little trouble when her birthday comes along.
Guest Cast and Crew : Siobhan Fallon Hogan | Writer : Larry David | Director : Tom Cherones |
Air Date : May. 02, 1991 | Rating ★★★★★★★★

Seinfeld Season 2 Episode 10

Episode 10 - [The Baby Shower]
Details : Elaine needs to use Jerry's apartment to hold a baby shower for a woman that once dated George. George reflects that she was unequivocally the worst date of my life. Jerry has to go out of town for a show so he lets Elaine use the apartment. Kramer sells Jerry on the idea on getting an illegal cable hookup. The party begins. The cable guys come to install the hookup. Jerry's show gets canceled so he returns to the apartment with George (who's prepared to confront the bad date). Jerry is the victim of his own confrontation.
Guest Cast and Crew : Christine Dunford | Writer : Larry Charles | Director : Tom Cherones |
Air Date : May. 16, 1991 | Rating ★★★★★★★★

Seinfeld Season 2 Episode 11

Episode 11 - [The Chinese Restaurant]
Details : Jerry Elaine and George stop for a quick Chinese dinner before a showing of Plan 9 From Outer Space on the big screen. However while waiting a really long time to get a table Jerry sees a woman whose name he can't recall; George needs to use a phone he can't have and Elaine needs food more than those seated ahead of them.
Guest Cast and Crew : James Hong | Larry David | Writer : Larry David | Director : Tom Cherones | Writer : Jerry Seinfeld |
Air Date : May. 23, 1991 | Rating ★★★★★★★★★

Seinfeld Season 2 Episode 12

Episode 12 - [The Busboy]
Details : George inadvertently meddles in the life of a busboy by getting him fired. He tries to rectify things; however he winds up compounding them by losing the busboy's cat. Elaine discovers that a week is much too long to have a houseguest. She does everything in her power to get him out. The busboy's life is saved and made for the better after his involvement with George until he meets Elaine's houseguest.
Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Larry David | Director : Tom Cherones | Writer : Jerry Seinfeld |
Air Date : Jun. 26, 1991 | Rating ★★★★★★★★