S04E24 - The Pilot (Part 2)
No: 64 | Season: 4 Episode: 24 | Air Date: 20-May-1993 | Production #424
Summary
Rehearsals for the pilot begin. Russell's obsession with Elaine begins to affect his work. George asks TV Kramer about the raisins. The real Kramer might be forced to work on his plumbing problem by using the "dreaded apparatus." Elaine gets an investigation started on the owner of the diner. George gets the results of the biopsy of his white spot. At the taping of the pilot, Elaine sneaks in disguised and "Crazy" Joe jumps out of the audience. Elaine finds Morty's wallet in Jerry's couch. Everyone from the past season comments on the pilot as it's broadcast, they all think it's great. When Russell disappears, the fate of the pilot is in the hands of the new president, a person convinced that Jerry can't act.
Director and Writers
Director: Tom Cherones
Writers: Larry David
Quotes
Notes and Trivia
In the original broadcast, the scene immediately before the pilot begins filming, in which TV George frantically tells Jerry he can't remember any of his lines, is longer.
In the episode "The Bubble Boy" the father mentions that the boy is in the bubble with the remote. However, in this episode we see the remote is outside the bubble and he fights over it with his parents.
This two-part episode was nominated for the 1993 Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series - Multi-Camera Production.
The Greenpeace member at the end who promises the ex-President of NBC that he would remember Elaine's name is played by Larry David, producer and co-creator of the show. The other man with him is writer Larry Charles.
Seinfeld may not have an opening credits sequence, but we see that "Jerry" does.
Goofs
Nada
Cast
Jerry Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Elaine Benes |
Michael Richards | Kramer |
Jason Alexander | George Costanza |
Bob Balaban | Russell Dalrymple |
Anne Twomey | Rita |
Gina Hecht | Dana Foley |
Peter Crombie | Joe Davola |
Jeremy Piven | Michael Barth (George) |
Larry Hankin | Tom Pepper (Kramer) |
Kevin Page | Stu Chermack |
Mariska Hargitay | Melissa |
Laura Waterbury | Casting Director |
Elena Wohl | Sandi Robbins (Elaine) |
Bruce Jarchow | Doctor |
Al Ruscio | Manager |
Richard Gant | Fred |
Peter Blood | Jay Crespi |
Roger Rose | Mark |
Brian Bradley | Butler |
Samantha Dorman | Waitress |
Erick Avari | Cabbie |
Bob Shaw | Paul |
Stephen Burrows | David |
Deborah Swisher | 1st AD |
Jeff Oetjen | Wilton |
Pat Hazell | Pat Hazell |
Peggy Lane | Woman on 'Jerry' Set (scenes deleted) |
Tony Amendola | Rushdie |
Shirley Beck | Makeup Artist (uncredited) |
Norman Brenner | Man on 'Jerry' Set (uncredited) |
Elza Camacho | Woman on 'Jerry' Set (uncredited) |
Jennifer Campbell | Tia |
Lanei Chapman | Housekeeper |
Larry Charles | Man on Raft #2 (uncredited) |
Tom Cherones | Director on 'Jerry' Set (uncredited) |
Kari Coleman | Allison |
Larry David | John F. Kennedy Jr. |
Elizabeth Dennehy | The Drakette (uncredited) |
Brian Doyle-Murray | Mel (uncredited) |
Bill Erwin | Sid |
Maggie Han | Cheryl (uncredited) |
Victor Wayne Harris | Man on 'Jerry' Set (uncredited) |
Teri Hatcher | Sidra |
Jon Hayman | Donald |
Darin Henry | Man in 'Jerry' Audience (uncredited) |
Nicholas Hormann | Calvin |
Janet Kagan | Woman on 'Jerry' Set (uncredited) |
Dennis Kirkpatrick | Man on 'Jerry' Set (uncredited) |
Wayne Knight | Newman |
Jane Leeves | Marla |
Warren Littlefield | Man in 'Jerry' Audience (uncredited) |
Rick Ludwin | Man in 'Jerry' Audience (uncredited) |
Carol Mansell | Mother |
Barney Martin | Morty |
Bill Masters | Man in Restaurant (uncredited) |
Peter Mehlman | Man in Restaurant (uncredited) |
Rick Overton | The Drake (uncredited) |
Glenn Padnick | Man on 'Jerry' Set (uncredited) |
Pete G. Papanickolas | Man on 'Jerry' Set (uncredited) |
Gavin Polone | Man in 'Jerry' Audience (uncredited) |
Pete San Filipo Sr. | Man on 'Jerry' Set (uncredited) |
Todd Schwartz | Man in 'Jerry' Audience (uncredited) |
Liz Sheridan | Helen |
Steve Skrovan | Man in Restaurant (uncredited) |
Heidi Swedberg | Susan Ross |
Mark Taormino | Man #2 on Jerry Set (Kramer Look-Alike) (uncredited) |
Karen Wilkie | Woman on 'Jerry' Set (uncredited) |
Ping Wu | Ping |
Jeffrey Yerkes | Man on Set |