S09E24 - The Finale (Part 2)
No: 180 | Season: 9 Episode: 24 | Air Date: 14-May-1998 | Production #924
Summary
Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer stand trial, defended by Jackie Chiles. Character witnesses are called from the show's nine seasons, and the four are sentenced to a year in prison.
Director and Writers
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writers: Larry David
Quotes
Jackie: (speaking to Jerry) Oh. By the way. They're real, and they're spectacular!
George: It was Moops!
Bubbleboy: MOORS!
Jackie: Soup Nazi? You people have pet names for everybody!
(Estelle has fainted after the verdict)
Frank: C'MON! WE GOTTA BEAT THE TRAFFIC!
Bailiff: Court calls Yev Asem to the stand.
Elaine: Soup Nazi!
Notes and Trivia
Jason Alexander's real wife Daena Title is among the jurors in the courtroom scenes.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the only one of the core four characters not to be in the last scene, as she could not have logically been present in a men's prison.
It was revealed that the Soup Nazi's real name is Yev Kassem.
This two-part episode was nominated for the 1998 Emmy Award for Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series.
The voice of the last heckler to call out at Jerry's jail performance was provided by Larry David. Throughout the series, Larry David has played more parts than any other actor or actress.
The scene with Jerry in the prison cafeteria was in fact the last scene to be shot for the show.
Two different verdicts were shot, so no one knew the real ending of the story.
Jon Hayman, who played the "Bubble Boy", now plays the prison guard who escorts Jerry off the stage at the very end.
This episode drew 76 million viewers.
Jerry Seinfeld is the only cast member to have appeared in every single episode of "Seinfeld".
The jury was made up of friends and family of the cast and crew. The front row was made up of Dana Alexander (Jason's wife), Darin Henry (Larry David's assistant), the mother of an unknown crewmember, Carol Brown (the mother of Jerry's assistant), Spike Feresten (writer), and actress Myra Turley as the Forewoman. The back row was made up of the parents of the show's production accountant, some production guy, Steve Koren (writer), the show's set designer and Michael Richards' girlfriend.
The trial pays homage to the 1960 film "Inherit the Wind." Particularly, the scene where the attorney discusses how many important people will descend upon their little town, because the case is so high profile.
Goofs
The Massachusetts "Good Samaritan Law" does not mandate that aid be provided, but rather prohibits the recipient from suing the provider for any injury suffered.
Cast
Jerry Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Elaine Benes |
Michael Richards | Cosmo Kramer |
Jason Alexander | George Costanza |
Wayne Knight | Newman |
Jerry Stiller | Frank Costanza |
Estelle Harris | Estelle Constanza |
Liz Sheridan | Helen |
Barney Martin | Morty |
Ian Abercrombie | Mr. Pitt |
Stanley Anderson | Judge Vandelay |
Frances Bay | Mrs. Choate |
Peter Blood | Jay Crespi |
David Byrd | Pharmacist |
Tony Carlin | Co-worker |
Steve Carlson | Captain Maddox |
Melanie Chartoff | Robin |
Brian Doyle-Murray | Mel Sanger |
David Dunard | Guard |
Donna Evans | Woman |
Geoffrey Ewing | Bailiff (as Geoffrey C. Ewing) |
Richard Fancy | Lippman |
Warren Frost | Mr. Ross |
Brian George | Babu |
Philip Baker Hall | Bookman |
Teri Hatcher | Sidra |
Jon Hayman | Bubble Boy (voice) (as John Hayman) |
Richard Herd | Wilhelm |
Keith Hernandez | Keith Hernandez |
Steve Hytner | Kenny Bania |
Carlos Jacott | Pool Guy |
Scott Jaeck | Officer Vogel |
Wendle Josepher | Susie |
Robert Katims | Mr. Deensfrei |
Scott Klace | Guard |
Jane Leeves | Marla |
Len Lesser | Uncle Leo |
Bruce Mahler | Rabbi |
Wendel Meldrum | Low-Talker |
Phil Morris | Jackie Chiles |
Sheree North | Babs |
John O'Hurley | J. Peterman |
Ed O'Ross | Det. Blake |
Kevin Page | Stu Chermak |
James Pickens Jr. | Det. Hudson |
John Pinette | Howie |
Victor Raider-Wexler | Dr. Wexler |
James Rebhorn | D.A. Hoyt |
Peter Riegert | Kimbrough |
Geraldo Rivera | Himself |
McNally Sagal | Carol |
Miguel Sandoval | Marcelino |
Reni Santoni | Poppie |
Gay Thomas Wilson | O'Neal (as Gay Thomas) |
Larry Thomas | Soup Nazi |
Myra Turley | Foreman |
Patrick Warburton | David Puddy |
Jane Wells | Herself |
Danny Woodburn | Mickey |
Grace Zabriskie | Mrs. Ross |
Van Epperson | Passerby |
Jeffery Thomas Johnson | Criminal (as Jeff Johnson) |
Sean Moran | Man |
Dianne Travis | Receptionist |
Jim Zulevic | Bernie |
Dana Alexander | Juror |
Brian Altounian | Juror |
Lee Bear | George Steinbrenner |
Carol Brown | Juror |
Tom Cherones | Man in Coffee Shop (uncredited) |
Ruth Cohen | Ruthie Cohen |
Larry David | George Steinbrenner |
Spike Feresten | Juror |
Daniel D. Harris | Man with Elaine in Taxi (uncredited) |
Darin Henry | Juror |
Steve Koren | Juror |
Shawn Lockie | Secretary (uncredited) |
Scott Milne | Murder One! (uncredited) |
Daena E. Title | Juror |