The Stakeout
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| The Stakeout | ||||
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| Season | 1 | |||
| Episode | 2 | |||
| Air Date | July 5, 1989 | |||
| Writer(s) | Larry David Jerry Seinfeld | |||
| Director | Tom Cherones | |||
| Prev: The Seinfeld Chronicles Next: The Robbery | ||||
The Stakeout is episode 2 of Season 1, and it first aired May 31, 1990.
[edit] Notes About Nothing
- Elaine was not in the pilot The Seinfeld Chronicles so this is her first appearance. The character was added after the pilot was criticised for not featuring any female characters. Her name was originally Eileen.
- This is the only episode in which Jerry's father Morty is played by Philip Bruns. The part is played by Barney Martin is future episodes.
- This is the first episode in which George displays his proclivity for pretending to be an architect.
- The plot is drawn, as are many, from incidents in Larry David's life. He once staked out a woman's workplace because he wanted to meet her and didn't have any other information.
- The fold-out sofa-bed Jerry's parents sleep on in this episode is replaced by a non-fold out sofa in The Couch (season 6). Jerry states that he especially liked that it doesn't fold out as it helps prevent people staying over.
[edit] Quotes
- "When you're dead you're dead. That's it, you're not going anywhere." - Woman in video store
- "Let me be the architect, I can do it!" - George
