In the "Seinfeld" episode "The Bookstore", Newman (Wayne Knight) and Kramer (Michael Richards) decide that it would be good money to start their own rickshaw service. Neither of them wants to be the rickshaw puller, however, so they decide immediately to hire an employee, leading to a series of very strange interviews/auditions. One of their candidates, being stronger than them, steals the rickshaw. Recall that Newman and Kramer are not very good businessmen.
They eventually get the rickshaw back and have to return it to their own neighborhood. Rather than both walk, Newman convinces Kramer to pull him. Kramer hates the arrangement. At one point, when the two are on a sloped street, Kramer stops to stretch his arms, accidentally sending Newman rolling backwards down the hill. In one hilarious wide shot, one can see the poor, screaming, helpless Newman zooming down the street, completely out of control. The...
They eventually get the rickshaw back and have to return it to their own neighborhood. Rather than both walk, Newman convinces Kramer to pull him. Kramer hates the arrangement. At one point, when the two are on a sloped street, Kramer stops to stretch his arms, accidentally sending Newman rolling backwards down the hill. In one hilarious wide shot, one can see the poor, screaming, helpless Newman zooming down the street, completely out of control. The...
- 7/27/2025
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
"Seinfeld" was truly like no other comedy on television. It refused to adhere to sitcom conventions with the likes of sympathetic main characters, life lessons, and happy endings. Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), George (Jason Alexander) and Kramer (Michael Richards) were all, in some form or another, sociopathic walks of life who only seemed to bring about a wave of trouble wherever they made themselves known. But that was part of the whole appeal. Shows like "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" would follow in its footsteps because there's an innate curiosity and sicko satisfaction with discovering slivers of humanity inside a batch of unlikable characters. NBC viewers couldn't get enough of "Seinfeld," as the series' popularity and awards consideration grew with each passing season. It was on top of the world. The show reached a turning point, however, at the end of its seventh season for a couple of...
- 7/1/2025
- by Quinn Bilodeau
- Slash Film
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