S8.E4

The Little Kicks

Name: The Little Kicks
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1996-10-10
Duration: 23 min
Rating: 8.9
Cast: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards

Episode aired Oct 10, 1996
TV-PG
23m

IMDb RATING

8.9/10

4.5K

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Rebecca McFarland in Seinfeld (1989)

Comedy

Jerry is forced to bootleg a movie for Kramer's friend. George tries the "bad boy" image. No one has the heart to tell Elaine that she's a terrible dancer.Jerry is forced to bootleg a movie for Kramer's friend. George tries the "bad boy" image. No one has the heart to tell Elaine that she's a terrible dancer.Jerry is forced to bootleg a movie for Kramer's friend. George tries the "bad boy" image. No one has the heart to tell Elaine that she's a terrible dancer.

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IMDb RATING

8.9/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Elaine's (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) dancing in this episode was inspired by the Saturday Night Live (1975) boss Lorne Michaels. Seinfeld writer, Spike Feresten, started his career as a receptionist at SNL and has said that at a SNL after-party, he saw Michaels dance "as if he'd never seen another human being dance before" and that he "heaved and gyrated to a rhythm only he could feel."

Goofs
The taxi cab that Elaine gets into after confronting George about Anna has "NYC Cab" on the door, but California license plates on the bumper.

Quotes
George Costanza: Have you ever seen Elaine dance?
Jerry: Elaine danced?
George Costanza: More like a full body dry heave set to music.

Connections
Featured in The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1997)

Soundtracks
Shining Star
(uncredited)
Written by Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, and Maurice White
Performed by Earth Wind & Fire
Elaine's dance scene.

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Featured review

10/10

FUNNIEST. OUTTAKE. EVER.

The plot of this episode is good and, of course, we all laugh at Elaine's "dancing". And Jerry's line about not being able to work under these conditions, regarding his piracy methods, is definitely a take on the entertainment business. But the truly funny part of this episode is what's not on this but on the outtakes. If you haven't seen it, YouTube "Elaine fights Mr. Costanza" and prepare to laugh and laugh. This outtake ranks right up there with the Tim Conway ad-lib outtake on the old Carol Burnett show. And if you haven't seen that one, YouTube as well.