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Seinfeld
S9.E13
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The Cartoon

  • Episode aired Jan 29, 1998
  • TV-PG
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
3.6K
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
Comedy

Sally Weaver makes fun of Jerry. George's new girlfriend looks just like Jerry. Kramer takes a vow of silence. Elaine gets a job drawing cartoons for the New Yorker.Sally Weaver makes fun of Jerry. George's new girlfriend looks just like Jerry. Kramer takes a vow of silence. Elaine gets a job drawing cartoons for the New Yorker.Sally Weaver makes fun of Jerry. George's new girlfriend looks just like Jerry. Kramer takes a vow of silence. Elaine gets a job drawing cartoons for the New Yorker.

  • Director
    • Andy Ackerman
  • Writers
    • Larry David
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Bruce Eric Kaplan
  • Stars
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Michael Richards
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    3.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andy Ackerman
    • Writers
      • Larry David
      • Jerry Seinfeld
      • Bruce Eric Kaplan
    • Stars
      • Jerry Seinfeld
      • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
      • Michael Richards
    • 11User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jerry Seinfeld
    Jerry Seinfeld
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Elaine Benes
    Michael Richards
    Michael Richards
    • Cosmo Kramer
    Jason Alexander
    Jason Alexander
    • George Costanza
    Wayne Knight
    Wayne Knight
    • Newman
    Kathy Griffin
    Kathy Griffin
    • Sally Weaver
    John O'Hurley
    John O'Hurley
    • J. Peterman
    Tracy Nelson
    Tracy Nelson
    • Janet
    Joe Urla
    • Dugan
    Paul Benedict
    Paul Benedict
    • Mr. Elinoff
    Bart McCarthy
    Bart McCarthy
    • Cab Driver
    Ruth Cohen
    Ruth Cohen
    • Ruthie Cohen
    • (uncredited)
    Norman Fessler
    • Norm
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Andy Ackerman
    • Writers
      • Larry David
      • Jerry Seinfeld
      • Bruce Eric Kaplan
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    User reviews11

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    3Rogn1-1

    Nope

    The addition of Kathy Griffin as an annoying wannabe drags this episode down.
    10bevo-13678

    Sally

    I like the cartoon with the pig in it and how Elaine stole it
    7ThunderKing6

    Carrot top variant

    Not talking is easy. People make it sound difficult. No pun intended.

    This review was completed on the month of March that is the third month of the year of number day 26th of so-called year 2023rd in the 21st century.

    What is this episode about?: George dates a Jerry Seinfeld variant.

    Elaine draws an unfunny cartoon.

    Kramer is speechless.

    Jerry feuds with a carrot top variant.

    The Story and the production overview: An alright episode. Elaine's boring unfunny story brings the show down a bit.

    Everyone else did very well.

    Highlight: Nothing worth mentioning.

    Girlfriend attractiveness level: I will not say.

    Laugh meter: 4

    What can we learn?: Learn to be funny

    Verdict: an ok episode.
    5dominicparis

    Not the best by any stretch

    Any reviewer that says this is one of the best Seinfeld episodes and that Seinfeld series 9 is one of the best DOES NOT have a clue about Seinfeld. This episode is far from being up there with any of the best and most Seinfeld fans will tell you that.
    10robert-macc

    A hilarious episode, and a classic UPN/Warner Bros./WB flagship demonstration of "Bey"-like "c**p TV" at its finest.

    And a hard-hittong one. In this one, Jerry and Kathy Griffin are bitter rivals. Jerry is under an understanding that Kathy Griffin will talk good of him and won't belittle him in her stand ups. Kathy called Jerry the devil, and viciously belittles him throughout the episode. Kramer has a very bad opinion of Sally Weaver, as she once again causes trouble for Elaine in this episode and tries to get her in trouble with Peterman. The episode is riotous laugh act as from start to finish. The only real shame about this is that the show was fan of a great station, WWOR (which was this show's original rerun station in NY, before it switched to WNYW), the powerhouse of a popular network like UPN, which stomped The WB, but that unfortunately, Kathy Griffin, who was featured in that special on WWOR, hates Jerry Seinfeld and this show in real life. I don't know who's worse. Her or Matt McCoy. UPN/Warner Bros./WB flagship. And NBC original classic. This also was a classic example of "c**p TV" of the likes of "The Richard Bey Show." Jerry and Kathy acting as enemies against each other. This would have been perfect if they had not actually been enemies in real life. With Kathy being a "Friends"-watcher.

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    • Trivia
      The Sally Weaver storyline in this episode was inspired by Kathy Griffin's HBO stand-up special, in which she ridiculed Jerry Seinfeld, alleging he was rude to her during her appearance in The Doll (1996). Seinfeld was so amused by this routine that he showed a clip of it during the audience warm-up before tapings and incorporated it into this.
    • Goofs
      After George leaves Jerry's apartment, with the woman he is dating, Janet, Jerry shoves Kramer across the kitchen, and the freezer door swings open. Later, the freezer door is shut, even though nobody closed it.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Elinoff: Miss Benes, cartoons are like gossamer, and one doesn't dissect gossamer.

      Elaine Benes: Well, you don't have to dissect it if you could just tell me why this is supposed to be funny.

      Mr. Elinoff: Oh, it's merely a commentary on contemporary mores.

      Elaine Benes: But what is the comment?

      Mr. Elinoff: It's a slice of life.

      Elaine Benes: No, it isn't.

      Mr. Elinoff: A pun?

      Elaine Benes: I don't think so.

      Mr. Elinoff: Vorshtein?

      Elaine Benes: That's not a word. You have no idea what this means.

      Mr. Elinoff: No.

      Elaine Benes: Then why did you print it?

      Mr. Elinoff: I like the kitty.

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Jerry Seinfeld/David Remnick/Live New Yorker Cartoons/Jon Theodore (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Seinfeld Theme Song
      Written by Jonathan Wolff

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    • Release date
      • January 29, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Shapiro/West Productions
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 23m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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