The Puerto Rican Day

I only started watching Seinfeld a couple years ago when 2 episodes were shown 11:30PM-12:30AM and I desperately needed to laugh at the end of very long days. So now I'm addicted and watch every show I can. I noticed I see some episodes repeatedly so I wondered what other episodes I might be missing. At some point I was going to buy the full set but when shopping for it, there were so many sets available from so many makers, and some had such bad reviews as to quality, etc, that I didn't buy any. Instead I started a list of every show I saw and then I could see what was missing. Along the way I bought 2 seasons from my cable company, seasons 2 & 3. I forget why I bought them, but season 3 came in handy when I found that the syndicated shows being shown never included season 3 ep.15, which turned out to be "The Suicide" a fun episode where nobody dies, but I understand why they don't show it.

So the only other episode I'm missing now, after a long time, is season 9, ep. 20. So I've just found today, that episode is this "Puerto Rican Day Parade." I guess I've never seen it. Most reviews here say its funny. One reviewer says it's "the worst episode ever" which makes me know I have to see it. It's not even available on the season 9 episodes I would buy from my cable company, so I guess I'll have to go online for it. I'm looking forward to it! Especially since I live in a small-to-medium sized city where the Puerto Rican population is great and we have many Puerto Rican events all year long!

Nuyoricans and Italians are non-white, Hispanic, Latin with Latin English accents.

With that being said, that's how it's always been portrayed in the world of "Seinfeld." XD. I believe the controversy was incredibly dumb (but then again Nuyoricans and Italians who hate this show for this episode are incredbily dumb as well) because it implies that Spaniards are somehow Hispanic. And Nuyoricans and Italians are white. When it's the other way around. There was no non-whiteness about the way the Puerto Ricans (who are Spaniards) were portrayed. They all had Penelope Cruz English accents, saying "s**mbag" (there were no Latin English accents). And the group was not mostly in the mob, it was just Cedric and Bob who led the mob, not the whole gang. And it was quiet for a Puerto Rican Day (another plus, because it's really the Nuyorican Day perade).

Now down to the funny stuff. The episode had a hilarious group of secondary stories. Jerry has a rivalry with a guy who keeps cutting him off in the traffic. "Black Saab rules, jack---." And the story gets more and more funny. Kramer keeps trying to get help for a problem he has. And Elaine is stuck with the Father (Priest) during a big baseball game, and she has to work with the people to get out of it quick and return to the crew. George has a hilarious story of someone who keeps hitting him with a laser pen. He gets so rowdy and vicious it interrupts a theatre watching a movie and to hilarious results. The people get mad at him. Of course the hilarious one is the accident where Kramer accidently puts a cigar on the Puerto Rican flag, and stomps it trying to put the fire out. The reaction is hilarious as Cedric and Bob try to chase Kramer. This is a classic epsidoe.

This is the only episode of Seinfeld I skip when rewatching the series. The part where Jerry, Kramer and George all end up in the same apartment is kind of funny but that's it. Elaine's storyline where she gets stuck under the bleachers was dumb as was George trying to get laughs in the movie theater using that line. The guy shining the laser pointer on George was dumb too as was the spat between Jerry and the guy driving the Maroon Golf. Just overall a boring and poorly written episode. I would recommend only watching it once if it's your first time watching Seinfeld but I would not recommend watching on a rewatch.

I barely never write reviews but after i saw all the bad reviews on this one i had to step in.

The Puerto rican Day is a fantastic Seinfeld épisode, everything move so fast, so Manue Funny scene, only Elaine story is a bit weak but the references to the jewels under the wood was clever.

Very Funny épisode of sitcom. Who cares if some Puerto ricain are not happy about this one, in a comedy show we Can laugh about everything and everyone, thats why the old sitcoms were the best.

It was an episode about nothing.

This was the last episode before the last episode of the series. I liked it.

It was just of the gang trying to get home through a Puerto Rican Parade.

I liked the bits with George and the laser, Jerry vs Maroon Golf, Kramer and the street toughs and when 3 of the guys meet in the apartment. Elaine's stuff was boring.

For a final episode before the final episode it was good and creative. I love episodes about nothing just so i can feel relaxtained (Relax and entertainment).

What can be learned? Watch out for Maroon Golf and know when Puerto Rican parade is so you can beat or avoid traffic.

Verdict: What a Jack A...