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The Puerto Rican Day

  • Episode aired May 7, 1998
  • TV-PG
  • 23m
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7.8/10
3.7K
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
Comedy

Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine get stuck in standstill traffic due to the massive Puerto Rican Day Parade.Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine get stuck in standstill traffic due to the massive Puerto Rican Day Parade.Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine get stuck in standstill traffic due to the massive Puerto Rican Day Parade.

  • Director
    • Andy Ackerman
  • Writers
    • Larry David
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Alec Berg
  • Stars
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Michael Richards
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andy Ackerman
    • Writers
      • Larry David
      • Jerry Seinfeld
      • Alec Berg
    • Stars
      • Jerry Seinfeld
      • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
      • Michael Richards
    • 19User reviews
    • 4Critic 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
    Mario Joyner
    Mario Joyner
    • Lamar
    Dayton Callie
    Dayton Callie
    • Cabbie
    James Karen
    James Karen
    • Mr. Canterman
    Helen Carey
    Helen Carey
    • Mrs. Nyhart
    Yul Vazquez
    Yul Vazquez
    • Bob
    • (as Yul Vasquez)
    John Paragon
    John Paragon
    • Cedric
    Jenica Bergere
    Jenica Bergere
    • Leslie
    Monica Allison
    Monica Allison
    • Gail
    Marcelo Tubert
    Marcelo Tubert
    • Father
    Armando Molina
    • Amigo
    Tom Agna
    • Gary
    Tom Dahlgren
    Tom Dahlgren
    • Priest
    Bert Rosario
    Bert Rosario
    • Man
    Raoul N. Rizik
    • Parade Goer
    • Director
      • Andy Ackerman
    • Writers
      • Larry David
      • Jerry Seinfeld
      • Alec Berg
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    10ThunderKing6

    A show about nothing

    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...
    9nicofreezer

    One of the very best ever !

    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.
    4Fortressofdoors

    The worst

    I love Seinfeld, but this is the worst episode in the entire series. Almost nothing comes together here, and the parts that were filmed in the studio, don't fit in well with the rest of the "live" action. The cast tries to do the best with what they were given, but even they cannot save it. The best of it is when Jerry,George and Kramer meet up in the apartment, but other than that the rest is just bad, especially the bad acting and forced lines in the theater bit. On my repeat streaming views, I just skip The Puerto Rican Day, The Chronicle and The Finale all together.
    10robert-macc

    Spaniards are white with Penelope Cruz English accents,

    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.
    9ventidiusrex

    Fun ending to the series

    It's a fun episode as it moves to the end of the series. I love how that brought back Bob and his partner. I've rewatched this episode about 20 times. Not sure what all the hate is about!

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    • Trivia
      Media helicopters constantly flew over the Universal New York City back lot during the filming of this episode, thinking that they were capturing exclusive images of the final episode being recorded. The final episode was two episodes later.
    • Goofs
      After Elaine gets out of the car, there's some stock footage of New York City traffic. The lettering on the taxis are reversed, indicating that the film has been flipped from left to right.
    • Quotes

      [Kramer accidentally lights the Puerto Rican flag on fire and tries to stomp it out]

      Man: [yells] Hey! There's a guy burning the Puerto Rican flag!

      Bob: Who's burning the flag?

      Cedric: That's not very nice.

      Cosmo Kramer: It was an accident.

      Bob: Do you know what day this is? Because *I* know what day this is, *they* know what day this is, so I was wondering

      [yells]

      Bob: if you know what day this is!

      Cedric: Because it's Puerto Rican Day!

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Conan O'Brien: David Hasselhoff/Molly Shannon/Morcheeba (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Seinfeld Theme Song
      Written by Jonathan Wolff

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    • Release date
      • May 7, 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
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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