In our Journalism class, we watched an episode of one of America's classic TV shows, Seinfeld. The episode was called "The Limo" and Jerry's random humor got some chuckles out of our first hour class. Here are reviews of the episode from me and Connor! There will also be a link posted to this episode coming soon!
The Limo
In Seinfeld, one of America’s favorite comedies,
audiences get a chuckle out of Jerry’s realism, stand up, and impersonation as
Dylan Murphy in the 19th episode, third season, entitled The Limo. The classic foursome play off
a serious situation as something humorous, and to some, pure silly. Sarcasm,
physical humor, and blunt objectiveness are all different types of humor in
this episode. This episode is lovingly silly to watch, whether the viewer is
four and giggles at Kramer’s fall into trashcans, or sixty-four and catches the
hidden sarcasm throughout the episode.
The episode begins with Jerry and George, stranded at an
airport. When a chauffeur holds up a sign that says “O’Brien,” George and Jerry
decide that they will hide their true identities; after fallacious arguing as
to who will be who, George would be Colin “O’Brien” and Jerry would be Dylan
Murphy. Tricking the chauffeur, they decide to go with the scheme and get a
ride home. That is, until they found out they were headed to Madison Square
Garden for the Bulls vs. Knicks game…Elaine, a rational and objective woman, and Kramer, the idiotic, but loving character in the show, wait for Jerry and George to pick them to go to the basketball game. As Kramer is showing Elaine a “360” move that they do in basketball, he falls into about ten trashcans and rolls over a number of times, adding a physical humor to the show. Elaine, being objective and sarcastic, adds a different humor to the show, bringing a woman’s perspective, and also a frisky attitude.
After seeing a number of Seinfeld episodes, viewers realize there is never really a “point” to this show, but rather just a load of hilarity; to some, this may be a turn off, and change the channel. None of the episodes really have a resolution; rather, at least one of the four characters ends in a predicament, and that is where the episode cuts off; another potential turn off.
Seinfeld is loved by Americans for a reason;
classic, relatable humor, with a contrast of outrageous, unrealistic humor. I
would recommend, to anyone, to give Seinfeld a chance, especially if one
is in need of a good laugh or at least a smile in their day. Catch Seinfeld on
TBS every week night at 7:00 and 7:30, and midday at 3:30.
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