Seinfeld

Seinfeld is an American sitcom about four single friends - comic Jerry Seinfeld, bungling George costanza, frustrated working gal Elaine Benes and eccentric neighbor Cosmo Kramer -- deal with the absurdities of everyday life in New York City. Seinfeld’s first episode aired on July 5, 1989.

Seinfeld stars Jerry Seinfeld as a stand-up comedian whose life in New York City is made even more chaotic by his quirky group of friends who join him in wrestling with life's most perplexing, yet often trivial questions. Often described as "a show about nothing," Seinfeld mines the humor in life's mundane situations like waiting in line, searching for a lost item, or the trials and tribulations of dating. Co-starring are Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Jerry's ex-girlfriend and current platonic pal, Elaine Benes; Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Jerry's neurotic hard-luck best friend; and Michael Richards as Jerry's eccentric neighbor, Kramer.

Seinfeld is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential sitcoms of all-time. It has been ranked among the best television shows of all time in publications such as Entertainment Weekly,[2] Rolling Stone,[3] and TV Guide.[4][5]The show's most renowned episodes include "The Chinese Restaurant", "The Parking Garage",[6] and "The Contest".[7]In 2013, the Writers Guild of America voted it the No. 2 Best Written TV Series of All Time (second to The Sopranos).[8] E!named the series the "Number 1 reason the '90s ruled",[9]and quotes from numerous episodes have become catchphrases in popular culture.Seinfeld’s last episode aired on May 14, 1998.