Seinfeld season 7

Seinfeld
Season 7
DVD cover
ShowrunnerLarry David
Starring
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 21, 1995 (1995-09-21) –
May 16, 1996 (1996-05-16)
Season chronology

The seventh season of Seinfeld, an American comedy television series created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, began airing on September 21, 1995, and concluded on May 16, 1996, on NBC. It is the final season to involve Larry David, and the final season, save for "The Finale", to feature Seinfeld's stand-up routines.

Production

Seinfeld was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and aired on NBC in the United States. The executive producers were Larry David, George Shapiro, and Howard West with Tom Gammill and Max Pross as supervising producers. Bruce Kirschbaum was the executive consultant.[1] This season was directed by Andy Ackerman.

The series was set predominantly in an apartment block on New York City's Upper West Side. The seventh season was shot and mostly filmed in CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California.[2] The show features Jerry Seinfeld as himself, and a host of Jerry's friends and acquaintances, which include George Costanza, Elaine Benes, and Cosmo Kramer, portrayed by Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards, respectively.[3]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [4]Prod.
code [5]		US viewers
(millions)
1111"The Engagement"Andy AckermanLarry DavidSeptember 21, 1995 (1995-09-21)70137.6[6]
After they both break up with women for the slightest of reasons, George and Jerry agree to grow up and take relationships seriously, inspiring George to go back to Susan Ross and earnestly propose marriage. Kramer's warnings about married life spook Jerry into going back to business as usual, leaving George alone in his commitment. A neighbor's dog barks incessantly every night at Elaine's new apartment, and, in desperation, she enlists Newman and Kramer's help to kidnap the dog and take it to a new home upstate.
1122"The Postponement"Andy AckermanLarry DavidSeptember 28, 1995 (1995-09-28)70234.5[7]
Elaine secretly envies and resents George for getting engaged before her. She assumes that she can confide her jealousy to a helpful rabbi, not expecting that the rabbi has no concept of confidentiality. George loses his nerve for marrying Susan in just months, and Jerry cavalierly advises him to postpone the wedding, knowing full well that he cannot stand up to Susan. After righteously vowing that he would turn in Jerry for murder, Kramer goes to see Plan 9 from Outer Space with Jerry while smuggling in a latte down his pants.
1133"The Maestro"Andy AckermanLarry DavidOctober 5, 1995 (1995-10-05)70334.6[8]
An amateur orchestra conductor demands to be addressed as "Maestro" by all, and Elaine falls for him despite his self-importance. Cutthroat lawyer Jackie Chiles files Kramer's personal injury lawsuit for getting scalded by Java World coffee, but their lucrative payout is jeopardized when a miraculous balm from the Maestro heals Kramer prematurely. The Maestro advises Jerry that no rental vacancies are available in Tuscany, goading Jerry to investigate the truth of the matter despite not wanting to rent there. George arranges a seat for a store security guard after seeing that he must stand all day.
1144"The Wink"Andy AckermanTom Gammill & Max ProssOctober 12, 1995 (1995-10-12)70432.3[9]
Jerry's healthy grapefruit breakfast squirts into George's eye, which develops an involuntary wink in irritation. George fails to vouch for coworker Mr. Morgan's conduct due to his conspiratorial winking. While George has custody of a birthday card the Yankees signed for Steinbrenner, Kramer takes George's wink as invitation to sell the card, which gets bought for a young fan in the hospital. In order to fake a meat-heavy diet for his girlfriend's approval, Jerry finds outlandish hiding places for mouthfuls of meat. While dating her wake-up caller, Elaine hides out at his home overnight from a pack of dogs.
1155"The Hot Tub"Andy AckermanGregg Kavet & Andy RobinOctober 19, 1995 (1995-10-19)70532.6[10]
George, trying to look busy at work by being visibly annoyed, gets sent on break to entertain foul-mouthed guests from the Houston Astros, who rub off on him. While struggling to write sales copy for "Himalayan walking shoes", Elaine hosts Jean-Paul, a marathon runner from Trinidad and Tobago, who once overslept for a race at the Olympics. Jerry imposes the chore of waking Jean-Paul on Elaine, then casts doubt on her ability to do so; when Jean-Paul gets evicted from Elaine's building, Jerry takes matters into his own hands. Kramer puts a hot tub in his living room, but gets hypothermia from a long soak that goes awry.
1166"The Soup Nazi"Andy AckermanSpike FerestenNovember 2, 1995 (1995-11-02)70633.1[11]
Elaine needs Kramer to stand guard over an antique armoire she bought off the sidewalk, but Kramer is powerless to prevent street toughs from hauling it away. George looks down on Jerry and his girlfriend's excessive displays of smooching and baby talk, and gets motivated to mock them to their face by mimicking them with Susan. Jerry values the staggeringly good soups served by the "Soup Nazi" so much that he will enforce the Soup Nazi's draconian rules at everyone else's expense. Elaine presumptuously flouts the Soup Nazi's rules, starting a spiteful feud.
1177"The Secret Code"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff SchafferNovember 9, 1995 (1995-11-09)70733.9[12]
Because his ATM code must be kept secret, George will not make an exception for even Susan. Elaine meets a man who cannot remember her, a quality so fascinating that she overlooks his dismally depressing temperament. Jerry and George get saddled with suffering through Elaine's dinner with J. Peterman, but only George fails to make an excuse to leave, and gets himself stuck at Peterman's mother's deathbed. Jerry goes to film a commercial for "Leapin' Larry"'s appliance store, but his foot falls asleep at the wrong time. Kramer, listening in on fire dispatchers, reawakens his childhood dream to be a fireman.
1188"The Pool Guy"Andy AckermanDavid MandelNovember 16, 1995 (1995-11-16)70833.4[13]
Jerry suggests that Elaine make friends with Susan, inadvertently antagonizing George, who can no longer compartmentalize his private life as a result. A newly-fired pool guy from Jerry's new health club starts hanging around Jerry uninvited, only to get rehired after Jerry turns down his friendship. Kramer gets a new phone number which is too close to the Moviefone number, and starts obligingly looking up movie showtimes for Moviefone customers who misdial him. When Susan becomes part of George's friends circle, George turns vengeful over the death of "Independent George" at his friends' hands.
1199"The Sponge"Andy AckermanPeter MehlmanDecember 7, 1995 (1995-12-07)70932.3[14]
Jerry gets a girl's number on Kramer's AIDS walk list. Elaine buys the last box of contraceptive sponges, since they've been removed from the market, and rations them by putting her boyfriend through a test to decide if he's "sponge-worthy". George tells Susan the secret of the size of Jerry's jeans. George is "out of the loop." Kramer refuses to "wear an AIDS ribbon."
12010"The Gum"Andy AckermanTom Gammill & Max ProssDecember 14, 1995 (1995-12-14)71031.4[15]
Kramer is active in the reopening of an old movie theater. George's friend Lloyd Braun has a pack of Chinese gum that Kramer insists everyone tries. Elaine accidentally "reveals herself" to Lloyd. Jerry must wear glasses while around Lloyd. George's friend Deena thinks he is showing signs of being on the verge of a breakdown.
12111"The Rye"Andy AckermanCarol LeiferJanuary 4, 1996 (1996-01-04)71135.1[16]
Elaine dates a jazz saxophonist. Jerry tells one of the band members the saxophonist and Elaine are "hot and heavy." Susan's parents meet and have dinner with the Costanzas for the first time. Both families obsess over a loaf of rye bread that wasn't served with the meal, which Frank takes back home. Kramer takes over a friend's horse-drawn carriage for a week and feeds the horse Beef-a-Reeno.
12212"The Caddy"Andy AckermanGregg Kavet & Andy RobinJanuary 25, 1996 (1996-01-25)71232.0[17]
Kramer befriends a caddy, who helps him to improve his golf game and offer him other advice. When George leaves his car at work, Mr. Wilhelm and George Steinbrenner think he has been working overtime. Elaine meets an old high-school friend who is now an heiress to the Oh Henry! candy bar fortune and a "braless wonder" (Brenda Strong). Kramer and Elaine take her rival to court and only Jerry may stand in the way.
12313"The Seven"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff SchafferFebruary 1, 1996 (1996-02-01)71337.1[18]
Elaine strains her neck trying to get a bike down from the wall. In pain, she promises the bike to whoever fixes her neck. Kramer saves the day and wants the bike. George is angry when Susan's cousin chooses to name her baby with the name he planned to give his first offspring. Kramer works out an arrangement with Jerry to keep track of what he takes from Jerry's kitchen. Jerry's girlfriend always wears the same dress.
12414"The Cadillac"Andy AckermanLarry David & Jerry SeinfeldFebruary 8, 1996 (1996-02-08)71435.9[19]
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Jerry surprises his parents by buying them a new Cadillac which Elaine becomes infatuated with Jerry as a result. The cable company wants to meet with Kramer. George reconsiders his engagement when one of Elaine's friends suggests that he meets with actress, Marisa Tomei. Jack Klompus accuses Morty of embezzling funds to pay for his new Cadillac. Kramer continues to mess with the cable guy. George's obsession with Marisa Tomei makes Susan suspicious. George receives Marisa's phone number and must now create an alibi involving her "boyfriend" Art Vandelay. Morty's only testimony is from the woman that Jerry stole the marble rye from to prevent him from impeachment. Susan thinks George is having an affair with Elaine.
12616"The Shower Head"Andy AckermanPeter Mehlman & Marjorie GrossFebruary 15, 1996 (1996-02-15)71532.3[20]
Kramer and Jerry are not pleased with the new low flow shower heads that the building's maintenance people have put in for them. Elaine is surprised to find out that she has tested positive for opium. Jerry is frustrated by the fact that his parents aren't moving back to Florida and George is elated because his parents are considering moving to Florida.
12717"The Doll"Andy AckermanTom Gammill & Max ProssFebruary 22, 1996 (1996-02-22)71632.9[21]
Susan's old roommate gives Jerry a package that she wants him to be careful with. Frank turns George's room into a billiard room and Kramer challenges him to a game of billiards where the space is a bit tight. Jerry is enthusiastic about a new toothbrush. Susan has a doll that looks like George's mother. Elaine tries to replace an autographed picture of "the other guy", for "the Maestro" that was damaged while they were in Tuscany.
12818"The Friars Club"Andy AckermanDavid MandelMarch 7, 1996 (1996-03-07)71832.7[22]
George successfully delays his wedding. Jerry goes out with Susan's best friend. Jerry loses a jacket he "borrowed" for dinner at the Friars Club. Kramer tries to duplicate the sleeping patterns of Da Vinci. Peterman hires a deaf employee (Rob Schneider) and Elaine suffers the consequences, when she gets loaded with most of his work.
12919"The Wig Master"Andy AckermanSpike FerestenApril 4, 1996 (1996-04-04)71930.5[23]
Jerry uses Elaine to prove that a sales clerk is wrong about his looking at an expensive jacket. Elaine is picked up by the clerk after he leads her on with the promise of a big discount. George has an unwanted house guest. George discovers why a parking lot is so cheap, when he finds a used condom in his car. Kramer unwittingly becomes a "pimp."
13020"The Calzone"Andy AckermanAlec Berg & Jeff SchafferApril 25, 1996 (1996-04-25)72028.5[24]
George becomes Steinbrenner's pet, when he shares an eggplant calzone with him. Kramer is raving about wearing clothes "straight out of the dryer." Elaine's boyfriend is dating her without really ever asking her out. Jerry takes advantage of his girlfriend's ability to get anything she wants. Kramer starts using an oven for his clothing.
13121"The Bottle Deposit"Andy AckermanGregg Kavet & Andy RobinMay 2, 1996 (1996-05-02)72132.4[25]
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George doesn't hear the details on an important project that Wilhelm wants him to champion. Elaine gets into a bidding war at an auction with Sue Ellen Mischke, the Oh Henry! candy heiress, over a set of golf clubs owned by JFK. Consequently, she spends a bit more than she was authorized by Peterman. Kramer collects used pop bottles and cans so he can take them to Michigan where the refund is doubled. Jerry takes his car to a fanatical car care mechanic (Brad Garrett). Jerry's car is stolen by the mechanic. Wilhelm is delighted with the job George did on the project; however, he has no idea what he did or how he did it. Kramer spots Jerry's car in Ohio. George is sent to a mental hospital by Steinbrenner because George's work on the project makes Steinbrenner think he is mentally unstable. Newman finds a farmer's house, complete with the proverbial daughter.
13323"The Wait Out"Andy AckermanStory by : Peter Mehlman & Matt Selman
Teleplay by : Peter Mehlman		May 9, 1996 (1996-05-09)72329.9[26]
George makes an off-hand remark to a married couple with a shaky relationship, leading to their breakup. Elaine starts driving again and almost makes Jerry sick. Kramer starts wearing jeans that are so tight that he cannot get them off. Elaine and Jerry make plans to move in on the separated couple.
13424"The Invitations"Andy AckermanLarry DavidMay 16, 1996 (1996-05-16)72433.2[27]
George tries to think of a way out of his relationship with Susan before the wedding. Elaine suggests he start smoking, and Kramer suggests he ask Susan for a pre-nuptial agreement. Jerry nearly gets hit by a car but is saved by his female equivalent, Jeannie. Jerry thinks he is in love with Jeannie and proposes to her. Kramer tries to cash in on a bank's offer to pay a customer $100 if the teller doesn't say "hello". Susan dies from licking the glue on 250 cheap wedding invitation envelopes.

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 9.3/10, based on 8 critic reviews.[28]

Honors

TV Guide named it the 41st greatest television season of all time. It was one of four Seinfeld seasons on the list.

References

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  15. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 20, 1995. p. 3D.
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  22. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. March 13, 1996. p. 3D.
  23. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. April 10, 1996. p. 3D.
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