S04 E03

The Pitch

Aired Wednesday, September 16, 1992 ยท 30 min

NBC executives ask Jerry to come up with an idea for a TV series. George decides he can be a sitcom writer and comes up with "nothing." Kramer trades a radar detector for a helmet, and later Newman receives a speeding ticket.

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The morning after

the next day
10 posts
Yo Yo Ma
David C Valenzuela10 posters
๐Ÿงฉ Trivia๐Ÿ™‚ Liked it

Fans discuss Yo-Yo Ma reference from the episode, identifying him as a Chinese cellist born in Taiwan and appreciating the obscure joke.

the next morning
2 posts
TV Guide story & this week's episode
Coffee_Junkie2 posters
๐Ÿคฏ Predictionโ“ Unresolved

The show will end with a final episode similar to the TV Guide description involving a pitched show about the characters.

Fans discuss a TV Guide article where Seinfeld described his vision for the show's final episode, which parallels the current episode's plot about pitching a show about themselves to NBC.

the next day
2 posts
Great Episode NOT
Marc Vincent Conte2 posters
๐Ÿ™ Disliked it๐Ÿ”ฅ Controversial

Fans disliked this episode, finding it had too much plot and lacking the humor of earlier episodes; they felt Kramer's antics were the only funny element and the writing seemed lazy.

Best of the morning after

โ€œI would hate to call him Chinese and be wrong, so I'll play it safe and say Oriental.โ€

โ€” David C Valenzuela, the next day ยท Yo Yo Ma

โ€œAmy "Guess what folks, that's the news and I am outta here!"โ€

โ€œThe show was at its best when Kramer was shouting "Yoyomo" and answering the phone in different languages.โ€

โ€œI kept repeating to myself on the episode this week "a show about NOTHING" because it is.โ€

Over the years

11 years later
14 posts
Seinfeld is NEW! NEW! NEW!
Mike Bode13 posters
๐Ÿ“ฐ News๐Ÿ˜‚ Loved it๐Ÿ”ฅ Controversial

Fans excitedly discuss new Seinfeld episodes airing on The WB, with brief back-and-forth exchanges about Uncle Leo and greetings.

7 years later
13 posts
Coney's Pitch Count
David Zuberry12 posters
๐ŸŒ€ Off topic๐Ÿ˜ก Hated it

Off-topic discussion about Yankees pitcher David Cone's pitch count in spring training, with posters arguing he's being overused and should be rested for the season.

2 days before it aired
11 posts
This week's show
Dick Dramstad11 posters
๐Ÿ“ฐ News

Fans discuss the season 4 premiere where Jerry and George pitch a TV show about "nothing" to NBC, with general enthusiasm about the meta concept and some concerns about overusing self-referentiality.

6 years later
7 posts
fhgtrhe5y
unknown6 posters

Users have a brief, fragmented discussion with minimal substantive content about the episode.

12 years later
6 posts
was Hancock's Half Hour the first show about nothing
B.Mckenna5 posters
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Quotes

Fans discuss whether Hancock's Half Hour, the British comedy show starring Tony Hancock, was the first show about nothing, referencing the pitch episode where this concept is debated.

2 years later
4 posts
Seinfeld = Mick Jones
Nancy L. Stockdale3 posters
๐Ÿ™‚ Liked it

Fans discuss "The Pitch" episode and compare Seinfeld (a show about nothing) to Beavis and Butthead, with tangential discussion of Mick Jones and 1980s fashion.

9 years later
4 posts
Episode Name ?
dave3 posters
โ“ Question

Fans help locate the episode featuring Jerry asking a phone solicitor for his home number; replies confirm it is "The Pitch" with the exact dialogue provided.

4 years later
4 posts
Crazy Joe Devola?
Steve Lapommeray4 posters
โ“ Question

Fans discuss who Crazy Joe Davola is, a mentally unbalanced writer character who appears on the show and takes offense easily, with one poster noting the character is based on a real MTV writer.

6 years later
3 posts
What's so damned great about a show about nothing?
usa3 posters
๐Ÿ˜ก Hated it๐Ÿ”ฅ Controversial

Poster criticizes the show as pointless and uninteresting, while replies defend it as cleverly self-aware and suggest the poster simply isn't the target audience.

6 years later
2 posts
Sweatpants
Jeremy Raphael2 posters
โ“ Question

Fans seek the exact quote from Jerry about sweatpants signaling that someone has given up on society but wants to be comfortable, from the episode where George and Jerry pitch to NBC.

4 months later
2 posts
"Title"of 1/13's show
oconnor_s2 posters
โ“ Question๐Ÿ™‚ Liked it

Fans identify the episode title as "The Pitch" and praise it as one of the best episodes despite it being a repeat.