The Millennium
Aired Thursday, May 1, 1997 · 30 min

Kramer and Newman compete during the early planning of each of their millennium parties.
Posts per day after the first airing
The morning after
Viewers debate whether the episode was poor, with mixed reactions to individual storylines; dispute arises over whether Jerry's millennium math joke about Newman's party timing is actually correct.
Fans sharply divided on "The Millennium" episode, with posters arguing about the show's quality decline and civility in the newsgroup.
Fans debate whether Elaine sleeps with too many men compared to the other characters, with some arguing all four main characters date frequently and that Elaine actually uses protection.
Fans discuss Elaine calling Jerry "Jerome" and debate whether a scene was a parody of The Graduate.
Fans debate whether Jerry's criticism of Newman's millennium party booking was correct, with disagreement over whether Newman booked one year too early or too late.
Fans debate whether Newman booked his millennium party one year early or late, with disagreement over whether he meant December 31, 1999 or December 31, 2000.
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Fans identify Jerry's girlfriend with the speed dialer from 'The Millennium' episode as an actress who previously appeared on 'Caroline in the City' and 'Townies.'
Fans debate what phone number was shown for Kramer's new phone, disagreeing over whether it was 555-FILK or 555-3455.
Best of the morning after
“Even though this would be technically right, most people are gearing up for big parties in 99 so Newman would be a year late and therefore have a lame Newmennium party.”
“I'd be a little more charitable than "suck," but not much more.”
“Everyone's got one, and they all stink.”
“And that earlier post about people like me not dealing with "change" well...the show has changed before, from about nothing to hilarious somethings that I could'nt get enough of.”
“She is on record pace to match Wilt Chamberlin(sp) in his "scoring" catagory.”
“I think some people have had their everyday balloons popped.”
Over the years
Fans debate whether Kramer's fictional character name is A.G. or H.E. Pennypacker, with some hearing it differently in different episodes and uncertainty about the correct answer.
Fans discuss the correct spelling and pronunciation of the character A.G. Pennypacker's name, with some debating whether it's A.G. or H.E. Pennypacker.
Fans debate whether Jerry made an error in his dialogue about the millennium and when Newman's party would occur, with disagreement over whether the party on 12/31/99 would be early or late.
Fans discuss the logic of Newman's millennium party booking and whether Jerry's explanation about it being a year late was correct, with some confusion about the actual math involved.
Fans discuss Jerry's "one year too late" comment about Newman's millennium party booking, debating whether the true millennium starts Jan 1 2001 or if the joke refers to Dec 31 1999 versus 2000.
Fans debate whether Newman's millennium party is correctly scheduled for 2000-2001 or if it should be for 2001-2002, with disagreement over when the actual millennium begins.
Fans debate Jerry's criticism of Newman's millennium party timing, questioning whether the party is one year early or late given the actual start of the new millennium on January 1, 2001.
Fans discuss trivia connecting Dudley Moore, the actor from Arthur, to The Millennium episode through Christopher Cross's appearance and his song.
Fans try to recall a specific Kramer malapropism where he corrects Jerry's pronunciation of 'barometer' as 'thermometer' from The Millennium episode.
Fans debate whether Jerry's joke about Newman's millennium party being a year late contains a logical flaw, given that the real millennium is 2001 but most people celebrate in 2000.
Fans quote memorable lines from The Millennium episode about Newman's millennium party planning, particularly his response about everyday balloons.
Viewers criticize the show's lack of effort to hide Julia Louis-Dreyfus's real-life pregnancy during Season 8, particularly in "The Millennium" episode, finding it obvious and lazy rather than clever.
Fans discuss the millennium party setup in the episode, noting that Kramer and Newman's competing parties are scheduled a year apart.