The Puerto Rican Day episode will become rare and valuable because it will never air again due to controversy.
Fans discuss an eBay auction for a videocassette copy of the controversial Puerto Rican Day Parade episode, debating its value as rare television history versus its comedic merit.
There's a vendor at eBay who's selling a copy of "The Puerto Rican Day" on video cassette.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=32666968
The bidding is currently at $6.00 and there're about 4 hours before the auction ends. If you haven't seen it and want to, here's a good chance to own a copy.
On Fri, 02 Oct 1998 16:18:54 -0400, Dave wrote:
Why? Its not even very funny.
Brad
Dancer wrote:
It's a piece of television history. It was the last half-hour episode, the second-most watched episode, and it'll probably never be seen again because some people can't take a joke. Years from now, a tape of this episode could be worth a lot of money, since it will be rare.
Jacly
o
Joni
On Fri, 02 Oct 1998 20:21:13 -0400, Jaclyn Mussehl wrote:
That is not a piece of television history - it only would be because it happened in the past. Years from now it will be worthless just as it is now.
Brad
Have you been chewing on some sour grapes? The Puerto Rican episode was the last great episode in Seinfeld history IMHO.
alt showbiz gossip
A lot of people seemed confused regarding the Puerto rican day episode. NBC has banned it. Which means they won't repeat it as they would the other episodes of the seson during the summer. But it will be on tv again. THe networks that syndicate Seinfeld haven't banned it. UPN and WB. But local WB and UPN affilates may choose to do so. So don't pay anything for this so called rare episode. This reminds me of one of Newman's get rich quick schemes. "And the fake pope can be recognized by his high-top sneakers and foul mouth."
I doubt that. Of the 40 million or so people who watched it, I'd guess at least a million had their VCRs on.
Anyway,don't buy it because you think it'll be worth big money someday.
Buy it because it was a fantastic half hour of TV Entertainment at its
best.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
[email] replace EYE with I
(Hammer nail here--> <-- for a new monitor.)
Seinfeld FAQ http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/7217/faq.html
-----------------------------------------------------------------So has anybody bid on this thing yet, or what?
ESHAAS wrote:
It's over. I think it was open for bidding for only 4 hours.
ESHAAS wrote:
It's over. I think it was open for bidding for only 4 hours.
hmm... that's a little more than the price of a blank tape. I am sure that other people have taped it.
Remove 'KILLSPAM' to reply.
Newspaper Headline: "Kids make nutritious snacks."
I bid that you give me $10.00 to have the tape. :-)
Remove 'KILLSPAM' to reply.
Newspaper Headline: "Kids make nutritious snacks."
I saw this episode when it was on it's only one time. It wasn't a good episode but it had some good moments. I just want to know why NBC never showed this again.
episode
this
The banned episode?? Which one was that? The one where kramer was mistaken for a retarded man could be offensive to some. Was that the one?
"The Puerto Rican Day"; The second-to-last episode of the series where Kramer is caught burning a Puerto Rican flag accidently during the parade. I guess that's where they take offense.
Kramer
guess
Oh yeah. I missed that one. I don't see why that would be offensive if it was accidental. I think the puerto ricans and all other groups that take offense so easily could learn a lesson from seinfeld. The way seinfeld dealt with these type of issues on his show was hilarious. The one with the cigar store indian and the one where Jerry's dentist converts to judaism.
This is also proof that people should never try to ban things. It ends up backfiring--the forbidden fruit, as Newman might say, becomes all the more appealing. This episode was mediocre in the opinion of most fans, but now it is a legend thanks to misguided political action.
Sure, "The Cigar Store Indian" was a clever take-off on how the PC people take things out of context, and become offended where no offense was meant. When Jerry was explaining to Wynona about dinner and show tickets, he was uncomfortable saying he got a reservation at the restaurant and he got the tickets from a scalper. He was afraid she would be offended. My initial reaction was, "Screw her, it's not like he made up the word 'scalper'. And 'reservation', used in the context of reserving a restaurant table, has no connection whatsoever with the Indian reservation context. When she wanted the TV Guide that she had given him back, and he choked on the phrase 'indian giver', and she got pissed and stormed out, I was glad for Jerry. It was funny for one episode, but she was a bitch and he never had anything further to do with her.
And what was the deal with that pissed off mailman? Jeez, you're a
mailman, and someone asks you for directions on your route, and you go
off like he just peed in your corn flakes?? I'm not sure which
stereotype they were lampooning, the 'psycho postal worker' or 'the
voluntarily indignant'. Considering the writing prowess of Tom Gammill
and Max Pross (they wrote 15 episodes during seasons 4-8), probably
both.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
[email] replace EYE with I
(Hammer nail here--> <-- for a new monitor.)
Seinfeld FAQ http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/7217/faq.html
-----------------------------------------------------------------Craig wrote in article ...
it
the
It wasn't even like he burned the flag deliberately. It was clearly an accident, and there was no attempt at all to disparage anyone. I thought the episode where Kramer had the Japanese business men sleeping in his dresser was a LOT more offensive. And what about George going out of his way to prove to his black boss that he wasn't prejudiced by inviting his black exterminator to dinner with him. When you think about it, just about every racial and ethnic group you can think of has been made fun of on the show, from gays and lesbians to the mentally handicapped to the "height disadvantaged" (Mickey) to senior citizens to Catholics and Jews to American Indians and even India Indians. In contrast, Puerto Ricans actually got off pretty well...
Rick wrote:
No - Never Canadians! What's wrong with us. Seinfeld completely ignored us, even on our Canadian References in Seinfeld Page http://agt.net/public/w_penner/Seinfeld/ we had to look pretty hard for even minor indirect references. What an insult that is. Every other country and nationality was insulted but us. What an insult! Hey - I guess that's the insult. Thanks Jerry.
:-)
ISAW IT JUST THE OTHER DAY AND I HAVE IT ON TAPE ASOTO28834
On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Dancer wrote:
Actually, I wish I had known about this auction when it happened. I for one would definitely have tried to purchased a copy. Being able to get a copy of an episode that I missed (and one that won't be shown again) for $6 is a prett good deal.
most of us have seen it and it may appear again in a year or two in syndication. It wasn't a great episode.
Remove 'KILLSPAM' to reply.
Newspaper Headline: "Kids make nutritious snacks."