Pilot S00E01 Good News, Bad News

178. S09E22 - The Clip Show (2)

More clips are seen and finally the closing minutes feature a series of bloopers and a musical montage that features the song "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" by the band Green Day, from their 1997 album Nimrod.

b: 14-May-98 pc: 922 w: Darin Henry d: Andy Ackerman
NOTE: When originally shown, both parts of this episode were shown in a 45 min time slot. When this episode was rerun on 9 May, the missing fifteen minutes of footage was restored, so future airings in syndication will feature the "whole" episode, less the 1 minute from each part that will be removed to allow for extra commercials. At least now some of the clip sequences make more sense, from some of the net postings I've seen. My cable was out the night the rerun, so I have yet to see this.

Of course we have to ask the question, why didn't NBC just show this in its complete form the first time? We are talking about a television network, so we can't use logic. When they reran The Finale the following week, they allowed their schedule to over run. Was it that important that the season finale of ER start at 10 o'clock eastern? These are of course, rhetorical questions.

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179. S09E23 - The Finale (1)

Guest Stars: Jane Leeves (Marla Penny) Peter Blood (Jay Crespi) David Byrd (Pharmacist) Steve Carlson (Captain Maddox) David Dunard (Guard) Donna Evans (Woman) Geoffrey C. Ewing (Bailiff) Warren Frost (Mr. (Henry) Ross) Keith Hernandez (Himself) Scott Jaeck (Officer Vogel) Wendle Josepher (Susie) Robert Katims (Mr. Deensfrei) Scott Klace (Guard) Bruce Mahler (Rabbi Glickman) Ed O'Ross (Det. Blake) Kevin Page (Stu Chermak) James Pickens Jr. (Det. Hudson) John Pinette (Howie) Victor Raider-Wexler (Dr. Wexler) James Rebhorn (D.A. Hoyt) Peter Riegert (Kimbrough) Geraldo Rivera (Himself) McNally Sagal (Carol) Gay Thomas (O'Neal) Myra Turley (Foreman) Jane Wells (Herself) Grace Zabriskie (Mrs. Ross) Van Epperson (Passerby) Jeff Johnson (Criminal) Sean Moran (Man) Dianne Turley Travis (Receptionist) Jim Zulevic (Bernie) Wayne Knight (Newman) Jerry Stiller (Frank) Estelle Harris (Estelle) Liz Sheridan (Helen) Barney Martin (Morty) Steve Hytner (Bania) Len Lesser (Uncle Leo) Phil Morris (Jackie Chiles) John O'Hurley (Peterman) Patrick Warburton (Puddy) Danny Woodburn (Mickey)

Jerry and George discuss the movies and George's desire to get his fifteen minutes of fame. Kramer is off to the beach. Elaine calls a friend, whose father is in the hospital, with her cell phone; Jerry and George tell her that is a social faux pas. Jerry gets a message from NBC that they want to talk about the pilot. So Jerry and George go to meet with the new vice president of programming, who is interested in turning their pilot into a 13 episode series. Jerry and George begin to make plans to move to California. Jerry interrupts Elaine's phone call to her friend to tell her about the NBC deal. When he finds out what she did, he tells her that was an even greater faux pas than the cell phone. Jerry and George's parents are excited by the news about the NBC deal. NBC offers Jerry & George a perk, free use of one of their private jets to anywhere they want. Kramer returns from the beach, but has a little bit of water trapped in his ear. Kramer warns they'll never come back from LA, "she's a seductress". Hey! He did.
The foursome decides where they want to take the private jet. They finally decide on Paris. As they are ready to leave, Elaine plans to call her friend again; Jerry tells her it is not right to rush that kind of phone call. Elaine avoids a faux pas. Newman begs to be brought along, when Jerry denies him, he vows to be there at Jerry's day of reckoning. The private jet, except for George who wanted the one Ted Danson would have gotten impresses everyone. With water still in his ear, Kramer tries to get it out mid-flight. He stumbles into the cockpit and the plane starts going into a crash dive. During the descent, George confesses he cheated during "the contest" and Elaine and Jerry are about to tell each other something important, when the plane corrects itself. The plane puts down in the small town of Latham, Massachusetts for a checkup. The foursome goes into town and debates about if they are going to get back on the plane. They witness the robbery of a fat guy, which they all mock and Kramer videotapes. They are arrested under the Good Samaritan law established by the town.
They are looking at a fine of a maximum of $85,000 and up to five years in prison. The guard assumes they are going to be prosecuted since this is the first offense of this kind in the country. Jackie Chiles is called in for their defense. The prosecution decides to look into the past of these four and build a case that will destroy their characters. Rivera Live covers the trial. Jerry and George's parents prepare to go to Latham for the trial. Newman (who's absolutely delighted), Uncle Leo, Peterman, Puddy, Mickey, Bania, Mr. & Mrs. Ross, Rabbi Glickman, Keith Hernandez and George Steinbrenner also make their way to Latham. Jackie tries to give George a moral compass. The judge, Arthur Vandelay, begins the trial. George thinks the name might be a good sign. The trial begins with opening arguments.

b: 14-May-98 pc: 923 w: Larry David d: Andy Ackerman

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180. S09E24 - The Finale (2)

Guest Stars: Stanley Anderson (Judge Vandelay) Frances Bay (Mrs. Choate) Peter Blood (Jay Crespi) David Byrd (Pharmacist) Tony Carlin (Co-Worker) Steve Carlson (Captain Maddox) Melanie Chartoff (Robin) Brian Doyle-Murray (Mel Sanger) David Dunard (Guard) Geoffrey C. Ewing (Bailiff) Warren Frost (Mr. (Henry) Ross) Brian George (Babu Bhatt) Philip Baker Hall (Mr. Bookman) Teri Hatcher (Sidra) John Hayman (Bubble Boy) Keith Hernandez (Himself) Carlos Jacott (Pool Guy) Scott Jaeck (Officer Vogel) Wendle Josepher (Susie) Robert Katims (Mr. Deensfrei) Scott Klace (Guard) Jane Leeves (Marla) Bruce Mahler (Rabbi Glickman) Wendel Meldrum (Low-Talker) Sheree North (Babs) Ed O'Ross (Det. Blake) Kevin Page (Stu Chermak) James Pickens Jr. (Det. Hudson) John Pinette (Howie) Victor Raider-Wexler (Dr. Wexler) James Rebhorn (D.A. Hoyt) Geraldo Rivera (Himself) McNally Sagal (Carol) Miguel Sandoval (Marcelino) Reni Santoni (Poppie) Gay Thomas (O'Neal) Larry Thomas (Soup Nazi) Myra Turley (Foreman) Jane Wells (Herself) Grace Zabriskie (Mrs. Ross) Van Epperson (Passerby) Dianne Turley Travis (Receptionist) Jim Zulevic (Bernie) Wayne Knight (Newman) Jerry Stiller (Frank) Estelle Harris (Estelle) Liz Sheridan (Helen) Barney Martin (Morty) Ian Abercrombie (Mr. Pitt) Richard Fancy (Lippman) Richard Herd (Wilhelm) Steve Hytner (Bania) Len Lesser (Uncle Leo) Phil Morris (Jackie Chiles) John O'Hurley (Peterman) Patrick Warburton (Puddy) Danny Woodburn (Mickey)

The videotape Kramer made is played for the jury. When the NBC executives arrive, George forgets about the trial for a moment and complains loudly about the plane. The prosecution begins to call their witnesses and each will do more to break down the characters of the foursome. First, the arresting officer is called to the stand, followed by the victim. Then the prosecution begins to call a variety of familiar faces. Starting with the elderly woman that Jerry stole the marble rye from. The virgin, Marla, is called to the stand and she tells the court about the foursome's contest. Further testimony is given by the bubble boy. The woman who needed a handicapped spot. The doctor who was on duty the night Susan died. Sidra, the woman with no implants. Mr. Bookman, the library cop. George's former girlfriend Robin, whose apartment caught on fire. The security guard from the parking garage. A detective from when Kramer was dressed like a pimp. The low-talker tries to testify (only she can't be heard). Steinbrenner talks about calzone and George's communism. The man who runs the cockfights. The pharmacist who sold Elaine a case of contraceptive sponges. A co-worker tells about Elaine's Christmas card. Mr. Pitt tells about when Elaine tried to kill him with a pillow. The soup nazi takes the stand and finally Babu Bhatt returns to the US to tell about the cafe and his deportation. They are "very, very, bad."
Rivera Live reports that the jury is in deliberation. Meanwhile, the foursome speculates on life in prison. Estelle tries to bribe the judge to be lenient on George if he's found guilty. A montage of activity is shown while the jury is in deliberation, that includes people we didn't see testifying like the Rabbi, Wilhelm, Keith Hernandez, Bania, Peterman, Puddy, Newman, Mr. Lippman, Poppie, Mr. Ross browsing for a handgun and ends with Jackie Chiles "cross-examining" Sidra outside the courtroom. The jury comes back. Jerry asks Elaine what she was going to say to him on the plane as it was crashing. She responds, "I always loved U-United Airlines". The jury returns a verdict of guilty. The foursome shows no remorse as they are sentenced to a year in jail, for doing "nothing." Jackie testifies to Jerry about Sidra's lack of implants. As the foursome sits in a prison cell, Jerry comments about the second button on George's shirt. A conversation they had nine years earlier on the 5th of July 1989. Jerry closes with a prison-based monologue.

b: 14-May-98 pc: 924 w: Larry David d: Andy Ackerman

NOTE: One of the jurors contacted me via e-mail with the following observations, which I've paraphrased. First the jury was made up of friends and family of the cast and crew. The front row was made up of Dana Alexander (Jason's wife), Darin Henry (Larry David's assistant), the mother of an unknown crewmember, Carol Brown (the mother of Jerry's assistant), Spike Feresten (writer), and actress Myra Turley as the Forewoman. The back row was made up of the parents of the show's production accountant, some production guy, Steve Koren (writer), the show's set designer and Michael Richards' girlfriend. The courtroom scenes took three days to film, with two verdicts being shot. Hilarious interactions between Mickey and Bania, Newman and Keith Hernandez, J. Peterman and Puddy were recorded, however, they all fell victim to time constraints. I, as well as many others, would love to see all this footage. A great idea for a home video release.
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A FINAL NOTE: Of all our guides, this one has been the most fun to do. First, I'd like to thank my co-worker Jeff Latzko for his enthusiasm that got me hooked into the show all those years ago. Second, I'd like to thank everyone who has helped to contribute to this guide. In fact, many of you have sent in contributions that have yet to appear in the guide. I haven't forgotten your contributions; I've had numerous time constraints this past couple of years related to the completion of a master's degree and the other guides on this web site. So sometime in the future, I will endeavor to include those items. In addition, after I saw the contents of this guide reprinted with my permission in the publication "Goodbye, Seinfeld", a Gold Collector Series Entertainment Magazine, I realized that all of the early descriptions really do need to be enhanced. I will get to this, someday!

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