"The Pilot" is the two-part season finale episode of season four of ''
Seinfeld
''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as a fictionalized version of himself and ...
'', comprising the season's 23rd and 24th episodes (63rd and 64th episodes in the series). It first aired on May 20, 1993.
This two-part episode aired at an earlier time, 8:00 PM, to leave room for the
two-hour finale of ''
Cheers
''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association w ...
'', whose timeslot was subsequently claimed by ''Seinfeld'' at the start of the new fall season.
About 32 million people watched both parts of "The Pilot" when it initially aired. An additional 2 million watched the first part but not the second, and 3 million more watched the second part but not the first.
Plot
Part 1
Jerry and
George get the green light to produce ''Jerry'', the
pilot for the series based on their "nothing" lives. Russell Dalrymple, the president at
NBC
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behind the pilot, is obsessed with
Elaine. George is obsessed with a potentially
cancerous white spot on his lip and a box of raisins taken by Tom Pepper, the actor playing
Kramer.
The real Kramer appears to audition for the role of Kramer but has an urgent need to use the men’s room. Unable to use various public facilities, he makes his way to his apartment through Central Park but is further delayed by being
mugged and "misses his chance", resulting in
constipation
Constipation is a bowel dysfunction that makes bowel movements infrequent or hard to pass. The stool is often hard and dry. Other symptoms may include abdominal pain, bloating, and feeling as if one has not completely passed the bowel moveme ...
. Jerry has an audition with Sandi Robbins, a method actress interested in being Elaine in every way, including insisting being called Elaine and even dating Jerry (and breaking up with him in Part 2). Jerry points out to the real Elaine that Monk's coffee shop appears to be only hiring
buxom
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