Writer:	Larry David
Director:	Tom Cherones
Star:	Michael Richards (Cosmo Kramer),  Jason Alexander (George Louis Costanza),  Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine Marie Benes (not in pilot)),  Jerry Seinfeld (Himself)
Recurring Role:	Peter Blood (Jay),  Kevin Page (Stu),  Peter Crombie ("Crazy" Joe Davola),  Heidi Swedberg (Susan),  Bob Balaban (Russell Dalrymple),  Wayne Knight (Newman),  Larry David ()
Guest Star:	Steve Skrovan (Tommy),  Julie Blum (Recepcionist),  Stephen McHattie (Dr. Reston),  Ron Ross (Homeless Man)

This is Wayne Knight's favorite episode because he got the chance to see how Newman's mind worked. (edit) The scene where Jerry throws away the watch actually sets up the plot lines for the next two episodes. (edit) The expiration date on the milk in Jerry's fridge was September 3rd. If we're thinking in real-time (since this episode aired on September 16th), the milk would have been one day shy of two weeks old. (edit) In this episode, one of the NBC execs says he really liked a bit by Jerry about a parakeet flying into a mirror. An episode from the previous season, "The Dog," closes with Jerry actually doing this bit over the credits. (edit) The character of Russell (Dalrimple) is based on NBC executive Warren Littlefield. This is a role Bob Balaban was born to play as he did show in the late night talk show wars movie called The Late Shift. (edit)

Newman: (to Kramer) You gave me a defective detector! Jerry?
Jerry: Buyer beware. (edit) Newman: I want my helmet back! You give me back my helmet, and you're gonna pay for that ticket!
Kramer: Oh, yeah, yeah. You better think again, Mojambo. (edit) George: Why don't they have salsa on the table?
Jerry: What do you need salsa for?
George: Salsa is now the number one condiment in America.
Jerry: You know why? Because people like to say "salsa." "Excuse me, do you have any salsa?" We need more salsa." "Where's the salsa? No salsa?"
George: You know, it must be impossible for a Spanish person to order seltzer and not get salsa. "I wanted seltzer, not salsa!"
Jerry: "Don't you know the difference between seltzer and salsa?! You have the seltzer after the salsa!" (edit) George: I can't do this, I can't do this.
Jerry: What?
George: I can't do this, I can't do it. I've tried, I'm here, it's impossible.
Jerry: Hey, this was your idea.
George: What idea? I just said something. I didn't know you were gonna listen to me!
(He smacks Jerry's forehead)
Jerry: Don't worry about it. They're just TV executives.
George: They're men with jobs, Jerry! They wear suits and ties! They're married, they have secretaries! (edit) Joe Davola: You're under no obligation to shake my hand. (edit)

If you look closely after Kramer calls Neuman "Mojambo", you can see Jerry laughing, then trying to get to keep a straight face. (edit) When George guesses the spelling of Dalrymple, (as it is spelt in he closed captioning) he gets one letter wrong and two others the wrong way round: this doesn't qualify as "way off" as Russell tells him. And when George then asks if he spells it with a y, he denies this, even though he does. (edit) Continuity goof: When Jerry and George are in the waiting room before their first NBC meeting, we see in the large shot that Jerry has one leg propped up on his thigh but in the next medium shot his legs are both uncrossed. (edit) The posters on the wall of the studio's reception area are all promotional posters for NBC series for the 1992/1993 season. (edit) Just as Kramer at first objected to being a character in the show about "nothing", Larry David's neighbor, Kenny Kramer, originally objected to having a character named after him in the Seinfeld series. (edit)

When George and Jerry are in the coffee shop discussing the show about "nothing", their back and forth banter is reminiscent of Abbot and Costello's classic "Who's on First" routine. (edit) When Jerry says "Give my best to Hinckley", this is a reference to John F. Hinckley, Jr. who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in an attempt to win the love and approval of actress Jodie Foster. (edit)