Seinfeld: The Ticket

Episode score 8.5 Great

The Ticket

  • 44.
  • Season: 4
  • Episode: 4
  • First Aired: 9/16/1992
  • Prod Code: 404
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Kramer suffers side effects from his head injury. NBC gives Jerry and George another meeting and on the way, Jerry throws out a watch his parents gave him. He then meets his Uncle Leo, who picks the watch out of the garbage. Kramer agrees to be an alibi for Newman's trial on a speeding ticket. George and Jerry meet with NBC executives and they give the go ahead for a pilot. Later they hide in the coffee shop, afraid of an attack from "Crazy" Joe. Elaine's shrink realizes that he didn't leave an extra prescription for Joe Davola, for the time while he's on vacation. Add a recap »

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CAST AND CREW

Writers:
Larry David
Director:
Tom Cherones
Stars:
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)
Len Lesser (Uncle Leo)
Heidi Swedberg (Susan)
Bob Balaban (Russell Dalrymple)
Wayne Knight (Newman)
Larry David
Guest Star:
Stephen McHattie (Psychiatrist (Dr. Reston))
Al Fann (Judge)
David Graf (Cop #2)
Steve Eastin (Cop #1)
Julie Blum (Receptionist)
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TRIVIA

  • There are some time errors in the coffee shop scene. Newman claims he can't get a ticket after 6, and Jerry says tell the policaman to enjoy his lunch. At one point we see it's dark outside and then from inside it is not when looking out of the window. edit »
  • (Reply: Kramer did speak in Italian. Closed Captioning said on the bottom of the screen as soon as he picked up the phone: "Kramer speaking in Italian") edit »
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NOTES

  • Originally broadcast as part of a 60 min episode. edit »
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QUOTES

  • (Jerry and George are inside the coffee shop, hiding from Joe Davola)
    Jerry: Is he out there? Do you see him?
    George: I'm not sure.
    Jerry: Well, either you see him or you don't.
    George: All right, I don't. edit »
  • Newman: (telling the suicide banker story) I wanted to see how he was doing. Well, Your Honor, he was barely audible, but I-I distinctly recall him saying-
    Kramer: (involuntarily) Hey, Yo-Yo Ma. edit »
  • (Kramer answers Jerry's phone and begins speaking Italian)
    Jerry: What are you doing? What's wrong with you, what are you doing? Give me that phone. Go to your apartment and lie down, I'll make an appointment for a doctor today.
    (Kramer mutters and leaves)
    Jerry: Hello? Oh, hi, I'm sorry. No, that's my next door neighbor, he's not quite himself, he got kicked in the head. edit »
  • Newman: (outside Kramer's door) Come on, are you ready? Let's go.
    Kramer: (opens the door, still has shaving cream on his face) For what?
    Newman: What's the matter with you? I just spoke to you fifteen minutes ago.
    Kramer: About what?
    Newman: The courthouse, you gotta go with me too the court house, I'm contesting a ticket today.
    Kramer: I can't, I'm going to the doctor's later.
    Newman: You gotta go with me, you-you're my alibi, you have to take the stand.
    Kramer: Well, I can't!
    Newman: Well, let me remind you of something. You wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for me and my helmet. I saved your life! You would be dead! Dead! You would cease to exist! You would be gone for the rest of eternity! YOU WOULDN'T EVEN BEGIN TO COMPREHEND WHAT THAT MEANS!
    Kramer: Shut up! I'll get my coat. edit »
  • Jerry: (to George) You know, you really need some help. But a regular psychiatrist couldn’t even help you. You need to go to like, Vienna, or something. You know what I mean? You need to get involved at the university level. Like where Freud studied, and have all those people looking at you and checking up on you. That’s the kind of help you need. Not the once a week for eighty bucks. No, you need a team. A team of psychiatrists working round the clock, thinking about you, having conferences, observing you. Like the way they did with the Elephant Man. edit »
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ALLUSIONS

  • Kramer: Yo-Yo Ma!
    Yo-Yo Ma is a famous cellist. edit »

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