The Airport

Season 4, Episode 12, Aired
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When their flight home gets canceled, Jerry & Elaine gets on another flight, the latter gets cramped into coach and Jerry parties in 1st class with a model. George and Kramer go between JFK and La Guardia to pick them up. When they settle on an airport George meets a convict and Kramer sees a man who owes him $240 from years ago.moreless
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  • One of the best episodes of season four.

    10
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    By Canogaparkcindy, Apr 09, 2009 Report Abuse
    Well this episode was one of the best episodes of season four. you know why, because I love the simple episodes of Seinfeld, they really pull it off, no joke. I love Elaine in coach, Elaine wants to escape coach. While Jerry has been having a great time with a model in first class. I love how Kramer & George go looking for Elaine & Jerry going from airport to airport. And then Elaine's luggage ends up being shipped to Hawaii. Also the people on the plane were so rude, but I guess that is what made the episode hilarious & funny.moreless

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  • Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer all go through different encounters off and on a plane. This does the series justice and is probably the best episode ever.

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    By oceanic6, Mar 23, 2008 Report Abuse
    Jerry and Elaine are returning from one of Jerry's gigs in Saint Louis. George is supposed to pick them up at Kennedy airport. The two are forced to switch to a different flight, one that arrives at Laguardia. Elaine suffers a series of degradations in the coach section of the airplane, while Jerry is pampered in first class, and enjoys the company of a sexy model. George and Kramer dash from airport to airport to meet the flight, which is eventually re-routed back to Kennedy. George also has a run - in with a psychotic con and Kramer tries to track down a guy who allegedly stole money off him 20 years ago. The episode borrows from Shakespeare how different stories are indiviudally developed throughout before tying together at the end and for a sitcom having such a method is astounding. Strictly speaking; this episode doesn't have any jokes but rather many subtely funny occurences which work just as well as the "ba bum chhhh" moments usually found on the show. The actors really have to hold up the episode themselves as there're not many prominent guest stars to share the load. All four of the performances are great and each character gets to express their traits firmly although Jerry is often a little too comfortable. Jennifer Lynn Campbell stars as Jerry's fellow model passenger and Lenny Rose as Elaine's slobbish neighbour and both of them make for an effective guest star combination. Aside from the cinematic finale; this episode really exploits the show's budget the most with many scenes and detailed Airport and Airplane sets and not to mention the tonne of extras. Although it's mandatory to mention the absense of the Coffee shop and Jerry's apartment, it hardly matters. The Airport is an excellent Seinfeld installment and really progresses it from a TV show to a way of life.

    Watch for: Just why Kramer should never be allowed in an Airport again.moreless

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    By CTUBauer24, Apr 24, 2007 Report Abuse
    In this season 4 episode of Seinfeld called The Airport Jerry & Elaine are flying back from a trip while George and Kramer try and pick them up at the airport Jerry & Elaine's 1st flight is cancelled so where one of them get a nice 1st class seat while the other get a bad and couch seat mean while the plane gets redounded that has George and Kramer going to airport to airport because Jerry & Elaine where going to land at JFK but the new plane has them going to La Guardia then back to JFK while running between airports George has a conflict with a convict and Kramer thinks he sees someone who owes him money form a long time ago I like this whole episode I thought it was very funny Jerry & Elaine's story was funnier then George and Kramer because of the different both the carters had while on the flight was good my rating is 9 out of ten.
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  • haha.. airport humor

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    By Macheteshadows, Jun 19, 2006 Report Abuse
    i really like this episode.. its my faourite from seinfeld. i love anything that has to do with planes or airports.. i love travelling.
    i love george\'s subplot when he gets mangled at the end by that convict. to tell the truth, this episode made me read TIME magazine.. i remember the time when i tried to find the one with the cover just like in this one (the convict), and i tried to find the blurb with george in it.
    ho boy i wanna try to get into that airplane. but i hope i get into first class.

    the storyline and the subplots made this episode my favourite from seinfeld.

    what was the name of that airline?
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    • I have a problem with the timing in this one. When Jerry and Elaine are in St. Louis and the gate agent says their flight is cancellend the borad behind her says it is supposed to leave at 9:15. When George and Kramer are at the airport Kramer sees Grossbard who points to the monitor and says to the woman with him "our flight's at 8:30" (not an exact quote but he definitely says 8:30). Assuming people get to the airport 45 minutes early it is probably around 7:45 or so at this point. Why would George and Kramer be at the airport at 7:45 to meet a flight that is probably not scheduled to land until approximately 11:30. Edit
    • As Kramer is running outside of the plane to catch Grossbard, he's shown running next to a Southwest plane which is the plane Jerry's on. Jerry is sitting in first class but Southwest doesn't offer first class. They must have just spliced in another shot. Edit
    • While Jerry and Elaine race through the airport to get to their flight on time they run around a corner and past a sign that reads, " Gates 24-40". They run forward down a passageway until they are out of camera range, then the next scene shows them running around the opposite corner by the same sign, and then down the same passageway. Not only that, some of the same extras are walking through both passageways! Edit

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    • This episode was nominated for the 1993 Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special. Edit
    • As they are driving to the airport in St. Louis, Jerry mentions that Elaine got to see her sister on this trip. This ties in with a later episode (The phone message) where Elaine mentions that she has a brother-in-law. Edit
    • When Larry David does his uncredited "Voice of Man ordering the leftover kosher meal" the voice he uses he will later reuse as the voice of George Steinbrenner. Edit

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    • Jerry: I hate rental cars. Nothing ever works: the window doesn't work, the radio doesn't work… and it smells like a cheap hooker. Edit
    • George: (from outside the plane, we don't hear him but he is saying…) KRAMER!!!! Edit
    • Jerry: I got my bags. I'm ready to go. Elaine: Yeah, you got your bags! (scene goes to Honolulu International Airport where we see Elaine's luggage going around the baggage terminal) Edit

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    • Kramer said "Listen to the bell, Grossbard. It tolls for thee". It's an allusion to the poem "Meditation XVII" by John Donne, the novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway, and, the 1985 song "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Metallica. Edit
    • George: But you are, Blanche. You are in the shackles! From the classic film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Blanche: You wouldn't be able to do these awful things to me if I weren't still in this chair. Jane: But cha AAH, Blanche, ya AAH in that chair. Edit

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