In the episode, puerto rican day parade takes place alongside the fifth avenue in manhattan. Hispanic leaders are fuming over thursday nights penultimate seinfeld, titled the puerto rican day parade an episode in which the gang gets trapped in a parade caused traffic quagmire, kramer. The puerto rican day may 7, 1998 summary because of the puerto rican day parade, jerry, elaine, kramer, and george get stuck in traffic on the way home from a mets game. Adam coming soon episode guide from jerry seinfeld. Seinfeld the puerto rican day tv episode 1998 seinfeld. Nbc received numerous angry letters and protesters turned.
That was banned simply as a reaction to backlash from people who hadnt even seen the episode yet. An mishap involving kramer michael richards during the annual puerto rican day parade is the reason that this particular seinfeld episode was withdrawn from nbcs rerun package it did, however. Nbc received numerous angry letters and protesters turned up at rockefeller center in new york. Season 9, episode 20 the puerto rican day first aired. Jerry begins a rivalry with a man in a maroon golf car, george sneaks into a cinema in the hopes of yelling out a oneliner during a climatic moment and kramer pretends to be a the gang drive from a bad mets game when they. Kramer accidentally sets fire and then stomps on the puerto rican flag, nbc was forced to.
Nbc, faced with criticism from national puerto rican coalition pres manuel. I had assumed last weeks patchwork puerto rican day parade. Jerry, george and kramer find one another in an apartment under their respective pseudonyms. Though the last couple of episodes slipped a bit the one about the puerto rican day parade didnt work, nor did the may 14, 1998, finale, seinfeld delivered more 30minute classics than any tv. Seinfeld the puerto rican day tv episode 1998 imdb. Apr 27, 2010 two marginal characters in seinfeld scare kramer. There were some lines in the script that could be considered racist, and th. An episode so racially offensive that nbc had to apologize upon its airing, the secondgreatest crime that the puerto rican day parade.
Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show seinfeld anytime, anywhere. Aug 14, 2008 lamar starts to laugh as he sees the smoke rise. As they approach 5th avenue traffic slows down and music can be heard. The only plot driven episode not shown is the puerto rican day parade. It stars jerry seinfeld playing jerry seinfeld, a character. Jerry gets into a feud with another car he cut off. Here are the two seinfeld episodes too controversial to air. Seinfeld is a situation comedy which ran from july 5, 1989 to may 14, 1998.
The gang drive from a bad mets game when they get caught in traffic due to the annual puerto rican day parade, they go their four ways and encounter odd happenings. It would have been unbearable if it hadnt often been unbearably funny. Unfortunately, the puerto rican day lacks the sense of brilliant plotting that pervades the previously referenced episodes. The puerto rican day was the twentieth episode of season nine of seinfeld, and the 176th episode overall. Jul 03, 2014 its a funny bit, but in fact people did assail the shows whiteness and privilege back then, its racial missteps like the puerto rican day parade episode and its alleged nihilismthere just. This episode was controversial simply because it was excessively racist for television. Nbc apologizes for seinfeld episode on the puerto rican day. Kinda puerto rican im different remix mark puerto rico. Kramer accidentally sets fire and then stomps on the puerto rican flag, nbc was forced to ban the episode from. Mar 24, 2015 here are the two seinfeld episodes too controversial to air. The specific episode youre asking about is the episode, puerto rican day parade. In 1998, nbc apologized for an episode that centered on the puerto rican day parade. Read what marvin kitman, newsdays tv critic at the time, had to say about the beloved shows finale, in his column published may 18, 1998.
Apr 03, 2017 the specific episode youre asking about is the episode, puerto rican day parade. The puerto rican day is the 176th episode of the nbc sitcom seinfeld. Elaine takes a cab and then tries to escape under the bleachers with a group. Nov 12, 2017 jerry and his friends try to escape a puerto rican day traffic jam. May 14, 2018 it would have been unbearable if it hadnt often been unbearably funny. While talking to an angry driver, he burns the puerto rican flag in. Its the day when people set off fireworks in the u. What happened to the puerto rico day episode of seinfeld. Nbc apologizes for seinfeld episode on the puerto rican day parade.
The puerto rican day, the shows secondtolast episode ever that saw the gang stuck in traffic during the puerto rican day parade, was branded. As they approach fifth avenue, traffic is blocked by the annual puerto rican day parade. Im pretty sure the puerto rican day parade is the only one. Elaines completely cynical attitude to the whole thing is a joy to behold, but i. With jerry seinfeld, julia louisdreyfus, michael richards, jason alexander. Kramer goes to a house showing in the neighborhood in order to use the bathroom. See more ideas about seinfeld, puerto ricans and day. Kramer michael richards later says, its like this ever day in puerto rico. Here are the two seinfeld episodes too controversial to air vanity. I started watching seinfeld in mid 2000s in syndication on a public channel that showed saturday morning cartoons along with religiously themed sunday morning shows. May 09, 1998 the secondtolast seinfeld featured jerry, elaine, george and kramer driving back from a mets game and getting stuck in a traffic jam created by the puerto rican day parade.
This episode was criticized not only for the puerto rican flag being burned, but also for its negative portrayals of puerto ricans, such as the scene where an angry mob damaged jerrys jerry seinfeld car. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview. That was the first taste of the pc culture we live in full time in the 2010s. A controversial 1998 seinfeld episode about the puerto rican day parade, missing on the airwaves here for nearly five years, has quietly been put back into circulation. Jerry begins a rivalry with a man in a maroon golf car, george sneaks into a cinema in the hopes of yelling out a oneliner during a climatic moment and kramer pretends to be a tenant in an. On the highway they run into trouble with a maroon volkswagen golf. Seinfeld the puerto rican day tv episode 1998 plot.
Seinfeld season 9 inside looks the puerto rican day. At a mets game, elaine, george, jerry, and kramer decide to leave in the 8th inning since the mets are losing 8 to 0. Buy, rent seinfeld, season 9 episode 20, is available to watch and stream on nbc. Watch seinfeld season 9 episode 20 the puerto rican day. It aired on may 7, 1998, and was the 20th episode of the ninth and final season. Seinfeld the puerto rican day tv episode 1998 trivia. One of the most popular and influential tv programs of the 1990s, it epitomizes the selfobsessed and ironic culture of the decade.
The puerto rican day was the twentieth episode of season nine of seinfeld, and the. Nbc censors pretty much let jerry seinfeld and larry david get away with whatever they. Kramer accidentally sets the puerto rican flag on fire and is mobbed by a group of people. The apartment hd youtube seinfeld lost episode clip show made with deleted scenes and standup duration. May 7, 1998 gridlocked by a parade, jerry verbally spars with another driver. Seinfeld the puerto rican day tv episode 1998 full cast. Traditional and new dishes from the puerto rican community ebook. Seinfeld the puerto rican day tv episode 1998 full. Seinfeld the puerto rican day tv episode 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Seinfeld s09e20 the puerto rican day dailymotion video. Lizc2421 on their way back into the city elaine, george, kramer and jerry find themselves stuck in traffic owing to the puerto rican day parade. When things do converge, like the aliases in the apartment, its satisfying, but more often than not, something weird happens without much explanation.
Nbc apologizes for seinfeld episode on the puerto rican. Seinfeld s09e20 the puerto rican day the gang drive from a bad mets game when they get caught in traffic due to the annual puerto rican day parade, they go their four ways and encounter odd happenings. The four pals react to a traffic jam during the puerto rican day parade. As they approach 5th avenue traffic slows down and music. George comments on a new movie he saw about the hindenburg disaster and the clever comment he made during a quiet moment after the explosion. Gridlocked by a parade, jerry verbally spars with another driver. The gang tries to get back into town after leaving the mets game early in the 8th inning, the mets are down 9 0. Jerry, george, kramer and elaine get stuck in standstill traffic due to the massive puerto rican day parade. Here are the two seinfeld episodes too controversial to.
The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. In the puerto rican day the gang gets stuck in traffic due to a blocked off area of the city for puerto rican day. The puerto rican day was the last to be written by the writing staff before larry davids return to put the fork in seinfeld. It was the shows secondhighestrated episode of all time, with 38. In 2002, tv guide ranked seinfeld as the greatest tv show of all time. The show was created by larry david and jerry seinfeld.
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