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9/10
Jerry and George buddy episodes
trainer11583 October 2022
There's interplay between Jerry and George, and between the two of them and others, that is reminiscent of some of the best buddy relationships from comedy tv history. Very different from the usual Seinfeld humor, it's so goofy, but so funny, especially the bit at the public phone. (Watch for Jerry's brief homage to Barney Fife.)

Kramer's story is funny, but the bit actors they hired (the Norma Desmond-like neighbor and crazy van guy) are a riot, as is usually the case with the one-offs the production brings on.

I've seen both parts of The Trip more times than I could count and I still laugh each time.
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8/10
We're living in a society!
ChuckCunningham23 March 2022
Bevo 13678 sure comes up with some funny stuff. The actress in this one looks just like my sister. I tell her that all the time. Kramer is sure a nut. Ann Landers sucks!
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9/10
Beginning of the breakout!
stanfunky2 September 2022
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Seinfeld Season 4 was the best of the show, and it starts off with a bang, continuing off the cliffhanger of Season 3's "The Keys", where Kramer vanishes for Hollywood after an argument with Jerry.

After re-watching the first 3 seasons leading up to this, and continuing through Season 6, I can safely say this is where the show finds its direction - there were funny episodes and attempts to get the show an identity, but a multi-episode arc was needed and it delivers. Kramer comes out of his shell completely, and really takes off from here, and it all starts with him getting out of the house and leaving the recluse life behind.

Jerry and George going to Hollywood segues nicely into the NBC offer for the pilot, and George manages to get mentioned on the Tonight Show, but not in the way he would like.

The sad part is the lack of Elaine, but understood in retrospect as Julia Louis-Dreyfus was pregnant for much of the season.

From here, you see the show really grow and become the massive hit we all come to know and love, but it wouldn't have happened without "The Keys", and "The Trip, Parts I and II"
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10/10
The beginning of true greatness
MaxBorg8927 February 2009
The signs were clearly displayed in the Season Three finale The Keys, and The Trip: Part 1 confirms it: Seinfeld's fourth season is the show at its most inspired, provocative and constantly, endearingly funny. It's the only time the series won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy (the remaining five seasons lost out to another NBC sitcom classic, Frasier), and it's also the year that saw Seinfeld become the ratings success it had deserved to be since 1990 (courtesy of Rick Ludwin's decision to air the show right after Cheers, which was in its final season).

Picking up from the discovery that Kramer has moved to Los Angeles and become an actor, The Trip has Jerry go to L.A. to make an appearance on The Tonight Show and George come with him to look for Kramer. What they don't know is that their friend is involved in a case of mistaken identity, and while Kramer gets in more trouble than usual, George manages to make a total ass out of himself once again by suggesting some of his crazy ideas to famous NBC stars such as Corbin Bernsen (L.A. Law) and George Wendt (Norm from Cheers).

The true genius of The Trip: Part 1 lies in what can be seen as a foreshadowing of the season's now legendary story arc about Jerry and George making a sitcom. The storyline isn't actually introduced until Episode 3, but the program's willingness to make fun of its own network is already visible in most of the episode, be it when Jerry talks to Jay Leno (a parody of the comedian's real-life guest appearance on the famous talk show) or the instantly hilarious moment when George asks Wendt if they could use another setting instead of the bar (it would be like asking Larry David to stop using Jerry's apartment).

In short: the show's love for self-mockery is most evident in the fourth season, and an appetizer of some of the series' finest moments are visible in this episode. It's so good, it doesn't even matter that Elaine is absent for the first time since the pilot (in which she didn't even exist yet).
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"Part 1". The start of an award winning Emmy breakthrough season for Seinfeld, this is a true classic, and one of the best episodes ever
callanvass4 May 2006
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(plot). When Jerry is booked to appear on "The Tonight Show", he takes George with him to Los Angeles to search for Kramer. George and Jerry are unaware that Kramer is in trouble as a victim of mistaken identity.

This was the start of an award Emmy breakthrough season for Seinfeld, this is a true classic, and one of the best episodes ever!. It's just so incredibly well done, and I thought the scene where Jerry and George are at the airport, and Jerry keeps getting beeped was so hilarious!, plus this is extremely well written by Larry Charles, and Directed by Tom Cherones. I also loved the scene where George suggests a case he had where he starved the cat to death to Corbin Bensen, as that really cracked me up, plus the one he suggested to George Wednt about using a different setting other then a Bar was also amusing. Kramer's scene with Fred Savage was probably the most hilarious scene in my opinion, and this is also extremely well made as well, plus the scene with Kramer and old lady Helene was also very funny. I felt George's frustration with the sheets tucked in too tight, because I too have had that happen to me, but it sure was funny, and It started with a brilliant conversation with Jerry and George, plus Kramer's scene where he is trying out for the commercials, was very funny too. This was the start of an award winning Emmy breakthrough season for Seinfeld, this is a true classic and one of the best episodes ever, and if you Haven't seen it where have you been?, do so immediately you won't regret it if your a Seinfeld lover!. ***** out of 5

Favorite quotes.

Helene:Hello Kramer. Kramer: Oh Helene how are you?. Helene: I Haven't worked since 1934 how do you think I am?. Kramer: Well that's only 58 years. Helene:It was a Three Stooges short, "Sappy Pappies", I played Mr. Sugerman's secretary remember?. Kramer: Right,right, that was Shemp right?. Helene: No, no Curly, the boys play 3 siblings, who find a baby, the Baby's been kidnapped, and the police think they did it. Kramer: Uh right. Helene: But, but of course they Didn't do it, the Police have made an awful mistake. Kramer: Right. Helene: Moe hits Curly with an Axe, the Stooges catch the Kidnappers. Kramer: Right. Helene: But it's too late. Kramer: Really?. Helene: The Baby's dead. Kramer: Really?. Helene: The boys are sent to Death Row and are executed. Kramer: Well I don't remember that part. Helene: I played Mr. Sugerman's secretary. Kramer: Oh yeah you were very good!. Helene: It was so sad, for a Three Stooges, what with the dead baby, and the stooges being executed and all. Kramer: Yeah well that was an unusual choice for The Stooges. Helene: Would you like to buy me a frozen Yogurt at the store Kramer?. Kramer: Well you know I can't right now you know, I got a very big meeting, I got these people interested in my movie treatment, so I guess We'll have to make it another time all right. Helene: NO, no, no,no!, Don't go up there Kramer, They'll hurt you, They'll destroy you, You'll never make it in this town, your too sensitive,like me. Helene: You're wrong, I'm not that sensitive Helene. Helene: I was engaged to Mickey Rooney, he left me at the Altar, Kramer!, Kramer!!!!!.
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10/10
The Smog strangler.
Sirus_the_Virus27 August 2009
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The fourth season premiere to Seinfeld was great. Because Kramer actually does look like a killer. With the Bride of Frankenstein hair and many things. If Kramer were actually wanted for murder and I had no idea who he was, I would think he were a killer. Kramer does look like he would be a killer. Kramer looks like he would be a lot of things. A killer is definitely one of them.

The Plot: Jerry is going to go on The Tonight show, so Jerry and George travel down to Los Angeles to find him. Kramer is now trying out for film roles and his recent girlfriend was just murdered. So the police are out looking for him.

I liked The Trip quite a bit. Though I didn't like it as much as The Keys(The Trip is the follow up to The Keys) I still liked it. This was an episode where Julie Louis Dreyfuss(Elaine ) wasn't in. I like Elaine quite a bit. If anyone is in the show the least, it would be Elaine. The Trip is a good episode no doubt. Every Seinfeld episode is funny, so it's no wonder that The Trip Part 1 is funny.
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10/10
Crazy
bevo-1367819 June 2020
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I like the bit where they think Kramer is a serial killer.
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10/10
Better without Elaine
ThunderKing627 February 2023
Hey again from me to you. I have another review for you. It's about the Trip where we see Kramer take a fall.

February 26 2023 is the date that this very review was written.

About: Kramer is in LA trying to make it big.

Jerry is on the tonight show

George meets 2 actors.

No Elaine which made this episode good.

Story and production: this is part one of A non stop fun and full of laughter episode. The story went by really well.

Production was fabulous. I believe this was the first time a Seinfeld episode takes part in a real place and not in studio.

Highlight: All George scenes. His scenes with the 2 actors and Lupay were fun.

Laugh Meter: 10

What can be learned?: George was right with the bed sheet tucks

Should you watch this?: Yes.
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10/10
Good Cameos/George at His Worst
Hitchcoc21 August 2022
Jerry is doing a guest shot on the tonight show. He has two tickets and offers one to George, who becomes insufferable. They head for LA where Kramer has preceded them to start an acting career. George meets Corbin Bernsen and George Wendt and tells them these awful stories. George was supposed to watch a cat for a lady, but forgot to feed it for seven days and the poor thing died. He then argued with the lady, refusing to replace the cat. He things this would make a good script for LA Law. Everything about this episode is hilarious, including the secondary characters.
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10/10
Seinfeld peak
safenoe28 March 2024
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I first watched Seinfeld soon after it debuted, and I'm enjoying re-watching many of the episodes 30 years later, so yes, Seinfeld lives on and on. Anyway, I loved the three episode arc starting with The Keys and then The Trip: Part 1 and The Trip: Part 2. Here Jerry and George head off to Hollywood, and I loved the interaction between George and Lupe, especially when he stands up for Lupe after Seinfeld accuses her of stealing stuff. I didn't know that Ruth Cohen made her debut in this episode, and she appeared in numerous episodes and it's a shame there wasn't a spin-off featuring her character, Ruthie Cohen.
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3/10
One of the all time worst
juanmaffeo23 June 2016
There's no denying that Season 4 is Seinfeld's most acclaimed season (and its best), but my god did it start off bad.

I really didn't have a soft spot in my heart for The Keys (previous episode). It felt completely out of place with the series' tone in general and The Trip is the continuation of that mistake. Above that, it's not funny (specially Part 1). You know how some episodes aren't really good but you can laugh or giggle at some gags. Well, not here. The jokes often don't land, the general story is lame and there's no Elaine and that can only hurt the episode.

Above having an awful script, the direction is awkwardly weird. It's overly cinematic (in the worst way), the pace is as languid as it gets, even the audience isn't enjoying it that much.

This whole mini story of Kramer's escapade to LA feels out of place and, most importantly, unnecessary. For me Season 4 starts with The Pitch. It's logical: it sets up the actual arc that will continue throughout the season and it's actually in the level of quality of this season. These two episodes feel like the writers had to close the stupid story they opened in Season 3 finale.
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5/10
Not So Good. Both Parts 1 and 2.
ChrisMoore-23159 March 2022
Kramer has a "treatment" of a movie he is trying to get made. Along the way he meets a nice young lady. Soon she ends up murdered and dumped along a road ala the hillside stranglers. Oh isnt that funny - not! Also the detective investigating is way over the top - not particularly funny either. Jerry and George arrive in LA for Jerry's Tonight Show appearance (why Kramer is there first isnt really explained). It is some what funny George his annoying self with other guests on The Tonight Show Corbin Bernsen and George Wendt. Jerry's performance bombs and he blames it on hotel house keeper Lupe for throwing away his hand written joke list. George has a crush on Lupe and goes on and on it is not her fault. Resolution of murder isnt very good either though cameo by Keith Morrison he of the ghoulish voice on NBC's Dateline is a nice touch.
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