Seinfeld: Start at 'The Chinese Restaurant'
The one where nothing happens is the reason nothing ever needed to happen again — start here, not at the pilot.

The one where nothing happens is the reason nothing ever needed to happen again — start here, not at the pilot.

Normally we tell you where to jump in. This is the rare comedy where you genuinely cannot skip anything.
A format so simple it sounds unpromising: comedians complete pointless tasks badly. Twenty series in, it has not run out.
Two men look for treasure in a field for three seasons. Almost nothing happens. It is close to perfect.
A farce engine built on a standing set, and the single best door-slamming episode American television produced.
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