Seinfeld - Season 3

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For Seinfeld, the third season's--for want of a better word--the charm. The show has found its misanthropic voice (by season's end, a fed-up Elaine tells herself, "I gotta get some new friends"), the ensemble has a firmer grasp of their characters, and the writers rise to the occasion with episodes that have entered the Seinfeld pantheon, including the Seinfeld equivalent of a Very Special Episode, "The Boyfriend," with Keith Hernandez and the J.F.K. parody, "The Library," featuring Philip Baker Hall channeling Jack Webb as library bookhound Bookman, "The Pez Dispenser," and "The Keys," with an L.A.-bound Kramer winding up on Murphy Brown. Michael Richards, especially, comes into his own this season as Kramer. The first two seasons built up the mystique of this "man-child"/"parasite." So while he was absent in season 2's "The Chinese Restaurant," he is now out and about with the close-knit, albeit dysfunctional, trio. Julia Louis-Dreyfus has some of her giddiest golden moments, zonked on painkillers in "The Pen," or, as a bored party guest in "The Stranded," telling an obnoxious bride-to-be that "Maybe the dingo ate your baby." And don't get us started on Jason Alexander as George, series co-creator Larry David's neurotic and angst-ridden alter-ego. To paraphrase what Julia Roberts said of Denzel Washington, we don't want to live in a world where Alexander doesn't have an Emmy.

But it's the extensive bonus features that give this four-disc set "hand" over other TV-on-DVD releases. The "Inside Look" episode intros, optional pop-up "Notes About Nothing," and candid, albeit a little too casual, commentaries offer a fount of information to even the most obsessive Seinfeld fans. We learn that even the most outrageous episodes, such as "The Pez Dispenser," were inspired by real-life events. Especially telling is Alexander's observation that Jerry never really socialized with the other ensemble members. This has extended to the commentaries: Seinfeld pairs with David on some episodes, while Alexander, Richards and Dreyfus team up on others. They are gracious to the guest stars and extras, and mostly mum on Jer. --Donald Liebenson

Season 3: 1991–92
Main article: Seinfeld (season 3)
# Title Director Writer(s) Original AirDate[5] Production Code[26]
18 "The Note" Tom Cherones Larry David September 18, 1991 301
19 "The Truth" David Steinberg Elaine Pope September 25, 1991 302
20 "The Pen" Tom Cherones Larry David October 2, 1991 305
21 "The Dog" Tom Cherones Larry David October 9, 1991 303
22 "The Library" Joshua White Larry Charles October 16, 1991 304
23 "The Parking Garage" Tom Cherones Larry David October 30, 1991 306
24 "The Cafe" Tom Cherones Tom Leopold November 6, 1991 307
25 "The Tape" David Steinberg Larry David & Bob Shaw & Don McEnery November 13, 1991 308
26 "The Nose Job" Tom Cherones Peter Mehlman November 20, 1991 309
27 "The Stranded" Tom Cherones Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld and Matt Goldman November 27, 1991 209[27]
28 "The Alternate Side" Tom Cherones Larry David and Bill Masters December 4, 1991 310
29 "The Red Dot" Tom Cherones Larry David December 11, 1991 311
30 "The Subway" Tom Cherones Larry Charles January 8, 1992 313
31 "The Pez Dispenser" Tom Cherones Larry David January 15, 1992 314
32 "The Suicide" Tom Cherones Tom Leopold January 29, 1992 312
33 "The Fix-Up" Tom Cherones Larry Charles & Elaine Pope February 5, 1992 317
34 "The Boyfriend, Part 1" Tom Cherones Larry David & Larry Levin February 12, 1992 315
35 "The Boyfriend, Part 2" Tom Cherones Larry David and Larry Levin February 19, 1992 316
36 "The Limo" Tom Cherones Larry Charles February 26, 1992 318
37 "The Good Samaritan" Jason Alexander Peter Mehlman March 4, 1992 319
38 "The Letter" Tom Cherones Larry David March 25, 1992 320
39 "The Parking Space" Tom Cherones Larry David and Greg Daniels April 22, 1992 322
40 "The Keys" Tom Cherones Larry Charles May 6, 1992 321