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Сайнфелд The Invitations (1989–1998) Online
1989–1998 Jerry Seinfeld Julia Louis-Dreyfus Michael Richards Andy Ackerman
Original Title :
The Invitations
Genre :
TV Episode / Comedy
Year :
1989–1998
Directror :
Andy Ackerman
Cast :
Jerry Seinfeld,Julia Louis-Dreyfus,Michael Richards
Writer :
Larry David,Jerry Seinfeld
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
23min
Rating :
8.8/10

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It's finally time for George and Susan's wedding. George doesn't think he can go through with the wedding. But when Susan puts George in charge of the wedding invitations, George gets the cheapest ones in the lot, knowing that the glue for the envelopes is cheap. Unfortunately for Susan, the glue is also toxic and licking the envelopes has fatal consequences. Meanwhile, Jerry courts a woman just like him named Janeanne Steinberg and holds up his end of George's "pact" (see episode "The Engagement").
Episode complete credited cast:
Jerry Seinfeld Jerry Seinfeld - Jerry Seinfeld
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Elaine Benes
Michael Richards Michael Richards - Cosmo Kramer
Jason Alexander Jason Alexander - George Costanza
Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo - Jeannie
Heidi Swedberg Heidi Swedberg - Susan Ross
Stephen Root Stephen Root - Mr. Lager
Victor Raider-Wexler Victor Raider-Wexler - Doctor
John Riggi John Riggi - Teller
Sue Goodman Sue Goodman - Clerk
Julie Claire Julie Claire - Waitress
Fred Goehner Fred Goehner - Delivery Guy

Up until the series finale, this was the last episode to feature Jerry's stand-up routines. This is because Jerry Seinfeld took over from Larry David as executive producer and head writer for seasons 8 and 9, and was too busy to come up with new stand-up material while simultaneously running the show.

Kramer (Michael Richards) tells George (Jason Alexander) a sure way for Susan (Heidi Swedberg) to call off the wedding is by being asked to sign a prenup, this is an inside joke as Jerry Seinfeld's girlfriend Shoshanna Lonstein called off their engagement after being asked to sign a prenup.

When Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) decides to propose to Jeannie (Janeane Garofalo), he does so after observing other happy couples on the pier- the exact same ones George (Jason Alexander) saw in the seventh season opener Seinfeld: The Engagement (1995).

In Jerry's (Jerry Seinfeld) "daydream" Kramer (Michael Richards) has an idea for a periscope in a car. This invention surfaces to reality in another Larry David series Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000).

In light of the anthrax scares in the US in late-2001, the planned syndicated rerun of the episode "The Invitations" (originally aired on 16 May 1996) on 22 Oct 2001 was cancelled. Since that time, it has been reported (on summer 2002) that the episode has reappeared in some markets.

George M. Steinbrenner III filmed scenes for a guest appearance in this episode, but they were deleted. Steinbrenner's scenes involved him taking Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) out to dinner in anticipation of escorting her to George's (Jason Alexander) wedding.

The first episode of this season contained a scene of George (Jason Alexander) on a pier, when he was contemplating marriage. This closing episode of the season repeats this, with Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) on the pier. Both scenes were shot on the Santa Monica Pier in California. (A third scene was also shot here - episode 9.2, Seinfeld: The Voice (1997).)

Carol Leifer is a writer & producer on the show. She has a cameo as Barbara (bank employee) in this episode. Leifer & Jerry Seinfeld dated prior to Seinfeld, and she was the basis for Elaine. She also appears in episodes 6.16, Seinfeld: The Kiss Hello (1995), and 7.7, Seinfeld: The Secret Code (1995).

This episode became a casualty of the post-9/11 environment. Envelopes that contained anthrax were mailed to specific targets in 2001. When envelopes that had a white powder in them were mailed to the studio, the episode was pulled from syndication for a time. It has since been put back in the rotation and airs as normal.

Stephen Root plays Mr Lager in this episode. He also auditioned for the part of the doorman in episode 6.17, Seinfeld: The Doorman (1995).

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, a confessed fan of the show, long portrayed on Seinfeld by the voice of Larry David, filmed scenes for a guest appearance in this episode, but none of the footage made it to air.

During the montage sequence, Jerry is reading Superman: Man of Steel #53 (February 1996) while Jeannie is reading Action Comics #686 (February 1993).

Jason Alexander commented that there were only two times that fans turned on George: when he ate an éclair out of a trash can, and when Susan died. Similarly, Heidi Swedberg stated that fans who recognized her on the street after the episode aired expressed frustration at her character's fate.

In 2005, TV Guide ranked the episode #8 as part of its "Top 100 Most Unexpected Moments in TV History".

The episode's ending received a very mixed public reaction, and generated many letters to publications such as TV Guide regarding the tastelessness of Susan's demise, and the characters' indifference. Seinfeld mocked the backlash in the first scenes of "The Foundation", the following season's opener, in which Jerry and George visit Susan's grave. The two show emotion only when they start remembering the death of Spock in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

On Susan's death, Larry David later said, "I saw this show recently, and I can't believe that I killed this girl."

Commenting on the public's anger surrounding Susan's death, Jason Alexander later said, "I think the coldest moment ever played on a television show was the reaction of George and his friends to the death of his fiancée. If it was funny, it was the ruler, and it was unquestionably funny. Wrong and rude and dangerous-but funny."

In June 2015, it was revealed by Jason Alexander during an interview on 'The Howard Stern Show' that Swedberg's character had been killed off due to her unpopularity with other stars on the show, and the decision was made to cut Swedberg after Jerry Seinfeld acted alongside her. Prior to Seinfeld's personal experience, Jason Alexander had never made vocal his gripes about acting with Heidi Swedberg, but both Seinfeld and Larry David were aware of his complaints.

Heidi Swedberg, who played Susan, has stated she enjoyed the fact her character was killed off and had no problem with it, adding in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that fans of the show liked that the main characters were not nice people who "express the things the rest of us think but don't want to admit."


User reviews

Wild Python

Wild Python

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I was appalled at the way a death was portrayed for a major character. Was sad about the indifference shown by all the cast members to a death. This was some next level dark humour. Lost all interest I had in the series at this moment.

I couldn't believe that the characters found an accident death to be of no significance to them particularly seen in the behaviour of George. This was a way off from his character, who always tried to take the right decisions and tried to correct his wrong ones. It was his fault and he never felt the slightest remorse for it. Complete betrayal of the character

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BlackHaze

BlackHaze

The 7th season of this show sees careers relatively stable but offers the biggest changes in the realm of the relationship. In particular, George decides to capture the married life and all the happiness it brings and proposes to former girlfriend Susan – who accepts. Of course George being George there is always a downside to this that he cannot shake off and it is this thread that forms the backbone for the majority of the season.

Season 7 maintains the standard of season 6 which is generally good news although in my opinion this standard is below that of previous seasons which were better. Still, I still found much to enjoy in this season and the majority of the episodes work well even if only a handful would make it onto a "greatest episodes" list. The writing keeps the observational tone and continues to deal with social conventions and niceties within the frame of the sitcom, but it is less of a focus now. Instead we have more event and character driven plots where things happen and people do things. I describe it badly, but it can be seen in many episodes where events or devices are used to create the plot for that episode and there is less debate over scenarios compared to the amount of time scenarios play out.

This is not to suggest it has totally moved away from doing what it does, but there is noticeably more reliance on characters like Kramer and Newman getting up to stuff. This is still funny though, because they are both very funny characters but it does contribute to the feeling that the show is not quite as acerbic and clever as it once was – this is a show that did an entire episode on masturbation and frequently pushes the envelope whereas in this season it doesn't quite do anything of the kind even if it remains funny.

The cast by this point are wearing characters they will never get rid of and feel totally natural. The standout for me this season was Richards as he is given more time to do his unique character and he pulls off many great pratfalls and expressions. Alexander's George is as good as before and his thread amused me throughout. Louis-Dreyfuss and Seinfeld himself continue to do what they do to good effect.

Overall season 7 doesn't manage to lift the show back to the heights of the 4th or 5th season, but it doesn't let it slide either. Maintaining the standard from the 6th season, the show is a little less daring, smart and observational but still has what made it "Seinfeld" and it gets this essence into the plots and characters that make up each episode. Only a few classics in there but it is still a funny season.
Kerry

Kerry

The ending was disappointing and how the characters reacted to the death of a recurring character in this season was appalling ,don't think this can be considered as humor.
Ghile

Ghile

This season had a lot of potential, with very high expectations after the previous seasons, but it didn't match up to it much.. and at the end of this episode specifically, the insensitivity shown is too much after a death.. it's difficult to even term it as dark humor.. this sadistic approach to sensitive issues is not a very well displayed.. Could've been better..
Ceck

Ceck

In "The Invitations" George and Susan continue to plan for the wedding. They go invitation shopping and George buys the cheapest kind. Elaine is mad she won't be in the wedding. Jerry meets someone just like him and falls head over heels for her, asking her to marry him. Kramer tries to get a bank to pay him $100 since their policy claims they'll say hello to you when you walk in but the teller tells Kramer "hey". George tries different scheme's to make Susan call off the wedding that don't work.

In the end, the cheap invitations need to saliva to be sealed. They're old and toxic, poisoning Susan and killing her. George is no longer getting married and now just Jerry is. He realizes too late that he hates himself so he therefore hates her for being too much like him.

This is where fans diverge regarding the direction of the show. Maybe the 90's weren't ready for a comedy to kill off a character humorously but by today's standards it kind of just feels like another episode.

I'm fairly indifferent to this one. It's fine. I was never a huge Susan fan so I don't think I'll miss that characters presence. George is kind of funnier when he's single.

My issue with this episode is it feels rush. It would have been nice if Jeannie got a multiple episode arc before her and Jerry are engaged. We get like 2 scenes with her and it's already happening. Even Susan dying felt quick but I guess that's how death can sometimes be...

Anyways, not the lightning rod it once was, this episode is a fine season finale with a very memorable moments and fairly immemorable jokes.
Jode

Jode

It seems the writers were lost about what to do with George wedding. But there were a lot things better than this. Unbelievable, this episode doesn't match with essence of the show.