The Parking Garage
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| Seinfeld episode | |
| "The Parking Garage" | |
 Elaine, Kramer, Jerry and George get lost in a parking garage. |
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| Episode no. | 23 |
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| Airdate | October 30, 1991 |
| Writer(s) | Larry David |
| Director | Tom Cherones |
| IMDb profile | |
| Seinfeld - Season 3 September 1991 - May 1992 |
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| List of all Seinfeld episodes | |
"The Parking Garage" is the twenty-third episode of the situation comedy Seinfeld. The episode was the sixth episode of the show's third season. It aired on October 30, 1991.
The episode was written by Larry David and was directed by Tom Cherones, and takes place entirely in a parking garage.
[edit] Plot
The cast is in search of Kramer's car in the multi-level parking garage of a mall after Kramer purchases an air conditioner, as no one can remember where the car was parked. After carrying the air conditioner for some time, an exhausted Kramer decides to leave it behind one of the parked cars and tries to memorize the number of the parking space. Among other concerns, Elaine fears that her new goldfish will die in the airtight bag before they can get home. So, as the gang search for the car, Elaine desperately begs passerbys in the parking garage to offer them a ride around the building to find their car, but no one she asks helps. As for Jerry, he is eager to urinate. Kramer encourages Jerry to do it in some dark corner where no one can see him. After Jerry does so, he is spotted by an officer and is held in the officer's booth. Jerry tries to talk his way out of trouble by making up a story, but the officer is not convinced. George is later caught in the act of urinating, with Jerry and George are both fined and are let go. After the two find Elaine, Jerry convinces George to ask an attractive woman, whom they saw earlier in the episode, to offer them a lift around the garage. They all get in the woman's car and drive off, but the women soon kicks them out after George said something to the woman that makes her explode in anger (the viewers are not told exactly what George said to the woman, but it had something to do with L. Ron Hubbard). Then by luck, the gang is dropped off right by Kramer's car but unfortunately, Kramer, who has the keys, is still lost somewhere in the garage. Hours pass by as George, Jerry and Elaine wait. Finally, Kramer shows up, having gone on his own hunt for the air conditioner. Elaine's goldfish do not survive and as they all get in the car, the engine fails to turn over.
[edit] Miscellaneous
- One of only a few episodes that does not use the Seinfeld studio set for a single scene. The whole stage was stripped and setup to be a parking garage instead.
- The Newport Centre Mall in Jersey City, New Jersey is used for the exterior shots of the mall and was the inspiration for the unnamed mall in this episode.
- Michael Richards carried an actual air conditioning unit around for the whole day to appear authentic, which is why he appears tired throughout the episode.
- The car failing to start at the end of the episode was an accident. An old car was used, and when it did not start, it was decided to keep it in the episode as something else going wrong.
- To help make the set larger, mirrors lined the walls to give the illusion of a large parking garage. In the opening, it is possible to see a reflection of the gang.
- One of a few episodes that left bloopers in; much of Elaine and Kramer's laughter at the end is real. Michael Richards actually injured himself while putting the air conditioner in the trunk, hence the ad-libbed line "I really hurt myself, Elaine."
- Many rare cars, such as the GMC Syclone and the Subaru SVX can be seen in this episode.
