As the sublime, silly sitcom classic makes its way to Netflix, we rate Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer’s best outings, via accidental fascism and horrendous dance moves
Seinfeld is, notoriously, a show about nothing, and this episode – about waiting for a restaurant table – is a perfect example. Plenty of tiny things do happen, of course – George has his name changed to Cartwright, Elaine compares herself to a hog and a panic-stricken Jerry converses with a woman whose face he can’t place – but The Chinese Restaurant is proof that the plot really isn’t the point.
