Seinfeld (TV Series) The Limo (1992) User Reviews

"They can't shoot us in the city"

[juanmaffeo · 9/10 · 13 June 2016]

One of the great bottle episodes, The Limo is also one of the more creative and weird ones (from the first five seasons). Larry Charles was always trying to make very non- sitcom situations in the episodes he wrote and this is an example of the ones that came up well.

Also, this has to be one of the most cinematic Seinfeld episodes. Aside from the comically strange plot, the way they shoot it really makes a statement about the show and about Cherones (the director). The street set is very stylish, the fragments of the news reporter, the climatic end.

The performances are great all around the table. Jason and Jerry give outstanding performances as well as the neo-Nazis characters. Kramer and Elaine really don't have much to work with and that's maybe why this will never be a classic episode. If they could have centered just on the limo story line (and if they pulled it out right) maybe it would hit that sweet spot.

Nevertheless, it is an incredibly innovating episode and another example of how Season 3 was constantly pushing boundaries.

"Kind of a cute Nazi, though"

[MaxBorg89 · 10/10 · 3 December 2008]

Nazis are, by definition, not funny. The sole exceptions that come to mind are Mel Brooks' depiction of Hitler in The Producers, Chaplin's performance in The Great Dictator and Peter Sellers playing Dr. Strangelove. Now, thanks to The Limo, we can add a Seinfeld episode to the bunch.

This quite underrated story starts when Jerry and George land at JFK and seize an opportunity to get a free limo ride to Madison Square Garden. On the way, they stop to pick up Kramer and Elaine, since they're convinced the people in the car are taking them to a Knicks/Bulls basketball game. In reality, the limo is headed to a Neo-Nazi meeting, and with protesters filling the street the situation could get a little dangerous.

Given the aforementioned previous comedic depictions of Nazi atrocities, what's left to do that hasn't been done before? Easy: play on the characters' natural ignorance, selfishness and stupidity (never a problem with these guys). As usual, Jason Alexander steals the show the most, whether he's faking Anti-Semitism (hey, he's done a lot worse) or flirting with a female Neo-Nazi (what are you gonna do about it? The lady was cute...). And then there's Kramer diving into a load of trash, and Jerry and Elaine trying to rationalize the whole thing. Long story short: twenty irresistible minutes of sitcom madness.

The best Seinfeld episode!

[aqeoigor · 10/10 · 28 June 2020]

The best episode on Seinfeld and definetely one of the best episodes of any TV shows! It still amazes me how UNDERRATED this episode is. What a classic... The stand-up acts were funny as hell, the plot was great. "You know whose fault this is, don't you? The jews!" George, talk about killing a scene!

The Limo is an underrated classic in my opinion, that really is brilliant and quite hilarious, as it has some of my favorite scenes from Seinfeld in it!.

[callanvass · 20 April 2006]

(plot). Jerry and George hop into a limo that was unaccounted for at the airport. They're thrilled to learn They're headed for Madison Square garden and invite Kramer and Elaine to join them. The gang fears for there lives when Neo-Nazis hop into the limo and they discover their true destination. The Limo is an underrated classic in my opinion, that really is brilliant and quite hilarious, as it has some of my favorite scenes from Seinfeld in it!. So many wonderful wacky and crazy moments happen in this one, and George was just so hilarious when he was impersonating O'Brien!, plus Kramer's dunk impression of Michael Jordan had me chuckling quite a bit. I also laughed when Kramer actually believes George and Jerry were O'Brien and Murphy, and this is extremely well written by Larry Charles&Marc Jaffe and directed by Tom Cherones, plus Jerry's opening stand up's were very funny as usual. I also loved it when George tried to call the police and makes something up about Astro turf, and Jerry and George were very funny together in this one,plus the ending was really funny as George, Jerry and Elaine all talked at once while Kramer said nothing. I would put this one in my top 20 favorite episodes, and I also liked the part at the end where they all think George is O'Brien, plus this is very well made as well. The Limo is an underrated classic in my opinion, that really is brilliant and quite hilarious, as it has some of my favorite scenes from Seinfeld in it, and I say go see it right this instant Seinfeld fans if you Haven't!. ***** out of 5 P.S Suzanne Snyder was great as Eva who idolized O'Brien. Favorite quotes. George: Can he hear us?. Jerry: Why?. George: I thought I saw him look in the mirror suspiciously. Jerry: He can't hear us. George: Let's test him, hey driver, what do you say we stop off pick up your sister and have a little fun back here. George(talking to police): Uhhh Astro Turf?, you know who's responsible for that don't Ya?, the Jews!. (Eva looking at the guns) Jerry: Nice looking Luger. George: Did you see the way she was looking at me?. Jerry: She's a Nazi George, A Nazi!. George: I know, I know, kind of a cute Nazi though. (a bang is heard). Eva: What was that you said about the myth of the holocaust?. George: Pfft said so many things. *Bam*. George: They're shooting! They're shooting!.

Further replicating the success of "The Chinese Restaurant" whilst adding its own touches

[SLionsCricketreviews · 8/10 · 28 November 2015]

"The Limo" is excellent, and continues the recent rich form of this season. Here we have George picking up Jerry at the airport, not before his car broke down. Seeing a limo driver with a board named "O'BRIEN", George and Jerry decide to get a free limo ride. Problems then begin to arise, that perfectly unfold into a series of misadventures, making for one of the show's funniest episodes to date.

The entire limo plot is indescribably good! Whilst Seinfeld's acting is far from spectacular, he once again brings forth enough charisma to the episode to allow Jason Alexander, Michael Richards and Julia Loius Dreyfus to dominate. Alexander is phenomenal, hilarious in every ounce of breath! Richards is equally brilliant, and his scene with Elaine where he attempts to reason what's going on, is nothing short of classic Kramer!

"The Limo" is entertaining from start to finish, but more importantly, it gets stronger and stronger as the episode continues. It almost never feels as though it is territory already trekked, even though many episodes have now made excellent use of a confined setting. "The Limo" is Season 3 at its near best to date.

Very Creative but Biting Episode

[Hitchcoc · 10/10 · 28 July 2022]

When George's car breaks down, he and Jerry are stranded at the airport. When George realizes that a guy named O'Brien was left behind in Chicago, he goes to a limo driver holding a sign and he pretends being O'Brien. As they make their way into the city, they pick up a couple of people who turn out to be Nazis. This O'Brien is a white supremacist. What transpires is hilarious and yet rather disturbing. George is admired for his beliefs and is supposed to make a speech.

Jerry a real eye rolla

[ThunderKing6 · 10/10 · 23 February 2023]

Who would think a whole episode in a limo would be a classic? Huh?

This review made on Feb 23 2023

About: George Costanza and Jerry Seinfeld cop a limo unknowingly knowing it's a limo that belongs to Hyrda.

Kramer and Elaines parts are very minor. Though I wish Kramer wore that Jacket more often.

Story and production: Not much of a story going on but I was intrigued with what was going to happen to Jerome and George after jacking a limo.

Production was perfect. I love 1 place episodes like these. So awesome.

Highlight: Jerry rolling his eyes.

Villian: Hydra.

Should you watch this?: Yes please. This was such a classic.

Obrien

[bevo-13678 · 10/10 · 19 June 2020]

I like the bit where he said that he lived on the border

Cosmopolis

[safenoe · 8/10 · 26 March 2024]

Over a decade before Don DeLillo's 2003 novel Cosmopolis, which was set in a limo in New York City (and which later became a movie written, produced, and directed by David Cronenberg, and starring Robert Pattinson) we have The Limo, a classic from season three of Seinfeld, and the twist at the end was quite darkly humorous and certainly in the zone of interest if you know what I mean. I'm not sure if The Limo could be made now, but perhaps it could but it could be very divisive. Anyway, it's interesting to reflect on Seinfeld, after having first watched it when it debuted back in the early 1990s.

"Says he's O'Brien-- that's not funny"

[survivorofakuze · 7/10 · 3 February 2014]

It's a deeply flawed episode, with some redeeming features.

The thing about the Nazis, is that they're not funny. That might come off as too obvious, I guess, but.... sometimes the truth can be pretty obvious. Sometimes the hard thing is dealing with it, dealing with the truth, even if it's ugly, and I think that sometimes we're tempted to sorta turn away from what we know because it's easier if something is no big deal.... even if we know that it is a big deal.

Also I suppose that we have this feeling that it's good to humanize the Nazis to bolster our humanity, since we have reasons to fear great hate. However, I think that it is way of losing touch with reality, to not appreciate the difference between great evil and ordinary living.

And if there's something that makes Seinfeld a good show, it's its fundamental realism-- something I think it sacrifices by making Nazis seem kinda chummy, for lack of a better word.

I suppose that there's this impulse to go for the superlative-- the Nazis! now, *that* will add something!, but if you're not prepared to really embrace what you're talking about, it ends up being a loss.

But I would have given it a lower score if I didn't feel like there some sensible aspects to the show.

One is that the neo-Nazi's leader's name is "O'Brien". Obviously they could have picked some German name, and they would have had to if it had been a story in Germany, (where they do have neo-Nazis). But, since it's in America.... I don't know. We have own little variations of ethnic pride here.... there's a certain, I don't know. I just think they put a little thought into it. (I suppose, even though the writer's commentary on the DVD was too boring for me.)

I realize what I'm saying might upset some people, but there is this for me uncomfortable moment in the limo, when Jerry is trying to convince the Nazis, who are analyzing his ethnicity, basically, that he's Irish or Scottish or something.... As if to say, Don't mind me....

At the very least, it raises the question of the humorous tone of the episode, and what does really do, in this case.

The other interesting thing that comes to mind is the protesters. It's nice, I guess, to see a bunch of zealous white anti-Nazi protesters.... including Elaine's dad, who'd be Mr. Benes-- coincidentally the same name as the President of Czechoslovakia in office in 1938, who I trust would have known as well as almost anyone else how beneficial the whole Hitler thing was for some white people.... far, far to the East of America.... So, that's what I'll say about that.

It also raises the question of the police, portrayed as "unable or unwilling" to protect the Nazis from the protesters, possibly violating the letter of the law.... although in a way that frankly gives you a good feeling in your gut.

That's my take on it, anyway. On the whole, I'd have to say-- in a bunch of ways it sucked, but, if it actually made you think about it....

Does that make sense?

.... So, that's what I think.

(7/10)

We're O'Brien.

[bombersflyup · 6/10 · 29 August 2022]

The Limo is about George and Jerry assuming false identities to take a limo from the airport.

The episode's got a clever plot and has its moments, but limited to that plot alone and lacking the regular laughs. It's on the unbelievable side as well, how George and Jerry are acting in this situation. The biggest flaw though being, not demanding the driver avoid these other people in the party and go where you want. I mean why would you get in a limo if you don't have any control of where it's going. Jerry's standup's sub-par as well.

Elaine: Listen, you idiot! Just calm down! I know Jerry, he's not a nazi.