There have been lots of great television series over the decades, but my all-time favorite is definitely Seinfeld. I can watch these episodes over and over again without getting sick of them — and now that I’ve purchased the complete box set of the series, I’ll do just that. I’m starting with episodes that I haven’t seen before (or that I’ve just seen part of), which is why I began with 3×23, “The Keys”.
I’ve never lived in an apartment building long enough to develop close relationships with my neighbors, nor did I ever feel the need to give a spare set of keys to a friend for safekeeping, so I didn’t really relate to what was happening in this ep. Yes, I could see Jerry getting fed up with Kramer barging in all the time and therefore asking for his keys back, but all the back and forth swapping between the gang was a bit out there.
But as is usual with a majority of Seinfeld eps I still found things to laugh at even though I didn’t particularly like the main plot. For instance, I loved how Jerry sometimes pretends that a crazed killer is chasing him and he has to try to open his door as quickly as possible. I swear, I’ve done that sometimes too! Also, I had to LOL at Kramer’s humongous key ring with a hundred and fifty keys on it! That looks like it would belong someone with a house in the Hamptons, Wilmington NC real estate, and other properties all over the place, not some unemployed mooch who doesn’t even have a car!
My favorite part of the ep was finding out that Elaine was writing a Murphy Brown spec script! That was awesome because it was unexpected, and yet something that Elaine would totally try to do. Brilliant!