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

Uncle Leo and Dr. Reston

[MaxBorg89 · 10/10 · 24 September 2010]

Starting with a clip from the previous episode, The Watch sets out to close the book on three very funny plot strands in Seinfeld's fourth year, with the help of a few foolproof comedy devices: Kramer, George and Uncle Leo.

The latter makes up the Jerry section of the script, as he is seen wearing a watch his nephew had previously thrown in the trash, which could lead to problems with Helen and Morty. While Jerry desperately tries to buy the watch back, George tracks down Russell Dalrymple to renegotiate the pilot deal, and Elaine has Kramer pose as her boyfriend (not much of a stretch, since he's already seen her naked) so she can break up with Dr. Reston. While carrying out the scheme, she also runs into one Crazy Joe Davola...

Effortlessly combining multiple plot elements into one golden comedy container, The Watch makes good use of regular players - Kramer's boyfriend act is a hoot - and new faces: McHattie is just as amusing as in the previous part, and Bob Balaban, a fine character actor who knows a great deal about show business reflecting on itself (he even played the real-life model for Dalrymple in a TV movie), makes a welcome return as NBC's best fictional executive, confirming that Larry David's idea for a season-long arc was a very good thing indeed. And it looks like Jerry was wrong: "To be continued" can work in comedy as well as in drama. As George certainly wouldn't say, it's all in the writing.

The Watch is a fantastic episode, that's really quite hilarious, Jessica Lundy is a riot as the girl with the creepy laugh!

[callanvass · 10/10 · 28 May 2006]

(Plot). Jerry tires to buy his watch back from Uncle Leo to appease his parents. Meanwhile George pleads with the NBC executive to reconsider their pilot deal. Eliane enlists Kramer in a plan to break up with Dr. Reston!.

The Watch is a fantastic episode, that's really quite hilarious, Jessica Lundy is a riot as The Girl with the creepy laugh!. Stephen McHattie was fantastic as Dr. Reston he had that great creepy stare, as I loved the scenes with him and Kramer, and this extremely well written by Larry David and Directed by Tom Cherones, plus the argument Jerry and Len Lesser(Uncle Leo) had in the bathroom about Jerry buying the watch back was just plain hilarious!. It's also extremely well made as well, and I couldn't stop laughing when George started sucking up to Russell (The NBC guy) about keeping his sitcom as that was just so hilarious, plus it's full of classic moments!. Jerry's stand up's were hilarious as usual, and by now Elaine is back full time on the show and that was just great!, plus I really loved the ending as well, as it was very well done. The Watch is a fantastic episode, that's really quite hilarious, Jessica Lundy is a riot as The Girl with the creepy laugh, and if you haven't seen it please do so immediately!. ***** out of 5

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What a Terrific Episode

[Hitchcoc · 10/10 · 30 August 2022]

There's so much here. First of all, we have the continuing saga of the watch that Jerry threw away, knowing full well his father would notice at some point. We have George's nearly sickening efforts to get Jerry's show back on the list. He invades privacy and becomes the ultimate sycophant. Then we have Kramer and his Cuban cigars and all the implications of that. They were gifted to George. Also, there's that waitress that Jerry takes out who has the most horrible laugh. The message from George on the answering machine. Then there is Elaine's shrink who is called Benjolly. He has control over her. And who do they send to try to end the relationship--Kramer, who pretends to be her boyfriend/lover (with his Cuban cigars). I laughed until I hurt.

Tick

[bevo-13678 · 10/10 · 19 June 2020]

I like the bit where Jerry tried to buy his own watch back off of leo

Still didn't quite take off

[juanmaffeo · 5/10 · 26 June 2016]

It seems that the writers are juggling so many continues plots for I don't know what reason. You got the pilot story, the Elaine and her psychiatrist story and Jerry and his watch story. It is quite obvious why only one of these stories continued up until the end of season. Elaine's story isn't that bad, but it really feels substanceless. And the freaking watch plot is obnoxious.

On technical aspects, the episode is really dull. They tried to make the simultaneous stories contrast with each other but the script is so poor that it didn't quite land.

Thank God this multiple side stories ended from the next episode on. Now you'll get the real juice that is Season 4.

At last the 'arc' comes to an end

[martin-intercultural · 5/10 · 4 June 2017]

When you are effortlessly cool, hip and self- referential, the last thing you want to do is run around town screaming "Look everyone! I'm effortlessly cool, hip and self-referential!" Needless to say, it quickly obviates the cool. Unfortunately, that is precisely the direction the show took at the start of this season. The creators fell in love with their own publicity, especially that "show about nothing" bit, and here they are, beating us over the head with it. Things get so convoluted, we hardly ever see the old foursome together and bickering in Jerry's kitchen any more. Luckily this was a temporary aberration and the producers soon came to their senses, in the good ol' American spirit of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Oops! Another Blooper

[cacher1858 · 25 November 2006]

OK, once again in this Episode Jerry is in the kitchen doing his best to tell Kramer that he is getting his watch fixed that his parents gave him. In all reality this watch was thrown away by Seinfeld on the street, and into a trash can where Uncle Leo scavanged it. In the kitchen Jerry follows Kramer, and his Pepsi can, out into the hall and into the door way of Kramer's apartment. The discussions continue and eventually both parties retreat to their individual apartments-though the Pepsi can doesn't! The Pepsi can that Kramer holds during this process in his door way magically disappears in the exact middle of the above doorway sketch. OOOOOOOOOPSSSSS!