S07E24 · EP 134
season 7 · 1996-05-16
The Invitations
written by ? · directed by ? · 33.2M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)
Episode DNA
13 scenes · 3 threadsabsurd 12%tense 10%lie 5%comeuppance 5%secret exposed 5%misunderstanding 2%social rule violation 2%escalation 2%coincidence 2%confession 2%
Story threads over runtime
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Every scene
13 scenes · our breakdown2 · shop · act1Wedding Invitation Store
George and Jerry discuss wedding invitations with a store clerk.
00:15–00:33lie · misunderstanding
6 ▸ 01:486 · other · act1George's Letter Idea
George considers writing a letter to break things off with Susan.
01:48–02:28lie · misunderstanding
7 ▸ 02:287 · other · act1George's Escape Plan
George discusses his escape plan with Jerry.
02:28–04:18lie · misunderstanding
8 ▸ 04:188 · other · act1George's Escape Plan Continued
George and Jerry discuss George's escape plan further.
04:18–04:38lie · misunderstanding10 · other · act1George's Letter Idea
George considers writing a letter to break things off with Susan.
06:42–06:47lie · misunderstanding
12 ▸ 07:1012 · other · act1Kramer's Periscope Idea
Kramer shares his idea for a periscope in a car.
07:10–07:21lie · misunderstanding
13 ▸ 07:2113 · street · act1Kramer Saves Jerry
Kramer saves Jerry from a car accident.
07:21–07:32lie · misunderstanding14 · restaurant · act1Jerry Meets Jeannie
Jerry meets Jeannie and discusses his feelings for her.
07:32–07:36lie · misunderstanding15 · other · act1Kramer's Periscope Idea Continued
Kramer's periscope idea is discussed further.
07:36–08:42lie · misunderstanding16 · other · act1Kramer's Periscope Idea
Kramer's periscope idea is discussed further.
08:42–10:44lie · misunderstanding17 · other · act1George's Wedding Role
George discusses his wedding role with Jerry and Kramer.
10:44–11:56lie · misunderstanding
18 ▸ 11:5618 · other · act1George's Prenup Idea
George discusses the idea of a prenup with Jerry and Elaine.
11:56–16:35lie · misunderstanding
19 ▸ 16:3519 · George's parents' house · act3George's Wedding Disaster
George learns that Susan has died due to toxic glue in the wedding invitations.
16:35–22:23secret_exposed · comeuppance03
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Episode facts
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- 1996-05-16
- Overall
- #134
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- Viewers
- 33.2M (US)
- Pace
- 116 words/min · 120 questions
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r/seinfeld- Why didn’t Susan offer to pay for the invitations?▲ 358 · 106 comments
- The real George Steinbrenner's deleted cameo from "The Invitations" is hysterical.▲ 283 · 21 comments
- For some reason, when Jerry imagines the future in The Invitations, Kramer has a mullet. It’s been 29 years and there’s currently a trend wh▲ 88 · 44 comments
- Frank was smarter than Susan's parents, and he could have eventually proven it if George wouldn't have skimped on the invitations. The corni▲ 67 · 58 comments
In this episode
George CostanzaJason Alexander154 episodes · drives 743 scenes
Jerry SeinfeldJerry Seinfeld156 episodes · drives 890 scenes
Elaine BenesJulia Louis-Dreyfus156 episodes · drives 430 scenes
Cosmo KramerMichael Richards147 episodes
DW
Dr. WexlerVictor Raider-Wexler3 episodes
GS
George SteinbrennerMitch Mitchell, Lee Bear14 episodes
Susan RossHeidi Swedberg29 episodes · drives 6 scenes