MISTAKES/GOOFS

TRIVIA

• This episode the only episode not to have the word "the" before it. The writers figured creating simple titles like "The Chinese Restaurant" and "The Parking Space" were better because they were simply the main idea of the show, the writers would not have to spend time thinking of clever titles, and they figured many people would never see/hear the titles.
• Jerry's stand-up performance in this episode was filmed twice. Originally, the set was a brightly lit room. But it was decided that the nightclub set should continue to be used and the material was performed again.
• An alternate ending was filmed in which Joel asks Jerry if he can date Elaine. Jerry "breaks up" with Joel. Joel leaves only to return to say that he will come back the following week to return a k.d. lang tape he borrowed from Jerry.
• In early drafts of the script, Kramer is named "Breckman".
• This was the first episode produced after the pilot which makes it the first episode produced with Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine. ("The Stake Out" the second episode to air.) In early drafts of the script, Elaine does not appear. The character was added during pre-production because NBC demanded that a female character be added to the cast. Elaine appears in only one scene. The character was originally to be named "Eileen" but was changed just a few days before filming.