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The Heart Attack

  • Episode aired Apr 25, 1991
  • TV-PG
  • 23m
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7.8/10
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Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
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After suffering what he thinks is a heart attack, George discovers he has inflamed tonsils and seeks alternative medicine to heal.After suffering what he thinks is a heart attack, George discovers he has inflamed tonsils and seeks alternative medicine to heal.After suffering what he thinks is a heart attack, George discovers he has inflamed tonsils and seeks alternative medicine to heal.

  • Director
    • Tom Cherones
  • Writer
    • Larry Charles
  • Stars
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Michael Richards
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    7.8/10
    5.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tom Cherones
    • Writer
      • Larry Charles
    • Stars
      • Jerry Seinfeld
      • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
      • Michael Richards
    • 14User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Jerry Seinfeld
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    • Jerry Seinfeld
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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    • Elaine Benes
    Michael Richards
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    • Cosmo Kramer
    Jason Alexander
    Jason Alexander
    • George Costanza
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    • Tor Eckman
    John Posey
    John Posey
    • Dr. Fein
    John Fleck
    John Fleck
    • Attendant
    Jimmy Woodard
    • Driver
    Pat Hazell
    • Man in Other Bed
    Sharon McNight
    • The Nurse
    Thomas Wagner
    Thomas Wagner
    • The Cook
    Heather James
    • The Waitress
    Larry David
    Larry David
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    • Director
      • Tom Cherones
    • Writer
      • Larry Charles
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    • Trivia
      Pat Hazell, who plays the man in the other bed, was a consultant to the show in the first season and regularly did the audience warm-up. He appears once again later in the series, in episode 4.23, The Pilot (1993), playing the role of Pat Hazell.
    • Goofs
      Towards the end of the episode when 'purple' George is laying in the ambulance, he briefly lifts his head and there is a purple mark under his head on the pillow where the makeup rubbed off.
    • Quotes
      • Tor Eckman: What month were you born?
      • George Costanza: April.
      • Tor Eckman: You should have been born in August.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Homestar Runner: Later That Night... (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Seinfeld Theme Song
      Written by Jonathan Wolff

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 25, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Shapiro/West Productions
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 23m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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