"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000) TV series 2000-????

User Rating:

9.3/10   

Creator:

Larry David

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

15 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Deep inside you know you're him.

Plot:

He's got it all: a loving wife, good friends, a successful career, a great home..what could possibly go wrong for Larry David...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Actor Playing Himself | Vulgarity | Handheld Camera | Cult Favorite

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 60 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 8	9:00 PM	HBO	Officer Krupke	#7.8
Sun. Nov. 8	10:00 PM	HBO	Officer Krupke	#7.8

Cast

Larry David	...	Himself (67 episodes, 2000-2009)
Cheryl Hines	...	Cheryl David (65 episodes, 2000-2009)
Jeff Garlin	...	Jeff Greene (64 episodes, 2000-2009)
Susie Essman	...	Susie Greene (39 episodes, 2000-2009)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | USA:Not Rated (DVD Rating - Seasons 1-3) | USA:TV-MA | Netherlands:AL | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:18 (some episodes) | UK:PG (some episodes) | Australia:MA (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Byzantine Greek Restaurant - 208 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, California, USA

Company:

HBO Films

Trivia:

In 2003 a man named Juan Catalan was arrested for a murder in Los Angeles. He repeatedly professed his innocence and asked to take a lie detector test, a request that the police denied. He also had an alibi: he swore that at the time of the murder he was at Dodger Stadium with his little girl, watching the Dodgers vs. the Braves, but his lawyer was unable to find him in any of the Dodger Vision or FOX footage he subpoenaed. However, he discovered that there was another source of crowd footage in the episode "Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Car Pool Lane (#4.6)" (2004), which had filmed at Dodger Stadium that night. Although Catalan did not make the final cut of the show, his lawyer was able to find him and his daughter in the outtakes, and determined from the timestamps on the tapes that Catalan could not have been the killer. When told that his show had released a wrongfully accused man from prison and a trial that could have led to the death penalty, Larry David commented, "I tell people that I've now done one decent thing in my life, albeit inadvertently."

Goofs:

Continuity: In season one Jeff and Larry talk about having given leftovers to a homeless man before they actually did it.

Quotes:

Larry David: What are you doing there?
Man: A little plumbing.
Larry David: A little plumbing! Got to plumb! Plumb the depths! The depths of hell!

Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Greatest Funny Moments (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Sur Les Bateaux Mouche

Maybe The Only Comedy on TV That's Actually Funny

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" is my new litmus test for how I respond to people. Occasionally, I'll meet those " I-just-don't-get-it" people, or someone of the "I-don't-think-it's-very-funny" persuasion. This is a real time-saver, because I know right away that these are people whom I needn't bother with.

More often, I'm inclined to meet people who tell me that CYE is the only comedy on TV that makes them laugh out-loud... or that they make plans to either be home on Sunday night or to tape it. These are "my people" -- kindred spirits.

To those of you who don't get it, Go back to your sitcoms with the enhanced laugh track that tells you what's supposed to be funny. (Or better yet, you can rent "Dude, Where's My Car?" again.) Those of us who think this is the most innovative sitcom to come down the pike in recent memory are happy to have this show all to ourselves.

Thank you Larry and cast and crew for giving me an excuse to fire up the old Trinitron once a week.