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...SCRIPT: The show's outline set, Robin starts to work in late July. He writes two drafts of the script, getting input from David and from supervising producer (and David's chief lieutenant) Larry Charles. The barbers evolve into Italian brothers; after getting a bad haircut from Enzo, Jerry "cheats" on him by making a secret assignation with Gino. Meanwhile, George, unsure whether he has the job, decides to show up at work anyway. The tricky part is getting the show's other main characters, Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and Kramer (Michael Richards), into the action. Robin comes up with...
Most sitcoms are run by committee; the writers get together regularly to revise or "punch up" scripts. Not on Seinfeld. David and Seinfeld themselves write the last draft of every script. Sitting at abutting desks in David's office, they labor over The Barber for three days. The clock is ticking. Seinfeld's weekly production cycle starts on Wednesday and ends with a Tuesday-night taping. But this week's script won't be ready until Saturday -- inordinately late. Even with the taping pushed back to Wednesday, the cast and crew will have to work all weekend...
...actors get their first chance to read the script and the producers can see how it plays. On Saturday afternoon, a dozen actors and writers gather around a long picnic table on the Seinfeld set, scripts in hand. With director Tom Cherones interpolating stage directions, the actors perform The Barber. David fills in as one of the barbers himself, offering a florid Italian accent. There is much laughter and applause...
...production company), raises one problem. "Are you concerned about the absence of Kramer from the last part of the show?" This has occurred to David, but he is unsure what can be done. Padnick suggests that Kramer might take a more active role in mediating between Jerry's warring barbers. Seinfeld wonders whether Jerry can have his secret barber assignation in Kramer's apartment. David takes a few notes but makes no comment...
...CRISIS: The show struggles to its feet on Sunday morning, as Cherones leads the cast in blocking and rehearsing scenes. This is an unusual Seinfeld show in that the guest stars -- the Italian barbers -- have a dominant role. Richards in particular seems to be groping for something to do in a long scene in which Kramer sits in the barber chair while the two Italians have an argument. One of the actors spontaneously reaches for Richards' lapels to emphasize a point. "Don't grab me," Richards snaps, out of character. "I'm not a pork chop...