History YMMV / SeinfeldS2E11TheChineseRestaurant

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The biggest example of it in the whole show. At the time, the idea of spending a whole episode just watching the characters stand around and talk with no other plot was considered completely unworkable by the studio execs.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The restaurant manager played by James Hong deliberately prevented them from getting a table and only give them one after they leave, due to them ignoring him for several minutes when he asked how many were to be seated and instead talked about their private lives.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The restaurant manager played by James Hong deliberately prevented them from getting a table and only give them one after they leave, due to them ignoring him for several minutes when he asked how many were to be seated and instead talk about their private lives.

* BileFascination: Jerry's interest in going to see ''Plan 9'' revolves almost entirely around its status as "the worst movie ever".

** George screams “You know, we’re living in a society!”, a decade before the phrase would be memetically linked to the Joker.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The biggest example of it in the whole show. At the time, the idea of spending a whole episode just watching the characters stand around and talk with no other plot was considered completely unworkable by the studio execs.

* HilariousInHindsight: The episode features a ShoutOut to ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', as Creator/JerrySeinfeld and Creator/JoelHodgson were good friends. Jerry had a guest appearance in the show's 2017 revival.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Jerry mentions a sister. Such a character never appeared in any episode, nor was mentioned. It's especially odd in episodes that feature Jerry's parents.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: George's response when Elane asks if it's worth the $50 Jerry is offering her to politely take an eggroll off a random table.
-->'''George''': For fifty bucks?? For that money, I'd stick my face in the soup and blow!
* ItWillNeverCatchOn: NBC strongly objected to the entire episode (they actually thought the script that was sent to them was missing pages because ''nothing happened''). They refused to air the episode, only relenting when Larry David threatened to quit the show, and even then they aired it near the end of the season, believing that the episode would flop. [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail It didn't]].
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The biggest example of it in the whole show. At the time, the idea of spending a whole episode just watching the characters stand around and talk with no other plot was considered completely unworkable by the studio execs.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: George waits to use a pay phone. Moreover, his entire portion of the plot could have been resolved if he'd had a cell phone.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The biggest example of it in the whole show. At the time, the idea of spending a whole episode just watching the characters stand around and talk with no other plot was considered completely unworkable by the studio execs.

-->'''George'': For fifty bucks?? For that money, I'd stick my face in the soup and blow!