"Curb Your Enthusiasm" The Car Salesman (2001)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Robert B. Weide

Writers:

TV Series:

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000)

Original Air Date:

23 September 2001 (Season 2, Episode 1)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Larry joins a new job of car salesman- a job for which he is ready to give up a lot of things. He also...

Plot Keywords:

Handheld Camera | Actor Playing Himself | Awkward | Sitcom | Improvisation

Cast

Larry David	...	Himself
Jeff Garlin	...	Jeff Greene
Cheryl Hines	...	Cheryl David
Jason Alexander	...	Himself
Richard Lewis	...	Himself
Chip Chinery	...	Car Customer #1
Jeanne Chinn	...	Barbara Schneider
Affion Crockett	...	Car Customer #2
Rick Hall	...	Tom Clarke
Dana Lee	...	Car Customer #4
Cynthia Martells	...	Car Customer #7
Matt North	...	Jay Schneider
Steven Pierce	...	Male Customer
Shirley Prestia	...	Car Customer #3
Harper Roisman	...	Car Customer #6

Runtime:

Germany:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:16 (TV rating)

Company:

HBO Films

Movie Connections:

Features "The Maury Povich Show" (1991)

Strong opening to the second season. As always, a real treat.

There are times during "Curb" when you just want to shout "Don't do it!" at the screen. Larry's decision to sell Toyota cars on the day that his wife has planned a house move is a typical bad-decision. Thankfully, long-suffering wife Cheryl has more patience than 99% of the female population and takes such decisions in her stride.

The show's ability to capture real slices of life is its key to success. Larry's beautiful new house feels strangely less appealing when he's moved in and the strange "house sounds" are a genuine pain for him. Knowing a fellow-sufferer of such sounds, I found this a wonderfully amusing touch.

Fans of "Seinfeld" will be delighted to see Jason Alexander in this series.

Always amusing, often brilliant, "Curb" is without a doubt the best current television comedy show on television today.