The Trip: Part 2 is an excellent continuation of the Season Four premiere of Seinfeld, shifting its focus from the media to a mercilessly entertaining spoof of police procedures (an element that resurfaces in later episodes as well).
What happens is that while Jerry was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (and George couldn't keep his mouth shut as usual), Kramer, now a struggling actor, was arrested by the LAPD for a series of grisly murders (his name popped up during the investigation and the detectives came to the wrong conclusion). After witnessing the arrest on TV, Jerry and George do their best (amd Kramer his worst) to convince the police that it's all a big mistake, while the real killer is still at large, waiting for his next victim. Oh, and again, no Elaine.
People getting wrongfully arrested, or just in trouble with the police, is a necessary plot line in most comedy shows nowadays. No one, however, has done it better than the Seinfeld writers, who knew exactly what buttons to push and for how long. Kramer's famous interrogation (one of several reasons why he deserved his second consecutive Emmy win in 1993) is a pitch-perfect parody of your average thriller, not to mention an ironic counterpoint to Season Two episode The Statue, where Jerry's adorably inventive neighbor posed as a cop.
Plus, in regards to the show's immortal "no hugs, no learning" rule, it doesn't get much more suitable than at the end of the episode, where we see the guys' reactions to Kramer's release. Boy, those people just can't seem to care about anyone but themselves - and that's exactly why Seinfeld is the funniest show ever made.
What happens is that while Jerry was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (and George couldn't keep his mouth shut as usual), Kramer, now a struggling actor, was arrested by the LAPD for a series of grisly murders (his name popped up during the investigation and the detectives came to the wrong conclusion). After witnessing the arrest on TV, Jerry and George do their best (amd Kramer his worst) to convince the police that it's all a big mistake, while the real killer is still at large, waiting for his next victim. Oh, and again, no Elaine.
People getting wrongfully arrested, or just in trouble with the police, is a necessary plot line in most comedy shows nowadays. No one, however, has done it better than the Seinfeld writers, who knew exactly what buttons to push and for how long. Kramer's famous interrogation (one of several reasons why he deserved his second consecutive Emmy win in 1993) is a pitch-perfect parody of your average thriller, not to mention an ironic counterpoint to Season Two episode The Statue, where Jerry's adorably inventive neighbor posed as a cop.
Plus, in regards to the show's immortal "no hugs, no learning" rule, it doesn't get much more suitable than at the end of the episode, where we see the guys' reactions to Kramer's release. Boy, those people just can't seem to care about anyone but themselves - and that's exactly why Seinfeld is the funniest show ever made.