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Seinfeld was the first (only?) TV sitcom to weave multiple totally unrelated storylines together. Saying every show has "a beginning, middle, and end" isn't re

Seinfeld was the first (only?) TV sitcom to weave multiple totally unrelated storylines together. Saying every show has "a beginning, middle, and end" isn't really much of an observation.

cdcarter 12y ago
Though it's not mentioned in the article, Seinfeld uses the weaving technique pretty straightly from "the Harold", a live performance form. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_%28improvisation%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_%28improvisation%29
chrismealy 12y ago
No, it started with The Phil Silvers show, in 1955.
- JoeAltmaier 12y ago
  Oh. I was going to say it started with The Love Boat. They always had three plots, driven by three regulars combined with new actors playing guests on the cruise ship. They (sometimes) tied them together in the end, loosely. In my family we call shows like that "Love Boat Plots"