The main story arc that spanned the rest of the season involved Jerry and George trying to make a TV pilot for NBC, during which George has a relationship with NBC executive Susan Ross and Jerry is stalked by a mentally disturbed human named Joe Davola.

The website's critics consensus reads, "The show about nothing tries on an overarching plot for a change and yields a riotous satire on television in the process, further solidifying its claim as master of the sitcom domain with observant humor mined from the mundane and uncomfortable.

[citation needed] Jamie Malanowski of Time named it the best season of the series saying "A mix of high and low, of the self-referential and the hip, of things underfoot and out of left field.

Michael Richards won his first out of three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Jason Alexander was nominated in the Golden Globe Award in the category for Best Performance by a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture for TV.

When Jerry is asked to appear on The Tonight Show in Los Angeles, George accompanies him to look for Kramer, in a continuation of the season three finale.

After George is caught masturbating by his mother, the four main characters devise a contest to see who can go the longest without pleasuring themself.