 The pilot episode "Good News, Bad News" (#1.1) originally aired as a  comedy special called "The Seinfeld Chronicles" on July 5, 1989,  with the alternate title and different theme music. After the series  was picked up in 1990, all subsequent airings of the episode  including the familiar Seinfeld title/opening and theme music. Both  versions of the episode are available on the Seinfeld Season 1