"The Little Jerry" is the 145th episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 11th episode for the eighth season.The table reading for this episode took place on Sunday, November 24, 1996, and the majority of this episode was filmed in front of a live studio audience on Wednesday, November 27, 1996 (a day before Thanksgiving). It premiered on Thursday, January 9, 1997, being the first Seinfeld episode to air in the new year.