Playing the Market
A character decides to get involved in the stock market. Usually they buy stock, but occasionally they sell it.
Seinfeld
Appearances
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: Season 3, episode 20, "The Big Blunder and Egg Man" (1962). Dobie decides to invest in the stock market to impress a business-minded girl. At first he cleans up, but when he doesn't sell at the right time, he loses everything.
- The Patty Duke Show: Season 2, episode 12, "This Little Patty Went to Market" (1964). Patty decides to start her own corporation and sell stock to the kids at school.
- Too Close for Comfort: Season 4, episode 14, "Goodbye, Mr. Chip" (1984). Monroe borrows a friend's computer and uses it to pick stocks to buy, and his predictions seem to be correct, so Henry buys the stock too. Then Monroe tells Muriel that she spent "$2 million" on household expenses this month, so Henry changes his mind and sells.
- Mr. Belvedere: Season 2, episode 9, "The Letter" (1985). George tells Mr. Belvedere he's thinking of investing in the stock market, so Mr. Belvedere challenges him to see who makes the most money off of their investment.
- ALF: Season 4, episode 4, "We're in the Money" (1989). Thinking he's playing a computer game, Alf uses Willie's computer to invest the Tanners' money in the stock market, and he makes a bundle, so Willie asks him to invest more, but Alf becomes addicted to playing the market and starts losing all their money.
- Seinfeld: Season 1, episode 5, "The Stock Tip" (1990). George gets a hot stock tip, and he and Jerry both invest. When the stock plummets, Jerry sells, but George decides to "go down with the ship." Unfortunately for Jerry, the stock climbs, and George cleans up.
- Frasier: Season 2, episode 15, "You Scratch My Book..." (1995). Daphne is feeling lucky, so she gives Niles money to invest in the stock market. Her stocks lose money, but Niles can't bring himself to tell Daphne, so he just keeps giving more money back to her.