Jerry, George and Elaine go out to a new soup stand Kramer has been raving about; its owner is referred to as the “Soup Nazi,” due to his temperament and insistence on a strict manner of behavior while ordering. Jerry explains the procedure for ordering, which George accepts, but Elaine rejects. En route, Elaine notices …
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The Hot Tub
George picks up the habit of swearing from some visiting Houston Astros representatives, specifically “bastard” and “son of a bitch.” During the time of the New York City Marathon, Elaine has a Trinidad & Tobago or Trinbagonian runner named Jean-Paul as her house guest. Jean-Paul had overslept and missed the big race at the last …
The Wink
Elaine dates the man from her wake-up service. A bit of grapefruit pulp, from Jerry’s breakfast, gets into George’s eye and causes problems for him when his winks keep getting misinterpreted. Jerry’s healthy diet conflicts with his dating of Elaine’s cousin, Holly (Stacey Travis), who expects him to eat mutton. Kramer promises a sick boy …
The Maestro
George decides that he should help a security guard who works at Susan’s uncle’s store and must stand all day. Elaine begins dating Bob Cobb (Mark Metcalf), a.k.a. the “Maestro”, after meeting him through Kramer, and immerses herself in classical music. Kramer gets an out-of-court settlement in his lawsuit that nets him free coffee at …
The Postponement
Elaine’s dog problem is solved by a rabbi in her apartment complex with a cable show. Elaine later confides in the rabbi about her insecurity about George getting engaged. The rabbi later tells several people, including Jerry, about Elaine’s insecurity towards George’s wedding. Kramer’s involvement in the dognapping worries him. George decides he wants to …
The Engagement
George breaks up with a woman after she beats him in a game of chess. When he tells Jerry about it, they both realize that they have done nothing with their lives and decide they are going to make some changes. However, being told about the consequences of marriage by Kramer, Jerry backs out, unknown …
The Understudy
Jerry is dating Gennice, the understudy of stage performer Bette Midler, and a crybaby who apparently cries for foolish reasons (for instance, crying when she drops her hotdog). In a parody of the 1994 Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan scandal, George accidentally injures Midler in a softball game and the understudy has to take over Midler’s part …
The Face Painter
Elaine’s boyfriend David Puddy (who’s a big New Jersey Devils fan) paints his face when he goes to the game against the New York Rangers. After the game his rowdy behavior makes a priest believe that he has seen the devil. A chimpanzee throws a banana peel at Kramer. George tries to tell his girlfriend …
The Diplomat’s Club
Jerry plans to meet a supermodel girlfriend at an airport lounge (the “Diplomat’s Club” of the title) after returning from a quick air roundtrip to a “gig” in Ithaca, but his assistant makes the trip a nightmare. Elaine is planning to tell Mr. Pitt she is quitting, but reconsiders when he tells her that she’s …
The Fusilli Jerry
On the street Elaine tells Jerry she is dating David Puddy, Jerry’s mechanic; Elaine thinks of him as similar to a Stanley Kowalski. George is having lunch with his mother, Estelle Costanza, at Monk’s. She says she is going for an eye job now that she is separated from Frank (“The Chinese Woman”). Kramer, who …