George discovers he has a severance package from the New York Yankees that should last him about 3 months, so he decides that he is going to take full advantage of three months off and become very active. Jerry and Kramer are going to the Tony Awards, Jerry as an invited guest, Kramer as a …
Category Archives: Season 8
The Muffin Tops
While George and Jerry are walking down the street, a stranger asks George to watch a bag of luggage for a minute. When the stranger doesn’t return, George starts wearing some of the clothes from the bag, using the rationale that “I’m still watching them.” While he walks down the street in the tourist’s clothes, …
The Millennium
After being recruited by the New York Mets to be their head scout, George is told that they can only hire him if he gets fired from the New York Yankees. However, his increasingly dramatic attempts to get fired only end up making him look better. He wears Babe Ruth’s uniform and deliberately gets food …
The Yada Yada
Jerry’s dentist, Dr. Tim Whatley, has just finished the process of converting to Judaism, but is already making Jewish-themed jokes that make Jerry uncomfortable. Jerry goes so far as to say that he believes that Whatley only became Jewish “for the jokes”. Kramer and Mickey Abbott double date, but cannot decide which woman is right …
The Nap
George is tired and needs to take a nap while at work; he finds the perfect place, under his desk. Kramer has taken up swimming, but he finds the pool too constricting for his needs; he begins swimming in the East River. Elaine’s date is worried about his back and hers; he sends her a …
The English Patient
A beautiful woman, Danielle (Chelsea Noble), mistakes George for her boyfriend Neil, a man who she claims looks just like him. This intrigues George; he wants to meet Neil. Jerry is going to Florida to help his parents move. Kramer asks him to pick up some “Cubans” for him and gives him a pale blue …
The Pothole
Jerry accidentally knocks his girlfriend Jenna’s toothbrush into the toilet, and she uses it before he can tell her. George shows off the new key ring that George Steinbrenner has given everyone in the Yankee organization, celebrating Phil Rizzuto’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Kramer complains about the failing highway infrastructure after running …
The Susie
Mike, the guy who once referred to Jerry as “a phony” (“The Parking Space”), has become a bookie. Kramer, who has a gambling problem, wants Jerry to place bets with Mike on his behalf. Elaine’s co-worker Peggy (Megan Cole) thinks that Elaine is a different woman named “Susie”. George is excited about Steinbrenner’s ball because …
The Van Buren Boys
Jerry’s girlfriend, Ellen (Christine Taylor) seems perfect in every way, but Jerry notices that she doesn’t seem to have many friends and becomes alarmed that he’s dating a loser. George interviews candidates for “The Foundation’s” first scholarship. All the candidates seem over-qualified and cocky, until one comes in who is a lot like he was, …
The Comeback
George Costanza has a conflict with one of his coworkers at the New York Yankees named Reilly (Joel Polis). When Reilly notices George stuffing himself with shrimp cocktail at a meeting, he remarks: “Hey George, the ocean called; they’re running out of shrimp.” Slow-witted George cannot think of a comeback until later, while driving to …