Season Two

6. The Ex-Girlfriend
gs: Tracy Kolis (Marlene) Karen Barcus (Recepcionist)

George has doubts about his current relationship that he broke off. Elaine is curious about a relationship that she has with a guy in her building that has degenerated over the past two years. Jerry is reluctantly drawn into George's ex-relationship when he picks up some books left at her apartment. Although he wants to break it off with her, she has this "psycho-sexual" hold over him and he becomes worried about what George might think if he lets this relationship develop. Elaine confronts the guy in her building and Jerry's relationship maybe in jeopardy when his girlfriend sees his act.

b: 23-Jan-1991 pc: 201 w: Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld d: Tom Cherones

# NOTE: A glitch was just recently pointed out to me by Eric Wilks. I had listed the original air date for this episode as 16 Jan. Well, every network's programming that evening was preempted for the start of something called "The Gulf War." Gee was it that long ago? Anyhow, the first episode of the season was delayed and shown a week later. Jerry is driving a 1971-72 olds Cutlass in the beginning of this episode. Later he becomes a Saab owner.

Jerry's parents come to town for a 50th anniversary party. Jerry bets Kramer that he won't complete his plans to renovate his apartment with levels in a month. Jerry takes Elaine to the dinner and he makes an observation about children who have ponies, this remark offends the guest of honor. When she dies soon afterwards, Jerry wonders if he should go to the funeral or go to his championship softball game. Elaine wonders about the fate of the apartment, when she hears the widower is moving to Arizona. George wonders if it will ever be possible for him to have sex again.

b: 30-Jan-1991 pc: 202 w: Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld d: Tom Cherones

Jerry buys a real expensive new suede jacket with a colorful inner lining. George has a song from Les Miserables that he just can't get out of his mind. Kramer is supposed pickup a magician friend's doves, and needs someone to help him for two minutes; Elaine takes on the job. Kramer promises she'll get "a lift" to the hotel where Jerry and George are meeting her and her father, Alton Benes, an author cut from Hemingway cloth. Jerry and George suffer while waiting with Elaine's father. When it begins to snow, Jerry turns his new jacket inside out, to protect it, but Alton Benes doesn't want to be seen on the street with him.

b: 06-Feb-1991 pc: 205 w: Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld d: Tom Cherones

NOTE: This Laurence Tierney's only appearance as Elaine's father. This is remarkable considering how many times Jerry and George's parents appeared.

George blows an invitation upstairs with his latest girlfriend and then when he tries to make restitution he leaves progressively nastier messages on her answering machine. He gets the chance to prevent her from hearing her messages by having Jerry switch the tape out of her machine, while he distracts her. Jerry and his girlfriend have a disagreement about TV commercial for pants commercial and his telling his friends about their conflict.

b: 13-Feb-1991 pc: 207 w: Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld d: Tom Cherones

NOTE: Seeing the quote about sneakers while swimming reminds me that George mentions this again in "The Puffy Shirt" when arguing with Jerry about whose parents are crazier he says "My father wears his sneakers in the pool."

Kramer tries mousse in his hair. Jerry gets Elaine an opportunity to get the apartment right above him, before he realizes the possible implications. George tests the "man with a wedding band" theory of meeting women.

b: 04-Apr-1991 pc: 208 w: Peter Mehlman d: Tom Cherones

Jerry has a box of stuff his grandfather left him. Inside is an interesting looking statue that could replace one George's parents had years ago, but he broke. George plans to pick the statue up later but in the meantime he tells his parents about the replacement statue. Meanwhile the boyfriend of a bitter Finnish author (whose latest work Elaine is going to edit) is going to clean Jerry's apartment. When Jerry returns to his apartment it is cleaned beyond reason. Later when Jerry and Elaine are at the author's apartment, they see the statue on her mantelpiece. Getting it back may jeopardize Elaine's chance at being an editor, but save George from his parent's wrath.

b: 11-Apr-1991 pc: 210 w: Larry Charles d: Tom Cherones

George quits his job in a huff after he is demoted to using the regular bathroom. Newman tells Kramer that he plans to jump off the building. Jerry suggests that George just go back into work next Monday morning and pretend like nothing happened; however, that doesn't work. Newman jumps, from the second floor. George plots revenge, and with Elaine's help, tries to slip his boss "a Mickey." Jerry suspects that his launderer is a larcenist after he discovers that $1500 he had stashed in his laundry bag is missing. Kramer helps Jerry get revenge by bringing a bag of concrete in to put into one of the wash machines.

b: 18-Apr-1991 pc: 212 w: Larry David d: Tom Cherones

# NOTE: While thinking about new career opportunities, George mentions that he might get a job working for a sports team, something he'll realize later. Newman, whom we never see, is said to be unemployed; however, later in the series we learn he is a postal worker. For the syndicated rerun, Wayne Knight supplies the voice of the never seen Newman. For the original network broadcasts Larry David provided the voice for Newman. In Australia we still receive the taping with Larry David doing Newman's voice, on both free-to-air and cable television, and this is the year 2003! I wish we could have our episodes updated!
# George quitting his real estate job and then walking back in is similar to what Larry David did when his SNL sketches were cut.
# Kramer says that Mr. Papanickolas, from across the street, saw Newman after he jumped. This name is taken from Pete Papanickolas, the key grip of the show.

George thinks he's had a heart attack. The doctor tells him otherwise, but he might want to get his tonsils and adenoids removed. Elaine is interested in the doctor and he is interested in her tongue. George not wanting to deal with the cost, follows Kramer's suggestion of going to a holistic healer. The healer's cure turns George purple and the ride to the hospital is delayed over a Chuckle.

b: 25-Apr-1991 pc: 211 w: Larry Charles d: Tom Cherones

# NOTE: Viewer Keith Plenert notes that writer and executive producer Larry David is the screaming B-movie actor on Jerry's TV at the beginning of the episode, while Jerry is drifting off to sleep on the couch. "LIKE FLAMING GLOBES..............FLAMING GLOBES!!!!!" When George is in the hospital and the doc says he didn't have a heart attack, he thinks nothing is wrong with him, and the doc says: "I wouldn't go that far..." So George says, "What is it? Meningitis? Scoleosis?? Lupus??? Is it Lupus????" He says "Is it Lupus????" again once more, in exactly the same manner, while visiting Elaine's friend the psychic in "The Suicide".

Jerry and Elaine are watching TV late at night and stumble across "naked people" and that gets them both discussing whether they could have a relationship and not jeopardize their friendship. George says it can't be done, but Jerry and Elaine devise "a system"; however, it develops a little trouble when her birthday comes along.

b: 02-May-1991 pc: 213 w: Larry David d: Tom Cherones

Elaine needs to use Jerry's apartment to hold a baby shower for a woman that once dated George. George reflects that she was "unequivocally the worst date of my life." Jerry has to go out of town for a show, so he lets Elaine use the apartment. Kramer sells Jerry on the idea on getting an illegal cable hookup. The party begins. The cable guys come to install the hookup. Jerry's show gets canceled, so he returns to the apartment with George (who's prepared to confront the bad date). Jerry is the victim of his own confrontation.

b: 16-May-1991 pc: 204 w: Larry Charles d: Tom Cherones

# NOTE: Bosco, the chocolate that stained George's sweater, is his ATM password in a later episode. Christine Dunford (Leslie), who is the woman for whom the baby shower is given and "unequivocally the worst date of [George's] life", later plays the acerbic saleswoman in "The Pie"

Jerry, Elaine and George stop for a quick Chinese dinner before a showing of Plan 9 From Outer Space on the big screen. However, while waiting a really long time to get a table, Jerry sees a woman whose name he can't recall; George needs to use a phone he can't have and Elaine needs food, more than those seated ahead of them.

b: 23-May-1991 pc: 206 w: Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld d: Tom Cherones

# NOTE: Viewer Danny Lee notes that Jerry mentions in this episode that he has a sister. I wonder what ever happened to her? Kramer doesn't appear in this episode.
# After Jerry bets Elaine $50 to eat food off a strangers table she tries offering them $25 speaking through her teeth with a smile on her face the whole time. Afterwards the group starts to ask each other what she said. If you listen you can make out Larry David's voice.

George inadvertently meddles in the life of a busboy, by getting him fired. He tries to rectify things; however, he winds up compounding them by losing the busboy's cat. Elaine discovers that a week is much too long to have a houseguest. She does everything in her power to get him out. The busboy's life is saved and made for the better after his involvement with George, until he meets Elaine's houseguest.

b: 26-Jun-1991 pc: 203 w: Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld d: Tom Cherones