IMDB Rating of this episode: 8.2/10 stars http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0697709/?ref_=ttep_ep8
This episode aired April 25, 1991. This episode is also out of order on the dvd's which has this as episode 11.
Jerry's storyline: Jerry writes a great joke after waking up in the middle of the night but can't read his handwriting and cannot recall what he wrote and asks people all throughout the episode if they could read what he wrote only to find out at the end that it was some unfunny line from a crappy tv movie. He goes with George to see an herbalist "strictly for material." George is rushed to the hospital again and both Jerry and George end up in neck braces after the temperamental ambulance driver gets in a fight with his partner and crashes the ambulance while arguing with Kramer.
Favorite Jerry part(s): There is a great scene where Jerry is informed by a doctor that George didn't have a heart attack and then Jerry goes in to George's hospital room leading George on that he could possibly die and culminates with George requesting Jerry to just kill him now and Jerry fake smothering him with a pillow. Elaine walks in during said smothering and Jerry goes: "Elaine? What are you doing here?" and says it way funny.
George's storyline: George thinks he has a heart attack, but finds out he doesn't after a visit to the hospital. He opts to go see Kramer's herbalist friend rather than having the hospital perform surgery to remove his tonsils. Some crazy drink given to him by the herbalist sends George, purple-faced, to the hospital.
Favorite George part(s): After Jerry and Elaine are cynical that George is having a heart attack, he says through painful gasps, "Why can't I have a heart attack? I'm allowed."
Kramer's storyline: Kramer convinces George to go see an herbalist, rather than have the hospital perform surgery, in order to get his tonsils healed.
Favorite Kramer part(s): Kramer is skeptical of the hospital and tells George that they need to get him out of there. After being told that George only needs routine surgery to remove his tonsils, he tells a story about his friend Bob Saccomonno who came in for a routine hernia operation and now all he does is sit by a window and say (in Kramer's way high pitched voice) 'My name is Bob!'
Kramer and the herbalist give an awesome way long, emotionless hug where neither one moves a muscle for several seconds.
Elaine's storyline: Elaine has the hots for George's doctor and goes on a date with him.
Favorite Elaine part(s): The doctor examines Elaine's tongue for a long time and tells her every medical detail about it. He tries to give her a goodnight kiss but Elaine is disgusted because of all her newfound knowledge about the tongue.
Supporting characters in this episode: No recurring characters. The herbalist is played beautifully by "Needlenose Ned, Ned the Head" of Groundhog Day fame.
Favorite character in this episode: Jerry. George is always funny as the hypochondriac, but Jerry is funnier as the skeptical friend who plays with George's weakness.
Final thoughts:
Larry David makes a brief cameo as the weird futuristic guy from a crappy movie way late on tv as Jerry sleeps on the couch: "Like flaming globes! Ha ha ha!"
This is the first episode where Kramer mentions "My friend Bob Saccamonno." Also, this is not how I would have guessed to spell the name, but I looked up the script and this is how it is spelt.
In this episode, George says he is 33 years old which is crazy because that's how old I am right now. I can't believe I'm as old as Costanza. George also reveals that he was born in April for what it's worth.
This is a good episode with some funny bits. The scene with Jerry smothering George is the highlight. This one is an easy 8 star episode for me.
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