IMDB Rating of this episode: 8.4/10 stars http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0697741/?ref_=ttep_ep1
This episode aired September 18, 1991, less than three months after the end of season 2. Season 3 on the dvd's in much closer to being in the air date order, but several episodes flip out of order throughout the season. This episode happens to actually be the true episode one of season three. So nice job dvd episode ordering team.
Jerry's storyline: Jerry freaks out his masseuse by discussing a child kidnapping during the massage and following that up with detailed questions about the masseuse's 5-year old son. Jerry gets a note from his dentist friend to recommend physical therapy so he can have his insurance pay for his massages (the dentist later gets investigated for insurance fraud).
Favorite Jerry part(s): Jerry is funny in the first scene when he goes on and on cluelessly freaking out the masseuse lady.
George's storyline: George gets a massage from a man, and, well, the rest is George being George. George gets Jerry's dentist friend to write a note for him as well.
Favorite George part(s): George trying to switch masseuse's with Elaine prior to the man-massage is great. George explains that he is concerned that it will feel good and Elaine asks, "Then why get the massage?" George: "Exactly!" The scene of the actual massage is one of the best scenes thus far in the entire series. The following scene is of Elaine waiting for George after she clearly had a good massage. George walks, zombie-like, toward her and just hangs a direct left and walks out the door. The next scene continues with George telling Jerry about his massage from a man: "He was...touching and rubbing." He then tells Jerry "it moved." Jerry says maybe it just shifted. George says, "No, it wasn't a shift! I've shifted! This was a move!"
"I don't even like to use urinals. I'm a stall man."
George gets defensive when Jerry's dentist friend starts asking George about Evander Holyfield and whether George thinks he has a good body or if George likes him. George's odd responses prompt Jerry to ask George what's the matter with him. George says, "Nothing, why? You think something's wrong? Am I different?!"
George walks into Jerry's apartment with torn pants and a scraped knee. He explains he got it from chasing kids who called him "a Mary" after George jumped over a puddle in a feminine manner.
Kramer's storyline: Kramer sees Joe DiMaggio at a Doughnut shop and tries to break his concentration while DiMaggio focuses on his doughnut.
Favorite Kramer part(s): Kramer has a nice scene where he tells the story of trying to distract DiMaggio by banging on the table and hollering. The episode ends with a scene where they spot DiMaggio at their coffee shop and Kramer goes right into banging on the table and yelping at him.
Elaine's storyline: Elaine also gets a note, unbeknownst to her, from Jerry's dentist friend to get massages covered by insurance (she had gotten her own note from her gynecologist).
Favorite Elaine part(s): Elaine is funny in the scene with George prior to George's massage with the man.
Supporting characters in this episode: No recurring characters. Raymond the masseuse is awesome though. He just smiles way big and makes George very uncomfortable the whole time.
Favorite character in this episode: This one is a no-brainer. This is George's episode. He kills it throughout, even during the scene where he and Jerry go to apologize to Jerry's dentist friend. Maybe my favorite George episode so far.
Final thoughts:
Nice, solid episode carried by George. The George's questioning of his heterosexuality must have been a pretty groundbreaking episode at the time and it is all done hilariously. I give in an easy 9 stars.
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