IMDB Rating of this episode: 8.1/10 stars http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0697757/?ref_=ttep_ep2
This episode aired January 30, 1991.
Jerry's storyline: Jerry has to go to a family gathering of a distant relative in which he makes a remark about a pony that causes controversy.
Favorite Jerry part: The pony scene really is good. After Jerry upsets the former pony owner, he tries to explain himself to the silent dinner party. He riffs about immigrants not typically having ponies. "Who leaves a country packed with ponies to come to a non-pony country? It doesn't make sense! Am I wrong?"
Another funny part is when the lady who owned the pony dies and her funeral is scheduled the same day as Jerry's championship softball game. Jerry doesn't want to go because he only met her three times and then says, "I mean, who has a funeral on a Wednesday?! That's what I want to know." It's a funny line.
The last line of the episode is great. After discussing the softball game for a while, out of nowhere Jerry says, "Who figures an immigrant is going to have a pony?"
George's storyline: George cannot believe Jerry will miss the softball championship to attend the funeral.
Favorite George part: Nothing really. He had two brief scenes but didn't have any great George moments in this one.
Kramer's storyline: Kramer changes the configuration of his apartment by adding levels. He makes a bet with a skeptical Jerry that he can finish the project in a month.
Favorite Kramer part: It's funny when he tries to explain to Jerry that the bet is off because he decided not to do the levels while Jerry tries to explain to him that that was the bet.
Elaine's storyline: Elaine, for some reason, comes with Jerry to the awkward family gathering. Elaine introduces the pony topic.
Favorite Elaine part: Elaine and Jerry's silent and shocked disbelief when the speaker at the funeral goes on and on about how much she loved her pony is really funny.
She also has a funny part at the end after Jerry blows the championship game. She says, "I remember saying to myself, 'Why is Jerry so far off the base?'" She later adds when referring to another Jerry miscue when he failed to tag up on a pop fly, "I couldn't believe it when I saw you running! I thought maybe they changed the rules or something!" She is funny in this scene and you can almost tell that she had been messing up a lot of takes from laughing because she seems to be barely holding it together during this scene.
Supporting characters in this episode: Jerry's parents make their second appearance, but it is the first appearance with the new actor for Jerry's dad. He makes an immediate impact by staring blankly at the tv with the remote resting on his potbelly while his wife scolds him over his unfashionable clothes and he does not respond but just continues his zoned out stare. He is also very hilarious throughout the episode by being super concerned about how much the funeral is going to cost him because of the missed flight, etc.
Uncle Leo also makes his first appearance and talks about Jerry's cousin Jeffrey, an unseen character always referenced by Leo.
Favorite character in this episode: Jerry. He carries this episode. His dad would be second with pretty much everyone else a distant third.
Jerry's first appearance is of him returning to his apartment from his softball game. His jersey reveals that his team name is "Friends O'Clyde." I once used this as a team name for my fantasy football team one year but I think it was far too obscure of a reference for anyone to enjoy.
Jerry's dad references his idea for the beltless trench coat which resurfaces again in a future episode.
This is a good episode despite the fact that George and Kramer don't do much. The storyline is funny enough and Jerry plays the part well enough for this episode to earn an 8-star rating from me. Could have been a 9 if George or Kramer had funnier roles.
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