IMDB Rating of this episode: 7.8/10 stars http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0697692/?ref_=ttep_ep1
This episode aired January 23, 1991, just over seven months after the end of season 1.
Jerry's storyline: George's ex-girlfriend he just broke up with is interested in Jerry. Jerry is not initially interested in her but this does not last. He eventually has to confront George with the news of the relationship with the Ex-Girlfriend. She breaks up with him after seeing his act in which she did not think he was funny.
Favorite Jerry part: This episode has Jerry's famous line to George suggesting he break up with his girlfriend just like ripping off a bandaid: "Do it in one motion, right off!"
Jerry also has this funny part where he mocks people like me who collect books when questioning George why he needs books from his ex-girlfriend's place if he already read them. "What is this obsession people have with books? They put them in their houses like they're trophies. What do you need them for after you read it?" He also later teases George about how when you read 'Moby Dick' the second time "Ahab and the whale actually become good friends."
Jerry also has a nice "The Blob" reference where he explains to Elaine that "A relationship is like an organism. You created this thing and then you starved it and it turned against you. The same thing happened in 'The Blob.'"
George's storyline: George breaks up with his girlfriend. Jerry becomes interested in her and George is surprisingly ok with it.
Favorite George part: George has a nice re-telling to Jerry and Kramer of his break up story and how when she started crying it's like trying to make a prison break, but you trip and they throw the spotlight on you. Then how she started cursing at him and how it was like shots from the guard tower, "son of a bang, son of a boom."
Kramer's storyline: Kramer wants Jerry to shop for his groceries at Joe's instead of the supermarket.
Favorite Kramer part: Kramer's first scene involves getting Jerry to take a bite of some delicious cantaloupe from Joe's. In his second scene he enters Jerry's apartment where Jerry has a cantaloupe he had purchased from the supermarket. Kramer goes to take a bite and puts the cantaloupe in his mouth for 0.2 seconds before taking it out and saying "that stinks." It was Kramer being Kramer.
Elaine's storyline: Elaine has an acquaintance that stopped saying hello when they cross paths and she decides to confront him about it which leads Jerry to dub her "the queen of confrontation."
Favorite Elaine part: Nothing too funny, but in her two scenes, she does relay the story really well about the regression from a friendly acquaintance to saying hello to just nodding toward each other and eventually no acknowledgment when passing each other by.
Supporting characters in this episode: No recurring supporting characters, just Marlene, the Ex-Girlfriend who breaks up with Jerry because she can't date a guy if she doesn't respect what they do which prompts Jerry to exclaim, "You're a cashier!"
Favorite character in this episode: Close call between Jerry and George, but this episode goes to Jerry. He does a good job mocking book collector nerds and does a nice overall job in this episode.
This episode shows Kramer's first interest in golf. He comes in Jerry's apartment explaining to him that the golf swing is all about the hips while simultaneously doing funny Kramer hip motions.
This episode is pretty good and I think it is because it has a much greater focus on the Jerry and George bantering relationship. The episode featured the two in a number of scenes together. Thus, this episode was stronger than the last few episodes of season 1. I give it a nice solid 8.
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