IMDB Rating of this episode: 8.6/10 stars http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0697751/?ref_=ttep_ep4
This episode aired February 13, 1991. Again, this episode, like many this season, is out of order on the dvd's which have this as episode 7 for some reason.
Jerry's storyline: Jerry's date is going very well until Jerry gets in an argument with his date over a Dockers commercial. They have a second date that also seems to be going well until George shows up at Jerry's apartment and says "Oh, you're the one that likes that commercial!" Jerry helps George switch out a phone machine tape.
Favorite Jerry part: Jerry explains how after asking a girl out on the phone, you get off the phone right away because it's like robbing a bank. You don't just stand there in front of the teller holding a big bag of money.
"I think if one's going to kill oneself, the least you could do is leave a note. It's common courtesy. I don't know, that's just the way I was brought up."
When Jerry's date says he didn't have to tell his friends that she liked the commercial, Jerry says: "No, I had to tell my friends. My friends didn't have to tell you" and he gives George a look.
George's storyline: George asks a girl out and then turns down an invite upstairs at the end of the date because he can't drink coffee at night because it keeps him up. He eventually leaves a total of four phone messages, the final one being an angry message because she never called back. He gets Jerry to attempt switching the tape on her machine.
Favorite George part: "For me to ask a woman out I got to get in a mental state like the karate guys before they break the bricks."
His first phone message he leaves that quickly tailspins out of control is amazing. And his immediate response is so funny, "There's nothing I can do. It's a machine. The little light is blinking right now, 'Come and listen to the idiot! Hey everybody, the idiot's on!'"
The discussion George and Jerry have while waiting on the street for George's girl to get home is Seinfeld at it's best. They discuss a signal to use in case the girl is coming into the room while Jerry is making the switch. George thinks hard and then decides, "I'll call out 'Tippytoe!'" Jerry's reaction is perfect and I laughed for like 30 seconds straight even though I knew it was coming.
The scene up in the girl's apartment continues to be hilarious. Jerry says that he doesn't have to go to the bathroom anymore and the girl says, "That's weird." George says, "Uh, no, no, that can happen. I've read about it in medical journals...it's a freak thing..." Later, as she is about to walk in on Jerry switching the tapes, George calls out "Tippytoe! Tippytoe!" even though they had decided against that as the signal. Finally, after George had gotten her out of the room to tell her something very important, it is revealed that the thing he had to tell her was that his father wears sneakers in the pool.
Kramer's storyline: Kramer makes two brief appearances in Jerry's apartment: Once to give Jerry some material to put in his next act and once when he meets Jerry's date.
Favorite Kramer part: Kramer walks in right after the blowup with Jerry and his date after she finds out Jerry told George she likes that commercial. Jerry introduces her and he immediately snaps his fingers, points at her, and says, "Cotton Dockers!" As she is abruptly leaving, Kramer starts quoting the commercial as she walks past him through the door.
Elaine's storyline: Elaine gives George the idea to attempt switching the tape on the machine before the girl can listen to his message.
Favorite Elaine part: Her best part is when Kramer tells Jerry he has some material for Jerry to put in his next act and she laughs really hard during his not very funny routine.
Supporting characters in this episode: None.
Favorite character in this episode: George takes it. A+ in this episode. Nonstop laughs. Jerry is also very good as he plays a great supporting role to George. And Kramer's brief scenes are probably his best yet.
This episode has the first reference to the "vault" in regards to being able to keep a secret. George says he's a vault when explaining to Jerry how he can't believe he accidentally slipped up by mentioning the commercial to the girl. "The vault" is mentioned in several future episodes.
This is a very, very good episode. Easily the best one so far. There are several fantastic Jerry/George scenes. The scene of Jerry and George waiting for George's girl to get home and how they weasel their way upstairs is one of the best scenes yet. I think the only thing that could possibly keep me from giving this episode a 10 is that Elaine really hasn't come into her own yet. She is better in this episode though, even though she only makes a brief appearance. I thought that my rule would be that all four characters need to be firing on all cylinders for me to give a 10 because I was afraid I would be handing out too many 10's. But this episode is hilarious from start to finish and every scene is great. I don't need all four characters to be perfect. If two characters do all the heavy lifting then that's fine so long as the humor is there for the entirety of the episode. And thus, I bestow my very first 10. Congratulations everyone!
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