Season 7

The Engagement The Postponement The Maestro The Wink The Hot Tub
The Soup Nazi The Secret Code The Pool Guy The Sponge The Gum
The Rye The Caddy The Seven The Cadillac, Parts 1 & 2 The Shower Head
The Doll The Friars Club The Wigmaster The Calzone The Bottle Deposit, Parts 1 & 2
The Wait Out The Invitations

#109 -- The Engagement


Original Air Date: 9/21/95


After breaking up with their girlfriends, Jerry and George worry that they're destined to spend their aging years as lonely old men. As a result, Jerry resolves to make up with Melanie, while George sets out to find Susan, the NBC executive he used to date. Meanwhile, when Elaine's sleep is disturbed by a barking dog living near her new apartment, Kramer offers to get Newman to take care the noisy pet once and for all. While Jerry hears Kramer's warning about the pitfalls of marriage, George doesn't. And inspired by his fond memories of their relationship, George heads to Susan's apartment where he proposes on the spot. After breaking the news to his incredulous parents, George arrives to tell Jerry the news. However, when he learns that Jerry's reunion with Melanie was cut short because of her annoying eating habits, George has second thoughts about his proposal to Susan. Although she's against killing it, Elaine does agree to let Kramer and Newman kidnap the annoying dog and joins them on a mission to relocate it far from home. But after taking a bite out of Kramer's shirt, the dog finds its way home, where a telltale tag leads to Kramer, Newman and Elaine's arrest. Finally, when his plan to join Jerry for a movie is derailed, George's concerns about marrying Susan grow, especially after he can't watch an exciting baseball game on TV.

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#110 -- The Postponement


Original Air Date: 9/28/95


Although Elaine refuses to admit it, George's upcoming wedding to Susan has her troubled. And when a rabbi in her building senses something is wrong and encourages her to speak freely, she admits to feelings of jealousy and resentment. Meanwhile, George continues having second thoughts about Susan and seeks Jerry's advice on postponing the Christmas wedding until the first day of Spring. When George raises the subject with Susan, he immediately backs down after she tearfully suggests that he really doesn't want to get married at all. However, after witnessing another man refusing to succumb to a woman's tears, he resolves to take control of the situation and insist on the postponement. While picking up Elaine for a movie, Jerry runs into the rabbi, who freely reveals the details of her confession. But the discovery that her secrets have been disclosed gets Elaine out of the mood to be with her friends. Meanwhile, at the theater with Jerry, Kramer tries to smuggle in a hot cup of coffee underneath his shirt -with disastrous results. When he demands the postponement and ends up crying, too, George finds that his own tears have convinced Susan to agree. Confronting the indiscreet rabbi, Elaine discovers that his revelations stop with Jerry. Meanwhile, as the newly liberated George suddenly feels Susan's reins tightening once again, Kramer reveals that he's suing over the burns he suffered from the hot coffee. Finally, when they happen upon the rabbi's cable TV show, George and Susan are shocked to discover they are the focus of his sermon.

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#111 -- The Maestro


Original Air Date: 10/05/95


While shopping for new clothes at a store owned by her uncle, Susan does her best to change George's wardrobe. But he's preoccupied by a store security guard who spends all day standing on the job. And when George comes back later, the guard admits that a chair would be nice for a change. Meanwhile, Kramer and his attorney Jackie Chiles are certain they'll win big in his lawsuit against Java World. But when his friend, a police orchestra conductor who prefers to be called maestro, stops in with a special balm for his burns, it works too well and jeopardizes the lawsuit. When Java World offers free coffee for life to settle the suit, Kramer hastily accepts, unaware that they were also prepared to pay him $50,000. Then, during a dinner date, the orchestra conductor persuades Elaine to call him maestro, too. Meanwhile after listening to him brag about his home in Tuscany, Jerry refuses to believe maestro's claim that there are no other houses available in the Italian region. So, when he invites Elaine to join him in Tuscany, Jerry is determined to prove he can find a place of his own there, too. Though his lawyer is humiliated by the quick settlement, Kramer is anxious to start cashing in. But all that free coffee soon starts affecting his behavior. And when Jerry gets a lead on a house in Tuscany, he's unable to refuse the offer and ends up renting a place he didn't really want. Meanwhile, after George provides him with a new rocking chair, the guard falls asleep on the job and the store ends up being robbed. Finally, while at his villa, Elaine and maestro are shocked too see their new neighbors ... Jerry and Kramer.

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#112 -- The Wink


Original Air Date: 10/12/95


Though it's grapefruit juice that has caused George to wink uncontrollably, Yankee executive Mr. Wilhelm thinks he's hinting at a problem with his boss, Mr. Morgan, and Kramer takes it as an okay to sell an autographed birthday card intended for the team's owner. Meanwhile, after Elaine agrees to date her wakeup service man, James, she reveals that her cousin Holly found Jerry's new diet a problem during a recent date. So when Jerry joins the two cousins for dinner, Elaine borrows his jacket for the walk home, unaware it's hiding his serving of mutton in the pockets wrapped in a pair of old napkins. But when Holly discovers that Grandma Mimma's antique napkins are missing, she's sure Elaine is a thief. Although Kramer has already sold the card to a memorabilia dealer, George must get it back for Morgan to sign so it can be presented to Yankee owner George Steinbrenner. Because it now belongs to a boy hospitalized with a fatal disease, Kramer can get it only by promising that Yankee Paul O'Neill will hit two home runs in the next game. Meanwhile, to escape a pack of mutton-hungry dogs, Elaine seeks refuge in James's apartment. However, her spending the night causes him to oversleep. And when James forgets to wake his newest client, Mr. Morgan's late arrival at work causes Wilhelm to be concerned. While Holly is cooking pork chops for Jerry, Elaine shows up to meet James. And when he arrives with Jerry's jacket, Holly is upset to sees James's dogs wearing Mimma's napkins. Finally, after claiming responsibility for the circumstances that reflected poorly on Morgan, George gets the card back. But because it's been framed and Morgan is unable to sign it, George not only gets credit for a job well done, but is promoted when his boss is fired.

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#113 -- The Hot Tub


Original Air Date: 10/19/95


Elaine has agreed to put up a marathon runner who once overslept and missed an Olympic race. But when her track record for lateness gives Jean-Paul reason to think he's picked the wrong host, Jerry takes responsibility for getting him to the New York City Marathon on time. To keep from being bothered at work, George adopts an annoyed look. But it suggests to his boss that he's working too hard. So Mr. Wilhelm asks him to relax by entertaining some visiting Houston Astros executives, whose casual use of profanity George quickly adopts. Meanwhile, a malfunctioning heat pump in his new hot tub causes Kramer's body temperature to plummet. When Mr. Wilhelm overhears some off-color banter with his Astros counterparts, he worries that George has gone over the edge. And after the colorful language rubs off on Jean-Paul, his comments to a single mother and neighbor of Elaine's create entirely the wrong impression. Meanwhile, after persuading Jean-Paul to stay in a hotel on the eve of the race, Jerry's doubts about the desk clerk responsible for his wake-up call send a frustrated Jean-Paul back to the Seinfeld apartment. As she's being accused of telling Jean-Paul about the child her neighbor bore out of wedlock, Elaine is unaware that the nosy Rabbi Kirschbaum is listening nearby. As a result, not only does the entire building now know the neighbor's secret, but they've all weighed in on Elaine's supposed relationship with Jean-Paul, too. And even though Kramer's powerful new heat pump for his hot tub causes a blackout which disables Jerry's alarm clock, Jean-Paul makes it to the starting line as the race is beginning. But just as Jean-Paul takes the lead, he accidentally mistakes Kramer's cup of scalding hot tea for water.

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#114 -- The Soup Nazi


Original Air Date: 11/02/95


While on the way to a soup stand whose demanding proprietor's harsh rules have led to him being referred to as "The Soup Nazi," Elaine stops to buy a sidewalk vendor's antique armoire. But when she's unable to move it into her building on a Sunday, she hires Kramer to watch it on the sidewalk overnight. Meanwhile, after George's request for extra bread causes the Soup Nazi to bar him from lunch, Elaine spots him in line trying again. While waiting, the two complain about Jerry's romantic behavior around his new girlfriend Sheila. And though George is successful in getting served this time, Elaine discovers just how tough the Soup Nazi can be when she's banned from eating there for two years. Kramer loses the armoire to a pair of sophisticated furniture thieves. And when a kiss in line costs Sheila a delicious bowl of soup, Jerry is prompted to claim he doesn't know her. Pointing out that he chose a bowl of soup over a woman, Elaine suggests he's acting even stranger than George. However, Jerry thinks it's George who's been acting strange, which puts the Seinfeld-Costanza friendship to the test. Meanwhile, the Soup Nazi gives Kramer an old armoire he's been keeping in his basement. Upon finding him making amends with Sheila, George decides to make a point about Jerry's romantic antics. But when he tries using his own silly terms of endearment with his fiancee Susan, George doesn't anticipate just how much she'll like it. Meanwhile, when her thank you for the armoire enrages the Soup Nazi, Elaine is determined to get revenge for his rudeness. And the recipes she's found hidden in his old armoire provide just the ammunition. Finally, as Jerry announces he's breaking up with Sheila after all, the Soup Nazi closes up shop for good, much to the dismay of his loyal customers.

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#115 -- The Secret Code


Original Air Date: 11/09/95


While George balks at giving his secret bank code to Susan, Jerry is hired to do a commercial for appliance dealer Leapin' Larry. However, when Jerry's foot falls asleep during their first meeting, the one-legged Larry is sure he's being cruelly mocked. And when Jerry's friend Fred doesn't remember her from a party, Elaine wants to know why, while Kramer's fascination with firefighters leads him to buy an emergency scanner. Meanwhile, in hopes of salvaging an evening with Elaine and her boss, clothing catalog legend J. Peterman, Jerry tricks George into joining them. When Elaine gets another offer from Fred, she calls Peterman to cancel ... but not Jerry and George. So when Jerry comes up with an excuse, too, George ends up at a hospital with Peterman's dying mother, where his bank code becomes her final word. Stranded by Elaine once again at the funeral, George is left with Peterman, who's intent on uncovering the meaning behind his mother's dying words. Meanwhile, after apologizing to Leapin' Larry, Jerry accidentally sets his appliance store ablaze and unknowingly helps Kramer realize a lifelong dream of driving a hook and ladder truck. Told of a fire at Leapin' Larry's, Peterman takes George to see if they can help. Spotting someone with his sleeve stuck in the burning building's automated teller machine, Peterman demands George's secret bank code to help rescue the endangered man. And upon learning that the code and his mother's dying words are one and the same, he accuses George of killing her. Finally, other than satisfying her curiosity, Elaine realizes that dating Fred was a big mistake.

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#116 -- The Pool Guy


Original Air Date: 11/16/95


When Elaine has an extra ticket to a museum's costume show, Jerry suggests asking Susan. However, worried about mixing his life with Susan with that of his friends, George tries to keep it from happening. While at the movies with Kramer, Jerry runs into the recently fired pool man at his health club. And though Jerry tries discouraging him, Ramon ends up joining them for the evening. Meanwhile, when his new phone number brings a flurry of wrong number calls for Movie Phone, Kramer takes it upon himself to help as many callers as he can. Uninterested in pursuing a friendship with Ramon, Jerry tries to let him down gently. But Ramon assumes that it's because he cleans pools for a living, and getting his job back at the club provides the perfect opportunity for revenge. Yet, when Jerry tries to even the score, he nearly kills Ramon while getting himself and Newman banished from the club. After refusing to join them at the coffee shop, George is furious to learn Susan is at the movies with Jerry and Elaine. So he calls Movie Phone to find out where he can find them to put an end to their developing friendship. But he gets Kramer instead. And when George's impatience sends him to the wrong theater, he's thrown out for creating a disturbance. However, he needn't have bothered since Susan already decided she's ill-suited for Jerry and Elaine's company.

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#117 -- The Sponge


Original Air Date: 12/07/95


While sponsoring Kramer for an AIDS Walk, Jerry spots the name of an old college classmate on the sign-up sheet. Over Elaine's objections, he copies down Lena Small's phone number and calls her for a date. Worried that Lena would mind, Jerry then keeps secret just how he got the number until he's forced to tell George in confidence. But an argument over secrecy prompts George to tell Susan everything, including Jerry's secret. Meanwhile, when her favorite birth control device, the Today Sponge, is taken off the market, Elaine searches high and low until she finds the last remaining case. When Susan sends him to pick up some birth control so they can make up after their fight, George discovers she uses the sponge, too. Knowing Elaine has the last remaining case, he heads for her apartment. But after refusing George's request to borrow one, Elaine also has second thoughts about sex with her boyfriend Billy for fear of depleting her precious supply. Meanwhile, Jerry's fears are confirmed when Susan starts a chain of phone calls which eventually lead to Lena hearing how he got her number. And Kramer's refusal to wear an AIDS Ribbon makes him a pariah among his fellow walkers. Though George claims not to like them, Susan persuades him to use a condom for their "make-up sex. " But the pressure of opening the wrapper proves too daunting, leaving them unsatisfied. Then, after subjecting Billy to some rigorous questioning, Elaine decides to use one, but only one, of her sponges on him. Meanwhile, when Lena is okay with how he got her phone number, Jerry begins to think she may be too good for him. However, discovering her own large supply of sponges cause him to reconsider. But it's Jerry's other little secret -- changing the size on the label of his jeans to make them appear smaller -- that finally turns Lena off.

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#118 -- The Gum


Original Air Date: 12/14/95


To help revive an old movie theater, Kramer calls on George's childhood neighbor Lloyd Braun, who's recovering from a nervous breakdown. Gloating over Lloyd's misfortune, George runs into his old neighbor Pop Lazzari. But when his daughter Deena reveals he gave up his garage after a nervous breakdown of his own, it's too late for him to keep Pop from working on George's car. Uncomfortable about sitting with Lloyd at the theater, Elaine claims Jerry forgot his glasses and asks to be put in the front row. And to protect Lloyd's feelings, Kramer gives Jerry a pair of glasses from the theater's lost and found. But when Kramer learns they belong to the guest of honor at the theater's grand reopening, he trades them for a much stronger pair, making it virtually impossible for Jerry to see. Meanwhile, a pair of revealing accidents convince Lloyd that Elaine is coming on to him. Though upset with the noises now coming from his car, George is excited when Deena suggests they get together --- until discovering she thinks he's on the verge of a nervous breakdown. And listening to George blame everyone from her father to a coffee shop cashier for a fire that destroyed his car only reinforces the belief. Yet, it's seeing George promoting a theater matinee dressed as King Henry the Eighth that convinces Deena he's insane.

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#119 -- The Rye


Original Air Date: 1/04/96


With her new relationship with jazz musician John Germaine going well, Elaine lets Jerry in on the news. However, when Jerry then mentions it to a member of John's band, she worries about appearing too eager. Meanwhile, wanting to make a good impression, George's dad insists on bringing a special loaf of rye bread to a dinner with Susan's parents. And after a buying spree at a bulk discount store, Kramer agrees to drive a friend's hansom cab for a week. While returning home from their disastrous dinner, George discovers his dad kept the loaf of marble rye they brought as a gift. While George insists it was just an oversight, Frank and Estelle are sure the Rosses didn't serve the bread on purpose. And when it's found to be missing, Mr. Ross is certain that the Costanzas took it back. Meanwhile, her next date convinces Elaine that Jerry's remarks have caused John to cool towards her. When George decides to secretly replace the bread, he hires Kramer to give Mr. & Mrs. Ross a hansom cab ride for their wedding anniversary and sends Jerry to buy a replacement loaf. However, Jerry's arrival with the bread is delayed when he must fight an elderly customer for the bakery's last loaf. And Kramer's horse's extreme case of flatulence causes the Ross's cab ride to be cut short. So, upon returning home early, they catch George and Jerry trying to sneak the rye bread inside. Finally, after Elaine admits she's interested in him, their quick trip to John's apartment ends up jeopardizing his career.

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#120 -- The Caddy


Original Air Date: 1/25/96


When leaving his car at work for several days creates the impression that he's a real go-getter, George is considered for a big promotion. Letting his car do all the work, he sneaks away for a few days with Susan. However, upon realizing that restaurant fliers piling up on the windshield will give him away, he calls Jerry for help. Meanwhile, Kramer is sure his new caddy Stan can help get his golf game in shape to turn pro. Elaine is irritated by an old high school classmate's display of her ample breasts. But giving her a bra as a birthday gift backfires when Sue Ellen wears it as a top. And as they are taking George's car to be washed, Jerry and Kramer have an accident after being distracted by Sue Ellen's new look. Meanwhile, when his boss sees the damaged car, he's convinced George has been in an accident. Certain that he's dead, the Yankee's owner personally delivers the bad news to Frank and Estelle before giving their son's promotion to someone else. With an injured shoulder jeopardizing his golf game and his future, Kramer decides to make Sue Ellen pay, But, while Elaine is assigned the task of making the bra J. Peterman's next big item, Jerry has second thoughts about helping with the lawsuit, especially after meeting the lovely Sue Ellen. Finally, Kramer's case against her is ruined when he asks that Sue Ellen try on the bra in court.

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#121 -- The Seven


Original Air Date: 2/01/96


While shopping with Jerry, Elaine spots an old bike just like the one she had as a girl. But when Jerry is distracted by another customer and won't help her get it down, Elaine injures her neck. So Elaine mentions that she'd give the bike to anyone who could relieve the pain, unaware that Kramer would take her offer seriously. Meanwhile, Kramer agrees to start paying for whatever he takes from Jerry's refrigerator. Over dinner with friends, George dismisses their choice of names for the baby girl they are expecting. However, after privately telling Susan that he wants to name their first child Seven as a tribute to Mickey Mantle, George is shocked to discover Carrie and Ken like it, too. Meanwhile, after making a date with Christie, Jerry is puzzled when she shows up wearing exactly the same thing she wore when they first met. And Elaine goes looking for Kramer and her bike after his treatment for her neck stops working. When Elaine wants Kramer to return her bike, Jerry suggests they get Newman to mediate their dispute. But Newman suggests splitting the bicycle in half, so Elaine agrees to let Kramer have it as she continues seeking relief from the pain. Meanwhile, when George goes to complain about their stealing his name, he arrives just as Carrie is going into labor. And when Christie continues showing up in the same outfit, Jerry is determined to find out why, while she's just as determined to keep it a secret. Finally, after a food bill from Jerry forces Kramer to sell the bike to Newman, George must face the fact that the name Seven now belongs to Carrie and Ken's new baby girl.

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#122 and #123 -- The Cadillac, Parts 1 & 2


Original Air Date: 2/08/96


After returning home from a lucrative out-of-town engagement, Jerry decides to buy his father a new Cadillac. As Jerry is out looking for the car, a friend of Elaine's claims George is just the right type for her friend, Marisa Tomei. Infatuated with the Academy Award-winning actress, George badgers Elaine into helping get him a date. Meanwhile, Kramer seeks revenge for having to wait for a cable TV appointment ten years ago. When Jerry arrives in Florida to surprise his dad, Morty is delighted with his son's generosity, but Helen isn't. And neither are their neighbors, especially Jack Klompus, who immediately suspects Morty of financial misdeeds. So, at the next meeting of their condominium association board of directors, Morty finds himself facing impeachment as its president. Meanwhile, to keep Susan from finding out about his date with Marisa, George convinces Elaine to back up the story he's concocted. And Kramer's elusive behavior forces the cable man to employ some equally covert tactics. When George finally gets his chance to meet Marisa Tomei, she finds him charming and funny. But her mood changes dramatically after George admits he's engaged. And realizing she's been lied to, Susan accuses George of having an affair ... with Elaine! Meanwhile, Morty learns of a board member whose vote could save his presidency. However, when Mrs. Choate remembers being mugged by Jerry for a loaf of rye bread, Morty's chances are ruined and Jack is installed as president. Finally, as the impeachment forces Morty and Helen to move, Kramer's determination convinces the cable repairman to declare an end to hostilities.

After returning home from a lucrative out-of-town engagement, Jerry decides to buy his father a new Cadillac. As Jerry is out looking for the car, a friend of Elaine's claims George is just the right type for her friend, Marisa Tomei. Infatuated with the Academy Award-winning actress, George badgers Elaine into helping get him a date. Meanwhile, Kramer seeks revenge for having to wait for a cable TV appointment ten years ago. When Jerry arrives in Florida to surprise his dad, Morty is delighted with his son's generosity, but Helen isn't. And neither are their neighbors, especially Jack Klompus, who immediately suspects Morty of financial misdeeds. So, at the next meeting of their condominium association board of directors, Morty finds himself facing impeachment as its president. Meanwhile, to keep Susan from finding out about his date with Marisa, George convinces Elaine to back up the story he's concocted. And Kramer's elusive behavior forces the cable man to employ some equally covert tactics. When George finally gets his chance to meet Marisa Tomei, she finds him charming and funny. But her mood changes dramatically after George admits he's engaged. And realizing she's been lied to, Susan accuses George of having an affair ... with Elaine! Meanwhile, Morty learns of a board member whose vote could save his presidency. However, when Mrs. Choate remembers being mugged by Jerry for a loaf of rye bread, Morty's chances are ruined and Jack is installed as president. Finally, as the impeachment forces Morty and Helen to move, Kramer's determination convinces the cable repairman to declare an end to hostilities.

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#124 -- The Shower Head


Original Air Date: 2/15/96


Jerry is not pleased that his parents are staying at Uncle Leo's while they wait to move into their new Florida home. And the only way to get rid of them is to get Leo to break up with his girlfriend and move back into the apartment he's letting Morty and Helen use. Meanwhile, as George decides his problems would be solved if his parents were in Florida, too, Elaine's business trip to Africa is jeopardized by a drug test that says she's an opium addict. As George works on his parent's move, the tenants in Jerry's building get new shower heads. But when Kramer's plea for a good place to shower sounds suspiciously like a drug deal to her boss, Elaine is fired. In the dressing room just before Jerry's appearance on "The Tonight Show, " the Costanzas announce to the Seinfelds that they are moving to Florida. And as Elaine learns it was her poppy seed muffin habit that caused her to fail the test, Jerry's jokes lead Uncle Leo to move back to his apartment. With the Costanzas planning to live nearby, Morty decides there is no way he can go back to Florida now. While George is excited about getting rid of his mom and dad, Jerry is depressed to discover his parents are moving in with him. So he heads for Uncle Leo's to reunite him with his estranged girlfriend. Then, as Newman finds a black market shower head salesman to solve their problems, Elaine has Jerry's mom, Helen take the drug test for her. And though the new results get her re-hired, they still keep Elaine off Peterman's African expedition. Finally, a new shower head at Leo's sends the Seinfelds packing to Fiorida, while the Costanzas change their mind about moving because they don't want to leave George behind.

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#125 -- The Doll


Original Air Date: 02/22/96


While in Memphis, Jerry agrees to deliver a wedding gift from Susan's friend, Sally. But when it ruins an unusual bottle of barbecue sauce he was bringing back for a television appearance, Jerry asks her to bring a case of the stuff when she comes to New York. After turning George's old bedroom into a billiard room, Frank learns that a picture Elaine took in Tuscany may be of his long-lost cousin Carlo. And when told he has the picture, Kramer's friend the Maestro agrees to look for it at home. Meanwhile, George is uncomfortable with a doll in Susan's collection that looks exactly like his mother. After learning Jerry is going to be on TV with opera star Jose Carreras, Elaine asks him to get an autographed picture to replace the one she ruined at the Maestro's apartment. And when Sally arrives from Memphis, Jerry is upset to learn she brought another brand of barbecue sauce, one he can't use in his comedy routine. Left without any material for the TV show, he then decides to do a bit about the doll that looks like George's mother, Estelle. Meanwhile, Kramer and Frank adopt the Maestro's habit of keeping his pants off to keep them from getting creased. And, while enjoying a game of pool in their underwear, Kramer uses the conductor's baton for a pool cue. Although Elaine finally gets Carreras to autograph a poster for the Maestro, she soon finds that keeping it safe in bad weather is a challenge. Then, as Jerry waits patiently for the doll to arrive, Sally ruins his act again when she shows up with one that looks nothing like Estelle. Meanwhile, Frank is sure the man in the picture is his cousin Carlo, but he can't convince Estelle. Yet, upon making the trip to Tuscany, he discovers his wife was right after all. Finally, after Elaine ruins the autographed poster, the Maestro and his orchestra discover the conductor's baton is no longer quite the same.

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#126 -- The Friars Club


Original Air Date: 3/07/96


Following the unexpected postponement of their wedding, George badgers Susan for permission to set up Jerry with her maid of honor, Hallie. Arranging for dinner at the Friars Club where he's been proposed for membership, Jerry arrives without the requisite jacket. But after borrowing one from the maitre d', he forgets to return it once their dinner is through. Meanwhile, unable to sleep because of his new routine, Kramer sets off into the night wearing Jerry's jacket from the club. The next day, Jerry discovers that Kramer not only wore the jacket, but he dropped it off at the cleaners, too. Then, as he's wearing it during a date at the theater, Jerry loses it again, this time to a gypsy magic troupe's gag. Though Hallie promises to handle it, the experience causes Jerry to excuse himself early and heads for home. And upon learning there's little chance Jerry will be seeing Hallie because of the incident, George insists the jacket will be returned. Meanwhile, when Elaine decides to test co-worker Bob's alleged deafness with some amorous talk, every word is overheard by their boss. And when an exhausted Kramer falls asleep during sex, his girlfriend Connie mistakes him for dead and dumps him in the river. Called into the club for a tongue-lashing, Jerry spots one of the gypsy magicians eating lunch in what he thinks is the missing jacket. However, after showing up at the theater that night, Jerry finds he's made a mistake when Hallie shows up with the one he borrowed from the club. Meanwhile, after Kramer turns to the police, Connie is arrested for attempted murder. Finally, on a theater date arranged by their boss, Elaine gets a chance to test Bob's hearing aid for herself. But when a freak accident impairs her hearing, it costs Elaine a much sought after business trip to Italy.

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#127 -- The Wig Master


Original Air Date: 4/04/96


While shopping for a new crested blazer, Jerry gets out of buying one he doesn't like by claiming he wants to bring a friend to see it. But he's forced to buy the jacket anyway when Elaine takes a liking to both the jacket and Craig, the store's salesman. Meanwhile, George is less than thrilled with a new house guest, a friend of Susan's who is the Wig Master for "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. " When Kramer accidentally leaves his apartment keys at the garage they keep their cars, George is more than happy to give him a ride to retrieve them, if only to escape the Wig Master. But used condoms and lipstick stains in his own car cause George to suspect it's been used by prostitutes working near the garage. When George tries offering one of the hookers money to respond to his inquiries, he's spotted by Susan. And though she questions her trust in him, George is unsuccessful in using it to undermine their relationship. Meanwhile, locked out of his apartment, Kramer moves in with Jerry. Upset with Craig for asking Elaine out when he brought her to the store, Jerry suspects an ulterior motive behind his offer of a discount on an expensive dress. But Elaine is just as certain that he's just being generous, especially after she overhears him offer another friend a discount, too. However, when the dress he promised isn't forthcoming, she learns Craig was lying all along. Finally, Kramer is arrested after being mistaken for a pimp while wearing one of the "Dreamcoat" costumes, forcing the show to close.

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#128 -- The Calzone


Original Air Date: 4/28/96


During a meeting with George, Yankee owner George Steinbrenner becomes quite taken with his lunch from a delicatessen near the stadium. Faced with Steinbrenner's growing obsession with a daily calzone, George is more than happy to oblige and bring him one, especially since it puts him in his boss' good graces. But when a misunderstanding over a tip leads George to being banned from Paisano's deli, he's forced to find another way to get it. Meanwhile, as Kramer develops his own obsession with freshly dried laundry, Jerry dates Nicki, a woman whose stunning beauty persuades anyone to do as she says. After learning of their suspicious bet, Jerry warns Elaine she's being set up to go out on a date with by her friend Todd Gack. Todd's subsequent offer to get Jerry some prized Cuban cigars only increases Jerry's suspicions that he's using it to see Elaine again without having to actually ask her out. And though he vehemently denies using the lost bet or the cigars as a cover, Elaine begins to wonder after discovering they are meeting Todd's parents for dinner. Meanwhile, as Kramer discovers that the expensive cigars Todd sold Jerry are actually from Peru, George enlists Newman to buy Steinbrenner's lunch. When Newman calls in sick on a rainy day, George must find someone else for the calzone run at Paisano's. Agreeing to carry out the mission for his friend, Kramer also persuades the deli's owner to let him heat up his clothes in his oven. But when Kramer isn't allowed to pay for the lunch order in pennies, George is left to explain to an irritable Steinbrenner. Finally, after Nicki also falls prey to Todd's stealthy dating ploy, Jerry gets revenge by paying for the cigars with $300 ... in pennies!

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#129 -- The Bottle Deposit, Parts 1 & 2


Original Air Date: 5/02/96


After being accused of not remembering an important assignment at work, George is determined not to make the same mistake twice. However, when he fails to follow his boss Mr. Wilhelm into the men's room, he again misses some important instructions. Meanwhile, as Jerry blames Kramer and Newman for ruining his car, Elaine is sent to an auction to buy President John Kennedy's old golf clubs. And though authorized by her boss to spend up to $10,000, a bidding war with an old rival forces Elaine to spend twice that much. While Elaine prepares to break the news to Peterman, she leaves the clubs in Jerry's car. But Jerry has a run in with his temperamental mechanic, who then absconds with the car and Peterman's golf clubs, too. Meanwhile, Kramer and Newman team up to use a postal delivery truck to transport a load of recyclables to Michigan and cash in on that state's higher bottle deposit. En route, Kramer spots Tony the car-napping mechanic and calls Jerry who, along with Elaine, urges him to follow the car and the golf clubs. While Kramer is forced to get rid of Newman in order to maintain his pursuit, Tony begins throwing the JFK golf clubs at the truck. Though Jerry insists he keep up his chase and get the car, Kramer eventually stops to retrieve the mangled clubs for Elaine to return to her boss. Finally, unaware of Wilhelm's slipping mental faculties, George takes credit for a project he knows nothing about and lands in an insane asylum.

After being accused of not remembering an important assignment at work, George is determined not to make the same mistake twice. However, when he fails to follow his boss Mr. Wilhelm into the men's room, he again misses some important instructions. Meanwhile, as Jerry blames Kramer and Newman for ruining his car, Elaine is sent to an auction to buy President John Kennedy's old golf clubs. And though authorized by her boss to spend up to $10,000, a bidding war with an old rival forces Elaine to spend twice that much. While Elaine prepares to break the news to Peterman, she leaves the clubs in Jerry's car. But Jerry has a run in with his temperamental mechanic, who then absconds with the car and Peterman's golf clubs, too. Meanwhile, Kramer and Newman team up to use a postal delivery truck to transport a load of recyclables to Michigan and cash in on that state's higher bottle deposit. En route, Kramer spots Tony the car-napping mechanic and calls Jerry who, along with Elaine, urges him to follow the car and the golf clubs. While Kramer is forced to get rid of Newman in order to maintain his pursuit, Tony begins throwing the JFK golf clubs at the truck. Though Jerry insists he keep up his chase and get the car, Kramer eventually stops to retrieve the mangled clubs for Elaine to return to her boss. Finally, unaware of Wilhelm's slipping mental faculties, George takes credit for a project he knows nothing about and lands in an insane asylum.

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#130 -- The Wait Out


Original Air Date: 5/09/96


Told that the marriage is on the rocks, both Jerry and Elaine admit to being interested in dating Beth and David Lookner. Following George's offhand remark about their marriage, Beth and David suddenly decide to separate. And while Beth is ready to get on with life after marriage, David blames George for her leaving. Meanwhile, Kramer insists he's still thin enough to wear pair of tight jeans, only to discover he can't get them off in time to help his friend Mickey with an important audition. When George arrives at Beth's apartment to admit his remark was in jest, Jerry is determined to keep him from interfering. But when the confession causes Beth to have second thoughts about breaking up, Jerry and Elaine are determined not to let the same thing happen with David. Meanwhile, Kramer agrees to watch a neighbor's sleeping child while she's out. Yet, seeing him walking awkwardly in his tight jeans convinces little Joey that Kramer is a monster. As Jerry does his best to change Beth's mind, Elaine goes to work on David. However, when David retaliates with a comment about him and Susan, George is convinced that he's found a way out of his engagement. Meanwhile, Kramer asks that Mickey pose as Joey while he searches the streets for the missing boy. But when Kramer is arrested for stalking the child, Mrs. Zanfino discovers that the person in Joey's bed is not her son. Finally, after Elaine cannot keep David and Beth from reuniting, George discovers Susan is just as interested as ever in getting married.

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#131 -- The Invitations


Original Air Date: 5/16/96


Even after he and Susan purchase the invitations, George desperately searches for some way to keep their wedding from happening. And as Elaine lobbies to be an usher, Jerry realizes that George's marriage will leave him alone with Kramer. So, when a woman saves Jerry from being run down by a car, Jerry falls in love with Jeannie Steinman, a woman who turns out to be just like him! Meanwhile, Kramer tries to take advantage of a bank's policy to pay $100 anytime an employee doesn't say "hello." Refusing to let Elaine usher, Susan also insists that Kramer not either. So, when Jerry asks to bring Jeannie as his date, Elaine worries that she and Kramer will be stuck together at the wedding. After George's threat of a pre-nuptial agreement fails to get him out of marriage, Elaine drops by his office and suddenly finds herself agreeing to go to the wedding as George Steinbrenner's date. Meanwhile, upon asking for $100 after he's greeted with "hey" instead of the promised "hello," Kramer accepts the bank manager's offer of $20 as a compromise. As Jerry proposes to Jeannie, Elaine's diet pills induce behavior which even Steinbrenner finds difficult to endure. Then, upon learning of Jerry's engagement, George returns home to find that Susan mysteriously died. And while Jerry is now the one having second thoughts, George learns that the glue on the inexpensive invitations he insisted they use caused his fiancee's death. Finally, as Jerry reluctantly prepares for a marriage he doesn't even want, George plans his own return to single life.

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