The Boyfriend
- Episode aired Feb 12, 1992
- TV-PG
- 46m
Elaine and Keith are hitting it off until he pulls out a cigarette; Keith wants Jerry to help him move, leading Jerry along with Elaine to breakup with Keith.Elaine and Keith are hitting it off until he pulls out a cigarette; Keith wants Jerry to help him move, leading Jerry along with Elaine to breakup with Keith.Elaine and Keith are hitting it off until he pulls out a cigarette; Keith wants Jerry to help him move, leading Jerry along with Elaine to breakup with Keith.
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Did you know
- TriviaJerry's (Jerry Seinfeld) line, "And you want to be my latex salesman," was ad-libbed.
- GoofsKramer and Newman claim to have been a spat on by Keith Hernandez on June 14, 1987, when the Mets lost to the Phillies. The Mets lost to the Phillies at home only once in 1987, and it was a 5-3 loss on September 7th. On the date in question, the Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3. Hernandez actually played well in the game, hitting a home run and an RBI double while fielding at first base without errors.
- Quotes
George Costanza: [George rushes into Jerry's apartment] Did anybody call here asking for Vandelay Industries?
Jerry: No, what happened to you?
George Costanza: All right, listen closely, I was at the unemployment office and I told them I was very close to getting a job with Vandelay Industries, and I gave them your phone number. So now, when the phone rings, you have to answer "Vandelay Industries".
Jerry: I'm Vandelay Industries?
George Costanza: Right.
Jerry: What is that?
George Costanza: You're in latex.
Jerry: What do I do with latex?
George Costanza: I don't know, you manufacture it.
Elaine: [laughing] Right here in this little apartment?
Jerry: And what do I say about you?
George Costanza: You're considering hiring me for your latex salesman.
Jerry: I'm gonna hire you as my latex salesman?
[chuckling]
Jerry: I don't think so. Why would I do that?
George Costanza: [angrily] Because I asked you to.
Jerry: If you think I'm looking for someone to just sit at a desk, pushing papers around, you can forget it. I get enough headaches just trying to manufacture the stuff.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992)
- SoundtracksSeinfeld Theme Song
Written by Jonathan Wolff
Premise: Jerry has a casual run-in with Mets player Keith Hernandez and the two become friends, quite unexpectedly. The situation takes an ugly turn, however, when Keith shows an interest in Elaine. George, on the other hand, has to come up with a scheme in order to keep collecting his unemployment checks, and tells the concerned people he has found a job at a latex-manufacturing firm, Vandelay Industries (what else?). Oh, and Kramer and Newman claim Hernandez spat at them once after a game.
This episode marks the first time that a celebrity appears as himself in a slightly self- spoofing mode, something that has since become a tradition of sorts in NBC sitcoms. Hernandez, whom I had never heard of before watching the show (partly because I'm not into sports, partly because I'm not American), does a superb job, especially when he shares scenes with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Jason Alexander is equally memorable in the now immortal Vandelay scene, which involves a phone, Kramer, underwear and an iconic ad-lib on Jerry's part.
The real gem, though, is the Simpsons-worth parody of JFK's "magic bullet" moment, with Jerry reconstructing and subsequently destroying Kramer and Newman's recollection of the spit incident. The whole thing is made exponentially funnier by the fact Wayne Knight jokingly recreates his own role from Oliver Stone's movie. Proof, if any was ever needed (probably, given crap like Scary Movie has branded the genre in a bad way), that when a spoof is done correctly, with intelligence and wit, no film is too sacred.
- MaxBorg89
- Dec 2, 2008
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- The New Friend
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- 1641 Second Avenue, Manhattan, New York, USA(Exterior - Fitzpatrick's Bar and Grill, nowMolly Pitchers Ale House.)
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