The Boyfriend (1)
Aired Wednesday, February 12, 1992 · 30 min

Jerry becomes increasingly jealous of Elaine's relationship with Keith Hernandez. The unemployed George Constanza schemes to collect unemployment checks, while the illustrated JFK "second spitter theory" is further investigated.
The morning after
No live reaction survived for this episode — the archive begins in June 1992.
Over the years
Fans debate whether the character's name in "The Boyfriend" episode is "Kel" or "Kal," with discussion of whether it references Superman's real name Kal-El and noting Jerry's father shares that name.
Fans discuss the Keith Hernandez episode and identify Roger McDowell as the real spitter hiding on the grassy knoll.
Fans discuss which team the Mets played in The Boyfriend episode and note technical sync issues with their broadcast.
Fans discuss whether "The Boyfriend" episode with Keith Hernandez is shown in syndication and confirm it airs as two half-hour episodes rather than one hour, with appreciation for it as a favorite.
Fans discuss favorite episodes; one searches for the Keith Hernandez spitting episode, another mentions the limo, contest, and Cheever episodes as favorites.
Fans debate details of the episode featuring the Met player and the spitter conspiracy theory, with disagreement over which player and what actually happened at the game.
Thread discusses George dating an unattractive woman from the unemployment office in "The Boyfriend" episode to maintain his unemployment benefits.
Fans react positively to "The Boyfriend" episode with brief enthusiastic exchanges and good-natured banter.
Fans discuss Wayne Knight's appearance in the JFK film and how it connects to the Magic Loogie parody from "The Boyfriend" episode.
Fans identify "The Boyfriend" episode as featuring Keith Hernandez dating Elaine while Jerry becomes jealous, with a memorable spitting scene involving Kramer and Newman.