2 years later
18 posts
Famous Ball Players?
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❓ Question
Fans discuss baseball players who appeared on the show, mentioning Bette Midler, Danny Tartabull, and Mickey Mantle from a fantasy camp episode.
S06 E24
The Understudy
Aired Thursday, May 18, 1995 · 30 min
Jerry begins to date a girl who is an understudy for Bette Midler in her new Broadway musical, Rochelle, Rochelle. Jerry, George and Kramer all play on the Improv softball team and happen to be playing against the cast and crew of Rochelle, Rochelle. Kramer fawns over Bette and Jerry's girlfriend cries about her frankfurter falling on the ground but not about her grandmother dying.
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TVMaze todayThe morning after
No live reaction was captured for this episode.
Over the years
7 years later
16 posts
Whats the episode when...
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❓ Question
Viewers identify the episode where Elaine first meets J. Peterman, with most confirming it's "The Understudy" airing the next day.
12 months later
13 posts
George was out!
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🧠 Theory✅ Came true
George won The Contest, which he later references to help him get a job.
Fans discuss a baseball continuity error in "The Understudy" where George appears to be safe at home despite not touching the plate, and debate whether George or Jerry won "The Contest."
4 years later
12 posts
Bette Midler
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8 years later
11 posts
Stopping short!
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❓ Question
Fans discuss the timeline of Frank Costanza's affair with a Korean woman, debating whether it occurred before or after his marriage to Estelle.
5 years later
9 posts
12 months later
9 posts
6 years later
7 posts
3 years later
6 posts
7 years later
5 posts
The Understudy - words
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❓ Question
Fans help transcriber identify unclear words from The Understudy script, specifically dialogue about Peterman's jacket description.
12 months later
5 posts
Nitpicking last episode...
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😐 Mixed
Fans debate whether George should have been called out for running over the catcher in the Bette Midler episode, with discussion of baseball and softball rules about collisions at home plate.
12 months later
5 posts
Bette Midler?
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😡 Hated it🔥 Controversial
Fans debate Bette Midler's talent and appeal after her appearance in the episode; original poster expresses strong dislike while others defend her acting and singing abilities.
4 years later
5 posts
2 years later
5 posts
Frank Costanza's Profession?
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❓ Question🙂 Liked it
Viewers discuss Frank Costanza's various professions throughout the series, including his time selling religious items from Korea.
7 years later
5 posts
Attn UK viewers re The Understudy
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📰 News
UK viewers report that Paramount has stopped airing The Understudy episode despite previously broadcasting it, and Paramount claims to have never shown it.
8 years later
5 posts
10 years later
4 posts
The Understudy: what did Jerry say as leaving apartment?
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❓ Question
Fans discuss a moment where Jerry makes an aside to the camera about telling someone they stink, with debate over whether he was addressing the audience or making a meta-comment about the show itself.
11 years later
4 posts
Italian Ice
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❓ Question
Fans discuss what Italian ice is, clarifying that it's a frozen dessert similar to sorbet rather than slush, and noting regional naming variations like "water ice" in Philadelphia.
17 months later
4 posts
'Tanya Harding' Episode
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❓ Question
Viewers discuss a scene where Kramer runs through New York to get pineapple Italian ice for Bette Midler during a baseball game, debating whether it was a movie spoof and what its purpose was.
7 years later
3 posts
Trivia - Bad Call
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🧩 Trivia
Fans discuss continuity errors in "The Understudy" episode, including George not stepping on home plate when called safe and apparent stunt doubles catching Bette Midler during a fall scene.