S07 E05

The Hot Tub

Aired Thursday, October 19, 1995 · 30 min

George picks up a bad habit from some visiting baseball officials. During the time of the New York City Marathon, Elaine has an out of country runner as her house guest. The runner had overslept and missed the big race at the last Olympics and Jerry obsesses with ensuring that it doesn't happen again. Kramer gets a hot tub from his friend Lomez, and Elaine has writer's block.

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6 years later
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New Script
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📰 News

Fans praise "The Limo" episode and discuss the site's Canadian references, with debate about whether the episode is substantive.

2 years later
19 posts
What does BTU stand for?
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Viewers ask what BTU stands for after seeing Kramer reference it in the hot tub episode, with respondents explaining it's British Thermal Unit, a measure of heating/cooling power.

11 years later
9 posts
The Hot Tub
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Viewers discuss Jerry's speculation about why Jean-Paul overslept for the Olympics, debating various alarm clock malfunctions including snooze button failure, AM/PM settings, and volume controls.

6 years later
9 posts
Which episode?
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Fans help identify "The Hot Tub" as the episode where Kramer installs a pool and makes a quip about Sweden.

8 months later
6 posts
What is George drinking?
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Fans attempt to identify a dark royal blue soft drink bottle that George drinks from in The Hot Tub episode, with no definitive answer reached.

7 years later
5 posts
Jungfrau poster on Kramer's wall?
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Fans discuss a Jungfrau Railway poster visible in Kramer's apartment and whether it appears in multiple episodes, with speculation about Kramer's travels to Scandinavia.

8 years later
4 posts
Swearing?
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🙁 Disliked it

Viewers discuss UK broadcast censorship of 'The Hot Tub' episode, noting that instances of 'bastard' were cut while 'son of a bitch' remained, and questioning the inconsistency of UK vs US standards.

5 years later
3 posts
blooper spotted
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Fans identify a potential continuity error in "The Hot Tub" where George flips a newspaper in two different ways at different camera angles, with discussion of whether it's a blooper or editing issue.

6 years later
2 posts
The Houston Guys That Kept Saying Bastard????
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Viewers discuss the episode where George picks up a bad habit from visiting baseball officials who frequently say "bastard" while buying drinks.

3 years later
2 posts
JERRY'S REMARKS ABOUT HOT TUB
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Fans try to recall Jerry's comment about the hot tub from the episode, with a suggestion that he called it a "human bacteria frappe."

7 years later
2 posts
episode demanded
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Poster seeks episode title where George's boss mistakes him for a hardworking employee; responder identifies "The Hot Tub" as the answer.

4 years later
2 posts
Late for the Marathon...again
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Fans discuss the episode title and air date for a Seinfeld episode, and debate whether Elaine's catalogue revelation about Himalayan walking shoes is a parody or just another Peterman moment.