The Mustache Episode

S09E01 The Butter ShaveretroAug 10, 1999, 12:47 PM ET2 years later7 posts by 6 posters
Question

Fans recall the Season 9 premiere where Jerry and George grew mustaches as a gimmick to take a vacation from themselves over the summer break, with some finding the concept poorly explained.

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Ravi Meibalane

Does anyone know which episode this was? All I remember was Jerry and George having mustaches while they were inside a restaurant.

DaveRavi Meibalane

That was the first episode of Season 9, "The Butter Shave". They grew mustaches to "take a vacation from themselves". It was sort of a gimmick, because we, the audience, didn't see them all summer long.

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Donald Frank McHugh IIDave

That whole part never made any sense to me as it was not explained. It was the first episode of Season nine.

Donny McHugh

Dave wrote:

Mark DuttonDonald Frank McHugh II

George and Jerry were taking 'a holiday from themselves' or in other words feeling like different people for a week. It was George's idea.

I think the impression was that it was for more than a week. Since this was in the first show of a particular season it was sort of a "what did you guys do for summer vacation" idea. Instead of actually going somewhere for a vacation they all grew mustaches to "get away from ourselves". Typically weird Seinfeld idea, but a perfect opening for a show. Short little idea that was not a major part of the shows plot for that week.

Donald Frank McHugh II wrote:

That explains it. Season nine has a lot of things that doesn't make sense. A lot of people still think it's funny so we have to accept it.

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