11/21 total dud

S08E09 The AbstinenceliveNov 22, 1996the next day10 posts by 9 posters
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Patrick A. Ferrel

I did not laugh once. This episode made no sense at all. George went about three years without having sex in the early seasons and he never became smarter. Elaine would never date someone that ugly just because he might become a doctor. She dated Dan Cortes, the "Mimbo" solely because of his looks! Did he even have a job? I think Jerry's secretary (?) just leaped ahead of Uncle Leo as the most annoying person ever to be on the show. You can't fire your uncle but you can fire an annoying secretary. And that angle...getting bumped at a school? That's supposed to be funny? And the Johnny Cochran lawyer guy is getting really, really old.

This episode was just plain bad.

--- Patrick Ferrel = [email] Buffalo '95 -=-=- Syracuse '97

It wasn't that he wasn't having sex, it's that he wasn't preoccupied with sex. He had steady sex and he knew he could get it whenever he wanted. That's why Jerry explained the whold lettuce deal.

She always had a dream to date a doctor.

All in all, I thought this episode was pretty funny. I liked the whole Kramer's smoking lounge thing. Jerry's school cancelation was pretty lame, but I think it all was leading up to the call from Letterman at the end. That was pretty funny. Also, when all the kids started booing Jerry when he said, "so what's with homework?" I don't recall seeing the lawyer since Kramer sued for the hot latte. It's not like he's on that often. Jeez.

All IMHO Matt

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Public_Access_Machine wrote:

Yeah, I think Jackie the lawyer has only been in three episodes. Thats counting last nights..

Ben B. Dallas, Texas email: [email]
Terry JueBen B

The other episode that has Jackie the lawyer is "The Bra" where Elaine's friend Sue Ellen Mishke(?) wore only a bra walking down the street, causing Kramer to crash George's car. This was after the latte case. Also, Ms. Mishke was in last night's episode...

Ben BTerry Jue

Terry Jue wrote:

It was four episodes..sorry..

The Maestro - representing Kramer suing the coffee company. The Caddy - representing Kramer suing Sue Ellen Mishke, the braless O Henry candy bar heiress The Friar's Club - cameo in closing scene The Abstinence

Ben B. Dallas, Texas email: [email]
Robert SacksBen B

Jackie Chiles has been in 4 episodes:

The Maestro - representing Kramer suing the coffee company. The Caddy - representing Kramer suing Sue Ellen Mishke, the braless O Henry candy bar heiress The Friar's Club - cameo in closing scene The Abstinence

slowhandBen B

Jackie Chiles also had a cameo in "The Gypsies" when Kramer's girlfriend has him tossed in the river. When she is arrested she calls Jackie and when he finds out Kramer is involved he hangs up on her.

Sorry, I disagree. Actually, the "feel" of this episode (IMO) more closely resembled earlier seasons than any other thus far this season. The connection of individual stories may not have been there, but all of the characters were doing something interesting. It didn't seem forced, like a couple earlier episodes from this year. I thought it flowed - and I received a few chuckles from it. Far superior to the "Soul Mate."

But George was ALWAYS worrying about getting sex and that was the point. The thinking about where he would get sex next was talking up a large part of his brain. That point came across pretty clear. They even had a visual aid... the head of lettuce.

I found the whole episode hilarious. The several episodes have been consistantly great. Long Live Seinfeld!!!! :)

And as for your arguments about some old characters comeing back... A lot of the classic episodes have referances to old episodes and old characters.

To undersand the "getting bumped at school" bit you might have to watch some late night tv. It was a spoof on people getting bumped off shows like the Late Show or The Tonight Show. I loved it.

i respect your opinion, but are you on crack? (just kidding) :) naa... i just think your standards are too high? have you like any episodes this season? There have been some classic. What about last season... besides the Soup Nazi.

Alex Sorokopud Carleton University Ottawa, Canada Email address: [email]

laugh at Kramer's disgusting stained teeth? And did anyone else think Elaine's boyfriend looked like a nerdy Alec Baldwin? Good Letterman cameo at the end, too. It's interesting to see more cross-network pollination. I guess the Big 3 are really feeling the pressure from all the cable networks.

Best Line: "Your face [pause] is my case!"

Bob Wells