The Fifty
Jerry : Hey, are those new shoes? Elaine: Yeah, why do you ask? Jerry : I can't believe you went out and bought new shoes... Elaine: What am I supposed to do walk around shoeless? Jerry : You don't have a clue do you? Elaine: I bought a new pair of shoes. What's the big deal? Elaine: Since when was buying a new pair of shoes a crime? Jerry : You honestly don't know do you? Elaine: Know what? Jerry : When I asked you for the fifty you owed me, that I owed Kramer, that he owed George, that he owed his girl friend. You said you didn't have it. Elaine: I didn't have it then but I do know. Jerry : How much? Elaine: How Much? Jerry : Yes, how much did you pay for the shoes? Elaine: If you must know Jerry, one fifty, all right, one fifty! Jerry : You can pay one fifty for a pair of shoes but you can't pay me. Jerry : Isn't our friendship worth more than a pair of womens shoes? Elaine: Ok, ok. Here's your fifty. (Smacks the fifty in Jerry's hand) Elaine: Are you happy now? You've got your money. Jerry : Thank you, Elaine. {Smiling}
{ All of a sudden the door opens and in jumps Kramer } { Jerry is standing there with the fifty in his hand. }
Kramer: What's that? {Pointing to the fifty in Jerry's hand.} Jerry : It's a fifty. Kramer: Whoooa, I don't believe this? Jerry : What? What? You don't believe what? Kramer: Earlier when I asked you for the fifty that you owed me, that I owed George, that George owed his girl friend. You said you were broke. Jerry : I just got this fifty from Elaine. Kramer: Sure, Jerry, Sure. Kramer: Come on man do you think I'm blind? (Grabbing his hair a spinning in a circle) Kramer: She's wearing new shoes for crying outloud! No way she could have given you a fifty! Elaine: Enough with the shoes already, I'm taking them back. I didn't like them that much anyway.
{ Elaine takes her old shoes out of the box puts them on and puts the new shoes back in the box and leaves the apartment in a rage.}
Jerry : Here take the fifty. { Smacks the fifty in Kramer's hand } {George and his girl friend enter the open door.}
Kramer: Her ya go big fella.
{Whispers in George's ear as he slides the fifty in George's sweater pocket and leaves the apartment.}
George : "Jerry, Cindy" "Cindy, Jerry" {introducing Jerry to his girl} George : We passed Elaine on the way up. She was saying something about shoes? Jerry : Oh yeah, she bought some new shoes today. George : New shoes? Jerry : Yep, new shoes. Gotta have'em. Can't walk without'em.
{ As George and his girl friend head toward the sofa, she notices something hanging from his sweater pocket. The fifty is showing through a hole in his pocket. }
Cindy : What's that? {Pointing to the fifty dangling from his pocket now.} George: What's what? {Looking bewildered.} Cindy : That! Cindy : What's that? {Snatching the fifty from the hole in his pocket.} George: Oooh, that. George: That's the fifty Kramer gave me. I must have forgotten about it. Cindy : You said you didn't have any money, liar! George: I didn't at first but now I do. Help me out here Jerry. Jerry : Yeah, Elaine paid me, I paid Kramer and he paid George so he could pay you.
{Cindy jumps off the sofa, slaps George and stomps Jerry's toe as she heads toward the door turning to say.}
Cindy : You two expect me to believe that bunch of baloney. She just bought a new pair of shoes! George: Of all the stories you could tell her you had to go and tell the truth. Thanks a lot Jerry. {Running after Cindy.} Jerry : What did I do? {Throwing up his hands.}