Maybe this has been mentioned, but after Jerry discovered she cried over a dropped hot dog but not a dead grandmother he said something like "You don't cry over your grandmother but a hot dog makes you lose control," which is a reference to the theme song from THE PATTY DUKE SHOW.
Bette Midler's understudy
S06E24 The UnderstudyretroMay 15, 199612 months later2 posts by 2 posters
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Thread discusses potential references in "The Understudy" episode, including a possible Patty Duke Show theme callback and a Tonya Harding parody moment involving an untied shoe.
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That's weird. Did you also catch the crying act at the end where she resembles Tonya Harding?? Her shoe becomes untied!!
Elaine