The Fusilli Jerry
"The Fusilli Jerry" | |
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Seinfeld episode | |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 21 |
Directed by | Andy Ackerman |
Story by | Marjorie Gross & Jonathan Gross and Ron Hauge & Charlie Rubin |
Teleplay by | Marjorie Gross |
Production code | 619 |
Original air date | April 27, 1995 |
Guest appearances | |
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"The Fusilli Jerry" is the 107th episode of the sitcom
Since its release, "The Fusilli Jerry" has seen positive critical reception and has appeared on rankings of the best Seinfeld episodes.
Plot
George is unable to excite his girlfriend Nancy during sex, and asks Jerry to teach him the move. He can't remember the details correctly and eventually resorts to taking notes on his hand. His girlfriend is disgusted when she notices the notes.
Kramer goes to the
Estelle cannot cry for ten days or risk ruining the eye job. When Kramer drives her home, he runs over a pothole and braces Estelle by placing his arm across her breast, which she interprets as her husband
Later, when the gang takes Frank to a proctologist, Kramer spots a picture of a boat called "ASSMAN". He approaches the doctor and confirms that their plates got mixed up. That night, Frank and George come home from the proctologist, and Estelle is so overwhelmed with relief that she starts to cry, ruining her eye job.
Production
"The Fusilli Jerry" had a large number of writers.
The sequence where
Reception
"The Fusilli Jerry" has generally attracted positive reception from critics. In 1995, John P. McCarthy of Variety said of the episode, "Only Seinfeld could deal with proctology, lovemaking techniques and corkscrew pasta in the same half-hour, and with hilarious results."[5] David Sims of The A.V. Club called the episode "the 'classic' episode of season 6, the episode with tropes everyone remembers, much like 'The Puffy Shirt' of season 5, 'The Contest' of season 4 and so on and so forth." Sims also praised the clever intersection of the episode's plotlines as well as Kramer's story arc, dubbing the episode the "best Kramer episode ever."[6]
Callback
- In the Seinfeld episode "The Understudy," Kramer gives Bette Midler a "Macaroni Midler," calling back to this episode's "Fusilli Jerry."[7]
References
- ^ a b "Seinfeld Season 6 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ Seinfeld Season 6: Notes about Nothing - "The Fusilli Jerry" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 2005.
- ^ a b Seinfeld Season 6: Inside Look - "The Fusilli Jerry" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 2005.
- ^ Alexander, Jason; Louis-Dreyfus, Julia (2005). Seinfeld Season 6: Audio Commentary - "The Fusilli Jerry" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
- ^ McCarthy, John P. (April 28, 1995). "Seinfeld the Fusilli Jerry". Variety. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Sims, David (July 14, 2011). "Seinfeld: "The Fusilli Jerry"/"The Diplomat's Club"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ a b Eliscu, Jenny (May 11, 2020). "Stopping Short: 10 'Seinfeld' Episodes You Forgot You Loved". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (September 1, 2021). "All 169 Seinfeld Episodes, Ranked From Worst to Best". Vulture. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
External links
- "The Fusilli Jerry" at IMDb