The Understudy (Seinfeld)
"The Understudy" | |
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Seinfeld episode | |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 24 |
Directed by | Andy Ackerman |
Written by | Marjorie Gross & Carol Leifer |
Production code | 621 |
Original air date | May 18, 1995 |
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"The Understudy" is the 110th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This is the 24th and final episode for the sixth season.[1] It aired on May 18, 1995.[1] This is the second episode in the series not to open with a stand-up routine (after the clip show episode "The Highlights of 100").
Plot
Jerry is dating Gennice Graham, the understudy of Bette Midler, who is starring in the stage musical adaptation of Rochelle Rochelle (the movie first mentioned in "The Movie"). Gennice bursts into tears at the slightest thing, such as the movie Beaches and dropping her hot dog, compelling Jerry to have to console her repeatedly.
During a charity softball game held in Central Park, George scores a run by charging into Midler at home plate. She is sent to the hospital, enraging New Yorkers. Kramer, an ardent fan of Midler, helps nurse her back to health. Gennice takes over the lead role and believes they injured Midler for her.
George, Jerry, and Gennice visit the hospital to apologize to Bette Midler, but Kramer refuses to let them enter her room. Concerned about what Kramer might be doing to Midler, they go to summon a security guard. Kramer flees the scene, carting Midler along on her hospital bed. Upon returning home, Jerry hears Midler's voice in Kramer's apartment but decides not to investigate.
At the premiere of the musical, Elaine brings along the Korean manicurists as an apology for "spying". However, when they learn that the lead role will be played by Gennice, not Bette Midler, they storm out. When Gennice takes the stage, she has a problem with the laces on her boot and tearfully pleads that she be allowed to start over.
Production
A stand-up routine was filmed for the intro, but deleted before broadcast because the episode had run so far over the limit for its time slot.[2]
Though it originated with writer
The character J. Peterman debuted in this episode. The
References
- ^ a b "Seinfeld Season 6 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Seinfeld Season 6: Notes about Nothing - "The Understudy" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 2005.
- ^ a b c d e Seinfeld Season 6: Inside Look - "The Understudy" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 2005.
- ISBN 9780826418036. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "What's the best pop culture reference to Tonya Harding?". ESPN.com. 12 November 2008.
External links
- "The Understudy" at IMDb