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Ruthie Cohen is a fictional character portrayed by Ruth Cohen in the TV series Seinfeld.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Trip: Part 1 (season 4), they were 62 years old.
They appear in 101 episodes out of a total of 173 aired

Ruthie Cohen

by Ruth Cohen

character

Episodes101

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    The Trip: Part 1

    episode S4.E1 august 1992
    When Jerry is asked to appear on The Tonight Show in Los Angeles, George accompanies him to look for Kramer.
  • 8.6
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    The Pitch

    episode S4.E3 september 1992
    NBC executives ask Jerry to come up with an idea for a TV series. George decides he can be a sitcom writer and comes up with "nothing." Kramer trades a radar detector for a helmet, and later Newman receives a speeding ticket.
  • 8.1
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    The Virgin

    episode S4.E10 november 1992
    Jerry finds out that the girl he likes is still a virgin; George wants to end his relationship with Susan to exploit his writing profession as a pick-up line.
  • 9.5
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    The Contest

    episode S4.E11 november 1992
    George's mother throws her back out when she falls down after catching George performing a personal act; the gang partakes in a contest of self-denial.
  • 8.5
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    The Pick

    episode S4.E13 december 1992
    George has decided he's made a terrible mistake in breaking up with Susan. He moans and groans and is generally driving everybody crazy. Against everyone's advice he decides to tell her he made a mistake . No sooner are they back together than he decides he's the one who made the mistake. Elaine decides to put her picture on her Christmas cards and Kramer agrees to be the photographer. Only problem is that she exposes just a little too much of herself. Jerry meanwhile is dating the model he recently met on a flight and things seem to be going nicely....until she sees him picking his nose, or so she thinks at any rate.
  • 8
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    The Visa

    episode S4.E15 january 1993
    Jerry returns from a two week tour to find that his old friend Babu, whom Jerry drove into bankruptcy by suggesting he change the menu in his restaurant, is working at the café. He's also living down the hall from Jerry, who is shocked to find that Babu is arrested for overstaying his visa. Turns out his visa application got mixed in with Jerry's mail. George meanwhile asks an attractive lawyer, Cheryl, to go out with him. She laughs at everything he says and he tells Jerry to butt out and not be funny. When they hear that Cheryl does immigration law, they ask her to take care of Babu's case. It doesn't go well. Kramer meanwhile returns early from fantasy baseball camp. Kramer it seems tried to brush back Joe Pepitone leading to a bench clearing brawl where Kramer knocked Mickey Mantle unconscious.
  • 8.1
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    The Shoes

    episode S4.E16 february 1993
    Elaine can't seem to figure out why her shoes are a subject of conversation. Jerry and George pitch their pilot to NBC, but the deal is nearly jinxed when George takes a peek at the cleavage of the NBC president's daughter.
  • 9.4
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    The Outing

    episode S4.E17 february 1993
    A prank by Elaine leads a newspaper journalist to think that Jerry and George are gay.
  • 8
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    The Old Man

    episode S4.E18 february 1993
    Elaine gets the gang to volunteer visiting the elderly, each "adopting" an old person. She gets freaked out by hers, George gets fired by his guy, and Jerry loses his. Kramer and Newman scheme to sell records to a vintage music store and steal the records from Jerry's old guy.
  • 8.7
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    The Junior Mint

    episode S4.E20 march 1993
    Elaine decides to visit her former boyfriend, who is in the hospital for a serious operation; Kramer and Jerry have an accident with a Junior Mint; Jerry had a date with a woman whose name rhymes with a female body part.
  • 8.3
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    The Smelly Car

    episode S4.E21 april 1993
    After dinner, Jerry gets his car back from the valet. He and Elaine get in the car and realize that the valet has really bad B.O.. Jerry goes to great lengths to get the smell out of his car while Elaine goes to great lengths to get the smell out of her hair. Jerry soon realizes that the smell isn't just a mere odor, but an entity unto itself, and finally decides that he has to get rid of his car. Meanwhile, George gets reacquainted with Susan and discovers that he drove her to lesbianism, and Kramer dates Susan's girlfriend.
  • 8.5
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    The Mango

    episode S5.E1 september 1993
    Elaine makes a startling confession.
  • 8.3
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    The Barber

    episode S5.E8 november 1993
    Jerry regrets giving his longtime barber the heave-ho after he gets a ridiculous-looking haircut. George gets a job interview but the boss leaves him with a very cryptic ending. Kramer begs Elaine to let him take part in her charity bachelor auction.
  • 7.7
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    The Masseuse

    episode S5.E9 november 1993
    Jerry gets mad when he dates a masseuse. Kramer and George get massages while Jerry doesn't. Meanwhile, Elaine's new boyfriend is Joel Rifkin, an innocent man who shares the same name as one of New York's most notorious serial killers.
  • 8.1
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    The Conversion

    episode S5.E11 december 1993
    George changes his religion to Latvian Orthodox to keep his girlfriend happy; Jerry becomes curious as to why his girlfriend needs fungus cream.
  • 8.6
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    The Stall

    episode S5.E12 january 1994
    When mystery woman withholds toilet paper from Elaine, who turns out to be Jerry's new girlfriend, Jerry tries to stop her figuring it out. George becomes enamored with Elaine's "cool guy" boyfriend. Kramer keeps calling a phone sex line.
  • 9.2
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    The Marine Biologist

    episode S5.E14 february 1994
    George starts dating a college friend who, thanks to Jerry, thinks George is now a marine biologist. Elaine's electronic organizer injures a person after being launched from a limo by a Russian novelist. Kramer decides to golf on the beach.
  • 8.5
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    The Pie

    episode S5.E15 february 1994
    While shopping for a new suit for a job interview, George and the others stumble upon a mannequin which scarily resembles Elaine. Meanwhile Jerry tries to figure out why his girlfriend won't try his apple pie at Monks.
  • 7.6
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    The Stand-In

    episode S5.E16 february 1994
    Kramer gets a job with Mickey as a TV stand-in. Jerry sets Elaine up with a guy who he says would be perfect for her. At the end of their first date he takes "it" out.
  • 8
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    The Wife

    episode S5.E17 march 1994
    Jerry's girlfriend poses as his wife for a dry cleaning discount. Elaine gets mixed signals from a guy at the gym. George pees in the shower. Kramer meets his new girlfriend's family.
  • 8.4
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    The Raincoats

    episode S5.E18 april 1994
    Jerry and his latest girlfriend finally get alone time when they go on a date to see "Schindler's List", where Newman oversees them making out.
  • 8.6
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    The Fire

    episode S5.E20 may 1994
    George struggles to keep his cool in a fire. Elaine's co-worker heckles Jerry's act, and Jerry's retaliation causes an accident where Kramer has to save the day.
  • 9.5
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    The Opposite

    episode S5.E22 may 1994
    George decides to turn his life around by doing the exact opposite of what he would usually do. Elaine is having a lot of bad luck. Jerry keeps breaking even. Kramer gets the coffee table book published.
  • 7.9
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    The Chaperone

    episode S6.E1 september 1994
    Jerry dates a Miss America contestant. Kramer tags along.
  • 8.1
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    The Big Salad

    episode S6.E2 september 1994
    George gets upset when he buys a large salad for Elaine but his girlfriend Julie gets the thanks for it. Elaine can't believe that he raises the subject with her and gets back to Julie, which doesn't bode well with George. Jerry reassesses his feelings for his new girlfriend when he learns that she went out with Newman--and he dumped her. Kramer gets into an argument with his golfing partner, a former baseball player, who later loses his temper and is sought by the police. Kramer, sure that he caused it all, rushes to his buddy's aid.
  • 8.2
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    The Pledge Drive

    episode S6.E3 october 1994
    Kramer finds Jerry's old birthday checks from his grandmother and insists he deposits them, which puts Nana in unexpected debt. Elaine accidentally tells the high talker a secret. Mr Pitt eats a Snickers bar with utensils.
  • 8.1
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    The Chinese Woman

    episode S6.E4 october 1994
    George's telephone line crosses with that of a woman named Donna Chang, and everyone seeks her advice when she convinces them that she's Chinese. Jerry winds up dating her. Things get worse when Frank and Estelle announce a separation. Jerry and Elaine can't seem to figure out why Frank Costanza is having mysterious business dealings with a man in a cape.
  • 8.1
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    The Couch

    episode S6.E5 october 1994
    Jerry's new couch is completely ruined when Elaine upsets a man with a bladder condition. Kramer decides to start up his own new pizza business. George joins a book club but instead of reading the book he watches the movie.
  • 8.2
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    The Gymnast

    episode S6.E6 november 1994
    Jerry's excitement about dating a gymnast diminishes after mediocre sex; George's girlfriend's mom catches him eating out of the trash; Kramer passes a kidney stone.
  • 8.1
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    The Soup

    episode S6.E7 november 1994
    Jerry accepts an Armani suit from Kenny Bania, provided that he will treat him to a meal; Elaine dates a bounder from England; Kramer decides to eat fresh.
  • 8.1
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    The Secretary

    episode S6.E9 december 1994
    George gets a secretary, saying he will go for efficiency and smarts rather than beauty. He hires a librarian-esque woman, only to find himself falling in love with her.
  • 8.9
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    The Race

    episode S6.E10 december 1994
    A grade school acquaintance puts pressure on Jerry to finally settle an old score in the form of a race; Elaine is blacklisted from a Chinese restaurant.
  • 8.9
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    The Switch

    episode S6.E11 january 1995
    Jerry wants to switch from dating a non-laughing woman to dating her roommate; Elaine has difficulty retrieving a tennis racket she loaned out; George enlists Kramer's mother to spy on his seemingly bulimic girlfriend.
  • 8.5
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    The Label Maker

    episode S6.E12 january 1995
    Tim Whatley gives Jerry a label maker as a thank you for his Super Bowl tickets. George is uncomfortable with his girlfriend's male roommate. Kramer and Newman play a game of Risk.
  • 8
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    The Scofflaw

    episode S6.E13 january 1995
    When George learns that their friend Gary never had cancer as he claimed, he promises to keep it secret from Jerry--of course, George can keep a secret for about two seconds. Elaine gets all tied up in knots when she learns that someone said hi to her ex-boyfriend on her behalf. She goes out of her way to let him know otherwise, which seems to defeat the purpose. Kramer has a run-in with the local beat cop, who tells him that someone in the neighborhood has amassed parking tickets for years, and Kramer figures out just who it is.
  • 8.2
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    The Beard

    episode S6.E15 february 1995
    Elaine tries to convert a gay man to heterosexuality; George is upset when his blind date turns out to be bald; Jerry braces for a lie detector test
  • 8.2
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    The Kiss Hello

    episode S6.E16 february 1995
    Kramer tries to create a Utopian society when he puts up pictures of all the residents of his and Jerry's building. Jerry doesn't mind until the women of the building want to be greeted with a kiss. After Jerry objects to kissing hello, he's vilified and nearly kicked out of the building. Jerry also has to settle some family issues when Nana remembers that Uncle Leo was supposed to give Jerry's mom some money 50 years ago and Uncle Leo puts Nana in a home to keep her quiet. Meanwhile, Elaine's friend who is a physical therapist skips out on George's appointment and goes skiing instead, and they have a hard time telling her about her dated hairdo.
  • 8.2
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    The Doorman

    episode S6.E17 february 1995
    Jerry is inconvenienced by a tenacious doorman at an apartment building; Kramer robs George on the street to put on a show for a group of German tourists.
  • 8.9
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    The Jimmy

    episode S6.E18 march 1995
    Elaine dates a man whose habit of speaking in third person causes a wide array of confusion; George is blamed for the theft of Yankees' sports equipment.
  • 8.2
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    The Doodle

    episode S6.E19 april 1995
    George dates a girl from Elaine's art class and wonders whether or not her humorous caricature of him is a sign that she likes him or not. Thanks to Newman's fleas, Jerry's visiting parents are forced to stay in Elaine's luxury hotel room. Elaine gets a potential job offer but accidentally leaves the manuscript in Jerry's flea-infested apartment.
  • 8.7
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    The Fusilli Jerry

    episode S6.E20 april 1995
    Frank has an unfortunate accident involving one of Kramer's pasta sculptures; Kramer gets the wrong license plates; Jerry becomes disturbed when he finds out that his mechanic used his personal sex move on Elaine.
  • 8.1
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    The Diplomat's Club

    episode S6.E21 may 1995
    Jerry's simple airport meeting turns into a nightmare thanks to his incompetent agent; Kramer gets into hot water when he gambled with a rich Texan.
  • 8.4
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    The Face Painter

    episode S6.E22 may 1995
    Jerry, Elaine, Kramer, and David Puddy go to two Stanley Cup playoff games; Kramer holds a grudge against a chimpanzee who hit him with a banana peel; George resolves to take the dramatic step of telling his girlfriend he loves her.
  • 7.8
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    The Understudy

    episode S6.E23 may 1995
    Jerry dates the ultra-sensitive understudy for Bette Midler in Rochelle, Rochelle: The Musical. When the Improv is scheduled to play Rochelle Rochelle in a softball game, George plows into catcher Bette Midler to score the winning run. Bette is injured because of the incident and is unable to perform in the Broadway premiere. Jerry, George, and the understudy are vilified for the incident, and Kramer goes out of his way to help Bette. Meanwhile, Elaine suspects that a local nail shop is making fun of her in Korean. She learns that George's dad Frank speaks Korean and brings him along to spy on them. Frank recalls his time in the Korean war and how he had an affair with a young Korean woman. Elaine gets kicked out of the nail shop and wanders around aimlessly, and has a chance encounter with catalog magnate J. Peterman, who hires Elaine to work for the catalog.
  • 8.6
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    The Engagement

    episode S7.E1 september 1995
    While sitting in the coffee shop, Jerry and George resolve to grow up and take life more seriously. Jerry decides to call the woman he recently broke up with - because she shushed him. For his part, George has been thinking a lot about his former girlfriend Susan. After imagining the ideal life they could have together, he goes to her apartment and proposes. She accepts and George almost immediately begins to have second thoughts, especially after Jerry breaks up with his girlfriend a second time. Elaine meanwhile is having trouble with a neighbor's barking dog and enlists the help of two professionals to get rid of the problem: Kramer and Newman.
  • 8.2
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    The Postponement

    episode S7.E2 september 1995
    George gets cold feet and tries everything he can to postpone the wedding; Elaine is jealous of George's engagement; Kramer spills hot coffee on himself.
  • 8
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    The Maestro

    episode S7.E3 october 1995
    Elaine's latest boyfriend likes to be known as "The Maestro"; Kramer reaches an unsatisfactory settlement with the coffee company, much to his lawyer's chagrin.
  • 8.6
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    The Wink

    episode S7.E4 october 1995
    Jerry squirts grapefruit into George's eye at breakfast, and for the rest of the day George is misinterpreted because everyone thinks he is winking at them.
  • 8.6
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    The Hot Tub

    episode S7.E5 october 1995
    Wilhelm thinks George is cracking under the pressure of working in the big leagues. So he has George entertain a group of visiting baseball officials from the Houston Astros, who are in New York to discuss inter-league play. George picks up a bad habit from them, who call everyone either a "bastard" or a "son of a bitch". Kramer buys a hot tub from his friend Lomez and installs it in his apartment. At the same time, Elaine is having a marathon runner from Trinidad And Tobago named Jean Paul Jean Paul stay with her as a house guest. Jean Paul was in the Olympics and became famous for having over slept and missed the entire race. She tells Jerry about it, and Jerry meets Jean Paul. Jean Paul reveals that there were separate knobs for the volume and the radio volume. Elaine also gets a severe case of writer's block when Peterman asks Elaine to come up with an idea for the Himalayan Walking Shoes. The previous night, Kramer runs the heat pump too hot and it blows out, reducing his body temperature in the process. The next day after George meets the baseball officials, he curses at them on the phone. Wilhelm once again thinks George is cracking under the pressure and reports it to Steinbrenner. Back at Elaine's, Jean Paul comments on what a "cute little bastard" her neighbor's baby is. Jean Paul gets kicked out of the building and has to go stay with Jerry. Jerry checks Jean Paul into a hotel and makes sure that the alarm clock situation is satisfactory. But after Jerry offends the wake-up guy, they bail on the hotel and go back to Jerry's apartment. Jerry tells Kramer to set his mental alarm for 6:30. Elaine, meanwhile, becomes disillusioned with Jerry about the whole Jean Paul ordeal and takes a walk, when she finally overcomes her catalog writer's block and comes up with a great write-up for the Himalayan Walking Shoes. But then during the night, Kramer's heat pump blows out all the fuses in the building. Jerry realizes that they had overslept and he and Jean Paul rush out to get to the race in time. They succeed and Jean Paul is leading the race when they get to the finish line. But Kramer is so cold from having the heat pump blown out that he is drinking boiling hot cups of coffee. Jean Paul grabs Kramer's drink instead of one of the other drinks and burns himself. George meets with Steinbrenner, who educates him on the nerve-calming capabilities of the hot tub.
  • 9.5
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    The Soup Nazi

    episode S7.E6 november 1995
    A soup stand owner obsesses about his customers' ordering procedure, but his soup is so good that people line up down the block for it anyway.
  • 8.4
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    The Secret Code

    episode S7.E7 november 1995
    George refuses to give anyone his secret code (BOSCO). Kramer buys a police scanner. Jerry does a series of ads for Leapin' Larry's Appliance Store. Elaine has dinner with J. Peterman but after she and Jerry bail on the dinner, George is stuck to dine with Peterman. George spills his secret code to Peterman's dying mother and gets in trouble for it.
  • 8.3
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    The Pool Guy

    episode S7.E8 november 1995
    Jerry has a hard time telling the pool guy at his new health club that there isn't room for a 5th member of the group. George's worlds collide when Elaine starts hanging out with Susan. Kramer discovers that his phone number is one digit off from that of a popular movie-finding service and offers help to those that mistakenly call his number.
  • 8.2
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    The Sponge

    episode S7.E9 december 1995
    After learning that her prophylactic of choice is being discontinued, Elaine buys a case of Today sponges and scrutinizes her dates for their sponge-worthiness.
  • 8.5
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    The Gum

    episode S7.E10 december 1995
    When Lloyd Braun comes back from the psychiatric hospital, Kramer takes him under his wing and convinces Jerry to buy gum from him and wear glasses that don't belong to him to prove that Lloyd isn't crazy. George tries to prove to his old neighbor Deena that he isn't crazy after a cashier short-changes him.
  • 8.1
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    The Seven

    episode S7.E13 february 1996
    George becomes upset when Susan's cousin names her baby with the name he planned to use for his first child; Jerry questions his girlfriend's style.
  • 8.5
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    The Cadillac

    episode S7.E14 february 1996
    In this hour-long episode, Jerry performs the biggest show of his life in Atlantic City. He receives a rather generous pay check for the event, and decides to buy his father a Cadillac. Unfortunately, doing so puts Morty in the hot seat with the condo board of directors, where he serves as president. Morty is accused of stealing money from the board, and ultimately gets removed from his post as president and kicked out of the condo. Meanwhile, thanks to Elaine, George can score a date with "My Cousin Vinny" star Marisa Tomei but Elaine objects because of George's engagement with Susan. Kramer turns the tables on the cable company when they want to disconnect his service.
  • 8.4
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    The Shower Head

    episode S7.E15 february 1996
    Peterman wants Elaine to go to Africa, but when Elaine tests positive for Opium in her physical, that means no dice. George tries to convince his parents to move to Florida so that he finally gets his "buffer zone", but they have problems with Jerry's parents. Kramer and Newman scheme to buy black market shower heads when the building switches to low-flow ones.
  • 8.1
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    The Doll

    episode S7.E16 february 1996
    George freaks out when he discovers that Susan has a doll that looks exactly like his mother. Jerry decides to use that as a bit on the Charles Grodin show when his prop gets destroyed in his carry-on luggage, but fellow comedian Sally Weaver screws up his bit by bringing him the wrong doll.
  • 7.7
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    The Friars Club

    episode S7.E17 march 1996
    Jerry has a hard time getting membership in the Friar's Club when the Flying Sandos Brothers take his jacket during a show. Meanwhile, Elaine suspects that a new co-worker (Rob Schneider) is faking a hearing disorder to get out of doing work.
  • 8.1
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    The Wig Master

    episode S7.E18 april 1996
    Susan's friends are in town for the Broadway production of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Kramer gets to wear the coat and is mistaken for a pimp in public when he accuses a local parking lot of running a prostitution ring out of his car. Jerry buys a jacket and later returns it for spite. Elaine tries to buy a dress from the same guy Jerry gets the jacket from, but is stunned to learn that he's holding it until Elaine sleeps with him.
  • 8.7
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    The Calzone

    episode S7.E19 april 1996
    George gets Steinbrenner hooked on eggplant calzones from a local Italian restaurant. But George gets banned from the restaurant when he's accused of stealing from the tip jar. He then asks Kramer to pick up the calzones, but Kramer gets kicked out when he tries to pay with pennies. George's last resort in getting the calzones is Newman who wants a cut of every delivery. Meanwhile, Kramer will only wear clothing if it's straight from the dryer.
  • 8.3
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    The Wait Out

    episode S7.E21 may 1996
    A comment from George ends up causing a married couple to get divorced and Jerry and Elaine to date the soon-to-be exes. Kramer tries wearing jeans.
  • 8.6
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    The Invitations

    episode S7.E22 may 1996
    It's finally time for George and Susan's wedding. George doesn't think he can go through with the wedding. But when Susan puts George in charge of the wedding invitations, George gets the cheapest ones in the lot, knowing that the glue for the envelopes is cheap. Unfortunately for Susan, the glue is also toxic and licking the envelopes has fatal consequences. Meanwhile, Jerry courts a woman just like him named Jeannie Steinman and holds up his end of George's "pact" (see episode "The Engagement").
  • 8.1
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    The Foundation

    episode S8.E1 september 1996
    George enjoys the single life. Elaine takes over the catalog when J. Peterman suddenly goes missing. Kramer is taking karate lessons.
  • 8
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    The Soul Mate

    episode S8.E2 september 1996
    George thinks the Board of Directors are talking behind his back. Kramer has a crush on Jerry's new girlfriend. Elaine doesn't see the big deal in having a baby.
  • 9
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    The Bizarro Jerry

    episode S8.E3 october 1996
    George uses Susan's death to pick up women. Elaine's new friend is Jerry's exact opposite. Jerry's new girlfriend has manly hands. Kramer pretends to work for an upscale firm.
  • 8.9
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    The Little Kicks

    episode S8.E4 october 1996
    Jerry is forced to bootleg a movie for Kramer's friend. George tries the "bad boy" image. No one has the heart to tell Elaine that she's a terrible dancer.
  • 8
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    The Fatigues

    episode S8.E6 october 1996
    Jerry's new girlfriend's mentor is dating Bania. Kramer volunteers to host a Jewish singles mixer. George tries to study up on risk management. Elaine promotes a man she is afraid to fire.
  • 8
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    The Checks

    episode S8.E7 november 1996
    Jerry gets hundreds of royalty checks, worth 12 cents each, for appearing on a Japanese TV program and gets writer's cramp. George and Jerry pitch their pilot to Japanese TV executives.
  • 8.9
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    The Chicken Roaster

    episode S8.E8 november 1996
    Kenny Rogers' Roasters sets up shop across the street from Jerry and Kramer's apartments. Unfortunately, their unusually large chicken sign causes problems for everybody. Kramer and Jerry wind up switching apartments--and personalities--because of it. Jerry is freaked out by a wooden doll in Kramer's apartment, and Newman gets Kramer hooked on Kenny Roger's chicken. Elaine gets comfortable in her position as president of the catalog but is quickly accused of abusing the company credit card, especially when she buys George an expensive hat and George purposefully leaves it at his girlfriend's apartment in hopes that it will score another date. Meanwhile, Jerry's old college friend has lunch with him and winds up getting fired; he takes a new job at the Chicken Roaster's.
  • 9
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    The Abstinence

    episode S8.E9 november 1996
    Abstinence allows George to become a genius, but it turns Elaine into an idiot. Jerry gets bumped from career day at his old Jr. High School. Kramer turns his apartment into a smoking lounge and all the smoke disfigures his face.
  • 8.4
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    The Andrea Doria

    episode S8.E10 december 1996
    A survivor of a shipwreck beats George out of an apartment, so George decides to tell the landlords the tragedies of his life in hopes of getting it back based on pity.
  • 8.3
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    The Little Jerry

    episode S8.E11 january 1997
    Jerry bounces a check. Kramer buys a live chicken. George dates a female convict. Elaine dates a man who shaves his head.
  • 7.7
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    The Money

    episode S8.E12 january 1997
    Jerry's parents believe he is financially unstable. Kramer has trouble sleeping with his girlfriend. Elaine enjoys her position as President of the J. Peterman catalog. George hopes to get his parents' money when they die.
  • 8.5
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    The Comeback

    episode S8.E13 january 1997
    George tries to come up with a good comeback after someone insults him. Elaine falls in love with a mysterious employee at the video store. Kramer wants to die a certain way. Jerry takes advice from a tennis player who stinks.
  • 7.9
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    The Van Buren Boys

    episode S8.E14 february 1997
    Kramer gets mixed up with a gang when he is mugged by them and mistakenly shows their secret sign.
  • 8.6
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    The Susie

    episode S8.E15 february 1997
    Kramer sets his watch an hour ahead. George tries to avoid a breakup with his girlfriend. A colleague keeps calling Elaine, Susie. Jerry gambles on a basketball game, but the bookie can't pay him.
  • 8.6
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    The Pothole

    episode S8.E16 february 1997
    Jerry accidentally knocks his girlfriend's toothbrush in the toilet. George drops his keys in a pothole that is paved over. A restaurant refuses to deliver food to Elaine's address. Kramer adopts a highway.
  • 8.5
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    The English Patient

    episode S8.E17 march 1997
    Elaine is dragged to see the movie "El paciente inglés (1996) " on multiple occasions, even though she absolutely hates the film.
  • 8.7
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    The Nap

    episode S8.E18 april 1997
    George takes a nap under his desk. Kramer swims in the East River. Jerry has some maintenance done on his kitchen. Elaine's new boyfriend buys her a new mattress.
  • 9
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    The Yada Yada

    episode S8.E19 april 1997
    George's new girlfriend keeps including "Yada Yada" in her stories. Jerry is offended by Tim Whatley's Jewish jokes. Elaine tries to help her friends adopt a baby. Kramer and Mickey fight over two women.
  • 8.4
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    The Muffin Tops

    episode S8.E21 may 1997
    Elaine opens a new bakery that sells only the tops of the muffins.
  • 8.5
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    The Summer of George

    episode S8.E22 may 1997
    Unemployed again, George decides to have a "memorable" summer. Jerry's new girlfriend has another dude. Kramer wins a Tony Award. A new woman at work is hostile towards Elaine.
  • 8.4
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    The Butter Shave

    episode S9.E1 september 1997
    Kramer discovers the amazing yet unknown uses of butter, but accidentally fries himself after using it as sunscreen.
  • 8.3
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    The Voice

    episode S9.E2 october 1997
    George's colleagues try to force him to leave. Jerry makes fun of his girlfriend's bellybutton. Kramer hires an intern. Elaine gets back together with David Puddy.
  • 8.8
    /10

    The Serenity Now

    episode S9.E3 october 1997
    Jerry opens up his feelings. Elaine is getting hit on by the Jews. Kramer gets a screen door. George helps his father sell computers.
  • 8.1
    /10

    The Blood

    episode S9.E4 october 1997
    Jerry's parents hire their friend Izzy Mandelbaum to become Jerry's personal trainer while George decides to associate food and television with his love life.
  • 8
    /10

    The Junk Mail

    episode S9.E5 october 1997
    Kramer is annoyed with the catalogs he keeps getting in the mail. Elaine falls in love with a guy because of his smile. George's parents are avoiding him. Jerry can't find it in his heart to reject a gift from an old school friend.
  • 9
    /10

    The Merv Griffin Show

    episode S9.E6 november 1997
    George runs over a flock of pigeons. Jerry's girlfriend has a vintage toy collection she won't let him touch. A new co-worker is freaking Elaine out. Kramer rebuilds the set of "The Merv Griffin Show" in his apartment.
  • 8.9
    /10

    The Betrayal

    episode S9.E8 november 1997
    Elaine and the gang head to India to attend a wedding; Jerry betrays George by having sex with his prospective girlfriend; Kramer grapples with a malignant wish.
  • 8.2
    /10

    The Apology

    episode S9.E9 december 1997
    George is angered when an old acquaintance withholds a 12-Step-mandated apology; Jerry's girlfriend is too comfortable with her nudity; Elaine works with a germaphobe.
  • 8.7
    /10

    The Strike

    episode S9.E10 december 1997
    Jerry goes out with a woman who is beautiful one day and ugly the next. Kramer goes back to work at H&H Bagels. George makes up a charity. Elaine gives a fake number to a man.
  • 8.2
    /10

    The Reverse Peephole

    episode S9.E12 january 1998
    Elaine is embarrassed by Puddy's fur coat. Kramer tries to keep Newman from getting evicted. George carries everything in his wallet. Jerry is through with wallets.
  • 7.8
    /10

    The Cartoon

    episode S9.E13 january 1998
    Sally Weaver makes fun of Jerry. George's new girlfriend looks just like Jerry. Kramer takes a vow of silence. Elaine gets a job drawing cartoons for the New Yorker.
  • 8
    /10

    The Strongbox

    episode S9.E14 february 1998
    George's new girlfriend refuses to break up with him. Jerry doesn't help out a neighbor. Elaine's new boyfriend is poor. Kramer tries to find a good place to hide his key for his strongbox.
  • 7.9
    /10

    The Wizard

    episode S9.E15 february 1998
    Jerry goes down to Florida for his father's birthday. George tries to avoid Susan's parents. Elaine can't figure out her new boyfriend's nationality. Kramer decides to retire.
  • 8.3
    /10

    The Burning

    episode S9.E16 march 1998
    Elaine finds out that Puddy is religious. Kramer pretends to have gonorrhea. Jerry's new girlfriend has a tractor story to tell him. George wants everyone at work to like him.
  • 8.1
    /10

    The Bookstore

    episode S9.E17 april 1998
    George is forced to buy a book he took with him into the bathroom. Jerry finds out that his Uncle Leo is a shoplifter. Elaine doesn't want to be known as the office skank. Kramer and Newman start a Hong Kong rickshaw business.
  • 8.7
    /10

    The Frogger

    episode S9.E18 april 1998
    George is obsessed with preserving his Frogger high score for posterity; Jerry stays one step ahead of a serial killer; Elaine eats Peterman's expensive cake:
  • 8
    /10

    The Maid

    episode S9.E19 april 1998
    Jerry gets into romance with his maid; George struggles to get the nickname "T-Bone" around the office; Elaine searches for a new telephone number.
  • 7.8
    /10

    The Finale

    episode S9.E22 may 1998
    After George and Jerry land a production deal with NBC, the four head out for Paris on NBC's private plane and are waylaid in a small Massachusetts town.