The Wallet
- Episode aired Sep 23, 1992
- TV-PG
- 23m
Jerry is asked to explain to his parents why he does not wear the watch they gave him. Morty Seinfeld thinks his wallet has been stolen from him at his doctor's appointment.Jerry is asked to explain to his parents why he does not wear the watch they gave him. Morty Seinfeld thinks his wallet has been stolen from him at his doctor's appointment.Jerry is asked to explain to his parents why he does not wear the watch they gave him. Morty Seinfeld thinks his wallet has been stolen from him at his doctor's appointment.
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- TriviaThis episode marked Julia Louis-Dreyfus's full return to the series. Louis-Dreyfus was on maternity leave. She did not appear in episodes 4.1, The Trip: Part 1 (1992), & 4.2, The Trip: Part 2 (1992), and made pre-recorded cameo appearances in episodes 4.3, The Pitch (1992), & 4.4, The Ticket (1992). This is why the studio audience cheers loudly when she enters Jerry's (Jerry Seinfeld) apartment.
- GoofsDuring the filming of the scene in which Kramer accidentally sets his hair on fire, Michael Richards wore a wig to protect his scalp. When he ran into the bathroom, the wig fell off causing the cast to laugh. They can be seen beginning to laugh just before the scene is cut.
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Jerry Seinfeld: Don't you hate to-be-continueds on TV? It's horrible when you sense the "to be continued" coming, you know? You're watching the show. You're into the story. Then there's, like, 5 minutes left, and suddenly you realize, "Hey, they can't make it! Timmy's still stuck in the cave. There's no way they wrap this up in 5 minutes." I mean, the whole reason you watch a TV show is because it ends. If I wanted a long, boring story with no point to it, I have my life. A comedian can't do that. See, I can't go, "A man walks into a bar with a pig under his arm. Can you come back next week?"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Seinfeld: Highlights of a Hundred (1995)
- SoundtracksSeinfeld Theme Song
Written by Jonathan Wolff
The two come to New York to see a back specialist for Morty, but things get ugly after the older Seinfeld is left thinking his wallet was stolen in the doctor's office. Additionally, the parents find out about Jerry's feud with "Crazy" Joe Davola and wonder why he isn't wearing the watch they gave them. As for the others, Elaine comes back from a trip to Europe (a plot device used to explain the actress's absence in the previous episodes) with a plan to break up with her psychiatrist boyfriend (Stephen McHattie), while George's greed puts the NBC pilot deal in serious jeopardy.
The Wallet is a classic Seinfeld episode in that it draws comedy from very mundane situations, though viewed through a more surreal prism, whilst continuing the ongoing meta-television arc. Highlights include all the scenes featuring Morty, who really gets to dominate the episode with his stupidity, and McHattie's fun guest appearance, which sets up part of the next episode's storyline. Plus, you can't really beat the self-reflective genius of Jerry complaining about TV's "To be continued" habit and explaining how it doesn't fit comedy - in the closing minutes of a "Part 1" episode.
- MaxBorg89
- Sep 23, 2010
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