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THE DAILY NOTHING

September 18, 1991 New York Final Edition
S03E01 · Season 3, Episode 1 of 180

The Note

Jerry talks his dentist into writing fraudulent notes so the group can get insurance-covered massages, then accidentally gets the dentist convicted of fraud by scaring off his only alibi witness with speculation about child kidnapping. George is assigned a male masseur and becomes so consumed with whether the massage aroused him that he fixates on an Evander Holyfield poster and has intrusive thoughts. Kramer claims to have spotted Joe DiMaggio dunking a donut at Dinky Donuts — nobody believes him until DiMaggio walks into Monk's.

What's The Deal?

George's JobUnemployed
References
Dinky DonutsJoe DiMaggioEvander Holyfield
Dark Turn
Roy the dentist is convicted of insurance fraud

The Full Story

Making small talk during a massage, Jerry tells his physical therapist, Julianna, about a child kidnapping in the news, then idly speculates that he himself or others could be child kidnappers, which Julianna takes as a threat to her own son. Jerry then tells Elaine and George that he could have physical therapy massages covered by insurance if he asked his dentist, Roy, for a fraudulent doctor's note. Hearing this, both book massages at the same clinic as Jerry.

George is assigned a tall, handsome male masseur, and immediately fears being sexually pleasured by the massage. Receiving treatment for a hamstring injury with his pants off, George becomes paranoid that this may have induced an erection, and questions his own sexuality to a skeptical Jerry. He goes on to fixate on a poster of Evander Holyfield, get called out as gay by children for prancing over a puddle, and have intrusive thoughts of men while masturbating.

Being unemployed, George insists, over Jerry's reluctance, on getting a doctor's note from Roy to avoid paying out-of-pocket. They decide to get a note for Elaine as well, not realizing that she filed her own fraudulent note from her gynecologist; this discrepancy causes Roy to be investigated for insurance fraud. Roy is nonchalant, confident that Jerry can get Julianna's cooperation to clear his name. However, Julianna has barred Jerry from her clinic, and Roy is found guilty.

Jerry, George, and Elaine doubt Kramer's sighting of Joe DiMaggio at Dinky Donuts, as Kramer vividly describes DiMaggio dunking a donut with intense focus, which could not be broken even by Kramer banging a table and yelping. Later, eating at Monk's, everyone sees DiMaggio in the flesh, doing just as Kramer described.