Vol. 4, No. 19 · 25¢ thefestivusproject.com

THE DAILY NOTHING

February 25, 1993 New York Final Edition
S04E19 · Season 4, Episode 19 of 180

The Implant

Elaine investigates whether Jerry's girlfriend Sidra has breast implants by engineering a collision in the health club sauna, concluding that they are real and "spectacular" — but Sidra figures out that Jerry sent her and walks out. George attends his girlfriend's aunt's funeral in Detroit to secure a bereavement airline discount, double-dips a chip at the wake, gets into a physical altercation with the brother, and is thrown out. His bereavement claim is denied when his only proof of attending the funeral is a photo of himself posing next to the casket.

What's The Deal?

Jerry's GirlfriendSidraJerry obsesses over whether her breasts are real
George's GirlfriendBetsyDeaf in right ear, sits on George's dominant hand side
George's JobNBC pilot writer
Elaine's ThingSent to investigate Sidra's breasts in the sauna
Kramer's SchemeTrying to get frequent flier miles
References
Salman RushdieSalman RushdieSuperman
Dark Turn
George starts a brawl at his girlfriend's aunt's funeral

The Full Story

After enjoying his first date with Sidra, Jerry runs into her at their health club. Elaine is sure, at a glance, that Sidra has breast implants, so Jerry sends her to get proof for him. After Elaine double-checks, Jerry decides not to see Sidra again.

After nine dates with Betsy, George has failed to put the moves on her, being deprived of his dominant hand when she sits on his right side. He learns that she does so because she is deaf in her right ear, but switches places anyway to make his move. George dismisses a sudden phone call as not an emergency, but it brings news that Betsy's aunt has died.

Kramer misses the warm weather in Los Angeles, while claiming that he saw author Salman Rushdie at the health club. In the sauna, Jerry and Kramer suggest that George would be legitimized as Betsy's boyfriend by accompanying her to the funeral in Detroit, and Kramer schemes to help George get a bereavement discount to earn frequent flier miles for himself. They learn that a death certificate is required to claim the discount post-flight.

In the sauna, Elaine finds Sidra complaining about Jerry, who used his "old girlfriend" as an excuse to break up. Elaine trips and grabs onto Sidra's breasts to break her fall. She reassesses Sidra's breasts as being real and "spectacular", to Jerry's anguish. Kramer books a flight to Puerto Rico with his miles, and tries to identify Rushdie without asking outright, due to the fatwa against him. In the sauna, the lookalike claims to be "Sal Bass", a writer, which Kramer takes to be coded wordplay for his real name.

At the wake in Detroit, George offers to get Betsy snacks, but gorges himself while making excuses to secure the death certificate. He thoughtlessly double-dips a chip, then doubles down when Betsy's brother Timmy confronts him. Timmy tries to stop George by force, starting a fracas, and Betsy throws George out.

Sidra meets at Jerry's, despite her displeasure. He sits on her left to use his dominant hand to put the moves on her, and lets her tease him about whether her breasts are real. Jerry dismisses sudden pounding on the door as not an emergency, but finally lets in Kramer, who wants to borrow his bathing suit, and Elaine, who is sharing photos of her Puerto Rico trip with Jerry. Sidra deduces that Elaine is the "old girlfriend" and that Jerry sent her. She leaves, but not before taunting Jerry with her real and "spectacular" breasts.

George's bereavement discount claim is shown up as blatantly fraudulent when he brings back only a photo of himself next to the casket as proof.