Vol. 7, No. 2 · 25¢ thefestivusproject.com

THE DAILY NOTHING

September 28, 1995 New York Final Edition
S07E02 · Season 7, Episode 2 of 180

The Postponement

George attempts to postpone his wedding by calmly explaining his feelings to Susan, but instead breaks down sobbing and confesses his real anxieties — which touches Susan enough that she agrees to push it to spring. Elaine confides in a rabbi from her apartment building that she's bitter about George getting engaged, and the rabbi shares every detail on his cable show, referencing Elaine and George by name and mentioning George once argued that visiting a prostitute while engaged isn't technically cheating. Kramer sneaks coffee into a movie theater, scalds himself, and immediately forgives Jerry for ratting him out to the usher because he's got a lawsuit — a parody of the McDonald's coffee case.

What's The Deal?

George's GirlfriendSusan Ross
George's JobAssistant to the traveling secretary, Yankees
Elaine's JobJ. Peterman Catalog
Elaine's ThingConfides her jealousy to a rabbi who broadcasts it on his cable show
Kramer's SchemeSuing Java World for serving excessively hot coffee
References
Plan 9 from Outer Space

Based on: McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit

The Full Story

A rabbi in Elaine's apartment complex with a cable show persuades the owner of the dog who was keeping her awake in "The Engagement" to keep the dog inside. Elaine later confides in the rabbi that she feels bitter about George getting engaged, and wishes she were getting married instead. The rabbi talks about this to several people, including Jerry and a man who Elaine was attracted to, causing her great shame.

Feeling stressed out and unprepared for his wedding, George suggests to Susan that they postpone it until the first day of Spring. She bursts out sobbing, and George recants the suggestion to console her. After watching a man at Monk's nonchalantly refuse to go with a sobbing woman to an unspecified engagement, George feels his resolve renewed and attempts to postpone the wedding again. Instead, he breaks down in tears and confesses to Susan his real anxieties about the wedding; touched, Susan consoles him and agrees to postpone the wedding.

Kramer and Jerry go to see Plan 9 from Outer Space at the cinema. Kramer sneaks coffee in by hiding it in his shirt, spills it, and scalds himself. This attracts the attention of an usher. Bitter at Kramer because he said he would turn Jerry in if he murdered someone, Jerry informs the usher that Kramer has an outside drink, and Kramer is ejected from the cinema. He promptly forgives Jerry, saying he has a case for a lawsuit because the coffee was too hot.

Susan and George watch the rabbi's TV show. The rabbi recounts the story Elaine told him, referencing both Elaine and George by name, and mentions Elaine said George once argued that visiting a prostitute while engaged does not constitute cheating. (Elaine hadn't spoken to George since he became engaged, meaning George must have been speaking hypothetically, but it is unclear if Susan knows this.)