Vol. 7, No. 23 · 25¢ thefestivusproject.com

THE DAILY NOTHING

May 9, 1996 New York Final Edition
S07E23 · Season 7, Episode 23 of 180

The Wait Out

George tells a married couple that the wife could do better, accidentally splitting them up — Jerry and Elaine swoop in on the newly available halves, but George panics when David makes the same remark to Susan and frantically tries to push Beth and David back together before the logic reaches his own engagement. Kramer buys jeans so tight he cannot bend his legs, which sabotages Mickey's Actors Studio audition yet somehow gets Mickey accepted, and when he babysits a neighbor's son, his lurching Frankenstein gait sends the kid screaming. Elaine borrows a friend's car and drives so recklessly that Jerry gets nauseated, while George's hope that Susan will call off the wedding evaporates when Beth returns to David.

What's The Deal?

George's GirlfriendSusan Ross
George's JobAssistant to the traveling secretary, Yankees
Elaine's JobJ. Peterman Catalog
Elaine's ThingTries to date David Lukner on the rebound
Kramer's SchemeWears jeans so tight he can't sit down, babysits and terrifies a child
References
Frankenstein's monsterActors Studio

The Full Story

Elaine and Jerry introduce George to a married couple, David and Beth Lukner. George jokes that Beth could do better than David, not knowing that they already have a rocky relationship. The Lukners break up. Elaine and Jerry attempt to start up relationships with each of the separated couple, who confirm that George's remark was the impetus for the break. George is troubled by this, and tries to talk Beth into getting back together with David. David, sore over George's remark, makes the same remark to Susan, who turns pensive; George becomes hopeful that Susan will call off the wedding, but this does not bear out. Moved by George's words and by Jerry's awkward attempt to seduce her by telling her about his childhood, Beth goes back to David, who greets her with an embrace.

A friend leaves Elaine her car while she is out of town; Elaine proves to be an extremely reckless driver, making Jerry nauseated.

Kramer starts wearing jeans that are so tight that he cannot get them off. Kramer helps Mickey with an Actors Studio audition, but due to the jeans is unable to sit, causing Mickey to lose his temper with him. Mickey's "performance" is a success, getting him into the Actors Studio. That evening, fellow tenant Mrs. Zanfino asks Kramer to babysit her son Joey. The child mistakes Kramer for Frankenstein's monster due to his lanky stature and stilted gait in the jeans. Kramer gets Mickey to substitute for Joey and runs after him, but is arrested. He again faces problems in the interrogation room due to his inability to sit. When Zanfino gets home, she is fooled into thinking Mickey under the bedcovers is her son, but Mickey gives himself away by automatically answering her "good night".