Vol. 9, No. 15 · 25¢ thefestivusproject.com

THE DAILY NOTHING

February 26, 1998 New York Final Edition
S09E15 · Season 9, Episode 15 of 180

The Wizard

George lies to Susan's parents about buying a house in the Hamptons to avoid a Susan Ross Foundation event, and when Elaine accidentally reveals the truth, the Rosses refuse to call him on it — George escalates by inviting them to visit, then drives them to the tip of Long Island in a standoff neither side will concede, until he caves and they tell him they've always blamed him for Susan's death. Elaine's racially ambiguous boyfriend Darryl refers to them as an interracial couple, but when she tells a waitress her boyfriend is Black, he says he thought she was Hispanic — they glumly realize they're just two white people and go to The Gap. Jerry gives his father a $200 Wizard organizer in Del Boca Vista, Morty uses it exclusively as a tip calculator, and Kramer retires to Florida to run for condo president as Morty's puppet — but a barefoot-in-the-clubhouse scandal and faulty knockoff Willard organizers tank his campaign.

What's The Deal?

George's LieBuying a house in the Hamptons to avoid Susan Ross Foundation event
Elaine's BoyfriendDarrylThey both think the other is a different race
Elaine's JobJ. Peterman Catalog
Kramer's SchemeRetires to Del Boca Vista and runs for condo president as Morty's puppet
References
The GapBob Sacamano
Dark Turn
Rosses reveal they've always blamed George for Susan's death

The Full Story

Jerry goes to Del Boca Vista and gives his dad Morty a $200 Wizard organizer for a birthday present, claiming he got it for $50. Jerry becomes frustrated that Morty only uses it as a tip calculator, disregarding its other functions.

Susan Ross's parents inform George that the Susan Ross Foundation is having an event. George makes the excuse that he has to close on buying a house in the Hamptons. The Rosses find out from Elaine that he has no such house, but when George later tells them more, they do not call him out. Elaine informs George that the Rosses knew he was lying. Outraged, he invites the Rosses to his house in the Hamptons to impel them to say he is lying. George drives the Rosses all the way to the tip of Long Island, but they continue to play along with the lie.

Kramer retires and moves to Del Boca Vista after a Hollywood studio purchases the movie rights to his coffee table book about coffee tables. An election is held for president of the condo association. Morty cannot run because he was impeached from The Pines of Mar Gables in "The Cadillac", so he persuades Kramer to run and let him dictate things from behind the scenes, like a puppet regime.

Jerry assumes that Elaine's racially ambiguous new boyfriend, Darryl, is black, while George thinks he is white. The matter is further obfuscated when Elaine learns he is from South Africa and Darryl jokingly lists his ethnicity as "Asian" on a warranty card for the Wizard Elaine buys him. The confusion is apparently settled when Darryl refers to himself and Elaine as an interracial couple. However, when Elaine boasts to a waitress that her boyfriend is black, he denies it. He says he referred to them as an interracial couple because he thought she was Hispanic. They glumly realize they are "just a couple of white people" and go to The Gap.

Kramer's campaign is threatened when Kramer is caught barefoot in the clubhouse—a scandalous violation of rules. Kramer suggests buying each of the condo board members a Wizard organizer; Bob Sacamano's father can get them cheap. However, the cheap organizers are Willards, a knockoff brand of poor quality. Outrage over the faulty organizers costs Kramer the election as Sid Luckman advises everyone to vote for the guy in the wheelchair; Kramer states that the people have spoken and he moves back to New York. When Jerry apologizes to his parents, Morty states that he should be sorry and asks how he can spend a lot of money on a tip calculator. Jerry once again states that it has other features.

During the credits, George finally caves upon arrival at the Hamptons and asks the Rosses why they did not stop him. The Rosses reveal they were being vindictive as they never liked him and they blame George for Susan's death. Mr. Ross then states that they should head back.