The Fatigues
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| Seinfeld episode | |
| "The Fatigues" | |
 Elaine comes face-to-face with her company's mail room worker. |
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| Episode no. | 140 |
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| Airdate | October 31, 1996 |
| Writer(s) | Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin |
| Director | Andy Ackerman |
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| Seinfeld - Season 8 September 1996 - May 1997 |
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The Fatigues is the one-hundred and fourtieth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 6th episode for the 8th season. It aired on October 31, 1996.
[edit] Plot
Jerry is dating a girl and is intrigued by the concept of his girlfriend having a mentor. Jerry meets Cynthia, his girlfriend's mentor, but finds out she is dating Kenny Bania. After they see Bania's act, Jerry's girlfriend loses respect for her mentor and eventually fires her. George has to give a lecture on risk management, (apparently his résumé gives the impression that he is an expert on it) but he finds that he can't study for it because books on tape have spoiled him. When George discovers the blind can get any book on tape, he intentionally fails an eye test so he can get his book on tape. George encounters a problem when the person voice on the tape sounds like George, much to his displeasure. Elaine prepares to fire Eddie Sherman, an employee, but when face to face with him, is scared of him and promotes him instead. When he does a terrible job Elaine promotes him again to get rid of him. This plan backfires when the other empoyees quit because he was promoted over them, causing Elaine to work on the project alone with Sherman.
Kramer runs a Jewish singles night at Frank's Knights of Columbus hall. When he realizes he can't cook Jewish food, he asks for Frank's help. Frank refuses, because he hasn't cooked since the Korean War where he sickened his fellow troops by using bad meat, ("I sent sixteen of my own men to the latrines that night") and has become traumatized because of it (Frank's memory is dramatized with a reenactment in which the onset of food poisoning is set to Barber's "Adagio for strings," as in the film Platoon).
When Cynthia dumps Bania because of his poor act, he turns to Jerry for advice, and Jerry agrees to be his mentor. At the same time, Jerry's girlfriend is looking for a mentor and is surprised to find that she picked George. However, George's plans are for her to read and summarize his book on risk management so he can present it to the board. Unfortunately, their files get mixed, and Bania ends up talking about risk management (which ends up working out well for him) and George ends up talking about Ovaltine. Frank, displeased at Estelle's cooking, decides to cook again and helps out Kramer cook for his Jewish singles night. Elaine and Sherman manage to finish the catolgue, and when Elaine finds out he's Jewish, takes him to the Jewish singles night. The food turns out to be a hit, and Frank feels reborn. Sherman ends up choking on the food because of Elaine; this, combined with the fact that Sherman is dressed in military fatigues, brings back the bad memories of the night Frank caused his soliders so much distress. Thinking it was for the same reason, Frank wildly tries to stop people from eating, and the episode closes as he tips over the buffet (again to "Adagio for Strings").
