The Boyfriend, Part 1

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Seinfeld episode
"The Boyfriend, Part 1"
Kramer is hit with spit.
Episode no.	35
Airdate	February 12, 1992
Guest star(s)	Keith Hernandez
IMDb profile
Seinfeld - Season 3 September 1991 - May 1992
The Note The Truth The Pen The Dog The Library The Parking Garage The Cafe The Tape The Nose Job The Stranded The Alternate Side The Red Dot The Subway The Pez Dispenser The Suicide The Parking Space The Fix-Up The Boyfriend, Part 1 The Boyfriend, Part 2 The Limo The Good Samaritan The Letter The Keys
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The Boyfriend, Part 1 is the thirty-fifth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the 18th episode for the show's third season. It aired on February 12, 1992 as the first part of a two-part episode, followed by "The Boyfriend, Part 2."

[edit] Plot

Jerry meets Keith Hernandez and wants to make a good impression. Meanwhile, George is out of time on his unemployment and he works harder than ever on his scheme to get a 13-week extension. He tells the unemployment office he was close to a job with Vandelay Industries, a company that makes latex products and whose main office is Jerry's apartment. Kramer and Newman take Hernandez back to a time when they were allegedly spit on by him; however, Jerry supports the "second-spitter theory" that Hernandez was not involved. Keith asks Jerry about Elaine's status. Keith makes a date with her and breaks a date with Jerry.

[edit] Superman reference

• Keith Hernandez: I love your bit on Jimmy Olsen.

[edit] Trivia

• The baseball game referenced by Newman and Kramer never actually took place. The Mets did play on June 14th, 1987, but this was a road game in which they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7–3. [1]
• According to the special introduction by Jerry Seinfeld available on the DVD, this (and part two) were his favorite Seinfeld episodes (at the time).
• The spitting scene was a reference to the John F. Kennedy assassination and the magic bullet theory, as dramatized in the movie JFK, in which Wayne Knight (Newman) played a supporting part.
• Though Jerry first spoke the immortal line "Hello, Newman" earlier this season in "The Suicide", this episode marks the first time that he says it with his familiar intonement of loathing, which he would use for all subsequent utterances of the phrase.