The Comeback (Seinfeld episode)
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| Seinfeld episode | |
| "The Comeback" | |
 George "scarfing shrimp." |
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| Episode no. | 147 |
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| Airdate | January 30, 1997 |
| Writer(s) | Gregg Kavet Andy Robin |
| Director | David Owen Trainer |
| Guest star(s) | Ben Stein, Mark Harelik |
| IMDb profile | |
| Seinfeld - Season 8 September 1996 - May 1997 |
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The Comeback is the 147th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 13th episode for the 8th season. It aired on January 30, 1997.
The episode was written by Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin and was directed by David Owen Trainer.
[edit] Plot
George Costanza uses the term “Jerk Store” as a part of a comeback to one of his coworkers at the New York Yankees named Riley. When Riley catches George stuffing himself with shrimp cocktail at a meeting, Riley remarks: "Hey George, the ocean called, they're running out of shrimp." Slow-witted George cannot think of a comeback until later, while driving to the tennis club to meet Jerry. His comeback is: "Oh yeah Riley? Well, the Jerk Store called, and they're running out of you." George suffers from l'esprit de l'escalier and becomes obsessed with recreating the encounter so that he can make use of his comeback.
Jerry, Elaine and Kramer disapprove of "Jerk Store" as a comeback mainly because "there are no Jerk Stores." Elaine suggests, "Your cranium called. It's got some space to rent." Jerry offers, "The zoo called. You're due back by six." Kramer finally suggests that George simply tell Riley that he had sex with his wife.
After discovering that Riley was let go from the Yankees and now works for Firestone, George flies to Akron, Ohio, sets up a meeting, and brings a tray of shrimp just to try out the Jerk Store line. When he says it, however, Riley shoots back with "What's the difference? You're their all-time best seller." George, unprepared for this ends up using Kramer's line "Oh Yeah? ...Well I slept with your wife!" He is then told that Riley's wife is in a coma.
During the end credits, George is seen driving towards the airport, muttering to himself that he couldn't think of another comeback, when he utters, "The life support machine called...", and in an ecstatic fit, whips the car into a U-turn to head back to Firestone to deliver yet another comeback.
A slightly baffling element to this episode is that Kramer claims to not have known that a coma victim may regain consciousness despite having previously witnessed Martin regain consciousness from his coma in "The Suicide".
