The Conversion (Seinfeld episode)

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Seinfeld episode
"The Conversion"
George in his conversion clothing.
Episode no.	75
Airdate	December 16, 1993
Writer(s)	Bruce Kirschbaum
Director	Tom Cherones
Guest star(s)	Molly Hagan
Seinfeld - Season 5 September 1993 - May 1994
The Mango The Puffy Shirt The Glasses The Sniffing Accountant The Bris The Lip Reader The Non-Fat Yogurt The Barber The Masseuse The Cigar Store Indian The Conversion The Stall The Dinner Party The Marine Biologist The Pie The Stand In The Wife The Raincoats, Part 1 The Raincoats, Part 2 The Fire The Hamptons The Opposite
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"The Conversion" is the seventy-fifth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 11th episode for the 5th season. It aired on December 16, 1993.

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

George converts to the Latvian Orthodox religion in order to keep a girlfriend (played by Jana Marie Hupp) who would otherwise break up with him for their religious differences. He jokingly refers to his cheapness, remarking to her about ordering lobster, "You know? You are the first woman that I haven't thought about the price." Jerry finds a fungus cream in his girlfriend's medicine cabinet and, wondering what the cream might treat, convinces Elaine to ask her boyfriend, a podiatrist. Jerry mocks podiatrists by stating that they aren't real doctors and that George got into Podiatry school. Kramer meets a nun at George's church but must break up with her when she decides to forsake religion for him, due to Kramer having "kavorka" (the lure of the animal).

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Trivia

The writer of the episode, Bruce Kirschbaum, revealed later that he was unaware that the Latvian Orthodox church actually existed while writing the episode. His original intention was to have a fictitious religion.^[1] Kirschbaum received many Thank You letters from the church for bringing attention to the religion.