The Masseuse (Seinfeld episode)

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Seinfeld episode
"The Masseuse"
Jerry, finally getting a massage.
Episode no.	73
Airdate	November 18, 1993
Writer(s)	Larry Charles
Director	Tom Cherones
Guest star(s)	Jennifer Coolidge & Lisa Edelstein
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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 Masseuse" is the seventy-third episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 9th episode for the 5th season. It aired on November 18, 1993.

[edit] Plot

Elaine dates a man who shares the name of a notorious serial killer (Joel Rifkin) and tries to convince him to change his name. Jerry's girlfriend, an obnoxious masseuse (Jennifer Coolidge in an early role), seems unwilling to give Jerry a massage, even as she takes Kramer as a client. Meanwhile, she is not fond of George, leading him incessantly to wonder why, even to his neglect of his own girlfriend (Lisa Edelstein, also in an early role). Eventually, Jerry goes insane and angrily forces his girlfriend to give him the massage.

[edit] Trivia

• One of the pro athlete names that Elaine suggests for Joel's new name is O.J., in reference to O.J. Simpson. At the time, this was a perfectly acceptable name for someone attempting to not be confused with a murderer, but nearly six months after this episode first aired, O.J. Simpson was infamously charged with the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

• Jerry says that he hasn't thrown up since June 29, 1980. The streak would be broken four episodes later. However, in season 3's "the dog", it was discovered that Elaine did not meet Jerry well into the 80s. However, in that same episode, Elaine and George talk about Jerry vomiting.