The Outing

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Seinfeld episode
"The Outing"
Jerry reading the newspaper reporting that he and George are "gay".
Episode no.	57
Airdate	February 11, 1993
Writer(s)	Larry Charles
Director	Tom Cherones
Guest star(s)	Paula Marshall
Seinfeld - Season 4 August 1992 - May 1993
The Trip, Part 1 The Trip, Part 2 The Pitch The Ticket The Wallet The Watch The Bubble Boy The Cheever Letters The Opera The Virgin The Contest The Airport The Pick The Movie The Visa The Shoes The Outing The Old Man The Implant The Junior Mint The Smelly Car The Handicap Spot The Pilot, Part 1 The Pilot, Part 2
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The Outing is the fifty-seventh episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 17th episode for the 4th season. It aired on February 11, 1993.

[edit] Plot

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While in Monk's waiting for Sharon, an interviewer from the New York University newspaper, Elaine notices two women in a nearby booth eavesdropping on their conversation, and for their benefit speaks to Jerry and George as if they were a closeted gay couple. The eavesdropping woman turns out to be the reporter Jerry was to meet, and he and George must work hard to prove that they're not "gay", "not that there's anything wrong with that." It is eventually published in the school newspaper, and subsequently gets picked up by the Associated Press. Jerry ends up dating the college reporter to clear his name, but all does not go well as George decides to use his (fake) orientation as an excuse to break up with his girlfriend and the false report was sabotaged.