The Understudy (Seinfeld)

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Seinfeld episode
"The Understudy"

Jerry and George talking at the softball game.
Episode no. 110
Airdate May 18, 1995
Writer(s) Marjorie Gross & Carol Leifer
Director Andy Ackerman
Guest star(s) Bette Midler, Amy Hill & Michael McDonald
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Seinfeld - Season 6
September 1994 - May 1995
  1. The Chaperone
  2. The Big Salad
  3. The Pledge Drive
  4. The Chinese Woman
  5. The Couch
  6. The Gymnast
  7. The Soup
  8. The Mom & Pop Store
  9. The Secretary
  10. The Race
  11. The Switch
  12. The Label Maker
  13. The Scofflaw
  14. The Highlights of 100, Part 1
  15. The Highlights of 100, Part 2
  16. The Beard
  17. The Kiss Hello
  18. The Doorman
  19. The Jimmy
  20. The Doodle
  21. The Fusilli Jerry
  22. The Diplomat's Club
  23. The Face Painter
  24. The Understudy
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"The Understudy" is the 110th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 24th and final episode for the 6th season. It aired on May 18, 1995.

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

George and Jerry are suspected of deliberately injuring Bette Midler during a softball game, giving Jerry's girlfriend a chance to perform in Rochelle, Rochelle, the musical. Kramer becomes Bette's personal assistant. Elaine gets Frank Costanza to translate for her when she suspects that her Korean manicurist has made some obvious snide remarks in her native tongue. Elaine meets J. Peterman, and gets herself a new job.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Trivia

  • This episode is patterned after the contemporary real life events surrounding ice skater Tonya Harding, in which her ex-husband is alleged to have attacked a rival ice skater to eliminate her from competition.
  • This is the first episode not to have Jerry's stand-up routine even in original version.
  • Michael McDonald, who is currently a cast member on MadTV, had a brief role in this episode as one of the Rochelle, Rochelle baseball players would later be in next season's "The Wig Master" as the guy who tries to ask the wig master out.
  • First appearance of J. Peterman. This is also Peterman's only appearance on the show's 6th season. Most of his appearances come from the last 3 seasons on the show.
  • When Michael Richards sang "Wind Beneath My Wings", the words had to be dubbed in at a later date. Richards couldn't remember how the song went on set.


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