The Understudy (Seinfeld)

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“The Understudy”
Seinfeld episode
Episode no. Season 6
Episode 110
Written by Marjorie Gross & Carol Leifer
Directed by Andy Ackerman
Guest stars Bette Midler, Amy Hill & Michael McDonald
Original airdate May 18, 1995
Season 6 episodes
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"
List of Seinfeld episodes

"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

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.

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  • This episode is patterned after the contemporary real life events surrounding ice skater Tonya Harding, in which her ex-husband Jeff Gillooly is alleged to have attacked a rival ice skater, Nancy Kerrigan, to eliminate her from competition. Also the end scene with her begging to restart is a direct parody of Harding during the 1994 Winter Olympics.[citation needed]
  • 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.
  • 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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