The Jacket
- Episode aired Feb 6, 1991
- TV-PG
- 23m
Jerry wears an expensive jacket when he meets Elaine's father, but an argument ensues when Jerry is reluctant to wear it outside during a snowfall.Jerry wears an expensive jacket when he meets Elaine's father, but an argument ensues when Jerry is reluctant to wear it outside during a snowfall.Jerry wears an expensive jacket when he meets Elaine's father, but an argument ensues when Jerry is reluctant to wear it outside during a snowfall.
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- TriviaAlton Benes, played by Lawrence Tierney, was originally going to be a recurring character like Jerry's and George's parents. But Tierney's notorious volatility terrified the cast and crew and they did not want him back. According to the producers, Tierney took a knife from the set and hid it under his jacket. When Jerry Seinfeld asked him about it, Tierney pulled the knife and proceeded to imitate the famous shower scene and score from Psycho (1960). Unsurprisingly, Tierney would go on to play tough guy Joe Cabot in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992).
- GoofsIn one shot when Jerry, George, Alton, and Elaine are leaving the lobby, George goes from wearing to not wearing his glasses.
- Quotes
George Costanza: Master of the house, keeper of the inn...
[Jerry proudly models his new jacket in front of George. George looks in admiration at the jacket]
George Costanza: This is huge! When did this happen?
Jerry Seinfeld: Wednesday. This jacket has completely changed my life. When I leave the house in this, it's with a whole different confidence. Like tonight, I might've been a little nervous. But, inside this jacket, I am composed, grounded, secure that I can meet an social challenge.
George Costanza: [Nods] Can I say one thing to you? And I say this with an unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality.
Jerry Seinfeld: Absolutely.
George Costanza: It's fabulous.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Seinfeld: Highlights of a Hundred (1995)
- SoundtracksMaster of the House
(uncredited)
Written by Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, and Claude-Michel Schönberg
Performed by Jason Alexander
Performed by Lawrence Tierney
The entire episode revolves around a jacket if the title did not clue you in. The premise of Jerry buying an ultra-expensive jacket and boasting about it is decent enough but it simply does not ever reach territory that I find all that rewarding as far as comedy is concerned. My favourite moment that revolved around the jacket was George attempting to guess its price range having just promised Jerry that he would not nag him about the ridiculous price he paid for it. It really highlights some of the obsessive and pathetic qualities that down the road made George Costanza one of the all time great TV characters.
Lawrence Tierney is very good even if I find most of the dialogue lukewarm at best. That is, with the exception of the line in which he reminisces about a soldier during the Korean War that reminds him of Jerry. It's such a great delivery by Tierney and truly the most captivating moment of the episode for me.
A lot of the very early stages of Seinfeld have not particularly aged as well for me and that is simply a large reason as to why I find this episode fairly underwhelming despite its fine reputation. Neither the portrayal of Kramer the freelancer in this episode nor Elaine recounting to Jerry and George why she was late to meet the two for dinner with her father come close to really making me laugh and they highlight some of the shortcomings of the two respective characters during the early stages of the show. Tierney is very good and memorable and it's rather unfortunate that his difficult mentality behind-the-scenes prevented future appearances of the character. On an amusing side note, Larry David would throughout the remainder of his time on the show, threaten misbehaving cast and crew members by bringing up the possibility of a future Lawrence Tierney episode after the star reportedly had a knife mishap on set!
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