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Jerry meets Keith Hernandez and wants to make a good impression. Meanwhile, George is out of time on his unemployment and he works harder than ever on his scheme to get a 13 week extension. He tells the unemployment office he was really close on Vandelay Industries, a company that makes latex products and whose main office is Jerry's apartment. Kramer and Newman hate Hernandez back to a time when they were allegedly spit on by him; however, Jerry supports the "second-spitter theory." Keith asks Jerry about Elaine's status. Keith makes a date with her and breaks a date with Jerry. Add a recap »

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Writers:: Larry Levin

Director:: Tom Cherones

Stars:: Michael Richards (Cosmo Kramer); Jason Alexander (George Louis Costanza); Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine Marie Benes (not in pilot)); Jerry Seinfeld (Himself)

Recurring Role:: Wayne Knight (Newman); Larry David

Guest Star:: Rae Allen (Mrs. Sokol); Keith Hernandez (Himself); Richard Assad (Cabbie)

The second spitter theory doesn't explain the impossible trajectory of the spit around Newman's body. It somehow hits his back, moves around to his wrist and then (as Jerry notes) pauses in mid-air before dropping to his leg. This is just as impossible as if Keith had done it. edit »
Kramer asks Jerry to go with him to "see the baby." When Elaine wants to know what baby he means, they explain that a guy who used to live in their building got married and had a baby. However, in later episodes (i.e., �The Hamptons,� �The English Patient,� etc.) the obnoxious wife is supposed to be Elaine's friend. edit »
Goof: Kramer's line, "What-delay industries?" is delivered more as a statement than a question. edit »
George tells Mrs Sokol that although he interviewed with Vandelay Industries, they wouldn't give him a chance. He then tells Jerry that when she calls, he should say that he's seriously considering George for the job. Well, which is it? edit »
When Kramer comes in Jerry�s apartment to ask him what he�s doing Friday night, we see him swing the door to shut it and we hear it close off-screen, yet when we cut back to the door it is still wide-open. edit »

During his appearence Friday May 15, 1992 on episode #1633 of Late Night with David Letterman, Jerry used a clip from this episode -- the scene in which he uses the golf club to track the spit -- to illustrate 'the secret to acting on TV shows', and creating (in Dave Letterman's words) 'a comedy vortex.' edit »
Jerry's line "And you want to be my latex salesman," when he sees George laying on the floor with his pants down, was ad libbed. edit »
When the episode was aired as a double again, after its original broadcast, Jerry appeared to present a little introduction to it. Interestingly, he calls the episode "The New Friend", perhaps to appease some viewer's delicate sensibilities? edit »
According to the "Notes about Nothing" on the new DVD release, Jerry's made-up name is "Kel", not "Kal" (and it sound more like "Kel" also). So this is NOT a Superman reference. edit »
The Season 3 DVD contains "The Boyfriend" in its original hour-long version, instead of listing both parts seperately. edit »

Jerry: I'm Vandelay Industries?
George: Right.
Jerry: And what is that?
George: You're in latex.
Jerry: Latex? And what do I do with latex?
George: You manufacture it. edit »
Jerry: I'm going to hire you as my latex salesman?
George: Right.
Jerry: (chuckling) I don't think so. edit »
Kramer: Hey you know this is the first time we've ever seen each other naked?
Jerry: Believe me, I didn't see anything.
Kramer: Oh, you didn't sneak a peek?
Jerry: No, did you?
Kramer: Yeah, I snuck a peek.
Jerry: Why?
Kramer: Why not? Hey, what about you George?
George: Yeah, I ... I snuck a peek. But it was so fast I didn't see anything. It was just a blur.
Jerry: I made a conscious effort not to look. There's certain information I just don't want to have. edit »
Keith Hernandez: Who's this chucker? edit »
Newman: June 14, 1987.... Mets Phillies. We're enjoying a beautiful afternoon in the right field stands when a crucial Hernandez error to a five run Phillies ninth. Cost the Mets the game.
Kramer: Our day was ruined. There was a lot of people, you know, they were waiting by the player's parking lot. Now we're coming down the ramp... Newman was in front of me. Keith was coming toward us, as he passes Newman turns and says, "Nice game pretty boy." Keith continued past us up the ramp.
Newman: A second later, something happened that changed us in a deep and profound way front that day forward.
Elaine: What was it?
Kramer: He spit on us.... and I screamed out, "I'm hit!"
Newman: Then I turned and the spit ricochet of him and it hit me. edit »

The entire "Magic Loogie" sequence is a direct reference to Wayne Knight's appearance in �JFK,� in which he played a very similar role. edit »
George rambles on about the likelihood of a plane crash killing off a whole baseball team. This has happened to at least 2 college teams. Wichita State and Marshall both lost their football teams in separate crashes, in 1970. Also, the football team at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo was killed in a plane crash in 1960. edit »

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Jerry meets his sports idol Keith Hernandez and is dying to become friends with him, while Kramer and Newman claim Keith spat on them. ...Continue »
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One of my favorites! Love seeing Jerry in such a reverse role to his normal self-confident self. ...Continue »
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In this episode Jerry meets baseball star Keith Hernandez and then Kramer and Newman recall of an event much like JFK and they do a spoff on that. ...Continue »
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