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When a fellow airline passenger is sent to hospital, Jerry gets stuck watching his unruly dog for several days. With Jerry stuck in his apartment, George and Elaine discover they have very little to talk about on their own. Meanwhile, Kramer has difficulty breaking up with his girlfriend. Add a recap »

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Writers:: Larry David

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:: Larry David

Guest Star:: Kelly Wellman (Attendant #2); Tom Williams (Bark of the Dog); Joseph Maher (Gavin); Marvin Wright-Bey (Attendant #1)

When George and Jerry are waiting in line at the movie theater, the position of the poster behind them (for �The First Power� movie) keeps changing between shots although we don�t see George and Jerry moving in the queue at all. edit »
In this episode George says, "Isn't it more fun using the urinal?" However, in a previous episode he claimed to be a "stall guy." edit »
There is no bicycle hanging in hallway. edit »
In response to the movie comment: perhaps Jerry only makes sarcastic remarks when he goes to see bad movies. edit »
In this episode Jerry says, "How does sitting next to a person in a movie theatre increase the level of enjoyment? You can't talk during a movie" but in the "Chinese Restaurant" episode from season 2 he said "Well I can't go to a bad movie by myself. What am I going to make sarcastic remarks to strangers?" edit »

The dog owner's full name is stated by Jerry to be "Gavin Polone." That is the name of Larry David's manager. edit »

Elaine: Jerry, do you know what they do to dogs at the pound? They keep them for a week and then if no one claims them, they kill 'em.
Jerry: Really? How late are they open? edit »
Kramer: (to Ellen) I must've been out of my mind! Look at you. Why don't you do something with your life? You sit around here all day. You contribute nothing to society. You're just taking up space. How could I be with someone like you? I wouldn't respect myself. edit »
Kramer: (on breaking up with his girlfriend) Oh yeah! The sooner the better. I can't wait to do it. You know how there's some people you worry about whether or not you're gonna hurt their feelings? With her, I'm looking forward to it. Boy, I'd like to get it on video. Watch it in slow motion and freeze frame it! edit »
Jerry: (doing stand-up) I had a parakeet when I was a kid, that was the only pet that I really enjoyed. We used to let him out of his cage, and he would fly around and my mother had built, one entire wall of our living room was mirrored. She felt this gives you a feeling of space. Have you ever heard this interior design principle that a mirror makes it seem like you have an entire other room? What kind of a jerk walks up to a mirror and goes, "Hey look, there's a whole other room in there. There's a guy in there looks just like me." But the parakeet will fall for this, you'll let him out of his cage, he flies around the room, BANG! With his little head, he would just go 'click' Ohh! And I'd always think, even if he thinks the mirror is another room, why doesn't he at least try to avoid hitting the other parakeet? edit »
Elaine: Hello? No, who's calling? Oh my god, the dog guy. Where have you been? Yeah, well you better pick up your dog tonight or he has humped his last leg. edit »

The dog Jerry is minding is named "Farfel". While discussing the dog with Jerry (and the dog is barking), Elaine is making chocolate milk. "Farfel" was a dog puppet famous for his Nestle Quick commercials. edit »
One of the films mentioned in the episode is called �Ponce de Le�n.�. Although during 1991 (the year when the episode aired) there was no current film playing in movie theatres with that name, there was another real film released that year called �Cabeza de Vaca.� The names of the films refer to Juan Ponce de Le�n, Spanish conquistador, and �lvar Nu�ez Cabeza de Vaca, a Spanish explorer, both of whom participated in the colonization of the Americas by Spain in the 16th century. Considering all of these similarities, the "fake" film then seems to be a veiled reference to the real film. edit »

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Canogaparkcindy
member since: Jul 3, 2006
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The Bottom Line: "Well written"
George & Elaine, alone... ...Continue »
08/20/08 05:42pm | report abuse
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whoaitsconner
member since: Jul 17, 2007
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The Bottom Line: "Character development"
Pretty good... pretty good. ...Continue »
02/15/08 01:39pm | report abuse
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SeinFeld_4
member since: Feb 13, 2007
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The Bottom Line: "Not my favorite storyline"
least favorite episode from my favorite show ...Continue »
02/12/07 10:04pm | report abuse
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Clayburn
member since: May 21, 2004
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The Bottom Line: "Painful to watch"
This is the Series's worst episode. ...Continue »
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LisaGansky
member since: Jun 8, 2005
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The Bottom Line: "Silly"
Funny episode... nice to see Jerry as a dog owner. ...Continue »
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