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Seinfeld: The Statue

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Jerry finds a statue in a box of his grandfather's old things, that George wants to replace a similar one he broke as a child. When Jerry hires the boyfriend of an author Elaine is working with, to clean his apartment, the cleaning job is spectacular, but the statue goes missing. Add a recap »

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Writers:: Larry Charles

Director:: Tom Cherones

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

Guest Star:: Michael D. Conway (Ray); Nurit Koppel (Rava)

This is the first time the name of the coffee shop (Monk's) is said. edit »
Ray tells Jerry that he can't discuss the statue over the phone, because he doesn't want Rava to know how he got it. Then, when they meet at Monk's, Ray simply says that he got it from a pawn shop. What's the big secret about that? edit »
Before the statue goes missing, George tells his parents to expect a "big suprise," but doesn't mention the statue specifically. Then, after it gets stolen, George is shown on the phone trying to explain the situation to his mother. He says that his mother feels like the statue was broken all over again. Why was it necessary for him to tell his mother about the statue once it was already stolen?! edit »
When Ray is meeting Jerry at Monk�s, a plate of French toast suddenly pops up on his side of the table at one point of the conversation. Then a little while later a cup of coffee also appears, whose position randomly changes from being on his right to being in front of him. edit »
George said that the statue his parents had was sitting on the mantle in his apartment when he was 10 years old�but in "The Pledge Drive", when George and Jerry are talking about a mantle to hold greeting cards, George says "if my parents had a mantle, I may have been a completely different person."

This was said about his apartment mantle but the parent's (and presumably George as he has a room there) live in a house in Queens where there's no mantle. edit »

George states that this experience has changed him for such reasons as "more cyncial, more bitter, more jaded". This actually seems to be more than George just saying this, as it is indeed the truth as the series progresses. edit »

George: (to Jerry about Ray) Remember, don't take any crap. edit »
Jerry: (to Rava) So, where's this boyfriend of yours? I can't wait much longer. I've got a flight.
Elaine: Oh, probably caught in traffic.
Rava: Or maybe he's dead.
Jerry: So what do you write, children's books? edit »
George: Students can't clean. It's anathema. (explaining) They don't like it.
Jerry: How long have you been waiting to squeeze that into a conversation? edit »
George: When I was ten years old, my parents had this very same statue on the mantle of our apartment. Exactly, and, one day, I grabbed it, and I was using it as a microphone. I was singing, "MacArthur Park", and I got to the part about, "I'll never have that recipe again," and it slipped out of my hand and it broke. My parents looked at me like I smashed the Ten Commandments. To this day, they bring it up. It was the single most damaging experience in my life, aside from seeing my father naked. edit »
Ray: Greetings, greetings and salutations! I beg your forgiveness, my tardiness was unavoidable. And you must be Jerry, Lord of the manor. My Liege, a pleasure to serve you. Your palace shall sparkle like the stars in the heaven upon your safe arrival, Sire. edit »

"What's all the hubbub, bub?" - Phrase said on a number of classic cartoon shorts of the 30s, 40s, and 50s, said by such characters as Bugs Bunny, Droopy Dog, and a short man from the draft board trying to catch Daffy Duck for service during WWII. edit »
"Ok, break it up you knuckleheads!" - This is a line frequently said by Moe of the Three Stooges. Jerry, George and Kramer were at the moment imitating the Stooges -- Kramer with the wild hair like Larry; George bald like Curly; and Jerry the 'sane sensible' leader of the group like Moe. edit »

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mquattrocchi
member since: Apr 7, 2005
The Statue
The Bottom Line: "Fine example"
George gets to keep Jerry's grandfather's statue, and leaves it with Jerry for now. Jerry hires an author's boyfrined to clean out his appartment, but soon discovers that he must have stolen the statue when he sees it in his appartment instead. ...Continue »
10/14/06 11:19am | report abuse
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thomdp
member since: May 1, 2006
The Statue
The Bottom Line: "Series classic"
Great episode very funny! ...Continue »
08/22/06 03:34am | report abuse