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George is excited about a new potential baldness cure that was discovered in China. While listening to a tape of his previous nights show, Jerry hears the voice of a mysterious woman who talks dirty into his tape recorder and everyone becomes excited by the voice. Elaine shines in an entirely new light for George when he is let in on the her secret, she's the voice. He is later driven crazy when she plays around with him while goofing around in front of Kramer's new video recorder. George tries the bald cure. Kramer searches for the jacket. Add a recap »

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Writers:: Don McEnery Bob Shaw

Director:: David Steinberg

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; Norman Brenner (Beder)

Guest Star:: Ping Wu (Delivery Boy (Ping)); John Apicella (Repairman)

George pulls out his wallet to extract a piece of paper with the phone number on it as he sits down to make the call to China. He has a normal thickness wallet here, instead of the bulging file cabinet of a wallet he carries in the episode "The Reverse Peephole." edit »
After everyone yells at Kramer for watching the "before footage" on Jerry's VCR, he says, "All right, I'm gonna go take a look at this." and leaves. However, he leaves without removing the tape from the VCR, thus having nothing to "take a look at." edit »
This is a general thing and it may have already beed noted somewhere else (and if it has than I'm very sorry for repeating after others), but every time Jerry expects someone to come up, he unlocks the door so that person can come into his appartament. Kramer is always able to open the door from the outside, even through it hasn't been unlocked from the inside. How is that possible, or why does Jerry always unlock it when someone is coming up? edit »
When Kramer returns to look at George's head the second time, before he leaves he says "Ok I'm guna go take a look at this". He had no reason to say that because he hadn't recorded anything new to look at. edit »
In Kramer's "before" shot of George's head, it looks like his head is shaved in the middle rather than being naturally bald. This is easier to see when they look at the tape on the TV in color for comparison than when Kramer is actually making the video. edit »

This episode received two Emmy nominations in 1992 for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series and for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series. This episode was nominated for the 1992 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series. edit »

Jerry: (to George in a cowboy hat) Sheriff? edit »
Jerry: Elaine, have you ever gone out with a bald man?
Elaine: No.
Jerry: You know what that makes you, a baldist. edit »
Kramer: Spector gave it to me. He's giving everything away... becoming a minimalist.
George: Is that the guy who likes fat women?
Jerry: Doesn't the fat fetish conflict with the minimalism?
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George: This is like a Penthouse letter. Why can't I meet women like this? edit »
George: She had this throaty, sexy kind of whisper.
Elaine: Really , like a... like a... (sexy whisper) Jerry, I want to ssslide my tongue around you like a sssnake... Oh... Oh! edit »

"Let's go to the video tape!":

Catchphrase of sportscaster Warner Wolf. edit »

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Canogaparkcindy
member since: Jul 3, 2006
The Tape
The Bottom Line: "Revealing"
Everyone loves Elaine!? ...Continue »
11/02/08 06:48pm | report abuse
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whoaitsconner
member since: Jul 17, 2007
The Tape
The Bottom Line: "Above average"
Elaine wants to reward George with a nice, hardy, episode. ...Continue »
02/15/08 01:58pm | report abuse
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glcostanza
member since: Oct 16, 2006
The Tape
The Bottom Line: "Exactly why I watch this series"
Best Show EVER! A show about nothing, it's a classic! ...Continue »
10/15/06 05:41pm | report abuse