The Doodle

Season 6, Episode 20, Aired
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Jerry discovers that his apartment is infested with fleas. As it's being fumigated Elaine can't get at a manuscript she needs for a job interview, Kramer loses his sense of taste, and Jerry's obsession with hygiene gets him into his girlfriend's bad books. Meanwhile, George finds out that his girlfriend doesn't care about looks which may be less of an insult than he originally thought.moreless
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  • It was decent.

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    By cactusjack39, Mar 03, 2009 Report Abuse
    This episode had some funny moments and some funny comedy. I think that this show does a good job of making something out of nothing. I liked the storyline with Kramer losing his taste as a result of a flea extermination. He couldn't even atste fruit from a fruitstand. Elaine needed manuscripts and George was insulted because of his girlfriend's way of thinking. Overall, this was a decent episode that had decent writing, okay plots, and decent comedy. I liked most of the episode and I wish they would have lightened up on the flea thing. So it was pretty good, mostly. Thank you.moreless

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  • One of my personal favourites

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    By Seinfelder, Jul 08, 2006 Report Abuse
    George find's a drawing of him that his girlfriend drew, and he thinks he looks grotesque. Firstly, This is quite funny, especially when you see the drawing. Next, Jerry's apartment is being fumigated, so he has to stay with his girlfriend. Elaine get's a free apartment suite for a few days, and That's where Jerry's visiting parents go. This also leads to a few funny scenes. This episode was the Third one I ever saw, And It's what made me want to watch seinfeld. Full of laughs, yet with an ok storyline, not short of creativity. I recomend this episode to anyone starting seineld - it'll get you hooked.moreless

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    • Christa Miller-Lawrence who appears in this episode as Elaine's artist friend Paula, appeared as Ellen de Granmont (the woman whose material George feels) in last season's "The Sniffing Accountant". She can currently be seen as regular character Ellie Torres in Courtney Cox's new series Cougar Town. Edit
    • From this episode on; Uncle Leo is a very minor character. Edit
    • When Elaine goes in Jerry's apartment for the second time, you can see a bright light in the door crack. When she gets in, there is no lights on. Edit

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    • In a deleted scene on the Season 6 DVD, we learn that Buford, the bulldog that chases Newman in the final scene, is the dog that gave him fleas in the first place. Edit
    • Viewer Daniel Massey notes that Newman's apartment in this episode is 5F. Edit

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    • Paula: (to George) You could drape yourself in velvet for all I care. Edit
    • Newman: (to Jerry) So you have fleas. Maybe you keep your house in a state of disrepair. Maybe you live in squalor. Edit
    • Elaine: The point, George, is she likes you. George: Oh, so what. I'd rather she hate me and thought I was good looking. Edit

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    • When George wears the velvet outfit, Jerry refers to him as the "Velvet Fog". This is a nickname for Mel Torme, who incidentally, was featured in the previous episode ("The Jimmy"). Edit
    • Paula: You can drape yourself in velvet for all I care. This alludes to George's dream, as mentioned in several episodes throughout the series; that were it socially acceptable he would drape himself in velvet. Edit

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