The Marine Biologist

Season 5, Episode 14, Aired
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Jerry meets an old college classmate who asked about George, whom Jerry says is now a "marine biologist." An infuriated Russian writer tosses an electronic organizer belonging to Elaine out of a limousine that hits a passerby on the head. Kramer struggles with his golf swing and sand. While walking along the beach, George is called on to use his marine biology skills to save a whale.moreless
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  • Real funny.

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    By cactusjack39, Feb 21, 2009 Report Abuse
    This is a typical funny episode of Seinfeld. I think it wasn't as good as some of the other episodes, but it really is a 9. It had some funny bits here and there as well as some great comedic timing. I especially liked the writing, the acting, and the storylines for this episode. It was by far one of the best episodes in terms of entertainment and originality. Kramer golfed in the sand, Jerry was being annoying, Elaine had to deal with a writer, and George of course lied. It all came to a great ending when Krmaer was responsible for a whale incident. Thank you.moreless

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  • "Is anyone here a marine biologist?"

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    By poinsecurra, Aug 08, 2008 Report Abuse
    Kramer's love of golf causes problems for George. Jerry meets an old friend from high school and tells her that George is a successful marine biologist making way for another classic moment in the show's history. George has to keep up a lie purported by Jerry and it gets him in trouble after, when Kramer was golfing on the beach, a whale gets something stuck in its blowhole.

    This is a very funny episode. Larry David's line (Is anyone here a marine biologist?) punctuates another great Seinfeld season five episode. A winner in every way, shape and form. Another can't miss episode.moreless

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  • Seinfeld

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    By CTUBauer24, Nov 21, 2007 Report Abuse
    In this episode of Seinfeld Jerry runs into a old college classmate that went to the same one as him and George and tells her that George is a marine biologist Kramer goes to the beach were he golf's into the ocean and Elaine get her electronic organizer thrown from the car window when she is riding with a writer who is fixing to get a book published by her company all in all a very funny episode that was done well not a dull moment in the episode all the stories in episode where written well my rating is 9.7moreless

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  • Hilarious episode.

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    By Canthardlywait, Aug 18, 2007 Report Abuse
    This is one of my all time favorite episode's of Seinfeld. For those of you who haven't seen it before it is practically about George pretending to be a Marine Biologist for a girl from his college. This is just a classic episode because it ends when George takes a golf ball out of a whale's sperm hole, which coincidentally Kramer hit in. Because previously Kramer had been practicing golf when he hit the golf balls into the sea. I love the episode at the end when George retells the story. So it is episodes like these that make Seinfeld a great show.moreless

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  • Lying and throwing things out the window! Two Bozo No-Nos!

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    By GeorgeJobson, Dec 11, 2006 Report Abuse
    Today's "Seinfeld's" lesson. don't lie and don't throw things out the window. Jerry told a old friend that George is a Marine Biologist and a Russian writer in the limo with elaine, threw out her orgnizer, hitting someone on the street. In one scene, a boot was thrown out the window and smacking Newman. In one scene, George was called on to save a whale and found a golf ball stuck in it's blower. Probaby Krammer had put it there as he shotting balls ionto the ocean. Another excllent episode of the show about nothing. I has plenty of laughs, so it must be about something.moreless

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    • Larry David is heard but not seen in this episode. In the scene on the beach, he delivers the line, "Is anyone here a marine biologist?!" Edit
    • George starts walking towards the water, and once he starts wading in, his pantlegs have miraculously been rolled up. Edit
    • George is telling the story of his encounter with the whale... the whale let out a great bellow and George calms the whale "easy big fella". As he says this, Elaine has her arm resting on the table. A split second later, her arm is upright. Minor goof. Edit

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    • Rosiland Allen (who plays Diane in this ep) played Wendy Smith on Seaquest DSV, a show about a submarine that has a dolphin crew member - and this episode centers around George pretending to be a marine bioligist to date her. Edit

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    • Kramer: (points to his head) I've got all my appointments right up here. Edit
    • Elaine: What, are you in a bad mood? Jerry: I got my laundry back. Elaine: Golden Boy? Jerry: He didn't make it. Elaine: I'm sorry. Jerry: This is Golden Boy's son, Baby Blue. Edit
    • George: (to Jerry) Why couldn't you make me an architect? You know I always wanted to pretend that I was an architect. Edit

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    • Jerry: The original title of "War and Peace" was War, what is it good for? War is a soul song written by Edwin Starr that protests the war in Vietnam. Jerry cited the first line of the song. Edit
    • George: I'm working on my Jack Nicholson. 'You can't handle the truth!' "You can't handle the truth!" was Jack Nicholson's famous line from the 1992 film "A Few Good Men". Edit

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