The Contest

George's mother is forced to hospital after she throws her back out when she falls down after catching him doing "you know." When George says he'll never do it again, Jerry challenges him to a contest of being "master of your domains", when he accepts, Elaine and Kramer want in on the action, or rather the lack of it.

Things get worse when Kramer discovers that the women across the street is walking around with nothing on. Jerry is in the contest and dating a virgin leads him to say the hilarious rant,,, 'I can't take it anymore! She's driving me crazy! I can't sleep, I can't leave the house, and I' here, I'm climbin' the walls. Meanwhile, I'm dating a virgin, I'm in this contest - something's gotta give'

'The contest' is comedy at it's finest

Are you 'master of your domain'.

This is, without a doubt, one of the sweetest shows ever on TV. George is caught polishing his bayonet by his mother. She is so shocked that she falls and hurts her back. When George explains what happened to the gang, they make a bet that none of them can resist this action. What ensues are women, naked in the apartment across the street, JFK Junior and Elaine, and baths being given by a knockout nurse to a knockout patient. Kramer is the smart one. Each is put through torture as they try to win the bet. Jerry has a real opportunity to get it on with the girl from Frazier, but he has to shoot his mouth off. What a phenomenal episode.

Title says it all. Cleverly crude and accurate. Favourite episode, followed by the sponge.

Not a single wasting scene.

Brillant writing by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld.

Elaine should have had to have put up $1000 though, way easier for women.

This probably has to be the best episode in situational comedy. A show that had everything including slapstick comedy went right to the line and never crossed it.