The Smelly Car
- Episode aired Apr 15, 1993
- PG
- 22m
After dinner, Jerry gets his car back from the valet. He and Elaine get in the car and realize that the valet has really bad B.O.. Jerry goes to great lengths to get the smell out of his car... Read allAfter dinner, Jerry gets his car back from the valet. He and Elaine get in the car and realize that the valet has really bad B.O.. Jerry goes to great lengths to get the smell out of his car while Elaine goes to great lengths to get the smell out of her hair.After dinner, Jerry gets his car back from the valet. He and Elaine get in the car and realize that the valet has really bad B.O.. Jerry goes to great lengths to get the smell out of his car while Elaine goes to great lengths to get the smell out of her hair.
- Ruthie Cohen
- (uncredited)
- Car Thief
- (uncredited)
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What was this episode about?: George (Penguin) deals with Susan becoming a lesbo. Also has a scuffle with the beast.
Jerry (Superman) battles a smelly beast
Elaine (Cheetah) battles the smelly beast also gets shunned by a dude.
Kramer (Elongated Man) turns a lesbo and had an encounter with the beast.
The story and the production overview: So much fun plus astonishing watching the beast destroy everything in its path.
A smelly yet strong episode.
Highlight: Beast destroying Team Seinfeld... George asking Susan who leads in a dance.
Laugh Meter: 10
Girlfriend attractiveness level: Kramer's lesbian girl was a 6. Her Bword face was hot.
Villain: The beast who was created by the Valet.
What can be learned?: Always be prepared for when a beast arose.
Verdict: RIP Team Seinfeld.
We got two stories here. Jerry and Elaine with their BO issue and George and his encounter with lesbianism. Kramer kind of bounces around (like in many episodes). The BO story is extremely funny and find its way to entertain throughout the 20 mins but there's something missing and that is realism. This is the primal story that would fill the majority of the last three seasons of Seinfeld. It's definitely funny but you can't relate to it and that makes it feel out of place in this season. Season 4 is maybe the more realistic season (with 5 around there) and it is not only because of the probabilities of the events that happen but also for the sick attention to detail that Larry David has for human customs. This story has nothing to do with that. Jerry's car gets really smelly and then that smell gets attached to Jerry and Elaine and it just won't come off. And to make it worse we do actually get a human story with George's storyline. So the contrast is even more delimited.
George's story is great. We get more insights on his persona by the way he reacts to lesbianism and we get some funny moments with the video rental store. That's human customs.
So yeah, it's a hilarious episode but a big part of it feels out of place here just as the season opening episode did.
Did you know
- TriviaThis episode is based on actual events that an attorney friend of writer Peter Mehlman experienced.
- GoofsIn the scene when Jerry and George go to the restaurant to demand that something be done about his car, a woman can be seen standing behind the maitre d' in one shot, but she cannot be seen behind him in the other shot.
- Quotes
Jerry Seinfeld: Do you smell something?
Elaine Benes: Do I smell something? What am I, hard of smelling? Of course I smell something.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Seinfeld: The Highlights of a Hundred (1995)
- SoundtracksSeinfeld Theme Song
Written by Jonathan Wolff