The Cafe (Ep. 307)

Jerry feels bad for a Pakistani restaurateur named Babu Bhatt who seems to be unsuccessful so he visits his restaurant. He makes several suggestions, one of which is to change the menu from strange American food (franks and beans) to an all Pakistani menu. Babu agrees that this is a very good suggestion and promptly closes down his restaurant to readjust it to a Pakistani restaurant. Not good, nobody shows up and Babu eventually has to shut down the restaurant altogether.

George's girlfriend, Monica, is a Psychology student who wants to give him an IQ test as part of her research. George for obvious reasons is terrified of this thought. He confides to Jerry that his 1409 on the SAT is a lie, but doesn't say what the real score is. He convinces Elaine, who claims a 145 IQ, to take the test for him. She decides to take it in Babu's cafe, but ends up getting distracted by Kramer and Babu...she gets an 85. She talks George into asking for a retake so she can improve her score. He gets the test for her again and she takes it in Jerry's apartment, but this time is held up by Kramer hiding out in Jerry's apartment. She doesn't finish in time and Monica finds out. She does learn at the end of the show that she got a 151.

Kramer is hiding from a man who wants the jacket that Kramer is wearing. Kramer says the guy was a boyfriend of his mom's and left it at her place over 2 years ago. He doesn't want to give it up because it gets him the ladies. In the end, the guy gets the jacket back.

Interesting fact: Brian Georges who plays Babu is not Pakistani, but British.

Interesting quote: "You are one fascinating man, George Costanza." - Monica

Grade: B