The Pez Dispenser (Ep. 314)

George is dating a concert pianist, but is upset because he has no upper hand in the relationship because she's so smart and talented. He invites Jerry and Elaine to come to one of her recitals and dinner afterwards so that she will see him with his friends and have more respect for him. During the recital, Jerry places a Pez Dispenser that he got from Kramer on Elaine's lap and she starts giggling at first and then into full on laughter. This causes George's girlfriend to get distracted and mess up in her recital. Obviously, she is upset and doesn't feel like going to dinner with them so George again loses out on gaining any upper hand.

Elaine runs into John Molicka, a former bartender for the comedy club Jerry used to work at, and he tells her about Richie, a former comedian friend who is into drugs pretty bad. She suggests an intervention, but he says it would only work if Jerry were there because he respects Jerry. Kramer suggests to George that he do a preemptive break-up with his girlfriend to get the upper hand and it works. Later they stop by Jerry's apartment while everyone is waiting around for the intervention. His girlfriend hears Elaine laughing and realizes she was the one laughing during the recital. This causes her to break up with him.

Interesting fact: Kramer was the orginal Ace at First Base. "Kramer was our first baseman. You couldn't get anything by him. He was unbelievable."

Intersting quote: "A man without hand is not a man. I got so much hand, I'm coming out my gloves." - George

Grade: A (The silliness of the Pez dispenser and Elaine's infectious laugh makes this perfect.)