The Wallet & The Watch (Ep. 405 & 406)

Jerry's parents come into town so that his dad can see a back specialist that Leo arranged for him to see. He goes to the appointment, but when he leaves the room to get some x-rays, someone steals his wallet. This causes him to get very upset and start accusing the entire office of being crooks. He walks out and refuses to pay for his visit (not that he can because he doesn't have a wallet). Later, Jerry is out to dinner with his parents and Leo and they realize Leo is wearing a watch almost exactly like the one they gave Jerry. The thing is, it is the exact same watch. Leo picked it up out of the trash after Jerry threw it away because it didn't work. Jerry approaches Leo in the bathroom to try to buy his watch back from him so that he can show his parents that he owns it still. Unfortunately, his dad walks in and catches the whole deal going down.

George turns down their offer of $13,000 saying it's not good enough and that they are negotiating. Susan tries to tell him it's a standard deal for people with no experience or no "real" idea, but he balks. He tells Jerry, which upsets him because he understands that there are hundreds of people trying to get a pilot and that if they don't take the deal, they'll just move on to the next person. Later Susan informs George that Russell Dalrymple(President of NBC) has moved on to the next available show offer and will not negotiate with them.

Elaine can't get out of her dating relationship that she's in with her psychiatrist, Dr. Reston, because he knows all of her excuses that she uses to back out of relationships. So she tells him that she is seeing another person. When he calls her bluff and asks for a name she panics and names Kramer. Now, she has to get Kramer to call him and tell him they are dating. Dr. Reston convinces Kramer to come in and talk to him face to face. While he's seeing Dr. Reston, Elaine bumps into Crazy Joe Davola who introduces himself as Joey.

Interesting fact: Elaine finally makes her first full acting appearance of the season.

Interesting quote:
Susan: "You know it's a pretty standard deal?"
George: "Standard deal? Is Ted Danson's deal standard? You know the guy from Cheers?"
Susan: "Yeah, I know who he is. You're not Ted Danson."

Grade: B- (I'm really getting tired of the full hour and "to be continued" shows, I want my old Seinfeld back)