Like most Seinfeld episodes there are multiple story lines. Seinfeld living out his infatuation with his girlfriends toys, Kramer doing the Merv Griffin show re-make, Elaine dealing with her sidling co-worker and George mistakenly injuring/killing birds/squirrels. The special beauty of this episode lies in the manner in which the separate plots are being inter-weaved through Kramer's Merv-Griffin show. I have personally never seen the Merv-Griffin show before and can imagine that it must be even funnier if you have. Its just so hilarious to see Kramer taking it all so serious in the beginning and becoming more and more drawn to the darker side of showbiz by the end - finally turning the Merv Griffin show into some kind of Jerry Springer show. The second best part is George's deal with the pigeons, which they don't seem to have signed. Eventually he ends up giving up his bed to the squirrel he injured. Then there is Jerry - drugging his girlfriend to play with her dad's toy collection. Finally, there's Elaine's work problems with the sidler, which takes credit for her work and has her do his work when she tries to counter-sidle him. It's all just very well put together and so relate-able. Gosh, I miss the show!
Review of The Merv Griffin Show
