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"Seinfeld" The Outing (1993)
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11 February 1993
(Season 4, Episode 17)
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A woman is eavesdropping on the conversation that Elaine has with Jerry and George at the coffee shop...
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(Episode Credited cast) | Jerry Seinfeld | ... | Jerry Seinfeld |
 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | ... | Elaine Benes |
 | Michael Richards | ... | Kramer |
 | Jason Alexander | ... | George Costanza |
 | Liz Sheridan | ... | Helen Seinfeld |
| Barney Martin | ... | Morty Seinfeld |
| Estelle Harris | ... | Estelle Costanza |
 | Paula Marshall | ... | Sharon Leonard |
| Kari Coleman | ... | Allison |
| Anthony Mangano | ... | Sailor |
 | Ben Reed | ... | Male Nurse |
 | Lawrence Mandley | ... | Manager |
| Charley J. Garrett | ... | Man #1 (as Charley Garrett) |
| Deck McKenzie | ... | Scott |
| David Gibbs | ... | Man #2 |
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Continuity: When Jerry and George are arguing whether Jerry washed the pair or not, Sharon Leonard says "You should hear how my boyfriend talks to me." Later she is seen kissing Jerry as if she doesn't have a boyfriend.
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References Forever Young (1992)
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From one of the best sitcoms ever, a take on what it means to be thought of as gay.
As a gay man, it's my opinion that this Seinfeld episode is an extraordinarily sharp, clever, and brutally honest commentary on straight attitudes toward gay people.
Of course, I'm speaking about contemporary urban/suburban life where "liberal" or "tolerant" views are not only accepted, they're enforced. They're enforced by peer pressure; few would admit to homophobia or anything other than an accepting take on gay life. In a word: political correctness.
This episode exposes the hypocrisy that many straight people have about gay people. It happens every time Jerry (or any other character) says, "Not that there's anything wrong with that." What they're really saying, of course, is that there's EVERYthing wrong with that if THEY are being thought of as gay. Acceptance for these people only goes so far.
Thankfully, in the 15 or so years since this episode first aired, attitudes have become more enlightened. Me, myself, I think lot of the change is due to media exposure in general, and this episode of Seinfeld in particular.
Now if only some sitcom writer would come up with a similarly clever way to demolish the truly hurtful phrase: "That's so gay" . . . .