The Soup
- Episode aired Nov 10, 1994
- TV-PG
- 23m
Jerry accepts an Armani suit from Kenny Bania, provided that he will treat him to a meal; Elaine dates a bounder from England; Kramer decides to eat fresh.Jerry accepts an Armani suit from Kenny Bania, provided that he will treat him to a meal; Elaine dates a bounder from England; Kramer decides to eat fresh.Jerry accepts an Armani suit from Kenny Bania, provided that he will treat him to a meal; Elaine dates a bounder from England; Kramer decides to eat fresh.
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- TriviaThe scene where George has his walk-and-talk date was filmed in the lagoon area of the CBS Radford Studios in Los Angeles, the same place where Gilligan's Island (1964) was filmed. The lagoon was destroyed sometime in the 90s and doesn't exist any more.
- GoofsAt the end, Jerry is holding up a bite of his omelette, which, despite supposed to be egg white, is coloured a rich yellow.
- Quotes
Jerry Seinfeld: So he just gets soup. He wants to save the meal. So now I got to do it all over again.
Elaine Benes: What kind of soup did he get?
Jerry Seinfeld: I don't know. Consomme or something.
Elaine Benes: Consomme, hmm.
Jerry Seinfeld: What?
Elaine Benes: Well, that's not really a meal, Jerry. I mean, if he had gotten Chicken Gumbo, or Matzah Ball, or Mushroom Barley. Then I would agree with you. Those are very hearty soups.
Jerry Seinfeld: Elaine, you're missing the whole point.
Elaine Benes: What?
Jerry Seinfeld: The meal is the act of sitting down with him. It doesn't matter what you get. As long as he's sitting in that restaurant, it's a meal.
Elaine Benes: Was it a cup or a bowl?
Jerry Seinfeld: You see - ah, uh...
Elaine Benes: I'm just curious.
Jerry Seinfeld: A bowl, okay?
Elaine Benes: Did he crumble any crackers in it?
[Jerry exhales in exasperation]
Elaine Benes: Did he crumble any crackers in it?
Jerry Seinfeld: As a matter of fact, he did.
Elaine Benes: Oh, well. Crackers in a bowl. That, that could be a meal.
Jerry Seinfeld: It's like I'm talking to my Aunt Sylvia here.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Seinfeld: Highlights of a Hundred (1995)
- SoundtracksSeinfeld Theme Song
Written by Jonathan Wolff
Four story lines: Jerry gets a brand new Armani suit from Kenny Bania (his first appearance) and now he wants a meal invitation in return. George is trying to get a date with the waitress of Monk's. Elaine is dating an English-man. Kramer is "dating" a waitress from Reggie's.
Jerry's and George's story lines start off great with George's deteriorating harder as the episode progresses. Kenny Bania is absolutely on fire on here, although the writers didn't come out with a good ending for his story. Elaine's and Kramer's stories are so bad and unremarkable that I can't remember anything from their plots. Elaine's boyfriend is really undeveloped and her story in general goes nowhere. Kramer's girlfriend is a sort of monster that must be feed for some reason and, as you guessed it, it goes nowhere.
As I said, the first part of this episode is really good. As it moves forward every single story starts to deteriorate and leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth.
- juanmaffeo
- May 17, 2016
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