Episode #21; 3:4
Our Commentary
21."The Dog" (October 9, 1991)
SUMMARY Jerry gets stuck taking care of a dog owned by a drunk he met on an airplane who ends up in the hospital. After the drunk gets released, Jerry can't find him. When Jerry can't go to a movie, George and Elaine go alone and find they have nothing to talk about except Jerry. Kramer tries to break up with his girlfriend.
TRIVIA The dog's name is Farfel.
DIRECTOR Tom Cherones
TELEPLAY Larry David
GUEST CAST Joseph Maher (Gavin); Kelly Wellman (Attendant #2); Tom Williams (Bark of the Dog); Marvin Wright-Bey (Attendant #1)
Stats
2nd Siyum
Errors
In 3:4 The Dog (October 9, 1991), Elaine shouldn’t know how Jerry throws up, she’s only been there for 6 years and he last threw up 13 years ago from 5:9 The Masseuse (June 29, 1980) OR Elaine should know and call Jerry’s bluff because she did see him throw up in 1987. See 3rd Siyum below however)
First Times
Plane
3rd Siyum
Real People's Names
Gavin Polone
Errors Corrected
It is possible that Elaine actually saw the dry heaves, which can be mistaken for throwing up, as Jerry explains to George in 5:9 The Masseuse. In case you were confused, as I was, here are the relevant episodes with their relevant information: 3:4 The Dog = Broadcast October 9, 1991, Elaine has been here since 1986, making it 6 years, '86-'91, so sometime within that span of years, both George and Elaine thought that they had seen Jerry throw up; 5:13 The Dinner Party = Broadcast February 3, 1994, Jerry mentions not throwing up since June 29th, 1980, and says 14 years down the drain; 5:9 The Masseuse = Jerry says he hasn't thrown up since June 29, 1980, which he calculates to be 13 years, and the time before that, June 29, 1972, where George was present and therefore did see an actual Jerry vomiting. George then tells Jerry that he saw him vomit in 1987, but Jerry corrects him, saying it was the dry heaves. This leaves us with a possible error or the possibility that Elaine had also seen Jerry doing the dry heaves and Jerry happens to throw up similarly to his dry heaving, thus making George think that Jerry vomited in 1987, when it was the dry heaves, b/c he actually did see him throw up in 1980.