Elaine's friend, Wendy, kisses Jerry hello each time they meet. Jerry decides that he's done with that whole program, but it becomes harder b/c Kramer puts up pictures of everyone in the building and so he gets constant kisses hello. Jerry puts a stop to this also, and does so nicely, which obviously backfires on him to the nth degree. Kramer meanwhile goes out with Wendy, because he likes her hairdo, when the only reason Elaine introduced them was so that Kramer could tell her that her hairdo was horrible and then she'd be able to date. George misses his appt., and he got charged, so when Wendy and Elaine go skiing, he charges Wendy. After skiing, Wendy made Elaine walk home with her skies, nearly hitting NB, causing her to get injured and then goes to Wendy for treatment, who wants to charge her. The truth about her hairdo comes out, agreed upon by Carol Leifer, and then she changes it offscreen, which causes Kramer to dump her.
Our Commentary
Excellent OCB opens up this hilarious episode. We get a whole cast of characters in this ep, including Helen and Morty, Nana, and most importantly Uncle Leo. Hilarious stuff with George's Delicate Genie Us, Carole Leifer's clicking noise, a quick reflex move by Norman Brenner, Kramer saying that Wendy's hair style is great, when Elaine wants him to say that it's bad and should be changed, and then Kramer breaks up with her because she changes said hairstyle. All hilarious. The wall of pictures is simply brilliant, as is Morty figuring out how much the $50 would be worth today, Buddy testifying that this happened, and Kramer kissing Jerry while George enters and then exits. All stimply brilliant. Overall, just an excellently well crafted episode, that just barely misses the Top 50. Adam - Hilarious episode. Everything from Kramer kissing Jerry to Mary screaming at Jerry to just leave the building. All was hilarious in this episode.
EPISODE GUIDE from Jerry Seinfeld: The Entire Domain by Kathleen Tracy
103."The Kiss Hello" (February 16, 1995)
SUMMARY Kramer puts tenant pictures up in the lobby. When Jerry stops kissing the women of his building
hello, he becomes unpopular. George is charged for canceling an appointment with his therapist, then tries to
charge her when she cancels on him in order to go skiing with Elaine. Elaine injures her shoulder carrying her
equipment home.
OF SPECIAL NOTE According to a Los Angeles Times feature from 1995, this was actually the hundredth episode
of the series filmed, after which the cast and crew had a party to celebrate the milestone. "The Beard," which aired
first, was actually filmed after "The Kiss Hello."
OIRECTOR Andy Ackerman
TELEPLAY Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld
GUEST CAST Louisa Abernathy (Nurse); Belinda Barry (Stephanie); Gene Elman (Buddy); Mark Fite (Jack); C.
D. LaBove (Steve); Carol Leifer (Receptionist); Wendie Malick (Wendy); Timothy McNeil (Jeff); Julio Oscar
Mechoso (Julio); Rondi Reed (Mary); Mary Scheer (Joan); Billye Ree Wallace (Nana); Wendy Worthington
(Louise)
RECURRING CAST Len Lesser (Uncle Leo); Barney Martin (Morty Seinfeld); Liz Sheridan (Helen)
Stats
2nd Siyum
Errors
In 5:7 The Nonfat Yogurt Kramer is laughing at the idea of people wearing name tags, yet in 6:17 The Kiss Hello he loves a similar idea
