Episode 16: The Shower Head

Episode #126; 7:16


Our Summary

Jerry's parents are staying in Uncle Leo's place, and he is staying with his girlfriend with whom he is having regular sex, but this greatly decreases the buffer zone between Jerry and his folks. Meanwhile, George's parents decide to move to Florida, enabling George to bask in the buffer zone, and b/c of that, the Seinfelds won't move back to Florida. So, Jerry convinces Uncle Leo to dump his girlfriend so he can move back into that bachelor pad, thereby kicking his parents out back to Florida, but since they refuse to be there with the Costanzas, they move into Jerry's place, so Jerry must convince Uncle Leo to take his gal back, so they won't stay with Jerry anymore. Meanwhile, Elaine is supposed to go to Africa with Peterman, but keeps testing positive for opium. Finally, Jerry's building is getting low-flow shower heads, so Newman finds a black market guy, and they get more powerful showerheads.



Our Commentary

First thing: Adam has been gone for a month, so we haven't watch an ep of Seinfeld in a month. We're a bit out of it. That said, here we go:
Hilarious OCB starts off this Top 50 ep. Hilarious stuff with Jerry telling Uncle Leo how he's the sexiest man alive and then a week later how he's the ugliest, the whole low flow thing, and Elaine's "Pick a glass Mrs. Seinfeld Pick a glass." The whole thing with Frank Costanza not being able to say Del Boca Vista, moving to Florida for spite, his call to Morty in a super secret, deep, and powerful voice: "This is Frank Costanza. . . ." is stimply hilarious. Hilarious stuff with Peterman telling Elaine about her opium addiction, kicking Kramer out, banging the door into him, Kramer falling down at the very end of the ep b/c of the power of the Commando 450, and Kramer telling Newman that Jerry is too delicate for the Commando 450. When Jerry fills us in what happened offscreen, I forget the exact technical term, is hilarious and brilliant, when he tells it to us by saying it over the phone in a screaming jovial voice and then finds out it's the wrong number. Great stuff with Estelle smiling and glowing b/c Georgie cares about them so much, her complaining that she doesn't gamble or swim while he tries and tries to get them to move to FLA, with his cleaning up at Jai-Alai, swimming with the dolphins, the dolphins come onto the sidewalk, and he knows the age span of people in Florida and people in Queens. Overall, a solidly hilarious, well crafted episode, that honors the Top 50 with its presence. Adam - Hilarious episode. Everything from Jerry talking to Uncle Leo about being so great looking or so incredibly ugly to Frank Costanza's infamous call to the showerheads, this episode was truly a wonder.


EPISODE GUIDE from Jerry Seinfeld: The Entire Domain by Kathleen Tracy

126."The Shower Head" (Febraury 15, 1996)

SUMMARY After visiting Jerry in New York, his parents won't go back to Florida because George convinced his parents to move there. Elaine tests positive for opium after eating poppy seeds. Low-flow shower heads are installed in the building, leaving everyone with flat hair; Newman finds a source for black market replacements. Jerry makes a joke at the expense of Uncle Leo on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

DIRECTOR Andy Ackerman

TELEPLAY Peter Mehlman and Marjorie Gross

GUEST CAST Jay Leno (Himself); Ron West (Dr. Strugatz); Tim deZarn (Salesman); Michelle Bonilla (Waitress); Angelo Di Mascio Jr. (Man)

RECURRING CAST Estelle Harris (Estelle Costanza); Wayne Knight (Newman); Len Lesser (Uncle Leo); Barney Martin (Morty Seinfeld); John O'Hurley (J. Peterman); Liz Sheridan (Helen Seinfeld); Jerry Stiller (Frank Costanza)

Stats


2nd Siyum

Errors
In 5:17 The Wife Kramer says he only takes baths, but in 7:16 The Showerhead he says that baths are disgusting

Celebrities (*Real)
*Jay Leno

Peterman's Nicknames for Opium
White Lotus
Yam-Yam
Shanghai Sally


3rd Siyum

Full Script