Episode 21: The Bottle Depisot Part 1

Episode #131; 7:21


Our Summary

Newman figures out a way to make a profit off of the bottle deposit scheme that Kramer has always wanted to do, but couldn't crunch the numbers, by using a mail truck. Meanwhile, Jerry left JFK's golf clubs, that Elaine bought for Peterman, as well as to spite the braless wonder, Sue Ellen Mishke, in the car. Finally, George is told to do a major assignment that he asks for Jerry's help in figuring out what he has to do exactly.



Our Commentary

Beautiful OCB starts off this great episode, that was on the Top 50 last time, but not this time. I like how Kramer and Newman eat and watch TV in Jerry's place, saying they'll keep on eye on each other. Even though Jerry hates Newman and vice versa, in the end, they're really buddies. Isn't that nice? Sentimental I'd say. Great stuff with Kramer not knowing where his steering wheel is, Newman thinking that you have to pay the nickel when you recycle the soda, Kramer always being Mr. Goody Two Shoes, with his need for Newman to recycle, Kramer using all of this technical words about the Michigan bottle scam, Jerry warning him about it, Newman needing to know why it won't work, Sue Ellen dissing out Elaine and battling Elaine in a bidding war over the golf clubs, with this time advantage Elaine, dark-haired person, shapely woman, and Jerry not wanting Newman or Kramer to pay for the damage to the car. Tony is one of the funniest peripheral characters of all time. He is just hilarious. Great stuff with his yelling at Jerry, and with his 51 percent of all turns are right turns, meaningless statistic, and all of the insane collecting that Newman and Kramer do, with the bum, etc. and Kramer bopping Newman in the stomach, causing him to spray soda everywhere. Good stuff with downtown, the song, George not knowing that Broadway area is in midtown, and later on, one of the most quoted lines in this hisouse:
JERRY: The washer fluid is fine.
TONY: (angry) The washer fluid is not fine!

And the episode ends. Now, we have the original ep, when it was on NBC, so we have both parts 1 and 2 as a single episode, so I only know that it ends here from the script. Anyway, overall, a great ep, but doesn't make the Top 50. They could easily have put this 2 parter into one episode. Adam - Good episode. Not great, but not bad. It is a deletion from the 2nd Siyum. It just didn't make the cut.


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

131."The Bottle Deposit (Part I)" (May 2, 1996)

SUMMARY George gets an assignment but doesn't know what it is. Elaine spends a fortune buying JFK's golf clubs for J. Peterman at an auction, then leaves them in the back of Jerry's car. Jerry's mechanic steals his car. Kramer and Newman use a mail truck to take bottles to Michigan, where they can double their deposit money.

OF SPECIAL NOTE Episodes 131 and 132 originally aired as a one-hour broadcast.

DIRECTOR Andy Ackerman

TELEPLAY Gregg Kavet and Andy Robin

GUEST CAST Brad Garrett (Tony); Brenda Strong (Sue Ellen); Patrick Kerr (Clerk); Harvey Jason (Auctioneer); Larry Polson (Homeless Guy)

RECURRING CAST Richard Herd (Wilhelm); Wayne Knight (Newman); John O'Hurley (Peterman)

Stats


2nd Siyum

Peterman Catalog Clothes
Pigmie Pullover

Scams
Michigan bottle deposit


3rd Siyum

Things We Have No Clue About
Mary Beth Whitehead


Tours

Sotheby's Broadway Area/Theater District

Full Script