Kramer tries to initially cut down his shower time, but ends up deciding to stay in the shower for as long as humanly possible. Jerry is dating a gal that walks around naked, which is initially great, but then he discovers the "bad naked" and tries to show her what it means, but then the whole thing backfires. Jason Hanke, a friend of Jerry and George, is on the 12 step program to stop being an alcoholic, and is on step 9, which requires you to "make amends". He apologizes to Jerry, but not to George, who becomes obsessed with getting him to apologize. In the end, George and Jason end up going to Rageaholics Anononymous instead. Finally, Peggy is a germaphobe and fears Elaine's germs. Puddy steps in to help Peggy out, but then, she, he, and Elaine all go to Germaphobe Anonymous b/c Kramer made a salad they ate while he bathed in the shower.
Our Commentary
This great Top 50 ep
has such classic scenes and oft quoted lines as "Hanky, Others.", germaphobe, man you're currently sleeping with, Rum Raisin, Metlife windbreaker, good naked - bad naked, and the whole stapler butt thing is just great. A welcome addition to the Top 50. Adam - I beg any one, any man, any woman, and babe to give me a funnier line in all of Seinfeld lore, than "Hanky, Others". Splinter, Shredder, and the rest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). What do they have in common with this episode? Their bigger enemies were mentioned many times. The names Bee-Bop and Rocksteady. George sticking it to Hanky. And everything else made this a Top 50 episode.
EPISODE GUIDE from Jerry Seinfeld: The Entire Domain by Kathleen Tracy
165."The Apology" (December 11, 1997)
SUMMARY Jerry learns that there is such a thing as "bad naked." George becomes obsessed with getting an
apology from a now-sober friend who once embarrassed him at a party over the "neck-hole" incident. Kramer starts
living full time in his shower. Elaine is offended when a coworker acts as if she's contaminated but doesn't mind
other people's germs. George ends up at a Rage-oholics Anonymous (RA) meeting. Puddy admits being a
germophobe.
DIRECTOR Andy Ackerman
TELEPLAY Jennifer Crittenden
GUEST CAST James Spader (Jason [Hanke?]); Megan Cole (Peggy); Kathleen McClellan (Melissa); Jack Hackett
(Alan); Michael Fishman (Gregg); David Dunard (Leader); Wayne Wilderson (Walter); Brian Levinson (Andy);
Eric Simonson (Friend)
RECURRING CAST John O'Hurley (J. Peterman); Patrick Warburton (David Puddy)
