The Susie
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| Seinfeld episode | |
| "The Susie" | |
 Elaine with Peggy, the woman who calls her "Susie." |
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| Episode no. | 149 |
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| Airdate | February 13, 1997 |
| Writer(s) | David Mandel |
| Director | Andy Ackerman |
| Guest star(s) | Lee Arenberg |
| IMDb profile | |
| Seinfeld - Season 8 September 1996 - May 1997 |
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| List of all Seinfeld episodes | |
The Susie is the one-hundred and forty-ninth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 15th episode for the 8th season. It aired on February 13, 1997.
[edit] Plot
Kramer decides that daylight saving time isn't coming fast enough, so he sets his watch ahead an hour. Mike, the guy who once referred to Jerry as "a phony" ("The Parking Space"), has become a bookie. Peggy, a co-worker of Elaine's mistakenly calls her "Susie". George is excited about Steinbrenner's ball where he hopes to show off his tall blonde girlfriend with a grand entrance. Instead, she says "she wants to talk". George runs away knowing that "If she can't find me, she can't break up with me.", so she must go to the ball.
Kramer tells Jerry that he owes Mike $100 for a bet he made on that night's Knicks game. Only Jerry never made the bet, Kramer did it for him. In fact, Kramer attends the game and gets into a fight with a key player that causes Jerry to win his bet. Peggy starts talking to "Susie" (actually Elaine) about Elaine's memo. Peterman, hearing about the complaints, demands to see Elaine, Peggy and "Susie" in his office first thing in the morning.
Mike can't pay Jerry, so he offers to help him with his trunk problem, but instead gets his thumbs broken for the trouble. Kramer breaks up with George on behalf of Allison. Elaine makes it through the morning meeting. Mike gets trapped in Jerry's trunk. Elaine and Jerry, in his car, decide it would be best to eliminate "Susie". George reconciles with Kramer. Elaine delivers the eulogy at "Susie's" wake, much to the confusion of Peggy. Kramer, with George, makes a spectacular entrance at the ball. Mike escapes from Jerry's trunk and accuses him of "Susie's" murder. The same fate befalls Elaine that befell George; Peterman puts her in charge of a foundation in "Susie's" honor.
[edit] Trivia
- George's answering machine message is a parody of the Greatest American Hero theme song.
- Elanie screaming "SUUUUUUSIE!" while the camera pans is a reference to what George did when he learned of Susan's foundation, and Captain Kirk yelling, "KHAAAAAAAN!!! in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
[edit] George's Answering Machine
"Believe it or not, George isn't at home
Please leave a message at the beep
I must be out, or I'd pick up the phone
Where could I be?
Believe it or not, I'm not home!"
