Seinfeld episode
"The Busboy"
Jerry, George and Elaine eat at a restaurant.
Episode no.	17
Airdate	June 26, 1991
Writer(s)	Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld
Director	Tom Cherones
IMDb profile
Seinfeld - Season 2 January - June 1991
The Ex-Girlfriend The Pony Remark The Jacket The Phone Message The Apartment The Statue The Revenge The Heart Attack The Deal The Baby Shower The Chinese Restaurant The Busboy
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The Busboy was the seventeenth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld to air, despite being the eighth produced. The episode was the 12th and final episode of the show's second season. It aired on June 26, 1991. This article is becoming very long. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Sein_ep203. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Larry in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Smoking Jacket. Larry David (born July 2, 1947) is an American actor, writer, producer, and film director born and raised in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Tom Cherones is a director and producer of several TV series including Seinfeld and The Pitts. ... The Pony Remark is the seventh episode of the hit NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Library is a second season episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Apartment is the tenth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Statue is the eleventh episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Statue was the 12th episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Heart Attack is the eleventh episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Deal was the 14th episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Baby Shower is the fifteenth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ... Seinfeld logo The following is an episode list for the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... This article is becoming very long. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Plot

At dinner, George destroys the menu, telling the owner that it was the busboy's fault, in order to get a free meal. Soon, however, he sees the full ramifications of his actions when the busboy is fired. George and Kramer go directly to his apartment to apologize, only to accidentally let his cat out of the apartment. A few days later, the busboy comes to see George, and tells him that there was an explosion at the restaurant, killing the entire staff, including the busboy hired to replace him. He thanks George for saving his life, only to be seriously injured on his way out of the building.

Meanwhile Elaine faces having her boyfriend live with her for a week.

Notability

This episode was noted by the supporting cast in an interview used for a DVD set as the first sign that Jerry would be a generous writer, being very good about including his co-stars into story lines. In fact, Jerry doesn't even have a story line. The episode is the first to show George and Kramer alone together, Elaine without Jerry, and a scene not including Jerry.

Though considered a classic "Elaine" episode, actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus has said that she dislikes the way her acting was in the episode, noting that the "deadpan stare" in the Rockaway Boulevard Shortcut scene was a bad choice. Julia Louis-Dreyfus (right) as Elaine Benes in Seinfeld Julia Elizabeth Scarlett Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961) is an Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award-winning American actress and comedian. ...

This episode was also noted by co-creator Larry David as a major turning point for the series. He stated that the literal intersection of the two major story lines at the end of the episode (the fight between Elaine's boyfriend and the busboy George got fired) was something he had not thought to do previously and became enamored with as a result of. Larry in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Smoking Jacket. Larry David (born July 2, 1947) is an American actor, writer, producer, and film director born and raised in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York. ...