“The Invitations”
Seinfeld episode
Susan licking the toxic envelopes.
Episode no.	Season 7 Episode 134
Guest stars	Janeane Garofalo & Stephen Root
Written by	Larry David
Directed by	Andy Ackerman
Production no.	{{{prod_code}}}
Original airdate	May 16, 1996
Season 7 episodes
Seinfeld - Season 7 September 1995 - May 1996
The Engagement The Postponement The Maestro The Wink The Hot Tub The Soup Nazi The Secret Code The Pool Guy The Sponge The Gum The Rye The Caddy The Seven The Cadillac, Part 1 The Cadillac, Part 2 The Shower Head The Doll The Friars Club The Wig Master The Calzone The Bottle Deposit, Part 1 The Bottle Deposit, Part 2 The Wait Out The Invitations
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"The Invitations" is the 24th and final episode of the seventh season of Seinfeld (along with the one-hundred and thirty-fourth overall episode). It originally aired on May 16, 1996, and was the most-watched episode of the series up to that point^{[citation needed]}. It is notable as being the last episode written by co-creator Larry David before he left the series at the end of this season. He did return, however, to write the series finale in 1998. This episode was directed by Andy Ackerman. Image File history File links Seinfeld_s7e24. ... Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964 in Newton, New Jersey), is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, writer and former co-host on Air America Radios The Majority Report. ... Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951 in Sarasota, Florida) is an American actor. ... Larry David Larry David (born July 2, 1947) is an Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director born and raised in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York. ... Image credit: Tom Keller Andy Ackerman is a director and producer who is best known for his work on Seinfeld and the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Engagement is the seventh season opener (along with the one-hundred and eleventh overall episode) of the popular NBC series Seinfeld. ... The Postponement is the one-hundred and twelfth episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Maestro is an episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Wink is an episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Hot Tub is an episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Soup Nazi is the title of the 116th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, which was the 6th episode of the 7th season. ... The Secret Code is an episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Pool Guy is the one-hundred and eighteenth episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Sponge is the one-hundred & nineteenth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Gum is an episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Rye is the one-hundred and twenty-first episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Caddy is an episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Seven is the one-hundred and twenty-third episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Cadillac, Part 1 is the first half of an hour-long, two-part episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld (followed by The Cadillac, Part 2). It aired on February 8, 1996. ... The Cadillac, Part 2 is the second half of an hour-long, two-part episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld (preceded by The Cadillac, Part 1). It aired on February 8, 1996. ... The Shower Head is an episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Doll is the 127th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Friars Club is an episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Wig Master is an episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Calzone is the one-hundred and thirtieth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Bottle Deposit, Part 1 is the 131st episode and 21st episode of the seventh season of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Bottle Deposit, Part 2 is the second part of an hour-long, two-part episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld (preceded by The Bottle Deposit, Part 1). ... The Wait Out is the one-hundred and thirty-third episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... Seinfeld logo The following is an episode list for the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... Seinfeld logo The following is an episode list for the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... This article is about the sitcom. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Larry David Larry David (born July 2, 1947) is an Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director born and raised in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York. ... A series finale is the very last installment of a television series, usually a sitcom or drama. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean by UNESCO. [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Image credit: Tom Keller Andy Ackerman is a director and producer who is best known for his work on Seinfeld and the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. ...

Plot

George and Susan go shopping for wedding invitations and George decides to buy a cheap brand. Meanwhile, Kramer tells Jerry that the bank will offer anyone $100 if they are not greeted with a "hello" by a teller when they enter the building. Jerry and Elaine realize that once George gets married, it will just be them and Kramer. However, Elaine tells Jerry that she's tired of being single and will probably leave "the group" after George gets married. As Jerry imagines a life with just him and Kramer, he is nearly hit by a car, but is saved by Jeannie Steinman (Janeane Garofalo), a woman who he discovers to be a lot like him. They both eat a lot of cereal, even at restaurants, have the same initials J.S., and enjoy reading Superman and Supergirl comic books. George Louis Costanza is a fictional character on the United States-based television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Jason Alexander. ... Susan licking the envelopes which featured in the finale of Season 7 (The Invitations.) Susan Biddle Ross is a fictional character on the situation comedy Seinfeld played by Heidi Swedberg. ... Cosmo Kramer is a fictional character on the United States based television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Michael Richards. ... For the actor, see Jerry Seinfeld. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964 in Newton, New Jersey), is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, writer and former co-host on Air America Radios The Majority Report. ... This article is about cereals in general. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... For other uses, see Supergirl (disambiguation). ...

Elaine wants to have a part in George's wedding, but Susan says no. Kramer, who was going to be an usher, is also told no after he calls Susan "Lily" when he bumps into her and George walking in the street. George can't believe he is actually going to go through with the wedding and desperately wants to find a way out of it without confronting Susan. Elaine suggests he try smoking in front of her, since she hates it. However, it doesn't work when George gets sick from the cigarettes. Kramer suggests a pre-nup, but when George tries this, Susan laughs it off. George realizes he is stuck. The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ... // Definition A prenuptial agreement or antenuptial agreement, commonly abbreviated to prenup or prenupt, is a contract entered into by two people prior to marriage or civil union. ...

Kramer goes to the bank and wants $100 after the teller says "Hey" instead of "Hello." He and the manager settle for $20 since he got a greeting that started with an "H". Jerry proposes to Jeannie and she accepts. He tells George that they are getting married on September 21 and that he kept his side of the pact that they originally made in the Season 7 opener, "The Engagement." Kramer, who originally didn't like Jeannie because she was too much like Jerry, has a change of heart and congratulates him, telling him he'll get to like her. Jerry starts having doubts. September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... The Engagement is the seventh season opener (along with the one-hundred and eleventh overall episode) of the popular NBC series Seinfeld. ...

George goes out as Susan stays home to get the invitations ready. As she is licking the envelopes, she notices they taste funny. The episode later cuts to a more worn-out Susan continuing to lick envelopes and finally passing out. George arrives home and finds her collapsed on the couch. He, Kramer, Jerry and Elaine all meet up at the hospital, where George is told by the doctor that Susan has died. The cause: toxic glue, as the doctor puts it, commonly found on cheap envelopes. He tells his friends, and they accept it and go to the coffee shop. Jerry, however, is now in George's role as the fiance who made the mistake of proposing before thinking. Now single again, George tries once more to start a relationship with Marisa Tomei, who is no longer interested after George says his weekend is wide open hours after Susan's funeral. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An engagement is an agreement to marry, and also refers to the time between proposal and marriage. ... Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress. ...

Reaction

There was a very mixed reception to the episode's ending - it generated many letters to publications such as TV Guide as to the tastelessness of Susan's demise, and the characters' hollow reactions. Seinfeld mocked the backlash in the first scenes of the following season, where Jerry and George visit Susan's grave. The two only show any emotion when they start remembering the death of Spock in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... For other uses, see Spock (disambiguation). ... Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Paramount Pictures, 1982; see also 1982 in film) is the second feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ...

Most of the cast and crew were horrified and in disagreement with the choice to find humour in such a dark, morbid subject, and the way in which the character of Susan is treated after two seasons of loyalty. Writer Larry David has expressed his disbelief that he killed the character off in such a manner. Larry David Larry David (born July 2, 1947) is an Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director born and raised in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York. ...

Heidi Swedberg, who played Susan, has stated she enjoyed the fact she was killed off and had no problem with it. Fans expressed frustration and resentment to her when she was recognized on the street for months after the episode's broadcast. Similarly, Jason Alexander claims that the George fanbase has only ever turned on him in anger twice, one being because of the suggestion that George murdered Susan. The other was the instance of George eating an éclair out of a trash-can.^[1] Heidi Swedberg (born March 3, 1966 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American actress best known as Susan Ross, the ill-fated fiancee of George Costanza on the TV series Seinfeld. ... Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is a Jewish American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... For the camera company, please see Eclair (camera). ...

Trivia

• Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, long portrayed on Seinfeld by the voice of Larry David, filmed scenes for a guest appearance in this episode, but none of the footage made it to air. It was theorized that this was because Steinbrenner disapproved of the morbid plot twist in which Susan is killed; Steinbrenner has publicly stated his objections to the story several times. However, the Season Seven DVD release indicates that the scenes were cut simply for time. Steinbrenner's scenes involved him taking Elaine out to dinner in anticipation of escorting her to George's wedding.
• Jerry and Jeannie mention that they are scheduled to be married on September 21. That would have occurred on September 21, 1996, exactly a year after the seventh season began and George proposed to Susan.
• The bank manager is played by Stephen Root, who was starring in NewsRadio (which also aired on NBC) during this time.
• George smokes American Spirits.
• This is the last episode to feature Jerry's stand-up comedy routine until the series finale, though it isn't featured in syndication
• This episode was temporarily pulled from syndication in the wake of the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States. The episode returned to syndication in the summer of 2002.

Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... George Michael Steinbrenner III (born July 4, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio) often known as The Boss, is an American businessman and the principal owner of Major League Baseballs New York Yankees. ... Larry David Larry David (born July 2, 1947) is an Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director born and raised in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York. ... Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951 in Sarasota, Florida) is an American actor. ... NewsRadio was an American sitcom, originally broadcast from 1995 to 1999 on NBC. The show was created by executive producer Paul Simms. ... NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... A package of Natural American Spirit cigarettes Natural American Spirit is a brand of cigarette and tobacco products manufactured in the United States by the Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company. ... The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, also known as Amerithrax from its FBI case name, occurred over the course of several weeks beginning on September 18, 2001 (a week after the September 11, 2001 attacks). ...

Superman reference

• During the montage, Jerry reads a Superman comic book while Jeannie reads a Supergirl comic book.

Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... For other uses, see Supergirl (disambiguation). ...

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