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Encyclopedia > The Wife
“The Wife”
Seinfeld episode
Episode no. Season 5
Episode 81
Written by Peter Mehlman
Directed by Tom Cherones
Guest stars Courteney Cox
Original airdate March 17, 1994
Season 5 episodes
Seinfeld - Season 5
September 1993 - May 1994
  1. "The Mango"
  2. "The Puffy Shirt"
  3. "The Glasses"
  4. "The Sniffing Accountant"
  5. "The Bris"
  6. "The Lip Reader"
  7. "The Non-Fat Yogurt"
  8. "The Barber"
  9. "The Masseuse"
  10. "The Cigar Store Indian"
  11. "The Conversion"
  12. "The Stall"
  13. "The Dinner Party"
  14. "The Marine Biologist"
  15. "The Pie"
  16. "The Stand In"
  17. "The Wife"
  18. "The Raincoats, Part 1"
  19. "The Raincoats, Part 2"
  20. "The Fire"
  21. "The Hamptons"
  22. "The Opposite"
List of Seinfeld episodes

"The Wife" is the eighty-first episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. The 17th episode of the 5th season, it was originally broadcast on March 17, 1994. Peter Mehlman is a television writer and producer. ... Tom Cherones is a director and producer of several TV series including Seinfeld and The Pitts. ... Courteney Bass Cox Arquette (born June 15, 1964) is an American actress and former model, known for her role as Monica Geller in the popular television sitcom Friends. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The Mango is the sixty-fifth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Puffy Shirt is the second episode of Seinfelds fifth season. ... The Glasses is the sixty-seventh episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Sniffing Accountant is the sixty-eighth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Bris is the sixty-ninth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Lip Reader is the seventieth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Non-Fat Yogurt is the seventy-first episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Barber is an episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Masseuse is an episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Conversion is the seventy-fifth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Stall is the seventy-sixth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Dinner Party is the 77th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... For the profession, see Marine biology. ... The Pie is the seventy-nineth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Stand In is the eightieth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Raincoats, Part One is the name of a 1994 episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld, it is the first part of a two part episode. ... The Raincoats, Part Two is the eighty-third episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Fire was the eighty-fourth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and the 20th episode for the 5th season. ... The Hamptons is the eighty-fifth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Opposite is the eighty-sixth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, which was also the 22nd and final episode of Season 5. ... Seinfeld logo The following is an episode list for the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... This article is about the television network. ... Seinfeld is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989 to May 14, 1998, running a total of 9 seasons. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...


Plot

Jerry's girlfriend, Meryl (Courteney Cox), poses as his wife in order that she may share in his 25% dry cleaning discount. In fact, Jerry is having fun with the idea of having a wife, even if it's just to start a sentence. George urinates in the shower while at the health club and fears he may be reported to management. Elaine gets mixed signals from Greg, a prospective boyfriend in whom she is interested. As if things couldn't get more complex, the man Elaine has her eye on is the same person who caught George urinating in the shower. For the actor, see Jerry Seinfeld. ... Courteney Bass Cox Arquette (born June 15, 1964) is an American actress and former model, known for her role as Monica Geller in the popular television sitcom Friends. ... George Louis Costanza is a fictional character in the United States-based television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Jason Alexander. ... Elaine Marie Benes is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. ...


Jerry eventually cheats on his "wife" with another woman in order to give her the discount. Meanwhile, Kramer is losing sleep because Jerry took his quilt to the cleaner, taking advantage of the discount. Kramer goes to get a tan to impress his girlfriend's family, and ends up falling asleep on the tanning bed. Cosmo Kramer is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Michael Richards. ... A sunbed, with lights off. ...


As it happens, Greg wants to date a female gym instructor and not Elaine. Then he discovers Elaine is friends with George. The episode ends with Kramer meeting his girlfriend's family, who are black, and Kramer being horribly tanned. One of the girlfriend's relatives says "I thought you said you were bringing a white boy home! I don't see a white boy! I see a damn fool!"


Trivia

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  • Courteney Cox was still a little-known actress when she guest-starred in this episode. Months later, her career would take off with the sitcom Friends.
  • At the beginning of the episode Jerry doesn't want to have the same breakfast as Meryl because "it's one step from the couples that dress alike". However, he and Meryl are already dressed alike (he's wearing a striped, red scarf and a dark jacket while she's wearing a dark scarf and a striped, red jacket
  • Jerry's line, "We'll always have pancakes", is a reference to the classic line from the 1942 film Casablanca, "We'll always have Paris".
  • In response to George's shower urination incident, Kramer admits that he takes baths, not showers. However, in a later episode entitled "The Shower Head", Kramer complains to Jerry about how he feels after taking a bath as opposed to a shower - "I just took a bath Jerry...a bath. It's disgusting. I'm sitting there in a tepid pool of my own filth. All kinds of microscopic parasites and organisms having sex all around me."
  • For the syndicated repeats, this episode is just one in a few this season to keep Jerry's opening stand-up routine intact.
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Seinfeld
Cast Jerry Seinfeld · Jason Alexander · Julia Louis-Dreyfus · Michael Richards
Crew Larry David · George Shapiro · Tom Cherones · Andy Ackerman
Characters Jerry Seinfeld · George Costanza · Elaine Benes · Cosmo Kramer · Recurring minor characters
Seasons 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9
Related articles List of DVD releases · List of episodes · Festivus · List of fictional films · Kenny Kramer · Monk's Cafe · Regift · Seinfeld awards and nominations
Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Courteney Bass Cox Arquette (born June 15, 1964) is an American actress and former model, known for her role as Monica Geller in the popular television sitcom Friends. ... Friends is a situation comedy about a group of six friends living in New York City. ... This article is about the 1942 film. ... Seinfeld is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989 to May 14, 1998, running a total of 9 seasons. ... This article is about the comedian. ... 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. ... This article is about the American actress. ... For other persons named Michael Richards, see Michael Richards (disambiguation). ... Lawrence Gene David[1] (born July 2, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director. ... George Shapiro, left, in 2006 George Shapiro is an American Talent Manager and multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winning television producer. ... Tom Cherones is a director and producer of several TV series including Seinfeld and The Pitts. ... 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. ... For the actor, see Jerry Seinfeld. ... George Louis Costanza is a fictional character in the United States-based television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Jason Alexander. ... Elaine Marie Benes is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. ... Cosmo Kramer is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Michael Richards. ... Seinfeld logo The Seinfeld Series consists of several main seasons, this guide is to organize the episodes of Season 1 which was originally aired through 1989-1990. ... Seinfeld logo The Seinfeld Series consists of several main seasons, this guide is to organize the episodes of Season 2 which was originally aired through 1991. ... Seinfeld logo The Seinfeld Series consists of several main seasons, this guide is to organize the episodes of Season 3 which was originally aired through 1991-1992. ... Seinfeld logo The Seinfeld Series consists of several main seasons, this guide is to organize the episodes of Season 4 which was originally aired through 1992-1993. ... Seinfeld logo The Seinfeld Series consists of several main seasons, this guide is to organize the episodes of Season 5 which was originally aired through 1993-1994. ... Seinfeld logo Season 6 of Seinfeld was originally aired through 1994-1995. ... Seinfeld logo The Seinfeld Series consists of several main seasons, this guide is to organize the episodes of Season 7 which was originally aired through 1995-1996. ... Seinfeld logo The Seinfeld Series consists of several main seasons, this guide is to organize the episodes of Season 8 which was originally aired through 1996-1997. ... Seinfeld logo The Seinfeld Series consists of several main seasons, this guide is to organize the episodes of Season 9 which was originally aired through 1997-1998. ... All seasons of Seinfeld have been released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. ... Seinfeld logo The following is an episode list for the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... Festivus is an annual holiday invented by Readers Digest writer and editor Dan OKeefe. ... Cosmo Kramer, Elaine Benes, George Costanza and Jerry Seinfeld at a theater in The Movie This is a list of fictional films on the Emmy Award-winning American sitcom Seinfeld. ... Kenny Kramer Kenny Kramer was the basis for the character of Cosmo Kramer in the sitcom Seinfeld. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Regifting is the act of taking a gift that has been received and giving it to somebody else in the guise of a new gift. ...

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