The Seven
| "The Seven" | |
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| Seinfeld episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Andy Ackerman |
| Written by | Alec Berg & Jeff Schaffer |
| Production code | 713 |
| Original air date | February 1, 1996 |
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| Season 7 episodes | |
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| List of Seinfeld episodes | |
"The Seven" is the 123rd episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 13th episode for the 7th season. It aired on February 1, 1996.
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[edit] Plot
Elaine strains her neck trying to get a bike down from the wall in a store. In pain, she impulsively claims that she would give up the bike to whoever fixes her neck. When Kramer gives her a treatment that makes her feel better, he demands the bike despite it being a girl's bike. Elaine complies, but her neck pain soon returns worse than ever, so she demands the bike back. The pair decide to have a neutral third party (Newman) decide who should keep the bike. In a reference to the Judgment of Solomon, Newman decrees that the bike be cut in half, with both Elaine and Kramer receiving one half. Elaine agrees, but Kramer tells Newman to give the bike to Elaine, saying he would rather it belong to her than see it destroyed. Much to Elaine's outrage, this leads Newman to decree the bike should be Kramer's (although Kramer later sells the bike to Newman for $50).
Meanwhile, George reveals to Susan that he wants to name his future firstborn child Seven (after Mickey Mantle's jersey number). When Susan discloses this to her expectant cousin Carrie and her husband Ken, they love the name and decide to give it to their child. This outrages George, who follows them to the hospital, desperately trying to get them to switch to a different name (among his ideas are Soda, Eight, and Thirteen).
Jerry is puzzled and frustrated when his girlfriend appears to always wear the same dress. He tries to find out if she owns any other clothing, but when she catches him rummaging through her closet, she dumps him before he can find out.
[edit] Superman reference
- Jerry: What in God's name is going on here? Is she wearing the same thing over and over again? Or does she have a closet full of these, like Superman? I've got to unlock this mystery!
- Jerry: (in girlfriend's apartment) So this is the Fortress of Solitude.
[edit] Bloopers
- In the scene where Newman mediates the bike dispute between Elaine and Kramer, he is initially wearing an engagement ring. In the latter part of the scene, the ring is gone.
- There is a goof in this episode involving George's car. On exterior shots, the car is a Mercury Sable, but when it cuts to the car's interior, a Buick Regal is used instead.
[edit] Trivia
- The scene where Newman suggests cutting the bike in two is based on a similar situation in the Bible. Two mothers are arguing over who is the real mother of a baby. King Solomon's decision is to cut the baby in two so each can have a part of the child. The real mother voluntarily gives up custody of the baby to the false mother rather than see it destroyed. Wise King Solomon decrees that only the true mother would rather see it in the arms of another than to see it killed so she is awarded the baby (1 Kings 3:16-27).
- Elaine/Kramer's and George's plotlines are parallel: they are both about laying claim to something whose ownership is in question.
- Jerry makes a reference to Einstein splitting the atom (which is credited to Ernest Rutherford) instead of one of his own achievements.
- Victoria Beckham gave birth to her fourth child, Harper Seven Beckham. Seinfeld has been a trending topic on Twitter since the name of the baby was revealed. A CNN producer joked: "Victoria & David Beckham gave their daughter the middle name Seven. They're officially an episode of Seinfeld." http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a329358/harper-seven-beckham-name-taken-from-seinfeld.html
[edit] External links
- The Seven at the Internet Movie Database
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