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| Series = Seinfeld |
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"The Yada Yada" is the 153rd episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. The 19th episode of the 8th season, it aired on April 24, 1997.
Plot
George's girlfriend is big on using the phrase "yada yada yada." Jerry says that at least she is succinct, and it's like "dating the USA Today." Jerry's dentist, Tim, has converted to Judaism, and is already making jokes that make Jerry uncomfortable. Jerry goes so far as to say that he only became Jewish for the jokes. Kramer and Mickey Abbott double-date, but they can't decide which woman is right for them. Elaine is a character reference for a couple who are trying to adopt, but the story she tells during an interview destroys all hope of adoption. George drops by Jerry's dental appointment; Mickey and Kramer continue to fight over who gets Karen or Julie; George determines that his girlfriend might be leaving out some significant details concerning her overuse of the phrase "yada yada." He gets her to fill in the details, and discovers more than he wants to know. Jerry confesses to a priest about what he thinks of Tim's conversion; George drops by Jerry's confession; Kramer decides on the right woman, and Mickey also decides to make his commitment. Tim hears about a dentist joke that Jerry told the priest, and deliberately prolongs an uncomfortable procedure. After hearing Jerry's complaints about Tim, Kramer accuses Jerry of being an "anti-dentite." Elaine lobbies on behalf of Beth and Arnie, and propositions the adoption official as an inducement. Beth's marriage nonetheless fails and she accompanies Jerry to Mickey's wedding; Elaine, now dating the adoption agent, is dismayed. Mickey's father, a dentist, calls Jerry an "anti-dentite bastard." Jerry is comforted by Beth, who reveals herself as racist and anti-Semitic.
Trivia
- The episode was allowed by NBC to run longer than the usual thirty minutes, and its slightly above-average length was even boasted about in promos. An edited version airs in syndication, cutting out several small scenes and dialogues, but the full-length version is available on the "Seinfeld" Season 8 DVD collection.
- One of the most oft-mentioned episodes of the series, specifically for its focus on the phrase "yada yada", which went on to be included in the Oxford English Dictionary.[1] Seinfeld did not coin the phrase, however, and it was known to be used frequently by the comedian Lenny Bruce decades earlier. [2]
- Three months before the Seinfeld episode, the phrase "yadda yadda" aired on the "Kissing Cousins" episode of "The Nanny" (season 4 episode 88, air date Jan 15, 1997.) [3]
- Before Lenny Bruce, the phrase traces back to 1950s "yackety-yack", 1940s vaudville, and earlier. [4]
- Even before this episode first aired, writer Peter Mehlman suspected that it would spawn a new "Seinfeld" catchphrase. However, his prediction regarding which phrase would catch on was slightly incorrect; he anticipated that it would be the phrase "anti-dentite" that people remembered most fondly.
- Niles uses the line "Yada Yada" on Frasier in the episode "Crane vs. Crane" a year before this episode made the phrase popular.