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| series = [[Seinfeld]] |
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| season = 9 |
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| episode = 16 |
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| airdate = {{Start date|1998|03|19}} |
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| length = 23 minutes |
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| production = 916 |
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| writer = [[Jennifer Crittenden]] |
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| director = [[Andy Ackerman]] |
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* [[Patrick Warburton]] as [[List_of_Seinfeld_characters#Davidpuddy|David Puddy]] |
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* [[Danny Woodburn]] as Mickey Abbott |
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* [[Daniel von Bargen]] as Mr. Kruger |
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* [[Cindy Ambuehl]] as Sophie |
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* [[Henry Woronicz]] as Father Curtis |
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* [[Ursaline Bryant]] as Dr. Wexler |
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* [[Daniel Dae Kim]] as Student #1 |
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* Alex Craig Mann as Student #2 |
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* [[Brian Posehn]] as Artie |
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* [[Alec Holland]] as Co-Worker #1 |
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* [[Suli McCullough]] as Co-Worker #2 |
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* [[Ruth Cohen (actress)|Ruth Cohen]] as [[Ruthie Cohen]] (uncredited) |
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* Julie Wagner as Medical Student (uncredited) |
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| prev = [[The Wizard (Seinfeld)|The Wizard]] |
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| next = [[The Bookstore]] |
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"'''The Burning'''” is the sixteenth episode of the ninth and final season of the [[NBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Seinfeld]]'', and the 172nd episode overall. This episode first aired on March 19, 1998.<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/seinfeld/s09/e16 "The Burning"] ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''</ref> It was written by [[Jennifer Crittenden]] and directed by [[Andy Ackerman]]. |
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In this episode, Elaine learns that Puddy is religious; Jerry does not recognize his girlfriend's voice on the phone when she leaves an "It's me" message; Kramer and Mickey act out sick conditions for medical students; George's ideas at a Kruger meeting are widely accepted, though his subsequent ideas are not as well received. |
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==Plot== |
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Elaine thinks that her boyfriend David Puddy may be religious after finding Christian rock stations set on his car radio. She tells George and Jerry about Puddy's car radio, and George suggests altering his radio presets as a test. Elaine later finds Puddy has switched the stations back to Christian rock. Puddy confirms that he is religious and doesn't care that Elaine is not, because he is "not the one going to Hell." Elaine is frustrated at his lack of concern. Elaine and Puddy seek the advice of a priest about their relationship, and the priest informs them that they're both going to Hell for premarital sex, much to Elaine's delight. |
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George laments to Jerry about losing respect at a work meeting with a poorly received joke. Jerry suggests that George use the Vegas showmanship trick of leaving the room after a comedic high note. At the next meeting, George takes Jerry's suggestion and leaves the room after a well-received joke, but his showmanship backfires when Mr. Kruger throws everyone else off a large project because they are boring in comparison. George has to do all the actual work on the project as Kruger constantly makes excuses and goofs off. When George tries to get Kruger to work, Kruger makes silly comments and walks off on a high note, leaving George with a mountain of paperwork. |
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Kramer and Mickey Abbott get an acting gig playing sick for medical students and are assigned [[gonorrhea]] and bacterial [[meningitis]], respectively. Kramer gives an impressive theatrical performance surrounding the burning sensation during urination for the med students. Kramer is concerned about being typecast when the hospital wants him to perform gonorrhea again the next week, due to his stellar performance. Kramer is attacked by Mickey after trying to take over Mickey's assigned role of [[cirrhosis of the liver]]. |
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Jerry's girlfriend Sophie calls him with an "it's me" greeting, but he does not recognize her voice. When Sophie uses the unwelcome "it's me" greeting on Jerry's answering machine, George suggests he return the favor when he calls back. Sophie does not recognize Jerry's voice on the phone; thinking that Jerry is a different friend, she reveals that she has not told Jerry about an incident she calls "the tractor story", leaving George and Jerry to speculate on what the tractor story may be. Jerry sees a scar on Sophie's leg and assumes it was from a tractor accident; Sophie tries to tell Jerry the tractor story, but he tells her that he already knows about it. Kramer and Mickey enter, still arguing about being given (the role of) gonorrhea, and Sophie tells them her tractor story: that she got gonorrhea from riding a tractor in her bathing suit. Kramer tells her that her story is impossible. and she says that's what her boyfriend told her had happened (with the implication that her boyfriend gave her gonorrhea). After hearing this, Jerry breaks up with her, leaving the relationship on a comedic high note. |
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==Production== |
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This episode is dedicated to the memory of [[Lloyd Bridges]], who died on March 10, 1998. Bridges played Izzy Mandelbaum in "[[The English Patient (Seinfeld)|The English Patient]]" and "[[The Blood (Seinfeld)|The Blood]]". |
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"The tractor story" is an homage to the ''[[Happy Days]]'' episode "Fonzie the Substitute" which similarly has its comedic climax when a troubled young woman reveals she thought she got pregnant by necking in a bathing suit. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071101033204/http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/episode_guide/?sl=episode&ep=916 "The Burning" at ''Seinfeld'' official website] |
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*{{IMDb episode|0697663}} |
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[[Category:Seinfeld (season 9) episodes]] |
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[[Category:1998 American television episodes]] |
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