Seinfeld: The Revenge Review

When Larry David worked on Saturday Night Live, barely any of his skits made it to air. If they did, it was very late in the airing. He would quit and try to come back the next day and act like it never happened. With that in mind, his script of Seinfeld's The Revenge is his incident in the form of George, although a little different.

This is the start of George without a steady job over the next few seasons. He blows up in front of his boss for what seems like no reason and then explains to Jerry about the reason why. Everybody in the real estate office uses the bosses private bathroom and he gets a memo. He blows up in front of his boss and quits. Unfortunately, he feels like he has made a big mistake. The two discuss what to do with other jobs and Jerry comes up with the decision to go back as if nothing happened.

George goes back and his boss doesn't buy into him raging into his quitting. He decides to get his revenge by giving him a Mickey Finn at a party. The set up to do it, quite honestly, is pretty weak and not too funny. This is also the only time Elaine is given screen time. She plays the role of flirting with George's boss quite well, and it's the highlight for the scene. The lengths she goes to be decent until saying something to catch his attention is a nice feat to try.

Jerry and Kramer's storyline is getting ripped off at the laundromat. They both do a set and after the weekend, Jerry has a meltdown. He had a lot of money in his laundry bag, and smooth negotiations go sour with the guy running the place. Kramer decides to get back by putting concrete in the machines. It becomes a sight to see with the mannerisms and movements. His other story, while small but important is dealing with Newman. When it first aired, Larry David voiced the unseen character, who was thinking about suicide and jumping off the building. When they got their guy a year later, they dubbed over it with Wayne Knight doing David's lines.

Overall, it's a good episode, but the second half of it is carried by the laundromat plot.

Score: 7 out of 10

Next week, reviewing the last episode of the second season.