The Statue is an interesting one for Seinfeld's second season. They manage to give all four characters a chance to shine in the episode. Jerry and Kramer bring out a big box from the apartment basement containing stuff from Jerry's grandfather. It's just clothes and hence the name of the episode, a statue. George becomes enamored about it since a bad moment in his childhood involved it. A quick game between Kramer and George results in the pint size guy winning.
Jerry has a show and needs his apartment cleaned. He relies on the help of Ray, a guy that is with a Finland author whose book that Elaine is looking over at Pendant. One to notice is Jerry's clean freak persona as it is cleaned very well. Just the amazement at it is funny in itself. Jerry and Elaine go visit Ray and author Rava. Everything seems normal until Jerry notices a statue similar to what he and his friends saw. Cue the accusation ideas and injustice about it.
Really, the second half is trying to prove the statue was stolen and trying to get it back. This is the first we see Kramer used very well and the kind of mannerisms and emotions that Michael Richards would bring to the show. Jerry, George, and Elaine all have this cynicism and it blows up right in their faces, making the whole thing come funnier than what you would expect out of Seinfeld.
They got it rolling for the episode and it was nice to have all four involved in the main plot. No B or filler stories. Just an effort to get a statue and a funny ending that seems like what the show would have. Do you think Ray stole it?
Score: 8 out of 10
Next week's review is George's heart attack from hell.
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