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Pickleball culture is out of control. Jerry fails successfully at the switch. Katy tries to guess where the name is real or not. TW: Eating disorders are mentioned in this episode.
Mr. Pitt gets to briefly live his dream, George drives Mr. Voight's car, Jerry doesn't want to be a cowboy and Elaine's next stop is Pottersville.
We take a break, we have a KitKat, and some other tasty and not so tasty treats in this summer bonus episode. Lots of chewing and eating noises, beware.
If you order it, it's a meal. Derek doesn't know who he's making fun of anymore, and we rate the Irish superhunks.
Derek says the words "better than naked is hoiking?" in this episode, in which we also say the word sex a lot. We talk more about the shirt off than the garbage eclair.
Poppie micturates on Jerry's couch. Tipping culture is fraught, and in the end we didn't tip the guys because they didn't come back the next day. Also it's an abortion episode.
We alienate our American listeners, Donna Chang leads everyone on, and Derek doesn't even think Larry David deserves mention.
Jerry's cheque-cashing sends his Nana into the mean streets for the first time in 20 years and there are three other storylines to boot.
Katy and Derek do a deep dive on pens and pencils. We learn about Katy's childhood cereal habit.
Katy's a deli meats gal, because a lot of sins could be hidden in tuna. Derek believes the opposite of eating a tuna sandwich is throwing up a tuna sandwich.
There was shrinkage. You gotta see the baby. Breathtaking. One of the best episodes of all time and we talk about Idiocracy and the Full Monty.
We debate the merits of white wine, exotic fruits and just a bit about this so-so episode.
Jerry never considers the name Regina. Katy remembers a time when you'd be flipping channels it would just be guts. Cam talks yoyos.
Our hubris in claiming we are perfect comes back to bite us as Derek's microphone dies while we discuss fake boobs.
Jerry, George and Elaine all do the same job for a single day, and Vulture.com lose their minds over it.
Can you get outed if you were never in? We weigh in on this controversial episode, but mostly just rate the world leader anti-hunks.
We debate what terrible things might have happened to our food, and Derek has lots to say about cleavage.
Derek makes up for last week with a Werner Herzog impression. We discuss whether passing along mail for a previous resident is worth it. George's date was going to help everyone and he blows it.
Did Derek record this episode from inside a garbage can? No, he just turned off his mic before we started. The gang tries to see a movie together.
Jerry and Elaine deal with duelling embarassments, George wins back Susan with penicillin and we say penis another 9 times.
Jerry ditches Elaine in coach, it's a good Kramer dialogue episode and Derek makes Katy feel bad for Hulk Hogan.
Glamour?! A very special Episode 50 is out! Derek and Katy go live on YouTube in a special extra-long episode about the best sitcom episode of all time.
We google a great many things about Seinfeld's The Virgin but we swear it's not boring to listen to.
Mark your calendars with a big red star! Wednesday, September 21 at 9pm EST we go live on YouTube to talk closely about The Contest! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7q38AKwGsKT0bHV6sSb6ZA
We have a lot of laughs talking about this dark Seinfeld episode about the opera, and tease something very special for episode 50.
We dive deep into voicemail, Derek calls out attached earlobes, and we only like Smarmy Confident George if he's directing it at a jerk.
Elaine sings with a stranger, George begs, Jerry bargains, and we bask in the glory of Beyond Belief.
Is The Pitch/The Ticket a good episode? How do you wipe with corn cobs? Can you recover from vomiting on someone?
Key brothers share a sacred bond. We discuss bones, planes, Murphy Brown and other things we have no business talking about.
Katy was going to parallel park head first but thought better of it. Derek makes us all wait while he sets up a sick burn. George fights over a parking spot.
Welcome to Art Talk, our new podcast about art. Someone will have to explain it to George, and then explain the explanation.
Jerry ends up dating a sociopath who sideswiped a car. George has an affair with a sociopath's wife. Derek and Katy try to figure out some geography with the help of an old tune.
We're back with a regular episode! George's car breaks down on his way to pick up Jerry, and they masquerade as O'Brien and Murphy with unexpected results.
Derek records a solo mini episode, and makes Katy listen to a monologue a dozen times. Back to regular episodes next week.
We attempt to solve the age-old question that nobody has asked, "If you plug an old phone into a landline jack with no home phone service, can you still call 911?" And then some stuff about Keith Hernandez, unemployment, spitting on Newman, Elaine and jealousy, moving furniture, and a tall woman.
Derek and Katy read lines from this Emmy-winning episode and veer off in increasingly large tangents.
TW: Throughout this episode, we do talk about self-harm and suicide. Jerry makes moves on a woman whose boyfriend is in a coma, we discuss the finer points of pre- and post-fast dining and all things paranormal.
Thirty episodes in the bag and we still seem so new to this. We eat some Pez, discuss Pez loading techniques and briefly mention the episode.
The four ride the subway to Coney Island, to the bookies, to a wedding, and to ruin. Derek and Katy discuss future podcast possibilities.
Katy takes a sip of Derek's drink off-mic and it nearly ends the podcast. Derek rates the superhunks. The four get into shenanigans.
The butterfly pea tequilas are flowing, and Derek and Katy discuss parties, cough remedies and whether Mr. Long Island got what Jerry paid for.
A mysterious woman leaves a saucy message on Jerry's tape recorder, George wears a cowboy hat and Derek takes off a sock.
Derek thinks we should have lost this episode, Katy steals lines and forgets her own, Elaine and George have a caper and Jerry is nice?
We talk sexy book recommendations, the rise and fall of the wedgie, and the many many guests stars of this fine episode.
Jerry minds a dog, George and Elaine find that they are friends-in-law, and that's about it.
We hit up The Pines of Mar Gables Phase II, visiting Morty and Helen Seinfeld to talk about pens and abutments.
Derek and Katy talk hoodies, Drag Race, Instagram, and eventually about this episode, which is about what it deserves.
George gets someone fired, Elaine's room is a flea market, Derek knocks out a friend's teeth, and Katy already bought you a bus ticket.
Let's order from the Chinese food restaurant, let's order from the Greek food restaurant, let's order from the Thai food restaurant.
George keeps a shirt and some feelings for too long, and Russian caricatures crash a nighttime baby shower.
Just like popcorn and beer, Jerry and Elaine do not belong together. Warning: This episode mentions sex. gasp!
If George wanted ice cream so badly, why did he throw it away? Elaine's tongue gets some attention. Bonus ASMR for the weirdos.
George rage quits, Elaine schemes, Jerry loses money, Kramer washes concrete, Derek discusses underwear and Katy silently searches for a book. TW: Please skip from around 9 minutes to after 10 to avoid discussion of suicide.
Inka dink a bottle of ink, the cork fell out and this episode stinks. Seinfeld's, not ours.
George wears a redding wing to attack women, Jerry doesn't want Elaine cramping his style, and we debate what mousse is for.
George leaves terrible phone messages. We focus on the stuffing chocolate in your bra and hat parts and less on the other parts.
How much was the jacket? Why didn't Jerry try to fix it? Why can't we figure out which way is up or down on the microphone gain?
Jerry offends a nice old lady, plays daytime ball and we show our appreciation for Ginuwine and Evgeni Plushenko. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMIErbpN_ys
Jerry and George get a hot stock tip, a bunch of awkward situations happen, and it wraps up in a tidy 23 minutes.
Jerry tries to break up with a friend, and we plan a fun night out next Wednesday. Or is it this Wednesday?
We barely discuss this dud of an episode, and go on a tangent about roommates, theft, and defunct restaurants.
Video stores, paying by cheque, shoulder pads and mild stalking. Ah, the 90s. Katy and Derek talk about Episode 2 of Seinfeld.
We begin the series for real, discussing the pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles". What happened to the dog?
Derek and Katy introduce themselves, talk a bit about why they are doing a Seinfeld podcast, and argue a little!