S07E11 - The Rye
No: 121 | Season: 7 Episode: 11 | Air Date: 4-Jan-1996 | Production #711
You got the hen, the chicken, the rooster. The rooster goes with the chicken. So who's having sex with the hen?Summary
Elaine is dating a jazz saxophonist who's sponge-worthy but "he doesn't really like to do everything." Jerry tells one of the members of his band that the saxophonist and Elaine are "hot and heavy." Kramer stocks up on supplies, including 50 cans of "Beef-A-Reeno.". Susan's parents meet and have dinner with the Costanzas for the first time. Both families obsess over a loaf of rye bread that wasn't served with the meal, which Frank takes back home. Elaine's boyfriend writes a song about "their relationship," which later has a big impact on his career. Kramer takes over a friend's horse-drawn carriage for a week and helps George out with his scheme to replace the rye bread. Unfortunately, he feeds the horse a can of "Beef-A-Reeno" right before giving the Ross's their ride. Jerry manages to get his hands on a loaf of marble rye.
Director and Writers
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writers: Carol Leifer
Quotes
Jerry: I've never baited a hook with a rye before!
Frank: (about a Cornish game hen) How hard can it be to kill this thing?
Kramer: I just came from the Price Club. I'm loaded up, baby!
George: What have I done? My whole plan is depending on Kramer! Have I learned nothing?
Elaine: (to Jerry) You know, one of these days something terrible is gonna happen to you. It has to!
Notes and Trivia
Kramer mentions that Central Park was designed in 1850 by Joe Pepitone. Of course, Joe Pepitone played for the New York Yankees in the 1960s.
Goofs
When Kramer falls outside his apartment, and drops his groceries, the cans of Coke from the trays are all scattered. In the next shot, there is an intact tray of cans on the floor.
Kramer lands on his back when he drops the groceries. When the man comes to assist, he gets up as though he'd landed on his front. Also, the two cereal boxes land in one place and have noticeably moved as Kramer gets up.
As the Rosses board the carriage, the blanket is bunched up behind the driver's seat. It then cuts to Kramer saying "Happy anniversary", then back to the Rosses, and the blanket is now spread neatly over their knees.
When Frank and Estelle argue about his tie, a close-up of George shows him starting to look down. In the next shot, he faces straight ahead.
When Elaine first says she isn't bothered by Jermaine not doing "everything," her and Jerry's hands both change position between shots.
When Jermaine makes his proposal to Elaine, he clasps her hand in both of his. In the next shot, her hands are free and spread wide.
In the final scene, the record company man in the gray coat has his hands clasped on the table after he applauds, then when the camera angle changes his hands are loose.
The horse-drawn carriage is referred to a number of times as a "hansom cab," when it clearly is not. Hansom cabs have two wheels and the driver sits behind the passengers. This would be considered a carriage, with four wheels and the driver up front.
In the scene where Kramer is giving a tour of Central Park, look at the snow in the lower right of the screen as the horse and carriage pulls away. You will see the exact same snow a moment later in the lower right of the next scene, which takes place in front of "Bradley's".
The woman in the bakery that they were out of marble ryes, when there are clearly several more on the shelf behind her.
Cast
| Jerry Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Elaine Benes |
| Michael Richards | Cosmo Kramer |
| Jason Alexander | George Costanza |
| Estelle Harris | Estelle Constanza |
| Jerry Stiller | Frank Costanza |
| Heidi Swedberg | Susan Ross |
| Grace Zabriskie | Mrs. Ross |
| Warren Frost | Mr. Ross |
| Jeff Yagher | John |
| Frances Bay | Mabel |
| Leonard Lightfoot | Clyde |
| Don Amendolia | Dennis |
| Kathryn Kates | Counter Woman |
| Steve Ireland | Music Guy |
| Dean Fortunato | Manager |
| Eugene Lew | Man in Hansom Cab (uncredited) |