S04E22 - The Handicap Spot
No: 62 | Season: 4 Episode: 22 | Air Date: 13-May-1993 | Production #420
Summary
Going out to buy an engagement party present for "The Drake," George parks his father's car in a handicap parking spot, after taking Kramer's advice. An angry mob trashes the vehicle when a disabled woman gets injured, because of the illegal parking. While visiting the woman at the hospital, Kramer falls in love and feels compelled to replace the wheelchair. George becomes his father's butler after his father gets arrested for parking in the spot.
Director and Writers
Director: Tom Cherones
Writers: Larry David
Quotes
Kramer: She's got everything I've ever wanted in another human being ... except for the walking.
Kramer: I love the name 'isosceles'. If I had a kid, I would name him Isosceles. Isosceles Kramer.
Kramer: Make sure we dont forget where the car is parked.
Notes and Trivia
Frank's car was a 1978-1980 model Mercury Monarch.
Jerry's line, "You know, a lot of these scratches will buff right out", was completely improvised.
Although for almost the entire episode, as well as in future episodes, he is referred to only as "The Drake", the first time he is mentioned, The Drake's first name is given: Scott.
This episode was produced before "The Junior Mint", but was aired out of production order. It is for this reason that in this episode Jerry says that he is considering buying a yo-yo, but two he already has a yo-yo and shows the doctor a trick.
At the time of this episode's original airing, there was some controversy surrounding its plot. It was even speculated that the episode would never air. This may explain why it was shown out of production order.
In this episode, Kramer says that Lola insulted him, calling him a "hipster doofus". This was Larry David's response to an unfavorable review of the series, which described Kramer using the same term. Elaine also uses this same term to insult Kramer in Season 5's "The Glasses".
When this episode originally aired, John Randolph played Frank Costanza. In 1995, the scenes with Randolph were reshot with Jerry Stiller playing Frank for syndication reruns. Both versions are included in the 4th season DVD set, but the original is still shown on some streaming services.
When George visits his parents he sits down on the couch while his mother is playing Mahjong and he opens up a "Glamour" magazine, the same magazine he was "reading" when his mom caught him in "The Contest".
When Kramer says, "Make sure that we don't forget where the car is parked," he is making a reference to reference to Season 3's "The Parking Garage", in which the gang spend the entire episode searching for Kramer's car in a mall's parking complex.
Goofs
When they are considering parking next to the fire hydrant, notice that all the cars in the parking lot have California license plates.
Cast
Jerry Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Elaine Benes |
Michael Richards | Kramer |
Jason Alexander | George Costanza |
Estelle Harris | Estelle Constanza |
John Randolph | Frank |
Richard Portnow | Ray |
Rick Overton | The Drake |
Nancy Lenehan | Volunteer |
Elizabeth Dennehy | Allison |
Kathy Kinney | Bystander |
Fritzi Burr | Mah-Jongg Lady |
Norma Janis | Mah-Jongg Lady |
Ina Parker | Mah-Jongg Lady |
Marvin Braverman | Cop |
David Blackwood | Security Guard |
Eric Fleeks | Kicker |
Donna Evans | Lola |