S08E01 - The Foundation
No: 135 | Season: 8 Episode: 1 | Air Date: 19-Sep-1996 | Production #801
Summary
After a summer of grieving, George is ready to move on with his life, but a comment Jerry makes to the Rosses inspires them to start a foundation in Susan's memory. Jerry, who has broken off his engagement to Jeanie, does research into what sort of break-up story makes a man most appealing to women. Elaine becomes president of J Peterman when a burnt out Peterman flees to Burma. Meanwhile, the new-found perspective and confidence Kramer has gotten from Karate inspires Elaine - until it's revealed that he's been fighting against children.
Director and Writers
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writers: Alec Berg
Quotes
Peterman: You there, on the motorbike! Sell me one of your melons!
Peterman: No apples. No pears. No bananas. Where's my pineapple?!
Elaine: You've never felt remorse.
Jerry: I know. I feel bad about that.
Kramer: Karate. It's a lifetime pursuit of balance and harmony.
Jerry: But with punching and kicking.
Jerry: You're fighting children!
Kramer: We're all on the same skill level, Jerry.
Notes and Trivia
This episode was dedicated "In Memory of Our Friend Marjorie Gross." Marjorie, one of show's producers and writers, died from ovarian cancer at the age of 40.
When George looks skyward and yells, "KHAAAAAAAANN!!!" he is making a reference to "Star Trek II - Wrath of Khan", where James Kirk lashes out at Khan with similar angst and fury.
This is the second time Kramer has been attacked by a group in an alley, causing him to try and go up a ladder. The first time was in the previous season "The Sponge" episode when he was attacked by a group of AIDS walkers because he refused to wear an AIDS ribbon.
Goofs
Note at Kramer's Karate Dojo there's a picture of martial artist Jackie Chan hanging on the wall. Unfortunately, Jackie's techniques are related to the Chinese art of Kung Fu, and not to Karate, a Japanese doctrine.
Jerry slightly misquotes the movie "Star Trek II". The actual quote from "Wrath of Khan" was "He's not dead, not as long as we remember him." Jerry's quote was, " He's not dead, as long as we find a way to remember".
Cast
Jerry Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Elaine Benes |
Michael Richards | Cosmo Kramer |
Jason Alexander | George Costanza |
Janeane Garofalo | Jeannie |
Bruce Davison | Wyck |
Grace Zabriskie | Mrs. Ross |
Warren Frost | Mr. Ross |
John O'Hurley | J. Peterman |
Joe Urla | Dugan |
Susan Walters | Dolores |
Todd Bosley | Joey |
Diana Castle | Mrs. Zanfino |
Stuart Quan | Sensei |
Herb Mitchell | Businessman #1 |
Robert Louis Kempf | Businessman #2 |
Lawrence Mandley | Larry (as Lawrence A. Mandley) |
Lauren Bowles | Waitress #1 |
Peggy Lane | Waitress #2 |
Paige Tamada | Clara |
Robert Padnick | Willie |
Ruth Cohen | Ruthie |
Renee Fishman | Monk's Cafe Patron (uncredited) |