The Diplomat’s Club (season 6, episode 22)

written by Tom Gammill & Max Pross, directed by Andy Ackerman
original airdate: May 4, 1995

Jerry’s plans to meet a gorgeous model for an airport rendezvous are derailed. Kramer bets on flight arrivals with a rich Texan. George attempts to prove to his boss that he’s not a racist. Elaine plans on quitting her job with Mr. Pitt – until she realizes she’s in his will.

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The Improv

Jerry’s Apartment
Elaine tells the gang that she plans on doing the “march in” and quitting her job for Mr. Pitt. George borrows Jerry’s camera to get a photo of him and Mr. Morgan.

Monk’s Café
George shows a photo of Mr. Morgan to Jerry and Kramer, asking if they see a resemblance to Sugar Ray Leonard. Jerry tells Kramer to keep his urge to gamble in check, as he has been “clean” for over three years.

Ithaca, NEW YORK (map)
Jerry does a 3:00 show in Ithaca, and is scheduled to arrive back at night to see Bridget at the Diplomat’s Club…but the plans go awry. Katie and Jerry drive a rental car into a backyard pool outside Ithaca on the way home, prompting Mr. Pitt to recognize him (and subsequently have Elaine fired).

Mr. Pitt’s
640 West End Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 96th Street (1,2,3)
Elaine plans on quitting with the “march-in,” but decides to stay since Mr. Pitt puts her in his will. Elaine later gets fired as part of a “conspiracy” to try and have Jerry drug Mr. Pitt, after Pitt recognizes Jerry on television when stranded in Ithaca.

Yankee Stadium
George tries getting a picture with Mr. Morgan, but offends him for saying he looks like Sugar Ray Leonard. George later brings in Karl from Defend Exterminators because he’s black, to try to prove his racial unbias to Mr. Morgan.

Disneyland Hotel
1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CALIFORNIA (map)
On the whiteboard behind George in his office, a listing for Disneyland Hotel is visible, next to a list of games against the California Angels.

Dallas Arms Hotel (NOT REAL)
Dallas, TEXAS
On the whiteboard behind George in his office, a listing for “DALLAS ARMS” is visible, next to a list of games against the Texas Rangers.

Detroit Plaza Hotel (NOT REAL)
Detroit, MICHIGAN
On the whiteboard behind George in his office, a listing for “DETROIT PLAZA” is visible, next to a list of games against the Detroit Tigers.

SeaTac Plaza Hotel (NOT REAL)
Seattle, WASHINGTON
On the whiteboard behind George in his office, a listing for “SEATAC PLAZA HOTEL” is visible, next to a list of games against the Seattle Mariners.

Selma, ALABAMA (map)
George proclaims his racial unbias, proudly saying that “he would have marched on Selma if it were on Long Island.”

Great Neck, Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
George proclaims his racial unbias, saying “he would have marched on Selma if it were on Long Island.” George says he would have specifically marched on Great Neck, and that he still might (“I always hated those girls, they would never date me.”).

Joe Temple’s apartment
New York, NEW YORK
George tries to prove to himself he has black friends, by visiting Joe and Remy with another Audrey Hepburn movie, scaring off Remy out of the lobby.

LaGuardia Airport
Flushing, Queens, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Astoria – Ditmars Boulevard (N,Q)
Jerry and Kramer visit the Diplomat’s Club (Jerry “followed the planes”), Jerry to fly United Airlines with Katie to Ithaca, and Kramer to hang out. Jerry barely makes it back from Ithaca to spend any time with Bridget. Kramer meets Earl Haffler, and makes bets on arrivals and departures out of LaGuardia. He originally offers the Son Of Sam’s mailbag as gambling collateral, but the deal is off when Earl finds out Jerry is on the Ithaca flight and caused its delay.

George Bush Intercontinental Airport
2800 N. Terminal Rd., Houston, TEXAS (map)
Earl mentions he’s stuck at LaGuardia because he’s flight has been delayed…”they’re all morons.” Earl later bets Kramer that Flight 902 to Pittsburgh will depart before his flight, Flight 44, leaves for Houston.

Pittsburgh International Airport
1000 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA (map)
Earl bets Kramer that Flight 902 to Pittsburgh will depart before his flight, Flight 44, departs to Houston.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
6000 N. Terminal Pkwy., Atlanta, GEORGIA (map)
Atlanta is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

Logan International Airport
1 Harborside Dr., Boston, MASSACHUSETTS (map)
Boston is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.” Kramer later bets on Boston against Earl’s Ithaca, but the bet is voided when Earl discovers that Jerry was the cause of the delay.

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
5300 Riverside Dr., Cleveland, OHIO (map)
Cleveland is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

Denver International Airport
8500 Peña Blvd., Denver, COLORADO (map)
Denver is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
7150 Humphrey Dr., Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (map)
Minneapolis is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
3400 E. Sky Harbor Blvd., Phoenix, ARIZONA (map)
Phoenix is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
10701 Lambert International Blvd., St. Louis, MISSOURI (map)
St. Louis is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
17801 International Blvd., Seattle, WASHINGTON (map)
As part of their ongoing arrivals / departures bets, Kramer bets on Seattle, while Earl bets on Mexico City (Earl wins).

Mexico City International Airport
Peñón de Los Baños, Mexico City, MEXICO (map)
As part of their ongoing arrivals / departures bets, Kramer bets on Seattle, while Earl bets on Mexico City (Earl wins).

Rappaport Pharmacy (now Duane Reade)
609 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (B,C)
Jerry, who Mr. Pitt mistakes for a pharmacist, inadvertently gives Pitt an antihistamine and appetite suppressant that mixes badly with his heart medication.

Ithaca Civic Auditorium (NOT REAL)
Ithaca, NEW YORK (map)
Where Jerry bombs on a show because Katie tells him the pilot is in the audience…and Jerry “freaks out” (incorrectly spelled as “ITHICA” in the episode).

Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
72 Brown Rd., Ithaca, NEW YORK (map)
Jerry gets kicked off a United Airlines flight because he had some sort of “problem” with him, forcing him and Katie to rent a car and drive back to New York. Earl bets on Ithaca for his double-or-nothing bet with Kramer, but the bet is voided when its discovered that Jerry single-handedly delayed the flight.

Newman’s Apartment
Kramer calls “his bank” to get Newman to bring collateral for his gambling with Earl – the mailbag of David Berkowitz, the notorious “Son Of Sam.”

Baltimore-Washington International Airport
7426 New Ridge Rd., Hanover, MARYLAND (map)
Baltimore is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport
2939 Terminal Dr., Hebron, KENTUCKY (map)
Cincinnati is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
1 Airport Rd., Manchester, NEW HAMPSHIRE (map)
Manchester is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

Philadelphia International Airport
8800 Essington Ave., Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA (map)
Philadelphia is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

Greater Rochester International Airport
1200 Brooks Ave., Rochester, NEW YORK (map)
Rochester is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

Syracuse Hancock International Airport
1000 Col. Eileen Collins Blvd., Syracuse, NEW YORK (map)
Syracuse is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

restaurant
New York, NEW YORK
George takes Mr. Morgan to meet his black “friend,” Karl the exterminator, for dinner, where Karl reveals the restaurant has had many past bug infestation problems.