The Fix-Up (season 3, episode 16)

written by Larry Charles & Elaine Pope, directed by Tom Cherones
original airdate: February 5, 1992

Jerry and Elaine set George up with Elaine’s friend Cynthia. They hit it off but George is horrified to discover that Kramer has given him a defective condom.

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Monk’s Café is not featured in this episode.

The Improv

Jerry’s Apartment
Jerry and Elaine decide to set George up with her friend Cynthia, leading to fighting amongst the group. Jerry describes George, who is looking for very specific features (a pinkish hue, a rosy glow, thick lustrous hair) in a woman. Kramer gives George a condom for his date from Bob Sacamano, but warns him (after it is used, of course) that it may be defective, leading to a pregnancy scare.

Trattoria dell’ Arte
900 Seventh Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 57th Street – 7th Avenue (N,Q,R)
Jerry and George go for dinner, where George discusses his difficulty in finding a woman.

Symphony Café (NOW CLOSED)
238 W. 56th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 57th Street – 7th Avenue (N,Q,R)
Elaine and Cynthia are out to dinner, as Cynthia discusses her difficulty in finding a man. Jerry, Elaine, George and Cynthia later all meet up for dinner, where Cynthia decides to dump George because of his disgusting eating habits.

United States Federal Reserve System
Eccles Building, 20th St. and Constitution Ave. NW, WASHINGTON, D.C. (map)
Elaine claims to Jerry that her and Cynthia just talked about “the usual…Federal Reserve, the rainforest…” during their dinner.

BARBADOS (map)
In a deleted scene, Elaine spots an ad for a $699 cruise to Barbados, which Jerry vetoes over his dislike of the “women and children first” policy on a sinking ship.

Elaine’s Apartment
Elaine tries convincing Cynthia to go out with George, offering a rather unflattering description of George in the process.

Edison, NEW JERSEY (map)
Kramer gets a bag of free (yet defective) condoms from Bob Sacamano, who now works at a condom factory in Edison.

George’s Apartment
George calls Jerry to tell him about his date with Cynthia, where it is revealed that the two had sex at his apartment, but since George felt uncomfortable with it being the first date, he thought he would perform better in the kitchen, where they had sex with Cynthia’s head on a hot plate.

Cynthia’s apartment
New York, NEW YORK
Cynthia calls Elaine to tell him about her date with George, while George is simultaneously on the phone with Jerry.