The Reverse Peephole (season 9, episode 12)

written by Spike Feresten, directed by Andy Ackerman
original airdate: January 15, 1998

Puddy gets a “man fur,” much to Elaine’s chagrin. George’s giant wallet leaves him with a sore back. Jerry abandons his wallet in favor of a European carry-all. Kramer installs a reverse peephole in his door. The landlord threatens to evict Newman.

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The Improv is not featured in this episode.

Jerry’s Apartment
George reveals he bought a massage chair as a gift, but kept it for himself due to his oversized wallet. Kramer has to convince their super to reverse Newman’s eviction…even though Newman is sleeping with the super’s wife. Kramer reveals he found Joe Mayo’s fur coat, and makes Jerry wear it to let Kramer and Newman stay in the building.

Monk’s Café
George chides Jerry for not carrying a wallet, but Jerry turns the tables when he sees George’s enormous wallet. Elaine complains about having to replace Joe Mayo’s coat, the same as Puddy’s “Dr. Zaius” fur.

Kramer’s Apartment
Kramer and Newman decide to reverse their peepholes, leading to catastrophe with their superintendent Silvo…leading to both of them nearly being evicted.

Newman’s Apartment
Newman reverses his peephole along with Kramer, but due to the super’s dislike of him, evicts him before Kramer steps in.

Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
Elaine wants to buy Joe Mayo a massage chair from here as a housewarming gift from the gang, but George vows to buy it for less from another retailer.

DELAWARE (map)
George discovers The Drake’s massage chair gift for $60 less than Bloomingdale’s, and decides to have it shipped from Delaware…but ends up keeping it for himself to soothe his chronic back problems, due to his “morbidly obese” wallet.

IRELAND (map)
After George claims he needs everything in his wallet, Jerry discovers Irish pounds in there, to which George proclaims “I might go there!”

Exxon
Orlando, FLORIDA (map)
When trying to prove George doesn’t need everything in his overstuffed wallet, Jerry discovers a card for a free “Save The Tigers” poster from any Orlando-area Exxon station. As of this writing, there are 10 Exxon-Mobil stations in the city of Orlando.

Joe Mayo’s apartment
W. 88th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
The gang goes to Joe Mayo’s housewarming, where Jerry is banned from the CD player, and Elaine tries tossing Dr. Zaius from the apartment…only to realize the coat belongs to Joe. Silvio the landlord later ambushes Mayo here with a sock full of pennies.

George’s Apartment
George accidentally has Joe Mayo’s massage chair delivered to him, but decides to keep it (and not tell the gang) after realizing how much it helps his back.

Pacific Northwest
OREGON (map)
Newman tells Kramer that he learned to climb trees (like “a ring-tailed lemur,” according to Kramer) in the Pacific Northwest. The American side of the Pacific Northwest is traditionally understood to be Washington and Oregon.

Pacific Northwest
WASHINGTON (map)
Newman tells Kramer that he learned to climb trees (like “a ring-tailed lemur,” according to Kramer) in the Pacific Northwest. The American side of the Pacific Northwest is traditionally understood to be Washington and Oregon.

Elaine’s Apartment
Elaine invites over Newman to discuss the fur coat…even forcing her to actually hit on Newman. Puddy later debuts his 8-Ball jacket at Elaine’s, saying the fur made Jerry look like a “dandy.”