STATE OF NEBRASKA

Nickname: The Cornhusker State
Population: 1,934,408 (2019)
Capital: Lincoln

FEATURED EPISODES

Omaha Steaks
10909 John Galt Blvd., Omaha, NEBRASKA (map)
“The Junk Mail”
In venting about stopping the mail to Elaine and Jerry, one of the guilty companies that Kramer blames for over-sending catalogues is Omaha Steaks.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Nickname: The Palmetto State
Population: 5,148,714 (2019)
Capital: Columbia

FEATURED EPISODES

Myrtle Beach, SOUTH CAROLINA (map)
“The Serenity Now”
Rabbi Glickman mentions to Elaine that a member of his congregation has a timeshare here, and that he and Elaine could conceivably “wing on down after the high holidays.”

🇩🇪 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

Location: Europe
Languages: German
Population: 83,190,556 (2020)
Capital: Berlin

FEATURED EPISODES

Berlin Wall
Berlin, GERMANY (map)
“Male Unbonding”
Jerry and Elaine lie to Joel, claiming they are busy later in the week for choir practice of Eastern European national anthems, “you know, with the Wall being down and everything.”

Berlin Wall
Berlin, GERMANY (map)
“The Virgin”
Jerry lied to Marla to initially get out of cleaning his closet by saying he was going to Berlin after the Berlin Wall came down, thus inspiring Marla’s current boyfriend to do the same and never return. Jerry: “you must have been devastated being left for a wall.”

Berlin, GERMANY (map)
“The Outing”
Jerry’s response to George encouraging him to “go along” with rumours that they are a gay couple: “Let’s see you in Berlin in 1939 goose-stepping past me – come on Jerry, go along! Go along!”

GERMANY (map)
“The Doorman”
Kramer taunts a bus of German tourists by pretending to mug George…but is later accosted by them, and tries selling them on the “Bro” concept to appease them.

GERMANY (map)
“The Package”
When Kramer tells Newman that Bermuda is under control of the British, Newman incorrectly replies with a blunt “lucky Krauts.”

GERMANY (map)
“The Money”
Estelle tells George that his father originally wanted to purchase a Mercedes-Benz, but that she made him buy a Cadillac instead, since she won’t ride in a German car.

Führerbunker
In den Ministergärten, Berlin, GERMANY (map)
“The Voice”
George declares his situation at Play Now to being “a weed in Hitler’s bunker,” as his office has been downgraded in the hopes he will leave. Hitler’s bunker was the site of his last stand, before his eventual suicide in April 1945.

🇮🇷 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

Location: Asia
Languages: Persian
Population: 84,345,954 (2021)
Capital: Tehran

FEATURED EPISODES

IRAN (map)
“Male Unbonding”
Proving Joel Hornick’s ignorance and self-obsessiveness, Jerry blurts out that he was invited to perform for Hezbollah at their annual summer luncheon in Iran.

IRAN (map)
“The Fire”
In a deleted scene, Jerry proudly declares to Elaine after heckling Toby “that’s the way they deal with hecklers in Iran – a heckle for a heckle!” This in reference to the controversial “an eye for an eye” rulings under Sharia law in many Islamic countries, including Iran.

The Fire (season 5, episode 20)

written by Larry Charles, directed by Tom Cherones
original airdate: May 5, 1994

George panics during a fire at his girlfriend’s son’s birthday party and bolts for an escape route. Kramer saves Elaine’s co-worker’s pinky toe.

FEATURED LOCATIONS

The Improv
Elaine’s coworker Toby boos and hisses Jerry off the stage…and George later evacuates it when he thinks comic Ronnie Kay pulls a gun on the wait staff. George dates Robin, a waitress at the comedy club, until his reaction at her son’s birthday party to a minor grease fire quickly ends the relationship.

Jerry’s Apartment
Kramer tells Jerry and George about his epic efforts to reunite Toby with her severed pinky toe, knocking out a mugger and driving a New York City bus after his driver passes out from the commotion of the potential hijacking.

Monk’s Café
George defends his actions at the birthday party to Jerry. He later convinces Jerry to turn the tables on Toby, and go to heckle her at her office: “there’s no precedent baby!”

Pendant Publishing
Where Jerry boos, hisses and heckles Toby out of the building, where she runs into oncoming traffic and loses her pinky toe.

Costanza House
George has a flashback to his seventh birthday party: “Blow out the candles!” “Stop it Frank! You’re killing him!” “BLOW OUT THE CANDLES!”

Knopf Publishing (now Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
1745 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (1)
Toby mentions Bob Rosen is going to Knopf to be a vice president, leaving an opening for senior editor.

Robin’s apartment
33 Greene St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Canal Street (N,Q,R,W)
George is vilified by an entire birthday party after George pushes through a room full of children during a grease fire, to ensure he gets out first, without any regard or assistance for anyone else (Jerry: “every man, woman, child and invalid for themselves”). Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Miami, FLORIDA (map)
Jerry mentions a show in Miami that he had was cancelled, likely due to the scathing Leonard Christian review (thanks to Toby’s heckling).

IRAN (map)
In a deleted scene, Jerry proudly declares to Elaine after heckling Toby “that’s the way they deal with hecklers in Iran – a heckle for a heckle!” This in reference to the controversial “an eye for an eye” rulings under Sharia law in many Islamic countries, including Iran.

Kramer’s bus route
New York, NEW YORK
Kramer tells Jerry and George how he took Toby’s pinky toe from Pendant to the hospital, to ensure it could be reattached (as “it’s a valuable appendage”), even though his bus was hijacked by a mugger he had to fight off (“yeah, I am Batman!”). The nearest hospital to Pendant would be Lenox Hill Hospital (100 E. 77th St.), accessible by bus routes M101 or M102 northbound on Lexington Ave.

The Face Painter (season 6, episode 23)

story by Larry David and Fred Stoller, teleplay by Larry David, directed by Andy Ackerman
original airdate: May 11, 1995

Puddy prepares for a hockey game by painting his face like a devil. George tells his girlfriend that he loves her. Kramer gets into a fight with a monkey at the zoo.

FEATURED LOCATIONS

The Improv

Jerry’s Apartment
Jerry invites the gang to the Rangers game, but Puddy replaces George, after he declares he plans on telling her he loves her. The gang then bugs Jerry to give Alec Berg the day-after-thank-you, which Jerry flatly refuses. Kramer tells Jerry about his altercation with Barry the monkey.

Monk’s Café
Alec Berg gives the gang his Rangers tickets after seeing Jerry at the coffee shop. Jerry and George discuss George’s “matzah ball” of a non-returned “I love you” after Siena doesn’t reciprocate.

ITALY (map)
Jerry mentions Italy in his opening monologue, joking how monkeys have evolved from working with Italian guys and crank organs to going into outer space.

Elaine’s Apartment
Elaine discovers that Puddy is a die-hard New Jersey Devils fan…and a face painter. Elaine convinces him to stop painting his face…but he continues painting in general, now on his chest.

NEW JERSEY (map)
Puddy claims he’s a lifelong Devils fan, growing up in New Jersey. However, the Devils only moved to New Jersey in 1982 from Denver (where they were the Colorado Rockies), so either Puddy is confused, a liar, or a lot older than he looks…

Madison Square Garden
4 Pennsylvania Pl., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 34th Street – Penn Station (1,2,3)
Jerry, Kramer, Elaine and Puddy go to a Rangers vs. Devils playoff game, which the Devils win. While the Rangers did not play the Devils in the 1995 NHL Playoffs, they did have an epic 7 game series in the 1994 Playoffs, where the Devils won Game 1 4-3 in overtime on a goal by Stephane Richer (as heard on George’s radio when listening to the game). With Kramer saying that there are still three games left in the series, this implies the gang saw Game 1, and that Jerry and Kramer went again with Puddy (having to paint “DEVILS” on their chest) to Game 2.

Central Park Zoo
830 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Fifth Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
Kramer is scheduled for a behind-the-scenes tour of the zoo from George’s girlfriend Siena, but gets into a fight with Barry the monkey beforehand, throwing a banana peel back at him.

Riverside-Gramercy Chapels (NOW CLOSED)
152 Second Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Astor Place (6)
Jerry and Elaine go to Gary Fogel’s funeral, and Jerry gets a bad funeral hello from Alec Berg for no follow-up thank you for Rangers tickets.

EL SALVADOR (map)
Puddy terrorizes a priest in a cab visiting New York, who believes he is “El Diablo” for his terrifying makeup and rabid support of the Devil(s).

Upper East Side
New York, NEW YORK
Kramer claims that if Jerry does not want to thank Alec for the Ranger tickets, and thus be a part of society, “why don’t you just get in your car and move to the East Side!?!”

Father Hernandez’s church
New York, NEW YORK
Elaine goes to visit the priest from El Salvador that Puddy terrorized, but coincidentally placed lighting causes the priest to believe he is being visited by the Madonna.

🇸🇻 REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR

Location: North America
Languages: Spanish
Population: 6,825,935 (2021)
Capital: San Salvador

FEATURED EPISODES

EL SALVADOR (map)
“The Face Painter”
Puddy terrorizes a priest in a cab visiting New York, who believes he is “El Diablo” for his terrifying makeup and rabid support of the Devil(s).

🇮🇹 ITALIAN REPUBLIC

Location: Europe
Languages: Italian
Population: 59,257,566 (2020)
Capital: Rome

FEATURED EPISODES

Rome, Lazio, ITALY (map)
“The Tape”
When joking with Kramer’s video camera, Elaine claims how her pornographic “co-star” George plays a pilot returning from Rome, and Elaine “is just about to show him how much I’ve missed him…”

Florence, Tuscany, ITALY (map)
“The Pitch / Ticket”
Elaine and Dr. Reston are seen together in Florence, with the Florence Cathedral visible in the background, with Reston still concerned about Crazy Joe Davola and his medication. Thanks to Drew for the catch!

ITALY (map)
“The Opera”
Kramer tries convincing Jerry that people in Italy sing to one another instead of talking, and thus why opera is so popular (“its the language Jerry…the language!”)

Tuscany, ITALY (map)
“The Airport”
The first-class stewardess tells Jerry and Tia that the airline is featuring wines on their flight from the Tuscany region.

Milan, Lombardy, ITALY (map)
“The Movie”
The gang all ends up (in very different ways) seeing the movie “Rochelle, Rochelle,” about a young girl’s strange erotic journey from Milan to Minsk (which, for the record, is a 1003 mile journey).

Milan, Lombardy, ITALY (map)
“The Smelly Car”
George loses the video store copy of “Rochelle, Rochelle” (about a young girl’s strange erotic journey from Milan to Minsk) after it mysteriously disappears from the smelly car, of which he tries to get compensated by the restaurant that “funked up” Jerry’s car (which, of course, fails miserably).

Tuscany, ITALY (map)
“The Couch”
Poppie tells Jerry and Elaine the story of how his mother was taken from his childhood home by the Communists when he was ten years old. It is revealed in “The Maestro” that Poppie is from Tuscany.

ITALY (map)
“The Face Painter”
Jerry mentions Italy in his opening monologue, joking how monkeys have evolved from working with Italian guys and crank organs to going into outer space.

ITALY (map)
“The Understudy”
In the first of many elaborate stories of foreign intrigue, Mr. Peterman tells Elaine of escaping bulls in his Italian Captoe Oxfords…men’s whole and half sizes 7 through 13; price, $135.

Milan, Lombardy, ITALY (map)
“The Understudy”
Jerry dates the understudy to Bette Midler in the musical version of “Rochelle, Rochelle,” of which Midler sings a line to Kramer about the eponymous “strange erotic journey from Milan to Minsk.”

Tuscany, ITALY (map)
“The Maestro”
The Maestro mentions he hasn’t been in New York for a while as he’s been at his house in Tuscany; when Jerry mentions he finds it beautiful, Maestro immediately tells him no homes are available (“I can’t get a sublet, a guestroom, a cot…nothing?!?”), prompting Jerry to find a place there out of spite. Maestro invites Elaine to stay with him there, and Jerry and Kramer crash the party there as well (“Tuscany…you hear that Jerry? That’s in Italy!”), after getting a place through Poppie, who is revealed to be from “Toscana.”

Tuscany, ITALY (map)
“The Doll”
Elaine mentions she took a picture with The Maestro of a man in front of a sign reading “Costanza” here, which Frank believes is his long-lost cousin Carlo (the one brother who stayed behind), Frank mentions he was born in Italy, which is why he had no interest in politics, since he can’t be President (“they don’t want me, I don’t want them!”). Elaine reveals the trip was cut short when she spilled red wine on a poster of Maestro’s favorite composer, Jose Carreras (“that other guy”) from the Three Tenors. Frank flies to Tuscany to Costanza Import & Export, where he finds a man named Giuseppe, not Carlo. The map in the episode area between Florence to the north, Siena to the south, San Gimignano (“Manhattan of Tuscany”) to the west, and Arezzo to the east.

Vinci, Tuscany, ITALY (map)
“The Friars Club”
Kramer tells Jerry “I’m reading this book on Leonardo da Vinci – that means from, Vinci, Jerry…”

Tuscany, ITALY (map)
“The Friars Club”
In a deleted scene, Mr. Peterman tells Elaine that in lieu of her behavior towards Bob (“nobody likes a tease”), he is sending Bob instead of her to Italy for a month to work on the new Medici handkerchief. The royal House of Medici was based in the Tuscany region.

Milan, Lombardy, ITALY (map)
“The Wig Master”
Craig tells Elaine that her Nicole Miller dress is shipped by boat from Milan, thus taking longer than expected to arrive at the Andover Shop (which of course is a lie).

ITALY (map)
“The Van Buren Boys”
Kramer gets backed up onto a cartoon map of Italy by the tough Van Buren Boys at Lorenzo’s Pizza.

Gap
Rome, Lazio, ITALY (map)
“The Butter Shave”
Elaine and Puddy argue about their European vacation: “What do you think the Gap in Rome has that’s not at the Gap on Broadway?” The Gap did not open its first store in Rome until July 2011, at Via del Corso, 471-3, 14 years after “The Butter Shave” first aired.

The Friars Club (season 7, episode 18)

written by David Mandel, directed by Andy Ackerman
original airdate: March 7, 1996

Jerry tries to join the famed Friars Club but fears he’ll never be admitted after the crested blazer disappears at the Flying Sandos Brothers performance. A new Peterman employee with selective hearing bothers Elaine. Kramer tries out Leonardo da Vinci’s sleep habits, but they cause him trouble with his mafia girlfriend. Rob Schneider guest stars.

FEATURED LOCATIONS

The Improv

Jerry’s Apartment
George gleefully announces that Susan’s best friend Hallie is available for Jerry to date. George puts the “wheels in motion” to couple them, but then is forced to get Jerry to “sweeten” when he sours on Hallie. Kramer announces his plans to sleep like da Vinci, for just 20 minutes every 3 hours, leading to disastrous results.

Monk’s Café
George and Susan, now without Jerry and Hallie to enhance their conversation, are stuck in a boring discussion over shoelaces at the coffee shop.

Kramer’s Apartment
Kramer has his girlfriend Connie in his apartment, where he falls asleep due to his “da Vinci” method of sleep…and assuming he’s dead, she has his body dumped in the Hudson River.

Leonard’s Palazzo
555 Northern Blvd., Great Neck, Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
In a deleted scene, Susan finds out that their wedding venue, Leonard’s, as accidentally double booked, and thus needs to postpone their wedding until June. A reservedly jubilant George proclaims that “we must have Leonard’s!” when Susan suggests alternate accommodations to keep the wedding in March.

New York Friars Club
57 E. 55th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 53rd Street (E,M)
Pat Cooper offers to put Jerry up for membership, but he is not allowed in when he loses one of their jackets. Jerry takes George, Susan and Hallie out for dinner…but the conversation is stuck between the sexes only. If you go, be sure to remember to wear a jacket in the dining room!

Vinci, Tuscany, ITALY (map)
Kramer tells Jerry “I’m reading this book on Leonardo da Vinci – that means from, Vinci, Jerry…”

J. Peterman
Elaine is stuck with a semi-deaf coworker, who may or may be not abusing his disability to shove work off to Elaine. Jerry later tests Bob’s hearing in the men’s washroom…which had mixed and inconclusive results.

BELIZE (map)
In a deleted scene, Mr. Peterman tells Elaine a story his own workplace romance, where he apprenticed to a honey factory in Belize, and had an affair with the chief beekeeper: “I knew I had to have that horrible creature. And I did.”

Peanut Butter & Co. (NOW CLOSED)
240 Sullivan St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: West 4th Street – Washington Square (A,B,C,D,E,F,M)
Kramer has the idea for a restaurant that serves only peanut butter and jelly, called PB&J’s. This was Kramer’s vision brought to life – and Jerry Seinfeld even had a sandwich named for him on the menu!

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
205 W. 46th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 49th Street (N,Q,R)
This theatre is shown in an establishing shot as the home of the Flying Sandos Brothers production, where Jerry, George, Susan and Hallie see a performance.

Orpheum Theatre
842 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA (map)
All theatre scenes featuring The Flying Sandos Brothers were filmed here.

Hudson River
Kramer’s body is tossed into the Hudson by Connie’s cronies, where he escapes a sack and swims to safety.

George’s Apartment
George invites Jerry and Hallie to dinner at their apartment, but Jerry refuses since he’s “soured” on Hallie. George: “you have to sweeten!”

Connie’s apartment
New York, NEW YORK
Kramer shows up, drenched and terrified with the police in tow, after being mistaken for dead by Connie.

Jackie Chiles’ office
The Hippodrome, 1120 Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Bryant Park (B,D,F,M)
Connie calls her lawyer to represent her against Kramer, but Jackie quickly refuses as soon as the words “Cosmo Kramer” are spoken.

MALAYSIA (map)
In a deleted scene, Mr. Peterman and Bob ask Elaine to review her copy for the Malaysian Tree climbing boot.

Tuscany, ITALY (map)
In a deleted scene, Mr. Peterman tells Elaine that in lieu of her behavior towards Bob (“nobody likes a tease”), he is sending Bob instead of her to Italy for a month to work on the new Medici handkerchief. The royal House of Medici was based in the Tuscany region.