The Chinese Woman

604 - Chinese Woman

The Chinese Woman (season 6, episode 4)

written by Peter Mehlman, directed by Andy Ackerman
original airdate: October 13, 1994

George’s phone lines get crossed with Donna Chang’s and Jerry winds up dating her. Estelle Costanza gets relationship advice from her. It turns out she’s not Chinese.

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The Improv

Jerry’s Apartment
Jerry meets Donna Chang, an apparent Chinese woman, when her “rines are crossed” with George’s phone, and she ends up convincing George’s parents to not get a divorce. Kramer finds an interesting alternative to Jockeys to fight to his low sperm count. Elaine realizes she may have inadvertently broken up Noreen and Paul, “the long talker.”

Monk’s Café
George questions Frank about the mysterious man in the cape, while Frank counters with questions on why Jerry and Elaine didn’t say hello. Noreen figures out that Elaine was responsible for her and Paul breaking up.

CHINA (map)
Jerry mentions China in his opening monologue, crediting the Chinese people for sticking to chopsticks, even though they are by now aware of other cutlery technology.

La Loma
New York, NEW YORK

This is seen in the exterior shot of a New York street, where Jerry and Elaine spot Frank Costanza and the man in the cape.

Pacific Rim, ASIA
Jerry gleefully declares that his date with Donna is his “first date ever with the Pacific Rim” – this generally applies to any country that touches the Pacific Ocean, but in Jerry’s instance, refers specifically to Asian nations on the Pacific Rim (Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam).

Bowen Fertility Clinic (NOW CLOSED)
320 E. 15th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 1st Avenue (L)
Kramer goes here for a fertility test, and discovers he’s a little low…and thus must switch to boxers from Jockeys. This is the same building as George’s optometrist in “The Fatigues.”

Elaine’s Apartment
This is the first appearance of Elaine’s second apartment, since being evicted from her previous apartment in “The Opposite.” Elaine tries to slip a call past Noreen’s new boyfriend Paul, the “long talker.”

Hunan Balcony (NOW CLOSED)
2596 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 96th Street (1,2,3)
Donna and Jerry go here, based on Donna’s suggestion, as Jerry assumes that she, as an Asian woman, is “very assimilated.”

Queens, NEW YORK (map)
Frank remarks to George that unlike Queens, Manhattan apparently has no mosquitoes, an idea George is quite skeptical with.

Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
In a deleted scene, when Jerry asks George if its a good idea to head to Queens to confront his parents about their upcoming divorce, George responds with “I’m parked on Columbus, I gotta move the car anyway.”

Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: High Street (A,C)
Jerry mentions that Elaine shouldn’t tell Noreen to jump from here, as she has a huge influence on her life. Noreen is later about to jump, but is saved by Frank’s lawyer, the man in the cape.

Costanza House
Frank and Estelle reconcile for their divorce thanks to Donna Chang, but end up divorcing when Estelle discovers that Donna is not really a Chinese woman.

Noreen’s apartment
212 W. 85th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (1)
Kramer heads over to Noreen’s to console her…and ends up spreading the Kramer name (by way of the Kramer seed, and the lack of Jockeys). Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
Donna tells Estelle she is not in fact Chinese, but is really from Long Island…and thus Frank and Estelle must divorce because “she’s not taking advice from some girl from Long Island!”

Kew Gardens, Queens, NEW YORK (map)
George mentions he had to go from lunch with his mother (probably near her house in Flushing) to see his father in Kew Gardens to play Clue.

Kramer’s Apartment
Kramer gleefully announces to the gang from his apartment window that Noreen is late, and thus the Kramer name will live on.

Upper West Side South, New York City

Upper West Side South

UPPER WEST SIDE SOUTH

North-South boundary: W. 86th St. to W. 59th St.
East-West boundary: Henry Hudson Pkwy. to Central Park W.
Neighborhoods: Lincoln Square, parts of Upper West Side

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W. 83rd St. and Central Park W., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Robbery
George tries selling Jerry on a “two bed, two bath, make your friends hate you” apartment that they end up fighting over, with neither ending up taking the apartment. The address George lays out would fall to approximately 50 W. 83rd St.

Joe’s Fruit (NOT REAL)
New York, NEW YORK

The Ex-Girlfriend
Kramer tries convincing Jerry to buy fruit here, as he finds that supermarket fruit stinks. Although fictional, it is implied throughout the show that Joe’s is very close to Jerry’s, and is based on Bak’s Market (now closed), a fruit stand near Larry David where he was once banned, located at 609 W. 43rd St.

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West End Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
The Pony Remark
Elaine tries getting Manya’s apartment from her widow on West End, which he reveals is going to Jerry’s cousin Jeffrey.

Beau Brummel Sport (NOW CLOSED)
287 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Jacket
Jerry finds the perfect suede jacket here, with the pink candy-stripe lining, which he drops over $1000 on.

Rava & Ray’s apartment
357 W. 84th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (1)
The Statue
Jerry goes with Elaine to visit Rava and Ray, and sees his missing statue on their mantle. Kramer later goes to get the statue back, a la Joe Friday from “Dragnet.” Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Andy’s Deli II
418 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Deal
This deli is seen in an establishing shot of George and Jerry at a store, getting a birthday gift for Elaine.

Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
1941 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Busboy
George’s pick for best bathroom at 65th and Tenth is Alice Tully Hall: “magnificent facilities!”

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Ellen’s apartment
10 W. 65th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Dog
The site of Kramer’s infamous dumping (“How could I be with someone like you? I couldn’t respect myself!”), then taking back (“Please! I love you! I can’t live without you, I’ll do anything!”), speeches, all done in first person perspective without ever showing Ellen. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Dream Café (NOT REAL)
New York, NEW YORK

The Café
Babu Bhatt’s struggling restaurant, which Jerry convinces Babu to turn to an all-Pakistani menu, which fails even more spectacularly than the original restaurant. Not a real location, but implied to be within sight of Jerry’s apartment, as Jerry can see the restaurant from his living room window.

Upper West Side
New York, NEW YORK
(map)
The Tape
Kramer, when jokingly filming Elaine as a porn actress, claims she just finished shooting her latest picture, “Elaine Does The Upper West Side.”

Owen’s apartment
10 W. 65th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Alternate Side
Elaine visits Owen to feed and take care of him, but then dumps him while immobile in his wheelchair, as “it’s a bitch to get here…I have to transfer at 42nd St. to take the RR!” Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Nautica (NOW CLOSED)
216 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
The Red Dot
George finds Elaine a beautiful cashmere sweater as a Christmas present for only $85…because it has a red dot on it. This location now houses an Athleta store. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

McBurney School (NOW CLOSED)
15 W. 63rd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Pez Dispenser
Jerry, George and Elaine see Noel’s piano recital, which becomes home of the infamous Pez dispenser incident after Jerry places a Tweety Bird Pez dispenser on Elaine’s leg, causing her to laugh uncontrollably throughout the performance.

West Side YMCA
5 W. 63rd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Boyfriend
Jerry, George and Kramer spot former Met Keith Hernandez at the gym, where he and Jerry exchange phone numbers, starting a tumultuous “relationship.”

Pasta Vicci (NOW CLOSED)
410 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Good Samaritan
Elaine and George go to dinner with Robin and Michael, where George leads to the couple’s ultimate breakup when he issues an ill-timed and snarky “god bless you” to Robin.

Becky Gelke’s apartment
New York, NEW YORK

The Good Samaritan
The apartment of the victim of Jerry’s hit-and-run girlfriend, who Jerry tries to ask out, but Kramer ends up successfully wooing her. Kramer claims her apartment is across the street from his apartment.

Zabar’s
2245 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Good Samaritan
Jerry claims a girl might run into a matador on the Upper West Side at Zabar’s…or Ray’s Pizza (of which there are too many in New York City to possibly list).

W. 84th St. and Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (B,C)
The Parking Space
Kramer thinks Jerry’s car was stolen again (as it was previously in “The Alternate Side“), as he did not see it parked at its usual spot at 84th and Columbus.

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Jimmy Sherman (NOT REAL)
W. 85th St. and Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (B,C)
The Wallet
Jerry lies and tells Kramer and his parents that he took the watch his parents gave him to be fixed at Jimmy Sherman at 85th and Columbus.

La Boite en Bois
75 W. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Wallet
Jerry, Helen, Morty and Uncle Leo are out for dinner, where Jerry discovers that Leo found and is now wearing his discarded watch, and tries desperately to hide it from his parents.

La Boite en Bois
75 W. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Watch
Jerry continues his lie about the whereabouts of his watch over dinner with his parents and Uncle Leo, and is pressed by his mother to ask out the waitress Naomi, who Jerry later discovers laughs like “Elmer Fudd sitting on a juicer.”

Crazy Joe Davola’s apartment
115 W. 71st St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Opera
Joe tortures Jerry over the phone, threatening to put the kaibosh on him. Joe later reveals his “shrine” to Elaine, who sprays him with Cherry Binaca and escapes before he gets his hands on her. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Loews Paragon Theater (now AMC Loews 84th Street 6)
2310 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (1)
The Movie
The gang goes to see the movie “Checkmate,” which is sold out, leading to a wild chain of events that ends up with the gang somehow back together to see the erotic “Rochelle, Rochelle.”

Papaya King (actually Gray’s Papaya)
2090 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Movie
Kramer, in desperate hunger after waiting in line for the movie, gets a hot dog from here, and later spills mustard on Elaine’s jacket in the theatre.

Central Park W., New York, NEW YORK (map)
The Movie
Jerry pleads with the taxi driver to take the Park, but Buckles insists on the driver sticking to W. 55th St. to get to the theatre, which is packed with traffic.

Dream Café (NOT REAL)
New York, NEW YORK

The Visa
Jerry brings up Babu’s restaurant from “The Café” when reminding George and Elaine of its opening…and colossal failure, in part thanks to Jerry’s recommendation to convert to a Pakistani restaurant.

Isabella’s (NOW CLOSED)
359 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Visa
George takes Cheryl Fong on a date here, thinking he will avoid Elaine and Jerry, who hate it…but they end up coming anyways, and steal his thunder (and her laughs) in the process.

West Side YMCA
5 W. 63rd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Shoes
Kramer tells Jerry that he was on his way here when he “snubbed” Gail Cunningham.

Champagne Video (NOW CLOSED)
2183 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Smelly Car
George discovers he can drive women to lesbianism, and that Kramer can bring them right back, after finding out that Susan is now seeing a woman. George is also charged $2 for not rewinding his copy of “Rochelle, Rochelle,” but is later charged $98 after losing the tape altogether.

The Bazaar Hair Design (NOW CLOSED)
147 W. 72nd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Smelly Car
Elaine gets washed, rinsed, and eventually tomato-sauced, in the hopes of getting the stink from the smelly car out of her hair.

West Park Medical Group (now West Care Medical Associates)
50 W. 77th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Pilot
George goes to have his white “discoloration” examined by a doctor, and later panics when he doesn’t get a “get outta here!” from the doctor when asking if the discoloration is cancer.

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Joe’s Fruit (NOT REAL)
New York, NEW YORK

The Mango
Kramer gets banned for trying to return fruit…and Jerry later gets banned for trying to buy Kramer fruit. George eventually gets fruit for both of them, and is reinvigorated sexually by Joe’s mangoes. Although fictional, it is implied throughout the show that Joe’s is very close to Jerry’s, and is based on Bak’s Market (now closed), a fruit stand near Larry David where he was once banned, located at 609 W. 43rd St.

La Boite en Bois
75 W. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Mango
George’s date Karen mentions that she feels “full” after the risotto, a feeling that she does not experience when with George later.

Peter’s (NOW CLOSED)
182 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
The Mango
Jerry and Elaine go out, and discuss the acting abilities of Meryl Streep (and to a more subtle degree, Elaine Benes).

O’Neals (NOW CLOSED)
49 W. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Puffy Shirt
Jerry, Elaine, Kramer and the low talker go for dinner, and Jerry inadvertently agrees to wear the puffy shirt on “The Today Show.”

Peter’s (NOW CLOSED)
182 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
The Puffy Shirt
George is “discovered” for his hand-modeling abilities, when out for dinner with his parents (“the two nut-jobs”). The gang later dines here, all dismayed over what the puffy shirt has done to their lives.

Joe’s Fruit (NOT REAL)
New York, NEW YORK

The Glasses
Kramer claims that he had to take Dwayne to Joe’s and “stuff a cantaloupe down his throat” to save his remaining teeth, due to his sugar addiction. Although fictional, it is implied throughout the show that Joe’s is very close to Jerry’s, and is based on Bak’s Market (now closed), a fruit stand near Larry David where he was once banned, located at 609 W. 43rd St.

West Park Medical Group (now West Care Medical Associates)
50 W. 77th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Non-Fat Yogurt
George goes to visit Mayor Dinkins’ orthopedist, to “diagnose” George’s elbow issue that Lloyd Braun caught.

La Boite en Bois
75 W. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Masseuse
A flashback is shown from “The Mango,” showing George’s discussion with Karen about how she feels full after the risotto.

La Boite en Bois
75 W. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Conversion
Sasha breaks up with George due to the fact he is not Latvian Orthodox…but then still orders a lobster dinner anyways.

Tawni’s apartment
129 W. 81st St., Apt. 5E, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Conversion
Jerry discovers a mysterious fungal cream in his new girlfriend Tawni’s apartment, which he obsesses over its purpose. Tawni is shown as living in apartment 5E (which, according to Jerry, she is subletting from “Carol” for a month), which later in the series is shown as Newman’s Apartment.

Royal Bakery (actually Royale Pastry, NOW CLOSED)
237 W. 72nd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Dinner Party
Jerry and Elaine go to pick up a chocolate babka for their dinner party, but have to settle for cinnamon, and Jerry treats himself to a black and white cookie, which he sees as a symbol for racial harmony (“look to the cookie Elaine, look to the cookie!”) But thanks to the cookie, Jerry vomits for the first time since June 29, 1980, and Elaine almost has her toe broken.

liquor store (NOT REAL)
New York, NEW YORK

The Dinner Party
George and Kramer go to pick up a bottle of wine for their dinner party (a $12 bottle that George pays with a $100 bill), but George ends up accidentally destroying a number of bottle, forcing him to pay off the damage with his Goretex jacket. The store is implied to be down the street from Royal Bakery, where Jerry and Elaine are picking up dessert for the same party.

newsstand
New York, NEW YORK

The Dinner Party
George goes to break his $100 bill, by buying a pack of gum, a newspaper, a Clark bar and a Penthouse Forum. The newsstand is around the corner from the liquor store, which is implied to be down the street from Royal Bakery.

Rinitze (NOT REAL)
216 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
The Pie
Kramer discovers an Elaine doppelganger mannequin (“it’s like they chopped off your arms and legs, dipped you in plastic, then screwed you all back together and stuck you on a pedestal!”) here, which she later steals from the store. George strategizes on how to get a suit soon to be on sale, having to trick a “fellow 40 short” into not buying the suit. Kramer mentions that the store is downtown, although the exterior is the Uptown Nautica store featured in “The Red Dot.” Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Peter’s (NOW CLOSED)
182 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
The Pie
A “swishing” George (thanks to his too-tight new suit) has a meeting with the McKenzie people about a potential job, where they get likely food poisoning with a spiked chocolate cream pie meant for George.

ABC Studios (NOW CLOSED)
77 W. 66th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Stand-In
Kramer and Mickey appear as stand-ins on “All My Children,” and Mickey has a moral dilemma over whether to wear lifts in his shoes. “Notes About Nothing” on the Season 5 DVD lists the studios’ location as 320 W. 66th St.

Cineplex Odeon Regency (NOW CLOSED)
1987 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Raincoats
Newman catches Jerry and Rachel necking during the ever-romantic classic “Schindler’s List,” which he later describes to Helen and Morty as “a more offensive spectacle I cannot recall!”

Cineplex Odeon Regency (NOW CLOSED)
1987 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Opposite
Elaine is told by theatre staff that that her boyfriend Jake Jarmel has been taken to the hospital after being sideswiped by a taxi…but she then stops off for popcorn and Jujyfruits.

ABC Studios (NOW CLOSED)
77 W. 66th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Opposite
Kramer appears on “Live With Regis and Kathie Lee” as his first stop on his coffee table book tour…but is kicked off the show for spitting his coffee all over Kathie Lee Gifford.

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Andy’s Deli II
418 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Big Salad
George and Elaine pass by here in their taxi, where George brings up his issue over Elaine giving credit for the big salad purchase to Julie instead of him.

Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
The Chinese Woman
In a deleted scene, when Jerry asks George if its a good idea to head to Queens to confront his parents about their upcoming divorce, George responds with “I’m parked on Columbus, I gotta move the car anyway.”

Noreen’s apartment
212 W. 85th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (1)
The Chinese Woman
Kramer heads over to Noreen’s to console her…and ends up spreading the Kramer name (by way of the Kramer seed, and the lack of Jockeys). Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Champagne Video (NOW CLOSED)
2183 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Couch
George tries to rent “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” to avoid reading the book for his book club, but is unable to when it is already rented out. Not one to give up, he ends up reading the store’s computer screen to track down the renter’s home address.

Angelo’s Shoe Repair
228 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
The Gymnast
Jerry and Katya are shown parked outside here, discussing Nicolae Ceaucescu’s reign as leader of Romania.

Tim Whatley’s apartment
W. 77th St., between Central Park W. and Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Mom And Pop Store
The gang (except maybe Jerry, deemed a “troublemaker”) is invited to watch the Macy’s Day Parade from Tim’s apartment. George seeks a bite-mark analysis of Jon Voight’s pencil, and Jerry inadvertently pops Woody Woodpecker. The parade balloons were inflated every year on both sides of American Museum of Natural History, thus Tim’s apartment would be on 77th between Central Park and Columbus.

Loews Paragon Theater (now AMC Loews 84th Street 6)
2310 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (1)
The Secretary
Jerry, Kramer and Elaine go to see a movie, where Jerry spots his dry cleaner wearing his coat, and Kramer meets Uma Thurman, writing her phone number down on Jerry’s dry cleaning ticket.

Angelo’s Shoe Repair
228 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
The Race
Jerry picks up Lois from here, where she tells him her job is on the line if the race with Duncan Meyer doesn’t go down.

Pappardella
316 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Switch
George goes on a date with Nina the model, and begins worrying about her potentially “refunding” her meals.

Tim Whatley’s apartment
W. 77th St., between Central Park W. and Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Label Maker
Elaine gets herself invited up to Tim’s apartment, so she can determine if her Label Baby Junior was actually re-gifted to Jerry.

Scott Thomas’ apartment
205 West End Ave., Apt. 25U, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Label Maker
George and Bonnie use the label maker to label Scott’s moving boxes, which fall off in the mail truck, and become, according to Newman and the US Postal Service, “FREEBIES!”

Metropolitan Opera
30 Lincoln Center Pl., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Beard
Elaine works as a “beard” for a gay friend in front of his boss at a performance of “Swan Lake”…and later tries to get him to “switch teams.”

Riverside Memorial Chapel
180 W. 76th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Kiss Hello
Elaine and Wendy drive by here, with Wendy asking about Kramer being single and “if there’s anything wrong with him.”

ProFitness Physical Therapy (NOW CLOSED)
1841 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (A,B,C,D)
The Kiss Hello
Wendy’s physiotherapy office is here, where George gets a cancellation fee, but can’t get one back from the “delicate genius.” Wendy later tries to charge Elaine for therapy, after she caused her to injure her elbow lugging skis home, after Wendy refused to drive her there.

Manhattan Sports (NOW CLOSED)
2188 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Jimmy
George tries to pitch Jimmy’s training shoes to a sporting goods store, but fails miserably in his attempts to jump high.

Pappardella
316 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Doodle
Jerry, Shelly, George and Paula go on a double-date…where Jerry busts Shelly for putting pecans in her mouth and putting them back on the plate, and George sees Paula’s doodle of him on a napkin.

Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts
70 Lincoln Center Pl., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Doodle
George, angry with Paula, says “I suppose we could go to Lincoln Center and I can wear sneakers and jeans, and that would be fine too!”…to which Paula invites George to drape himself in velvet.

Shelly’s apartment
270 W. 77th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Doodle
Shelly tries making Jerry use her toothbrush…forcing their breakup after Jerry refuses in disgust. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

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Cineplex Odeon Regency (NOW CLOSED)
1987 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Engagement
Jerry goes to see “Firestorm,” while Susan drags George to see “The Muted Heart” with Glenn Close and Sally Field.

Rabbi Kirschbaum’s apartment
16 W. 75th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
The Postponement
Elaine visits Rabbi Kirschbaum for counsel regarding her jealousy of George’s engagement, but she quickly learns that the Rabbi has a very big mouth.

Cineplex Odeon Regency (NOW CLOSED)
1987 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Postponement
Jerry and Kramer go here to see “Plan 9 From Outer Space,” but Kramer burns his thigh by navigating the theatre aisles with a burning-hot latte in his pant waist.

Avery Fisher Hall
10 Lincoln Center Pl., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Maestro
The Maestro mentions Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic, whose home is at Avery Fisher Hall.

Rose Wine Liquors
449 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Maestro
Kramer and Jackie’s taxi drives by here as Jackie chides Kramer angrily for taking the deal without listening to the “plus.” Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Franco’s butcher shop (NOT REAL)
New York, NEW YORK

The Wink
Holly mentions she visited Jerry’s butcher Franco down the street, who Jerry claimed to “act all aloof” and pretend he didn’t know Jerry, which he likely didn’t. Holly mentions that the butcher is just down the street from Jerry.

West Side Hwy. (now Joe DiMaggio Hwy.), New York, NEW YORK (map)
The Secret Code
Kramer criticizes the FDNY, after hearing on his emergency scanner that they plan on using the Highway to get to a fire on W. 115th St.

Loews Paragon Theater (now AMC Loews 84th Street 6)
2310 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (1)
The Pool Guy
Jerry and Kramer go to see “Firestorm”, but get stuck sitting with Ramon the Pool Guy. Jerry, Elaine and Susan later see “Chunnel” here, ditching George once again…and George later snaps, screaming at the crowd in the 9:30 showing, when the gang was in the 9:00 theatre.

Sony Theatre Lincoln Square (now AMC Loews Lincoln Square)
1998 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Pool Guy
Kramer tells a caller to 555-FILK the time for the 8:30 showing of “Cupid’s Rifle” at this theatre.

La Boite en Bois
75 W. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Sponge
Jerry, Lena, George and Susan go out for dinner…and George accidentally drops a hint about an unlisted number to Lena.

Schnitzer’s (actually Royale Pastry, NOW CLOSED)
237 W. 72nd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Rye
Jerry tries buying a marble rye for George and his parents, but ends up in a fight with an old woman over the last rye. Frank, on Schnitzer’s ryes: “I’ll show these people something about taste!” This is the same bakery as “The Dinner Party,” except it was then called Royal Bakery.

W. 83rd St. and Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (B,C)
The Caddy
Jackie Chiles mentions that Jerry and Kramer spotted Sue Ellen Mischke at this corner without her bra, and their subsequent car accident happened here.

Pasta Vicci (NOW CLOSED)
410 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Seven
George and Susan go for dinner with her cousins Ken and Carrie, where George suggests the name Soda for Carrie’s coming baby.

Café Paul
61 W. 74th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)

The Seven
Jerry takes Christie here for dinner (“the food is atrocious, but the busboys are the best in the city!”), where he sees her yet again wearing the same top. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Peter’s (NOW CLOSED)
182 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
The Seven
Susan and George go for dinner, where Susan breaks the news that her cousin wants to steal George’s idea and name her child Seven.

West Park Medical Group (now West Care Medical Associates)
50 W. 77th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Shower Head
Elaine goes for a physical for her trip to Kenya with Mr. Peterman…and fails, testing positive for opiates. On her second “pop urine test,” she resorts to using Helen’s urine, as hers is inadvetantly tainted with poppy seeds. She passes, but is told she has a 65-year old’s metabolism and may have osteoporosis.

Loews Paragon Theater (now AMC Loews 84th Street 6)
2310 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (1)
The Wig Master
Kramer is seen walking past the theater in the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, hat and pimp cane.

Loews Paragon Theater (now AMC Loews 84th Street 6)
2310 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (1)
The Calzone
Nicki gets Jerry tickets to a sold out show, leaving Elaine and Todd Gack to wait and see a different movie.

O’Neals (NOW CLOSED)
49 W. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Calzone
Todd Gack drags Elaine out to dinner with his parents, while arguing that it still technically not a date.

Mrs. Zanfino’s apartment
129 W. 81st St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Wait Out
Kramer babysits his neighbor’s Mrs. Zanfino’s son Joey, scaring him out of the apartment and into the streets with him thinking he’s Frankenstein, on account of his extra-tight jeans. Mickey then “stands-in” as Joey in bed, but is quickly caught by a horrified Mrs. Zanfino.

David Lookner’s apartment
300 W. 72nd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Wait Out
Elaine and David toast to their new relationship, just as Beth shows up, and Beth and David passionately reconcile.

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Isabella’s (NOW CLOSED)
359 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Fatigues
Jerry goes for dinner with Abby, where he gets an understanding of the mentor-mentee relationship.

Café Paul
61 W. 74th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)

The Checks
Elaine and Brett are out for dinner, discussing Karl Farbman furniture until Brett is stopped dead in his tracks by the song “Desperado.” Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Kenny Rogers Roasters (NOW CLOSED)
2055 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Chicken Roaster
A location of the chain opens near the gang, whose sign burns a bright red light directly into Kramer’s apartment. They are forced to close when Jerry ruins the food with Bob Sacamano’s nutria hat, forcing assistant manager Seth to shut down the store. This location, coincidentally on the Upper West Side, spurred a real-life lawsuit from lawyer Aaron Chess Lichtman in 1996 over their lights, inspiring the episode.

O’Neals (NOW CLOSED)
49 W. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Abstinence
Elaine discovers that her boyfriend Ben isn’t really a doctor, but rather just a failed med student…and thus, “she’s not really attracted to him.”

Radio Shack (NOW CLOSED)
521 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (B,C)
The Abstinence
When Jerry asks why his junior high school would want to screw with his head, Kramer retorts with “why does Radio Shack ask for your phone number when you buy batteries?” This Radio Shack was the closest to Kramer’s Apartment.

Columbus Deli
476 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Little Jerry
Jerry bounces a clown check at Marcellino’s bodega, who agrees to take it down only if “Little Jerry” throws his fight. Marcellino hosts a cockfight in the back of his store at 3:30 in the morning between Little Jerry and his ringer from Ecuador.

Schnitzer’s (actually Royale Pastry, NOW CLOSED)
237 W. 72nd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Money
Kramer berates his girlfriend Emily for talking him into getting a corned beef sandwich at Schnitzer’s.

Champagne Video (NOW CLOSED)
2183 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Comeback
Elaine goes with a number of “Vincent” film picks, until he feels betrayed when she picks a “Gene” for a chuckle, and stops making picks at the video store.

P&G Café (NOW CLOSED)
279 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Van Buren Boys
Kramer hosts a party for his new “financial venture,” but is kaiboshed from telling his pants story, as its now owned by Mr. Peterman. Kramer cannot divulge his Lorenzo’s story to George, who is actually now in trouble with the Van Buren Boys.

Pomodoro
229 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
The Susie
George ditches Allison for lunch here, since “everybody breaks up at Pomodoro.” Kramer later dumps George here on Allison’s behalf.

W. 85th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
The Pothole
The China Panda owner asks Elaine where they would deliver next if they cross 86th St. for her: “Then 85th St., Wall St., Mexico, 84th St…”.

W. 84th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
The Pothole
The China Panda owner asks Elaine where they would deliver next if they cross 86th St. for her: “Then 85th St., Wall St., Mexico, 84th St…”.

Elaine’s neighbors
W. 86th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (B,C)
The Pothole
Elaine is forced to take up “residence” at the building across the street, using the janitor’s closet to order her supreme flounder. Elaine lives at 78 W. 86th St., so this apartment in theory would be on the north side of 86th St.

W. 86th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
The Pothole
George is forced to jackhammer open a pothole on W. 86th St. to retrieve his missing keys (and Phil Rizzuto keychain), but accidentally strikes a water pipe, causing the street to burst, and Jenna’s toilet to turn into an unexpected fountain.

Loews Paragon Theater (now AMC Loews 84th Street 6)
2310 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (1)
The English Patient
Elaine and Blaine end up seeing “The English Patient,” which Elaine despises. Blaine later leaves Elaine for her “friends” Carol, Gail and Lisa, as he can evidently only associate with those who love the movie.

Magic Pan (NOW CLOSED)
432 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The English Patient
One of the locations of Izzy Mandelbaum’s crepe restaurant chain. Jerry gets Kramer’s Domincans to roll crepes for the business, but they roll them too tight…sending many to the hospital, including Neil (Kramer: “that’s why you gotta get real Cubans!”).

Valerie’s apartment
46 W. 83rd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Millennium
Jerry strives to move up the chain on Valerie’s speed dial, meeting an envious stepmother in the process.

Liana
324 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Millennium
Jerry is parked outside this store when Mrs. Hamilton surprises Jerry and tries forcing him off her stepdaughter’s speed dial.

Top Of The Muffin To You! (NOT REAL)
511 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (1)
The Muffin Tops
Mr. Lippman turns Elaine’s idea for a muffin-top-only retailer to life, and cuts her in for half the profits in exchange for revealing her secret to baking the perfect muffin top. Thanks to eagle-eyed fan Bilita Mpash for catching the lighting store through the door across the street, which was located at 510 Amsterdam Ave. (and is now Kitaro Sushi), putting the muffin shop at around 511 Amsterdam.

W. 85th St. and Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (B,C)
The Muffin Tops
Kramer is seen driving The Peterman Reality Tour bus southbound down Columbus Avenue, crossing West 85th Street, pointing out to his riders that they can see his bedroom window on their right (“it’s the one that’s covered in chicken wire”). This is partially plausible, as the bus would pass West 81st Street, but Kramer’s Apartment is still 300 feet westbound from Columbus, meaning that in a moving bus it may be tricky to catch – although the chicken wire surely helped! Thanks to Bilita Mpash for the catch!

P&G Café (NOW CLOSED)
279 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Muffin Tops
George mopes over his job loss, and runs into the tourist whose clothes he has stolen. He is later spotted by Mary Anne in the bathroom, only in his underpants. George mentions to Jerry that the bar is on 43rd St.

Lanette & Lyle’s apartment
386 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Summer Of George
Jerry struggles to figure out Lyle’s place in Lanette’s life, and to bump this “dude” out of the picture. Jerry eventually gets rid of Lyle, but can’t keep his spot as the new “dude” when he doesn’t have Lanette’s dinner party invitations in time.

Sfuzzi (NOW CLOSED)
58 W. 65th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Summer Of George
Jerry gets reservations for him and Lanette here, all part of Jerry’s whirlwind day with her, which requires George to “assist” in his relationship with her.

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Amsterdam Ave., New York, NEW YORK
The Butter Shave
George’s boss Mr. Tommasoulo catches George running with his motorcart down Amsterdam Ave.

Amsterdam Ave., New York, NEW YORK
The Voice
Mr. Tommasoulo discusses catching George running down Amsterdam Ave. with his motorcart in his hands from “The Butter Shave,” and grills him for it.

La Caridad (NOW CLOSED)
2199 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Serenity Now
Patty gives away Knicks home opener tickets so she and Jerry can go for dinner here. Although other La Caridads exist in New York, “Notes About Nothing” from the Season 9 DVD claims this one was likeliest for them to visit, as its closest to Jerry’s Apartment.

Mr. Lippman’s apartment
219 W. 81st St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Serenity Now
Elaine tries explaining to Adam that he isn’t a man, forcing him to renounce Judaism. Mr. Lippman later tries to appeal to Elaine’s “Shiks appeal” by throwing himself at her, and when she recoils, he too renounces the faith. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Rabbi Glickman’s apartment
16 W. 75th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
The Serenity Now
Elaine visits Rabbi Glickman (called Rabbi Kirschbaum in “The Postponement“) to try and combat her “Shiks appeal,” but is also hit on by the rabbi.

Pottery Barn
1965 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Junk Mail
Kramer drops off all of his junk mail back here…to a very non-confrontational response. The closest location to Kramer’s Apartment is here.

The Juilliard School
60 Lincoln Center Pl., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Slicer
Kramer claims that he, posing as Dr. Martin Van Nostrand, is a Juilliard-trained dermatologist.

Mr. and Mrs. Ranawat’s apartment
164 W. 79th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Betrayal
Elaine is warned by Pinter’s parents to just send a gift and avoid going to India altogether, as they are not even going. This is the same building exterior as Peggy’s apartment in “The Apology.”

West Side YMCA
5 W. 63rd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Apology
Kramer studies other men’s shower routines in the locker room, eventually getting punched in the eye for doing so.

Peggy’s apartment
164 W. 79th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Apology
Elaine brings Puddy, a recovering germophobe, to help Peggy through her struggles in dealing with Elaine at work. This is the same building exterior as Mr. and Mrs. Ranawat’s apartment in “The Betrayal.”

Tim Whatley’s apartment
W. 77th St., between Central Park W. and Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Strike
Jerry, George and Elaine go to Tim’s Hanukkah party here, which Elaine describes as being “like Studio 54 with a menorah.”

H&H Bagels (NOW CLOSED)
2239 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 79th Street (1)
The Strike
Kramer discovers his strike at H&H is over after 12 long years, prompting for him to return to work as a “Bagel Technician.” Kramer goes on strike again when he can’t get Festivus off, but returns when he needs to use the bathroom. He’s eventually fired for accidentally dropping gum into the dough, and then continuing to mix it. The original location (featured in this episode) closed in 2011, but a new Upper West Side location has since opened at 526 Columbus Ave.

La Boite en Bois
75 W. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Strike
Jerry meets Gwen for dinner, discovering “different Gwen” in the process, meeting the bad or the ugly Gwen, instead of the good Gwen.

Phil’s apartment
129 W. 81st St., Apt. 5E, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Strongbox
Jerry discovers that a man he refused to let in the building earlier not only lives in the building, but next door to Kramer. As revenge, Phil leaves his pet bird Fredo in the hallway, until Kramer silences it when it swallows Kramer’s strongbox key. Phil’s apartment is shown as 5E, which contradicts Newman’s Apartment, which for most of the series was shown as being 5E, and is shown as clearly being down the hall from Jerry and Kramer.

Darryl’s apartment
6 W. 77th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The Wizard
Elaine visits Darryl’s to hunt for clues about his ethnic background, but ends up more confused than before. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Housing Works Thrift Shops
306 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Bookstore
George tries giving the book to charity for a tax write-off, but is again stopped by the flagged mark on the book. There are multiple New York locations, but the establishing shot shows that the store is along the M7 and M11 bus routes, which both head down this section of Columbus Ave.

Lisi’s apartment
W. 84th St. and Riverside Dr., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (1)
The Frogger
Jerry spends nine hours breaking up with Lisi, and frantically tries getting back with her when face to face with a potential Lopper. The building’s awning says 451, but W. 84th St. only runs to Riverside Dr., only to the number 350.

Tower Records (NOW CLOSED)
1961 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 66th Street – Lincoln Center (1)
The Maid
Kramer contemplates about how life in downtown New York is so different, including a different Tower Records. The closest Tower Records to Kramer’s Apartment is at this location.

La Brea (NOW CLOSED)
2130 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Puerto Rican Day
The gang is seen driving past here, where George complains of his “complicated” post-game appetite, before getting stuck in traffic during the parade.

Rabbi Glickman’s apartment
16 W. 75th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
The Finale
Rabbi Glickman is seen leaving his apartment for the gang’s trial in Massachusetts.

Schnitzer’s (actually Royale Pastry, NOW CLOSED)
237 W. 72nd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
The Finale
Mabel Choate brings up Jerry’s theft from “The Rye” when testifying against the gang during their trial, noting that she bought the rye from Schnitzer’s.

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The Race

611 - Race

The Race (season 6, episode 10)

story by Larry David & Sam Kass and Tom Gammill & Max Pross, teleplay by Larry David and Tom Gammill & Max Pross, directed by Andy Ackerman
original airdate: December 15, 1994

Superman superfan Jerry finally dates a woman named Lois, whose boss turns out to be his high-school nemesis. Elaine dates a Communist and George hopes to as well. Kramer works as a department store Santa with Mickey as his elf. Jerry races Duncan Meyer once more to settle their teenage score.

FEATURED LOCATIONS

The Improv

Jerry’s Apartment
Jerry and George develop a plan to act like they are strangers, to convince Duncan of Jerry’s race lie. Kramer reveals he will be a department store Santa, and George ponders about calling a woman from “The Daily Worker” personals.

Monk’s Café
Jerry and George have a “reunion” with Duncan and Lois in the coffee shop, exchanging jabs at each other’s lives and careers, before Duncan set up a rematch race.

Empire State Building
350 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 34th Street – Herald Square (B,D,F,M,N,Q,R)
Jerry’s new girlfriend Lois works in the building, working for Jerry and George’s old high school classmate Duncan Meyer.

Elaine’s Apartment
Elaine gets herself and her communist boyfriend Ned blacklisted from Hop Sing’s Chinese restaurant.

RUSSIA (fmr. SOVIET UNION) (map)
Elaine tells her communist boyfriend Ned how it must be “a bummer for you guys, with the fall of the Soviet Empire and everything.”

CHINA (map)
While lamenting the fall of the Soviet Union, Elaine’s boyfriend Ned mentions “we still got China, Cuba…but its not the same.”

CUBA (map)
While lamenting the fall of the Soviet Union, Elaine’s boyfriend Ned mentions “we still got China, Cuba…but its not the same.” Steinbrenner also asks George to head down to Cuba to check out a pitcher…”something Rodriguez,” and also to bring back cigars.

Coleman’s (NOT REAL)
151 W. 34th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 34th Street – Penn Station (1,2,3)
Kramer works as a department store Santa, and Mickey works as his elf…but Kramer later gets fired for spreading communist rhetoric. Ned also mentions Bloomfield’s as an different store where Santas there make double the pay, since no actual department store wanted to be affiliated with this episode. The exterior shown is actually Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square.

Yankee Stadium
George’s coworkers suspect he is a communist…”causing dissent, stirring the pot, getting people to question the whole rotten system.” George is later commended by Mr. Steinbrenner, for George’s capacity to recruit communist players from Cuba.

John F. Kennedy High School
99 Terrace View Ave., Bronx, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Marble Hill – 225th Street (1)
Jerry mentions he, George and Duncan went to Kennedy High when pretending not to know George at Monk’s Café, which sets up a rematch race between Jerry and Duncan, with their old coach Mr. Bevilacqua officiating.

Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
George tells Lois he is the architect that created the new addition to the Guggenheim.

Hop Sing’s (NOT REAL)
New York, NEW YORK

Ned mentions his blacklisted father used to sit there every day with his friends trying to figure out how to survive, since people he trusted “named names,” as Elaine later does, which gets both her and Ned blacklisted from Hop Sing’s.

TAIWAN (map)
As a department store Santa, Kramer convinces a kid not to want a racing car set, since it’s assembled by kids like him in Taiwan, sold at triple the cost by “these Coleman pigs.”

United Nations Permanent Mission Of Cuba In New York
315 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (7)
In a deleted scene, Kramer returns to the Mission with George, to use his contacts to get George a visa to visit Cuba and recruit Yankee players. However, with the Mission closed, Kramer is forced to use the “secret” after-hours entrance…coming through the chimney, still in his Coleman’s Santa suit.

Angelo’s Shoe Repair
228 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
Jerry picks up Lois from here, where she tells him her job is on the line if the race with Duncan Meyer doesn’t go down.

HAWAII (map)
Duncan promises Lois he’ll give her a raise and a two week vacation in Hawaii if Jerry beats him a second time. After his victory, Lois asks if Jerry will join her in Hawaii, to which Jerry proudly replies “maybe I will, Lois…maybe I will.”

Havana, CUBA (map)
George visits with El Presidente personally (as he is “muy sympatico” to Communism), Fidel Castro…who turns out to be a lot like George Steinbrenner: “there will be girls there, and I hear some good food…of course, the problem with parties is, you invariably have to eat standing up… once when I was at a party, I put my plate on someone’s piano. I assure you, if I had not been a dictator, I would not have been able to get away with that one.”

Maryland

Maryland

STATE OF MARYLAND

Nickname: The Old Line State
Population: 6,045,680 (2019)
Capital: Annapolis

FEATURED EPISODES

Towson, MARYLAND (map)
The Stake Out
Elaine mentions she dreamt of Jerry with wooden teeth in the house she grew up in in Towson.

MARYLAND (map)
The Stake Out
Helen reminds Morty that Elaine “is the one from Maryland that brought you the chocolate-covered cherries you didn’t like.”

Towson, MARYLAND (map)
The Jacket
Elaine tells Jerry and George that her father is driving back to Maryland, which he spends singing “Master Of The House.”

The Center For Facial Recovery
6110 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MARYLAND
(map)
The Dog
Polone claims he was taken here after his hospital visit in Chicago, and thus why he couldn’t claim Farfel. Despite sounding like he is slurring the word “Rockford,” another Illinois city, in fact he is actually saying Rockville, in reference to this renowned facility. Thank you to Seba for the tip!

MARYLAND (map)
The Nose Job
In a deleted scene, Jerry asks Audrey if she plans on getting her own apartment or going back to Maryland, to which she replies “it depends,” referring to her relationship with George.

Towson, MARYLAND (map)
The Letter
Elaine lies to Mr. Lippman, and tells her she had to miss the bris due to her father’s illness back in Maryland.

Baltimore, MARYLAND (map)
The Letter
Elaine is kicked out of the owner’s box for wearing an Orioles cap to a Yankees game. Mr. Lippman later asks Elaine to wear the Baltimore cap again for another Yankee game, “to have a little fun” with his friend who has the owner’s box tickets.

Towson, MARYLAND (map)
The Virgin
Jerry tells Marla that Elaine literally comes from a broken home, as a cracked tree destroyed her home as a child.

Baltimore, MARYLAND (map)
The Switch
Kramer tells Jerry that Newman is in Baltimore, so he can let him into Newman’s Apartment to borrow his tennis racquet for Elaine. Instead, a horrified Jerry and Kramer discover Newman and his mother in the heat of the moment.

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

Chestertown, MARYLAND (map)
The Engagement
In a deleted scene, Kramer gets pulled over with Elaine and Newman, telling the officer they are en route to pick up wood for their cabin in Chester…town, which the cop questions, as he knows that is in Maryland.

MARYLAND (map)
The Caddy
Elaine mentions to Jerry that she grew up with Sue Ellen Mischke in Maryland.

Burning Tree Club
8600 Burdette Rd., Bethesda, MARYLAND
 (map)
The Bottle Deposit
The golf clubs Elaine bids on on behalf of Mr. Peterman were apparently used by John F. Kennedy at Burning Tree on April 15, 1961, just before launching the Bay Of Pigs invasion.

Oriole Park At Camden Yards
333 West Camden St., Baltimore, MARYLAND
 (map)
The Foundation
George, in talking at Susan’s tombstone, mentions that after the All-Star Break, the Yankees swept the Orioles “in four games…in Baltimore!”

New Jersey

New Jersey

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Nickname: The Garden State
Population: 8,882,190 (2019)
Capital: Trenton

FEATURED EPISODES

Baltic Ave.
Atlantic City, NEW JERSEY
(map)
The Pony Remark
Jerry remarks in his closing monologue about playing Monopoly with a real pony as a playing piece, passing Baltic Ave. The streets in the American version of Monopoly are named for streets in Atlantic City.

Sears
50 Mall Dr. W., Jersey City, NEW JERSEY
 (map)
The Baby Shower
Leslie complains to Elaine about her baby shower, asking “who catered this, Sears?” The closest Sears to Jerry’s Apartment is this location.

Garden Valley Shopping Mall (NOT REAL, based on Jersey Gardens Mall)
651 Kapowski Rd., Elizabeth, NEW JERSEY
 (map)
The Parking Garage
The gang loses the car, wanders across the entire parking garage, and Jerry and George busted for “uromysotisis.” “Notes About Nothing” from the Season 3 DVD revealed this mall was based on the Jersey Gardens Mall.

NEW JERSEY (map)
The Stranded
George picks Jerry’s medicine choice over his, because it is made in White Plains instead of New Jersey.

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

Palisades Interstate Parkway
Fort Lee, NEW JERSEY
(map)
The Pitch / Ticket
Newman mentions in court that he was pulled over on his way home by the police, upset that Kramer’s radar detector failed to detect the radar. This testimony is slightly misleading, as Newman said earlier that he was volunteering in White Plains (which would not require taking the Palisades) before being caught speeding, but perhaps his details were mixed unable to keep track of his lie.

NEW JERSEY (map)
The Pilot
In finding out Haagen-Dazs isn’t from Denmark, TV George tells Jerry and TV Kramer it is really made in New Jersey.

NEW JERSEY (map)
The Puffy Shirt
Kramer mentions that Leslie has factories in New Jersey making more puffy shirts, based on Jerry wearing it on “The Today Show.”

Giants Stadium (NOW CLOSED)
50 Route 120, East Rutherford, NEW JERSEY
 (map)
The Masseuse
Elaine, Joel and Kramer go to see the Giants host the Philadelphia Eagles. The game goes into overtime (Kramer catches the game-winning field goal ball), and Elaine finds out Joel is adopted. Kramer tries picking up tickets at will-call, but cannot get because he does not have his wallet, and thus Joel is called over the PA system, where the entire stadium hears his familiar name.

Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort (now Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City)
1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NEW JERSEY
 (map)
The Chaperone
Jerry, George, Kramer and Karen all stay here, the former for one of Jerry’s sets and the latter for the Miss America Pageant. Jerry inadvertently kills his girlfriend Karen (Miss Rhode Island‘s) doves, forcing her to sing for the first time during her talent portion.

Boardwalk Hall
2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NEW JERSEY
(map)
The Chaperone
In a deleted scene, Kramer warns Jerry to “stay away from the Convention Hall” after he discovers Jerry accidentally killed Karen’s birds. The Miss America 1995 competition was held here, as were all pageants since 1940.

New Jersey Turnpike
NEW JERSEY
 (map)
The Big Salad
Gendason tries to escape his arrest warrant by fleeing, with Kramer driving, off the Turnpike in a white Ford Bronco. Kramer claims that Gendason just wants to see his fish: “I’m Kramer…you know who I am, damn it!” The entire chase parodies the infamous 1994 O.J. Simpson Ford Bronco chase, which ran for 50 miles along Interstate 405 in California.

Palisades Interstate Parkway
Fort Lee, NEW JERSEY
(map)
The Big Salad
Gendason criticizes Kramer for not taking the Palisades upon hitting traffic (mainly comprised of police cars) on the New Jersey Turnpike.

Pottersville, NEW JERSEY (map)
The Mom And Pop Store
The big band song Elaine guesses correctly to win Mr. Pitt a spot under the Woody Woodpecker Thanksgiving float is “Next Stop Pottersville.”

Parsippany, NEW JERSEY (map)
The Mom And Pop Store
Jerry discovers Mom and Pop are selling his sneakers at a garage sale in Parsippany, and buses on Bieber Tourways with Kramer to get there and take back his sneakers (a la “Midnight Cowboy”).

NEW JERSEY (map)
The Face Painter
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…

NEW JERSEY (map)
The Hot Tub
Mr. Steinbrenner tells George that when he used to get angry, he would tell people he was moving the team to New Jersey “just to upset people.”

NEW JERSEY (map)
The Caddy
In a deleted scene, Mr. Steinbrenner promises the Costanzas that he will move the Yankees to New Jersey (fulfilling his threat first mentioned in “The Hot Tub“), and name their new stadium the George Costanza Memorial Stadium, or the “Costanza Dome.”

CNBC Studios (NOW CLOSED)
2200 Fletcher Ave., Fort Lee, NEW JERSEY
(map)
The Doll
Jerry mentions he bought a bottle of BBQ sauce for Charles Grodin with a face on the label that looked like him, to give him as a gift for his appearance on “The Charles Grodin Show.” However, it was destroyed on Jerry’s flight, thanks to Sally’s oversized package.

NEW JERSEY (map)
The Invitations
The stationery store clerk mentions that she would likely only have a few boxes of the invitations George picked out at a warehouse in New Jersey.

Bally’s Atlantic City
1900 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, NEW JERSEY
 (map)
The Money
Jerry lies to his parents and claims he’s performing at Bally’s, thus having to leave. We discover that Kramer has the phone number memorized, as he “used to have a problem.”

Golden Nugget Atlantic City (NOW CLOSED)
3400 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, NEW JERSEY
 (map)
The Money
Jerry lies again, telling his parents he has to “re-pack and go” when he books another gig at the Golden Nugget. The Golden Nugget was sold and renamed Bally’s Grand Hotel and Casino in 1987, which it stayed as until 1998, and closed for good in 2014, meaning at the time of the episode there was actually no Golden Nugget in Atlantic City (a separate property with the same name opened in 2011).

NEW JERSEY (map)
The Yada Yada
When Kramer rants about how dentists came to America with a dream, Jerry responds that Tim Whatley is from New Jersey.

NEW JERSEY (map)
The Junk Mail
Jerry announces that he will try and sell the van from Frankie to a lot in New Jersey, and invites Kramer to go with him to the lot.

NEW JERSEY (map)
The Maid
When Elaine gives a guy her new 646 number, he guesses that the area code serves New Jersey.

CNBC Studios (NOW CLOSED)
2200 Fletcher Ave., Fort Lee, NEW JERSEY
(map)
The Finale
Geraldo Rivera is shown covering the gang’s trial on “Rivera Live,” discussing the character witnesses and speculating on the outcome of the trial.

Garden Valley Shopping Mall (NOT REAL, based on Jersey Gardens Mall)
651 Kapowski Rd., Elizabeth, NEW JERSEY
 (map)
The Finale
The mall is mentioned by the security guard from “The Parking Garage” while on the stand at the gang’s trial, bringing up Jerry and George’s “uromysotisis” charges.

New Jersey Turnpike, Exit 14
Newark, NEW JERSEY
(map)
The Over-Cheer
Jerry is seen driving down the Turnpike in the rain into New York City, in his AMC Pacer, on his way to pick up George.

MetLife Stadium
1 MetLife Stadium Dr., East Rutherford, NEW JERSEY
(map)
The Over-Cheer
When George comments how he can’t believe that the Super Bowl is in New York, Jerry angrily replies, saying “well, they gotta have it somewhere!” The Seattle Seahawks ended up defeating the Denver Broncos 43-8 at MetLife.

Malaysia

Malaysia

🇲🇾 MALAYSIA

Location: Asia
Languages: Malaysian
Population: 32,761,640 (2021)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur

FEATURED EPISODES

MALAYSIA (map)
The Scofflaw
A man on the street Elaine pulls aside tells her that he bought his glasses in Malaysia, the same as Jake Jarmel’s. Elaine first wears them to mock Jake (“Where did you get those?” “Malaysia…I was in the area.”), and then she later gives them to Mr. Lippman, who gets into a fight with Jake during a press conference.

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

Long Island, New York

Long Island

LONG ISLAND

Population: 7,647,286 (2019)
County: Nassau, Suffolk, Kings, Queens

FEATURED EPISODES

The Hamptons, Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
The Phone Message
Carol doesn’t hear George’s message, as she spent 3 days in the Hamptons and was unable to check her voicemail.

Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
The Chinese Restaurant
Jerry mentions that Lorraine will call his aunt on Long Island, who will then call his mother in Florida, who will then call Jerry in New York.

Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
The Nose Job
George claims half his graduating class had nose jobs, but this is due to the fact he’s from Long Island.

Steve & Jenny’s house
8173 Riviera Dr., Bellmore, Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Stranded
Jerry and Elaine are stranged by George at a house party until 2 AM. Kramer spends the night going to different houses on Riviera (8713, 8317, 7813, 3718, 1837) until finding Steve’s. There is no “Riviera Drive” in Bellmore, but there is a “Riviera Lane.”

Long Island Expressway
Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Stranded
Kramer gets Elaine and Jerry sick by driving back to NYC with his top down in 48 degree weather on the Expressway.

Long Island Expressway
Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Airport
George yells at Kramer for ruining his pickup to Kennedy by taking the Expressway instead of his planned route, where they run into a ton of traffic.

Lynbrook mall (NOT REAL)
Lynbrook, Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Handicap Spot
The gang visits a mall here to buy The Drake an engagement present, and parks in a handicap spot. Kramer suggests when they are stalling for time that they should all get a house in Lynbrook and live together.

Promenade Place (NOT REAL)
Mineola, Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Handicap Spot
The gang missed The Drake & Drakette’s engagement party here, and Kramer and George later “pick up” Drakette’s big screen TV for Lola, in the name of “charity.”

Gagliano’s (NOT REAL)
Mineola, Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Handicap Spot
When Elaine asks The Drake for good Italian in the neighborhood, right after breaking up, Drake tearfully recommends Gagliano’s (“that’s pretty good…”).

Promenade Place (NOT REAL)
Mineola, Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Pilot
Drake and Drakette from “The Handicap Spot” are shown back together, watching the pilot at their apartment (“hate the Sein!”).

Sunrise Hwy (NY-27), Exit 69
Wading River Rd., Center Moriches, Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Hamptons
Jerry, Kramer and Elaine pass this exit on the way to the Hamptons to see Carol and Michael’s “baaaaby.”

East Hampton, Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
The Hamptons
The gang spends the weekend with Carol and Michael, in a house built by Mark Farbman. Kramer is arrested for lobster poaching, Elaine struggles with the meaning of “breathtaking,” and George suffers from shrinkage, as he “was in the pool!”

East Hampton Station
Railroad Ave., East Hampton, Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Hamptons
Jerry goes to pick up Rachel, who took the 3:00 train to East Hampton from New York City.

MacLeish’s Fish Market (NOT REAL)
East Hampton, Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Hamptons
Michael thinks Kramer bought the lobsters here, until he tells him he took the lobsters from a commercial lobster trap.

Suffolk County Prison (NOT REAL)
Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Hamptons
Kramer is forced to pick up garbage on the side of a road to pay off his $1000 lobster poaching fine. The closest prison on Long Island is the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Riverhead Correctional Facility (100 Center Dr. S., Riverhead), a medium / maximum security men’s prison nearly 30 miles from East Hampton. Thanks to Sue T. for the tip!

Amagansett Farmers Market
367 Main St., Amagansett, Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Hamptons
George wants to stop at a tomato stand on the way back to New York, but gets hit in the face with one by Rachel.

Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
The Chinese Woman
Donna tells Estelle she is not in fact Chinese, but is really from Long Island…and thus Frank and Estelle must divorce because “she’s not taking advice from some girl from Long Island!”

Great Neck, Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
The Diplomat’s Club
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.”).

Leonard’s Palazzo
555 Northern Blvd., Great Neck, Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Friars Club
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.

Southampton, Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
The Foundation
The foundation announces that George and Susan were to bequeath a 48-acre beach house in Southampton…now, gone.

Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
The Soul Mate
Elaine is told to “move to Long Island and have a baby already” by her friends.

East Hampton, Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
The Soul Mate
Elaine mentions she has not seen Carol’s son Adam since the gang’s last visit in “The Hamptons.”

Belmont Park
2150 Hempstead Tpk., Elmont, Long Island, NEW YORK
(map)
The Strike
Elaine puts a bet on a horse, “Captain Nemo” at Belmont, while killing time at her “standard fake” phone number location, an Off Track Betting location.

The Hamptons, Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
The Wizard
George tells Susan’s parents that he purchased a home here, and actually drives them to prove the nonexistent house exists.

Montauk Point, Long Island, NEW YORK (map)
The Wizard
George drives Susan’s parents to the furthermost eastern point of Long Island, before coming clean about the house.

Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium

YANKEE STADIUM (NOW CLOSED)
River Ave. & E. 161st St., Bronx, NEW YORK (map)

Home of the New York Yankees from 1923-2008, and George’s workplace after scoring a job with the front office at the end of Season Five, until the end of Season Eight. The first Yankee Stadium was demolished in 2008, with the new Yankee Stadium built adjacent to the original stadium’s site.
nearest subway: 161 Street – Yankee Stadium (4)

FEATURED EPISODES

The Letter
Nina gets Elaine, George and Kramer Yankees tickets in the owner’s box for a game versus the Orioles, but Elaine is ejected for wearing an Orioles cap, and Kramer gets hit by a foul ball. Elaine later goes to a game with Mr. Lippman, and is tossed by security for again wearing the Orioles cap.

The Opposite
George gets a job as Assistant To The Travelling Secretary for the Yankees from George Steinbrenner directly, after harshly criticizing him and the Yankees while utilizing “the opposite.”

The Chaperone
George, while talking to Danny Tartabull in the locker room, decides the Yankees should wear cotton unis instead of polyester. Later, he convinces manager Buck Showalter to switch jersey materials.

The Pledge Drive
George tries to pitch to Mr. Morgan on having a Yankee at the PBS pledge drive Jerry and Kramer are volunteering at.

The Mom And Pop Store
George tries to pitch having “Jon Voight Day” at Yankee Stadium, along with “Joe Pepitone Day” to Mr. Morgan…and when he’s shunned, he tries suggesting “Liam Neeson Day.”

The Secretary
George holds interviews for his new assistant, where he hires Ada over a more attractive woman. However, George ends up sleeping with Ada, and agrees to give her a raise during intercourse.

The Race
George’s coworkers suspect he is a communist…”causing dissent, stirring the pot, getting people to question the whole rotten system.” George is later commended by Mr. Steinbrenner, for George’s capacity to recruit communist players from Cuba.

The Jimmy
Mr. Wilhelm calls a big meeting to address employees stealing equipment…where George sweats through the entire thing, making him a suspect. George gets caught sweating over his kung pao…because “George likes his chicken spicy.” George uses doublespeak with Mr. Steinbrenner, referring to himself in the third person (like Jimmy) to avoid any punishment for his accusations.

The Diplomat’s Club
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.

The Postponement
George comes up with the idea to extend the bathroom doors at the stadium all the way to the floor. Jerry loves the idea, but Susan callously wants George to “change the subject,” causing him to rethink his engagement proposal.

The Wink
George inadvertently gets Mr. Morgan in trouble, and eventually fired, due to the “wink.” George inadvertently has Kramer get a card for Mr. Steinbrenner framed before Mr. Morgan can sign, again due to the “wink.” George also inadvertently gets Mr. Morgan in trouble with his wife, again thanks to the “wink.” Kramer later begs Paul O’Neill to hit two home runs for Bobby in the Yankees locker room.

The Hot Tub
George is penned a rage-a-holic by Mr. Wilhelm, giving him the Houston Astros assignment. George is eventually made to soak in a hot tub with Mr. Steinbrenner to “relieve” his tension.

The Secret Code
Kramer praises his own traffic navigation skills, claiming he once got from his apartment to Yankee Stadium during rush hour in 15 minutes.

The Caddy
George accidentally locks his keys in his car, leaving it at the stadium for almost a week…ending up with disastrous (and “fatal”) results.

The Calzone
George gets the duty of getting Steinbrenner a calzone every day, but then runs into a problem when he is banned from the calzone place. Mr. Steinbrenner tears George’s office apart looking for calzones…and then decides to heat players’ uniforms in pizza ovens before games “to keep those muscles loosey-goosey!”

The Bottle Deposit
George is given a “special” assignment by Mr. Wilhelm, the details of which he does not even hear. The assignment gets mysteriously done, but ends up having George tossed into a mental hospital.

The Invitations
In a deleted scene, Elaine tells George she won’t attend his wedding as she is dateless and not in the bridal party, but is interrupted by Mr. Steinbrenner, who forces himself on Elaine as her date, warning George that if she does not go with him, then George will be fired from the Yankees.

The Little Kicks
Anna, late for work, says she got held up…and Elaine assumes it was at Yankee Stadium, with George.

The Fatigues
George checks out his Risk Management book-on-tape, shocked to hear the voiceover reader sounds just like him. George ends up doing a speech on Ovaltine, and why it should be called Roundtine…instead of Risk Management, after his notes from Abby get switched with Bania’s.

The Checks
Kramer takes his new Japanese friends to the stadium to run the bases, but due to rain, George has them watch the “Jerry” pilot instead in his office.

The Abstinence
George teaches Bernie Williams and Derek Jeter how to use physics to properly hit home runs, as he is now a physics expert due to his abstinence.

The Comeback
Reilly zings George on eating too much shrimp, putting him on a mission to get him back with a good comeback.

The Nap
Tired from watching “The Omen” trilogy, George discovers he can nap under his desk. He has Jerry’s contractor Conrad deck out the desk to make it extra comfy, but the jig is up when Mr. Steinbrenner crashes his office. Jerry calls in a bomb threat to free George, only in exchange for fitted hats for every person in the stadium on Hat Day…and later for advance calls to ticket-holders in the event of a rain delay.

The Millennium
George meets great difficulty in getting himself fired, breaking into the Hall of Pride, staining Babe Ruth’s jersey, streaking on the field and driving the World Series trophy through the parking lot.

The Muffin Tops
Mary Anne inadvertently gets George in trouble by mentioning his “hen supervisor” job to Mr. Steinbrenner. Steinbrenner “trades” George to Tyler Chicken for all-chicken concessions, ending George’s tenure with the Yankees.

The Strike
George claims that thanks to his good rapport with the grounds crew, he was still able to get Dr. Whatley Yankee tickets as a Hanukkah present.

The Finale
Mr. Steinbrenner is seen leaving his office for the gang’s trial in Massachusetts.

The Mom And Pop Store

607 - Mom And Pop Store

The Mom And Pop Store (season 6, episode 8)

written by Tom Gammill & Max Pross, directed by Andy Ackerman
original airdate: November 17, 1994

George thinks he bought Jon Voight’s car. Kramer tries to save a “mom and pop” store. Jerry crashes Dr. Tim Whatley’s party to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

FEATURED LOCATIONS

Monk’s Café is not featured in this episode.

The Improv

Jerry’s Apartment
The gang mocks George for buying what may or may not be Jon Voight’s car. Jerry tries to figure out if he has been “uninvited” from Tim Whatley’s Thanksgiving party. Kramer takes all of Jerry’s sneakers to Mom and Pop, but then reveals they are in the wind with his sneakers…and aren’t even technically a Mom and Pop.

used car lot
George buys an 1989 Chrysler LeBaron instead of a Volvo, only since the previous owner was John (with an H) Voight…the periodontist, not the actor.

Tim Whatley’s apartment
W. 77th St., between Central Park W. and Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 81st Street – Museum Of Natural History (B,C)
The gang (except maybe Jerry, deemed a “troublemaker”) is invited to watch the Macy’s Day Parade from Tim’s apartment. George seeks a bite-mark analysis of Jon Voight’s pencil, and Jerry inadvertently pops Woody Woodpecker. The parade balloons were inflated every year on both sides of American Museum of Natural History, thus Tim’s apartment would be on 77th between Central Park and Columbus.

The “Mom And Pop” Store (NOT REAL)
510 Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 14th Street (F,M)
A local shoe repair store in the area for 48 years, but now in threat of getting shut down for one of those gourmet coffee, or “cookie” stores. The store is shown as being next to Zig Zag Video, at 510 Sixth Ave, the same location as the yogurt shop in “The Non-Fat Yogurt.”

Mr. Pitt’s
640 West End Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 96th Street (1,2,3)
Elaine wins Mr. Pitt a spot under the Woody Woodpecker float in the Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Parade, thanks to her knowledge of big band music.

Empire State Building
350 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 34th Street – Herald Square (B,D,F,M,N,Q,R)
Elaine goes to the Dixieland Deli (NOT REAL) inside the Empire State Building to pick up Mr. Pitt’s Macy’s Day Parade security pass. Elaine also wins a trophy with the Empire State Building bronzed on top for winning a big band “name that tune” contest…which Jerry later accidentally pops the Woody Woodpecker float with.

Pottersville, NEW JERSEY (map)
The big band song Elaine guesses correctly to win Mr. Pitt a spot under the Woody Woodpecker Thanksgiving float is “Next Stop Pottersville.”

Dallas, TEXAS (map)
Jerry reveals he owns cowboy boots because a club in Dallas he worked couldn’t afford to pay him, so they gave him cowboy boots instead.

Sneaker City (NOT REAL)
New York, NEW YORK

In a deleted scene, George offers to drive Jerry here to pick up new sneakers, so he doesn’t have to keep walking around in cowboy boots.

Yankee Stadium
George tries to pitch having “Jon Voight Day” at Yankee Stadium, along with “Joe Pepitone Day” to Mr. Morgan…and when he’s shunned, he tries suggesting “Liam Neeson Day.”

Parsippany, NEW JERSEY (map)
Jerry discovers Mom and Pop are selling his sneakers at a garage sale in Parsippany, and buses on Bieber Tourways with Kramer to get there and take back his sneakers (a la “Midnight Cowboy”).

The Improv

The Improv

THE IMPROV (now closed)
358 W. 44th St., NEW YORK, NEW YORK (map)

The introductory site for nearly every Seinfeld episode from Seasons 1-7, where Jerry would open and close the show with stand-up material relating to the events of the focal episode. The club has since closed, but the building now hosts the Producers Club Theater, the starting point for Kenny Kramer’s famed “Kramer Reality Tour.”
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)

FEATURED EPISODES

The Improv does NOT appear in the following episodes: “The Bet,” “The Highlights Of 100,” “The Engagement,” “The Postponement” and “The Rye,” and starting with “The Foundation,” does not appear at all in Season 8, and only in “The Finale” in Season 9.

The Seinfeld Chronicles
The Improv’s first appearance of the series. Jerry does his set at not only the episode’s open and close, but peppered throughout the episode as well, a format the show moved away from following the pilot episode.

The Red Dot
The first time The Improv is integrated into an episode’s plot, as Elaine’s boyfriend Dick, now back on the wagon as an alcoholic, interrupts Jerry’s set, drunk and belligerent.

The Pitch / Ticket
Jerry and George seen at the bar following one of Jerry’s sets, when Jerry is approached by NBC about discussing a pilot.

The Virgin
Jerry and George meet Marla and Stacy at the bar, while they argue over coming up with a decent script storyline for the pilot.

The Movie
Jerry’s timeslot gets bumped, and he then misses the slot altogether at 11:00, where he is replaced again by Pat Buckles. In a deleted scene, Buckles is later shown doing his terrible set about historical figures being stuck in traffic.

The Fire
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.

The Understudy
The Improv is not featured for any stand-up material, but the softball team Jerry and George play for is The Improv’s team.

The Invitations
Jerry takes Jeannie to see his set, and proposes to her at the bar following the show.

The Finale
The Improv’s final appearance of the series. Jerry opens the episode for the first time in two seasons with stand-up material.

Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Improv makes an appearance on the reunion episode, with Jerry opening the show doing stand-up.