Location: Asia
Languages: Mongolian
Population: 3,371,561 (2021)
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
MONGOLIA (map)
“The Shower Head”
Mr. Peterman mentions he first tried opium when searching for a Mongolian horse-hair vest in 1979.
Location: Europe
Languages: Serbian
Population: 6,926,705 (2020)
Capital: Belgrade
SERBIA (fmr. YUGOSLAVIA)Â (map)
“The Shower Head”
Newman tracks down black-market shower heads for himself, Jerry and Newman, that are made in the former Yugoslavia:
NEWMAN: “And from what I hear, the Serbs are fanatic about their showers.”
JERRY: “Not from the footage I’ve seen.”
written by Tom Gammill & Max Pross, directed by Andy Ackerman
original airdate: February 22, 1996
George discovers that Susan has a doll that looks exactly like his mother. Susan’s college roommate, Sally Weaver, screws up the bit Jerry had planned for his appearance on “The Charles Grodin Show.” Frank turns George’s childhood room into a billiards parlor.
Jerry’s Apartment
Thanks to Susan’s friend Sally’s cheapness, Jerry’s gift for Charles Grodin (a bottle of barbeque sauce) breaks in his suitcase. Jerry later finds out she is coming to New York, so arranges for her to bring a large, inconvenient gift for him. An exhausted and terrified George shows Jerry and Elaine the doll that looks exactly like Estelle.
Monk’s Café
Frank tells George that he is turning his old bedroom into a billiards parlor. George and Elaine are told the story of Frank’s long-lost cousin Carlo, who Elaine thinks she spotted while vacationing in Tuscany. George tries to have a meal with his mother’s doppelganger doll.
Memphis Civic Center (NOT REAL)
Memphis, TENNESSEE (map)
The episode’s cript stated that Jerry’s show takes place at the Memphis Civic Center, where he does a set and then meets Sally Weaver.
Memphis International Airport
2491 Winchester Rd., Memphis, TENNESSEE (map)
Jerry gets out of a night with Sally by saying he’s going straight to the airport, where he flies on Trump Airlines.
FLORIDA (map)
Frank tells George he wants to convert his old bedroom into a billiards parlor, since he is no longer moving to Florida.
Costanza House
Frank puts a pool table in George’s room (deeming it “the place to be”), but its a tad squishy for Frank, Kramer and the Maestro.
Tuscany, ITALY (map)
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.
FedEx Corporation
942 S. Shady Grove Rd., Memphis, TENNESSEE (map)
George tells Jerry that Sally is a big executive at Federal Express.
CNBC Studios (NOW CLOSED)
2200 Fletcher Ave., Fort Lee, NEW JERSEY (map)
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.
George’s Apartment
Susan moves in her doll collection, including one that looks shockingly like Estelle.
Queens Convalescent Center (NOT REAL)
Queens, NEW YORK (map)
Where Kramer and Frank meet with the Maestro to discuss the picture…and they learn a pant-crease trick from Maestro. Elaine later goes to drop off her “other guy” poster at a performance Maestro has…with a bent baton. Likely either meant to be the Queens Center For Rehabilitation (15715 19th Ave., Flushing) or Queens Adult Care Center (8008 45th Ave., Flushing).
Elaine’s apartment which she moves in at the start of Season Six, but is gone by Season Eight.
nearest subway: 72nd Street (B,C)
“The Chinese Woman”
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.”
“The Couch”
Elaine offers Carl the delivery man a grape juice, but in throwing it to him, smashes it and spills it over Jerry’s original couch.
“The Race”
Elaine gets herself and her communist boyfriend Ned blacklisted from Hop Sing’s Chinese restaurant.
“The Doodle”
Elaine meets her friend Judy outside her building, thanking her for the interview opportunity at Viking, when discovering she left an important manuscript for the interview at Jerry’s.
“The Fusilli Jerry”
Puddy uses “the move” on Elaine that he learned from Jerry during their sacred auto shop man-talk.
“The Face Painter”
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.
“The Engagement”
Elaine is tortured by a barking dog across her courtyard, prompting her to hire Kramer and Newman to take care of the problem.
“The Postponement”
Elaine gets Rabbi Kirschbaum to help resolve the dog issue, and Elaine spills her guts about her jealousy of George’s engagement.
“The Maestro”
Elaine and Maestro are kissing, when Elaine accidentally calls him “Bob” in the heat of the moment.
“The Wink”
Elaine meets her wake-up guy, James, over the phone, and makes a date in-person.
“The Hot Tub”
Marathon runner Jean-Paul stays with Elaine, but ends up with Jerry when he spots a bastard child and inadvertently harasses the mother about it.
“The Soup Nazi”
Kramer guards an armoire outside Elaine’s apartment until its stolen by two “toughs.” Elaine discovers the Soup Nazi’s recipe collection in the armoire Kramer replaces for Elaine, putting him out of business for good.
“The Secret Code”
Elaine discusses her strange obsession on the phone with Jerry, who reveals that he ditched on the Peterman dinner and stranded George.
“The Pool Guy”
Elaine calls George to ask Susan out to lunch and a day at The Met, starting the “collision” of George’s worlds.
“The Sponge”
George goes over to Elaine’s to beg for extra sponges, but is not deemed “spongeworthy.” Elaine also holds a rigorous screening process to deem whether Billy is also “spongeworthy.”
“The Seven”
Elaine’s neck injury worsens in her bed, thanks to Kramer’s so-called “shiatsu” treatment.
“The Cadillac”
Elaine speaks to George about being set up with Marisa Tomei…and is later confronted by Susan about George’s potential affair. Elaine also calls Jerry “just to talk” in the middle of the night.
“The Wig Master”
Upon finding out that the Nicole Miller dress she wanted is already at the Andover Shop, Elaine chops off Craig’s ponytail in his sleep, in the hopes she’ll be paid for a wig.
“The Calzone”
Elaine mentions that Todd walked her home, constituting that as an official date according to Jerry.
“The Bottle Deposit”
Jerry drops off Elaine when he discovers Kramer and Newman left their groceries under Jerry’s hood, including a muffin that was nearly sucked into his carburetor.
“The Soul Mate”
Elaine gets grilled by Carol, Lisa and Gail for not having a baby. Kevin, “the Bizarro Jerry,” announces to her that he had a vasectomy, which is later reversed.
“The Package”
Elaine gets a late night call from the American Medical Association to confirm her last name spelling, evidently in the process of being “blacklisted.”
“The Chicken Roaster”
Elaine discusses her tooth-brushing regimen to Jerry over the phone.
“The Abstinence”
Elaine quizzes Ben before his medical exam, abstaining herself from sex until he passes.
“The Little Jerry”
Elaine convinces Kurt he doesn’t have long to live a life with hair, prompting him to propose to Elaine.
“The Comeback”
Elaine is contacted by Vincent from the video store, as they begin a torrid up-and-down phone affair, until she discovers his true identity.
Location: Asia
Languages: Japanese
Population: 125,480,000 (2021)
Capital: Tokyo
JAPAN (map)
“The Calzone”
Jerry proclaims his new girlfriend’s power to make her like “a beautiful Godzilla,” to which George adds “without thousands of fleeing Japanese.”
JAPAN (map)
“The Checks”
Jerry gets tons of tiny royalty checks for his one-second appearance on the Super Terriffic Happy Hour. Kramer befriends three Japanese tourists, Mr. Oh, Mr. Tanaka and Mr. Yamaguchi, who Kramer “houses” in his drawers in his apartment. Kramer and George try and convince Jerry to pitch the pilot to Japanese TV. And according to Kramer, oranges are rare in Japan (“you’ve forgotten what its like to have no oranges.”)
Tokyo, JAPAN (map)
“The Checks”
Kramer mentions that hotels in Tokyo all have stacked beds, and thus his guests sleeping in his drawers “feel right at home!”
JAPAN (map)
“The Chicken Roaster”
Jerry tells Seth he almost had his own show in Japan, but is puzzled when asked by Seth as to what language the show would have been broadcast in.
JAPAN (map)
“The Susie”
When George asks the gang how much he could theoretically make as a gigolo, Elaine asks whether in America or Japan, as the Japanese are more enlightened, and “can see beyond the physical.”
JAPAN (map)
“The Finale”
Kramer suggests the gang use NBC’s plane to visit here, so they can all be catered to by geishas.
Nickname: The Wolverine State
Population: 9,986,857 (2019)
Capital: Lansing
Lansing, MICHIGANÂ (map)
“The Seinfeld Chronicles”
Jerry tells George that he met Laura at a show he did in Lansing.
Detroit, MICHIGANÂ (map)
“The Apartment”
George mentions his flat-headed friend Adam from Detroit finds that his wedding band attracts women, prompting George’s sociological experiment.
Detroit, MICHIGANÂ (map)
“The Implant”
George goes to Detroit with Betsy for Aunt Clarice’s funeral, where he is first praised (as the “go-to guy”), and then shunned (as the “double dipper”) by Betsy’s family.
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
2500 W.G. Rogell Dr., Romulus, MICHIGANÂ (map)
“The Implant”
George presents a picture of him next to a casket (presumably and hopefully Aunt Clarice’s) to his airline to try and get a bereavement fare…which does not work.
Detroit Plaza Hotel (NOT REAL)
Detroit, MICHIGAN
“The Diplomat’s Club”
On the whiteboard behind George in his office, a listing for “DETROIT PLAZA” is visible, next to a list of games against the Detroit Tigers.
MICHIGANÂ (map)
“The Bottle Deposit”
Kramer mentions that Michigan offers a 10 cent bottle refund (rather than the typical 5 cents), enthralling Newman to come up with a plan to make maximum profits from bottle deposits.
USPS Second Domestic Regional Sorting Facility (NOT REAL)
Saginaw, MICHIGANÂ (map)
“The Bottle Deposit”
Newman signs up to make a delivery to the Second Domestic Regional Sorting Facility in Saginaw just before Mother’s Day, using the rest of his truck for bottles.
MICHIGANÂ (map)
“The Merv Griffin Show”
George uses a videotape of his boyhood trip to Michigan to make Celia fall asleep so they can play with her toys. The tapes reveal George’s parents changing him…when he was 7 and a half years old.
Population: 476,143 (2019)
County: Richmond
Verranzo-Narrows Bridge
Staten Island, NEW YORK (map)
“The Hot Tub”
Jerry drops off Jean-Paul here at the start of the race, the starting point each year for the New York Marathon. Jean-Paul runs the Marathon, and is en route to victory when Kramer accidentally hands him coffee, which he throws on his face and burns himself.
Staten Island, NEW YORK (map)
“The Invitations”
Jerry argues to George that it’s a lot easier to blend into a sea of people on Staten Island than China, when George contemplates escaping there to avoid Susan. He eventually decides that can’t work, because he wouldn’t be able to take his clothes with him.
Staten Island, NEW YORK (map)
“The Susie”
When Jerry says Elaine could pass for a Sharon, rather than a Susie: “What am I? A bulimic, chain-smoking stenographer from Staten Island?”
written by Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin, directed by Andy Ackerman
original airdate: May 2, 1996
Elaine purchases John F. Kennedy’s golf clubs for Peterman at an auction by outbidding her rival, Sue Ellen Mischke. Jerry’s mechanic accuses him of being a bad owner and car-naps the vehicle with the clubs still in the backseat. Kramer and Newman find the missing link to their Michigan bottle deposit scheme and set out to make their millions. Emmy Award-Winner Brad Garrett guest stars.
Jerry’s Apartment
Kramer resuscitates his Michigan bottle deposit scheme, spurned by Newman’s curiosity – however, the plans are changed when they spot Jerry’s stolen car on the highway, leading to a wild phone conversation between Kramer, Jerry and Elaine. Jerry suggests George use a follow-up question with Mr. Wilhelm for his special project.
Monk’s Café
Jerry and George dissect the lyrics of the song “Downtown,” to unlock a potential secret regarding George’s special project. Kramer steals bottles from patrons for his bottle deposit collection.
Yankee Stadium
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.
J. Peterman
Elaine is assigned by Mr. Peterman to buy a set of golf clubs formerly owned by John F. Kennedy, given a budget of $10,000 (she ends up spending $20,000, and then loses them).
Bantu Besh
Mr. Peterman mentions JFK’s creation of the Peace Corps helped him start in the fashion industry, clothing the naked natives of Bantu Besh with the Pygmy pullover. There does not appear to be a specific region / city called “Bantu Besh,” but the Bantu peoples comprise numerous ethnic groups throughout southern Africa.
Sotheby’s
1334 York Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
Desperate to outbid her nemesis Sue Ellen Mischke, Elaine spends $20,000 on the John F. Kennedy golf clubs for Mr. Peterman instead of the approved $10,000.
Hanoi, VIETNAM (map)
According to Jerry, President Lyndon B. Johnson planned the Hanoi bombing of 1972 from the toilet after a bad Thai meal (similar to George’s predicament with Mr. Wilhelm).
THAILANDÂ (map)
According to Jerry, President Lyndon B. Johnson planned the Hanoi bombing of 1972 from the toilet after a bad Thai meal (similar to George’s predicament with Mr. Wilhelm).
Price Club (now Costco)
3250 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City, Queens, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Broadway (N,Q)
Kramer loads up on everything here, destroying Jerry’s car engine in the process.
VERMONT (map)
Kramer mentions the 5 cent bottle refund is offered in various states, including Vermont.
CONNECTICUT (map)
Kramer mentions the 5 cent bottle refund is offered in various states, including Connecticut.
MASSACHUSETTS (map)
Kramer mentions the 5 cent bottle refund is offered in various states, including Massachusetts.
NEW YORK (map)
Kramer mentions the 5 cent bottle refund is offered in various states, including New York.
MICHIGAN (map)
Kramer mentions that Michigan offers a 10 cent bottle refund (rather than the typical 5 cents), enthralling Newman to come up with a plan to make maximum profits from bottle deposits.
Burning Tree Club
8600 Burdette Rd., Bethesda, MARYLAND (map)
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.
Bahia de Cochinos, CUBA (map)
Elaine bids on John F. Kennedy’s clubs he played with the morning of the Bay Of Pigs (Bahia de Cochinos) invasion in 1961.
Elaine’s Apartment
Jerry drops off Elaine when he discovers Kramer and Newman left their groceries under Jerry’s hood, including a muffin that was nearly sucked into his carburetor.
Tony’s auto shop
56th St., New York, NEW YORK
Tony pulls a “Mary Beth Whitehead” on Jerry’s car, stealing it and the golf clubs inside, since he is the only one who wants to take care of it. Jerry mentions to Elaine that Tony’s is located on 56th St.
Newman’s Apartment
Newman, upon looking at a picture of his mother, realizes he has access to a free mail truck to Michigan.
Kramer’s Apartment
Newman gleefully reveals to Kramer that he has access to a free truck to Michigan, ensuring that the bottle deposit scheme can be successful: “let the collecting begin!”
USPS Second Domestic Regional Sorting Facility (NOT REAL)
Saginaw, MICHIGAN (map)
Newman signs up to make a delivery to the Second Domestic Regional Sorting Facility in Saginaw just before Mother’s Day, using the rest of his truck for bottles.
7-Eleven (various locations)
New York, NEW YORK
In trying to find a “little place that never closes” from the song “Downtown,” Jerry suggests it may be 7-Eleven, with dozens of locations throughout New York City.
Mr. Wilhelm’s house
New York, NEW YORK
Mr. Wilhelm is shown at home, evidently losing his memory…and perhaps his sanity.
Pier 38, New York, NEW YORK
Jerry is called to the warehouse at Pier 38 to identify his potentially stolen car…but it turns out its a Saab 900 Turbo, which thankfully was not Jerry’s car.
OHIO (map)
Kramer and Newman spot Jerry’s car being driven by Tony in Ohio.
Ohio State Route 135, OHIO (map)
Tony begins going south on the 135, forcing Kramer and Newman away from Saginaw to continue following him. Route 135 runs only 2.8 miles from Lynchburg to Allensburg, Ohio, eventually leading to Interstate 75, running south into Kentucky.
ARKANSAS (map)
Trying to convince Kramer to continue north to Michigan (rather than follow Tony in Jerry’s stolen car), Newman mentions that Tony could well be driving all the way to Arkansas.
country house
Newman happens upon a friendly farmer, after claiming he was “ambushed by a band of backwoods mail-hating survivalists,” and is given food and shelter. Kramer later appears, and the two of them are driven from the house after “Norman” hits on the farmer’s daughter.
Memphis, TENNESSEE (map)
Kramer mentions he has enough gas in the mail truck’s tank to follow Tony in Jerry’s stolen car to Memphis.
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
George is sent here by Mr. Steinbrenner for mental health issues, where he runs into Pop and Deena.
Nickname: The Grand Canyon State
Population: 7,278,717 (2019)
Capital: Phoenix
Phoenix, ARIZONAÂ (map)
“The Pony Remark”
Jerry mentions that Manya’s husband is moving to Phoenix in the aftermath of her death, resulting in Elaine trying to get Manya’s apartment.
O.K. Corral – Tombstone Historic District
326 E. Allen St., Tombstone, ARIZONA (map)
“Olympic Moments & Facts”
In an “Olympic Moment,” Kramer claims that target shooting should just be like a shootout at the O.K. Corral – only one winner, no silver or bronze medalists.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
3400 E. Sky Harbor Blvd., Phoenix, ARIZONAÂ (map)
“The Diplomat’s Club”
Phoenix is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”
Hobo Joe Statue
1015 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye, ARIZONAÂ (map)
“The Seven”
Jerry refers to Kramer’s mooching as him being Hobo Joe, trying to collect his weekly tab. “Notes About Nothing” on the Season 7 DVD notes the restaurant chain has since closed, but that the statue is still in Buckeye.
Phoenix, ARIZONAÂ (map)
“The Fatigues”
A reinvigorated, now-cooking Frank proclaims to Kramer at the Jewish singles night that he is “like a Phoenix…rising, from Arizona!”
Nickname: The Buckeye State
Population: 11,689,100 (2019)
Capital: Columbus
Richfield Coliseum (NOW CLOSED)
2923 W. Streetsboro Rd., Richfield, OHIO (map)
“The Heart Attack”
When asking Tor to translate Jerry’s half-asleep note, all he comes up with is “Cleveland 117, San Antonio 109.” The Cleveland Cavaliers played here during the 1990-91 NBA season.
Cleveland, OHIO (map)
“The Secretary”
Mr. Steinbrenner tells George how he used to hitchhike to work when he was a young man in Cleveland, once riding in the back of a bakery truck…”I couldn’t look at a donut for the next two years.”
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
5300 Riverside Dr., Cleveland, OHIO (map)
“The Diplomat’s Club”
Cleveland is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”
Cleveland, OHIO (map)
“The Hot Tub”
Jerry remembers once missing a flight to Cleveland because of Elaine’s shoddy alarm clock, out of concern for Jean-Paul.
OHIO (map)
“The Bottle Deposit”
Kramer and Newman spot Jerry’s car being driven by Tony in Ohio.
Ohio State Route 135, OHIO (map)
“The Bottle Deposit”
Tony begins going south on the 135, forcing Kramer and Newman away from Saginaw to continue following him. Route 135 runs only 2.8 miles from Lynchburg to Allensburg, Ohio, eventually leading to Interstate 75, running south into Kentucky.
Dayton Civic Center (NOT REAL)
Dayton, OHIO (map)
“The Abstinence”
Likely meant to be Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. Fifth St. Katie finds Jerry a gig here:
KATIE: “That’s Ohio, Jerry!”
JERRY: “I’ve heard of Ohio, Katie.”
Bridgestone Firestone
1655 S. Main St., Akron, OHIO (map)
“The Comeback”
Reilly takes a job at Firestone, prompting George to fly to Akron just to zing him with the Jerk Store line, after proposing a Snow-Tire Day at Yankee Stadium as an excuse to fly to Firestone.
Akron-Canton Regional Airport
5400 Lauby Rd., North Canton, OHIO (map)
“The Comeback”
George is seen flying in to Akron airport to face Reilly at Firestone directly and in person.
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