‘The Apology’
Season 9, Episode 9 - Aired December 11, 1997
George is upset when he doesn't get an apology from recovering alcoholic Jason Hanky (guest star James Spader). Jerry realizes there's "bad naked" when his girlfriend constantly walks around the apartment in the nude. Elaine's colleague seems to have a problem with her germs. Meanwhile, Kramer decides to improve his shower routine.
Quote from Jerry
Jerry: Zephyr? That is not a word.
Melissa: Do you challenge?
Jerry: No, I do not challenge.
Melissa: Sixty-six points.
Jerry: I'd accuse you of cheating, but I don't know where would you would hide the tiles.
Quote from Jerry
Jason Hanky: Hey, George. Jerry. Listen, I just got sober so I've been going through the 12 steps.
George: What are you up to now? Step 9?
Jason Hanky: Yeah. Making amends.
George: Important step. Maybe the most important.
Jason Hanky: Anyway, Jerry, you know, this may sound dumb. But, you know, when we first met, I thought your name was Gary. And I think I may even have called you Gary a couple of times. And I don't know if you noticed, but I always felt bad about it. So I'm sorry.
Jerry: Thank you. I did notice and I appreciate you rectifying it.
Jason Hanky: Great. Great. Well, I'll see you guys later.
Quote from Kramer
Kramer: Well, I just got out of a 27-minute shower. I made some good cuts and I didn't lose anything I needed. Yeah, I think what I kept is even stronger now.
Jerry: You've got some suds over here.
Kramer: What? Oh, man. Jeez. Look at that. I'm all lathery. Jerry, you gotta show me what I'm doing wrong.
Jerry: Oh, come on.
Kramer: No, I mean it, man. I'm lost.
Jerry: You promise you'll never come in here again?
Kramer: Well, Jerry, you know I can't do that.
Quote from Kramer
Jerry: Now, my sense of it is you're probably wasting time working piecemeal: First cleaning one area, then another.
Kramer: Well, that's how cats do it.
Jerry: But when you have a faucet instead of a tongue, you wanna use gravity.
Kramer: Okay, let's turn the water on now.
Jerry: No, I told you. It's just a dry run.
Quote from George
George: Well, Hanky's moved on to Step 10. He was taking personal inventory.
Jerry: That's Step 10?
George: All he has to do now is count his blessings, say a prayer and he's done. You believe this?
Quote from Kramer
Kramer: Come on, Jerry, how about a baggy swimsuit?
Jerry: No. You're not getting any skin, Kramer.
Kramer: Well, this has all been one big tease.
Quote from Kramer
Kramer: Now, see, that's smart. Constant motion.
Man: [o.s.] Hey.
Kramer: Oh, yeah. I'm watching you too... but this guy's really showing me something.
Quote from Kramer
Kramer: You got a steak?
Jerry: What happened to you?
Kramer: People in this city are crazy.
Jerry: Here you go.
Kramer: Thanks, buddy. Oh, yes. Yeah, you got any A.1., because I'm cooking a steak.
Jerry: What?
Kramer: A different one.
Quote from Jerry
Melissa: Okay, Jerry. I fixed that bike.
Jerry: That wasn't really necessary. I don't ride it. It's just for show.
Melissa: I gotta clean those bearings. Hold this. Look at all that gunk.
Jerry: Please don't crouch.
Melissa: It caught my skin.
Jerry: Oh, that's bad. Especially that area.
Melissa: You got anything to snack on? Oh, pickles. [tries to open jar] It's a tough one.
Jerry: Please stop. Let me help you with that.
Melissa: Oh, it's gonna leave a welt. Look at that.
Jerry: I can't. I can't look anymore. I've seen too much.
Quote from George
Jerry: Well, technically, he did apologize.
George: Jerry, I felt like a straight man in some horrible sketch. He was riffing. Riffing. On my pain.
Jerry: So now you want an apology for the apology plus the original apology?
George: That's right. I'm two in the hole.