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The Cartoon

‘The Cartoon’

Season 9, Episode 13 - Aired January 29, 1998

Jerry inadvertently pushes Sally (guest star Kathy Griffin) into the comedy business. Elaine can not figure out a New Yorker cartoon. After one too many moments of indescretion, Kramer decides to stop talking. Meanwhile, George dates a woman who looks like Jerry.

Quote from Elaine

Elaine: You know, maybe Kramer was right. Some people should just give up. I have.
Jerry: What did you wanna be?
Elaine: I don't remember, but it certainly wasn't this. Look at this cartoon in The New Yorker. I don't get this.
Jerry: Me neither.
Elaine: And you're on the fringe of the humor business.

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Quote from Elaine

George: [joins Jerry and Elaine] Hey.
Elaine: Hey, George, look at this.
George: That's cute.
Elaine: You get it?
George: No, never mind.
Elaine: Come on. We're two intelligent people here. We can figure this out.

Quote from George

George: Well, Janet should be here any minute.
Jerry: You've been hiding her from us. You must really like her.
George: Oh, Jerry, the minute I saw this girl, we just clicked. She's got such a nice face. Her eyes, her mouth, nose.
Elaine: We know what a face consists of.

Quote from Elaine

Elaine: Jerry, she looks exactly like you.
Jerry: She does not.
Elaine: You know, maybe she doesn't. I don't care.

Quote from Jerry

Jerry: Hey, Kramer.
Kramer: Well, hey. You got some messages. Yeah. George, George, Elaine. George again. Elaine. Newman. But that was a crank call. Yeah, and some Sally woman called, says thanks a lot. Yeah, she's quitting the business. You ruined her life.
Jerry: What? You're the one who ruined her life.
Kramer: Well, that's not how she remembers it.
Jerry: Well, I gotta talk her out of this.
Kramer: I thought you said she stinks.
Jerry: She does stink. And she should quit. But I don't want it to be because of me. It should be the traditional route. Years of rejection and failure until she's spit out the bottom of the porn industry.

Quote from Kramer

Kramer: Oh, who's Janet, huh?
Jerry: George's girlfriend. Elaine thinks she looks like me, but I think it's, as you would say, kooky talk.
Kramer: You know what woman I always thought you looked like? Lena Horne.
[George and Janet enter]
George: Hey. Hey.
Kramer: Hey, George. And you must look exactly like Jerry. You don't see this? Oh, you're like twins. This is eerie.
George: Kramer, what are you talking about? Janet doesn't look anything like Jerry.
Janet: Maybe we do look a little like each other.
George: No, what do you know about what you look like?
Kramer: Come on, George. Relax. Just because they look alike, that doesn't mean you're secretly in love with Jerry.

Quote from Kramer

Kramer: Yeah, she's a nice girl, kind of quiet, though.
Jerry: What are you doing? Don't tell a woman she looks like a man. And George doesn't wanna hear his
girlfriend looks like me. Frankly, neither do I.
Kramer: Well, how should I have broached the subject?
Jerry: You don't broach. You keep your mouth shut.
Kramer: Well, sounds like someone's having a bad day.
Jerry: Yeah, because of you.
Kramer: Well, then I think one of us should leave.

Quote from Jerry

Jerry: Sally, you can't quit the business. This is all because of me? [Sally whimpers] You can't give up. You don't think people tell me I stink? When I'm on-stage that's all I hear. "You stink. You suck. We like magic."
Sally Weaver: Really?
Jerry: Of course. I stink. You stink. It's show biz. Everybody stinks.
Sally Weaver: Yeah, you've been stinking since the '80s.
Jerry: All right, I think we've covered my act. Now, you get out there and stink it up with everybody else.
Sally Weaver: All right. Yes. Thank you. I'm gonna do it. [she stays and plays with her food]
Jerry: Now.

Quote from Elaine

Elaine: Well, I've asked everyone at work and no one gets this cartoon. I mean, I don't understand why, but I am gonna get to the bottom of this.
Jerry: Oh, I think we're at the bottom.

Quote from Elaine

Elaine: Hey, George. Janet seems really nice. And she's quite a handsome woman.
George: What does that mean?
Jerry: Yeah, what does that mean?
George: What do you mean by that?
Elaine: Enjoy. [exits]

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