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The Contest

‘The Contest’

Season 4, Episode 11 -  Aired November 18, 1992

When George puts his mother in the hospital after being caught in an indelicate situation, the friends compete over who can hold out the longest without pleasuring themselves.

Quote from Estelle Costanza

Estelle Costanza: I want you to go see a psychiatrist.
George: No! I am not going to see a psychiatrist!
Estelle Costanza: Why? Why not?! Why won't you go?
George: Because I don't want to.
Estelle Costanza: I want you to go see somebody.
George: Well, I am not going.
Estelle Costanza: It's a good thing your father's in Chicago.

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Quote from Elaine

Jerry: Let me ask you a question.
Elaine: Mm-hm.
Jerry: You're a hostage, captured by terrorists.
Elaine: Who, me?
Jerry: You, anybody, whatever. You're in the little room, you're chained to the floor, you're there for a long time.. do you think they would ever consider doing the laundry?
Elaine: They have to, it's in the Geneva Convention.
Kramer: [foreign accent] You! Take off your socks, your pants, your underwear. We're doing the wash. Come on! Take it off, take it off!

Quote from Elaine

George: All right, look, you want to be in?
Elaine: Yeah!
George: You gotta give us odds. At least two to one. You gotta put up two-hundred dollars.
Kramer: No, a thousand!
Elaine: No, I'll- I'll put up one-fifty.
George: All right, you're in for one-fifty.

Quote from Kramer

Kramer: Hey, look at this, come here. There's a naked woman across the street.
Jerry: Where?
Kramer: Second floor from the top. See the window on the left?
George: Wow!
Jerry: Who walks around the house like that?!
George: Maybe she's a nudist. You know, those nudist colony people.
Kramer: Yeah. Yeah.
[Kramer walks away from the window and goes back to his apartment.]

Quote from Kramer

[Kramer casually enters the apartment, walks over to the kitchen counter and slaps some money down]
Kramer: I'm out!
Elaine: What?!
Kramer: Yeah, I'm out. I'm out of the contest.
George: You're out?!
Kramer: Yeah, yeah. What?
Elaine: Well, that was fast!
Kramer: Well, it was that woman across the street. [to Jerry] You know, you better be careful, buddy. She's gonna get you next.

Quote from Jerry

Marla: Let's slow it down a little.
Jerry: "Slow it down"?
Marla: Well, you know...
Jerry: Ah, yeah... I know.
Marla: You're okay with that, right?
Jerry: Yeah, yeah.. of course. What, do you think I care about the sex? What kind of person do you think I am? That doesn't mean anything to me. I don't care about that.
Marla: So, I'll see you Saturday night, then?
Jerry: Sure, Saturday night.
Marla: All right, then. Good night.
Jerry: Goodnight. [she gets out] Not just a good night. A great night.

Quote from Jerry

Jerry: [on the phone] All right, Ma, I'll talk to you later. Nothing, I'm- I'm watching, uh, Tiny Toons here, on Nickelodeon.. It's, I-I like kid shows. They have a very innocent, wholesome quality. Okay, all right, I'll talk to you later. Bye. [hangs up]

Quote from Jerry

Marla: Let's go in the bedroom.
Jerry: Really?
Marla: Yes.
Jerry: You sure?
Marla: Yes.
Jerry: You really want to?
Marla: I do. I'm ready.
Jerry: Okay.
Marla: I know how difficult this must have been for you.
Jerry: [chuckles] You don't know the half of it.
Marla: What do you mean?
Jerry: Well, it's kinda silly, but..

Quote from Jerry

Marla: Contest?! A contest! This is what you do with your friends?
Jerry: No, it was just a bet. I mean, it actually started with George and his mother.
Marla: I don't want to hear another word. And to think how close I came to you being the one! I must have been out of my mind.
[After Marla storms out, Jerry walks over to the window and takes a seat.]

Quote from Elaine

Elaine: Marla? Hi, oh, I'm glad I ran into you.
Marla: I don't want to have anything to do with you or your perverted friends. [Elaine moves closer] Ooh, get away from me! You're horrible. Horrible! All of you!

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