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The Tape

‘The Tape’

Season 3, Episode 8 -  Aired November 13, 1991

Jerry is intrigued when he finds a sexy message left by a woman on his tape recorder. Meanwhile, George tries to regrow his hair with a miracle formula from China.

Quote from Kramer

Jerry: What's this?
Kramer: Well, I just got it. Spector gave it to me. He's giving everything away. He's becoming a minimalist.
George: Is that the guy who likes fat women?
Kramer: Yeah.
Jerry: Doesn't the fat fetish conflict with the minimalism?

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Quote from George

Jerry: I can't believe what I'm hearing. This woman his talking to me on my tape recorder while I was on stage. This is wild. I've never heard anything like this in my life. Listen to this.
George: [takes the headphones] Oh, my God.
Kramer: Give me it.
George: Wa- Wait. Wait! Who is this woman?
Jerry: I don't know. I have no idea. I was just listening and she came on.
George: This is like a Penthouse letter. Why can't I meet women like this?

Quote from George

Elaine: What's happening?
Jerry: Tell her. I wanna hear her reaction.
George: This woman left this really sexy message on Jerry's tape recorder......
Jerry: Not that, you idiot!
George: What?
Jerry: The Chinese. The Chinese bald cure.
George: I thought you meant the...
Jerry: No, I meant the bald cure. We were talking about the bald cure.

Quote from Jerry

Elaine: So listen. What about this girl on the tape recorder?
Jerry: Oh, Elaine. What do you think an enraptured female fan of mine might say?
Elaine: I don't know.
Jerry: She went on in some detail about certain activities, illegal in some states, for consenting adults. Things you would know very little about.
Elaine: Oh, really.
Jerry: Well, this type of things is very common when you're in show business.
Elaine: Uh-huh. So what, are you gonna ask her out?
Jerry: No, I can't she didn't leave her name or number.
Elaine: Bummer. Okay, good luck finding her. I'm taking off.

Quote from Elaine

Jerry: I don't get it. Why would a woman do that and then leave no way to get in touch with her.
Elaine: [emerges from the bathroom in a robe] Maybe she realized she could never have you and she jumped off the George Washington Bridge.

Quote from George

George: [on the phone] Operator? Beijing?
Jerry: Why are you doing this?
George: Why do I do anything? [scoffs] For women.
Jerry: Elaine have you ever gone out with a bald man?
Elaine: No.
Jerry: You know what that makes you? A baldist.

Quote from Kramer

Kramer: Well, we're talking with Elaine Benes; Adult film star on the set of her new picture "Elaine does the Upper West Side"
Elaine: [to the camera] Hi. How are you doin'?
Kramer: I'm doin' fine.

Quote from Jerry

Kramer: Whoa, here's the director, Jerry Seinfeld. Jerry , you discovered Elaine Benes?
Jerry: Well, yes, I did. That's true. A couple of a guys I knew in the coastguard told me about her. And I sensed that she had the anger and intensity that I needed to make this film work.

Quote from Elaine

Kramer: So what scene are you ready to shoot now, Elaine?
Elaine: In this scene my co-star, who's right over here, follow me, is George Costanza. He plays an airline pilot who's just returned from Rome and I'm about to show him how much I've missed him.

Quote from Elaine

Kramer: So, George, is this your first movie with Elaine?
George: I...I..I dunno.
Kramer: So, Elaine, in your movies is the sex real or is it simulated?
Elaine: Oh, it's always simulated, except with George. That's in my contract.

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