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Seinfeld/The Contest

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The Contest
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Season 4, Episode 11
Airdate November 18, 1992
Production Number 411
Written by Larry David
Directed by Tom Cherones
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The Contest is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of Seinfeld, and the fifty-first episode overall.

Starring: Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine Benes), Michael Richards (Cosmo Kramer)

and Jason Alexander (George Costanza)

Guest Starring: Estelle Harris (Estelle Costanza) Jane Leeves (Marla), Ilana Levine (Joyce), Rachel Sweet (Shelly), Andrea Parker (Nurse)

Contents

Plot Overview

George's mother throws her back out when she falls down after catching him doing "you know". When George says he'll never do it again, Jerry challenges him to a contest of self-denial, when he accepts, Elaine and Kramer want in on the action, or rather the lack of it.

Notes

Tom Cherones won the Director's Guild of America Award for this episode. This episode was based on a real contest that Larry David participated in.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

Characters

Referbacks

Trivia

The Show

Behind the Scenes

Allusions and References

Memorable Moments

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