Seinfeld
The Abstinence
Season 8, Episode 9 · Aired 1996-11-21
Synopsis
Abstinence allows George to become a genius, but it turns Elaine into an idiot. Jerry gets bumped from career day at his old Jr. High School. Kramer turns his apartment into a smoking lounge and all the smoke disfigures his face.
In the series
This episode is part of Seinfeld (1989–1998) on NBC.
A show about nothing that became everything — cruelty as comic precision.
Key cast
- Jerry Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes
- Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer
- Jason Alexander as George Costanza