The Marine Biologist

March 18th 2023rd.

What was this episode about?: George pretends to be Marine Biologist thanks to Jerry covering for him.

Elaine oversees a Rigid Russian writer who is weak to sound like the Venom character.

Kramer can't golf

Jerry is just being Jerry,

Story and the production: This was a George story, with bits and pieces from everyone else. Everyone else was a supporting cast member.

Highlight: The final monolouge from George Costanza... and the H**ker quote.

Laugh meter: 10

Girlfriend attractiveness level: 6. She was a normie girl. She was obviously wearing a wig which brought down her score.

What can be learned?: Always know Georges Alley's.

Verdict: A splendid episode. One of Seinfeld's Best.

It's funny how everyone remembers "The Marine Biologist", especially one particular scene. You all know what I'm talking about. And that's it. The whole George's story is magnificent and Alexander gives one of his best performances on the show. But what's really fascinating to me is that everyone regards this episodes as one of the best in the show's entire run and this story is the only one memorable. And this episode is not a single story one (like The Limo or The Dinner Party). It has three different stories and the only one people talk about is George's. Kramer's story is funny.. i guess, but it's so absurd you would expect this kind of Kramer-story in season 8 or 9. And I find Elaine's story particularly annoying (not to mention Jerry having virtually no story at all). Talking the Tolstoy bit aside, this plot is not that funny. The organizer is obnoxious and it leads nowhere. And there's that Newman cameo for no reason whatsoever. In the end you'll find yourself with a half-great episode that doesn't come close to the 5th season's greats.

Season 5, Episode 14, "The Marine Biologist"

"The Marine Biologist" is possibly the best episode in Seinfeld's fifth season, and one of the best in the whole series. While other episodes usually had two, three or four parallel story lines, here George is the clear star of the episode, and Jason Alexander delivers some of his best, most hilarious acting. His monologue at the end of the episode, in particular, is genius and one of the finest moments in the series.

That's not to say that the other actors don't pull their weight. Elaine has some hilarious moments, and Kramer has brief but fantastic scenes. Rosalind Allen and Carol Kane drop by for great guest appearances. All around, one of the very best episodes of this wonderful show.

This is one of those episodes where Elaine can't keep her mouth shut. She has the chance of working with a major literary figure (her firm is publishing his book). Jerry gives a bit of false information about Leo Tolstoy and she won't let it go, even though her boss pleads with her to shut up. There is another subplot where a pocket organizer gets thrown out the car window because the Russian can't stand the sound. It hits Carol Kane and sends her to the hospital. The central plot is that Jerry runs into a former college classmate, a beautiful young woman. She asks about George and Jerry tells her that George is a marine biologist. This leads to one of the most hilarious monologues we will ever hear. George explains how he saved a whale. But there is a kicker because Kramer and his obsession with golf comes into play. Subperb.

This is THE classic episode of Seinfeld. This is the ONE. If you're looking for the quintessential Seinfeld, this is it, baby! This is IT! By this point, they'd already gotten pretty good at interweaving the various story lines together, but this... THIS ... is the one where it AAAaallllll comes together. It also has the BEST monologue of all time... the story George tells about his whale rescue on the beach is absolute GOLD! Impeccable delivery! And, of course, the entire episode leads up to this point.

The discussion about "Golden boy" - so good. I've been there.

When Jerry tells George to expect a call from Diane at the coffee shop... also gold. Jerry tells George that ... "I should tell you ... that ... at this point ... she's under the impression that ... you're a marine biologist." Gold! George: "But I'm NOT a marine biologist!" Jerry: "I know." Excellent!

The story line with Kramer and the Titleliest was well-integrated into the main George story-line. The Elaine story-line, less so, though it did give us an opportunity to to see Carol Kane in action on Seinfeld. Thank you, Seinfeld creators. Carol Kane never disappoints. Jerry: "Who do I know that would've even been in a limo yesterday!? OOOHhhhh!"

George: "Why couldn't you make me an architect!? You know I always wanted to pretend that I was an architect!" So good!

The physical comedy of Kramer, when he talks about how badly he stinks at golf, with the sand in his pockets!!! Classic Kramer!

Hotel manager ("Crowell): "Well, you can wait for them outside." Carol Kane: "Yeah, I'd guess I'd better. I wouldn't want to take any attention away from the hookers!"

About the beached whale - Larry David: "Is anyone here a marine biologist!?!?" HA!!

Diane: "Save the whale, George. For me"

"The sea was angry that day, my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli." Perhaps the best line ... in the best monologue ... of the entire series!

Kramer: "Is that a Titleiest?"

Beautiful!