"The Merv Griffin Show" is the 162nd episode of the NBCsitcomSeinfeld. This was the sixth episode of the ninth and final season.[1] It aired on November 6, 1997 and appeared on DVD ten years later.[2] In this episode, Kramer finds the original set for The Merv Griffin Show and uses it to revive the show in his apartment, Elaine contends with a new co-worker who stealthily sidles behind her, and Jerry drugs his girlfriend so that he can play with her collection of toys.
Kramer stumbles across the set of The Merv Griffin Show in a dumpster. He takes the discarded set pieces and arranges them in his apartment. He pretends the show is still on the air and acts as the host, playing the show's theme whenever "guests" come onto the set, and conducting interviews with them. Kramer adds Newman as a co-host for his "show".
George's girlfriend, Miranda, is so appalled when George runs over some pigeons with his car that she stops having sex with him. George is baffled that pigeons no longer move out of the way when he approaches. Not wanting to worsen his standing with Miranda, George swerves to avoid a pigeon, but instead hits a squirrel. Miranda pressures George into paying for surgery required to save the squirrel's life and housing it during its rehabilitation.
Jerry is intrigued with his new girlfriend Celia's vintage toy collection that she refuses to let him touch. When Celia asks for a pain reliever, he gives her a nighttime pain reliever so he can play with her toys while she sleeps. George wants in on this, so they treat Celia to a dinner of turkey (which contains tryptophan) and red wine, followed by a four-hour home movie. Once she is asleep, Jerry and George play with the toys. Elaine joins in as well. Jerry tells Kramer about this; Kramer is horrified by Jerry's actions as this might affect the standard of his talk show.
Elaine's new co-worker, Lou, moves so quietly that she can't hear him even when he's right behind her. He uses this ability to steal half the credit for her accomplishments by sidling behind her whenever she presents her work. Elaine uses his trick against him by wearing wrestling shoes, but this backfires since Lou's work is shoddy. Elaine gives Tic Tacs to Lou to make him noisy. The sound annoys J. Peterman, who says Elaine will be fired if he hears it again. Elaine suggests Lou use gum instead. Lou says the only gum he enjoys is the Mickey Mousegumball machine which they stopped making 20 years ago. Elaine and Lou knock out Celia once again to access her gumball machine.
Concerned about his ratings, Kramer changes the format to a tabloid talk show and invites on old friend and animal expert Jim Fowler, who arrives with a hawk. On the "show", Kramer gets Jerry to admit that he has been drugging Celia. Kramer then brings out an angry Celia (who was "backstage"), and goads on their subsequent argument. George brings the squirrel onto the set to get Fowler to take it off his hands, but the hawk goes after it. The Merv Griffin set is destroyed in the process.
Production
The episode's writer, Bruce Eric Kaplan, successfully pitched the story of Jerry borrowing a prized Super Ball from his girlfriend and then losing it; Jerry Seinfeld, being a toy enthusiast, adapted this idea into his girlfriend having a whole collection of vintage toys.[3] The working title for the episode was "The Merv Griffin Set".[4]
The exterior scenes and the shot of the hawk attacking George were filmed on October 13, 1997, with additional scenes shot on October 14, followed by a live audience taping of the scenes in Kramer's apartment on October 15.[4] Since the real set for The Merv Griffin Show had long since been destroyed, the Seinfeld crew had to replicate it, using archival photos of the show for reference.[5] The set for Jerry's apartment had to be dismantled to make room for the Kramer's apartment set.[4] As a result, this is one of the few episodes in which Jerry's apartment is not seen.[citation needed]
References
^"Seinfeld Season 9 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
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The Merv Griffin Show is the 162nd episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld This was the sixth episode of the ninth and final season 1 It aired on November 6 1997 and appeared on DVD ten years later 2 In this episode Kramer finds the original set for The Merv Griffin Show and uses it to revive the show in his apartment Elaine contends with a new co worker who stealthily sidles behind her and Jerry drugs his girlfriend so that he can play with her collection of toys The Merv Griffin Show Seinfeld episodeEpisode no Season 9Episode 6Directed byAndy AckermanWritten byBruce Eric KaplanProduction code906Original air dateNovember 6 1997 1997 11 06 Guest appearancesWayne Knight as Newman John O Hurley as J Peterman Rick Hall as Vet Jim Fowler as Himself Julia Pennington as Celia Arabella Field as Miranda Brent Hinkley as Lou Wayne Wilderson as Walter Carol Kiernan as Mother Brandon Kaplan as Child Ruth Cohen as Ruthie Cohen uncredited Jerry Stiller as Frank Costanza uncredited Estelle Harris as Estelle Costanza uncredited Episode chronology Previous The Junk Mail Next The Slicer Seinfeld season 9 List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 References 4 External linksPlot EditKramer stumbles across the set of The Merv Griffin Show in a dumpster He takes the discarded set pieces and arranges them in his apartment He pretends the show is still on the air and acts as the host playing the show s theme whenever guests come onto the set and conducting interviews with them Kramer adds Newman as a co host for his show George s girlfriend Miranda is so appalled when George runs over some pigeons with his car that she stops having sex with him George is baffled that pigeons no longer move out of the way when he approaches Not wanting to worsen his standing with Miranda George swerves to avoid a pigeon but instead hits a squirrel Miranda pressures George into paying for surgery required to save the squirrel s life and housing it during its rehabilitation Jerry is intrigued with his new girlfriend Celia s vintage toy collection that she refuses to let him touch When Celia asks for a pain reliever he gives her a nighttime pain reliever so he can play with her toys while she sleeps George wants in on this so they treat Celia to a dinner of turkey which contains tryptophan and red wine followed by a four hour home movie Once she is asleep Jerry and George play with the toys Elaine joins in as well Jerry tells Kramer about this Kramer is horrified by Jerry s actions as this might affect the standard of his talk show Elaine s new co worker Lou moves so quietly that she can t hear him even when he s right behind her He uses this ability to steal half the credit for her accomplishments by sidling behind her whenever she presents her work Elaine uses his trick against him by wearing wrestling shoes but this backfires since Lou s work is shoddy Elaine gives Tic Tacs to Lou to make him noisy The sound annoys J Peterman who says Elaine will be fired if he hears it again Elaine suggests Lou use gum instead Lou says the only gum he enjoys is the Mickey Mouse gumball machine which they stopped making 20 years ago Elaine and Lou knock out Celia once again to access her gumball machine Concerned about his ratings Kramer changes the format to a tabloid talk show and invites on old friend and animal expert Jim Fowler who arrives with a hawk On the show Kramer gets Jerry to admit that he has been drugging Celia Kramer then brings out an angry Celia who was backstage and goads on their subsequent argument George brings the squirrel onto the set to get Fowler to take it off his hands but the hawk goes after it The Merv Griffin set is destroyed in the process Production EditThe episode s writer Bruce Eric Kaplan successfully pitched the story of Jerry borrowing a prized Super Ball from his girlfriend and then losing it Jerry Seinfeld being a toy enthusiast adapted this idea into his girlfriend having a whole collection of vintage toys 3 The working title for the episode was The Merv Griffin Set 4 The exterior scenes and the shot of the hawk attacking George were filmed on October 13 1997 with additional scenes shot on October 14 followed by a live audience taping of the scenes in Kramer s apartment on October 15 4 Since the real set for The Merv Griffin Show had long since been destroyed the Seinfeld crew had to replicate it using archival photos of the show for reference 5 The set for Jerry s apartment had to be dismantled to make room for the Kramer s apartment set 4 As a result this is one of the few episodes in which Jerry s apartment is not seen citation needed References Edit Seinfeld Season 9 Episodes TV Guide Retrieved December 14 2021 The Merv Griffin Show TV com Kaplan Bruce Eric Ackerman Andy Alexander Jason Louis Dreyfus Julia 2007 Seinfeld Season 9 Audio Commentary The Merv Griffin Show DVD Sony Pictures Home Entertainment a b c Seinfeld Season 9 Notes About Nothing The Merv Griffin Show DVD Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007 Seinfeld Season 9 Inside Look The Merv Griffin Show DVD Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007 External links Edit The Merv Griffin Show at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Merv Griffin Show Seinfeld amp oldid 1109036272, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
