The Junior Mint

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“The Junior Mint”
Seinfeld episode
Episode no. Season 4
Episode 60
Written by Andy Robin
Directed by Tom Cherones
Guest stars Susan Walters
Original airdate March 18, 1993
Season 4 episodes
Seinfeld - Season 4
August 1992 - May 1993
  1. "The Trip, Part 1"
  2. "The Trip, Part 2"
  3. "The Pitch"
  4. "The Ticket"
  5. "The Wallet"
  6. "The Watch"
  7. "The Bubble Boy"
  8. "The Cheever Letters"
  9. "The Opera"
  10. "The Virgin"
  11. "The Contest"
  12. "The Airport"
  13. "The Pick"
  14. "The Movie"
  15. "The Visa"
  16. "The Shoes"
  17. "The Outing"
  18. "The Old Man"
  19. "The Implant"
  20. "The Junior Mint"
  21. "The Smelly Car"
  22. "The Handicap Spot"
  23. "The Pilot, Part 1"
  24. "The Pilot, Part 2"
List of Seinfeld episodes

"The Junior Mint" is the 60th episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 20th episode of the 4th season. It aired on March 18, 1993.

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[edit] Plot

Unable to remember the name of the woman he is dating, Jerry tries to pick up clues to solve the mystery. Given the clue that her name rhymes with a part of the female anatomy, Jerry and George try to come up with possible candidates: Aretha (for urethra), Celeste (for breast), Bovary (for ovary), and Mulva (for vulva). The pay-off of the joke comes at the end of the episode when she presses him to say her name. Jerry guesses Mulva, causing her to storm out of Jerry's apartment. In a flash of insight, Jerry runs to the window and yells out, "Dolores!" (for clitoris).

Meanwhile, Elaine goes to visit an ex-boyfriend, an artist with whom she broke up because he was fat, in the hospital and, noticing that he has slimmed down, becomes interested in dating him again. Kramer and Jerry observe the artist's splenectomy and accidentally drop a Junior Mint from the viewing gallery into the patient's body. When George hears that Roy is in a bad condition (after he develops an infection), he decides to spend $1900 (which he collected in interest from a bank account from the sixth grade) to buy some of Roy's art, thinking it will appreciate in value when Roy dies. Roy's condition suddenly turns around and he recovers. Although Roy attributes the change to George buying his art, the doctor attributes the limited effect of the infection to "something from above." As Kramer offers the doctor a Junior Mint, Elaine decides to break her plans with Roy, whom Elaine observes enthusiastically eating again in his hospital room after the surgery.

[edit] Law suit

A conversation in Milwaukee the day after the episode aired led to a law suit in which jurors awarded Jerold J. Mackenzie $26.6 million on July 15, 1997. Allegations that Mackenzie had sexually harassed a coworker by discussing the episode resulted in his being fired March 1993 from his job with the Miller Brewing Co. for "poor managerial judgment." [1]

[edit] Trivia

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  • The name in the script was originally Chloris, however, the studio audience was asked to try to guess the woman's name. One woman guessed "Dolores", and the ending was changed since the name worked much better.
  • Dolores was played by Susan Walters. She appeared again (though with blonde hair) in the Season 8 episode "The Foundation."
  • Dr. Siegel, played by Victor Raider-Wexler, appears in several more Seinfeld episodes. He is:
  • This marks the second time that George regrets his decision to purchase a piece of art. The first came in "The Letter", when he bought a piece of art from Jerry's girlfriend for $500.
  • The triangle art that George purchases in this episode can be seen on the shelves in his apartment in many subsequent episodes.
  • The slow motion shot of the "Junior Mint" falling out of the sky actually used a York Peppermint Pattie. A Junior Mint was used at first, but deemed too small to use in production, so a Peppermint Pattie was used instead.
  • Sherman Howard played the part of Roy, the artist. Howard is probably best known for his role as Lex Luthor in Seasons 2 - 4 of the Superboy television series.
  • An alternate ending that was never filmed was mentioned in "Notes About Nothing." In it, it is revealed that George sold all of the useless artwork he bought to Kramer for a small amount of money. Then Kramer says that the artist died and they are worth a fortune right now but he regrets selling them sooner or else he would have been really rich.
  • This is the only episode where Elaine gets applause on her first entrance.
  • This episode was referenced on the Family Guy episode E. Peterbus Unum
  • When George comes into Jerry's apartment trying to get "Mulva" to introduce herself, he's carrying another handful of videotapes. The one clearly visible on top is Pretty Woman, in which Jason Alexander has a supporting role.

[edit] Quotes

George:--Who are you to play God!? Every man's time comes! If his number is up, who are you to interfere!?

George: What're you gonna do now?
Jerry: I dunno. I can't ask her now; I've already made out with her. Once you make out with a woman, you can't ask her her name.

  • Woman: You don't know my name, do you?
  • Jerry: Yes I do.
  • Woman: What is it?
  • Jerry: It...uh...rhymes with a female body part.
  • Woman: What is it?
  • Jerry: Mulva?

George:--Mulva!

George: --Aretha!

  • Kramer: Who's gonna turn down a junior mint? It's chocolate, it's peppermint, it's delicious!
  • Jerry: That's true.
  • Kramer: It's very refreshing!

[edit] References

  1. ^ Court TV Library: Mackenzie v. Miller Brewing Co. (7/97)
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