The Pool Guy
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| “The Pool Guy” | |
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| Seinfeld episode | |
 Kramer talking to Jerry. |
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| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 118 |
| Written by | David Mandel |
| Directed by | Andy Ackerman |
| Guest stars | Carlos Jacott |
| Original airdate | November 16, 1995 |
| Season 7 episodes | |
| Seinfeld - Season 7 September 1995 - May 1996 |
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"The Pool Guy" is the one-hundred and eighteenth episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 8th episode for the 7th season. It aired on November 16, 1995.
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[edit] Plot
Elaine befriends Susan. Jerry meets his pool guy outside a movie, and then he can't get rid of him. George is worried by Elaine wanting to get to know Susan ("The two worlds collide!"). Kramer's new phone number is similar to a film information line. When Kramer keeps receiving wrong numbers, he begins giving out the information for movie show times à la Moviefone.
[edit] Controversy
Playwright/performing artist Danny Hoch was originally cast as the Pool Guy in this episode. According to Hoch he was replaced after objecting to what he felt was ethnic stereotyping in the way his character was written: a stereotype of a "crazy Hispanic named Ramon." He told this story on a 2005 television documentary Race Is the Place and in his one-man-show Jails, Hospitals & Hip Hop.
[edit] Trivia
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- The end credit states "In Memory of our Friend Rick Bolden" (Rick Bolden was one of the musicians working out the Seinfeld Theme).
- When Kramer is acting like Moviefone, you can see several pasta sculptures (similar to Fusilli Jerry) in the background.
- The real-life Moviefone man, Russ Leatherman, provides his own voice during the final scene of this episode. He is only seen on screen from behind, however, and a body double is used.
- During George's rampage in the theater, the movie playing in the background is The American President.
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George: I wonder if, ah, Susan ... (picks up the phone from the coffee table, then decides not to call) No. I better just go. (claps hands) heh. All right! See ya. (grabs his rain coat from the hook by the door and rushes out)
Kramer: There's nothing more pathetic, than a grown man, who’s afraid of a woman. (voice get high-pitched for the last line)
Jerry: Hey, why don't cha ask Susan?
Elaine: George's Susan?
Jerry: Yeah.
Elaine: Yeah. Why not Susan. I should be friends with Susan. (smacks her forehead with hand) Of course! Susan! Oh! OK, I’ll see you guys. Huh. (rushes out the door.)
Kramer: That's gunna be trouble.
Jerry: Why?
Kramer: Jerry, don't you see? This world here, this is George's sanctuary. If Susan comes into contact with this world, his world's collide. You know what happens then? (Kramer raises his hands into the air and slowly brings them together in an explosion.)
Kramer(Answering his phone.): Cosmo, go. No, no, na, na. (he pushes the end button and pushes the antenna down) Boy this new telephone number's driving me crazy -- wrong numbers, every five minutes.
Jerry: What is it?
Kramer: Well it's 555-3455
Jerry(picks up the phone on the coffee table): “555-3455.” Well wait a second, don't you see that's 555-FILK.
Kramer: What's a Filk?
Jerry: Filk’s nothing, but 555-FILM is Movie Phone.
Kramer: Oh Movie Phone.
Jerry: Yes, so people are just dialing it by mistake and getting you.
Kramer: So I'm Filk?
Jerry: You're Filk.
Kramer: Oh mama.
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