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S1 E15Unfinished Business

[ George Steinbrenner is at the Costanza's house to tell Frank and Estelle that George has "died"]

I can’t believe this. He was so young. How could this have happened?

Well he had been logging some pretty heavy hours; first one in the morning, last one to leave at night. That kid was a human dynamo.

Are you sure you’re talking about George?

You are Mr. and Mrs. Constanza..

What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?! He had 30 home runs and over 100 RBIs last year! He's got a rocket for an arm… You don't know what the hell you're doing!

Well, he was a good prospect, no question about it. But my baseball people love Ken Phelps's bat. They kept saying, “Ken Phelps. Ken Phelps.”

[Message on Jerry's answering machine after being informed of George's "death" by Steinbrenner]

Jerry, it's Frank Costanza. Steinbrenner's here. George is dead. Call me back.

Hey, hey, hey. I'm getting a vibe here. What, are you unhappy with our arrangement?

What arrangement?

I was under the impression that I could take anything I wanted from your fridge, and you take whatever from mine.

Well, let me know when you get something in there.

All right, I tell you what. You look like nice people. I'm gonna help you out. You want a beautiful name? Soda.

KKen

What?

Soda. S-O-D-A. Soda.

CCarrie

I don't know, it sounds a little strange.

All names sound strange the first time you hear 'em. What, you telling me people loved the name Blanche the first time they heard it?

JJack

I don't feel like taking a ride. Do I have to take a ride?

He doesn't wanna take a ride.

Uh-huh.

JJack

What d'you think? I've never ridden in a Cadillac before? Believe me, I've ridden in a Cadillac hundreds of times. Thousands!

Thousands?

JJack

What? D'you think you're such a big shot now because you got a Cadillac?

[dismissive] Ahh!

JJack

[dismissive] Ahh!

Do you believe that guy?

[sarcastically] Ahh!

Alright, are you ready to eat?

Oh, right, let's go. Jerry, let's go, it's time to eat. We're going to dinner.

Dinner? What time is it?

It's 4:30

4:30? Who eats dinner at 4:30?

By the time we sit down, it'll be quarter to 5.

I don't understand why we have to eat now.

We gotta catch the early-bird. It's only between 4:30 and 6.

Yeah. They give you a tenderloin, a salad and a baked potato, for $4.95. You know what that cost you after 6?

Can't we eat at a decent hour? I'll treat, okay?

You're not buying us dinner.

I'm not force-feeding myself a steak at 4:30 to save a couple of bucks, I'll tell you that!

Look, sister, go get yourself a cup of coffee, all right? Beat it! [pushes Elaine out the door and closes it] All right, now here's the lowdown. Through a certain connection, I've been able to locate some black market shower heads. They're all made in the former Yugoslavia. And from what I hear, the Serbs are fanatic about their showers.

Not from the footage I've seen.

PPeterman

Elaine, you've tested positive for opium.

What?

PPeterman

That's right, Elaine. White lotus. Yam-yam. Shanghai Sally!

...

PPeterman

I know what you're going through. I too once fell under the spell of opium. It was 1979. I was traveling the Yangtzee in search of a Mongolian horsehair vest. I had got to the market after sundown. All of the clothing traders had gone, but a different sort of trader still lurked about. "Just a taste" he said. That was all it took.

Mr. Peterman, I don't know what's going on here. I am not addicted to anything.

PPeterman

Oh, Elaine, the toll road of denial is a long and dangerous one. The price? Your soul. Oh, and by the way, you have till 5:00 to clear out your desk. You're fired.

Susan has this doll collection, and one of the dolls looks exactly like my mother. She likes to sleep with it.

Wow. You were in bed with your mother last night?

Felt like it. I tell you, this doll is pretty spooky. It's freakin' me out, man.

Frank here, he's got his own billiard room.

Yes, It's, uh, it's... uh, uh... What do you call it, Kramer?

A billiard room.

No, not billiard. Not billiards. It was... come on, already. Come on...

What?

We call it... the, uh...

[snaps fingers] "The Place To Be!"

"The Place To Be!" Yes! It's the place to be.

Excuse me. Excuse me. Are you asking him out?

JJessie

Yeah... I guess you could say that..

Right in front of me! How do you know we're not together? Two guys sitting, laughing, drinking "Champagne Coolies."

I'm telling you right now, Elaine, this guy's gonna dangle that dress in front of you like a dirt farmer dangles a carrot in front of a mule.

[after smelling the calzones] Constanza is in the building! And he's not in his office! Constanza! He's got the calzone! I've got you! [runs out of his office]

Hey, buddy. I am waiting for my shirt.

You got your shirt in my oven?

I didn't have any quarters for the dryer. Anyway, this is better. And it's more convenient.

[ironically] For both of us.

And I have a lot more control. I have one shirt going for ten minutes at 325 degrees.

What's wrong with your oven?

I'm baking a pie!

It's the truck, Kramer. The truck!

Look, Newman, I told you to let this thing go.

No, no, no, no no. Listen to me. Most days, the post office sends one truckload of mail to the second domestic regional sorting facility in Saginaw, Michigan.

(interested) Uh-huh.

But, on the week before holidays, we see a surge. On Valentine's Day, we send two trucks. On Christmas, four, packed to the brim. And tomorrow, if history is any guide, will see some spillover into a fifth truck.

(realization) Mother's Day.

The mother of all mail days. And guess who signed up for the truck.

A free truck? Oh boy, that completely changes our cost structure. Our G and A goes down fifty percent.

(excited) We carry a couple of bags of mail, and the rest is ours!

Newman, you magnificent bastard, you did it!

(triumph) Let the collecting begin!

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