The Deal (Seinfeld) The Deal (Seinfeld) "The Deal" is the ninth episode of the second season of NBC's "Seinfeld", and the show's 14th episode overall. The episode centers on protagonists Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) and Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) who decide to have a sexual relationship, with a set of ground rules. However, as their "relationship" progresses, they experience difficulties maintaining their original friendship. Series co-creator Larry David wrote the episode in a response to NBC's continued efforts to get the two characters back together. The main inspiration behind the episode was a similar agreement David once made with a woman. The episode, which
The Shoes (Seinfeld) her into the 'Jerry' scripts. When she suggests a scenario where the butler is distracted by her cleavage, the others decry this type of humor as "too broad" for their show, but soon relent. This was the first episode of season 4 in which "Seinfeld" was moved from its Wednesday time slot to Thursday at 9:30, right after "Cheers", which was in its last season. "Seinfeld" would take over "Cheers" spot the following fall and remain there for the rest of the series. The four main characters apprised their viewers of this change in a short segment that ran during