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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