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 Understudy (Seinfeld) The Understudy (Seinfeld) "The Understudy" is the 110th episode of the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld". This was the 24th and final episode for the sixth season. It aired on May 18, 1995. This is the first episode in the series not to open with a stand-up routine. Jerry is dating Gennice Graham, the understudy of Bette Midler, who is starring in the stage musical adaptation of ""Rochelle Rochelle"" (the film first mentioned in "The Movie"). Gennice bursts into tears at the slightest thing, such as the film "Beaches" and when she drops her hot dog (although she doesn't cry when her