The Jacket (Seinfeld) The Jacket (Seinfeld) "The Jacket" is the third episode of the second season of the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld" and the show's eighth episode overall. In the episode, protagonist Jerry Seinfeld buys an expensive suede jacket and has dinner with the father of his ex-girlfriend Elaine Benes. Elaine's father Alton (Lawrence Tierney), a war veteran and writer, makes Jerry and his friend George Costanza (Jason Alexander) very uncomfortable. Elaine is delayed and Jerry and George are stuck with Alton waiting for her at the hotel. The episode was written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and was directed by Tom Cherones.
The Baby Shower (Seinfeld) that 12.4% of American households watched the episode, and that 21% of all televisions in use at the time were tuned into it. "The Baby Shower" met with negative responses from critics. Mike Flaherty and Mary Kaye Schilling of "Entertainment Weekly" graded the episode with a D, stating "After a promising opening, this baby quickly degenerates into heavy-handed farce". The episode was ranked third on a list of "Seinfeld"s "Not-so-top episodes", compiled by the "New York Daily News". The Baby Shower (Seinfeld) "The Baby Shower" is the tenth episode of the second season of the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld", and the