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 Wife (Seinfeld) legality of the issues that arise in Seinfeld episodes, Seinfeld Law, posed the question "are Jerry and Meryl now married by common law?" The Wife (Seinfeld) "The Wife" is the 81st episode of the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld". The 17th episode of the fifth season, it was originally broadcast on March 17, 1994. For the syndicated repeats, this episode is just one in a few this season to keep Jerry's opening stand-up routine intact. Jerry and his girlfriend Meryl (Courteney Cox) pose as husband and wife so that she can receive a 25% off family discount on dry cleaning. George is