The Stand In (Seinfeld) not a great episode, especially considering Larry David wrote it, but it's got some very impressive touches, and Phil Totola's dick move (pardon the pun) is one of them". The Stand In (Seinfeld) "The Stand In" is the 80th episode of the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld". This was the 16th episode of the fifth season. It aired on February 24, 1994. In this episode, Jerry struggles to get a hospitalized friend to laugh, George persists in dating a woman he doesn't like to avoid being perceived as unable to commit, and Kramer encourages his friend Mickey Abbott to wear lifts in
The Opera (Seinfeld) to whom he gave the last ticket. As the curtain comes up, Kramer answers, "Some nut in a clown suit." Jerry and Elaine look horrified as the audience applauds. The Opera (Seinfeld) "The Opera" is the 49th episode of the sitcom "Seinfeld". It is the ninth episode of the fourth season. It aired on November 4, 1992. Elaine's boyfriend, "Crazy" Joe Davola, leaves Jerry a threatening phone message. Kramer has tickets for the opera "Pagliacci", and everyone is going, including Elaine and Joe. Elaine drops in on Joe's apartment where she discovers that he has a wall of pictures of