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 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