Jerry's parents, Helen and Morty Seinfeld, are staying at his apartment in New York City. Helen pressures him into coming along to the 50th-anniversary dinner of Helen's second cousin Manya (Rozsika Halmos) and her husband, Isaac (David Fresco). Jerry does not know Manya or Isaac, so he brings Elaine along as a social buffer. During the dinner, Jerry offhandedly states that he hates people who had a pony when they were growing up. This offends Manya, as she grew up in a village in Poland where she, and indeed most of the children, had their own ponies. Jerry tries to amend his remark, but Manya gets even angrier and leaves the table in a huff. After she leaves, Jerry tries to defend himself to the others but they don't accept his excuses.