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At the time of the airing of this episode, I worked for radio station in Chicago. My partner in the morning Abby (I will withhold her last name) have been in Los Angeles collecting some interviews. I don't recall at this late date the circumstances but she was on the set of Seinfeld and they asked her to be an extra. So in the scene where George's boss is at a restaurant eating the candy bar if you look to the right the dark haired woman seated at the table is my friend Abby. we got a lot of mileage out of that on the radio It was fun hard to believe it's 25 years ago

Season 6, Episode 3, "The Pledge Drive"

After two very weak episodes, season 6 finally started to find its footing with this solid and hilarious episode.

While it's still not on par with some of the more brilliant moments of seasons 4 and 5, "The Pledge Drive" has enough wonderful moments to make for a minor classic. Elaine's boss, Mr. Pitt, is finally getting his dues, and proves himself as one of the best elements of the season, and he provides one of its most memorable moments. The possibilities in George's new job are also being explored, finally, including a cameo from Danny Tartabull as himself. Finally, the wonderful Billye Ree Wallace makes her first appearance as Jerry's grandmother for some of the episode's funniest moments.

I can relate to this. I was doing some spring-cleaning and found cards that I never read from a 13-year span. I ended up throwing them out.

This review was typed up on May day 30th in the year 2023rd in the 21st century of the Greggy Calander.

What was this episode about? Elaine deals with a famine talker.

Jerry gets dumped because he threw out cards and his nanny goes missing.

Kramer not much. He was like a house fly.

George is vexed because people keep giving him a finger.

Also, people were eating a chocolate bar with a knife and fork.

The Story and the Production overview: A nicely done story. Carried well by Elaine and Jerry's storyline. George's Storyline was rusty. He was annoying in this. Besides that the ep flowed well.

Highlight: The feminine talker and people eating finger foods with a cutlery.

Girlfriend Attractiveness level: She was flat but had a cute face... she's a 4.6.

Villain: The Bank.

Overall: A nice episode

What can be learned?: Those pronouns can get you into a lot of trouble.

Verdict: May I have a fork with my twizzlers?

This episode is without my favourite. This episode packs so much in that its impossible to not like it. It contains my favourite line when Elaine tell's Jerry's grandmother to drop dead over the phone as well as the line Kramer says about his grandmother passing "bum" checks all over town. The Mr Pitt Snicker's story line is also a major winner. The interconnecting stories make Seinfeld the best sitcom ever created and this episode is cream of the crop.

This is quite possibly the best 20minutes in sitcom history. Go Seinfeld! .

Have to use 10 lines for reviewing one episode of a TV show...sheesh.

I think this another of the great Seinfeld episodes with great interconnected story lines. The whole thread about eating a Snickers bar with a knife and fork -- starting with Mr. Pitt, moving on to George, then various Yankees, and finally everybody everywhere -- is hilarious. Jerry cashing his grandmother's checks, which bounce and cause her to get up before the crack of dawn to go to the bank, is also funny. It also contains one of my favorite lines ever, which is when Elaine thinks her friend's "high talker" boyfriend is calling Jerry's house and she says "Jerry doesn't want to talk to you, nobody wants to talk to you. . . so why don't you just DROP DEAD!" but it's really Jerry's grandmother.

I like how people keep using a fork and knife to eat foods that people don't usually eat with a fork and knife.

This episode goes on and on, and yes, I agree, is one of the best of the best. The writers just let it go and had fun with it. Case in point, you have to admit, the middle finger gag with George and the waitress is priceless. And tell me if you don't know someone (maybe you!) who had a similar, similar experience?

It's all about Jerry persuading George to get Yankee baseball player Danny Tartabull on another venue, such as PBS. Why not? A whole new audience, a whole new ballgame. Surrounding this little story is a bunch of hilarious situations, in fact, enough material for two episodes. In the meanwhile, Jerry's elderly grandma has been sending him a ton of birthday cards with checks --all that he hasn't cashed. Kramer says do it, although her checks are no longer good since she moved her account to another bank years ago. Of course.

This all leads to her phoning PBS while Jerry is doing a live show, and telemarketer Kramer gets her to write ANOTHER check? In comes Uncle Leo, shouting she's on a fixed income! See to believe the insanity, and always so well acted. You do not want to miss this one, replete with some off the wall dialogue, tossed in just for kicks.

That all said, you have to hand it to Uncle Leo, the uncle we all can relate to in one way or another!

From 1994.

I like the bit where Kramer abuses Jerry's grandma on the phone