The Statue
- Episode aired Apr 11, 1991
- TV-PG
- 23m
A statue wanted by George is stolen from Jerry's apartment by the boyfriend of a writer Elaine is working with.A statue wanted by George is stolen from Jerry's apartment by the boyfriend of a writer Elaine is working with.A statue wanted by George is stolen from Jerry's apartment by the boyfriend of a writer Elaine is working with.
- Man Sitting in Diner
- (uncredited)
- Man in Elevator
- (uncredited)
- Man in Elevator
- (uncredited)
- Woman in Audience
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJane Leeves auditioned for the role of Rava. She later won the role of Marla and appeared in a number of episodes.
- GoofsRava is not a typical Finnish name. And her accent is also not typically Finnish.
- Quotes
George Costanza: Oh my god, it's exactly the same.
Jerry Seinfeld: What?
George Costanza: When I was 10 years old, my parents had this very same statue on the mantel of our apartment. Exactly. And one day, I grabbed it. I was using it as a microphone. I was singing "MacArthur Park", and I got to the part about "I'll never have the recipe again" and it slipped out of my hand and broke. My parents looked at me like I had smashed the Ten Commandments. To this day they bring it up, it was the single most damaging experience of my life, aside from seeing my father naked.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Everything Wrong with...: Everything Wrong With Blade Runner 2049 (2018)
- SoundtracksSeinfeld Theme Song
Written by Jonathan Wolff
Story-wise, it's once again ridiculously simple (and, for the first time, a little ridiculous too, though in a good way): George notices a statue in Jerry's apartment and asks if he can have it, since it looks like one that belonged to his parents and that he accidentally broke. A fight ensues with Kramer over who should get the statue, which is stolen a few days later. The only person who could have done it is Ray, the guy who cleaned up Jerry's place (and did a remarkable job), and unfortunately accusing him could cost Elaine her latest job since she's working with Ray's girlfriend Rava.
This episode is great for a lot of reasons: it marks the first time George's parents are mentioned, and what we hear is a delightful preparation for Season Four, in which they make their proper debuts; it has a wonderful guest character in Rava, whose best moment is when she delivers the line "There's Ray, late as usual" with what is supposed to be a Finnish accent (being Finnish myself, I've heard better); but most of all it contains one of Kramer's comic triumphs - TV's favorite "hipster doofus" (as he is defined in later seasons) posing as a detective and searching through Ray's apartment while yelling insults at the poor fella ("Make love to the wall, pervert!"). It's original, it's daring (for the year it was made, that is) and it's so funny no other sitcom has ever thought of mimicking it. A classic scene.
- MaxBorg89
- Jan 23, 2008