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The Conversion: Directed by Tom Cherones. With Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander. George changes his religion to Latvian Orthodox to keep his girlfriend happy; Jerry becomes curious as to why his girlfriend needs fungus cream.
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- Comedy
- Tom Cherones
- 1993-12-16
The Conversion (. Seinfeld. ) " The Conversion " is the 75th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It is the 11th episode of the fifth season, and first aired on December 16, 1993. [1] In this episode, George converts to Latvian Orthodox so that he can continue seeing his girlfriend, incidentally prompting a Latvian Orthodox novice to consider ...
- December 16, 1993
- Bruce Kirschbaum
- 511
- Tom Cherones
Officer #2. Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Ruth Cohen. ... Ruthie Cohen (uncredited) Bruce Kirschbaum. ... Guy in Police Lineup (uncredited) Jon Manfrellotti.
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"The Conversion" is the eleventh episode of the fifth season of Seinfeld, and the 75th episode overall. This episode first aired on December 16, 1993. It was written by Bruce Kirschbaum and was directed by Tom Cherones.
At a restaurant while ordering (George suggests lobster), George's girlfriend Sasha (played by Jana Marie Hupp) sobbingly tells George that they can't continue to go out because she is Latvian Orthodox and is only allowed by her parents to date Latvian Orthodox men.
While Jerry and Elaine discuss the difference between a podiatrist and a doctor, Jerry's girlfriend Tawni (Kimberly Campbell), a neighbor, asks Jerry out for that night. Walking in they see George moping about his loss of Sasha (Jerry and Elaine are also interested in the lobster wrapped like a swan and eating it). Jokingly, Elaine suggests converting for Sasha which George takes seriously, not caring about any responsibility to his decision ("Why not? What do I care?") and comparing it to Edward VIII.
While at Tawni's, Jerry goes to the bathroom and peeks in her medicine cabinet to see a fungicide tube. Jerry lies to her saying he is coming down with something and leaves. At Monk's he discusses the evening with Elaine and Kramer. Elaine accuses him of snooping which he comes back with saying that he was just "nudging it a little." Jerry then asks her if her doctor boyfriend ("Oh, now he's a doctor?") can look at it.
At the priest's office, George talks to the head priest (Kay E. Kuter) about his conversion. When asked what aspect of the religion he likes he announces he likes "the hats." He also says he knows the "main plot," the Flood, the lepers, the Commandments. Sister Roberta (Molly Hagan) enters and says Kramer has arrived to pick George up. She also expresses her gratitude of him joining the church. Not knowing much about the religion in the first place, he ad-libs and ends up getting many texts with which to familiarize himself. Kramer talks with Sister Roberta.
George expresses himself and says he will be Orthodox by Christmas. Jerry is wondering what he should tell "Mother Costanza" (Estelle). Kramer comes in saying that Sister Roberta likes him, that he has a "relationship power," and that she had given him a slinky. Tawni comes in and asks Jerry how he is, and he immediately starts to cough a little. After leaving, George asks for the story. Jerry says she's subletting Carol's for a month and mentions the fungicide. George suggests that the medicine might be Carol's. Jerry says he didn't see a name on the tube, not thinking to look. He goes back to her apartment to get the fungicide.
Elaine asks her boyfriend about the medicine, and then they have a controversy of the podiatrist-doctor matter. Jerry looks ruthlessly through the cabinet for the tube, saying to Tawni that there's no soap. As she comes in with a cake, he quickly slips the tube in his pocket. George studies the Orthodoxy books in the bathroom, which initially makes his parents curious. Sister Roberta comes to Kramer's and gives him another toy.
The writer of the episode, Bruce Kirschbaum, revealed later that he was unaware that the Latvian Orthodox church actually existed while writing the episode. His original intention was to have a fictitious sect. Kirschbaum received many thank you letters from the church for bringing attention to the denomination.
A stand-in for Kramer was used in the brief shots of running out of the subway and entering the orthodox church. A stand-in was used to avoid having to fly the actor from Los Angeles to New York. The stand-in was not as tall as Kramer.
Bruce Kirschbaum was the executive consultant. This season was directed by Tom Cherones and was largely written by Larry David , Jerry Seinfeld , Larry Charles , Peter Mehlman and Andy Robin . The series was set predominantly in an apartment block on New York City 's Upper West Side ; however, the fourth season was shot and filmed predominantly ...
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