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Seinfeld :: The Abstinence (08x09)

Episode Information

Title:

The Abstinence

Episode #:

08x09

Production Number:

809

Original Airdate:

Thursday November 21st, 1996

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Episode Crew
Director:	Andy Ackerman
Writer:	Steve Koren (1)

Episode Summary

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George decides to abstain from sex with his girlfriend because she has a disease that would be complicated by sex. After not having sex for so long, George becomes smart and finds that he's wasted his intellectual talents in his constant pursuit of sex. Meanwhile, Jerry gets bumped from a local school's career day, Kramer opens a smoking lounge that causes some health problems, and Elaine dates someone who's almost a doctor.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Brenda Strong	played	Sue Ellen	Recurring (third appearance)
•Debra Jo Rupp	played	Katie	Recurring (second appearance)
•Lawrence Mandley	played	Larry the Cook	Recurring (5th appearance)
•Phil Morris (1)	played	Jackie Chiles	Recurring (4th appearance)
•Alex Trebek	voiced	Himself
•Bernie Williams	played	Himself
•Bob Odenkirk	played	Ben
•Derek Jeter	played	Himself
•Fern Fitzgerald	played	Ms. Wilkie
•Judy Kerr	played	Woman
•Kyle Gass	played	Smoker
•Meagen Fay (1)	played	Mrs. Burns
•Noelle Balfour	played	Waitress
•Tamara Bick	played	Louise
Uncredited
•David Letterman	played	Himself

Main Cast

•Jerry Seinfeld	played	Jerry Seinfeld
•Julia Louis-Dreyfus	played	Elaine Marie Benes
•Michael Richards (2)	played	Cosmo Kramer
•Jason Alexander (1)	played	George Louis Costanza