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Seinfeld :: The Betrayal (09x08)

Episode Information

Title:

The Betrayal

Episode #:

09x08

Production Number:

908

Original Airdate:

Thursday November 20th, 1997

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Episode Crew
Director:	Andy Ackerman
Writer:	David Mandel Peter Mehlman

Episode Summary

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In an episode told backwards, Jerry, George and Elaine return home from their India trip and they don't want to talk about the trip or even talk to each other. George finds out that Jerry slept with his girlfriend and to compensate, George wants to sleep with Elaine. Elaine tells everyone that she once slept with Sue Ellen's fiance, which causes Sue Ellen to call off the wedding.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Brenda Strong	played	Sue Ellen	Recurring (4th appearance)
•Heidi Swedberg	played	Susan	Recurring (29th appearance)
•Michael McShane	played	FDR (Franklin Delano Romanosky)	Recurring (first appearance)
•Wayne Knight	played	Newman	Recurring (42nd appearance)
•Bart Braverman	played	Zubin
•Bill Lee Brown (3)	played	Partygoer
•Brian Kaiser	played	Postman
•Jocelyne Kelly	played	Model
•Justine Miceli	played	Nina
•Noor Shic	played	Usha
•Shaun Toub	played	Pinter
•Shelley Malil	played	Usher

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

Episode Notes

Heidi Swedberg reprises her role as Susan since her character has died. Since the show is told backwards, she was able to reappear in a scene that took place years before she died.

Director Andy Ackerman won the Director's Guild of America Award for his work on this episode.

Cultural References

Elaine's Boyfriend Pinter

The name of Elaine's boyfriend, Pinter, is a possible reference to playwright Harold Pinter. Pinter's plays often feature a love triangle told in backwards fashion, much as this episode is.

Episode References

Kramer uses the line "One for all the marbles" during this episode. This line was first used by Jerry in "The Nose Job" when Jerry's brain and penis are playing chess.

Jerry refers to the name "Kessler" being on Kramer's buzzer for his apartment. In "Good News, Bad News", Jerry refers to Kramer as "Kessler".

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