Seinfeld is loaded with classic explosive moments but one episodes ending blows them all out of the water with the sheer force of farce.
Seinfeld has a rich history of ending episodes with a big punch and a freeze-frame. It is the rare show that saw some of its best episodes in the later part of its run, a time when most sitcoms are running on steam and the promise of syndication windfalls. The Soup Nazi, A Festivus for the rest of us and the Merv Griffin Show set in Kramers apartment were all in the last three seasons. Comedy is subjective and what hits for some doesn't hit for others, but one would be hard-pressed to find a more explosively funny ending than in The Susie.
Seinfeld Season 8, Episode 15, “The Susie,” beautifully brings together and wraps up its storylines. First it brings back Mike Moffitt, five years after he got caught calling Jerry a phony. He's a newly minted bookie, which intrigues Kramer, a recovering gambling addict. Kramer being Kramer places a bet with Mike in Jerry's name, so it's technically not him gambling. The bet wins, but Mike can't pay, and Jerry accidentally slams his car's trunk down on Mike's hands, breaking his thumbs, effectively reversing the roles of bookie and deadbeat. Later, thumbs in casts and afraid, Mike offers to fix Jerry's trunk in exchange for the money owed. As he climbs into the trunk to fix it, Kramer dings Jerry's car, locking Mike in the trunk.
Elaine has a Peggy problem in more than one episode. Peggy believes Elaine to be unhygienic because she dates too many men. A designer for J. Peterman, Peggy thinks Elaine's name is Susie, but just when Elaine is about to correct her, Peggy begins some serious smack talking about this Elaine person. Elaine's Susie tries to defend Elaine to Peggy, who then doubles down and starts to call Elaine "Sooz." The only thing Elaine hates more than being called Susie is being called Sooz, and she lets Peggy know about it, leading Peterman to call a meeting between him, Peggy, Elaine and the ever-evasive Susie. Elaine masterfully runs the meeting, at least in getting the ruse past Peterman while confusing Peggy to no end.
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