Elaine brings her new puppy, named Griffin, to Jerry's apartment. Jerry reminds Elaine that the dog is actually in charge of her, since she has to carry its poop around in a baggie. Jerry rants about the logistics of dog ownership in the city, asking Elaine how she plans to take care of him. Elaine doesn't have any clear answers and just keeps referring to Griffin’s cuteness instead.
That evening, Elaine goes to a J. Peterman office party and talks to a woman about her "3 month old.” The woman says that she has a 6 month old, but Elaine does not realize that she is actually talking about her child. They make plans for a play date.
The next day, Peterman calls Elaine to his office. It turns out the woman is an important designer working on fashion for their next catalog. Peterman tells Elaine he is very pleased that they "hit it off" and he puts Elaine in charge of working with her. Peterman warns her not to screw this up. He also mentions how he impressed he is that the designer woman just had a child 6 months ago and is still working so hard. Elaine realizes her mistake.
Kramer is leaving his apartment when he almost trips over a hamster that is roaming the hallway. Kramer and the hamster give each other a stare down. Kramer is instantly attached to the little hamster.
Kramer brings the hamster to Jerry's to ask if he knows who owns it. Jerry kicks him out because he says “I don’t like little rats" and he also asks "why does everyone have animals all of the sudden?" Kramer is offended that Jerry called the hamster a rat.
The next day, Jerry, Kramer, and George are at the diner. Elaine arrives and brings Griffin with her. Jerry complains that she can't bring him in the diner, but she ignores him.
Elaine explains her play date dilemma to the group. Kramer comments that he could get Elaine a baby for an afternoon, if she needs one. He says his friend Bob Sacamano knows a guy with a daycare business that will let them borrow a baby for a few hours. Jerry asks Kramer how that situation could possibly have come up in the past.
George leaves with Elaine and the dog. Elaine sees the designer woman down the street. Panicking, she makes George hold the dog's leash and tells him to walk the other way. George says no, but Elaine gives him the leash anyway.
George is flustered as he walks Griffin. However, he soon starts to get attention from several women because of the cute puppy. George lies and says the dog is his. He talks about how much work it is
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(Not looking for a debate. Peterman sucks and shouldn't be starting for anyone)
Jerry does stand up to begin the episode. Jerry: I have never understood the job of a fashion model. Why do they always look so serious when they walk down the runway? Is that part of the requirements, no smiling? They can be wearing a toaster oven for a hat and an upside down clock for underpants and still have a dead serious look on their face. Maybe that’s what it is — it’s resentment. They hurry down the runway with a grimace on their face thinking, “I can’t believe they put me in THIS crazy outfit.” Elaine is at work editing the catalog for a new J. Peterman clothing line titled “Back to Basics.” We can see from the pictures that the designs are very plain, with solid colors and simple shapes. Peterman calls Elaine into his office and says he has something important to discuss. Peterman: Elaine, as a teenager I spent my summers at a Mexican villa by the sea. Every morning, my caretaker, a middle-aged Mexican woman, would wake me by gently dabbing my forehead with a warm towel while she wafted soothing spices in the air. And she would always bring me a breakfast of fresh mangos. Ah, the most juicy mangos! Until one morning she walked in on me as I was changing out of my sleep trunks, and, with the scent of mangos on our breath, we gave in to temptation. What I mean to say, Elaine, is that it’s high time that I break from my privileged perspective and get “back to the basics” myself. So, I have decided to go undercover as an intern and I’m putting you in charge starting tomorrow. Peterman explains that only Elaine will be in on his plan. Starting tomorrow he plans to go “incognito” and Elaine will be his boss. He puts Elaine in charge of planning the big fashion show to launch the Back to Basics clothing line. George buys a bag of pistachios at a news stand and then waits to catch the subway. While he waits, he effortlessly cracks the nuts with one hand and pops them in his mouth. A beautiful woman approaches George and asks if she can get a picture with him. George: “Who, me?” Woman: “Aren’t you that famous director?” George: “Me? No, you must be joking.” Woman: “Oh. I’m sorry. I could have sworn you were someone famous. You just looked so familiar...and so confident.” George: “Confident?” Woman: “Yeah, it must have been the way you were eating those pistachios.” The woman walks away. George looks down at his bag of pistachios in amazement. Jerry goes on a date with a woman named Marissa who is an improv comic. They go to a mo
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Jerry is intrigued by the fact that his ex would moan his name. George is completely repulsed.
Elaine is trying to decide which model she wants to hire for the catalog and which to go out with, since she can't do both with one of them.
Kramer and Newman toss excess scraps of meat from their butcher shop onto the roof below Kramer's window, causing a huge flock of pigeons to fly around the building constantly.
I don’t really have a script in my mind right now but I can imagine those would be a great way to get Kramer to do some more of his physical comedy. Some ideas:
-big hiccup that knocks him to the ground
-high pitched hiccup in a normally quiet moment
-Trying increasingly zany things to get them to stop (holding his breath until he passes out, being frightened by Newman but either fainting from fear or knocking them out as a reflex).
