The Bizarro Jerry

"The Bizarro Jerry"
Seinfeld episode
Episode no.	Season 8 Episode 3
Directed by	Andy Ackerman
Written by	David Mandel
Production code	803
Original air date	October 3, 1996
Guest appearance(s)
Kristin Bauer as Gillian Tim DeKay as Kevin Kyle T. Heffner as Gene Pat Kilbane as Feldman Mark S. Larson as Vargus Justina Vail as Amanda J. Patrick McCormack as Leland Harry S. Murphy as Office Manager Dana Patrick as Model #1 Shireen Crutchfield as Model #2 Robin Nance as Model #3 James Lesure as Office Worker Jason Beck as Bouncer
Season 8 episodes
September 1996 – May 1997 "The Foundation" "The Soul Mate" "The Bizarro Jerry" "The Little Kicks" "The Package" "The Fatigues" "The Checks" "The Chicken Roaster" "The Abstinence" "The Andrea Doria" "The Little Jerry" "The Money" "The Comeback" "The Van Buren Boys" "The Susie" "The Pothole" "The English Patient" "The Nap" "The Yada Yada" "The Millennium" "The Muffin Tops" "The Summer of George"
List of Seinfeld episodes

"The Bizarro Jerry" is the 137th episode of the American television sitcom Seinfeld. This was the third episode for the eighth season. It was originally broadcast on the NBC network on October 3, 1996. The title and plot extensively reference the Bizarro (the polar opposite of Superman) and Bizarro-Earth concepts that originally appeared in various comic books published by DC Comics. This episode is famous for introducing the phrase "man-hands".

David Mandel wrote the episode in response to his then girlfriend Rebecca ending their long-distance relationship. Rebecca, now wife of Mandel, was self-conscious about what she calls her "farm-hands". According to Mandel, writing a Seinfeld episode (and this one in particular) "it’s the modern equivalent of a Shakespeare sonnet”.

Elaine breaks up with her boyfriend Kevin (from "The Soul Mate"), but they decide to "just be friends." Much to Elaine's surprise, Kevin is thrilled at the idea, and starts becoming a much more reliable friend than Jerry. Jerry suggests to Elaine that Kevin is "Bizarro Jerry", and explains the comic book concept of Bizarro World. Meanwhile, Kramer accidentally gets a job at a company called Brandt/Leland when he aids an employee in the hall and starts going to meetings. He soon finds out he fits right in and starts working there for no pay, stating his reason as doing it "just for me." When Jerry asks Kramer what he does, Kramer responds, "TCB - you know, taking care of business!" A montage of his office work includes scenes of Kramer eating crackers at lunch and shining his shoes at the water cooler.

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