The Rye

"The Rye"
Seinfeld episode
Episode no.	Season 7 Episode 11
Directed by	Andy Ackerman
Written by	Carol Leifer
Production code	711
Original air date	January 4, 1996
Guest appearance(s)
Jerry Stiller as Frank Costanza Estelle Harris as Estelle Costanza Heidi Swedberg as Susan Ross Grace Zabriskie as Mrs. Ross Warren Frost as Mr. Ross Frances Bay as Mabel Jeff Yagher as John Leonard Lightfoot as Clyde Don Amendolia as Dennis Kathryn Kates as Counter Woman Steve Ireland as Music Guy Dean Fortunato as Manager Eugene Lew as Man in Hansom Cab (uncredited)
Season 7 episodes
September 1995 – May 1996 "The Engagement" "The Postponement" "The Maestro" "The Wink" "The Hot Tub" "The Soup Nazi" "The Secret Code" "The Pool Guy" "The Sponge" "The Gum" "The Rye" "The Caddy" "The Seven" "The Cadillac (Part 1)" "The Cadillac (Part 2)" "The Shower Head" "The Doll" "The Friar's Club" "The Wig Master" "The Calzone" "The Bottle Deposit (Part 1)" "The Bottle Deposit (Part 2)" "The Wait Out" "The Invitations"
List of Seinfeld episodes

"The Rye" is the 121st episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 11th episode for the seventh season. It aired on January 4, 1996. It was written by American comedian Carol Leifer.

Most of the plot revolves around a loaf of marbled rye bread, with its appearance and disappearance causing repercussions that last until the very end of the Seinfeld show.

Elaine dates a jazz saxophonist named John Jermaine and admits to Jerry that she has reservations about their dating, because John "actually, he, um, doesn't really like to do 'everything'" (a reference to oral sex). In spite of this, Jerry incautiously tells one of the band members, Clyde (played by Leonard Lightfoot) that John and Elaine are "pretty hot and heavy."

When Jerry tells Elaine what he said, Elaine is alarmed and shows some uncharacteristic consideration: "I don't want John thinking that I'm hot and heavy if he's not hot and heavy. I'm trying to get a little squirrel to come over to me here. I don't wanna make any big, sudden movements. I'll frighten him away!"

The main plot begins when George's and Susan's parents meet and have dinner for the first time. It is a social disaster. Mrs. Ross (Grace Zabriskie) evidently likes to drink; Frank displays his ignorance and social gracelessness with every sentence. Estelle Costanza says she has never heard of Merlot; George is mortified, and Susan is helpless to patch up each conversation.

The Costanzas have brought a loaf of marbled rye bread from Schnitzer's Bakery. It isn't served with the meal, so Frank sneaks it away when they leave. While George and his parents are in the car, his parents continue to complain about the Rosses:

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