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"**The Chaperone**"
"The Chaperone"
Seinfeld episode
Episode no.	Season 6; Episode 1
Directed by	Andy Ackerman
Written by	Larry David; Bill Masters; Bob Shaw;
Production code	601
Original air date	September 22, 1994
Guest appearances
	Danny Tartabull as himself; Buck Showalter as himself; Gail Strickland as Landis; Ian Abercrombie as Justin Pitt; Marguerite MacIntyre as Karen; Bob Sheppard as himself (Yankee Stadium announcer); Regis Philbin as himself (Miss America pageant announcer);
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"The Chaperone" is the first episode of the sixth season of the American television sitcom Seinfeld, and the 87th episode overall. It first aired on NBC in the United States on September 22, 1994.^[1] This is the first episode to be directed by Andy Ackerman. In this episode, Kramer meddles in a Miss America contestant's competition strategy, the New York Yankees wear cotton uniforms on George's advice, and Elaine becomes a fussy socialite's personal assistant.

Plot

During a pregame one-on-one with Danny Tartabull, George finds the polyester, sweat-inducing Yankees uniforms distasteful. Jerry encounters several Miss America contestants attending the game, and chats up Karen, Miss Rhode Island. They go on a date, but Karen has a designated chaperone who cannot make it. Jerry invites Kramer along to fill in.

Elaine interviews to fill Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's former job at Doubleday, but gets rejected up front as lacking "grace". A socialite friend of Onassis, Justin Pitt, is fascinated by Elaine wearing a scarf and sunglasses ensemble like Onassis, and hires her as his own personal assistant.

Kramer, a lifelong watcher of Miss America pageants, becomes fiercely protective of Karen. He monopolizes the date coaching and micromanaging Karen as an armchair expert, sidelining Jerry entirely. Karen, impressed, takes him on as consultant, and he pledges to take her "to the top". George sells Yankees manager Buck Showalter on cotton uniforms as a competitive advantage; the reoutfitted team plays well, and praises the comfort of cotton.

Jerry goes to Atlantic City for a gig and to meet Karen during the pageant, taking George along. Elaine cannot join them, having to buy socks for Pitt, who proves impossible to shop for. That night, Jerry and George are kept awake by birds cooing below their hotel balcony. Not knowing that they are Karen's trained doves for her magic talent routine, Jerry dumps the hotel ice bucket over the balcony, drowning the doves.

Kramer accuses Jerry of sabotage, and, in defiance, does not let Karen drop out, having her sing instead for the talent competition. Watching the untrained Karen singing "It's a Most Unusual Day" out of tune, Jerry and George flip to the Yankees game, where the team is hamstrung by their uniforms having shrunk in the wash.

Production

Andy Ackerman made his Seinfeld debut with this episode, coming on when the show was already an established success. He recalled being in awe of the show's creators and feeling "like a kid in a candy store."^[2] The episode also introduced the character of Justin Pitt, Elaine's new employer. Though he was originally intended as a one-off character, and the episode implies that Elaine will quit or be fired following the end, after production was finished Larry David asked Julia Louis-Dreyfus (the actress playing Elaine) how she felt about Pitt being Elaine's employer for the long term.^[2] Writers Tom Gammill and Max Pross planned to use this premise to write scenes in season six where Elaine encounters high society, though this idea ultimately went unused.^[3]

The show originated as a script by Bill Masters and Bob Shaw called "The Birds"; Larry David wrote a second draft of the story, which was used as the shooting script.^[4]

The locker room scenes were filmed at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California during late July 1994, when the New York Yankees were actually in town for a series against the then-California Angels.^[4] A studio set populated with numerous extras served as Yankee Stadium.^[4]

Notes

↑ Uncredited

References

↑ "Seinfeld Season 6 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
1 2 Seinfeld Season 6: Inside Look - "The Chaperone" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 2005.
↑ Gamill, Tom; Pross, Max (2005). Seinfeld Season 6: Audio Commentary - "The Diplomat's Club" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
1 2 3 Seinfeld Season 6: Notes about Nothing - "The Chaperone" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 2005.

Sony Pictures (2012). "Seinfeld's Episode guide: The Chaperone"

External links

"The Chaperone" at IMDb

[1] Uncredited

[tvguide-2] "Seinfeld Season 6 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[InsLook-3] 1 2 Seinfeld Season 6: Inside Look - "The Chaperone" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 2005.

[AudioComDiplomat-4] Gamill, Tom; Pross, Max (2005). Seinfeld Season 6: Audio Commentary - "The Diplomat's Club" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

[NaN-5] 1 2 3 Seinfeld Season 6: Notes about Nothing - "The Chaperone" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 2005.

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v t e Seinfeld episodes
Season 1	"The Seinfeld Chronicles" "The Stake Out" "The Robbery" "Male Unbonding" "The Stock Tip"
Season 2	"The Ex-Girlfriend" "The Pony Remark" "The Jacket" "The Phone Message" "The Apartment" "The Statue" "The Revenge" "The Heart Attack" "The Deal" "The Baby Shower" "The Chinese Restaurant" "The Busboy"
Season 3	"The Note" "The Truth" "The Pen" "The Dog" "The Library" "The Parking Garage" "The Cafe" "The Tape" "The Nose Job" "The Stranded" "The Alternate Side" "The Red Dot" "The Subway" "The Pez Dispenser" "The Suicide" "The Fix-Up" "The Boyfriend"† "The Limo" "The Good Samaritan" "The Letter" "The Parking Space" "The Keys"
Season 4	"The Trip"† "The Pitch" "The Ticket" "The Wallet" "The Watch" "The Bubble Boy" "The Cheever Letters" "The Opera" "The Virgin" "The Contest" "The Airport" "The Pick" "The Movie" "The Visa" "The Shoes" "The Outing" "The Old Man" "The Implant" "The Junior Mint" "The Smelly Car" "The Handicap Spot" "The Pilot"†
Season 5	"The Mango" "The Puffy Shirt" "The Glasses" "The Sniffing Accountant" "The Bris" "The Lip Reader" "The Non-Fat Yogurt" "The Barber" "The Masseuse" "The Cigar Store Indian" "The Conversion" "The Stall" "The Dinner Party" "The Marine Biologist" "The Pie" "The Stand In" "The Wife" "The Raincoats"† "The Fire" "The Hamptons" "The Opposite"
Season 6	"The Chaperone" "The Big Salad" "The Pledge Drive" "The Chinese Woman" "The Couch" "The Gymnast" "The Soup" "The Mom & Pop Store" "The Secretary" "The Race" "The Switch" "The Label Maker" "The Scofflaw" "The Highlights of 100"† "The Beard" "The Kiss Hello" "The Doorman" "The Jimmy" "The Doodle" "The Fusilli Jerry" "The Diplomat's Club" "The Face Painter" "The Understudy"
Season 7	"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"† "The Shower Head" "The Doll" "The Friar's Club" "The Wig Master" "The Calzone" "The Bottle Deposit"† "The Wait Out" "The Invitations"
Season 8	"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"
Season 9	"The Butter Shave" "The Voice" "The Serenity Now" "The Blood" "The Junk Mail" "The Merv Griffin Show" "The Slicer" "The Betrayal" "The Apology" "The Strike" "The Dealership" "The Reverse Peephole" "The Cartoon" "The Strongbox" "The Wizard" "The Burning" "The Bookstore" "The Frogger" "The Maid" "The Puerto Rican Day" "The Chronicle"† "The Finale"†
† Indicates two-part episode

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