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"**The Wink**"
"The Wink"
Seinfeld episode
Episode no.	Season 7; Episode 4
Directed by	Andy Ackerman
Written by	Tom Gammill & Max Pross
Production code	704
Original air date	October 12, 1995
Guest appearances
	Paul O'Neill as himself; Tom Wright as Morgan; Stacey Travis as Holly; Richard Herd as Wilhelm; Brian McNamara as James; Ian Patrick Williams as Stubs; Thomas Dekker as Bobby; Clive Rosengren as Waiter;
Episode chronology
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"The Wink" is the 114th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the fourth episode in the seventh season.^[1] It first aired on October 12, 1995.^[1] In this episode, Elaine finds romance over a wake-up call, everyone misunderstands George when he develops an involuntary wink, Jerry fakes a meat-heavy diet to earn his girlfriend's respect, and Kramer sells a birthday card meant for George Steinbrenner.

Plot

One morning over the phone, Elaine's wake-up caller, James, asks her out. Knowing James only by voice, Elaine is relieved to beat Jerry's "twenty to one" odds that he is attractive, but cannot get along with James's two dogs. Jerry starts eating healthy, but his breakfast grapefruit squirts into George's eye, which begins unconsciously winking in irritation.

George's coworker, Mr. Morgan, has been coming in late. George vouches for Morgan's conduct, but his conspiratorial winking brings down suspicion upon Morgan. Meanwhile, the Yankees all sign a birthday card for Steinbrenner, and George must get the last missing signature from Morgan. George shoots down Kramer's scheme to sell the card to a sports memorabilia store, but Kramer takes his wink as tacit approval. To save Morgan's job, George recommends James's wake-up services to him.

Jerry takes Elaine's cousin Holly out to a steakhouse, but orders the salad for a lack of healthy dishes. He immediately regrets undercutting his own manliness as a "salad eater", and joins Elaine at Holly's for dinner to redeem himself. Holly flaunts many heirlooms that her Grandma Memma did not see fit to share with Elaine's family. Jerry fakes an appetite for Holly's mutton, while hiding each mouthful, bundled in Grandma Memma's napkins, in his jacket pockets.

Needled by Holly, Elaine leaves early wearing Jerry's jacket, but the concealed mutton baits a pack of hungry dogs. Thinking they are hounding her for her dognapping, Elaine hides out overnight with James, but must share his sofa bed. Forced to sleep crammed "head-to-toe" for the sake of chastity, James is kept awake by Elaine's feet in his face, and neglects his early-morning wakeups, including Morgan. Elaine forgets to take the jacket, leaving the mutton to be found by James's dogs.

The birthday card ends up framed in glass and bought for Bobby, a young Yankees fan in the hospital. Forced to get the card back, Kramer cuts a deal with Bobby by volunteering his favorite player, Paul O'Neill, to hit two home runs in one game. O'Neill himself is dismayed to be saddled with such insurmountable odds, but miraculously follows a first home run with a second inside the park. Bobby reneges when the hit is downgraded to a triple due to a fielding error. Kramer finally wrests the card from Bobby by volunteering O'Neill to catch a fly ball in his hat.

Holly cooks pork chops at Jerry's apartment, leaving him nowhere to stash away each mouthful except his couch. James brings back Jerry's ravaged jacket, with dogs in tow. Wearing Holly's missing napkins, they root out the meat in the couch in front of her.

George gets credited for framing the birthday card, while Morgan is blamed for failing to sign it. As his reward, George gets handpicked to replace the disgraced Morgan, whose job is far more laborious but hardly pays better.

Production

The scene with Paul O'Neill was the first scene filmed for Seinfeld's seventh season, to take advantage of the New York Yankees being in the area for a game.^[2]

References

1 2 "Seinfeld Season 7 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
↑ Seinfeld Season 7: Notes about Nothing - "The Wink" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 2006.

External links

"The Wink" at IMDb

[tvguide-1] 1 2 "Seinfeld Season 7 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

[2] Seinfeld Season 7: Notes about Nothing - "The Wink" (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 2006.

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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