The Alternate Side

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Season 3, episode 11

Jerry's car gets stolen when Sid, the guy he pays to move his car to avoid parking tickets, leaves the keys inside. George, still unemployed, offers to fill-in for Sid while he is away. He doesn't do so well, getting easily flustered and ends up crashing Jerry's rental car. Kramer has landed a line in a Woody Allen movie that is filming in the area. He was originally only being an extra.

Elaine is dating author Owen March, a much older man. Initially she finds the relationship exciting, but now she wants to break up. On her way home from lunch, Owen suffers a stroke. Elaine still hadn't broken up with him, but because of the stroke, he can't communicate. She still wants to, even though she worries about being ostracized by the community. Nevertheless, she eventually breaks up with him.

[edit] Notes About Nothing

• The plot has Woody Allen making a film in the vicinity of Jerry's apartment. Woody is one of Larry David's favorite comics.
• Sid (Jay Brooks) also appears in The Parking Space (season 3).
• Kramer's role in the Woody Allen movie leads him to Hollywood to pursue an acting career later in the series.

[edit] Quotes

• " I made a reservation for a mid-size, and she's a small!" - Jerry
• " Why does everyone always say [you'll like him]? I hate everyone, why would I like him?" - Jerry
• "Yeah you'd better give me the insurance because I am gonna beat the hell out of this thing." - Jerry
• "I need, like, a bucket of water, I got a car overheating, I got an alarm that won't go off, I'm pressing one, I'm pressing two - nothing! What do I do? Help me, help me!" - George
• "These pretzels are making me thirsty!" - Kramer, Jerry, George, Elaine
• "Moving cars from one side of the street to the other don't take no more sense than putting on a pair of pants. My question to you is, who's putting your pants on?" - Sid
• "All these years I've been living in a community? I had no idea." - Jerry