Seinfeld S09E10 — The Strike
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George invents a fake charity called The Human Fund to avoid buying Christmas presents, but when his boss wants to donate twenty thousand dollars to it, George must prove his family's made-up holiday Festivus is real to avoid fraud charges. Jerry restricts his relationship to one coffee shop booth because his girlfriend looks attractive or unattractive depending on lighting, while Elaine endures terrible submarine sandwiches and steam damage trying to recover a punch card, and Kramer reveals he's been on strike from H&H Bagels for twelve years. This episode showcases how the characters' lazy shortcuts create elaborate problems requiring absurd solutions. George's simple scheme to avoid gift-giving escalates into religious fraud requiring him to be physically dominated by his father while his boss watches, Jerry's analytical approach to his girlfriend's appearance variability offers no actual protection from conflict, and Kramer's unemployment cover story finally backfires after over a decade of deception. — YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ls4OvzO5elw Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seinfeld-s09e10-the-strike/id1883406666?i=1000756220444 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4M5QO0922zA88gtWqDS2QW Website: https://explainedpodcasts.com IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098904/ TVDB: https://thetvdb.com/series/seinfeld TMDB: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1400
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