This episode is the first to use a new exterior set for its New York street scenes. The episode was written just a few weeks after Simpson's real-world Ford Bronco chase. The Steve Gendason plot, and in particular Margaret's argument about overwhelming circumstantial evidence and the Ford Bronco chase, satirizes the O. David bought her the salad, but when Jerry Seinfeld's assistant Carol handed it to her, she thanked Carol instead.
Writer/co-creator Larry David got the idea for the episode when Seinfeld editor Janet Ashikaga asked him to get her "a big salad" for lunch.
Fearing that Steve's anger over their golf altercation may have been a factor in the murder, Kramer helps Steve see his pet fish by driving in his white Ford Bronco in a low-speed chase down the New Jersey Turnpike. Later the same day, Steve murders a dry cleaner. Kramer plays golf with ex- Major League Baseball player Steve Gendason, who cleans his ball on the second shot (not on the green), breaking the rules and causing an altercation with Kramer. After 5 mins of silence I lean over to my wife and say boy it’s like a sauna in here. I was visiting a hot springs resort with my wife. Jerry is unable to overcome his Newman-fueled misgivings enough to do so, and she dumps him. Happy 73th birthday to our K-man I just had my ultimate Seinfeld fan moment. Margaret becomes suspicious of his scrutiny and challenges him to kiss her. Jerry cannot comprehend why Newman dumped someone so clearly "out of his league", so he attempts to find the fault in his girlfriend. Jerry learns that his girlfriend, Margaret, formerly dated Newman, who ended the relationship. Written by Larry David and directed by Andy Ackerman, it originally aired on. Later, after purchasing the pencil from a different shop, she agrees to go out with the clerk out of guilt when she hears that he went to great lengths to obtain the pencil. The Big Salad is the second episode of Season Six, and the 88th overall. The stationery store clerk makes unwanted romantic advances, so when he asks for her telephone number to call her when he receives the pencil, Elaine gives him Jerry's number instead. Julie is so irate that George told Elaine she didn't buy the salad that she breaks up with him.Įlaine must find a special mechanical pencil, the Rolamech 1000, for Mr. Written by: Larry David, Bill Masters & Bob Shaw Directed by: Andy Ackerman Guest Stars: Michelle Forbes Julie, Jerry Levine Stationer, Marita Geraghty Margaret, Barry Nolan Reporter, Dean Hallo Gendason, Lauren Bowles Waitress Monologue: Its fascinating. Elaine is irritated at George for making a point of such a trivial matter, and briefly vents to Julie about this. George is displeased that Julie took the credit for the salad, and tells Elaine that he bought it. George's girlfriend Julie hands Elaine the salad in Jerry's apartment, and Elaine thanks her. In this episode, George becomes irritated when he doesn't receive thanks for buying Elaine a salad, Elaine must deal with an annoying store clerk in order to get her boss a rare top-of-the-line pencil, Kramer fears he may be partially responsible for the murder of a dry cleaner, and Jerry comes to suspect there is something wrong with his girlfriend when he learns she was dumped by Newman.Īt Elaine's request, George purchases a "big salad" to go for her from Monk's. This was the second episode for the sixth season. " The Big Salad" is the 88th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld.
2nd episode of the sixth season of Seinfeld " The Big Salad" Kramer later helps him evade the police in a white Ford Bronco.(ala OJ ). Kramer plays golf with an ex-ball player who breaks a rule of golf, they have a fight, and later the ball player is wanted for questioning in the murder of a dry cleaner, where a golf tee was involved. Later, George points out that he bought the "big salad." Jerry discovers that his current girlfriend once dated Newman, who broke off his relationship with her. George and his girlfriend pick up a "big salad" for Elaine, that his girlfriend gives to Elaine and she thanks her. Elaine's boss wants a special mechanical pencil, so Elaine tries to get one from a stationary store where the clerk has a thing for her.