The Zoo

SUMMARY: Elaine and Puddy go to the Harlem Zoo. Jerry’s barber dies. Kramer meets an eccentric taxidermist. George steals a box of Yankee corndogs.

  • George finds a case of Yankee corndogs sitting on his desk. After a shoulder shrug, he decides “What the hell,” and eats one.
  • Elaine fondly recalls memories of her and her father in front of the Harlem Zoo fountain; she demands Puddy take her on a daytime date.
  • Jerry gets a collect call from Italy: “My uncle Enzo, your barber, is dead!” While buying sawdust, Kramer meets an eccentric taxidermist
  • George realizes corndogs are the perfect on-the-go food. Kramer and the taxidermist strike a deal; Kramer starts hunting rare pigeons.
  • At Monks, the guys consider if barbering is a legitimate art form. Puddy doesn’t want to go to the zoo because, “It’s for the nerds.”
  • Kramer lures a Silverwing Pidgeon into his bag with crackers; he names it Gideon. George starts selling corndogs as “The Corndogger!”
  • Puddy sulks at the zoo even after the dolphin show; Elaine buys him a snowcone. George tips a valet with a corndog and receives VIP parking.
  • Jerry tries three barbers: the first fails because he uses buzzers instead of scissors; the second doesn’t heat the foam; the third is bald. 
  • Puddy shrieks with joy after seeing two zebras “Doin’ it!”; a bird poops on Elaine’s shoulder. George gives a cop a corndog to beat a jaywalking ticket.
  • At the Taxidermist’s penthouse, Kramer learns of the intention to kill and stuff Gideon. Kramer grabs his pigeon and makes a daring escape.
  • On his balcony, the Taxidermist calls out to the city: “The Most Dangerous Game begins!” Thunder booms; lightning strikes.
  • Puddy’s in love with the zoo: he laughs at lions, gets creeped out by bats, and sheds a tear at the peacock’s beauty; Elaine is annoyed.
  • Jerry hears about a great barber in Harlem; George wants more customers; Kramer needs a place to hide: the three carpool to the Zoo!
  • Elaine and Puddy take a picture at the fountain; a malfunctions leaves Elaine soaking wet. Children start taunting her as “The Swamp Hag”
  • Jerry decides to hang out. George peddles his corndogs. Suddenly, Kramer sees the Taxidermist: a climatic chase ensues.
  • Puddy’s psyched to see the turtles; his excitement makes him trip over the fence. Elaine: “Quick! Someone help! He could get salmonella!”
  • Before George can use corndog clout to seal the deal with a model, the Taxidermist knocks into George, ejecting the corndogs into her face.
  • George laments, “My dogs! My fame! My livelihood!” The Taxidermist traps Kramer in a heavy net. 
  • A stranger with a smock and an Afro cuts the net with silver scissors, whacks the turtles, and disenfects Puddy with barbicide.
  • Jerry: “You must a barber!?” The Afroed Stranger: “No man, I’m an artist.” Jerry: “Well friend, my hair is your canvas.”
  • Elaine vows never go to the Zoo again; Puddy buys a lifetime pass. The Taxidermist is arrested and stuffed into a squadcar; Kramer frees Gideon.
  • Wilhelm: “George, did you deliver those corndogs to the children’s hospital?” George: “What corndogs?” Wilhelm: “The ones I put on your desk.”

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