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The Masseuse

  • Episode aired Nov 18, 1993
  • TV-PG
  • 23m
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7.7/10
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
Comedy

Jerry gets mad when he dates a masseuse. Kramer and George get massages while Jerry doesn't. Meanwhile, Elaine's new boyfriend is Joel Rifkin, an innocent man who shares the same name as one... Read allJerry gets mad when he dates a masseuse. Kramer and George get massages while Jerry doesn't. Meanwhile, Elaine's new boyfriend is Joel Rifkin, an innocent man who shares the same name as one of New York's most notorious serial killers.Jerry gets mad when he dates a masseuse. Kramer and George get massages while Jerry doesn't. Meanwhile, Elaine's new boyfriend is Joel Rifkin, an innocent man who shares the same name as one of New York's most notorious serial killers.

  • Director
    • Tom Cherones
  • Writers
    • Larry David
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Peter Mehlman
  • Stars
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Michael Richards
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    3.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tom Cherones
    • Writers
      • Larry David
      • Jerry Seinfeld
      • Peter Mehlman
    • Stars
      • Jerry Seinfeld
      • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
      • Michael Richards
    • 10User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Jerry Seinfeld
    Jerry Seinfeld
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Elaine Benes
    Michael Richards
    Michael Richards
    • Cosmo Kramer
    Jason Alexander
    Jason Alexander
    • George Costanza
    Lisa Edelstein
    Lisa Edelstein
    • Karen
    Jennifer Coolidge
    Jennifer Coolidge
    • Jodi
    Anthony Cistaro
    Anthony Cistaro
    • Joel Rifkin
    John Bishop
    John Bishop
    • Ticket Man
    • (as John Glen Bishop)
    Hiram Kasten
    Hiram Kasten
    • Michael
    Lisa Pescia
    Lisa Pescia
    • Lisa
    Ruth Cohen
    Ruth Cohen
    • Ruthie Cohen
    • (uncredited)
    Lawrence Taylor
    Lawrence Taylor
    • Lawrence Taylor
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Tom Cherones
    • Writers
      • Larry David
      • Jerry Seinfeld
      • Peter Mehlman
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    • Trivia
      Because Elaine is dating a man with the same name as New York serial killer Joel Rifkin, she wants him to change his name to a less embarrassing one and suggests O.J. About six months after this episode aired, O.J. Simpson was arrested and charged with the murder of his ex-wife and her friend. His ride in the white Bronco is parodied later in The Big Salad (1994).
    • Goofs
      When Elaine and Joel go to the Giants football game, stock footage is shown of the Giants and the Minnesota Vikings. Later, stock footage is shown of the Giants playing the Eagles.
    • Quotes

      [Elaine is glancing at a football magazine as Joel slides up to her on the couch]

      Joel: Uh, boning up on football?

      Elaine Benes: Yeah, yeah. You know what? There are a lot of players named Deion these days. What a cool name, Deion. If I were gonna change my name, I'd go with Deion.

      Joel: Deion Benes?

      Elaine Benes: Well as a woman, it makes no sense. But, I mean, let's say I was you. And I decided I was gonna change my name for no real reasons whatsoever - Deion Rifkin. Wow! That is so cool.

      Joel: D-Deion Rifkin?

      Elaine Benes: Well maybe you're not the Deion type. O.K. then let's see, let's see, what do we got?

      [Elaine looks at the magazine and starts to gasp]

      Elaine Benes: Oh! Oh oh oh! O.J.! O.J. Rifkin! You don't even use a name, it's just initials. Oh please please please change your name to O.J.! Please, it would be so great!

    • Connections
      Featured in Seinfeld: The Highlights of a Hundred (1995)
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      Written by Jonathan Wolff

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    6/10

    Somebody knew something

    Elaine chooses a name for people to not associate with a serial killer and that name just happens to be O.J.? A year before the murders? They may not have known that murder was going to happen, but some writer definitely knew at the very least that O.J. was capable of murder or that he'd already killed before. If putting this information in a script instead of reporting it to the police isn't evidence that there are a lot of sociopaths in the film industry I don't know what is.
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    • Release date
      • November 18, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Shapiro/West Productions
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
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      23 minutes
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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