The Pez Dispenser

"**The Pez Dispenser**"
"The Pez Dispenser"
Seinfeld episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 14
Directed by	Tom Cherones
Written by	Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David
Production code	314
Original air date	January 15, 1992
Guest appearances
	Elizabeth Morehead as Noel; Fred Sanders as John;
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"The Pez Dispenser" is the 31st episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the fourteenth episode of the show's third season.^[1] It aired on NBC on January 15, 1992.^[1] The episode was written by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David and was directed by Tom Cherones.

Plot

Despite enjoying the company of his pianist girlfriend Noel, George frets that he cannot gain the upper hand in their relationship. In a bid to "get some hand", he plans to introduce her to Jerry and Elaine after a piano recital. Jerry brings along a Tweety Bird Pez dispenser from Kramer, and stands it up on Elaine's leg at the recital.

Cracking up uncontrollably, Elaine hurries out, and runs into John, an old friend. Learning that their mutual acquaintance, Richie, has become a drug addict, Elaine suggests an intervention, and ropes in Jerry on John's insistence. Jerry suspects that Richie went astray when, celebrating a win by their comedy club softball team one winter, Kramer goaded Richie into giving the elderly club owner a Gatorade shower—causing him to catch pneumonia and die.

George has Elaine play innocent to Noel to save face for him, but Noel is inconsolable over the traumatizing laughter. The resulting tension convinces George that she will break up with him, so, at Kramer's suggestion, he breaks up preemptively to turn the tables. Taken aback, Noel capitulates to George's demand that she think about him "all the time".

Kramer, having joined a polar bear club, becomes fond of smelling of the beach after a swim. He dreams up a beach-scented cologne, so Jerry introduces him to Steve, a Calvin Klein marketer—who shoots down the idea as idiotic.

Richie's friends convene at Jerry's apartment for the intervention, but Kramer also arrives with the polar bear club, and George, boasting of his ample "hand", arrives with Noel. One of the swimmers makes Elaine laugh, and Noel recognizes the sound. Outraged at George's duplicity, she leaves him.

When Richie finally arrives, Jerry's Pez dispenser helps him cope with a traumatic childhood memory of having his Pez dispenser destroyed in a car crash. Mollified, Richie enters rehab, while becoming addicted to Pez.

Cultural references

George raves about Noel playing the Waldstein. Ludwig van Beethoven composed his "Waldstein Sonata" in 1803 and dedicated it to Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein.

Noel plays Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 at the concert when Elaine leaves laughing. The same piece is played in a very similar scene in George Cukor's Gaslight.

Marty Benson's death from pneumonia after having a bucket of Gatorade dumped on him is a reference to the death of Hall of Fame football coach George Allen in 1990, 44 days after being doused by a celebratory Gatorade shower.

References

^ ^a ^b "Seinfeld Season 3 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

External links

"The Pez Dispenser" at IMDb

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v t e Seinfeld episodes
Season 1	"The Seinfeld Chronicles" "The Stake Out" "The Robbery" "Male Unbonding" "The Stock Tip"
Season 2	"The Ex-Girlfriend" "The Pony Remark" "The Jacket" "The Phone Message" "The Apartment" "The Statue" "The Revenge" "The Heart Attack" "The Deal" "The Baby Shower" "The Chinese Restaurant" "The Busboy"
Season 3	"The Note" "The Truth" "The Pen" "The Dog" "The Library" "The Parking Garage" "The Cafe" "The Tape" "The Nose Job" "The Stranded" "The Alternate Side" "The Red Dot" "The Subway" "The Pez Dispenser" "The Suicide" "The Fix-Up" "The Boyfriend"† "The Limo" "The Good Samaritan" "The Letter" "The Parking Space" "The Keys"
Season 4	"The Trip"† "The Pitch" "The Ticket" "The Wallet" "The Watch" "The Bubble Boy" "The Cheever Letters" "The Opera" "The Virgin" "The Contest" "The Airport" "The Pick" "The Movie" "The Visa" "The Shoes" "The Outing" "The Old Man" "The Implant" "The Junior Mint" "The Smelly Car" "The Handicap Spot" "The Pilot"†
Season 5	"The Mango" "The Puffy Shirt" "The Glasses" "The Sniffing Accountant" "The Bris" "The Lip Reader" "The Non-Fat Yogurt" "The Barber" "The Masseuse" "The Cigar Store Indian" "The Conversion" "The Stall" "The Dinner Party" "The Marine Biologist" "The Pie" "The Stand In" "The Wife" "The Raincoats"† "The Fire" "The Hamptons" "The Opposite"
Season 6	"The Chaperone" "The Big Salad" "The Pledge Drive" "The Chinese Woman" "The Couch" "The Gymnast" "The Soup" "The Mom & Pop Store" "The Secretary" "The Race" "The Switch" "The Label Maker" "The Scofflaw" "The Highlights of 100"† "The Beard" "The Kiss Hello" "The Doorman" "The Jimmy" "The Doodle" "The Fusilli Jerry" "The Diplomat's Club" "The Face Painter" "The Understudy"
Season 7	"The Engagement" "The Postponement" "The Maestro" "The Wink" "The Hot Tub" "The Soup Nazi" "The Secret Code" "The Pool Guy" "The Sponge" "The Gum" "The Rye" "The Caddy" "The Seven" "The Cadillac"† "The Shower Head" "The Doll" "The Friar's Club" "The Wig Master" "The Calzone" "The Bottle Deposit"† "The Wait Out" "The Invitations"
Season 8	"The Foundation" "The Soul Mate" "The Bizarro Jerry" "The Little Kicks" "The Package" "The Fatigues" "The Checks" "The Chicken Roaster" "The Abstinence" "The Andrea Doria" "The Little Jerry" "The Money" "The Comeback" "The Van Buren Boys" "The Susie" "The Pothole" "The English Patient" "The Nap" "The Yada Yada" "The Millennium" "The Muffin Tops" "The Summer of George"
Season 9	"The Butter Shave" "The Voice" "The Serenity Now" "The Blood" "The Junk Mail" "The Merv Griffin Show" "The Slicer" "The Betrayal" "The Apology" "The Strike" "The Dealership" "The Reverse Peephole" "The Cartoon" "The Strongbox" "The Wizard" "The Burning" "The Bookstore" "The Frogger" "The Maid" "The Puerto Rican Day" "The Chronicle"† "The Finale"†
† Indicates two-part episode