He also at one time says, "Why, I'd have to be Superman to do that, Lois." At the end of the episode, Jerry breaks the fourth wall and winks to the camera after he says, "Maybe I will, Lois. Jerry's line to Lois, "Faster than a speeding bullet, Lois," is a reference to the Superman series, Adventures of Superman. However, Castro, much like Steinbrenner, begins to ramble on about trivialities and George quietly exits.Ī recurring joke throughout Seinfeld is the references to Superman the theme features prominently in "The Race". When the delivery man sees Elaine there, he blacklists Ned from the restaurant, too.Ī week later in Cuba, George meets with Fidel Castro who lets him recruit any players and invites him to a luxurious dinner due to his supposed communist leanings. Ned insists on ordering dinner from Hop Sing's, as his father spent much of his time at the restaurant after being blacklisted. Against Mickey's objections, Kramer (as Santa) tries to educate a child on communist beliefs and is accused of spreading communist propaganda Kramer and Mickey are subsequently fired.
At Coleman's, Ned gets Kramer interested in communism. Mickey gets Kramer a job as Santa Claus at Coleman's department store, with Mickey as his elf. The rumor that George is a communist spreads to Steinbrenner, who is delighted: with a communist working for the Yankees, they can scout Cuban baseball players for the team. His secretary, Ada, overhears the conversation and suspects George of communist sympathies. George is intrigued by one of the personal ads, which remarks, "Appearance not important." Ned admits to Elaine he is a communist, to her delight.Īt Yankee Stadium, George receives a call from Natalie, the personal ad girl. George notes to Elaine that Ned, her new boyfriend, has a copy of the Daily Worker, which prompts suspicion of Ned being a communist.
Jerry wins the race, again by a wide margin.Įlaine complains about her Chinese food delivery and refuses it, causing her to be blacklisted from Hop Sing's. As the race is about to begin, Kramer's car backfires Jerry (and the watching crowd) mistakes that for the starter's pistol, while Duncan waits for the real gun, giving Jerry another head start. Duncan calls up everyone from high school to come out for the race, and Jerry gets worried the legend will die. Duncan is unconvinced, and demands that Jerry race him again, even threatening to fire Lois if he declines. Lois arranges lunch at Monk's with her, Jerry, and Duncan realizing that Lois doesn't believe his claim that he legitimately won the race, he asks George to turn up at Monk's, pretend he has not seen Jerry since high school, and back up his winning story. He became a legend, but Duncan always suspected him of getting a head start, since he had outraced Jerry several times before. In a track race in ninth grade, Jerry got an inadvertent head start that nobody noticed and won by a wide margin.
Lois works for Duncan Meyer, his high school rival. Jerry is excited to be dating a woman named Lois, the same name as Lois Lane, as it gives him ample opportunity to do Superman impersonations. "The Race" was one of Jerry Seinfeld's favorite episodes of Seinfeld due to its Superman themes. George responds to a personal ad in the Daily Worker and Kramer, who is working as a department store Santa Claus, is convinced to become a communist by Elaine's boyfriend. Elaine is put on a " blacklist" and finds out her boyfriend is a communist. The story follows Jerry as he meets an old rival, who suspects that he cheated in a high school race and wishes to re-run it. The episode first aired on December 15, 1994.
" The Race" is the 96th episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld, the tenth episode of the sixth season.
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