The Blood (Seinfeld)

"The Blood"
	Seinfeld episode
Episode no.	Season 9; Episode 4
Directed by	Andy Ackerman
Written by	Dan O'Keefe
Production code	904
Original air date	October 16, 1997
Guest appearance(s)
	Wayne Knight as Newman; Barney Martin as Morty Seinfeld; Liz Sheridan as Helen Seinfeld; Lloyd Bridges as Izzy Mandelbaum; Gene Dynarski as Izzy Mandelbaum Jr.; Kellie Waymire as Vivian; Colton James as Jimmy; Yvonne Farrow as Employee; Audrey Kissel as Tara; Ruth Cohen as Ruthie Cohen (uncredited);

"The Blood" is the 160th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the fourth episode for the ninth and final season. It aired on October 16, 1997.[1] This was Lloyd Bridges' last television performance before his death.

Plot

Jerry feels he is getting out of shape and starts a purification program to improve his diet. His parents buy him sessions with an elderly personal trainer, Izzy Mandelbaum (first seen in The English Patient). Elaine is offended when her friend Vivian (Kellie Waymire) implies that Elaine is not responsible enough to babysit her son Jimmy, though Jerry assures her that a lack of responsibility is ideal. Meanwhile, George decides to add food to his sex life after his girlfriend's vanilla-scented incense makes him hungry. Kramer is upset at rising prices at the blood bank and decides to store his own blood at home (in Jerry's Tupperware).

When Vivian chooses Kramer over Elaine to babysit her son, an angry Elaine follows him to Vivian's house and pushes Kramer into the bushes at the last minute and declares that she'll take over. However, when Jimmy turns out to be a badly behaved child she decides she doesn't want to continue babysitting after all. Although she tries to convince Vivian she is not a responsible adult, Vivian is delighted with her babysitting services and reveals that she has health problems and Elaine may have to play a larger role in Jimmy's life.

Although George's girlfriend is disgusted when he starts eating a pastrami sandwich during sex, he is so delighted at combining two of his favorite activities (sex and food) that he tries to go for the "trifecta" and add television as well. However, when she finds him eating a sandwich and watching TV during sex, she angrily kicks him out. By this point, however, George has involved food in his sex life so much that when he eats food he gets an erotic pleasure (Jerry calls him "Caligula").

When Jerry is wounded in his kitchen by a knife and suffers blood loss, he screams in disgust when he finds out that he received three pints of Kramer's blood. Kramer, however, takes the opportunity to guilt-trip Jerry into granting him favors now that they are "blood brothers". The favors include letting Newman come over to make sausages in Jerry's kitchen (while listening to the 1959 jazz album, Hammond Gone Cha-Cha, by organist Jackie Davis). When Izzy Mandelbaum sees the sausages, he thinks Jerry is still being unhealthy and increases his training regimen.

Elaine brings George to Vivian's house to help convince Vivian that she is not responsible. When George sees Vivian making pastrami he is aroused and they passionately make out on the kitchen floor. Unfortunately, this leaves George saddled with babysitting Jimmy, who abuses him.

After both Jerry and Newman refuse to allow Kramer to store his blood in their kitchens, Kramer takes it back to the blood bank and borrows Jerry's car to transport it. When the car overheats and breaks down, Kramer uses the blood to fill the radiator. During Jerry's final workout with Izzy, Izzy ties Jerry to the car and forces him to run behind it. During the workout, the blood leaks out onto the driver’s feet, causing him to panic and accelerate. As a result, Jerry suffers an injury and requires another blood transfusion. This time, when Jerry wakes up in the hospital he finds out that he was given Newman's blood, and screams in horror.

References

"The Blood" - TV.com

External links

"The Blood" at IMDb

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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"
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