Seinfeld: The Secret Code | Episode 117 Recap Podcast

Listen to the Podcast: Seinfeld Post Show Recaps: The Secret Code Rob Cesternino and Akiva Wienerkur didn’t get Leapin’ Larry as a sponsor this week, but they still brought a quality recap once again.  This time, they break down “The Secret Code”, which first aired November 9, 1995 as part of season seven.  The episode was written by Alec Berg and Jeff Schaffer. News – Akiva shared that the feedback on last week’s unique episode was more positive than they were anticipating.  Akiva also had a story about a man who tried to pull a Kramer and bring thousands of cans to Michigan to capitalize on their 10 cent deposit return for all cans and bottles.  He was arrested and is facing prison time, as doing this is considered illegal. Jerry’s Story – Jerry’s asked to do an advertisement for the local electronics store called Leapin’ Larry’s.  Jerry inadvertently offends Larry when an employee thinks Jerry is making fun of Larry’s prosthetic leg, when really his leg had just fallen asleep.  After smoothing over things with Larry, Jerry’s leg falls asleep again, but this time he accidentally kicks over a can of paint thinner, which causes the store to catch fire when it poured into an electrical outlet. Elaine’s Story – Elaine becomes rather obsessed with Fred, who said “nice to meet you”, when they already met before.  Him not knowing her inadvertently caused her to want to go on a date with him, but when they go out, she realizes he is dreadful and can’t wait to escape. George’s Story – George has the biggest storyline of the episode.  Things start off in the wrong direction for him when he’s reluctant to share his ATM pin with Susan.  In addition to this trouble, he also finds himself as Peterman’s right hand man when both Elaine and Jerry bail out of a dinner with all of them.  He becomes further entrenched when Peterman makes George go with him to his ailing mother’s death bed.  While there, he decides to share his ATM pin code with her, but she starts shouting it out right before passing away, leaving Peterman to be concerned about what Bosco means.  Both stories collide together when the fire Jerry started at Larry’s causes a man to be trapped in an ATM, and George has to reveal his ATM code to Peterman to help get the man out. Kramer’s Story – Kramer has ambitions of helping the local fire department by providing them with a map of his shortcuts to get to fires more quickly.  While there pleading his case, he’s rebuffed by the captain, but on his way out, accidentally knocks out one of the fireman.  Kramer gets to fulfill his dreams of drive the ladder on the truck from this, but his lack of training causes the truck to get out of control, and they don’t make it to the fire at Leapin’ Larry’s on time. Grades and Rankings – Akiva thought this was a mediocre episode, ultimately slotting it at 127.  Akiva gave Jerry a B, Kramer an A-, George an A-, and Elaine got a D-.  Rob was in agreement with all, particularly Elaine’s grade, feeling her storyline had no traction at all. Emails – Johnny De Silveira noted that the firehouse scene is the same exterior shot used in Ghostbusters.  Max the millennial thought this was a subpar episode as well, thinking the Citizen Kane reference was particularly out of touch with the millennial crowd.  Craig from Vancouver asked if either of them keep secrets from their wives.  Rob said he shares more on the podcast than he does with Nicole.  Craig also asked if Nicole would listen to the whole podcast if she could find out some kind of secret about him, but Rob thought she wouldn’t spend the time.