Most of this episode centers on Jerry's wish to be able to join the Friar's Club. He shows up at dinner/meeting without a jacket. One is provided, but Jerry accidentally wears it home. This leads to a host of hilarious things, including a group of Gypsy magicians who take his coat and throw it in the audience. Don't ask. There is more conflict between Susan and George, obviously, because he wants Jerry to marry Susan's friend so they can be like people in The Great Gatsby. Finally, Kramer has found a new method of sleeping 15 minutes every three hours. He falls asleep during sex with a mafia girlfriend. The results are frightening. It's really a funny episode with Michael Richards taking the cake.
8 Reviews
The jacket
safenoe6 March 2024
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Famous Saturday Night Live alumni Rob Schneider guest stars as Elaine's colleague (who is hard of hearing when he's asked to take on extra tasks). Anyway, the Friars Club jacket, worth around $800 (a lot for 1996) is the center of this episode, and also there is the very dark subplot of Kramer being disposed of, and the circumstances of his supposed expiration reminded me of the untimely passing of a former Veep in New York City back in the 1970s, the one who served under Ford.
Anyway, I'm enjoying re-watching many of the Seinfeld episodes that I watched when it debuted back in the 1990s, so that was ages ago.
Anyway, I'm enjoying re-watching many of the Seinfeld episodes that I watched when it debuted back in the 1990s, so that was ages ago.
The Mafia girlfriend.
Sirus_the_Virus11 October 2009
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The Plot:Elaine thinks that some one that she works with is faking being deaf. Jerry has a hard time getting into The Friars club after The Flying Santos brothers takes his jacket. Kramer starts following Leonardo Da Vinci's sleeping schedule and eventually falls asleep while having sex with his mafia girlfriend.
The Friars club is an unforgettable episode. I have seen this episode so many times. Rob Schneider guest stars in this episode as the deaf guy. The funniest situation is the one with the deaf guy or the one where Krmaer falls asleep during sex. Everyone of the situations in the episode are hilarious. This is a great episode.
The Friars club is an unforgettable episode. I have seen this episode so many times. Rob Schneider guest stars in this episode as the deaf guy. The funniest situation is the one with the deaf guy or the one where Krmaer falls asleep during sex. Everyone of the situations in the episode are hilarious. This is a great episode.
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bevo-1367823 June 2020
Its Rob Scheinder and he's using a staapleer
ThunderKing613 March 2023
A circus of an episode.
This review was written on March 13, 2023.
What was this episode about?: Jerry tries to get a jacket back. It had a nice crest on it.
Elaine tries to find out if Rob Schneider who's using a pen is really deaf.
George tries to fix Jerry up with one of Susan's cousin/friend.
Kramer is on no sleep.
Story and production: It's a rare gem to see Elaine in a good storyline. I like her getting more work because Rob Schneider doesn't like to do work.
The other storylines are alright.
The Gypsies were rude, and their little trick was hash.
Highlight: Jerry's girl looked doable.
Villain: Gypsies. Maybe Rob Scheinder because I'm not sure if he was faking.
Girlfriend attractiveness level: Jerry's was a 10. Kramer's a 6.
What can be learned?: Gypsies man... You might get gyped
Verdict: A busy decent epsiode.
This review was written on March 13, 2023.
What was this episode about?: Jerry tries to get a jacket back. It had a nice crest on it.
Elaine tries to find out if Rob Schneider who's using a pen is really deaf.
George tries to fix Jerry up with one of Susan's cousin/friend.
Kramer is on no sleep.
Story and production: It's a rare gem to see Elaine in a good storyline. I like her getting more work because Rob Schneider doesn't like to do work.
The other storylines are alright.
The Gypsies were rude, and their little trick was hash.
Highlight: Jerry's girl looked doable.
Villain: Gypsies. Maybe Rob Scheinder because I'm not sure if he was faking.
Girlfriend attractiveness level: Jerry's was a 10. Kramer's a 6.
What can be learned?: Gypsies man... You might get gyped
Verdict: A busy decent epsiode.
A Big Misunderstanding
Samuel-Shovel27 August 2018
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In "The Friars Club", Jerry attempts to join the Friars Club but things hit a snag when he borrows a jacket from the club and loses it at a circus show. Jerry's also dating Susan's best friend and George loves going on double dates with him; he desperately wants things to work out for the two of them. Kramer modifies his sleep schedule to where he takes naps every few hours instead of sleeping overnight. This becomes a problem when the woman he's dating thinks he's died during a date. Elaine is convinced that a man at work is faking having hearing problems so that he can get a lighter work load.
I hadn't seen this episode in a long while but I had vivid memories of this one being an absolute classic! Sadly, it didn't live up to the hype that I had set for it. While it is a solid episode, it's not above the Seinfeldian average. The Elaine subplot is kind of a bore and the inclusion of Rob Schneider is more annoying than endearing to my contemporary eyes. Kramer's subplot had a lot of potential but it felt a bit truncated. I think we could have gotten a few more jokey scenes in involving his sleep patterns but these never occur. Jerry takes center stage in this one though and his plot is average at best. Who would want to join a Friars Club anyways? Regardless, it gets a bit shrug from me.
I hadn't seen this episode in a long while but I had vivid memories of this one being an absolute classic! Sadly, it didn't live up to the hype that I had set for it. While it is a solid episode, it's not above the Seinfeldian average. The Elaine subplot is kind of a bore and the inclusion of Rob Schneider is more annoying than endearing to my contemporary eyes. Kramer's subplot had a lot of potential but it felt a bit truncated. I think we could have gotten a few more jokey scenes in involving his sleep patterns but these never occur. Jerry takes center stage in this one though and his plot is average at best. Who would want to join a Friars Club anyways? Regardless, it gets a bit shrug from me.
Some fine elements and moments, but does not mesh together well
SLionsCricketreviews26 December 2015
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"The Friars Club" is a mostly forgettable episode when viewed in its entirety, but an episode that still entertains nonetheless.
Kramer decides to adopt a new method of sleeping, where he takes a 15 minute nap for each 3 hours a day. As such, he stays awake for more of the day and lives a "longer" life than his peers. I found the scene where he said that him being alive for 80 years is the equivalent of 105 years, with his new technique. Kramer falling asleep during sex was also funny, but the consequences that it brought did not make me laugh. It felt a bit too dark for a "Seinfeld" episode. Yes, too dark for the cynical show that we've come to love.
Rob Schneider makes a valuable guest appearance as Bob, the newest employee at Elaine's workplace, whom Elaine suspects is faking a hearing disorder to get out of having to do any work. This story was perhaps the strongest in the episode, and although the final payoff is a bit weak, still made for an entertaining story.
George is clearly getting more nervous about his impending marriage to Susan, and you can feel the completely off chemistry between the two. This is PERFECT! George's desperate attempts to keep the romance between Jerry and Susan's friend was funny, and Jason Alexander is his usual brilliant self.
Each storyline had some memorable moments, but they are just small moments in an episode that really doesn't mesh together well. The three story lines contain very little intersection, which is something "Seinfeld" normally does so effortlessly.
The episode is rather forgettable, and one of the weaker episodes of recent seasons. It still entertains, like almost all "Seinfeld" episodes but it lacks a strong narrative and a great script to elevate it to greater heights.
Kramer decides to adopt a new method of sleeping, where he takes a 15 minute nap for each 3 hours a day. As such, he stays awake for more of the day and lives a "longer" life than his peers. I found the scene where he said that him being alive for 80 years is the equivalent of 105 years, with his new technique. Kramer falling asleep during sex was also funny, but the consequences that it brought did not make me laugh. It felt a bit too dark for a "Seinfeld" episode. Yes, too dark for the cynical show that we've come to love.
Rob Schneider makes a valuable guest appearance as Bob, the newest employee at Elaine's workplace, whom Elaine suspects is faking a hearing disorder to get out of having to do any work. This story was perhaps the strongest in the episode, and although the final payoff is a bit weak, still made for an entertaining story.
George is clearly getting more nervous about his impending marriage to Susan, and you can feel the completely off chemistry between the two. This is PERFECT! George's desperate attempts to keep the romance between Jerry and Susan's friend was funny, and Jason Alexander is his usual brilliant self.
Each storyline had some memorable moments, but they are just small moments in an episode that really doesn't mesh together well. The three story lines contain very little intersection, which is something "Seinfeld" normally does so effortlessly.
The episode is rather forgettable, and one of the weaker episodes of recent seasons. It still entertains, like almost all "Seinfeld" episodes but it lacks a strong narrative and a great script to elevate it to greater heights.
Far
bu-rn_hollywood_bu-rn1 November 2020
I like the bit where ''Oh, you go into a department store, put a suit on, and you walk right out. What are you... Some sort of an idiot...'' Me; ''That's what Elaine did with that dress where Kramer sold his clothes ta 'Bania' in that clothing store in 'The Secretary' episode...
'Inside Look' of '(The) Friars Club'; ''Shootin' that 'burlap river' scene could've drown Michael Richards...''
My favourite 'Seinfeld' character would have to be Susan since she had to be like a babysitter and put up with Lil' George. I still don't know how the writers were able ta get away with that...
'Inside Look' of '(The) Friars Club'; ''Shootin' that 'burlap river' scene could've drown Michael Richards...''
My favourite 'Seinfeld' character would have to be Susan since she had to be like a babysitter and put up with Lil' George. I still don't know how the writers were able ta get away with that...
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