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The Bris
Visiting friends in a maternity ward, Elaine and Jerry are asked to become godparents and George’s good fortune turns to bad luck at the hands of Kramer., Godparenting is a chore for Jerry and Elaine; tragedy befalls George’s car; Kramer decries a genetic experiment. Mohel: Charles Levin. Myra: Jeannie Elias. Stan: Tom Alan Robbins. Mrs. Sweedler: Debra Mooney., When Jerry and Elaine are asked to be godparents, they are a little uneasy with the duties involved, mainly the requirements surrounding the baby’s bris. At the same time, Kramer becomes convinced that a man he sees at the hospital is the result of a scientific experiment crossing a human with a pig. Calling back to Jerry and Elaine’s story line, a scene in which Kramer attempts to rescue the pig-man is reminiscent of one from Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. Meanwhile, once again, George finds himself in a predicament over a parking spot. Guest starring Charles Levin, Debra Mooney, and Tom Alan Robbins, “The Bris” originally aired October 14, 1993,and was the fifth episode of the show’s fifth season.
