The Revenge (Seinfeld)

"The Revenge" is the seventh episode of the second season of the American sitcom Seinfeld, and the show's 12th episode overall. In this episode, George (Jason Alexander) quits his job without a plan and his boss snubs his attempt to take it back, so he drags Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) into a revenge plot on his boss. Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) suspects his laundromat stole $1,500 he left in his laundry bag, so Kramer (Michael Richards) drags Jerry into a revenge plot on the laundromat.

Written by series co-creator Larry David and directed by Tom Cherones, the episode premiered in the United States on NBC on April 18, 1991. Largely based on David's own experiences, "The Revenge" was the first episode he wrote without Seinfeld's collaboration. The episode also contains the first mention of Newman, a suicidal man who lives in Jerry and Kramer's apartment building, who would later become a popular recurring character. As the episode is the first in which Kramer does physical comedy which the character would become well-known for, some cast and crew members consider it a turning point for the show. When first broadcast in the United States, the episode gained a Nielsen rating of 14.4/24 and was met with positive response from critics.