7. Irma Kostroski

Complete story — includes the ending

Larry attends a rally for mayoral candidate Jimmy Mayhew, which Susie is involved in. During a table read for Young Larry, Maria Sofia gives a terrible performance and Larry realizes he has to replace her. Asa, the actor playing young Larry, is very picky about the props being used on set and causes grief for Stan, the prop master. Larry tells Stan to take it easy on Asa because he was sexually abused when he was a younger actor. Stan reveals that Asa's "trauma" was that an older, very attractive actress had sex with him when he was 17 and that he received a $400,000 payout. Larry befriends unpleasant, unattractive city councilwoman Irma Kostroski ( Tracey Ullman ) after he learns the city council can repeal ordinances; to hopefully change the bylaw for having a fence around your pool, which in turn means he could finally fire Maria Sofia. Larry later goes canvassing with Irma for Mayhew. While waiting in a long line to vote, Larry speaks with a man who is voting for the other candidate and suggests that they just leave because their votes cancel each other. Larry, Susie, Irma and various others attend a gathering at the Mayhew home and the results are announced in which he loses by one vote. Asa reveals to everybody that he saw Larry leave the voting line and everybody begins to angrily approach Larry.