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S5E16 · The Stand-In

Kramer gets a job with Mickey as a TV stand-in. Jerry sets Elaine up with a guy who he says would be perfect for her. At the end of their first date he takes "it" out.

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George is hopelessly bored by his girlfriend, but mutual friend Al Netche warns her about George's fear of commitment, so George commits to her out of spite. Jerry tries to cheer up a morosely hospitalized friend, Fulton, but takes his task too seriously. Kramer's friend Mickey Abbott, a little person, is a stand-in for a child actor, but Kramer pressures Mickey to commit taboo "heightening" to keep up with the child's height, causing intrigue amongst the little person community on set. Jerry vouches for his friend Phil Totola to Elaine, but they are unprepared for Phil leaving his genitals out for no reason during a date.

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