As expected, Richards (who won his second Emmy thanks to this episode) and Alexander make the most of it, with the former delivering the single funniest line of the entire season and the latter enjoying his first on-screen pairing with Harris, a TV mom to be reckoned with. Alongside the snappy dialogue, the other source of comedy gold is the cast. That they did is purely down to the ingenious writing: by replacing the "dirty" word with the now classic euphemism "master of his domain", David draws huge laughs from a subject few mainstream comedians had contemplated joking about, and the self-censorship is part of the episode's appeal: if the word had been used even once, it wouldn't be as funny. Based on a real incident involving, among others, Larry David (who won a deserved Emmy for the script), the concept is still incredibly brave from a conceptual standpoint, at least for network television: even more than a decade later, few producers would green-light an episode that's entirely focused on masturbation. and Jerry is nervous because Marla still hasn't agreed to sleep with him. Naturally, problems arise almost immediately: Kramer is tempted when he sees a naked woman in the building across the street, George fantasizes about the nurses in the hospital where he goes to visit his mom, Elaine has a run-in with John Kennedy Jr. When Jerry suggests he could last longer, all four decide to make a bet to see who can refrain from their impulses the longest. Premise: having been caught masturbating (!) by his mother (Estelle Harris), George vows never to do it again. Even now, years after Seinfeld went off the air, its brilliance is unmatched. In a TEDx Talks, John Davidson from GameStop talks about how instant gratification is harming society.Whenever there's a poll for the greatest Seinfeld episode, The Contest - which happens to be the show's fiftieth, not counting the original pilot - usually comes on top, and for good reason: it perfectly embodies the creative boldness the series is known for, and uses all four of the main characters - plus a couple of guest stars - in the best possible way. And on a large scale, it changes our brain chemistry. I love the convenience, but the options we have today exacerbates our desire for instant gratification. How crazy is that, when you really think about it? When I was a kid, one, there wasn’t Zevia, and two, if you wanted to make a purchase like that, you had to physically go to a store and get it off the shelf. I went onto Amazon, ordered it and the Amazon elves brought it to our house by 8am the next morning. The other night around midnight, I realized that we had run out of Zevia cola before I went to bed. We can get virtually anything we want delivered by the Amazon elves overnight. We can get food delivered to our door with the tap of a button. In our society, we have immediate access to everything. And it can be applied in every area of our lives, not just masturbation. The deeper meaning behind this episode is the idea of not just giving into self or instant gratification.
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