Seinfeld (TV Series)

The Strike (1997)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Elaine Benes

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• Cosmo Kramer : Great news! Yeah, the strike has been settled. I'm going back to work.

  Jerry : What strike?

  Cosmo Kramer : Yeah, H&H Bagels. That's where I worked.

  Jerry : You?

  Elaine : Worked?

• Elaine : So... Whatley's still Jewish, huh?

  Jerry : Oh, sure. With out the parents, it's a breeze.

• Jerry : Happy Festivus!

  Cosmo Kramer : What's Festivus?

  Jerry : When George was growing up...

  George Costanza : [interrupts]  ... NO!

  Jerry : His father...

  George Costanza : [interrupts]  ... Stop it! It's nothing. It's a stupid holiday my father invented. It doesn't exist!

  Elaine : [as she walks into Jerry's apartment]  Happy Festivus, Georgie.

  George Costanza : [yelling]  God!

  Cosmo Kramer : Frank invented a holiday? He's so prolific!

• Elaine : Oh, I can't believe it! I've lost my "Atomic Sub" card!... Oh no! I bet I wrote that fake number on the back of it when I gave it to denim vest!

  Jerry : So?

  Elaine : I've eaten 23 bad subs, I just need 1 more! It's like a long, bad movie, but you want to see the end of it!

  Jerry : No, you walk out.

  Elaine : Alright, then, it's like a boring book, but you gotta finish it.

  Jerry : No, you wait for the movie!

• Gwen : I guess this is the ugly girl I've been hearing about.

  Elaine : Hey, I was in a shvitz for six hours. Give me a break.

• Sleazy Guy : Hey, Charlie! Guess who's here. Elaine Benes.

  Employee : Elaine Benes?

  Sleazy Guy : You make a lot of man friends. You know who's a man? Charlie here, he's a man. You know who else? Me. I'm a man.

  Employee : I'm a man

  Elaine : Ohh... my...

  Sleazy Guy : I'll have this vest guy call your real number. You just, uh, give it to me. And that way, I'll have it.

• Elaine : What were your demands?

  Cosmo Kramer : Yeah, $5.35 an hour. And that's what they're paying now.

  Elaine : I believe that's the new minimum wage.