Ep 6. The Statue

Jerry Seinfeld's self-titled sitcom continues with season 2 episode 6, titled "The Statue". The episode introduces us to Jerry's good friend and fellow comedian, George Costanza, who is based on co-creator Larry David. In the episode, George gets himself into trouble when he is tasked with looking after a valuable statue belonging to his boss.

The episode opens with Jerry and his girlfriend Vanessa walking through the park, discussing the potential of having sex for the first time. Meanwhile, George is nervous about keeping guard over his boss Mr. Morgan's expensive statue. Jerry advises him to keep an eye on it at all times.

Later that evening, George holds a party and invites Jerry, Elaine (Jerry's ex-girlfriend), and another one of their friends. During the party, George accidentally knocks over the statue and breaks it. He panics and tries to come up with a plan to fix or replace it before his boss finds out. This leads him to steal a much cheaper statue from his boss’s office and replace it with the broken one.

Mr. Morgan arrives at the office and immediately notices the statue switch. He confronts George and tells him he knows he was responsible for the damage. George protests, but eventually comes clean, apologizing and offering to pay for the damage. However, Mr. Morgan reveals that the statue was only worth $5, and was not the valuable antique George had assumed it to be.

Meanwhile, Jerry and Vanessa attempt to have sex for the first time, but are continually disrupted by a loudspeaker outside Jerry's window. In typical Seinfeld style, their attempts are hilarious and unsuccessful.

The episode also features Elaine's ongoing struggle to sneak a peek at George's bathroom reading material, which he is reluctant to share, as well as a subplot in which Kramer (Jerry's eccentric neighbor) tries to convince Jerry to buy a new living room set owned by a suicidal man.

Overall, "The Statue" is a classic example of Seinfeld's signature style of humor – a mix of absurdity, everyday life situations, and relatable characters. The episode highlights the show's main themes of friendship, relationships, and the ups and downs of daily life in New York City. It is a testament to the timeless nature of Seinfeld's humor that even almost 30 years after its initial airing, many of the jokes and situations contained within "The Statue" are just as funny and relevant as they were when first broadcast.