Ep 10. The Andrea Doria

Jerry and Elaine are out for a swim at their health club, but when Jerry casually mentions that he is worried about getting athlete's foot, Elaine is horrified. She reminds him that he has a whole shoe collection and doesn't need to go near the floor with his bare feet. Meanwhile, George is trying to convince his girlfriend, Susan, to have sex with him. She is obsessed with a book called "The Andrea Doria", a shipwreck that happened in 1956, and keeps quoting from it at strange times. In order to get her in the mood, George decides to talk about the Andrea Doria as well, even though he knows nothing about it.

Elsewhere, Kramer borrows a pair of Jerry's shoes and goes out to buy some Cuban cigars. He ends up getting into an argument with a vendor over the quality of the cigars and gets beat up. Back at the health club, Elaine sees her old high school friend Sally Weaver and the two catch up. Sally tells Elaine that she is now a comedian and has a new act where she impersonates Jerry. Elaine warns her not to do the act in front of him, but Sally decides to do it anyway.

Jerry and Elaine go to see "Titanic" at a theater, but Jerry's fear of getting athlete's foot is heightened when the man sitting behind him takes off his shoes. In the row in front of them is Sally, who informs Jerry that she has a new impression of him. He laughs it off, but becomes incensed when he hears her on the radio doing the impression and impersonating his voice. He confronts her at her apartment, where she shows him her "I hate Jerry" wall and declares herself his arch rival.

Meanwhile, Susan is still talking about the Andrea Doria and George is pretending to be interested. He embellishes his stories about the ship and asks Susan to read her book to him at night. However, she falls asleep every time she tries to read it. Desperate for a way to get Susan in the mood, George decides to rent a cabin on a ship and recreate the Andrea Doria's final moments. He puts on a life jacket and jumps off the deck into the water, where he promptly sinks to the bottom of the pool. Susan jumps in to save him and realizes that she loves him, even though he knows nothing about shipwrecks.

At the end of the episode, Kramer tells Jerry that he has become a cigar smoker and asks him for a light. Jerry hands him a lighter, but it turns out to be the one he used to light his shoes on fire to kill a spider. As Kramer lights his cigar, his shoe catches fire and he runs out of the room screaming.

"The Andrea Doria" is a classic episode of Seinfeld that showcases the show's signature blend of absurdism and observational humor. The episode is centered around the characters' strange obsessions and quirks, from Jerry's fear of getting athlete's foot to Susan's fixation on a shipwreck. The episode also features memorable guest appearances by Kathy Griffin as Sally Weaver and Bob Balaban as the man with the smelly feet. The subplot involving George and Susan's sex life is simultaneously hilarious and touching, providing a straightforward and relatable counterpoint to the zaniness of the other storylines. Overall, "The Andrea Doria" is a great example of Seinfeld at its best, weaving together disparate elements into a cohesive, hilarious, and insightful whole.