The Tape

Infobox Television episode
Title = The Tape
Series = Seinfeld


Caption = George puts on his baldness medication.
Season = 3
Episode = 25
Airdate = November 13, 1991
Production =
Writer = Larry David and Bob Shaw & Don McEnery
Director = David Steinberg
Guests =
Episode list = List of "Seinfeld" episodes
Season list = Infobox Seinfeld season 3 episode list
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"The Tape" is the twenty-fifth episode of "Seinfeld". The episode was the eighth episode for the show's third season. It aired on November 13, 1991.

The episode was written by Larry David and Don McEnery and Bob Shaw and was directed by Tom Cherones.

Plot

George orders a baldness remedy from China. Elaine anonymously leaves an erotic message on Jerry's tape recorder which Jerry, George, and Kramer become obsessed with. Elaine admits to George that she was the sexy voice in the tape. George is shocked to hear this and suddenly becomes attracted to her, but does not tell Elaine about it. Elaine makes George promise not to tell her confession to Jerry or Kramer. Meanwhile, Kramer is making his own home videos by recording whatever Jerry, George and Elaine are doing. George finds it hard to control his obsession with Elaine and finally blurts out to Elaine that he is attracted to her, in front of Jerry and Kramer. Elaine finds this news disturbing and then realizes that Jerry and Kramer have become attracted to her too. Freaked out, Elaine immediately leaves Jerry's apartment.

Production

This episode is the first appearance of Ping, the delivery boy who would return in the later episodes "The Visa" and "The Finale".