The Library (Seinfeld)

"The Library"
	Seinfeld episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 5
Directed by	Joshua White
Written by	Larry Charles
Production code	304
Original air date	October 16, 1991
Guest appearance(s)
	Philip Baker Hall as Lt. Bookman; Ashley Gardner as Marion; Harris Shore as Mr. Lippman; Biff Yeager as Mr. Heyman; Cynthia Szigeti as Sherry Becker; Kathleen McClellan as young Sherry Becker; Neal Lerner as Guy in the Library (The 'Shusher');

"The Library" is the 22nd episode of the American NBC sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the fifth episode of the show's third season.

Plot

Jerry learns he has a library fine from 1971, for the book Tropic of Cancer. Jerry is convinced he returned the book, as he remembers the girl he was with that day, Sherry Becker, and her orange dress. Jerry goes down to the library to sort it out, bringing along Kramer. Jerry learns from the librarian that his "case" has been turned over to the library investigations officer, Lt. Bookman. George arrives at the library, and suspects that the homeless man on the steps outside is Mr. Heyman, a physical education teacher at Jerry and George's high school who always deliberately mispronounced his last name as "Can't-Stand-Ya". George reported Heyman for giving him a wedgie, which got him fired. Kramer flirts with the librarian, Marion, starting a forbidden love affair with her.

Bookman and Jerry argue in his apartment about whether Jerry returned the book or not. Jerry looks up Sherry Becker as a witness to his returning the book. He finds that she has a broader body type than he remembered, and has differing recollections of that day. She remembers that she wore a purple dress, not an orange one, and that the book they read to each other was Tropic of Capricorn, not Tropic of Cancer. Jerry then remembers that the book he returned to the library was Tropic of Capricorn and he actually loaned Tropic of Cancer to George.

Kramer and Marion are caught by Bookman cavorting in the library after hours. Elaine is concerned when a co-worker forgets to ask her what she wants for lunch, and it sets her to worry that Mr. Lippman is planning to fire her. Her fears are aggravated when Mr. Lippman asks to see her in his office. After she sees Kramer crying over Marion's poetry, she takes some of it, hoping to impress Lippman with a new literary find.

George confronts the man outside the library. When George jogs his memory by saying "Can't-Stand-Ya", Heyman gives him an atomic wedgie. Jerry asks George about the book. George remembers that he received his original wedgie from Heyman minutes after borrowing the book, and could not find it afterwards. Jerry reluctantly pays Mr. Bookman, who subjects Jerry to another lecture.

Elaine says that Mr. Lippman did not like Marion's poetry. Heyman is seen in an alleyway, muttering "Can't-Stand-Ya, Can't-Stand-Ya", with the dilapidated long-lost copy of Tropic of Cancer lying next to him.

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gollark: ++bee the concept of beeing bees

gollark: Testbot doesn't like you, evidently.

External links

"The Library" on TV.com
"The Library" at the Internet Movie Database

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Seinfeld episodes
Season 1	"The Seinfeld Chronicles" "The Stake Out" "The Robbery" "Male Unbonding" "The Stock Tip"
Season 2	"The Ex-Girlfriend" "The Pony Remark" "The Jacket" "The Phone Message" "The Apartment" "The Statue" "The Revenge" "The Heart Attack" "The Deal" "The Baby Shower" "The Chinese Restaurant" "The Busboy"
Season 3	"The Note" "The Truth" "The Pen" "The Dog" "The Library" "The Parking Garage" "The Cafe" "The Tape" "The Nose Job" "The Stranded" "The Alternate Side" "The Red Dot" "The Subway" "The Pez Dispenser" "The Suicide" "The Fix-Up" "The Boyfriend" "The Limo" "The Good Samaritan" "The Letter" "The Parking Space" "The Keys"
Season 4	"The Trip" "The Pitch" "The Ticket" "The Wallet" "The Watch" "The Bubble Boy" "The Cheever Letters" "The Opera" "The Virgin" "The Contest" "The Airport" "The Pick" "The Movie" "The Visa" "The Shoes" "The Outing" "The Old Man" "The Implant" "The Junior Mint" "The Smelly Car" "The Handicap Spot" "The Pilot"
Season 5	"The Mango" "The Puffy Shirt" "The Glasses" "The Sniffing Accountant" "The Bris" "The Lip Reader" "The Non-Fat Yogurt" "The Barber" "The Masseuse" "The Cigar Store Indian" "The Conversion" "The Stall" "The Dinner Party" "The Marine Biologist" "The Pie" "The Stand In" "The Wife" "The Raincoats" "The Fire" "The Hamptons" "The Opposite"
Season 6	"The Chaperone" "The Big Salad" "The Pledge Drive" "The Chinese Woman" "The Couch" "The Gymnast" "The Soup" "The Mom & Pop Store" "The Secretary" "The Race" "The Switch" "The Label Maker" "The Scofflaw" "The Highlights of 100" "The Beard" "The Kiss Hello" "The Doorman" "The Jimmy" "The Doodle" "The Fusilli Jerry" "The Diplomat's Club" "The Face Painter" "The Understudy"
Season 7	"The Engagement" "The Postponement" "The Maestro" "The Wink" "The Hot Tub" "The Soup Nazi" "The Secret Code" "The Pool Guy" "The Sponge" "The Gum" "The Rye" "The Caddy" "The Seven" "The Cadillac" "The Shower Head" "The Doll" "The Friar's Club" "The Wig Master" "The Calzone" "The Bottle Deposit" "The Wait Out" "The Invitations"
Season 8	"The Foundation" "The Soul Mate" "The Bizarro Jerry" "The Little Kicks" "The Package" "The Fatigues" "The Checks" "The Chicken Roaster" "The Abstinence" "The Andrea Doria" "The Little Jerry" "The Money" "The Comeback" "The Van Buren Boys" "The Susie" "The Pothole" "The English Patient" "The Nap" "The Yada Yada" "The Millennium" "The Muffin Tops" "The Summer of George"
Season 9	"The Butter Shave" "The Voice" "The Serenity Now" "The Blood" "The Junk Mail" "The Merv Griffin Show" "The Slicer" "The Betrayal" "The Apology" "The Strike" "The Dealership" "The Reverse Peephole" "The Cartoon" "The Strongbox" "The Wizard" "The Burning" "The Bookstore" "The Frogger" "The Maid" "The Puerto Rican Day" "The Chronicle" "The Finale"
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