S3E22 · The Parking Space

Coming from an outing to a flea market in New Jersey, Elaine and George damage Jerry's car when George drives over a large pothole. When they get to his apartment they end up spending the whole day arguing over a parking space. Elaine meanwhile has to come with a story about the damage to the car.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Jerry divulges to Kramer that George and Elaine went to a flea market without him, and Kramer betrays that his friend Mike called Jerry a "phony". Downstairs, after they get Jerry's car rear-ended, George and Elaine return in search of parking. George and Mike each pulls halfway into the same perfect spot, and both refuse to back down. Elaine tells Jerry a sob story to downplay the damage to his car. Jerry, Kramer, and various bystanders all take sides in the unending standoff well into the night, and Jerry and Kramer's indiscretion comes back to bite them both.

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