SYNOPSIS

The Strike

At a Hanukkah party, Elaine tries avoiding a man in a denim vest as Jerry pursues a date with Gwen. While George complains about Tim Whatley's making a donation in his name to a local charity, Kramer learns that a twelve-year-long strike at the bagel shop where he once worked is over. So, as Kramer returns to work at H and H Bagels, Elaine discovers that a card she gave Denim Vest with a fake phone number on it was one she needed for a free submarine sandwich.

At the betting parlor whose number she's been giving out to undesirable men for years, Elaine asks that they have Denim Vest call her at H and H Bagels. And as Jerry wonders why Gwen seems to alternate between being beautiful one day and ugly the next, George gives his co-workers Christmas cards claiming he's made a donation on their behalf to a charity whose name he's made up. Meanwhile, when he inspires Frank to revive Festivus, a holiday he created as an alternative to Christmas, Kramer can't convince his boss at H and H to give him the day off, forcing him to go out on strike again. So, as Kramer pickets H and H, Elaine waits inside for Denim Vest's call.

When Denim Vest arrives to see Elaine, her mussed up look causes him to give her a fake phone number and leaves before she can get her sandwich card back. And after donating $20,000 to the Human Fund, Mr. Kruger learns it's all a ruse, forcing George to invite him to celebrate Festivus with his family and friends. Finally, as Kruger is attracted to the fake holiday, George unwillingly participates in the family's Festivus traditions.