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The Conversion
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SYNOPSIS
While on a date with Sasha, George learns that the differences in their religions have caused her parents to order her to stop seeing him. So, while George decides to convert to the Latvian Orthodox faith, after questioning the qualifications of Elaine's podiatrist, Jerry makes a date to see his new neighbor, Tawni. But, when a peek into her medicine cabinet uncovers a fungicide, he decides that, before going any further, he must know what it is for. So, as Jerry asks Elaine to ask her podiatrist identify the ointment, George meets with the Latvian Orthodox priests to discuss his conversion.
While waiting for George at the church, Kramer meets a young novice who immediately fails in love with him. Meanwhile, persuaded to find out if the tube even belongs to Tawni, Jerry is forced to steal the fungicide in order to avoid being caught snooping, while Elaine insults her podiatrist when she suggests he is not really a doctor. Then, as Jerry catches George preparing to cheat on his conversion exam, Kramer announces that Sister Roberta has decided to leave the church because of the feelings he has stirred in her. So, after George passes the test with amazing results, Kramer meets with the Latvian priests who, claiming he has an animal-like power over women, give him the recipe for a potion which will rid him of the problem.
Told that the fungicide is actually for Tawni's cat, Jerry offers to help find another tube. Meanwhile, despite his parents attempt to talk him out of it, George arrives at the church for his conversion, where Kramer discovers that his cure has worked as Roberta reaffirms her vow to become a nun. Then, after her podiatrist sees the fungicide inside her medicine cabinet, he reconsiders going to bed with Elaine. But, when Jerry and Tawni arrive at her apartment, the truth comes out when Elaine swears that the ointment is not hers. Finally, George discovers that, despite all his efforts, Sasha is going back to Latvia for a year.
Jerry's neighbor Tawni is shown to be living in Apartment 5E. The following season, this is revealed to be Newman's apartment.
A subtle continuity glitch occurs in one of the scenes in Jerry's apartment. Immediately after Jerry is shown giving Elaine the tube of fungicide, he turns to talk to George and the tube is still visible in his hands. This is because Jerry's conversation with Elaine was re-shot the following week to move the story along more quickly.
Kramer's appeal to women is given a name in this episode: the kavorca. Kavorca is a Latvian word which means "the lure of the animal." Women are drawn to him, they will give anything to be possessed by him.
When Kramer opens his door for Jerry, a brief glimpse of his apartment reveals he has real-Jerry's acting headshot framed and mounted on his wall.
The shots of Kramer running up the subway steps and into the streets of New York are not actually shots of Michael Richards. For several episodes, a body double was hired, dressed in Kramer's clothes and asked to run through the streets. The giveaway is that in each of these scenes, we only ever see Kramer running from behind.
KRAMER:
"I'm dangerous, Jerry! I'm very, very dangerous!"
