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** Creator/CorbinBernsen and Creator/GeorgeWendt appear before the ''Tonight Show'' begins and George talks to them about his own ideas for their [[[[Series/LALaw [[Series/LALaw respective]] [[[[Series/{{Cheers}} [[Series/{{Cheers}} shows]] and when they appear later on with Leno, they make fun of his ideas, much to his humiliation.
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** [[Series/LALaw Corbin Bernsen]] Creator/CorbinBernsen and [[Series/{{Cheers}} George Wendt]] Creator/GeorgeWendt appear before the ''Tonight Show'' begins and George talks to them about his own ideas for their respective shows [[[[Series/LALaw respective]] [[[[Series/{{Cheers}} shows]] and when they appear later on with Leno, they make fun of his ideas, much to his humiliation.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: While discussing with Jerry and George about what to tip a chambermaid, The Smog Strangler seems disgusted by Jerry, who would tip $1 when the Stangler would tip $5.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: While discussing with Jerry and George about what to tip a chambermaid, The Smog Strangler seems disgusted by Jerry, who would tip $1 when the Stangler Strangler would tip $5.
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* AbsenteeActor: Elaine does not appear, by virtue of not accompanying Jerry and George on the trip to LA.
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* AbsenteeActor: Elaine does not appear, by virtue of not accompanying Jerry and George on the trip to LA.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]] here. Jerry and George go with the cops as they arrest Kramer, unknowingly letting the Smog Strangler escape, where he kills a third woman shortly after. But on the other hand, had he not killed the woman, then Kramer wouldn't have been cleared of all charges.charges.
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* SkewedPriorities: When Jerry, George, and a whole squad of police show up at Kramer's door, Kramer's only reaction to happily greet the former two and only notices the latter when they tell him he's under arrest.
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* BreakThemByTalking: Lt. Martel attempts to get a confession out of Kramer through a scathing speech calling him the parasitic weed that he is. It works and causes Kramer to break down into tears, even though he was completely innocent.
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* GuiltByCoincidence: The police's whole case against Kramer is that the latest victim had a copy of his screenplay (which he was giving to everybody.)
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* KarmaHoudini: The Smog Strangler kills three women and escapes from police custody, thanks to Jerry and George. The ending news report mentions he's still at large.
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* KarmaHoudini: The Smog Strangler kills three women and escapes from police custody, thanks to Jerry and George. The ending news report mentions he's still at large.large, although with how his name and appearance now public knowledge, apprehending him will likely prove much easier.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]] here. Jerry and George go with the cops as they arrest Kramer, unknowingly letting the Smog Strangler escape, where he kills a third woman shortly after. But on the other hand, had he not killed the woman, then Kramer wouldn't have been cleared of all charges.
** Actually, it is never absolutely confirmed that Tobias is the Smog Strangler, only that he is the next suspect after Kramer is cleared. It is possible that the killer was still at large when Tobias was in custody, and therefore Tobias' escape was coincidental, but that very coincidence led the police to make him their next suspect.
** Actually, it is never absolutely confirmed that Tobias is the Smog Strangler, only that he is the next suspect after Kramer is cleared. It is possible that the killer was still at large when Tobias was in custody, and therefore Tobias' escape was coincidental, but that very coincidence led the police to make him their next suspect.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]] here. Jerry and George go with the cops as they arrest Kramer, unknowingly letting the Smog Strangler escape, where he kills a third woman shortly after. But on the other hand, had he not killed the woman, then Kramer wouldn't have been cleared of all charges.
** Actually, it is never absolutely confirmed that Tobias is the Smog Strangler, only that he is the next suspect after Kramer is cleared. It is possible that the killer was still at large when Tobias was in custody, and therefore Tobias' escape was coincidental, but that very coincidence led the police to make him their next suspect.charges.
** Actually, it is never absolutely confirmed that Tobias is the Smog Strangler, only that he is the next suspect after Kramer is cleared. It is possible that the killer was still at large when Tobias was in custody, and therefore Tobias' escape was coincidental, but that very coincidence led the police to make him their next suspect.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: While discussing with Jerry and George about what to tip a chambermaid, The Smog Strangle seems disgusted by Jerry, who would tip $1 when the Stangler would tip $5.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: While discussing with Jerry and George about what to tip a chambermaid, The Smog Strangle Strangler seems disgusted by Jerry, who would tip $1 when the Stangler would tip $5.
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* SequelEpisode: To the previous one, which had concluded the previous season, "The Keys", as both Jerry and George go to find Kramer.
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* SequelEpisode: To the previous one, which had concluded the previous season, "The Keys", as both Jerry and George go to find Kramer.Kramer after he leaves to Los Angeles, in order to apologize for their fight.
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Jerry and George take a trip to Los Angeles after Jerry got tickets to appear on Series/TheTonightShowWithJayLeno. While there, they try and pay Kramer a visit, who's trying to get a career going in Hollywood as an actor/writer and ends up being a suspect in a series of murders. This aired in two parts, with part 1 on August 12, 1992 and part 2 on August 19, 1992.
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Jerry and George take a trip to Los Angeles after Jerry got tickets to appear on Series/TheTonightShowWithJayLeno. While there, they try and pay Kramer a visit, who's trying to get a career going in Hollywood as an actor/writer and ends up being a suspect in a series of murders. [[MultiPartEpisode This aired in two parts, parts]], with part 1 on August 12, 1992 and part 2 on August 19, 1992.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]] here. Jerry and George go with the cops as they arrest Kramer, unknowingly letting the Smog Strangler escape, where he kills a third woman shortly after. But on the other hand, had he not killed the woman, then Kramer wouldn't have been cleared of all charges.charges.
** Actually, it is never absolutely confirmed that Tobias is the Smog Strangler, only that he is the next suspect after Kramer is cleared. It is possible that the killer was still at large when Tobias was in custody, and therefore Tobias' escape was coincidental, but that very coincidence led the police to make him their next suspect.
** Actually, it is never absolutely confirmed that Tobias is the Smog Strangler, only that he is the next suspect after Kramer is cleared. It is possible that the killer was still at large when Tobias was in custody, and therefore Tobias' escape was coincidental, but that very coincidence led the police to make him their next suspect.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged Zig-zagged]] here. Jerry and George go with the cops as they arrest Kramer, unknowingly letting the Smog Strangler escape, where he kills a third woman shortly after. But on the other hand, had he not killed the woman, then Kramer wouldn't have been cleared of all charges.
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* AffablyEvil: The Smog Strangler is a serial killer but seems like a friendly guy to talk to and is a generous tipper.
* AsHimself
** Creator/FredSavage appears in a restaurant Kramer is at, with the latter approaching him to give him a treatment to his movie, but his nervous tics scare him off.
** [[Series/LALaw Corbin Bernsen]] and [[Series/{{Cheers}} George Wendt]] appear before the ''Tonight Show'' begins and George talks to them about his own ideas for their respective shows and when they appear later on with Leno, they make fun of his ideas, much to his humiliation.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: While discussing with Jerry and George about what to tip a chambermaid, The Smog Strangle seems disgusted by Jerry, who would tip $1 when the Stangler would tip $5.
* GoodIsNotNice: Lt. Martel. He is dedicated to his job, but when he interrogates Kramer, whom he think is the Smog Strangler, he verbally rips him apart to the point of bringing him to tears. Also later on, Martel is investigating a victim and berates an officer over using the term "On her person".
* KarmaHoudini: The Smog Strangler kills three women and escapes from police custody, thanks to Jerry and George. The ending news report mentions he's still at large.
* NeverMyFault: As George talks to Corbin Bernsen about his experiences with an ex-girlfriend, who he neglects to feed a cat while she was away, and it ended up starving to death, but George argues it was an old cat. This story being an idea for an episode of ''Series/LALaw''.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When interrogating Kramer, Lt. Martel really lets loose on him, bringing him to tears.
-->'''Kramer:''' I didn't kill anyone, I swear! I swear to God!
-->'''Lt. Martel:''' Don't you ever swear to my God, Kramer. My God is the god who protects the innocent and punishes the evil scum like you, have you got that?
-->'''Kramer:''' You're making a big mistake.
-->'''Lt. Martel:''' No! You have made the mistake, Kramer. Sickies like you always do. The only difference is that this time you're gonna pay.
-->'''Kramer:''' What?
-->'''Lt. Martel:''' Now you might beat the gas chamber Kramer, but as long as I have got a breath in my body you will never ever see the light of day again.
-->'''Kramer:''' Wow wow wow wow, you've got the wrong man!! It wasn't me!
-->'''Lt. Martel:''' Oh yeah, right. Maybe it was one of your other personalities huh, the wise guy, the little kid, the bellhop, the ball player, maybe the door to door vacuum cleaner salesman, but not you right? No, you wouldn't hurt a fly. You just couldn't help yourself, could you Kramer? You saw life brimming brightly with optimism and verve and you just had to snuff it out.
-->'''Kramer:''' Ok, can I just talk to somebody? Can I just explain...
-->'''Lt. Martel:''' I'm not interested in your explanations, Kramer! Sure, I bet you've got a million of 'em. Maybe your mother didn't love you enough, maybe the teacher didn't call on you in school when you had your little hand raised, maybe the pervert in the park had a present in his pants, huh? Well, I've got another theory Kramer: you're a weed.
-->'''Kramer:''' No... (begins to cry)
-->'''Lt. Martel:''' Society is filled with them. They're choking the life out of the all pretty flowers. You see something even remotely pretty and you have to choke the life out if it, don't you Kramer? You killed all the pretty flowers, didn't you Kramer? You killed the pretty little flowers, didn't you? You dirty, filthy, stinky weed! Didn't you?
* StatusQuoIsGod: At the end, Kramer moves back to New York with no explanation given and Jerry and Kramer exchange their keys back.
* ToughRoom: Jerry bombs on his ''Tonight Show'' appearance, which he blames on the chambermaid Lupe throwing his napkin out, which had his act written down perfectly worded.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged here. Jerry and George go with the cops as they arrest Kramer, unknowingly letting the Smog Strangler escape, where he kills a third woman shortly after. But on the other hand, had he not killed the woman, then Kramer wouldn't have been cleared of all charges.
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* AffablyEvil: The Smog Strangler is a serial killer but seems like a friendly guy to talk to and is a generous tipper.
* AsHimself
** Creator/FredSavage appears in a restaurant Kramer is at, with the latter approaching him to give him a treatment to his movie, but his nervous tics scare him off.
** [[Series/LALaw Corbin Bernsen]] and [[Series/{{Cheers}} George Wendt]] appear before the ''Tonight Show'' begins and George talks to them about his own ideas for their respective shows and when they appear later on with Leno, they make fun of his ideas, much to his humiliation.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: While discussing with Jerry and George about what to tip a chambermaid, The Smog Strangle seems disgusted by Jerry, who would tip $1 when the Stangler would tip $5.
* GoodIsNotNice: Lt. Martel. He is dedicated to his job, but when he interrogates Kramer, whom he think is the Smog Strangler, he verbally rips him apart to the point of bringing him to tears. Also later on, Martel is investigating a victim and berates an officer over using the term "On her person".
* KarmaHoudini: The Smog Strangler kills three women and escapes from police custody, thanks to Jerry and George. The ending news report mentions he's still at large.
* NeverMyFault: As George talks to Corbin Bernsen about his experiences with an ex-girlfriend, who he neglects to feed a cat while she was away, and it ended up starving to death, but George argues it was an old cat. This story being an idea for an episode of ''Series/LALaw''.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When interrogating Kramer, Lt. Martel really lets loose on him, bringing him to tears.
-->'''Kramer:''' I didn't kill anyone, I swear! I swear to God!
-->'''Lt. Martel:''' Don't you ever swear to my God, Kramer. My God is the god who protects the innocent and punishes the evil scum like you, have you got that?
-->'''Kramer:''' You're making a big mistake.
-->'''Lt. Martel:''' No! You have made the mistake, Kramer. Sickies like you always do. The only difference is that this time you're gonna pay.
-->'''Kramer:''' What?
-->'''Lt. Martel:''' Now you might beat the gas chamber Kramer, but as long as I have got a breath in my body you will never ever see the light of day again.
-->'''Kramer:''' Wow wow wow wow, you've got the wrong man!! It wasn't me!
-->'''Lt. Martel:''' Oh yeah, right. Maybe it was one of your other personalities huh, the wise guy, the little kid, the bellhop, the ball player, maybe the door to door vacuum cleaner salesman, but not you right? No, you wouldn't hurt a fly. You just couldn't help yourself, could you Kramer? You saw life brimming brightly with optimism and verve and you just had to snuff it out.
-->'''Kramer:''' Ok, can I just talk to somebody? Can I just explain...
-->'''Lt. Martel:''' I'm not interested in your explanations, Kramer! Sure, I bet you've got a million of 'em. Maybe your mother didn't love you enough, maybe the teacher didn't call on you in school when you had your little hand raised, maybe the pervert in the park had a present in his pants, huh? Well, I've got another theory Kramer: you're a weed.
-->'''Kramer:''' No... (begins to cry)
-->'''Lt. Martel:''' Society is filled with them. They're choking the life out of the all pretty flowers. You see something even remotely pretty and you have to choke the life out if it, don't you Kramer? You killed all the pretty flowers, didn't you Kramer? You killed the pretty little flowers, didn't you? You dirty, filthy, stinky weed! Didn't you?
* StatusQuoIsGod: At the end, Kramer moves back to New York with no explanation given and Jerry and Kramer exchange their keys back.
* ToughRoom: Jerry bombs on his ''Tonight Show'' appearance, which he blames on the chambermaid Lupe throwing his napkin out, which had his act written down perfectly worded.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged here. Jerry and George go with the cops as they arrest Kramer, unknowingly letting the Smog Strangler escape, where he kills a third woman shortly after. But on the other hand, had he not killed the woman, then Kramer wouldn't have been cleared of all charges.
