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* InnerMonologue: Jerry has one with hanging with Keith Hernandez, with him having doubts about making a good impression. And later on, Keith and Elaine have their own with Keith having to sway away his doubts by reminding himself [[BadassBoast he's Keith Hernandez.]]

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* InnerMonologue: Jerry has one with hanging with Keith Hernandez, with him having doubts about making a good impression. And later on, Keith and Elaine have their own with Keith having to sway swat away his doubts by reminding himself [[BadassBoast he's Keith Hernandez.]]
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* ActorAllusion: The "Magic Loogie" theory is similar to the "Magic Bullet" theory as depicted in ''Film/{{JFK}}''; Wayne Knight (Newman) was in the film.

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* ActorAllusion: The "Magic Loogie" theory is similar to the "Magic Bullet" theory as depicted in ''Film/{{JFK}}''; Wayne Knight (Newman) was Creator/WayneKnight, Newman's actor, starred in the film.

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* {{Parody}}: The scene where Jerry deconstructs who spat on Kramer and Newman after the bad Mets game Keith Hernandez had in 1987 is a parody of Creator/KevinCostner in ''Film/{{JFK}}'', though Jerry tells Keith he's [[BlatantLies never seen it.]] In turn, the footage of the spitting incident parodies the UsefulNotes/ZapruderFilm.

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* {{Parody}}: The scene where Jerry deconstructs who spat on Kramer and Newman after the bad Mets game Keith Hernandez had in 1987 is a parody of Creator/KevinCostner in ''Film/{{JFK}}'', right down to mentioning a "magic loogie" in place of a "magic bullet," though Jerry tells Keith he's [[BlatantLies never seen it.]] In turn, the footage of the spitting incident during Jerry's analysis parodies the UsefulNotes/ZapruderFilm.



* WeUsedToBeFriends: Happens to Jerry and Keith when the former comes to his senses and declares it's too soon to ask to help him move.

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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Happens to Jerry and Keith when the former comes to his senses and declares it's too soon to ask to help him move.move.
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* {{Parody}}: The scene where Jerry deconstructs who spat on Kramer and Newman after the bad Mets game Keith Hernandez had in 1987 is a parody of Creator/KevinCostner in ''Film/{{JFK}}'', though Jerry tells Keith he's [[BlatantLies never seen it.]]

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* {{Parody}}: The scene where Jerry deconstructs who spat on Kramer and Newman after the bad Mets game Keith Hernandez had in 1987 is a parody of Creator/KevinCostner in ''Film/{{JFK}}'', though Jerry tells Keith he's [[BlatantLies never seen it.]]]] In turn, the footage of the spitting incident parodies the UsefulNotes/ZapruderFilm.
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* {{Parody}}: The scene where Jerry deconstructs who spat on Kramer and Newman after the bad Mets game Keith Hernandez had in 1987 is a parody of Creator/KevinCostner in ''Film/{{JFK}}''.

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* {{Parody}}: The scene where Jerry deconstructs who spat on Kramer and Newman after the bad Mets game Keith Hernandez had in 1987 is a parody of Creator/KevinCostner in ''Film/{{JFK}}''.''Film/{{JFK}}'', though Jerry tells Keith he's [[BlatantLies never seen it.]]
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* BigNameFan: In-universe, when Keith Hernandez meets Jerry, he says he's a huge fan of his comedy.
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* SnowballLie: George's first scheme to keep his unemployment money is to claim he tried to get a job at Vandelay Industries as a latex salesman. He gives them Jerry's address and phone number and includes him in the plan. But it gets foiled when [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Kramer answers the phone and explains it's an apartment.]]

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* SnowballLie: George's first scheme to keep his unemployment money is to claim he tried to get a job at Vandelay Industries as a latex salesman. He gives them Jerry's address and phone number and includes him in the plan. But it gets foiled when Kramer answers the phone instead and, [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Kramer answers unaware of the phone and scheme]], explains that it's an apartment.]]



* SpitefulSpit: In the 1987 game, Kramer and Newman thought Keith Hernandez spit on them, when it turned oout Roger [=McDowell=] was the real culprit, due to the two men harassing him all game.

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* SpitefulSpit: In the 1987 game, Kramer and Newman thought Keith Hernandez spit on them, when it turned oout out Roger [=McDowell=] was the real culprit, due to the two men harassing him all game.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Newman specifies that the spitting incident happened after the Mets lost to the Phillies on June 14, 1987. In reality, however, the two teams did not face each other that day; the Phillies defeated the Montreal Expos 11-6, and the Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3.

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* BrickJoke: Early on, George expresses a desire to date and have sex with a [[StatuesqueStunner really tall woman]]. At the end of the episode, a very tall woman shows up to give him his wallet, which he unknowingly dropped. George looks absolutely starstruck.



* EveryoneHasStandards: Though Jerry agreed to help Keith move (relucantly though), he is quick to say that he is not DRIVING HIM TO THE AIRPORT!!

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Though Jerry agreed to help Keith move (relucantly (reluctantly though), he is quick to say that he is not DRIVING HIM TO THE AIRPORT!!



* SpitefulSpit: In the 1987 game, Kramer and Newman thought Keith Hernandez spit on them, when it turned oout Roger McDowell was the real culprit, due to the two men harassing him all game.

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* SpitefulSpit: In the 1987 game, Kramer and Newman thought Keith Hernandez spit on them, when it turned oout Roger McDowell [=McDowell=] was the real culprit, due to the two men harassing him all game.


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* ThrowTheDogABone: George fails to keep his unemployment benefits despite all his efforts over the past two episodes. But he gets approached by a gorgeous tall woman who wants to return his wallet, which he unwittingly dropped, sparing him more trouble, and giving him the chance to experience a personal fantasy of his.
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* ActorAllusion: The "Magic Loogie" theory is similar to the "Magic Bullet" theory as depicted in ''Film/{{JFK}}''; Wayne Knight (Newman) was in the film.
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* SpitefulSpit: In the 1987 game, Kramer and Newman thought Keith Hernandez spit on them, when it turned oout Roger McDowell was the real culprit, due to the two men harassing him all game.
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Jerry befriends baseball hall-of-famer Keith Hernandez and wants to make a good impression on him but problems arise when Elaine starts dating him. George does what he can to keep his unemployment money coming.

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* AsHimself: Keith Hernandez.
* BigNameFan: In-universe, when Keith Hernandez meets Jerry, he says he's a huge fan of his comedy.
* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: Happens to George when Kramer unwittingly foils George's Vandelay Industries scheme but running out of the bathroom with his pants down, though with his boxers on. And cries on the floor afterwards. Then Jerry walks in and sees George laying there, giving the immortal line "And you wanna be my latex salesman."
* CelebrityLie: In one last desperate attempt to convince the unemployment agent Ms. Sokol to give him an extension to his money, George says he's friends with Keith Hernandez and can get him here, since she's a huge Mets fan. But it fails when George arrives too late as he's just leaving.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Though Jerry agreed to help Keith move (relucantly though), he is quick to say that he is not DRIVING HIM TO THE AIRPORT!!
* GreenEyedMonster: Jerry becomes this when Keith starts dating Elaine, even more so when Keith cancels plans with him in favor of a date.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Kramer is incredibly disgusted by Jerry for agreeing to help Keith Hernandez move. But after Jerry and Keith's break-up, and Kramer and Newman made peace with him, they all go with Keith to help him move.
* InnerMonologue: Jerry has one with hanging with Keith Hernandez, with him having doubts about making a good impression. And later on, Keith and Elaine have their own with Keith having to sway away his doubts by reminding himself [[BadassBoast he's Keith Hernandez.]]
* {{Parody}}: The scene where Jerry deconstructs who spat on Kramer and Newman after the bad Mets game Keith Hernandez had in 1987 is a parody of Creator/KevinCostner in ''Film/{{JFK}}''.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: On the way to tell Jerry about the Vandelay scheme, George takes a taxi, telling the driver what to do, driving him crazy and throwing him out. Later on, when he needs to get Keith to help him, he gets into the taxi and it's the same driver, which he then wisely decides to bolt.
* SnowballLie: George's first scheme to keep his unemployment money is to claim he tried to get a job at Vandelay Industries as a latex salesman. He gives them Jerry's address and phone number and includes him in the plan. But it gets foiled when [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Kramer answers the phone and explains it's an apartment.]]
* SmokingIsNotCool: Elaine ends up breaking up with Keith Hernandez because he's a smoker.
* StatuesqueStunner: George discusses with Jerry about how he fantasizes about sleeping with a tall woman and sounds excited when Jerry says the tallest woman he slept with was 6'3. At the end of the episode, a tall woman approaches George to let him know he dropped his wallet, and he has the look that implies he's going to try to hook up with her.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Happens to Jerry and Keith when the former comes to his senses and declares it's too soon to ask to help him move.

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