Jerry is a Germophobic
Andrew Levin
Rdmb wrote in message <199805040223...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
>Jerry shows classic germophobia In the episode when his girlfriend brushed
her
>teeth with the toothbrush that he had accidentally dropped in the toilet.
When
>he told her, she got so mad that she put something of Jerry's into the
toilet,
>but wouldn't tell him what, so he started throwing stuff away.
I don't think so. He just didn't want to use the same toothbrush as someone
else. Toothbrushes were _not_ meant to be shared. Remember when he let
Newman use his bathroom when he was trying to steal a sample of Jerry's
hair? He was a little hesitant, but didn't seem to mind that much.
>I thought it was odd that Jerry was not included in the later episode when
the
>woman from Elaine's office was a germophobic about Elaine. Seems Jerry
should
>have been part of the germoholic/phobic gang, especially at the end when
they
>were eating the salad Kramer had prepared in the shower.
He isn't germophobic, he just doesn't like germs all that much. After all,
who wants someone elses' food particles stuck in their teeth?
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Rdmb
Jerry shows classic germophobia In the episode when his girlfriend brushed her
teeth with the toothbrush that he had accidentally dropped in the toilet. When
he told her, she got so mad that she put something of Jerry's into the toilet,
but wouldn't tell him what, so he started throwing stuff away.
I thought it was odd that Jerry was not included in the later episode when the
Rdmb
>I don't think so. He just didn't want to use the same toothbrush as
>else. Toothbrushes were _not_ meant to be shared. Remember when he let<BR>
>Newman use his bathroom when he was trying to steal a sample of Jerry's<BR>
>hair? He was a little hesitant, but didn't seem to mind that much.<BR>
><BR>
BUT in that same episode, remember how he was throwing away his CD headphone
player and kitchen utinsels all because he thought his girlfriend might have
dipped them into his toilet for revenge. Then at the end, he breaks up with
his girlfriend because the toilet exploded and she got toilet water all over
her. That seems like phobic behavior to me.
James Chacko
Rdmb wrote in message
>BUT in that same episode, remember how he was throwing away his CD
headphone
>player and kitchen utinsels all because he thought his girlfriend might
have
>dipped them into his toilet for revenge. Then at the end, he breaks up
with
>his girlfriend because the toilet exploded and she got toilet water all
over
>her. That seems like phobic behavior to me.
so then you are saying that non-germophobic behavior would be for jerry to
embrace the woman covered in sewage and say, "there there"? I don't think
jerry is a germophobe, how could he even live in the same building as kramer
and newman if he was a germophobe? how could he even be friends with
george, elaine or kramer? All of them have their germ infested fingers in
jerry's fridge every single day . . . and then there's elaine, (i'm guessing
the germophobes name) peggy was not too fond of elaine because she sleeps
with a lot of men, why would jerry have sexual intercourse with elaine if he
was a germophobe??? Not only that, how many freakin' women has jerry slept
with on the show?????? is this the act of a germophobe???
Rdmb
>s this the act of a germophobe???<BR>
><BR>
Easy boy! Don't you think there could be levels of germophobe's? Sure Jerry
overlooks many things about his friends, but on the other hand, he has some
pretty obsessive compulsive type behavior that could indicate he's a mild
germophobe. Would YOU throw away your CD player if you thought it had touched
the toilet water or just disinfect? And would YOU break up with your
girlfriend if she was covered in toilet water? I didn't say he had to embrace
her, but most people wouldn't dump her, just wait until she's cleaned up.
Besides, if Jerry's behavior was normal in that episode, then there would have
been no comedic element. It was the ABNORMALITY of his behavior that made it
funny. Don't forget about the episode where he thought his girlfriend was
using fungus creme and the lengths he went to avoid intimacy. What about the
pee stained couch cushion? Instead of having a cushion drycleaned, he disposed
of the whole couch. This is not normal behavior.
Chris Nyborg
Rdmb skrev i meldingen <199805041637...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
>>s this the act of a germophobe???<BR>
[snip]
Don't forget about the episode where he thought his girlfriend was
>using fungus creme and the lengths he went to avoid intimacy. What about
the
>pee stained couch cushion? Instead of having a cushion drycleaned, he
disposed
>of the whole couch. This is not normal behavior.
There is also an episode where he throws away something (I can't remember if
it's a belt or his shoelaces) because it had touched the wall or floor in a
public toilet. When Kramer stopped wearing underwear, he put all of his old
underpants on Jerry's table, and Jerry's reaction was not to tell his to
move them, but simply to declare that he had to move.
A weird thing is in "The Strike", where he has no problem with the rubber
band in the soup at the diner, but other than that, I think he displays lots
of signs of being a germophobe.
Chris Nyborg
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Andrew Levin wrote:
> Rdmb wrote in message <199805040223...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
> >Jerry shows classic germophobia In the episode when his girlfriend brushed
<snip>
I thought ESTELLE COSTANZA was the Germophobic. She definitely said she would
never drive a Germon Car!!!
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Rdmb
>I thought ESTELLE COSTANZA was the Germophobic. She definitely said she
>never drive a Germon Car!!!<BR>
>:-)<BR>
Huh? Don't remember that
KEB
In article <OJ2aJlw...@upnetnews02.moswest.msn.net>, "Andrew Levin" <Andr...@NO.SPAM.FOR.U.msn.com> wrote:
>Rdmb wrote in message <199805040223...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
>>Jerry shows classic germophobia In the episode when his girlfriend brushed
>
>
Come on. When he found out his girlfriend had put something in the toilet, he
threw EVERYTHING in his apartment away! Did you see those bare cupboards in
his kitchen? Plus, when he gave Elaine the keys to his car and told her to put
the garbage in the car, she said, "I don't know who you are, but thanks for
the car" After she left, he wailed that that had been his last germ free
refuge -- he'd even slept inthere the night before! I think the man is very
much a germophobe. He's a neat freak that discards shoelaces when they touch a
public restroom floor.
Rdmb
>Come on. When he found out his girlfriend had put something in the toilet, he
>threw EVERYTHING in his apartment away! Did you see those bare cupboards in
>his kitchen? Plus, when he gave Elaine the keys to his car and told her to
>the garbage in the car, she said, "I don't know who you are, but thanks for
>the car" After she left, he wailed that that had been his last germ free <BR>
>refuge -- he'd even slept inthere the night before! I think the man is very
>much a germophobe. He's a neat freak that discards shoelaces when they touch
>public restroom floor.<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
Now that I made my original point (that Jerry is a germophobe), I think that
the writer's should have incorporated Jerry into the germophobe episode with
the lady from Elaine's office and Puddy, etc. It seemed like they had to go
out of their way not to.
Laura Albert (singular)
There are undoubtedly many references to OCD on seinfeld. The TV Jerry is
a germophobic, even though he has slept with lots of women. OCD isn't
exactly logical, and some of the people with OCD who are heavily into
hand-washing and cleaning have sex a lot, too. There is NO way that
Jerry's behavior in the Pothole, when he's throwing everything in his
apartment out because it could have been put in the toilet, can be
justified as "normal." Same with the time when he throws out his belt when
it hits the side of a urinal, and his shoelace when it touches the ground
in a public bathroom. There's nothing with the fact that Jerry is
obsessive compulsive, but the writers should work out the little
inconsistancies.
The fact that Jerry didn't have a problem with the rubber band in the
soup in "The Strike" really bothers me. The only way I could justify it
was that he wasn't eating it, but even then, wouldn't he wonder what was
in his food?
Just my two cents.