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: During a charity game, George plows into Bette Midler (playing catcher) at home plate to score a run. Midler is hospitalized, and the city turns against Jerry and George, accusing them of intentionally injuring her so that Jerry’s girlfriend, Gennice (Midler's understudy), can take the lead in the musical Rochelle, Rochelle .

: In the final scene, Gennice takes the stage but tearfully stops her performance because her shoelace is untied, mimicking Tonya Harding’s real-life Olympic lace incident. Notable Guest Stars & Debuts "Seinfeld" The Understudy(1995)

: In a taxi, Jerry mentions people are yelling "Gillooly!" at him—a reference to Jeff Gillooly, the mastermind behind the attack on Nancy Kerrigan. : During a charity game, George plows into

: Elaine suspects her Korean manicurists are mocking her and enlists Frank Costanza to eavesdrop, as he is fluent in Korean from his time in the war. This backfires when Frank reunites with his old flame, Kim, but ruins it by refusing to take his shoes off in her home. Notable Guest Stars & Debuts : In a

: Makes his first appearance as the eccentric J. Peterman .

" The Understudy ," the Season 6 finale of Seinfeld (originally aired May 18, 1995), is best known for its star guest appearance by and its heavy satire of the then-recent Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan scandal. Plot Overview