The Rye is the 121st episode of Seinfeld. The episode was the eleventh episode of the show's seventh season. Written by Carol Leifer and directed by Andy Ackerman, it originally aired on January 4, 1996.
Plot synopsis
Elaine is dating a saxophonist who is sponge-worthy, but won't "do everything". Jerry tells Kramer that she and her boyfriend are hot and heavy, even though they aren't. Elaine tells her boyfriend that they weren't hot and heavy, but discovers he was happy she said they were. They then go back to his appartment.
There is a discount at the supermarket, so Kramer buys an excess of all the foods. Also, his neighbor is going away, so Kramer is allowed to take out his horse and tour people around New York.
George has dinner with his parents and Susan's. His parents bring a marble rye, which Mrs.Ross and Mr. Ross forget to serve. Because they forget to serve the rye, Frank Constanza takes the rye home. George, knowing taking back the rye is rude, makes a plan to bring back another marble rye to the Ross's house. In his plan, Kramer takes the Ross's on a horse ride for their anniversary. Jerry gets the marble rye and brings it to their house for George to bring inside. Kramer feeds the horse Beef-A-Reeno, so the horse flatulates and drives the Ross's back home. Jerry must steal the rye from an old woman because she got the last one, and therefore is late. By the time Jerry gets there, the Ross's are there first. George must then use a fishing pole to get the rye from the ground, into the Ross's house. The episode concludes with the Ross's watching George with the fishing pole.