The Nose Job

"**The Nose Job**"
"The Nose Job"
Seinfeld episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 9
Directed by	Tom Cherones
Written by	Peter Mehlman
Production code	309
Original air date	November 20, 1991
Guest appearances
	Susan Diol as Audrey; Tawny Kitaen as Isabel; Roy Brocksmith as Landlord;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "The Tape"	Next →; "The Stranded"
	Seinfeld season 3
	List of episodes

Last updated July 21, 2025

"The Nose Job" is the 26th episode of Seinfeld . It is the ninth episode of the show's third season.^[1] It first aired on NBC on November 20, 1991.^[1] The episode was written by Peter Mehlman and was directed by Tom Cherones.

Plot

George is unable to look past his loving girlfriend Audrey's conspicuously large nose, despite knowing that she would be out of his league if not for this. While George is too ashamed to broach the subject, Kramer tactlessly suggests a nose job to Audrey, shocking everyone. However, with the idea planted in Audrey's mind, George uses this as cover to encourage Audrey's interest while pretending to be impartial.

Jerry hooks up with a beautiful woman, Isabel, even though she fails to understand his pick-up line. Jerry is intellectually repulsed by Isabel but carnally addicted at the same time, and George warns that his brain cannot prevail over his penis. Unable to throw away Isabel's number, Jerry gives it to Kramer to rip up, but recants and begs for it back. In disgust, Kramer leaves Jerry desperately scrabbling on the floor to reassemble the scraps of paper.

Kramer moves to reclaim the jacket that his mother's ex-boyfriend, Albert, took back before being jailed. Posing as Albert's daughter and her fiancé, Elaine and Kramer bluff past Albert's landlord and retrieve the jacket, but the landlord recalls deeply unflattering memories of Kramer's mother with Albert. Kramer assaults the landlord, but still makes away with the jacket.

As Jerry halfheartedly rehearses with Isabel for her aspiring acting career, he imagines his personified brain and penis both vying for dominance by playing chess. "Brain" Jerry protests Isabel's hackneyed acting, but "Penis" Jerry's endurance gives out first despite his confidence. "Brain" Jerry wins, empowering Jerry to break up with Isabel.

When the much-anticipated surgery collapses Audrey's nose, George faints at the sight and Kramer attends to the distraught Audrey. Having no faith in a second operation to rebuild her nose, George refuses to look at Audrey or travel with her, and she breaks up with him. After Kramer's doctor repairs her nose, Audrey dazzles everyone with her normally-proportioned visage as she starts dating Kramer.

References

1 2 "Seinfeld Season 3 Episodes". TV Guide . Retrieved December 2, 2021.

External links

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v t e Seinfeld episodes
Season 1	"The Seinfeld Chronicles" "The Stake Out" "The Robbery" "Male Unbonding" "The Stock Tip"
Season 2	"The Ex-Girlfriend" "The Pony Remark" "The Jacket" "The Phone Message" "The Apartment" "The Statue" "The Revenge" "The Heart Attack" "The Deal" "The Baby Shower" "The Chinese Restaurant" "The Busboy"
Season 3	"The Note" "The Truth" "The Pen" "The Dog" "The Library" "The Parking Garage" "The Cafe" "The Tape" "The Nose Job" "The Stranded" "The Alternate Side" "The Red Dot" "The Subway" "The Pez Dispenser" "The Suicide" "The Fix-Up" "The Boyfriend"† "The Limo" "The Good Samaritan" "The Letter" "The Parking Space" "The Keys"
Season 4	"The Trip"† "The Pitch" "The Ticket" "The Wallet" "The Watch" "The Bubble Boy" "The Cheever Letters" "The Opera" "The Virgin" "The Contest" "The Airport" "The Pick" "The Movie" "The Visa" "The Shoes" "The Outing" "The Old Man" "The Implant" "The Junior Mint" "The Smelly Car" "The Handicap Spot" "The Pilot"†
Season 5	"The Mango" "The Puffy Shirt" "The Glasses" "The Sniffing Accountant" "The Bris" "The Lip Reader" "The Non-Fat Yogurt" "The Barber" "The Masseuse" "The Cigar Store Indian" "The Conversion" "The Stall" "The Dinner Party" "The Marine Biologist" "The Pie" "The Stand In" "The Wife" "The Raincoats"† "The Fire" "The Hamptons" "The Opposite"
Season 6	"The Chaperone" "The Big Salad" "The Pledge Drive" "The Chinese Woman" "The Couch" "The Gymnast" "The Soup" "The Mom & Pop Store" "The Secretary" "The Race" "The Switch" "The Label Maker" "The Scofflaw" "The Highlights of 100"† "The Beard" "The Kiss Hello" "The Doorman" "The Jimmy" "The Doodle" "The Fusilli Jerry" "The Diplomat's Club" "The Face Painter" "The Understudy"
Season 7	"The Engagement" "The Postponement" "The Maestro" "The Wink" "The Hot Tub" "The Soup Nazi" "The Secret Code" "The Pool Guy" "The Sponge" "The Gum" "The Rye" "The Caddy" "The Seven" "The Cadillac"† "The Shower Head" "The Doll" "The Friar's Club" "The Wig Master" "The Calzone" "The Bottle Deposit"† "The Wait Out" "The Invitations"
Season 8	"The Foundation" "The Soul Mate" "The Bizarro Jerry" "The Little Kicks" "The Package" "The Fatigues" "The Checks" "The Chicken Roaster" "The Abstinence" "The Andrea Doria" "The Little Jerry" "The Money" "The Comeback" "The Van Buren Boys" "The Susie" "The Pothole" "The English Patient" "The Nap" "The Yada Yada" "The Millennium" "The Muffin Tops" "The Summer of George"
Season 9	"The Butter Shave" "The Voice" "The Serenity Now" "The Blood" "The Junk Mail" "The Merv Griffin Show" "The Slicer" "The Betrayal" "The Apology" "The Strike" "The Dealership" "The Reverse Peephole" "The Cartoon" "The Strongbox" "The Wizard" "The Burning" "The Bookstore" "The Frogger" "The Maid" "The Puerto Rican Day" "The Chronicle"† "The Finale"†
† Indicates two-part episode

The Nose Job

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