Not wanting to worsen his standing with Miranda, George swerves to avoid a pigeon, but instead hits a squirrel.
Miranda pressures George into paying for surgery required to save the squirrel's life and housing it during its rehabilitation.
George wants in on this, so they treat Celia to a dinner of turkey (which contains tryptophan) and red wine, followed by a four-hour home movie.
Elaine uses his trick against him by wearing wrestling shoes, but this backfires since Lou's work is shoddy.
Lou says the only gum he enjoys is the Mickey Mouse gumball machine which they stopped making 20 years ago.
Concerned about his ratings, Kramer changes the format to a tabloid talk show and invites on old friend and animal expert Jim Fowler, who arrives with a hawk.
The episode's writer, Bruce Eric Kaplan, successfully pitched the story of Jerry borrowing a prized Super Ball from his girlfriend and then losing it; Jerry Seinfeld, being a toy enthusiast, adapted this idea into his girlfriend having a whole collection of vintage toys.