After a month and a half of procrastinating on a television pilot idea, Jerry is nervous about the series' fate, while George remains indifferent.
She breaks up with him, but George finds that he still cannot pick up women, most of whom view the role of sitcom writer as unprestigious.
"The Virgin" was written by Peter Mehlman, and co-written by the Farrelly brothers, who went on to write and direct such comedies as Dumb and Dumber, There's Something About Mary, Shallow Hal, and Stuck on You.
This is an inside joke, pertaining to when Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David proposed season two's "The Chinese Restaurant".
Bob Balaban (who plays Russell Dalrymple) was supposed to appear in this scene, but the role was written out due to a scheduling conflict.
[2] It gained an 11.6 Nielsen Rating and a 17 audience share,[2] meaning that 11.6% of American households watched the episode, and 17% of all televisions in use at the time were tuned into it.