No Hugging, No Learning

"The original, 100%, All-American Christmas continues 5 years later with Ralphie, Randy, mom and the Old Man. Now, Ralphie has his eyes fixed on a car, but trouble is sure to follow." -Original Release Date: 10/30/2012- It's a very No Hugging, No Learning Christmas Special! This week, Tim and Ted are joined by a special guest to discuss the sequel that nobody asked for to one of the best Christmas...

"Jerry surprises his parents (Barney Martin, Liz Sheridan) with a new Cadillac." -Original Air Date: 2/8/1996- This week we're talking about The Cadillac (still), Ted's best idea for a new show, what we wish we had time to do and a titillating Newman's Mail Sack. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Get 10% off at FreeLunchCoffee.com wit...

"Jerry surprises his parents (Barney Martin, Liz Sheridan) with a new Cadillac." -Original Air Date: 2/8/1996- This week we're talking about The Cadillac, wondering how much one of those cost, the downfalls of cable and a world where you're only allowed to watch movies ONCE. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Get 10% off at FreeLunchCo...

"Jerry's girlfriend wears the same dress. Elaine loses a bike to Kramer." -Original Air Date: 2/1/1996- This week we're talking about The Seven, a possible food-related continuity analysis, the history of the term "bush league" and Bible history! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time and just looking for the e...

"Kramer befriends a caddy who helps him improve his golf game." -Original Air Date: 1/25/1996- This week we're talking about The Caddy, emo karaoke, Tim "rediscovering" this episode in HD and how we were TOTALLY wrong in thinking these OJ Simpson references were very dated. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first tim...

"George must replace a loaf of bread his parents took from Susan's mom and dad." -Original Air Date: 1/4/1996- This week we're talking about The Rye, vocab from Ted's grandma, a recycled plotline and whether or not George could have made it up to the apartment. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time and just lo...

"Kramer complicates Jerry's quest to locate a special brand of Chinese gum." -Original Air Date: 12/14/1995- This week we're talking about The Gum, Elaine's Karen moment, a pesky uneditable reflection and birth control! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time and just looking for the episode discussion? Skip to...

"Elaine considers intimacy with her new boyfriend (Scott Patterson)." -Original Air Date: 12/7/1995- This week we're talking about The Sponge, Tim's experience with glasses, a tangent on a possible AIDS walk poster and George potentially having Erectile Dysfunction. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time and ju...

"The pool man at Jerry's health club wants to be his best friend." -Original Air Date: 11/16/1995- This week we're talking about The Pool Guy, a bunch of dated references including Moviefone, buffer seats at the movie theatre and what's keeping Jerry from going full-on American Psycho. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for t...

"George conceal his ATM code from fiancee Susan; guest John O'Hurley." -Original Air Date: 11/9/1995- This week we're talking about The Secret Code, The Seinfeld XXX Parody, Tim and Ted relating to J. Peterman and our favorite chocolate syrups. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time and just looking for the epi...

"Jerry's favorite soup vendor won't serve his new girlfriend (Alexandra Wentworth)." -Original Air Date: 11/2/1995- This week we're talking about another iconic episode, The Soup Nazi! We also talk a lot about shitposting and two things that don't make sense about HOT SOUP. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first tim...

"Elaine's house guest arrives for the city's marathon; Kramer gets a hot tub." -Original Air Date: 10/19/1995- This week we're talking about The Hot Tub, not waking up to your alarm, the mysterious relationship between Elaine and Jean-Paul and not knowing how BTU's work. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Click here to listen to Tim an...

"An uncontrollable wink creates problems for George and Kramer." -Original Air Date: 10/12/1995- This week we're talking about The Wink, vegetarians being the ULTIMATE taboo, sleeping arrangements and it being surprisingly easy for Kramer to hang out alone with children. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Get a FREE No Hugging, No Lear...

"Elaine's boyfriend's comments on villas in Tuscany stirs Jerry's curiosity." -Original Air Date: 10/5/1995- This week we're talking about The Maestro, food deserts, villas available for rent in Tuscany and defunct Italian currency. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Get a FREE No Hugging, No Learning sticker by giving us a 5 star rati...

"Feeling overwhelmed, George wants to postpone marrying Susan." -Original Air Date: 9/28/1995- This week we're talking about The Postponement, Buying Cameos, Ted's woes with MoviePass and does George have a hamster?? This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Get a FREE No Hugging, No Learning sticker by giving us a 5 star rating and a written...

"In an effort to grow up, George proposes marriage to former girlfriend Susan." -Original Air Date: 9/21/1995- SEASON 7! This week we're talking about The Engagement, MORE awful ADR, wife-guy George and two incredible improvised (?) moments.  We also put a button on on Season 6 with our personal top episodes! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the fir...

"George is suspected of injuring Bette Midler in a softball game." -Original Air Date: 5/18/1995- This week we're talking about the season six finale The Understudy, crying over a spilled glizzy, an injury that is SO heinous we don't know what happened and a special interview with Dr. Matt Kridel to talk about the philosophical and psychological reasoning behind George's relationships! This is No...

"Elaine's boyfriend's behavior at a hockey game appalls her and Jerry." -Original Air Date: 5/11/1995- This week we're talking about The Face Painter, Jerry's insufferable "sports fan" behavior, wanting to be friends with more rich people and a weird situation where Puddy might be friends with Alec Berg? This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first ti...

"Jerry's plans to meet a gorgeous model for an airport rendezvous are derailed. " -Original Air Date: 5/4/1995- This week we're talking about The Diplomat's Club, people who can't make decisions, jokes written EXCLUSIVELY for New Yorkers and the insatiable demand for direct flights from NYC to Ithaca. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time....

"A mechanic pal (Patrick Warburton) uses Jerry's romantic techniques on Elaine." -Original Air Date: 4/27/1995- This week we're talking about The Fusilli Jerry, Patrick Warburton's best voiceover scene, Baby Got Back and trying our hardest to figure out what "the move" is. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Get a FREE No Hugging, No Le...

Tim bought a house! He's staying in the same city, but he and his family are still in the process of unpacking, hence the return of the MLCH! We plan to be back to normal next week talking about The Fusilli Jerry. In the meantime, fan-made pandemic masks are pretty awful. Some are good. Most aren't. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. G...

"George is upset by a girlfriend's artistic rendering of him; Jerry's flea infested apartment forces his parents into Elaine's luxury hotel suite." -Original Air Date: 4/6/1995- This week we're talking about The Doodle, Elaine's logic not  making sense, fancy nuts and Christa Miller and the third wave of ska. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the fir...

"George's new basketball teammate brings him into a new business deal." -Original Air Date: 3/16/1995- This week we're talking about The Jimmy, the "fellas, is it gay" meme, Penthouse Magazine and the VELVET FOG! Also, in terms of the purpose of this show, this may actually be the single WORST episode of Seinfeld EVER! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld f...

"Jerry rebels at an intimate gesture as Kramer attempts to make their building more friendly." -Original Air Date: 2/23/1995- This week we're talking about The Doorman, a playful mugging turning into an actual robbery, Señorita by Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes and a parody (?) of something that makes no sense. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the...

"Jerry stops greeting friends with a kiss; Uncle Leo puts Nana in a nursing home." -Original Air Date: 2/16/1995- This week we're talking about The Kiss Hello, eating things with hair on it, Racing Stripes with Frankie Muniz and iCarly. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Get a FREE No Hugging, No Learning sticker by giving us a 5 star...