No Hugging, No Learning

"George take a book into a store's bathroom. Kramer and Newman start a rickshaw business. Uncle Leo shoplifts. Elaine drunkenly makes out with a co-worker." -Original Air Date: 4/9/1998- This week we're talking about The Bookstore, the Ikea Customer Service Guy on TikTok, Jacked Prison Leo and a very odd outdoor scene. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld f...

"Kramer and Mickey act out medical scenes. Puddy tells Elaine he's religious. Jerry's girlfriend says 'it's me'. George tries to 'go out on a high note'." -Original Air Date: 3/19/1998- This week we're talking about The Burning, our knowledge and experience with Christian music, Arby's being GOOD and Tim's theory about George's upbringing. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing....

"Kramer "retires" in Florida. Jerry buys Morty a gadget. George lies about a house in the Hamptons. Elaine wonders if her boyfriend is black." -Original Air Date: 2/26/1998- This week we're talking about The Wizard, Kramer's questionable campaigning pose, interracial couples and being bad at math. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. We'...

"George dates two women at once. Elaine dates a poor man. Jerry fails to recognize a man who lives next door. Kramer buys a stronghold for his valuables." -Original Air Date: 2/5/1998- This week we're talking about The Strongbox, GREAT George bits, non-parrot parrot sounds and graverobbing. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. We're on P...

"Sally Weaver's one-woman show about Jerry is a hit. George's girlfriend resembles Jerry. A "New Yorker" cartoon confuses Elaine. Kramer stops talking." -Original Air Date: 1/29/1998- This week we're talking about The Cartoon, sneaking into the movies, monthly rent in NYC and SO MANY new locations! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. We...

"Jerry gets a bag that looks like a purse. Puddy wears a fur coat. George's wallet is stuffed too full. Newman has an affair with the super's wife." -Original Air Date: 1/15/1998- This week we're talking about The Reverse Peephole, how we are NOT sponsored by Ridge Wallet, back pain and another hidden Newman skill. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for t...

"Jerry negotiates buying a car from Puddy. George can't get a Twix out of a vending machine. Kramer takes a salesman on a thrilling test drive." -Original Air Date: 1/8/1998- This week we're talking about The Dealership, Tim and Ted's delirious relationship with car dealerships, old people having nothing better to do and supplemental restraint. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one t...

"Frank brings back his holiday, "Festivus". George invents a charity. Kramer's 12-year strike at a bagel shop ends. Elaine pursues a free sandwich." -Original Air Date: 12/18/1997- This week we're talking about The Strike, a meme format Ted hasn't heard of, getting into magic and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld...

"Jerry's girlfriend is naked all day. George clashes with a friend who's in recovery. Kramer changes his shower habits. Elaine's co-worker hates germs." -Original Air Date: 12/11/1997- This week we're talking about The Apology, affordable places to stay in NYC, good naked vs. bad naked and waterproofed electronics. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for t...

"Elaine takes Jerry and George to India to upset a rival's wedding. Kramer is the object of an evil birthday wish." -Original Air Date: 11/20/1997- This week we're talking about The Betrayal, things that feel weird, jokes that are probably problematic and a very sad birthday party. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. We're on Patreon no...

"Kramer gets into meat slicing; Jerry dates a doctor (Marcia Cross) who isn't impressed with his job; George's new boss is a former adversary." -Original Air Date: 11/13/1997- This week we're talking about The Slicer, a MAJOR continuity error, Dr. Pimple Popper and using phones during a power outage. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time....

"As Kramer puts a discarded talk show set in his apartment, Jerry schemes to play with a girlfriend's vintage toys. Elaine deals with a scheming employee." -Original Air Date: 11/6/1997- This week we're talking about The Merv Griffin Show, The Lion King on Broadway, the loudest telephone in New York and a very heavy metaphor. Content Warning:  given the plot points of this episode, we talk about a...

"Kramer's efforts to stop junk mail jeopardize Newman. Jerry tries to avoid hurting an old friend's feelings, while George suspects his parents are avoiding him and Elaine falls for a TV commercial personality." -Original Air Date: 10/30/1997- This week we're talking about The Junk Mail, things being scrump, post office jokes and the absolute bare minimum of story explanation. This is No Hugging,...

"At his parents insistence, Jerry is coached by Izzy Mandelbaum to lose weight. Meanwhile, George decides to associate food and television with his love life." -Original Air Date: 10/16/1997- This week we're talking about The Blood, pudding skins, Dave Bautista and foot stuff. Content Warning:  we talk a good amount about blood, so if you're squeamish, this is your warning This is No Hugging, No L...

"As Jerry accepts his girlfriend's challenge to get angry, George tries selling computers with his father as Elaine fends off Lippman with his teenage son" -Original Air Date: 10/9/1997- This week we're talking about The Serenity Now, Ted's new job, Left Hand Poetry and how to make fake phone calls better. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first...

While there might not be a full length episode this week, we wanted to give you something - so here's a sneak peak at our review of 2007's Bee Movie, available right now on our Patreon! Support the show by checking out patreon.com/nohugging . Get a FREE No Hugging, No Learning sticker by giving us a 5 star rating and a written review wherever you listen to this! Just be sure to send us your addres...

"As Jerry risks losing a girlfriend over a joke, George continues to work despite being asked to leave. Elaine finds breaking up is hard to do and Kramer hires an assistant." -Original Air Date: 10/2/1997- This week we're talking about The Voice, Trevor Moore, Patrick Warburton trending on TikTok and hyper-specific Pennsylvania references. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing....

"George gets a new job after he's mistaken for being handicapped while Jerry suspects Bania is taking advantage of him. Kramer's latest shaving technique backfires as Elaine breaks up with her boyfriend during a trans-Atlantic flight." -Original Air Date: 9/25/1997- This week we're talking about The Butter Shave, that wacky new thing called "The Internet", Bicurious George and freshly-prepared din...

"After getting fired from the Yankees, George uses his free time to help Jerry with a demanding girlfriend. Kramer accidentally wins a Tony Award while Elaine is accused of being mean by her co-workers." -Original Air Date: 5/15/1997- This week we're talking about The Summer of George, weird hills to die on, where Tim is moving when he wins the lottery and Phantom of the Opera. This is No Hugging,...

"Elaine and a former boss join forces in a muffin top business; George pretends to be a tourist in order to get a date." -Original Air Date: 5/8/1997- This week we're talking about The Muffin Tops, Christopher Cross being a perfect mashup of Tenacious D, "The Contest" on The Bachelorette and alternate muffin shop names. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld...

"Newman nixes Kramer's millennium-party plans; Jerry obsesses about his position on his girlfriend's speed dial." -Original Air Date: 5/1/1997- This week we're talking about The Millennium, Ted's knowledge of the speed dial, waiting for a laugh and ripping apart the "flopping and twitching" bit. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Liste...

"George realizes his girlfriend's slang may leave out vital information." -Original Air Date: 4/24/1997- This week we're talking about The Yadda Yadda, instantly being able to recognize hate speech, scam phone calls and professions with the highest suicide rates. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time and just...

"George discovers how to take a nap at work and not get caught." -Original Air Date: 4/10/1997- This week we're talking about The Nap, The Omen and the marketing surrounding it, bad green screen effects looking like The Room and chainsaw-armed robots. 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...

"Jerry lifts weights with his parents' Florida neighbor." -Original Air Date: 3/13/1997- This week we're talking about The English Patient, movies you're not allowed to say that you hate, what type of old guy you would be and a VAST amount of required prerequisite knowledge. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first ti...

"George takes extreme measures to locate his lost Yankees key ring." -Original Air Date: 2/20/1997- This week we're talking about The Pothole, other names for the taint, not living up to everyone's imaginations and perhaps the best secondary character in series history! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time an...