| "The Checks" | |
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| Seinfeld episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Andy Ackerman |
| Written by | Steve O'Donnell and Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| Production code | 807 |
| Original air date | November 7, 1996 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The Checks" is the 141st episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. This was the seventh episode for the eighth season, originally airing on NBC on November 7, 1996.[1] In this episode, the last to feature the writing team of Tom Gammill and Max Pross, Elaine's new boyfriend is enthralled by the song "Desperado" and mistakenly thinks Jerry is in dire financial straits, Kramer hosts a group of vacationing Japanese businessmen at his apartment, and Jerry and George try to sell their "Jerry" pilot to Japanese television.