Lou DiMaggio

Larry David once again offers an unsparing look at his inability to cope with life. In the opening episode, Marty Funkhouser, cashing in on Larry's empty gesture regarding his mentally ill sister, and Susie's dinner party invitation protocols land Jeff in a sticky situation. Fearing the results of Loretta's biopsy, Larry wants to quickly break up with her to avoid having to care for her should it come back positive.

A makeup dinner with the Braudys presents an etiquette question for Larry; Jeff is allergic to the family dog.

Larry and Jeff become business partners with actor Ted Danson. Also, Larry becomes obsessed with a shirt he sees in a dead friend's picture.

A nanny's reign of terror is thwarted by ten sponge cakes. Larry commits a faux pas, and Richard sees immortality in `Bartlett's Familiar Quotations'.