This is a scanned teleplay of a Seinfeld episode written by Larry Charles. This episode would end up being unproduced due to the cast and crew’s concerns about the episode’s subject matter. Any handwriting on this scan is from Larry Charles.

https://seinfeld.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bet

“The Bet” (also known as The Gun) is an unproduced episode for Season 2. It was not made due to its controversial subject. It would have been the fourth episode of season 2, and would have aired on February 13, 1991. It was replaced by “The Phone Message”.

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      The table reading of the episode was held on Wednesday, December 12, 1990. Julia Louis-Dreyfus stated, “I read the script and I remember thinking, ‘We’re not going to do this.’” According to Alexander, when she read a scene in which she holds the gun to her head stating, “Where do you want it, Jerry? The Kennedy? [holds the gun to her stomach] The McKinley?” (referencing the assassination of the two American presidents), Louis-Dreyfus turned to Alexander, stating, “I’m not doing this.” Both Alexander and Cherones, who would direct the episode, felt that the gun content in the story was too provocative.