The Junior Mint from Seinfeld
Seinfeld is a show about total assholes. Like Always Sunny, that’s what makes it so fun to watch. If a single member of the cast was capable of solving any problem with anything less than basically criminal fraud, it would truly have been a show about nothing. Most people who have run-ins with the Seinfeld crew don’t come out of it with their life improved. One man, in particular, though, over the course of a single episode, has probably the worst block of time in his entire life. This man is Roy, from the episode “The Junior Mint.” Which is a great episode, don’t get it twisted. But the man spends roughly 22 minutes with both his emotional and physical well-being getting beaten to a pulp by the crew.
Over the course of the episode, Roy is visited by Elaine, who broke up with him because he was overweight, but who, seeing he lost a lot of weight (due to the deep depression from his breakup with her) is interested again. They make plans for after the operation, which Kramer and Jerry end up observing because, well… because of Kramer reasons. At which point Kramer famously drops a Junior Mint into Roy’s body cavity. Roy, unsurprisingly, develops an infection afterward. Hearing that Roy, an artist, may die, George buys a bunch of his art, hoping it becomes valuable when he does. Miraculously, Roy recovers, and, eating a post-recovery meal with gusto, asks Elaine when they’re meeting up. Seeing how much he’s eating, she cancels the plans. We never see Roy again.