The Pony Remark

"The Pony Remark" is the second episode of the second season of the American television sitcom Seinfeld (and the seventh episode overall). It first aired on NBC in the United States on January 30, 1991, and was written by series co-creators Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, based on a remark David once made.

In this episode, Jerry, at a relative's 50th-anniversary dinner, makes a remark about hating anybody who had a pony when they were a child. His remark upsets the female guest-of-honor and causes her to storm out in anger. When the woman dies shortly after the dinner, Jerry and his friends wonder if the pony remark had something to do with her death.

The episode marked the first appearance of Jerry's uncle Leo, who became a recurring character on the show. Leo was played by Len Lesser. The episode also marked the first appearance of Barney Martin as Morty Seinfeld, replacing Phil Bruns, who had portrayed Morty in the season 1 episode "The Stake Out." "The Pony Remark" had a Nielsen rating of 10.7/16, and received positive responses from critics; The New York Times considers the episode to have been a turning point for the show.