On “Seinfeld,” George buys a used Chrysler LeBaron believing it once belonged to Jon Voight.
The joke comes from “The Mom & Pop Store,” the eighth episode of season six, which first aired on November 17, 1994. George impulsively purchases the convertible after hearing that the former owner was the famous actor Jon Voight. He treats the celebrity connection as proof that the car is special, even though Jerry immediately doubts the story.
The confusion deepens when Jerry finds an owner’s manual bearing the name “John Voight.” George assumes this is evidence of a misspelled Jon Voight, but Jerry recognizes that “John Voight” could simply be an unrelated person. Jon Voight appears as himself in the episode, adding to the comic misunderstanding.
A real-life disagreement inspired the plot: writer Tom Gammill had claimed that a car he bought once belonged to Jon Voight, while his writing partner Max Pross was skeptical. The story’s canonical answer is Jon Voight, even though the episode ultimately reveals that Voight never owned George’s car.