Alec Berg is an attorney friend of Jerry's who gives Jerry some New York Rangers playoff tickets.
When Jerry fails to thank Berg's for the tickets, Berg does not offer Jerry tickets for another game that week.
At Gary Fogel's funeral, Jerry sees Alec, but he gives an indifferent look, leading Jerry to wonder if it was because he didn't thank him and casting the possibility of their getting tickets to the next game in doubt.
In that episode, Jerry jokes that Berg has a great "John Houseman name", pronouncing it jokingly in a Houseman accent.
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