S03E21 - The Letter
No: 38 | Season: 3 Episode: 21 | Air Date: 25-Mar-1992 | Production #320
Summary
Kramer poses for a painting, that an elderly couple becomes just crazy about. George feels obligated to buy something when he accompanies Jerry to his new girlfriend's art studio. Elaine wears an Orioles baseball cap in the owner's box at Yankee Stadium and refuses to remove it. Jerry finds out his new girlfriend is a plagiarist after he hears the words she wrote in a letter, on television. Elaine gets a chance to return to Yankee Stadium.
Director and Writers
Director: Tom Cherones
Writers: Larry David
Quotes
Notes and Trivia
The story of Elaine and the baseball cap was inspired by one of Larry David's real-life experiences. David asked executive producer Howard West if he knew anyone who could get him tickets for a Yankees-Angels game at Anaheim Stadium. West knew the accountant of Angels owner Gene Autry and was able to get David tickets to seats in Autry's box behind the dugout. David, a New York native, wore a Yankees cap to game. An Angels executive came down to the box and asked David to remove the cap because it might offend Mr. Autry. David could be seen wearing the hat on the front page of the Los Angeles Times sports section the following day.
The portrait of Kramer became a popular poster.
After being hit in the head by a baseball, Kramer refers to Elaine as "Carol" and to George as "Mike". This is a reference to Carol Leifer, who Elaine is partly based on, and Michael Costanza, a friend of Jerry Seinfeld's whose last name was used for George.
Goofs
When Kramer sets the cardboard tray in his lap, the cup jumps from the tray to his hand between shots.
During the scenes at the ball game, the footage of the actual players on the field is of a noticeably lower quality than that of everything else going on.
Cast
Jerry Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Elaine Benes |
Michael Richards | Kramer |
Jason Alexander | George Costanza |
Richard Fancy | Mr. Lippman |
Catherine Keener | Nina |
Richard Venture | Leonard West |
Elliott Reid | Mr. Armstrong |
Justine Johnston | Mrs. Armstrong |
Shashawnee Hall | Usher |
Gary Gray | Baseball Fan (uncredited) |
Marsha Mason | Jennie MacLaine (voice) (uncredited) |
Phil Rizzuto | TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |