Kramer poses for a portrait to be painted by Jerry's new girlfriend, Nina (Catherine Keener), which an elderly, art-loving couple (Elliott Reid and Justine Johnston) admire. George feels obligated to buy something when he accompanies Jerry to Nina's art studio, especially when she offers George her father's tickets to the owner's box at Yankee Stadium. George then reluctantly purchases a $500 painting, which he tries to sell to Jerry for $10 at the end of the episode.
With Nina's tickets, George brings both Elaine and Kramer to the owner's box at Yankee Stadium. In order to get out of a prior engagement (her boss's son's bris), Elaine lies to her boss, Mr. Lippman, saying she must tend to her ill father. However, once the three are seated in the box, Elaine refuses to remove her Baltimore Oriolesbaseball cap and they are consequently ejected. Kramer, while attempting to climb over the dugout to retrieve George's Yankee cap after Elaine threw it, is struck in the head by a baseball. At the same time, Nina and Jerry have an argument and break up.
Upon returning to Jerry's apartment, Elaine discovers her confrontation in the Yankees' owners box was published with a picture in the sports section of the paper. After an unsuccessful attempt at stealing the sports section of the paper from her boss' office desk, Elaine fears her boss will recognize her picture and her lie about her father. Meanwhile, a poetic and emotional letter is delivered to Jerry's from Nina. Although he is initially moved and humbled, Jerry soon finds out that the letter was plagiarized from the Neil Simon film Chapter Two. While Jerry reinstates his breakup with Nina, the elderly couple who admired Kramer's portrait walk in to confirm their purchase.
Elaine is summoned to her boss's office, whose accountant is revealed to be Nina's father. As he recites the baseball cap story over the phone, Lippman is amused and apparently does not realize that the offender was Elaine. He informs her that Nina's father has given him tickets to Yankee Stadium and invites her to wear a Baltimore cap (which she coincidentally has in her office) as a joke.
In the closing scene, Jerry and George watch the televised Yankees game, only to find Elaine in yet another cap altercation as described by Phil Rizzuto and Kramer dines with the elderly couple who purchased his portrait.
Popularityedit
Both the oil painting of Kramer and the words the elderly couple use to describe it became popular among Seinfeld fans. Rob Thomas of the Wisconsin State Journal included the line "he is a loathsome, offensive brute, yet I can't look away" in his top 20 of Seinfeld lines.[2]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Seinfeld Season 3 Episodes". TV Guide. from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
letter, seinfeld, letter, 38th, episode, sitcom, seinfeld, episode, 21st, third, season, aired, march, 1992, letter, seinfeld, episodeepisode, season, 3episode, 21directed, bytom, cheroneswritten, bylarry, davidproduction, code320original, datemarch, 1992, 199. The Letter is the 38th episode of the sitcom Seinfeld The episode was the 21st of the third season 1 It aired on March 25 1992 1 The Letter Seinfeld episodeEpisode no Season 3Episode 21Directed byTom CheronesWritten byLarry DavidProduction code320Original air dateMarch 25 1992 1992 03 25 Guest appearanceCatherine Keener as NinaEpisode chronology Previous The Good Samaritan Next The Parking Space Seinfeldseason 3List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Popularity 3 References 4 External linksPlot editKramer poses for a portrait to be painted by Jerry s new girlfriend Nina Catherine Keener which an elderly art loving couple Elliott Reid and Justine Johnston admire George feels obligated to buy something when he accompanies Jerry to Nina s art studio especially when she offers George her father s tickets to the owner s box at Yankee Stadium George then reluctantly purchases a 500 painting which he tries to sell to Jerry for 10 at the end of the episode With Nina s tickets George brings both Elaine and Kramer to the owner s box at Yankee Stadium In order to get out of a prior engagement her boss s son s bris Elaine lies to her boss Mr Lippman saying she must tend to her ill father However once the three are seated in the box Elaine refuses to remove her Baltimore Orioles baseball cap and they are consequently ejected Kramer while attempting to climb over the dugout to retrieve George s Yankee cap after Elaine threw it is struck in the head by a baseball At the same time Nina and Jerry have an argument and break up Upon returning to Jerry s apartment Elaine discovers her confrontation in the Yankees owners box was published with a picture in the sports section of the paper After an unsuccessful attempt at stealing the sports section of the paper from her boss office desk Elaine fears her boss will recognize her picture and her lie about her father Meanwhile a poetic and emotional letter is delivered to Jerry s from Nina Although he is initially moved and humbled Jerry soon finds out that the letter was plagiarized from the Neil Simon film Chapter Two While Jerry reinstates his breakup with Nina the elderly couple who admired Kramer s portrait walk in to confirm their purchase Elaine is summoned to her boss s office whose accountant is revealed to be Nina s father As he recites the baseball cap story over the phone Lippman is amused and apparently does not realize that the offender was Elaine He informs her that Nina s father has given him tickets to Yankee Stadium and invites her to wear a Baltimore cap which she coincidentally has in her office as a joke In the closing scene Jerry and George watch the televised Yankees game only to find Elaine in yet another cap altercation as described by Phil Rizzuto and Kramer dines with the elderly couple who purchased his portrait Popularity editBoth the oil painting of Kramer and the words the elderly couple use to describe it became popular among Seinfeld fans Rob Thomas of the Wisconsin State Journal included the line he is a loathsome offensive brute yet I can t look away in his top 20 of Seinfeld lines 2 References edit a b Seinfeld Season 3 Episodes TV Guide Archived from the original on 2 December 2021 Retrieved 2 December 2021 Thomas Rob June 7 2001 Top 20 Seinfeld Lines Wisconsin State Journal p 3 External links edit The Letter at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Letter Seinfeld amp oldid 1217389860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
