Episode 8: The Cheever Letters

Episode #48; 4:8


Our Summary

Susan's father was bendover buddies with John Cheever. Kramer trades his infamous jacket for some Cuban cigars from the Cuban Embassy in order to play golf at the Westchester Country Club. Jerry and George get to work on the pilot and George and Susan tell her father that the cabin burned down. Elaine sets up Jerry with her secretary, with some dirty talking involved between Jerry and said secretary.



Our Commentary

One of the most oft-quoted scenes of Seinfeld, or atleast most oft-quoted by the boys of Somer, is found within the depths of this episode. The scene in question is Jerry telling George about the dirty talking. "Gonna need some water here" can be heard thrice daily within the Somer household. We get our first look at the Rosses, who will join us again throughout the many seasons of Seinfeld. Beautiful stuff of Jerry and George trying to write the pilot and the Cubans with Kramer. We also get a multiple season arc that ends in this ep of Kramer's jacket, which started over a season ago, in 3:6 The Parking Garage. Finally, we have Elaine sticking it to Jerry with her panties. Overall, a nice episode. Adam - Sweet episode. Nice, sweet, innocent. Not very funny, but funny enough to get you going (as Adam just went to the bathroom to make a two minute crap after the ep was done). Apparently it did its job.


EPISODE GUIDE from Jerry Seinfeld: The Entire Domain by Kathleen Tracy

48."The Cheever Letters" (October 28, 1992)

SUMMARY Jerry and George begin to work on their pilot. George and Susan tell her father about the cabin fire. Her father turns out to have been John Cheever's gay lover. Kramer goes to the Cuban embassy in search of cigars.

DIRECTOR Tom Cherones

TELEPLAY Larry David; story: Larry David, Elaine Pope, and Tom Leopold

GUEST CAST David Blackwood (Doorman); Warren Frost (Mr. Henry Ross); Lisa Malkiewicz (Sandra); Vanessa Marquez (Receptionist); Timothy Omundson (Ricky Ross); Miguel Perez (Luis); Patricia Lee Willson (Sara Ross); Grace Zabriskie (Mrs. Ross)

RECURRING CAST Heidi Swedberg (Susan)


Stats


2nd Siyum

Dates/Boyfriends/Girlfriends
JERRY
Sandra

Girls Who Broke Up With Jerry
Sandra - Jerry talked too dirty in bed

GEORGE
Susan (1st Time) - 4:3 The Pitch -> 4:10 The Virgin

ELAINE
Joey Davola - 4:6 The Watch -> 4:9 The Opera

First Times
Kinda’ In the Middle of Something (Fake, by George)
Rosses
Ross’s Apartment
Giddyup


3rd Siyum

First Times
Teleplay by

Full Script