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The Junk Mail: Directed by Andy Ackerman. With Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander. Kramer is annoyed with the catalogs he keeps getting in the mail.
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- Andy Ackerman
- 1997-10-30
"The Junk Mail" is the 161st episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It was the fifth episode of the ninth and final season. [1] The episode aired on October 30, 1997. [2]
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“The Junk Mail” is the fifth episode of the ninth and final season of Seinfeld, and the 161st episode overall. This episode first aired on October 30, 1997. It was written by Spike Feresten and was directed by Andy Ackerman.
Kramer is fed up with mail he doesn't want, like catalogs from Pottery Barn, and he goes over to the post office to terminate his service. Meanwhile, Elaine dates a guy named Jack, whom she finds cute, although she just got back with Puddy. Also, George calls his parents, but has a feeling they may be trying to avoid him by making up excuses. Jerry gets a van from a guy he used to know, "Fragile Frankie", but the van isn't something Jerry really wants. Frank is nicknamed "fragile" because he used to go out in the woods and dig a hole in which he hid. Kramer goes to talk to Newman, who tries to help him but is caught by his boss. Now, Kramer is on the streets telling people not to use the United States Postal Service, and Newman is angry at him. As he drives by Kramer, he notices two men in suits trying to get him (although Kramer doesn't know) and tells him to get in the mail truck. Kramer doesn't, thinking it's a trick, and is captured by the two men. Meanwhile, George later finds out that his parents really do want to avoid him (due to his numerous firings, breakups, schemes, cheapness, and overall erratic behavior) after waiting all night at the house after his parents say they would only be out for a minute. Also, Elaine dumps Puddy and starts dating her dream man, but later finds out from Jerry that the man used to be a comic with whom he used to work, with weird commercials with his alter ego of "The Wiz".
Jerry, uninterested in the van, allows Kramer to borrow it. Frankie sees Kramer with the van, and realizes Jerry probably hates the van, so he flees to his usual hole in the woods. Kramer has an intimidating visit from Postmaster General Henry Atkins. After their conversation, Newman is dragged in with a bucket on his head. Fearing the worst, he tells Kramer to let "them" know his story.
George, decides to teach his parents a lesson by getting caught kissing his cousin, Rhisa. After finding out his father plans to borrow the van from Jerry, George drives to a secluded spot in the woods, which just happens to be where Frankie is hiding. George's plan backfires, as he accidentally witnesses his parents having sex in the van.
The end credits scene features another uncomfortable scene for George, as his parents discuss their sexlife.
•Wilford Brimley's guest appearance as Postmaster General of the United States was an homage to the actor's father, a postmaster.
•In the episode Wilford Brimley's character sits on a desk and threatens Kramer. The scenario parodies Brimley's performance within Absence of Malice (1981) where, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney General, Brimley threatens a room full of lawyers and subordinates using similar statements.
Kramer is upset with junk mail and the number of catalogs he's receiving. He tries to fight back but they just keep appearing so he sets out to neutralize the real source of the problem: the U.S. Post Office.
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