The Outing (Seinfeld) makes her even more attracted to him. Kramer enters his apartment with an attractive young man, causing George and Jerry to briefly wonder what's going on. Kramer explains, "He's the phone man!...Not that there's anything wrong with that." Creators Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld were reportedly concerned about offending the gay community with this episode. Their concerns were unfounded as "The Outing" won a GLAAD Media Award (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). The Outing (Seinfeld) "The Outing" is the 57th episode of the sitcom "Seinfeld". It is the 17th episode of the fourth season, and first aired on February
The Statue (Seinfeld) was writing for "Seinfeld". Kramer's manner when he retrieves the statue was inspired by Joe Friday, the central character of "Dragnet". At the end of the episode Kramer states "Well, let's put it this way: I didn't take him to "People's Court"", a reference to the judicial television show. The episode was written by Larry Charles and directed by Tom Cherones, who directed all of the episodes in Season 2. "The Statue" was the second episode Charles wrote for the show, though it was the first to be aired. Charles was mostly interested in the development of the Kramer character,