The Deal (Seinfeld) The Deal (Seinfeld) "The Deal" is the ninth episode of the second season of NBC's "Seinfeld", and the show's 14th episode overall. The episode centers on protagonists Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) and Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) who decide to have a sexual relationship, with a set of ground rules. However, as their "relationship" progresses, they experience difficulties maintaining their original friendship. Series co-creator Larry David wrote the episode in a response to NBC's continued efforts to get the two characters back together. The main inspiration behind the episode was a similar agreement David once made with a woman. The episode, which
The Letter (Seinfeld) find Elaine in yet another cap altercation as described by Phil Rizzuto. 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. The Letter (Seinfeld) "The Letter" is the 38th episode of the sitcom "Seinfeld". The episode was the 21st of the third season. It aired on March 25, 1992. Kramer poses for a portrait to be painted by Jerry's new