[1] In this episode, Jerry catches his Uncle Leo in the act of shoplifting, George is forced to buy a book after he is caught reading it in the bookstore's public bathroom, and Kramer and Newman attempt to start a rickshaw business.
Jerry tries to talk the same manager who caught George into letting Leo off lightly, but the store is having problems with theft, so he needs to "make an example" of someone.
At the annual Peterman party, Elaine is depressed by the other staff showing her up dancing, so she and a man named Zach get drunk and make out at their table.
However, J. Peterman informs her that Zach is an opium addict, and makes Elaine help him quit cold turkey.
In the original story, Kramer finds an overworked cabbie named Mohabbit (played by Ted Davis) sleeping at the wheel.
Kramer offers to take over his shift for a few hours each day, but his incompetence as a driver leads to the taxicab being towed.
The episode prompted many Asian American viewers, including author Maxine Hong Kingston, to send letters of protest.
NBC's executive vice president for broadcast standards and content policy sent MANAA a letter stating that the network never intended to offend.