In this episode, Jerry's gift of a Cadillac for his parents causes political difficulties for Morty and triggers gold digger instincts in Elaine, Kramer takes revenge on his cable company by not being at home when they show up, and George becomes obsessed with the possibility of a date with Academy Award-winning actress Marisa Tomei (who plays herself in the episode).
Jack Klompus accuses Morty of embezzling funds from the office of condo president to buy the Cadillac, leading to impeachment proceedings.
[2] Awed at the thought that he could have dated an Oscar winner, George decides it would not count as cheating to meet Marisa for a cup of coffee.
[3] Like most of Seinfeld's one-hour time slot episodes, "The Cadillac" was initially conceived as a normal half-hour show.
[4] Jerry Seinfeld was a longtime fan of Jesse White, who plays Ralph in the episode, due to his part on The Ann Sothern Show.
The chase sequence with Kramer and the cable guy include shots which were filmed in the real New York City with body doubles, and uses stock music from the earlier episode "The Doorman".
The episode's final scene, showing the Seinfelds leaving the condo, is a shot-for-shot parody of the movie Nixon.
Club praised the deep politics of the retirement condo story but said the George/Marisa subplot "wraps up too quickly with George just getting his comeuppance from both ladies with none of his usual deviousness.