Elaine is taken out to dinner by Todd Gack because he lost a bet with her that Dustin Hoffman was in Star Wars.
Todd offers to sell Jerry some Cuban cigars, allowing him to go out to dinner with Elaine again in order to deliver them, but they turn out to be from Peru.
However, when Todd sees Nicki he winds up wheedling a dinner with her, leaving Elaine feeling she has been dumped.
Writers Alec Berg and Jeff Schaffer got the inspiration for the episode when they took a break from writing for calzones and their contribution to the tip jar went unnoticed.
[2] Kramer's Italian rant was unscripted, and was improvised by actor Michael Richards during filming.
[3] Linda S. Ghent, Professor in the Department of Economics at Eastern Illinois University, discusses this episode in terms of incentive and explains: