Kramer reveals Jerry's low opinion of Sally Weaver's acting directly to her when they meet on the street.
Revitalized, Sally opens a new one-woman show called "Jerry Seinfeld, the Devil" where she complains about him, comically exaggerating his earlier criticism.
In private she is apologetic to Jerry, but in public she uses his petitions and legal maneuvers for her to stop as fresh material for her show.
Frustrated from being unable to voice his opinions on the recent developments in his friends' lives, Kramer breaks his vow of silence and tells her about Janet.
Seinfeld was so amused by this that he wrote her a humorous letter congratulating her for it (reprinted in her memoir, Official Book Club Selection), added the clip of her routine as well as a clip of her being interviewed about the incident by Conan O'Brien to a video shown to audiences at Seinfeld tapings, and had it written into the series.
"[7] The episode's writer, Bruce Eric Kaplan, had himself contributed many cartoons to The New Yorker, and he drew upon some of his own experiences for this part of the plot.
[10] The filming ran well over the allotted time for the episode, surpassing 32 minutes, necessitating that some scenes be cut entirely in addition to the usual editing.
[8] During filming, the writers came up with a new closing line for a scene where Elaine argues with a co-worker who says he understands the "e-mail" cartoon in The New Yorker, which earned a big laugh from the studio audience.
[11] Vance Durgin of the Orange County Register wrote that the episode was "funny all the way, because of writing mostly true to the characters.