Elaine's new boyfriend, Brett, is obsessed with furniture designed by Karl Farbman and the song "Desperado" by the Eagles.
Twelve-cent royalty checks keep arriving from Jerry's brief appearance on a Japanese television show, the Super Terrific Happy Hour.
Brett is convinced that Jerry is poor since he has no Karl Farbman furniture in his apartment, carries around 12¢ checks, and is unable to afford an umbrella.
The humidity from the hot tub warps the wooden chest and Kramer's guests get stuck in the drawers.
Their contract was subsequently revised to close this unintended loophole, preventing them from writing any further Seinfeld episodes.
[2] The Brett story was based on a man Gammill met on a ski trip who would similarly zone out whenever the song "Desperado" played.
In the scene where Jerry is denied the purchase of an umbrella on the street by former colleagues a man walks by wearing an 'urban sombrero', featured in the season eight premiere episode "The Foundation".