The Statue (Seinfeld)

The character of Jerry's neighbor Kramer (Michael Richards) is developed in this episode, as he goes undercover as a cop to retrieve the statue.

Charles was interested in the development of Kramer, as he felt George and Jerry had their counterparts in co-creators Larry David and Seinfeld.

Richards enjoyed how Kramer acted in the episode and encouraged Charles to continue exploiting the character.

"The Statue" first aired on NBC on April 11, 1991 in the United States and was watched by over 23 million American homes.

Kramer takes a few of Irving's old clothes, including a hat which he believes makes him look like Joe Friday of Dragnet.

Jerry pretends to be talking to his mother in Florida and swiftly hangs up with no confirmation from Kramer as to whether the statue is present in his apartment or not.

While discussing the situation later, Kramer urges Jerry to do something about it but Elaine argues that Rava will no longer let her edit her book if he does.

Without notifying anybody, Kramer dresses up in Irving's old clothes and goes to Ray's apartment, pretending to be a cop, and recovers the statue.

[2] A few scenes were changed prior to filming; in an early draft of the script Elaine sat next to George eavesdropping on Jerry and Ray's conversation.

[2] First broadcast in the United States on NBC on April 11, 1991,[11] "The Statue" gained a Nielsen rating of 16.1 and an audience share of 26.

Writing for Entertainment Weekly, critics Mary Kaye Schilling and Mike Flaherty stated "Even Seinfeld's bit players must have some grounding in reality — you need to love to hate them.