# Seinfeld Question-- Kramer's Income Source? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 21, 2004, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-question-kramers-income-source/265378 "2004-09-21T21:44:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-question-kramers-income-source/265378/21 "2004-09-22T13:31:23Z")
> [@Thin Ice](#): > > And the time he and Newman got a jinriksha and were going to use homeless men to pull it. That one didn’t work out either. (Newman: Don’t tarry, my good man. I’m behind schedule as it is!) ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-question-kramers-income-source/265378/22 "2004-09-22T13:32:47Z")
Kramer gets a healthy monthly stipend from the State of New York, Department Of Goofy Comic Relief Neighbours. Jack McFarland from “Will & Grace” is also a recipient, and Phoebe Buffay was occasionally on the same dole, though she had a better work ethic and was employed most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-question-kramers-income-source/265378/23 "2004-09-22T13:36:53Z")
Kramer was a silent partner of the “Soup Nazi”…“No soup for you!!” ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-question-kramers-income-source/265378/24 "2004-09-22T13:49:25Z")
> [@Agrippina](#): > > …being in a Calvin Klein commercial… “His buttocks are sublime.” ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-question-kramers-income-source/265378/25 "2004-09-22T16:11:59Z")
> [@Agrippina](#): > > I don’t think he made any money from that, because the oil bladder didn’t work (it exploded all over Jerry’s girlfriend). > > He also went to a 9-5 job, but didn’t get any pay because he didn’t really work there. 😃 Which led to my favorite exchange: \*\*Kramer - \*\* “What did you want to see me about, Mr. Leland?” \*\*Mr. Leland - \*\* “Kramer, I’ve been reviewing your work. Quite frankly, it stinks.” \*\*K - \*\* “Well, I’ve been having trouble at home and, uh, I’ll work harder. Nights, weekends, whatever it takes.” \*\*Mr. L - \*\* “No, no, I don’t think that’s going to do it. These reports you handed in, it’s almost as if you have no business training at all. I don’t know what this is supposed to be.” \*\*K - \*\* “Well, I’m just trying to get ahead.” **Mr. L -** “I’m sorry, there’s just no way that we can keep you on.” \*\*K - \*\* “I don’t even really work here.” \*\*Mr. L \*\* - “That’s what makes this so difficult.” And **RickJay** , thanks for the info on the DoGCRN. It’s nice to see tax dollars going to a worthy program. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-question-kramers-income-source/265378/26 "2004-09-22T21:29:11Z")
No one has mentioned the manzere or the bro that he developed with George’s dad. Did he ever make money on that? Bob McC ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-question-kramers-income-source/265378/27 "2004-09-22T23:34:41Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > No one has mentioned the manzere or the bro that he developed with George’s dad. Did he ever make money on that? > > Bob McC Frank had a fight with the potential devolper on that one (he wanted to date Frank’s estranged wife). There was also of issue of fighting with Kramer over the name. Kramer had his coffe table book optioned for a movie. He actually did make money from that project, leading to a brief retirement in Florida. He also tried selling used records with Newman, as well as old raincoats with Morty Seinfeld. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-question-kramers-income-source/265378.md?page=1)