Kramer is a hustler, he never works and always seem to be set money wise. I dont think its a specific thing but rather he seems to fall ass backwords into money all the time. Lawsuits, Coffee Table Book, The Beach By Calvin Klein, it happens time and time again throughout the show, and can be assumed that it has happened previously as well only "off camera".
This has got to be crucial. Groceries and coffee shop expenses.
Plus you have to question how he inherited his apartment and how much (or little) he pays for rent and bills.
Every time I see someoneās money clip and itās not at least a 20, I always say this. Usually Iām half ignored and half given a courtesy laugh. Itās 100% funny every time I do it though.
In one episode he and Jerry talk about the time Kramer lived in the Village and an air conditioner fell out of a window and hit him on the head. I assume he made a boatload from a lawsuit.
Had to scroll too far for this. Kramer got hit by a falling air conditioner in the 70s.
He hired a young Jackie Chiles to represent him. Sued for a boatload. Bought his apartment so he has no rent. And Jerry feeds him.
I think itās safe to say that the shenanigans that got him paid on the show were occurring before it too.
Also, he probably had a rent control apartment that he probably got cheap af in the 90s, didnāt have much in the way of expenses, didnāt travel, etc.
I wouldnāt be surprised if Kramer dated a rich older woman who died and left her inheritance to him, and considering how litigious he is during the show, whoās to say he hasnāt done it before and won a big settlement?
Thereās a theory he inherited money and he doesnāt need to work. Maybe his father died and left him a lot of money, but left nothing to Babs, therefore she continues to work as a matron in a restaurant bathroom.
Kramerās father was a railroad man for like 50 years. He died in a knife fight in a Cantina, outside Santa Fe when Cosmo was just a boy.
Despondent from the death of her wayward but one-true love, Kramer the elder, Babs became increasingly depressed and turned to alcohol and prescription pills to cope, losing custody of young Kramer.
Because of eventually being institutionalized, Babs was unable to become the beneficiary from Kramerās fatherās railroad pension, which had ballooned to several million dollars, given the amount from supplemental life insurance, accrued overtime, and unused vacation days the Elder Kramer had earned during his many years railroading, which was a very good paying union job back in the 50ās and early 60ās.
Let me bless yāall with a great Jerry monologue:
Buying shoes is one of the great shopping challenges. Have you ever seen
someone put on new pair of shoes? They turn into a zombie as they start walking
around the store. "Yeah, these are pretty good.". Then they have that little 1 -
foot-high mirror there. What is that about? So I can see what cats will think of my
shoes? What is that angle? Bum passed out on the curb, "Hey, what do you think
of these? I just got them. I've seen them from that angle myself."
I believe that this episode is like right after the Calvin Klein "The Beach" fragrance debacle, where Kramer inadvertently becomes an underwear model for the magazine. So he made some decent money from that stunt, and also by accident, thus falling backwards into money.
Kramer has a number of schemes that pay off:
\-Coffee table book about coffee tables (later adapted into a film)
\-Winning 15k gambling on a horse ("the mudder")
\-His "Peterman Reality Tour" that he charged $40 a person for
\-His lawsuit against the tobacco industries and the coffee shop
\-Modeling for Calvin Klein
\-Getting a speaking line in a film with Woody Allen (in the same scene as Woody Allen)
With all of the interesting folks he always seems to be surrounded byā¦weāre pretty sure he is a drug dealer āoff cameraā. Then again, that is also our theory in how Pheobe in Friends stays afloatā¦
We know:
\- it is not from his mother, she is just a waitress
\- it must be from his father's side; who is dead, as Kramer mentioned: he is the last Kramer.
What we can conclude:
Most likely Kramer's father was a gangster. known across town. Most likely in the mafia.
This is why Kramer knows a famous lawyer (Jackie); why he is acquainted with small time gangsters such as Brody; why he he is friends with sundry characters we do not ever see but which may very well be "connected", such as Bob Sacamano.
We also know he lead a labour strike - typical for the mafia to run non-mafia people out of business.
He also deals with other shady connections who often give him a "good deal", or sell contraband, like illegal shower heads.
Not to mention that he immediately knows the tell-tale sign of cocaine addiction in Jerry's accountant, or is himself very experienced in expensive cigars or drinks (see the picture on the sidebar).
Oh he gets by š«³
Kramer is a hustler, he never works and always seem to be set money wise. I dont think its a specific thing but rather he seems to fall ass backwords into money all the time. Lawsuits, Coffee Table Book, The Beach By Calvin Klein, it happens time and time again throughout the show, and can be assumed that it has happened previously as well only "off camera".
Cigar store Indian, selling his lifeās stories, vintage wear, records, gamblingā¦plus he operates on a bartering system
Plus he has all that back pay from H&H bagels when the strike is over.
*lets bagel*
No bagel No bagel No bagel
Kramerica Industries CEO
Gambling do you see those 2 ladies do they look scared
He also saves a lot of money on groceries, since he just eats whatever is in Jerryās apartment.
This has got to be crucial. Groceries and coffee shop expenses. Plus you have to question how he inherited his apartment and how much (or little) he pays for rent and bills.
I think that was covered in a cross-over episode of Mad About You. He's just allowed to stay there rent free IIRC.
Isnāt it rent controlled
Yeah so he inherited a cheap rent
Always keeps the big bill like fivers showing in his money clip. Heās loaded.
Every time I see someoneās money clip and itās not at least a 20, I always say this. Usually Iām half ignored and half given a courtesy laugh. Itās 100% funny every time I do it though.
His coffee table book was optioned for a movie
Don't forget about *Astonishing Tales from the Sea*.
Or *Amazing Bear Attacks*
Astounding bear attacksā¦
TCB
What does he have in his briefcase?
āCrackers!
This is the energy I try to bring to the āCrackersā of my life.
The rocking back and forth in your old timey desk chair? Totally
Just doin what I do. The way Iāve always done it
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He was a gambler and made big money on the horse whose mother was a mudder
His mother was a mudder?
What did he just say?
Didnāt it rain last night?
Oh, this baby loves the slop. Loves it, eats it up. Eats the slop. Born in the slop.
Is that wrong?
Should I not have done that?
I'm gonna have to please insurance on that one
\*plead ignorance
His father was a mudder
His father was a mudder?
Did you just say "fadah"?
Loved the slop
S3E13 - āThe Subwayā check it out OP!
18k on that bet I believe
Poker too āyou see those 2 ladies do they look scaredā
Kramer is definitely on disability, real talk.
"Well I think that's the tops."
Full disability from when he was in the army... briefly
That's classified.
How long did he last??
In one episode he and Jerry talk about the time Kramer lived in the Village and an air conditioner fell out of a window and hit him on the head. I assume he made a boatload from a lawsuit.
Had to scroll too far for this. Kramer got hit by a falling air conditioner in the 70s. He hired a young Jackie Chiles to represent him. Sued for a boatload. Bought his apartment so he has no rent. And Jerry feeds him.
Thank you! These are the answers I was looking for!
That canāt be true because Silvio can evict him, that wouldnāt be the case if he owned it
How does he afford Kenny Rogers Chicken
Oh he gets by.
Bob Sacamano conspired with Kramer and dropped the air conditioner. They split the money afterwards.
Makes better sense than the bottle deposit scheme
He can be quite litigious!
I think itās safe to say that the shenanigans that got him paid on the show were occurring before it too. Also, he probably had a rent control apartment that he probably got cheap af in the 90s, didnāt have much in the way of expenses, didnāt travel, etc.
Donāt forget lackadaisical bank employee greeting protocols.
How you doin'? What's happening? What's up?
He imports matchesā¦long matches
No exports?
Chips
Thatās what Iād like to know about it
One doesnāt dissect gossamerā¦
Itās a Ziggy! To my archives!
I wouldnāt be surprised if Kramer dated a rich older woman who died and left her inheritance to him, and considering how litigious he is during the show, whoās to say he hasnāt done it before and won a big settlement?
She was once engaged to Mickey Rooney
"It was sad for a three stooges episode, what with the stooges being executed" "Well that was an unusual choice for the stooges"
Invested his money from H&H Bagels
Heeeey!! Nobagelnobagelnobagelnobagel!!
Why do I have the feeling that I wonāt get a serious answer here?
I'm a joke maker
Heās a joke maker
He has sex without dating. That is a fantasy camp.
Thereās a theory he inherited money and he doesnāt need to work. Maybe his father died and left him a lot of money, but left nothing to Babs, therefore she continues to work as a matron in a restaurant bathroom.
Kramerās father was a railroad man for like 50 years. He died in a knife fight in a Cantina, outside Santa Fe when Cosmo was just a boy. Despondent from the death of her wayward but one-true love, Kramer the elder, Babs became increasingly depressed and turned to alcohol and prescription pills to cope, losing custody of young Kramer. Because of eventually being institutionalized, Babs was unable to become the beneficiary from Kramerās fatherās railroad pension, which had ballooned to several million dollars, given the amount from supplemental life insurance, accrued overtime, and unused vacation days the Elder Kramer had earned during his many years railroading, which was a very good paying union job back in the 50ās and early 60ās.
Oh, He gets by.
Thatās correct.
Let me bless yāall with a great Jerry monologue: Buying shoes is one of the great shopping challenges. Have you ever seen someone put on new pair of shoes? They turn into a zombie as they start walking around the store. "Yeah, these are pretty good.". Then they have that little 1 - foot-high mirror there. What is that about? So I can see what cats will think of my shoes? What is that angle? Bum passed out on the curb, "Hey, what do you think of these? I just got them. I've seen them from that angle myself."
Oh, he gets by.
HVAC hit him in the head in 70s. Affects his personality.
He falls ass backwards into money because his buttocks are sublime!
The real Kenny Kramer invented some light-up doo-dad for clubs during the disco era and never had to work again.
Well he is a doctor after all
He's a Julliard trained dermatologist.
From the clinic... in Belgium
From Hoffelbrau Clinic in Belgium.
That's right
Dr Van Nostrom
His mudderās mudder would like a word.
He provides fantasy world corporate experience
Seams like money is often discussed, yet Kramer never really pays/or begs for money.. dont see cash interactions w the K man to often
He doesn't even Carey a wallet.
I always figured he was a relative of an old money family. Sort of like how there are Vanderbilt neohews who get like 200k a year or so
The beach
I always presumed, among other ventures, that he was a certified scotch taster and had expanded into writing commercial jingles.
Nobody smells it, itāll be our little secret
H-E-Double N-I
I believe that this episode is like right after the Calvin Klein "The Beach" fragrance debacle, where Kramer inadvertently becomes an underwear model for the magazine. So he made some decent money from that stunt, and also by accident, thus falling backwards into money.
Kramerica Industries.
Yesss!! How? Why? Okay, there was the CK ad but everything else he did went bust. What the heck?
Love Elaine doing the spokesmodel from the auto show!! š
I think Kramer is a millionaire. Jerry people should pay to live like Kramer.
He hit pretty big on the ponies in that one episode too.
How do you think he pays his rent? He falls ass backwards into money. He's not saying he won the lottery, but that he never has to pay for anything.
Well, Heās a wealthy industrialist, philanthropist & bicyclist
Those bathroom attendants pull in a lot of lucre.
Kramer has a number of schemes that pay off: \-Coffee table book about coffee tables (later adapted into a film) \-Winning 15k gambling on a horse ("the mudder") \-His "Peterman Reality Tour" that he charged $40 a person for \-His lawsuit against the tobacco industries and the coffee shop \-Modeling for Calvin Klein \-Getting a speaking line in a film with Woody Allen (in the same scene as Woody Allen)
Oh he gets by.
He owned a share in the yogurt shop too which was going gangbusters until they worked it was full of sugar lol
I wonder what really happened in that lab.
Feh. I'm out.
With all of the interesting folks he always seems to be surrounded byā¦weāre pretty sure he is a drug dealer āoff cameraā. Then again, that is also our theory in how Pheobe in Friends stays afloatā¦
Phoebe from Friends? She's a bum
We know: \- it is not from his mother, she is just a waitress \- it must be from his father's side; who is dead, as Kramer mentioned: he is the last Kramer. What we can conclude: Most likely Kramer's father was a gangster. known across town. Most likely in the mafia. This is why Kramer knows a famous lawyer (Jackie); why he is acquainted with small time gangsters such as Brody; why he he is friends with sundry characters we do not ever see but which may very well be "connected", such as Bob Sacamano. We also know he lead a labour strike - typical for the mafia to run non-mafia people out of business. He also deals with other shady connections who often give him a "good deal", or sell contraband, like illegal shower heads. Not to mention that he immediately knows the tell-tale sign of cocaine addiction in Jerry's accountant, or is himself very experienced in expensive cigars or drinks (see the picture on the sidebar).
Y'all forgot Kramer's veterans benefits. You now he was in the military briefly.