Does Kramer have a job?

S07E11 The RyeliveJan 7, 19963 days later31 posts by 29 posters
Question

Fans discuss how Kramer financially supports himself, noting the show never clearly explains his income despite living in a nice Manhattan apartment.

31 posts
Peregrin Took

Does anybody know how Kramer supports himself financially?

That's the one great thing about TV! As far as I know, Kramer doesn't do anything, nor has he inherited anything, but is still well off enough to live in a nice building in New York! I love it!

Jack Straw "People never see the whole trip of life and knowledge, man and all you do is sigh"

Julian Van Treadwell wrote:

This issue has been hashed over so many times. Kramer is an entrepreneur (mostly). Some of the ways he has earned money are:

Coffee table book "Beach" cologne Calvin Klein ad Santa Claus at the department store Marketing the Manzier or Bro Used records Trenchcoats (rather unsuccessful) Working as a stand-in on a soap opera he's had other jobs too... I just can't think of the rest. Can You?

Don't forget "Make your own pizza." Poppy collaborated with Kramer on this little enterprise until Poppi peed on Jerry's new couch.

In article , j anderson wrote:

In the episode with Jerry's bad haircut, Kramer takes his place at Elaine's bachelor auction and when she is itroducing him she says he is self employed.

Scott Trunkhill [email] www.geocities.com/Hollywood/2475

In the episode from this season: the one where Jerry is convinced to wear someone else's glasses so that he and (?) won't have to sit next to some annoying guy in a theatre; also, Elaine gets splashed with water and walks around without noticing that her blouse is literally sticking to her body; and George tries to convince his girlfriend that he is -not- crazy.

Anyway, Kramer appears to be working at a classic movie theatre. I never understood why, but I definitely got the impression that he worked, or volunteered, there.

-V

No, Kramer does not have a job. He does get short-term stints on occasion (like the horse-drawn carriage driver and the tennis ball retriever) but those are for pleasure, not for money. Kramer is independently wealthy, though they've never explained how he got that way. His mother is a washroom attendant.

In the fantasy baseball camp episode, George remarks how Kramer fell "ass-backwards" into money.

EvieltteJayS

On Sat, 10 Aug 1996, JayS wrote:

Also in one of the episodes ( can't remeber which) Kramer was saying how he has a new job and Jerry said : " You mean *A* job."

Evilette.

My guess is he has to be a lottery winner. An inheritance would somehow have included his mom, who doesnt seem to have money.

jacob

My guess is he has to be a lottery winner. An inheritance would somehow have included his mom, who doesnt seem to have money.

jacob

On Tue, 6 Feb 1996, Scott Trunkhill wrote:

I do not think this pays much if anything!!!!!!!

I think the self-employed thing was either a euphemism or just being nice since who would bid for an unemployed guy?

HankSam Callan

"Sam Callan, your E mail man" wrote:

Kramer was once a car parker!

Can You?

he is

nice

lived partnership with Poppy. I think Kramer is more of an entrepreneur-selling Mr. Costanza's cruise wear, trying to sell Mr. Seinfeld's beltless trench coats, the Bro,and of course his attempt at becoming a proffesional senior golf player.

Mette HedinHank

In article , [email] (Hank) wrote:

He was once Santa Claus too, but got fired because of his communistic utterances to the children...

Mette Hedin [email]

In article , [email] (Scott Trunkhill) wrote:

I think only the Kramer knows...

My guess is that he has inherited a small fortune. Kramers so rich he seeks out "careers" on the side for something to pass time. He very well could own the building Jerry, Kramer & Newman live in and collect rents through a third party!?!

Just a thought, Travis

[email] (Scott Trunkhill) wrote:

When Kramer got a speaking part in a Woody Allen movie, he said to Jerry, "This could be a whole 'nother career for me."

Jerry replied, "You mean *A* career."

[email] (Pam Canova) wrote:

Actually Kramer has two jobs, he sells marijauna, and he also does porno movies. This is the darker side of life that nobody wants you to see.

Ken Bryanlimodrvr

In article , [email] wrote: }[email] (Pam Canova) wrote: } }>ll climb Everest, if PASSION is at 29,002 ([email]) wrote: }>: In [email] (Smith 1822) }>: writes: }>: > }>: >he plays the stockmarket } }>: Kramer does odd jobs. He has not started to play the market yet. } } }>: Tim } }>Kramer is self-employed. Remember the bachelor auction? Elaine said he }>was a high school graduate (Kramer corrected her & said he had his high }>school equivalency) and added the part about him being self-employed & at }>that point he fell off the runway. }

Also He just got a haircut. Yes, I know this has nothing to do with the subject.

Ken Bryan A Hydrology Graduate Student at The University of Arizona

It is well known that Kramer sublets his apartment from Paul Buchmann from Mad about You

Stuart J.