The Cigar Store Indian (9 Dec. 1993)

Jerry is deemed a racist when he purchases a Native American statue for Elaine. Kramer tries to get Elaine's company to publish his coffee table book. Elaine runs into a really creepy man ... See full summary »

Director:

Tom Cherones

Writers:

Larry David (creator), Jerry Seinfeld (creator),

Stars:

Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jerry Seinfeld	...	Jerry Seinfeld
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Elaine Benes
Michael Richards	...	Kramer
Jason Alexander	...	George Costanza
Estelle Harris	...	Estelle Constanza
Jerry Stiller	...	Frank Costanza
Richard Fancy	...	Mr. Lippman
Kimberly Guerrero	...	Winona (as Kimberly Norris)
Sam Lloyd	...	Ricky
Carissa Channing	...	Sylvia
Ralph Manza	...	Gepetto
Al Roker	...	Al Roker
Veralyn Jones	...	Renee
Lisa Pescia	...	Joanne
Benjamin Lum	...	Mailman

Storyline

Jerry is deemed a racist when he purchases a Native American statue for Elaine. Kramer tries to get Elaine's company to publish his coffee table book. Elaine runs into a really creepy man on the subway who steals Frank's TV Guide and follows her to the Costanza's house. Meanwhile, George gets grounded when he has sex with a woman in his parents' bed.

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Plot Keywords:

american indian stereotype | cigar store indian | one night stand | condom | indian stereotype | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 1993 (USA)

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shapiro/West Productions, Castle Rock Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Goofs

Frank identifies the TV Guide that Elaine took as Volume 41, Number 31. The magazine used on the show had Al Roker on the cover. The actual TV Guide had Patrick Stewart on the cover.

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Connections

References Here's Lucy (1968)

User Reviews

"There's one at every party..."

Season 5, Episode 10, "The Cigar Store Indian"

An excellent season 5 episode, though it lacks a bit in theme or memorable central storyline, "The Cigar Store Indian" has some of the show's funniest moments.

Most of all it stands out for being the first Seinfeld episode to address racism (this is a show that has in recent years often been blamed or racism itself) in a hilarious, almost disturbing manner, almost ahead of its time in its deconstruction of PC which was quite prevalent at the time. George's scenes are all hilarious too, and of course this is the origin of Kramer's famous "Coffee table book".