Seinfeld Kramer Test Drive Official

There are great car chases in cinema ( Bullitt , The French Connection ). There are heartfelt car scenes in drama ( Field of Dreams ). But then, there is the Kramer Test Drive .

We all have a friend like Kramer. The guy who thinks a "test drive" means bouncing the tachometer off the rev limiter. The guy who believes the "check engine" light is a mere suggestion. He represents the chaotic id of every driver who has ever wanted to floor it past a state trooper. seinfeld kramer test drive

The coup de grâce? When he returns the car to the curb, the muffler falls off with a pathetic clunk . Kramer kicks it, looks at Jerry, and delivers the death blow: "I think it was the manure." There are great car chases in cinema (

If you have seen Seinfeld Season 5, Episode 21 ("The Opposite"), you know exactly what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, stop reading this, go open Netflix, and witness 90 seconds of pure, unadulterated automotive anarchy. Let’s set the scene. Jerry has just bought a new car—a dark grey 1994 Saab 900. It’s sleek. It’s sensible. It’s Jerry. But Cosmo Kramer, the human hurricane, needs to run an errand. He offers to drive Jerry’s new baby to the mall. We all have a friend like Kramer

(For the uninitiated: Kramer had previously transported a truckload of manure in Jerry’s car. Yes, really.) Why are we still talking about a 30-year-old sitcom scene?

"Oh, she’s a beauty, Jerry! Look at that hood flutter! She’s gettin' air!"