The Puffy Shirt

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Seinfeld episode television episode

"The Puffy Shirt" is a famous episode of the sitcom *Seinfeld* in which Jerry reluctantly agrees to wear an embarrassingly frilly pirate-style shirt on national television.

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The Puffy Shirt canonical 1
The puffy shirt costume became one of the most recognizable props associated with Seinfeld. 1
The puffy shirt is ridiculed on The Today Show, embarrassing Jerry and its designer. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Seinfeld episode ⓘ
television episode ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalImpact The Puffy Shirt self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The puffy shirt costume became one of the most recognizable props associated with Seinfeld.

The term "puffy shirt" became a popular cultural reference for ridiculous or flamboyant clothing. ⓘ
director Tom Cherones ⓘ
episodeNumberInSeason 2 ⓘ
featuresCharacter Cosmo Kramer ⓘ
Elaine Benes ⓘ
George Costanza ⓘ
Jerry Seinfeld ⓘ
surface form: Jerry Seinfeld (character)
firstBroadcastDecade 1990s ⓘ
followedBy The Glasses ⓘ
genre sitcom ⓘ
television comedy ⓘ
guestCharacter Leslie (the low-talking woman) ⓘ
hasCostumeDesignerCharacter Leslie (the low talker) ⓘ
mainCast Jason Alexander ⓘ
Jerry Seinfeld ⓘ
Julia Louis-Dreyfus ⓘ
Michael Richards ⓘ
networkTimeslot Thursday night ⓘ
notableProp puffy pirate-style shirt ⓘ
notableQuote "But I don't want to be a pirate!" ⓘ
"You're gonna be the first pirate." ⓘ
notableScene George burns his hands on an iron while arguing with his parents. ⓘ
The Today Show ⓘ
surface form: Jerry appears on The Today Show wearing the puffy shirt and is mocked by the hosts.
originalAirDate 1993-09-23 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalNetwork NBC ⓘ
overallEpisodeNumber 66 ⓘ
partOf Seinfeld ⓘ
surface form: Seinfeld season 5
plotElement George becomes a hand model after a woman admires his hands. ⓘ
George loses his hand-modeling career after burning his hands on an iron during an argument. ⓘ
Jerry wears an embarrassingly frilly pirate-style shirt on national television. ⓘ
The Puffy Shirt self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The puffy shirt is ridiculed on The Today Show, embarrassing Jerry and its designer.
plotSummary Jerry agrees, without realizing it, to wear a frilly pirate-style puffy shirt on The Today Show after mishearing Kramer's low-talking girlfriend. ⓘ
precededBy The Mango ⓘ
producer Jerry Seinfeld ⓘ
Larry David ⓘ
propExhibitedAt National Museum of American History ⓘ
season 5 ⓘ
series Seinfeld ⓘ
setting New York City ⓘ
theme embarrassment on national television ⓘ
miscommunication ⓘ
the pitfalls of vanity ⓘ
writer Jerry Seinfeld ⓘ
Larry David ⓘ

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Seinfeld → notableEpisode → The Puffy Shirt ⓘ
The Puffy Shirt → plotElement → The Puffy Shirt self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The puffy shirt is ridiculed on The Today Show, embarrassing Jerry and its designer.
The Puffy Shirt → culturalImpact → The Puffy Shirt self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The puffy shirt costume became one of the most recognizable props associated with Seinfeld.