The Cheever Letters

"The Cheever Letters" is the 48th episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld, the 8th episode of season four. It was written by Larry David, Elaine Pope, and Tom Leopold, and directed by Tom Cherones. It premiered on October 28, 1992.

George is not looking forward to telling Susan's parents that her father's cabin was destroyed by fire (by Kramer, with Cuban cigars Susan's father gave to George). Jerry suggests that the Rosses are likely to see the irony of the situation.

Jerry and George struggle with their sitcom pilot script. Jerry telephones Elaine and complains to her about her chatty secretary, Sandra (Lisa Malkiewicz), and Elaine asks Sandra not to talk to Jerry so much. Annoyed, Sandra quits. At Jerry's apartment, Kramer asks George for more Cuban cigars to bribe his way onto the Westchester Country Club golf course. George has none, so Kramer leaves to find some.

That night, George has an awkward dinner with Susan and her parents (Warren Frost and Grace Zabriskie). Susan and George eventually tell her father about the loss of the cabin, and he asks if anything was recovered.

Elaine asks Jerry to apologize to Sandra, to keep her from quitting. Jerry does so, and arranges a date with Sandra that night. They return to his apartment, but Sandra storms off after they begin talking dirty and Jerry goes too far. The next day Jerry tells George that he said, "You mean the panties your mother laid out for you?", and this led to Sandra storming out. George and Jerry then doze off after failing to write any more of their script. Elaine thanks Jerry for getting Sandra back to work, but Jerry says she should relocate her quickly and is relieved that Sandra did not mention the previous night.