i mean think about it, hes always mooching off his food and his place. he always finds some way to screw something up for jerry. i mean this guy is as worse as the urkel kid. dont get me wrong, i love seinfield and kramer is great, but i mean doesnt jerry ever get tired of him. or maybe i've been watchin the show way too much

Jerry did get sick of Kramer once and took back the key to his apartment. Kramer was so upset he moved to LA. However, Jerry realized he missed Kramer and went to visit him. I think you know the rest of the story.

If they had gotten rid of Kramer, the show would have lost too much humor, so we have to suspend disbelief that a sane person would put up with this maniac.
The crazy, pain in the neck buddy goes way back. Ed Norton on The Honeymooners, Howard on The Bob Newhart Show, Luther Van Dam on Coach, etc.

If I had gotten rid of every one in my life who has annoyed the crap out of me, I wouldn't have anyone to talk to.

In the real world, Jerry would have booted major mooch Kramer on day one.

*is reminded of Kramer's hair on the Pilot*

Blechh >_<

I love Kramer. He's my fave character! so even if he did eat up all his food and bust open his apartment door on every episode, they still remained friends. 2 funny guys(plus another guy and girl who can really rack you up)= ONE FUNNY SHOW!:lol:

These characters are like cartoons, they never evolve through time, they always make the same mistakes, they never learn, this is imo why Seinfeld stands out among the rest of the shows. The way it is made is ingenious. Jerry is keeping Kramer around because Jerry is not the average you and me, Jerry does not exist in reality, he is more unreal than Donald duck is.... so is Kramer and the rest. If Jerry was the average guy, he would not have George as a friend to start with, being the most shallow, arrogant, self involved human being... George would have no friends in reality.

Yeah, that Jerry.....HOW COULD ANYONE NOT LIKE HIM!?

~_^

In the backwards episode it showed the first meeting between Cosmo and Jerry and Jerry says "what's mine is yours". He didn't want to renig on the deal!!!

^ That's so right. Besides, I'll take Kramer over Urkel anyday!!!!!

Well for one thing they were neighbors and in the course of 9 years, Kramer became a good friend. They went through a lot together. There were several moments on the series where Jerry expressed his friendship for Kramer. Remember when Joe Devola hit Kramer over the head (Yo-Yo Ma:lol:!) and the only thing that saved him was Newman's helmet? Jerry took Kramer to the doctor, although they didn't show the doctor's visit from what I remember.

And "The Butter Shave" where Kramer used butter and then went upstairs to "tan" on the roof. Jerry was up there in two seconds making sure Kramer didn't do anything stupid (although he was too late!)

I'm sure Jerry could have barged into Kramer's apartment and borrowed anything he wanted (but Kramer had all Jerry's stuff anyway!:lol: )

Andrea

2 funny guys(plus another guy and girl who can really rack you up)= ONE FUNNY SHOW!:lol:

Amen to that! :lol:

Why? Cause Jerry understands how Kosmo is. He is entertained by him. Jerry is rich so he doesn't care if Kramer steals food or whatever.

Kramer is hilarious and there is always something interesting going on in his life. I would love to have a friend like Kramer.

Kramer added the physical comedy to an otherwise cerebral discussion about the minutiae of everyday life where usually nothing happens to further the plot until the 2nd act.
Btw- how do you post a photo by your username?

Why? Cause Jerry understands how Kosmo is. He is entertained by him. Jerry is rich so he doesn't care if Kramer steals food or whatever.

I agree. I think Jerry enjoys Kramer as a friend and Jerry never cares about Elaine or George raiding his fridge.

If you watch the commentary on the DVDs Kramer is modeled after an actual person. He is one of those people you just have to accept you are never going to lose as a friend, they annoy the hell out of you but once they are gone you miss them because you are so use to their antics. I think on the shower Jerry was kind of nerotic on cleanliness etc, so Kramer balanced him out and kept him from going into full blown psychosis.