The Best Boss Elaine Ever Had On Seinfeld

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J. Peterman reigns supreme as Elaine's best boss

As if there was any competition, Jacopo (J.) Peterman is Elaine's best boss ever on "Seinfeld." He might be the best boss on the series, thanks to his poetic quips and uncanny line delivery that only John O'Hurley could offer. Peterman shows up late in the series, with his first appearance in the Season 6 finale ("The Understudy"). Elaine begins her work with the J. Peterman Catalog at the beginning of Season 7, and one of the best characters is born.

Peterman oozes charisma and has a storytelling ability unlike any other. It's impossible not to laugh at his one-of-a-kind lines like "This dry air is curing me like a black forest ham," and "The toll road of denial is a long and dangerous one. The price? Your soul." His world-traveling escapades never left him without a story, which always somehow connected to an article of clothing for the catalog. He was also rather unpredictable, with the audience never knowing what he might do next. He leaves the United States for Myanmar, putting an unsuspecting Elaine in charge of the catalog. We also discover he lives in a terribly drab apartment and seems to have the most boring at-home life despite his amazing tales. Never knowing what Peterman might say or do next was his best quality, and O'Hurley executed the part to perfection.

[SarahBellum]

I like the episode in which Peterman's mother was at death's door. He and George were returning from dinner when Peterman gets the call. She emerges from a comatose state after George reveals his banking password, she shouts it out, then dies. That was a good one.

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Originally Posted by SarahBellum

I like the episode in which Peterman's mother was at death's door. He and George were returning from dinner when Peterman gets the call. She emerges from a comatose state after George reveals his banking password, she shouts it out, then dies. That was a good one.

I agree, then in front of the bank with everyone crowded around him, Peterson yelling at him George there's no more time, shout out your code.

[TSMIV]

Mr. Peterman was hilarious, but clueless Mr. Pitt was funny too.

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I have to go with Peterman...
The episode where Elaine tests positive for Opium...
"White Lotus, Yam Yam, Shanghai Sally..." Lol