The Puffy Shirt

"**The Puffy Shirt**"
"The Puffy Shirt"
Seinfeld episode
	The Puffy Shirt on display at the National Museum of American History in 2006
Episode no.	Season 5; Episode 2
Directed by	Tom Cherones
Written by	Larry David
Production code	502
Original air date	September 23, 1993
Guest appearances
	Estelle Harris as Estelle Costanza; Jerry Stiller as Frank Costanza; Wendel Meldrum as Leslie; David Brisbin as Client; Bryant Gumbel as himself; Deborah May as Elsa; Michael Mitz as Photographer;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "The Mango"	Next →; "The Glasses"
	List of episodes

"The Puffy Shirt" is the second episode of the fifth season of the American NBC sitcom Seinfeld.^[1] It was the 66th episode and originally aired on September 23, 1993.^[1] The episode centers on Jerry having to wear an ostentatious "puffy" shirt on The Today Show after he unwittingly agreed to promote it for Kramer's girlfriend because she spoke too quietly for him to understand what she was asking.

This episode popularized the term "low talker".^[2] Larry David, the co-creator of the show, came up with the idea to use the shirt,^[3] and cites this episode as one of his favorites in the series.

^ ^a ^b "Seinfeld Season 5 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^ Daniel Kreps (5 July 2019). "Close Talkers and Double Dippers: 15 Phrases 'Seinfeld' Spawned". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ Arnold, Thomas K. "Ahoy thar, 'Seinfeld' mateys!". USA Today. USA Today. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

[tvguide-1] "Seinfeld Season 5 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[2] Daniel Kreps (5 July 2019). "Close Talkers and Double Dippers: 15 Phrases 'Seinfeld' Spawned". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[USAToday-3] Arnold, Thomas K. "Ahoy thar, 'Seinfeld' mateys!". USA Today. USA Today. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

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