Seinfeld enjoyed enormous success for its uniquely hilarious brand of off-kilter comedy, as well as its main characters. It's doubtful the show would have achieved as much success without Jerry's eccentric (just a bit) next-door neighbor Kramer, a loafer with few aspirations who somehow manages to stay afloat.
The character has always been a nut-job on the best of days, but he continued to spiral into the throes of insanity as the show progressed. Here are 10 ways Kramer got worse and worse throughout Seinfeld's 9 season run.
10 He Was a Moocher
Instead, Kramer either had money stashed away from previous successes, or he was mooching off the taxpayer's dime through social assistance. All this, while continuing to raid Jerry's fridge!
9 He was Litigious
Kramer's failed twin lawsuits against a coffee chain and a tobacco company were meant to poke fun at the insanity of similar real-world litigation taking place at that time. Even so, they showed Kramer's complete disregard for the concept of personal responsibility.
After burning himself with spilled coffee, Kramer jumped the gun to get free cafe lattes for life (and no financial payout). Later, he settled with a tobacco company to act as their spokes-model on a giant billboard.
8 He had no inner filter
Kramer was prone to saying whatever came to mind, at any moment, regardless of the consequences. Without an inner filter to properly screen what came out of his mouth, Kramer was prone to embarrassing people at the worst of times.
His off-hand remark to Audrey about needing a nose job caused her first procedure to yield nightmarish results, while his inability to filter his thoughts inadvertently revealed Susan's father's homosexual relationship. Also, he nearly drove George into madness after a remark that his girlfriend looked identical to Jerry, suggesting latent homosexual attraction.
7 He was destructive
Although Kramer had the best of intentions for his friends, it didn't always pan out the best way. Whether it was illegally raiding lobster traps or blowing the fuses in his apartment complex, Kramer was a virtual black cat in every way.
One of his most destructive mistakes came when he accidentally lit Susan's cabin on fire, burning it the ground before her very eyes. It led to a major rift between the two, with George caught in the middle.
6 He was manipulative
When Kramer wanted something, he wasn't afraid to do what was necessary to obtain it. Sometimes this meant hiding the truth from friends, or carefully manipulating them into doing things they didn't want to.
A great example was when Kramer convinced Jerry to switch apartments in order to avoid a large Kenny Rogers Roasters chicken sign pummeling his corneas. Rather than switch back, Kramer attempted to prolong the situation after becoming secretly addicted to the chicken.
5 He was (kind of) an animal abuser
Though Kramer seemed to like animals, it didn't go both ways. He frequently found himself in bitter situations with many critters, including a full-on spat between himself and Barry, a chimpanzee.
There was also that time he fed Beefareeno to a horse, straight out of a can, and let's not forget the Titleist golf ball that found itself wedged in the blow-hole of a whale.
4 He abused the homeless
On paper, Kramer's plan to utilize New York's homeless population as rickshaw drivers wasn't the worst, but it was executed with all the finesse of a deer in a department store. It soon became an exercise in poor leadership and less-than-stellar foresight.
It also nearly ended with the death of Elaine's boyfriend via out-of-control rickshaw.
3 He had no problem with piracy
Kramer seemed to have little trouble reconciling himself with TV and movie piracy. He thought there was nothing truly wrong with having illegal cable installed in his (and Jerry's) apartment, but it didn't stop there.
Things got truly nuts when he got Jerry involved with Brody, a violent film pirate who forced him to record theater films with a camcorder for sale on the black market.
2 His Business Ideas were dangerous
For a guy who never worked a day in his life, Kramer certainly seemed to exercise the entrepreneurial spirit, at least in theory. His multiple business ventures failed to yield anything except a large mess, proving he didn't exactly have what it took to be a power player.
His idea for a giant oil bladder that could contain a spill seemed like a great idea, only to end horribly, and his idea for a pizza place where customers could make their own pies would surely have led to multiple wrongful death lawsuits.
1 He got his friends thrown in prison
The final episode of Seinfeld saw the group get tossed in the clink after a lengthy trial which brought their personal flaws out into the light, kicking and screaming. The main responsible for their plight, however, was definitely Kramer.
He was the guy running the camcorder while an innocent bystander was robbed, providing first-hand video evidence which eventually found them guilty of violating the Good Samaritan act. It was the final nail in the coffin of Kramer's less-than-stellar history.
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