Susan's Father's Secret Is Revealed | The Cheever Letters | Seinfeld

[@crupert23225]

The way Mrs. Ross takes such delight in the cabin's destruction. And when Aunt Sarah says "I KNEW it!".

[@toolrammsteindeftones]

Yes those two parts. 😆

[@redacted2275]

What about them?

[@randy1576]

I loved when she said that too😁

[@albundy6008]

@@violamateo she probably knew he was on the down-low too and just didn't care.

[@gooner4life518]

Is it me or does Susan's mom always have a drink in her hand almost every seen?

[@mwi87]

Everyone glossing over Aunt Sarah's best one-liner: "He doesn't look like me" 🤣

[@TheBehm08]

Self owned herself and George in 5 words

[@MikeBayhamRep]

Explains Susan's attraction

[@Jimmietwotimes]

And then " I KNEW it!" practically stole the scene.

[@bouji_]

_I knew it_ was way better.

[@riteshkaushik]

‘Time is what he is indicating there….’ - hilarious George 😂

[@irishboy_pa]

Thank God George pointed it out.

[@ninejot]

😂

[@mlipkin1]

They cribbed this line on Succession! Of all the lines from Seinfeld to crib… kind of brilliant when you think about it.

[@annaheart7731]

I was looking for this comment to join. This line made me laugh ! Of course, George's performance of telling "burn" is another great one here, his arm wave "burn". ))))

[@khaledabos3eed]

Elaine: John Cheever, you have read any of his stuff?! Jerry: mmmmm, yeah, i am familiar with some of his writings😂😂

[@annaheart7731]

Ahhh, there is why ! I didn't get it when I saw this episode with Elaine. :))))

[@roguesheep3083]

To his credit, he kept it in the vault. 😄

[@maxmartin2763]

"It's just a matter of common courtesy. You come in the house, you wipe your wheels." One of the most under-rated and funniest lines ever written. 😂

[@josemaria8177]

Susan's parents perfectly explain the enduring mystery of why someone like Susan would be atracted to George

[@TheStuport]

🤣

[@Chillllllbruh]

​@@Horsemanray A true inspiration.

[@shadowknight1121]

@@samanfang5139 they’re both screwed up from their parents.

[@stoneylonesome5826]

Or maybe why he drove her to lesbianism.

[@cya2139]

Susan and George would have become exactly like her parents had they actually married, and I mean EXACTLY like them😉

[@fromthehaven94]

*(Cherish the cabin)* An underrated moment when Mrs. Ross mimicks her husband.

[@brianwallace2267]

Didn't care for that, really. I would have told her to cut it and done another take.

[@valentinpalombo4699]

I love how quick her dad just comes clean and opens himself with such an appasionate sincerity, even in front of his wife.

[@meghanmisaliar]

That part was hilarious lol. He was proud to admit it!!

[@divineray7822]

It's been a lifetime

[@ImMilkthedog]

Now we know why he actually loved that cabin and cherished it.

[@redacted2275]

Wow, nothing gets past you

[@ImMilkthedog]

@@redacted2275 what was George not costanza enough here for you

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

@@redacted2275 ...4:09

[@roguesheep3083]

The man cave. Yeh, i said it 😄

[@nthgth]

I mean, it was his father's dying words

[@charliepanayiotou4305]

'...in a way you could never understand' Pure contempt here

[@zufgh]

One of the best line deliveries in the show, clutching onto that box like Gollum protecting the one ring.

[@scottmatheson3346]

pure contempt is what he's indicating there

[@reallymakesyouthink]

The way George breaks the news while coughing is hysterical. The "cabin is *burned*".

[@jehobden]

He gets a lot out of a single word - "burned".

[@PerryHowell-h9v]

That's one of the funniest scenes in the whole show

[@shadowknight1121]

The cabin’s kind of…George? Burned.

[@lacouerfairy]

"Time.. is what he's indicating there...." I always LOL at that

[@annaheart7731]

😁 I loved this one.

[@TheErik249]

This was probably one of the most awkward moments in the entire Seinfeld series. When I first saw this episode I was both surprised and laughing at the same time. George and Jerry's quick exit was probably the most comical I had ever seen.

[@waryaawariiri1812]

Jerry pointing to the ⌚ was brilliant.

[@creed22solar123]

​@@waryaawariiri1812time, time was what Jerry was indicating there.

[@ImMilkthedog]

What about when kramer met crazy Joe

[@keithpatrick156]

Jerry also used that when George's parents found a condom wrapper on their bed after coming home from a trip.

[@spenser9908]

@@creed22solar123 I love when George says that 🤣

[@anthonycantu8879]

Susan's mother is just freaking HILARIOUS 😂

[@markmaki4460]

LOL the perfect functioning drunk.

[@rafaelmartinvannostrand2084]

the way Jerry and George knock their head after "PS: love the cabin" 🤣🤣🤣

[@michaeldempsey4108]

I noticed that, some good news anyway.

[@ThatVeryArtGal]

I love when the sister goes, "I knew it!" The look of total satisfaction on her face. Hysterical!

[@johnh5259]

She was so excited she almost walked again.

[@taxidancing87]

4:25 I KNEW IT!!! There's always that one person within a family 😂

[@mauertal]

Who, if not you, knows that!

[@blimy01maynard30]

That line was delivered with such little sister energy.

[@Lucian-mg9mw]

I’m that one person but I never had a cabin.

[@amiblueful]

I know Heid Swedberg's portrayal of Susan was widely criticized (even by Jason Alexander!). But I thought her playing it perfectly straight was a good apposition to everyone else.

[@12Blueace]

That’s actually way she was criticized. Her character was too good for the group dynamic.

[@calburge4338]

Actually he never criticized her acting It was approach to reading lines and the character acting

[@spenser9908]

Jason Alexander had a problem with the Susan actress?

[@timkasansky2528]

@@spenser9908 he apologized already. He said that her straight acting make things more difficult for him on their scenes together, but it was unfair to expect her to be funny with what she was given. Susan was a straight character and she played her part perfectly. To me if was actually funnier that she was a normal woman that could see through George and still accept him.

[@Noisy_Cricket]

​@@timkasansky2528yup, Susan was fine with me, and I think it would've been interesting if they had kept her.

[@franzie8801]

"He doesn't look like me!" 😂😂😂💀

[@tolliSTFU]

Susan’s parents are so passive aggressive. It made it even more enjoyable when they both got zinged at the end😂

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

Then they were united by their hatred of George

[@anthonyesposito7]

Wait what happened to the them again?

[@tolliSTFU]

@@anthonyesposito7 the fathers inherited cabin was set on fire by Kramer and he was outed by his daughter and the mother was getting cheated on with another man, which according to some women is worse than being cheated on with another woman

[@anthonyesposito7]

@@tolliSTFU oh I thought maybe you were referring to something that happened to them in the finale because I remember them being there lol

[@tolliSTFU]

@@anthonyesposito7 lol no, I think just like everyone else in the finale, They were just there to make sure that the group went to jail. 😂

[@lorijohnson1320]

“Look I spilled wine on me.” Susan’s mother is awesome! And her laugh is great! 😂😂

[@switch12345678]

She's an alcoholic, Lori

[@ironcito1101]

I feel they should've made her character be Mr Kruger's wife. For some reason, I think those two should go together. Maybe it's that evil-funny smile, or being half-oblivious to the conversation while making sarcastic remarks 😅

[@zoltanurmosi1143]

@@ironcito1101 she would be Mrs. K ugar

[@darkstar2873]

Terrific in "An Officer and A Gentleman " and "Norma Rae"...even shone in her bit part (Dottie ) in "Armageddon "

[@plissken2156]

4:03 - Love how both Jerry and George simultaneously agree that the cabin is something to have been admired - even while painfully personal (and eventually destructive) family information is being read aloud in their presence.

[@chriscruciat2469]

George and Jerry’s awkward exit was classic 😂😂😂

[@gregmurphy7473]

Cherish the cabin.

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

Susan's sauced up Mom is so funny.....

[@sanchitgupta1587]

" not that there's anything wrong with that " .... But we really should be going

[@LowLevelNC]

@4:09 = The tapping of the watch. LOL!

[@skunkycatog]

The way the sister yells out always gets me 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GaryYork-tk2ow]

The most ingenious sitcom ever made.

[@TheNukewarfare2]

I love how Jerry literally yanks George out the door at the end.

[@tonyrichardson5955]

When the sister said "I knew it" I lost it 😅😅😅😂

[@dariusalexander8985]

All this because Kramer couldn't properly put out a cigar.

[@danlower7834]

More proof that kramer does disastrous things when he's chasing women

[@angeleyeszarai]

"Anyways. Onward & upwards" 😆🙌

[@Bruh-bs6do]

One of the best Seinfeld plots!

[@Erikcleric]

Nobody notices that Susan parents are played by 2 prominent actors from Twin Peaks: Laura Palmer's mom and the town forensic doctor.

[@zoltanurmosi1143]

Hey, good memory. Thanks

[@nthgth]

I'm pretty sure lots of people notice that

[@CC3193]

She’s also Lois, Bill’s mother on Big Love

[@hwh6237]

Yeah Warren frost and grace zabriske

[@hilairebelloc3368]

I have been waiting to see a comment like this!

[@blimy01maynard30]

Jerry's wave at the end always makes me laugh. And wow, George. Nice boyfriend move by just leaving your would-be wife.

[@bossfan49]

There ya go, it's a '47 Cabin.

[@RIUUI007]

4:56 I love how Jerry yanks George away from the door

[@CaptOrbit]

I came here looking for this comment. Jerry yanking George away from the door was just the cherry on top of a great scene.

[@DarthWill3]

Glad to see George is hitting it up with Susan's mother at the dinner table. Humor can find a way to bind people. 😜

[@jackobora3193]

"Time is what he is indicating there"

[@MorgenthauMusic]

"Dear Henry, last night with you was bliss. (...)" I feel lucky that I only really "discovered" this classic series in the last few years - so many new, incredible laughs ...

[@stevielagan1948]

Susan's parents were played by truly magnificent actors- Warren Frost and Grace Zabriskie. True character actors in the best sense of the word. SO WEIRD to see them both in Twin Peaks!!!!

[@BLACK_MikeHammer]

"Dad you and John Cheever"?😂😂😂😂

[@justinestes6400]

The scene revealing the cabin burned is a master class in comedic timing!!

[@winterbalm]

Susan was such a wonderful person really sorry for her George did not deserve her

[@atrain132]

4:27 😂🤣 I remember watching this when it aired, and I've always remembered that line from the son: " John Cheever, dad you and John Cheever??"

[@youcanquoteme2]

P.S. Love the cabin followed by Jerry and George's gestures is a perfect snapshot of its greatness.

[@illusionxmuta]

Detective Lassiter is my favorite part of the reveal scene.

[@jamezkpal2361]

This is a parody of Home Before Dark, a book describing Cheever's bisexual lifestyle based on letters found after his death published by his daughter Susan.

[@peterd.9522]

Ah, thanks that is helpful.

[@CC3193]

Oooh I love this & that you knew it. Thanks so much for sharing this extra layer!

[@jonwiley2592]

I became obsessed with John Cheever right after this episode.

[@aj1800]

Onward and upward 😂😂 George is freaking hilarious 🤣

[@Jim_L]

I think everyone on this show is hysterical. But if I sat down and tallied up who made me laugh the most, it's gotta be George. 🤣

[@trappinout18]

​@@Jim_LHe is the most consistently selfish.

[@sudrianliam1199]

"What's your major?" "I don't have one." Quite right, that. He quit higher education and became Chief Detective in Santa Barbara😂

[@acepilotson3331]

Susan’s mom is awesome.

[@TheSynthisis]

Detective Lasseter already looks like he is tired of Shaun and he hasn't even met him yet.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

"Who's John? Who's John?? I want to know who John is!!!" She didn't get this upset when her teenage daughter Laura was killed and found wrapped in plastic.

[@mrlego611]

“Jerry… she was wrapped in PLASTIC!”

[@xavierrenegade]

@@mrlego611 Jerry: "So she's...plastic-wrap?"

[@erickorantes9308]

4:41 someone in the audience has a gremlin laugh xD

[@renaissance18]

Henry: Yes! Yes, he was the most wonderful person I've ever known. And I love him deeply! In a way you could never understand.. at 4:29 LOL

[@MLBlue30]

Not everyday you learn your Father gave a famous writer the best nut of his life.

[@renaissance18]

@@12classics39 relax its a tv show

[@StormDatIsApproaching]

Twin Peaks, Psych and Seinfeld alumni in one episode is a crazy crossover

[@space.ayreon]

Susan looked gorgeous with short hair. Also looked stunning with long hair. ☺

[@Normal6755]

Loved the parents on Twin Peaks

[@doddeddo]

Susan was always so lovely, George was her perdition lol

[@John-xeyvfkwieba]

It makes sense that george and susan got engaged bc their families were both crazy

[@paulsteenberg5933]

“Anyway..onward and upward”😂😂😂

[@lori25hu]

The Cabin’s death takes place in the shadow of new life, is not really burned if we find a way to remember it - Wraith of Kahn 😂

[@larry1824]

Mr Cheever was a neighbor snd very well liked. I enjoyed this because it was so well played

[@rodrigomiguel1721]

"- Burn!" 😂😂😂

[@jag5316]

The wine mom’s reaction to news that the cabin burned is one of the great comedic moments in Seinfeld.

[@danielgreenleaf]

‘One might even say in a sense...Comical!’ 😂 😂 George Cartwright

[@regularyoutubename]

Missed opportunity for Jerry or George to say: “I mean, not that there’s anything wrong with it”.

[@mistermysteryman107]

“I KNEW IT!!!”

[@sanchorice6382]

Love Susan... she's so sobering.

[@mathiasringle6972]

They all played their roles so well!!!!

[@doomzilla3568]

Thank Kramer for this. 😂

[@RaulieGonzo97]

And it’s never brought up again 😂😂😂

[@karloalberti]

Mrs. Ross reminds me of Mrs Roper of Three's company series... always sarcastic and funny ... great performances. 🤠

[@lonnychen2466]

One of the best exits in sitcom history!!

[@5857612]

Time is what he's indicating there.

[@CC3193]

2:35 Susan’s hairband & bob-length cut looks cute on her 😘 especially with her dangling earrings sitting nicely just below her bob. This would still look good worn today.

[@caporegime1453]

“Wear some more lipstick”

[@Chrisbajs]

Sarah Palmer and Doc Hayward. Throw in Mrs. Choate and Kramer's cable guy and we'll have a Twin Peaks reunion.

[@IsoscelesKramer]

and Sue Ellen Mischke!

[@Chrisbajs]

@@IsoscelesKramer True!

[@joshhamester]

“Well they’re filthy!” This line/delivery is burned in my brain for some reason

[@Matthew-pe1kt]

The newspaper says Guilty of Love.

[@Jake_S_]

3:57 I love the newspaper headline: "Guilty of Love"

[@joycampi7233]

Wipe your wheels! 🤣

[@drewp.weiner2473]

One of my favorite scenes, it so damn funny

[@brandonbarclay6218]

Superman reference 1:05

[@lemonhead162]

Kramer should've been sued for destroying the cabin!

[@brucew7339]

In a way you could never understand 😂

[@Mike19737]

“Anyway, onward and upward!” 😂😂

[@philswaim392]

Good for him. He had a great place where he could truly be himself.

[@TheBattosi]

I didn’t know that Lassiter knew Seinfeld.

[@katie2893]

george vomited on her suit, got her fired from nbc, broke her up with her girlfriend, burned down her family cabin, which led to her finding out that her dad had an affair with john cheever, then got engaged to her, then wanted to postpone it, then killed her with toxic envelopes, then tried everything to ruin the foundation that was set up in her memory

[@fakename6658]

To be fair, it was Kramer who stole her gf away.

[@maxsmirnoff8200]

Onward and upward 🤣

[@battlecross8540]

Does George really believe he can escape all responsiblity in life by saying, "I had bad parents!" At some point you would think he couldn't blame Frank and Estelle Costanza forever.

[@Deere55]

" 'Time' is what he's indicating there."

[@MrHalohunter24]

The brother reminds me of Chandler on Friends a little bit.

[@piehound]

At a moment like that George should segway into an impression of José Jimenez. Ya like gum ????????

[@zidneya]

That moment when you realize that there were other kind of flames in the cabin you just burned down...... .....Not that there's anything wrong with that

[@drunkweebmarine9492]

I love this show