The CBS television program "Seinfeld" is a comedy about four young people living in modern day New York City. Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld) is a nightclub comedian. George Costanza (Jason Alexander) is Jerry's friend and is conniving and jealous. Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) is Jerry's neighbor with a laid-back personality. Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is Jerry's ex-girlfriend and somewhat sarcastic. This episode is titled "The Puffy Shirt" and was first broadcast on September 23, 1993. George has run out of money and moves in with his parents Estelle Costanza (Estelle Harris) and Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller). Jerry is going to do a benefit show for Goodwill Industries, a used clothing organization which provides aid to homeless people. To promote his benefit show he appears on a morning television program. Kramer's friend Leslie convinces Jerry to wear a puffy old-fashioned shirt during his television appearance to promote her shirt company. The shirt looks like one that pirates wore in old movies and there are lots of pirate jokes. George and his parents go out to a restaurant for dinner. His father Frank pulls out a silver dollar and shows it to George and asks if he has ever seen one before. George answers "yes."

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld performs at a nightclub where he makes jokes about people moving in with their parents. George Costanza has run out of money and moves in with his parents Frank and Estelle.

The parents constantly argue with each other and Estelle suggests that George take a civil-service exam. The three head for a local restaurant where the arguments and suggestions continue.

Frank pulls out a silver dollar.

Frank asks George "Look at this, you ever see a silver dollar?" George replies "Yes, I've seen a silver dollar."

The coin appears dull gray and might be a dollar-size prop coin. Frank continues:

Frank slides his hand over the coin and makes it disappear.

George gives a look which says that he has seen the trick before. The group arrives at the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) television studios for Jerry's appearance on The Today Show, a morning television news and entertainment program.

Jerry wears the puffy shirt.

Elaine breaks into laughter and says "you look like the Count of Monte Cristo!"

Jerry wears his shirt on The Today Show.

Host Bryant Gumbel makes jokes about Jerry's shirt and Jerry says that it is the stupidest shirt that he has ever seen. Leslie, who is in the studio, starts yelling "you bastard!"

Later, at a coffee shop, Jerry talks to Kramer about the incident stating that the benefit was the worst show he ever did. Hecklers made remarks like "Avast ye, matey?" Jerry was fired from the benefit committee and Leslie's puffy shirts were given to Goodwill.

Jerry and Kramer leave the coffee shop where two panhandlers ask for money.

One man is wearing a puffy shirt and asks "Can you spare a little change, for an old buccaneer?" Jerry gives the man a coin which looks like a quarter.

Jerry Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld
Jason Alexander as George Costanza
Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes
Estelle Harris as Estelle Costanza
Jerry Stiller as Frank Costanza
Director: Tom Cherones
Writers: Larry David