Editing Cosmo Kramer (section)

==={{anchor|Coffee Table Book about Coffee Tables|Coffee Table Book of Coffee Tables}}Coffee table book about coffee tables===
A storyline running throughout the fifth season is the development of one of Kramer's few successful ideas: a [[coffee table book]] about [[coffee table]]s. Kramer first thinks of the book in "[[The Cigar Store Indian]]", although he later claims that he first had the idea when skiing. Throughout the season, his quest to get the book published becomes a running gag. Pendant Publishing (where Elaine and Kramer's then-girlfriend work) decides to publish it in "[[The Fire (Seinfeld)|The Fire]]".

In "[[The Opposite]]", Kramer starts his "book tour" with an appearance on ''[[Regis and Kathie Lee]]''. By accidentally spitting his [[coffee]] over Kathie Lee Gifford ("All over my Kathie Lee Casuals!"), his book tour goes down in flames. Elaine inadvertently causes the end of Pendant Publishing and therefore the end of Kramer's book. In the episode "[[The Wizard (Seinfeld)|The Wizard]]" it is revealed that the book is being made into a movie. The money Kramer makes allows him to briefly retire to Florida and run for president of the condo board at Del Boca Vista, Phase 3.

The book itself is full of pictures of celebrities' coffee tables, and even had a pair of foldable wooden legs so that it could itself be turned into a coffee table. He also says that he has plans for a coaster to be built into the cover.

[[Tom Gammill]] and [[Max Pross]], writers of "The Cigar Store Indian", came up with the idea of the book, and Larry David added on the idea of the foldout legs to turn it into a coffee table.<ref>{{cite video|title=Seinfeld Season 5: Audio Commentary - "The Cigar Store Indian"|medium=DVD|publisher=[[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]|people=[[Tom Gammill|Gamill, Tom]]; [[Max Pross|Pross, Max]]|date=2005}}</ref>