Santa Kramer and the capitalist fat cats

Elaine’s new boyfriend, Ned, is a communist. Mickey, Kramer’s friend who is a “little person”, is working at Coleman’s Department Store as Santa’s helper and he got Kramer the job playing Santa. Elaine and Ned are shopping at Coleman’s and she introduces Ned to Kramer and Mickey. After Kramer complains about the long work hours with no break, low wages, and the scratchy, irritating glue on the fake beard, Ned tells him that he has some communist literature out in his car that will change Kramer’s whole way of thinking. Kramer gets the literature and reads it out loud to Mickey the next day as they walk to work together dressed in their customs.

Funniest scene:

At Coleman’s Department Store, Kramer as Santa has a little boy on his lap. The little boy says he wants a racing car set for Christmas. In a very loud, jolly voice, Kramer says, Ho, ho, ho, a racing car set. Then in a whisper to the little boy, Kramer says – Listen, you don’t want that. Those are assembled in Taiwan by kids like you and these Coleman pigs sell it for triple the cost. The little boy says – but I want a racing car set. Kramer then whispers – Don’t you see, kid, you’re being bamboozled. (Mickey is bent over, holding his face in his hands and shaking his head.) Kramer continues - These capitalist fat cats are inflating the profit margin and reducing your total number of toys. The little boy jumps off Kramer’s lap and shouts – Hey, this guy’s a commie. Mickey immediately grabs the little boy by the shirt – Hey, keep it quiet. Then, as he smoothes out the little boy’s ruffled shirt with his hands, he softly asks – Where’d a nice little boy like you learn such a bad word like that? The little boy yells – Commie! Commie! Traitor to our country! Mickey turns to the parents and children in the Santa line and says – Santa is not a Commie. He just forgot how his good friend stuck his neck out for him to get him a good job like this, didn’t he, Santa (then Mickey kicks Kramer). Just then, the store manager arrives and asks – Is there a problem here? Kramer, again using his loud, jolly, Santa voice, shouts - Ho, ho, ho. The little boy screams – This guy’s a commie. He’s spreading propaganda. The store manager says – Oh, yeah. Well that’s enough Pinko. You’re through. Both of you. Mickey pleads – I got two kids in college. Kramer stands up from his Santa throne and says – You can’t fire me; I’m Santa. The store manager yells – Not anymore. Now get your skinny ass out of here.