Justin Pitt
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Justin Pitt is a fictional character on the US television sitcom Seinfeld, portrayed by Ian Abercrombie.
Mr. Pitt was Elaine Benes' boss for a short time during the show's sixth season. The character was introduced in the season premiere, "The Chaperone". Elaine was employed as Mr. Pitt's personal assistant for twenty-two episodes, ending with "The Diplomat's Club", in which she was fired after a series of coincidences led him to believe that she was trying to kill him.
[edit] Characteristics
Certain characteristics of the character helped to advance episode plots.
- He's very particular about the white socks that he wears, often forcing Elaine to spend hours looking for the perfect pair. Once such mission kept Elaine from going to New Jersey with Jerry, George and Kramer for the Miss America pageant in "The Chaperone."
- He has an aversion to fountain pens, and ink is forbidden in his office. A fountain pen's explosion was at the core of a scene at the end of "The Gymnast": Elaine gripped his coat while her hands were covered in ink to get him to stop staring at a Magic Eye poster and go to a meeting, at which the ink had gotten on his upper lip, lending him a resemblance to Hitler.
- He eats his Snickers candy bars with a knife and fork, which became the running joke for "The Pledge Drive".
- He also seems to have a fondness for Woody Woodpecker, and in "The Mom & Pop Store" got to live out his childhood dream of holding up the Woody balloon at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
- Pitt is very wealthy, and lives in an expensive apartment building. This set up the plot of "The Doorman."
- He is obsessed with Jackie Kennedy Onassis and hires Elaine because he believes she looks like her.
[edit] See also
| Seinfeld |
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| Characters |
| Main Characters: Jerry Seinfeld | George Costanza | Elaine Benes | Cosmo Kramer |
| Related to Jerry: Helen Seinfeld | Morty Seinfeld | Uncle Leo | Kenny Bania | Sally Weaver | Dr. Tim Whatley |
| Related to George: Estelle Costanza | Frank Costanza | Susan Ross | Mr. Wilhelm | Mr. Kruger | Lloyd Braun | George Steinbrenner |
| Related to Elaine: J. Peterman | David Puddy | Mr. Lippman | Justin Pitt | Sue Ellen Mischke |
| Related to Kramer: Newman | Mickey Abbott | Jackie Chiles | Bob Sacamento | Babs Kramer | Lomez | Franklin Delano Romanowski |
| Other: Soup Nazi | "Crazy" Joe Davola | Minor characters in Seinfeld |
| Culture of the Seinfeld Universe |
| Festivus | Master of Your Domain | Regifting List of fictional films in Seinfeld | Coffee Table Book About Coffee Tables |
| Episodes |
| List of Seinfeld episodes | The Seinfeld Chronicles |
| Other |
| List of Seinfeld references to actual people | Running gags in Seinfeld |
