 CONT: In the pilot episode Michael Richards character is named  "Kessler" (it would be changed to "Kramer" in the second episode)  and Jerry refers to him by that name. Continuity error, possibly  intentional. In episode 9.8 there is a flashback to the first  meeting between Jerry and Richards character, which occurs prior to  when episode 1 takes place. Jerry says something like, ". . . you  must be Kessler," and the reply is, "Actually, its Kramer." If the  conversation portrayed in episode 9.8 took place its unlikely that  Jerry would have referred to him as "Kessler" in the pilot episode.