Lydia found Jerry's comments funny, so Uncle Leo accused her of being an anti-semite as well. He resumes the relationship later on in the episode, although neither Stella nor Lydia is mentioned in subsequent episodes. In "The Bookstore," Jerry catches Uncle Leo in the act of shoplifting at a local bookstore, thereafter confronting him about it. Leo maintains that seniors have the upper hand since they can claim senility ("Come on! I'm an old man. I'm confused! I thought I paid for it. What’s my name? Will you take me home?”); he also reminds Jerry to always greet him "Hello" no matter how awkward the situation. Jerry later unintentionally gets Leo arrested by "bookstore police" after Leo attempts yet another theft. During this episode, we learn that Uncle Leo has a criminal record related to a "crime of passion." In "The Package," Leo receives a package for Jerry. Jerry is suspicious, thinking the package could contain a bomb, so he encourages Leo to open the package. This happens over the phone, and Jerry hears a loud explosion once Leo agrees to open the box. Except for having his eyebrows and moustache burnt off, Leo is unharmed. Elaine later quickly draws new eyebrows on him with her eyeliner, leaving him with a comical expression of anger. "He's the kind of guy who is a total nuisance at times and the kind of guy you avoid. He's a very expansive character, and that has an attraction to it," Lesser said of the character in 1998. Len Lesser, who portrayed Uncle Leo, exhibited some of the same character traits, especially the overly excited greeting manners, when he later portrayed the character Garvin he portrayed from 1996-2004 on "Everybody Loves Raymond". Lesser died in 2011. His role as Uncle Leo was remembered as an "iconic" and "scene-stealing" character. Despite his persona as a complaining braggart, Uncle Leo "still managed to be loveable". The Uncle Leo character appears in a total of 15 episodes from 1991 to 1998.