Frequently Asked Questions for NBC's
"SEINFELD"
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Table of Contents
3.0 What are some FAQ about the major characters?
3.1 What is Kramer's name?
3.2 How does Kramer support himself?
3.3 How many times has Jerry "known" Elaine?
3.4 How do the characters know each other?
3.5 What jobs has xxxxx had on the show?
*3.6 What religion is xxxxx?
3.7 What are some
reasons why Jerry has ended a relationship?
3.8 What "fake" movies have the characters
seen?
3.9 Who is whose best friend?
3.10 How many times has Elaine yelled "GET
OUT?!?" and pushed someone?
3.11 What does George's answering machine say?
3.12 What did the EWR on Jerry's refrigerator mean?
3.13 What foods have
been mentioned or eaten on SEINFELD?
*3.14 What kinds of cars have been
featured on SEINFELD?
*3.15 What songs have been sung on
SEINFELD?
4.0 Are there questions about the other characters?
4.1 Who is Newman
and why does Jerry hate him?
4.2 Was Newman in the movie 'Animal House'?
4.3 Who is the "unfunny comic"?
4.4 Is that really George Steinbrenner?
4.5 Who is the "Soup Nazi"?
4.6 Who is Kenny Kramer?
4.7 Who is Art Vandelay?
4.8 Is Jackie Chiles supposed to be Johnny Cochran?
4.9 Was Russell Dalrymple supposed to be Warren
Littlefield?
4.10 Who is J. Peterman?
4.11 Is there a list of J. Peterman products?
4.12 Who are the two curiously effeminate guys and when
do they appear?
4.13 Who is the Pakistani café owner?
*4.14 Who has guest starred (or
appeared before they were stars) on SEINFELD?
4.15 Who is Bob
Sacamano?
4.16 Who is Lomez?
*4.17 Where is the real Monk's restaurant?
*4.18 What are the various nicknames
of the main characters?
4.19 What celebrities have appeared as themselves?
4.20 Was that "Puddy" as the voice of Superman
in the American Express ad with Jerry?
4.21 What occupation did George always want to have?
*4.22 What production people have
appeared (or had characters named for them) on the show?
*4.23 Who are some of the more notable
one-time characters?
4.24 What
characters have died on the show?
*4.25 What actors have played multiple
characters?
4.26 Which
episodes were dedicated and to whom?
5.0 Specific episode questions.
5.1 Who won
"The Contest"?
5.2 What were the 'Bizarros' in "The Bizarro
Jerry"?
5.3 Is the WIZ Norm Macdonald's (SNL) brother?
5.4 What game are Estelle Costanza and her friends
playing in "The Handicapped Spot"?
5.5 Mulva? Delores? Gipple? (or What was Jerry's girlfriend's name in "The Junior
Mint"?)
5.6 Wasn't there a lawsuit over this very issue?
5.7 Who is Stein Ericson? (as
referenced in "The Reverse Peephole")
5.8 Why did Jerry call Kramer 'Kessler' in the pilot
episode?
*5.9 Is their a Superman reference in every episode?
5.10 Why did
Elaine say "maybe the dingo ate your baby" in "The Stranded"?
5.11 What is the name of the song used in final segment
of "The Clip Show"?
5.12 Who is Mary Beth Whitehead, as referenced in
"The Bottle Deposit"?
5.13 Can I have more information on
"Festivus"?
5.14 Is there a real 555-FILM?
*5.15 What did the Silkwood/radiation reference in "The
Shower Head" mean?
*5.16 "What's the 'sausage music' in "The
Blood"?
6.0 What are some of the oddities and inconsistencies in
SEINFELD?
6.1 Why does the farm girl at the end of 'The Bottle
Deposit' refer to Newman as Norman?
*6.2 Other oddities and interesting
tidbits
*6.3 Continuity errors and inconsistencies
*6.4 What movies have been parodied?
7.0 Where can I find some SEINFELD production related
information?
7.1 Where is
SEINFELD produced and by whom?
7.2 When does the production season begin and end?
7.3 How can I get tickets to a filming session?
7.4 What major awards has SEINFELD garnered?
*7.5 Where can I find scripts to
SEINFELD episodes?
7.6 Are there
official books about SEINFELD?
7.7 Where can I purchase SEINFELD T-shirts and other
merchandise?
7.8 Where can I find other SEINFELD related Internet
sites?
7.9 Do you have sheet music for the bass guitar theme to Seinfeld?
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1.0 What is SEINFELD?
1.1 How many seasons of SEINFELD are there?
There were 9 seasons of Seinfeld
with Episode 1, "The Seinfeld Chronicles"
airing July 5, 1989 and Episode 180,
"The Finale", airing on May 14, 1998.
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1.2 How do I find the title of a SEINFELD episode?
Syndicated episode names can be
found in TV Guide
or similar TV listing.
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1.3 Where can I find all the episode titles and numbers?
Try http://www.tvtome.com/Seinfeld/guide.html , one of the best
sources for 'Seinfeld' episode
information.
A printable checklist can be
found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Seinfeld_episodes
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1.4 Where can I find the plot summary of a SEINFELD episode?
See 1.3.
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1.5 How about a
timeline-history of noteworthy SEINFELD moments?
7/5/89: Pilot airs on NBC;
it is called "The Seinfeld Chronicles."
5/31/90: First regular episode
airs; Elaine is introduced.
6/21/90: Fifth and final
episode of season is aired.
1/23/91: Series returns as
second-season replacement.
1/30/91: "The Pony
Remark" introduces Uncle Leo.
4/4/91: Elaine shrieks
"Get Out!" for the first time.
4/18/91: Newman is heard for
the first time.
6/26/91: 17th and final
episode of season.
9/18/91: First full season of
series kicks off with "The Note."
1/29/92: Newman is seen for
the first time.
2/12/92: First hour-long ep. "The Boyfriend," featuring Keith Hernandez and a
"JFK" parody.
5/6/92: Season-ending episode
features Kramer on "Murphy Brown."
8/12/92: Season begins with
two-parter that puts Kramer, George and Jerry in
Los Angeles.
9/16/92: The character of
Susan Ross makes her debut.
11/18/92: The phrase
"master of your domain" makes its debut in "The Contest."
2/11/93: Another catch phrase:
"Not that there's anything wrong with that."
3/18/93: The world meets
"Mulva" in "The Junior Mint."
5/20/93: Season ends with the
pilot for a failed sitcom starring Jerry Seinfeld.
11/4/93: Rudolph Giuliani
appears in an episode linked to the recent NYC mayoral election.
2/24/94: Kramer's friend
Mickey makes his debut.
5/19/94: George lands a job
with the Yankees, while Elaine loses her publishing position.
11/22/94: The debut of Mr.
Pitt.
11/17/94: Actor Jon Voight
makes an appearance, bites Kramer.
5/27/95: Dave Puddy makes his
first appearance.
5/18/95: Bette Midler appears
in "The Understudy"; J. Peterman makes his debut.
11/21/95: George and Susan get
engaged.
11/2/95: "No soup for
you!" -- "The Soup Nazi" makes his appearance.
1/25/96: O.J. Simpson parody,
with Jackie Chiles hollering: "If the bra fits, you must acquit!"
2/8/96: Hour-long episode ends
with a "Nixon" parody.
5/16/96: Susan Ross dies from
licking envelopes.
11/19/96: Eighth season opens
without co-creator Larry David.
3/13/97: Lloyd Bridges makes
his debut as Izzy Mandelbaum.
4/4/97: "Yada, Yada,
Yada."
11/25/97: Ninth and final
season begins.
11/20/97: The backward episode
airs.
11/25/97: Seinfeld announces
the demise of the show.
5/14/98: Final episode airs.
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2.0 Who are the characters on SEINFELD?
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2.1 Who are the major characters?
Jerome (Jerry) Seinfeld-Jerry
Seinfeld
George Louis Costanza-Jason
Alexander
Cosmo Kramer-Michael Richards
Elaine Marie Benes-Julia
Louis-Dreyfus
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2.2 Who are the minor supporting
characters (2 or more appearances)?
Character name (Actor name) [first
appeared in]
Brief description
Mickey Abbott (Danny Woodburn) [The Stand-In]
Kramer's 'height challenged' actor
friend
Ada (Vicki Lewis) [The Secretary]
George's secretary with the Yankees
Kenny Bania (Steve Hytner) [The Soup]
The 'hack'
comedian who's obsessed with Ovaltine
Susan Biddle Ross (Heidi Swedberg) [The Pitch]
George's fiance, poisoned by toxic
invitation envelopes
Babu Bhatt (Brian George) [The Cafe]
Pakistani restauranteur,
accidentally deported
Lloyd Braun (Pete Keleghan, Matt
McCoy) [The Gum, The Serenity Now]
Dinkins' advisor before he went
crazy
Jackie Chiles (Phil Morris) [The Caddy]
Kramer's attorney, a parody of
Johnnie Cochran
Carol, (Lisa Mende) [The Boyfriend]
"Ya gotta see the
BAY-BEEE!"
Russell Dalrymple (Bob Balaban) [The Pitch]
NBC president, loved Elaine, quit to
join Greenpeace
Crazy Joe Davola (Peter Crombie) [The Pitch]
TV writer, obsessed with Elaine, the
gang is afraid of him
Deena (Mary Jo Keenen) [The Gum]
George's cousin, her father ruined
the John Voight car
Dr. Seigel (Victor Raider-Wexler) [The
Junior Mint]
Surgeon at the local hospital, good
at giving good or bad news
Sid Farkus (Patrick Cronin) [The Sniffing
Accountant]
Frank's bra salesman friend, wanted
to date Estelle
Jake Jarmel (Marty Rackham) [The Sniffing
Accountant]
Writer Elaine dated
Earl Haffler (O'Neal Compton) [The Diplomats'
Club]
High rolling Texan, bet on airline
arrivals and departures with Kramer
Karl (Ellis E. Williams) [The Doodle]
Exterminator, sprayed Jerry's
apartment for fleas.
Katie (Debra Jo Rupp) [The Diplomats
Club]
Jerry's decision impaired booking
agent.
Mr. Lippman (Harris Shore) (Richard Fancy) [The Library, The
Muffin Tops]
Elaine's boss at Pendant Publishing
Evelyn Klompas (Ann Morgan Guilbert) [The Pen]
Jack's wife
Jack Klompas (Sandy Baron) [The Pen]
Morty's crotchety friend from Del
Boca Vista
Mr. Kruger (Daniel von Bargen) [The Slicer]
George's indifferent boss at Kruger
Industrial Smoothing
Bob "The Maestro" Cobb
(Mark Metcalf) [The Maestro]
Pretentious composer, dated Elaine
Izzy Mandelbaum (Lloyd Bridges) [The English
Patient]
Fitness obsessed octogenarian
Mary Edith (Shannon Cochran) [The Parking
Space]
Husband owns a 'fat free' frozen
yogurt shop
Matthew (John Christian Graas)[The Parking Space]
Mary Edith's son, learned to curse
from listening to Jerry
Michael (Steven Prutting, Mark L. Taylor) [The Boyfriend, The Hamptons]
Carol (the BAY-BEEE!)'s husband
Mike (Lee Arenberg) [The Parking
Space]
Thinks Jerry is phone, was also
Jerry's bookie
Mulva/Dolores (Susan Walters) [The Junior Mint]
Dated Jerry, 'name rhymed with a
female body part'
Sue Ellen Mishke (Brenda Strong) [The Caddy]
Braless Oh Henry candy bar fortune
heiress
Mr. Morgan (Tom Wright) [The Pledge Drive]
George's co-worker with the Yankees
Newman (Wayne Knight) [The Suicide]
Jerry's nemesis, works for the US
Postal Service
Peggy (Megan Cole) [The Susie]
Elaine's germaphobic co-worker at J.
Peterman
Giacomo "J." Peterman (John O'Hurley) [The Understudy]
Owns J. Peterman, upscale clothing
catalog company
Ping Wu (Ping Wu) [The Tape]
Chinese food delivery boy
Mr. Justin Pitt (Ian Abercrombie) [The Chaperone]
Elaine was his personal assistant
Poppie (Reni Santoni) [The Couch]
Restauranteur, didn't wash his
hands, peed on Jerry's couch
David Puddy (Patrick Warburton) [The Fusilli
Jerry]
Mechanic turned car salesman, dated
Elaine
Rabbi Glickman (Bruce Mahler) [The Postponement]
Lives in Elaine's building, cannot
keep a secret
Rebecca DeMornay (Sonya Eddy) [The Muffin Tops]
Runs the
homeless shelter, cashier at Brentano's Book Store
Dr. Reston (Stephen McHattie) [The Pitch]
Psychologist 'svengali' Elaine dated
Ricky (Sam Lloyd) [The Cigar Store
Indian]
TV Guide obsessed subway rider, made
Elaine mannequin
Franklin Delano Romanowski aka
FDR (Mike McShane) [The
Betrayal]
Kramer's nemesis, hot dog vendor
Henry Ross (Warren Frost) [The Foundation]
Susan's father
Mrs. Ross (Grace Zabriskie) [The
Foundation]
Susan's mother
Sally Weaver (Kathy Griffin) [The Doll, The
Cartoon]
Talkative stand-up comedienne
George Steinbrenner (Larry David) (Lee Bear)
Bumbling owner of the Yankees
Danny
Tartabull [The Chaperone]
Played for the Yankees
Mr. Thomassoulo (Gordon Jump) [The Butter Shave]
George's boss at Play Now
Tim Whatley (Bryan Cranston) [The Mom and Pop
Store]
The gang's
dentist, keeps Penthouse in his office
Tina (Siobhan Fallon) [The Deal]
Elaine's roommate
Mr. Wilhelm (Richard Herd) [The Jimmy]
George's boss with the Yankees
Wyck (Bruce Davidson) [The Foundation]
Administrator of Susan's foundation
Mabel Choate (Frances Bay) [The Rye]
Jerry stole her marble rye, she
voted Morty out of office
Jay Crespi (Peter Blood) [The
Pitch]
NBC employee
Stu Chernak (Kevin
Page) [The Pitch]
NBC employee
Pharmacist (David Byrd) [The Sponge]
Sold a case
of sponges to Elaine
Fred (Tony Carlin) [The Pick]
Elaine's co-worker at J. Peterman
Robin (Melanie Chartoff) [The Fire]
Dated George, he trampled her mother
to escape a fire
Mel Sanger (Brian Doyle-Murray) [The Bubble
Boy]
Bubble Boy's father, hauls Yoo-Hoo
Mrs. Sanger (Carol Mansell) [The Bubble Boy]
Bubble boy's mother
Security guard (David Dunard) [The Parking
Garage]
Caught Jerry and George urinating in
public
Joe Bookman (Philip Baker Hall) [The Library]
Library cop
Sidra (Teri Hatcher) [The Implants]
Dated Jerry, he wondered if her
breasts were real
Keith Hernandez [The Boyfriend]
Baseball player, dated Elaine (and
Jerry, sort of)
Ramon (Carlos Jacott) [The Pool Guy]
The clingy
pool guy
Arnold Deensfrei (Robert Katims) [The Jimmy]
Head of AMCA (Ably Mentally
Challenged Adults)
Leslie (Wendel Meldrum) [The Puffy
Shirt]
Low talker, designed the puffy shirt
Babs Kramer (Sheree North) [The Switch]
Restaurant matron, Kramer's mother
Marcellino (Miguel Sandoval) [The Little
Jerry]
Convenience store owner, runs cock
fights
Yev Kasem aka The Soup Nazi (Larry Thomas) [The Soup Nazi]
Overly demanding soup stand
proprietor
Father Curtis (Henry Woronicz) [The Yada Yada]
Priest, doomed Puddy and Elaine to
hell
Joey (Todd Bosley) [The Foundation]
Small child, was in Kramer's karate
class
Mrs. Zanfino (Diana Castle) [The Foundation]
Joey's mother
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2.3 Who are the family members of the major characters?
Character [actor or actress]
(relationship)
[1st appeared ep](note)
Jerry-
Morty Seinfeld [Phil Bruns] (father)
[The Stakeout](scenes not reshot with Martin for syndication)
[Barney Martin] (father)
[The Pony Remark]
Helen Seinfeld [Liz Sheridan]
(mother)
[The Stakeout]
Uncle Leo [Len Lesser] (uncle, mom's
brother)
[The Pony Remark]
Aunt Stella [Magda Harout] (aunt,
Leo's wife)
[The Pen]
Cousin Jeffrey [mentioned often,
never shown] (cousin, Leo's son)
[The Pony Remark]
Elderly Cousin Manya [mentioned
once]
[The Pony Remark]
Aunt Celia [mentioned once, never
shown]
[The Soup]
Cousin Douglas [mentioned once,
never shown]
[The Truth]
Sister [mentioned once, never shown]
(sister)
[The Chinese Restaurant]
Nana [Billye Re Wallace]
[The Pledge Drive]
Uncle Mac [Joe George]
[The Stakeout]
Artie Levine [Ron Steelman] (cousin)
[The Stakeout]
George-
Frank Costanza [John Randolph]
(father)
[The Handicap Spot](scenes reshot with Stiller for syndication)
[Jerry Stiller] (father)
[The Puffy Shirt]
Estelle Costanza [Estelle Harris]
(mother)
[The Contest]
Brother [mentioned twice, never
shown] (brother)
[The Parking Spot],[The Suicide]
Cousin Rhisa [Laurie
Taylor-Williams] (cousin)
[The Junk Mail]
Uncle [mentioned once, never shown]
(uncle)
[The Junk Mail]
Cousin Shelly [Rachel Sweet](cousin)
[The Contest]
Aunt Baby [mentioned once never
shown] (aunt)
[The Money](died at age 7, hence the name)
Aunt Sylvia [mentioned once, never
shown] (aunt)
[The Kiss Hello](the only person George is on the "kiss hello"
program with)
Grandmother [mentioned once, never
shown] (grandmother)
[The Doorman]
Grandfather [mentioned once, never
shown] (grandfather, Frank's side)
[The Doorman](He is/was probably bald)
Kramer-
Babs Kramer [Sheree North](mother)
[The Nose Job]
Elaine-
Alton Benes [Lawrence Tierney]
(father)
[The Jacket](author of "Fairgame")
Mother [mentioned twice, never
shown] (mother)
[The Jacket, The Cheever Letters]
Gail (mentioned twice, never shown)
(sister)
[The Jacket, The Pick]
Uncle [mentioned once, never shown)
(uncle)
[The Jacket]
Nephew [mentioned once, never shown)
(nephew)
[The Pick]
Holly [Stacy Travis](cousin)
[The Wink]
Uncle Pete [mentioned once,
never shown] (uncle)
[The Stock Tip](showers four times a day)
Brother-in-law [mentioned once,
never shown] (brother-in-law)
[The Phone Message]
Grandma Mimma [] (grandmother)
[The Wink]
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2.4 What other TV shows and movies have some cast members
been in?
Jerry Seinfeld (appeared as
Himself unless otherwise specified)
"TV Show" (air date) ...part (himself, unless otherwise indicated)
"Just for Laughs" (2002) (TV) (archive footage)
"40 Years of Laughter at the Improv" (2002)
"The Hamptons" (2002) (mini)
"TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration"
(2002)
"NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
"British Comedy Awards 2001" (2001)
"Concert for New York City (2001)
"51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards" (1999)
"Pros and Cons" (1999) .... Prison Man #2
"Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm" (1999)
"Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary" (1999)
"Dilbert" (1999) ...Comp-U-Comp (voice)
"Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies" (1998) .... Host
"Jerry Seinfeld Live on Broadway: I'm Telling You for the Last Time"
(1998)
"Mad About You" (1992)
"NewsRadio" (1995)
"Abbott & Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld" (1995)
"The Larry Sanders Show" (1992)
"The New WKRP in Cincinnati" (1991)
"Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential" (1987)
"The Tommy Chong Roast" (1986)
"Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party" (1986)
"Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce" (1985)
"The Ratings Game" (1984) ...Network Rep
"Benson" (1979) ...Frankie
Film (release date) ...role
Comedian (2002)
Jason Alexander (Jason's real
name is Jay Greenspan His father's name was
Alexander Greenspan, so that's where he got his stage name.
"TV show" (air date) ...part
"The Man Who Saved Christmas" (2002) .... A.C. Gilbert
"Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm" (1999) .... Himself
"Dilbert" (1999) ...Catbert, in 3 episodes
"Hollywood Squares" (1998) ...Himself
"Cinderella" (1997) ...Lionel
"Hercules" (1998) ...Poseidon
"Remember WENN" (1996) ...Alan Ballinger
"Muppets Tonight!" (1996) ...Himself
"Bye Bye Birdie" (1995) ...Albert J. Peterson
"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) ...Kurros
"Duckman" (1994) ...Duckman (voice)
"Aladdin" (1993/I) ...Abis Mal (voice)
"The Nanny" (1993) ...Jack
"The Larry Sanders Show" (1992) ...Himself, in 2 episodes
"Dinosaurs" (1991) ... assorted voices over 7 episodes
"Dream On" (1990) ... Uncle Bouncy's daughter's attorney
"Favorite Son" (1988) ...Chris Van Allen
"Everything's Relative" (1987) ...Julian Beeby
"Rockabye" (1986) ...Lt. Ernest Foy
"E/R" (1984) ...Harold Stickley
"Newhart" (1982) ...Ramming
"Senior Trip" (1981) ...Pete
Film (release date) ...role
"101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure" (2003) .... Lightning
(voice)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2001) ...Hugo (voice)
On Edge (2000) ...Zamboni Phil
The Trumpet of the Swan (2000) ...unknown
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) ...Boris Badanov
Love and Action in Chicago (1999) ...Frank Bonner
Denial (1998) ...Art Witz
Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997) ...Buzz Hauser
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) ...Hugo (voice)
Dunston Checks In (1996) ...Robert Grant
For Better or Worse (1996) ...Michael Makeshift
The Last Supper (1995) ...The Anti-Environmentalist
North (1994) ...North's father
The Paper (1994) ....Marion Sandusky
Blankman (1994) ...Mr. Stone
Coneheads (1993) ...Larry Farber
Down on the Waterfront (1993) ...Howie Silver
The Return of Jafar (1993) (V) ...Abis Mal (voice)
Sexual Healing (1993) ...Frank
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore (1992) ...Bernie Fishbine
White Palace (1990) ...Neil
Pretty Woman (1990) ...Philip 'Phil' Stuckey
Jacob's Ladder (1990) ...Geary
Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) ...Pool Player #1
The Mosquito Coast (1986) ...Clerk
The Burning (1981) ...Dave
Michael Richards
"TV show" (air date) ...part
"British Comedy Awards 2001" (2001) .... Himself
"David Copperfield" (2000) ...Mr. Micawber
"The Michael Richards Show" (2000) ...Vic Nardozza
"London Suite" (1996) ...Mark Ferris
"A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman" (1995) ...Himself
"Mad About You" (1992) ...Kramer
"The Larry Sanders Show" (1992) ...Himself, in 2 episodes
"Marblehead Manor" (1987) ...Rick, the gardener
"Fresno" (1986) (mini) ...The 2nd Henchman
"The Ratings Game" (1984) ...Sal, the mogul
"Night Court" (1984) ...Eugene Sleighbough
"Miami Vice" (1984) ...Pagone
"Faerie Tale Theatre: Pinocchio" (1983) ...Mario's Friend
"Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (1983) ...Kidnapper
"Herndon" (1983) ...Dr. Herndon P. Stool
"Cheers" (1982) ...Eddie Gordon
"St. Elsewhere" (1982) ...unnamed, 2 episodes
"Hill Street Blues" (1981) ...Special Agent Dupre
"Fridays" (1980) ...various
Film (release date) ...role
Redux Riding Hood (1997) ...The Wolf (voice)
Trial and Error (1997) ...Richard 'Ricky' Rietti
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) ...Stanley Spadowski
Ellen's Energy Adventure (1996) (uncredited) ...Caveman discovering fire
Unstrung Heroes (1995) ...Danny Lidz
Airheads (1994) ...Doug Beech
Coneheads (1993) ...Motel Clerk
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) ...Obit Writer
Problem Child (1990) ...Martin Beck
UHF (1989) ...Stanley Spadowski
Whoops Apocalypse (1986) ...Lacrobat
Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) ...Fejos
The House of God (1984) .... Dr. Pinkus
Young Doctors in Love (1982) ...Malamud
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
"TV show" (air date) ...part
"Watching Ellie" (2002) .... Eleanor 'Ellie' Riggs
"Queen of the Whole Wide World" (2001) .... Judge 1
"Geppetto" (2000) .... Blue Fairy
"Animal Farm" (1999) ...Mollie (voice)
"Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" (1995) ...Herself
"London Suite" (1996) ...Debra Dolby
"The Single Guy" (1995) ...Tina, Danger Girl
"Dinosaurs" (1991) ...Heather (voice)
"Day by Day" (1988) ...Eileen Swift
"Family Ties" (1982) ...Susan White
"Saturday Night Live" (1982-1985) ...various
Film (release date) ...role
Gilligan's Island (1999) ...Mary Ann
Deconstructing Harry (1997) ...Leslie
Fathers' Day (1997) ...Carrie Lawrence
North (1994) ...North's mother
Jack the Bear (1993) ...Peggy Etinger
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) ...Margot Chester
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) ...Mary, Mickey's Assistant
Soul Man (1986) ...Lisa Stinson
Troll (1986) ...Jeanette Cooper
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2.5 When are the actor's and character's birthdays?
Real:
Jerry Seinfeld-born April 29, 1954 in
New York City
Jason Alexander (Greenspan)-born September 23, 1959 in
Newark,
New Jersey
Julia Louis-Dreyfus-born January 13, 1961 in NYC, raised in
Washington,
D.C.
Michael Richards-born July 21, 1948 in
Los
Angeles,
California
TV:
Jerry was born in December. In "The Heart Attack", George says he
was born in April, and in "The Butter Shave", Jerry says they
are 4 months apart, and I think it's common knowledge that
Jerry is older than George, so it must be December.
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2.6 Where do the characters live?
Jerry/Kramer/Newman-129 W. 81st
Street
Elaine-
16 W. 75th Street, Apt. #2-G.
Frank and
Estelle Costanza-1344 Queens Blvd.
Flushing,
NY
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2.7 What are the characters' apartment numbers?
Jerry-part of Season One-no
number, just knocker
[The Male Unbonding]-411, numbered next to the door.
Most of the first two seasons-3A
Most other episodes-5A
Newman-5E
Kramer-5B
Elaine-16 W. 75th Street, apartment
2G [The Race]
George-321 W. 90th St.
Costanzas- 3344 Queens Blvd.,
Flushing (?) [The Cigar Store Indian]
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2.8 What are the characters' telephone numbers?
Jerry -
home phone number is KL5-2390 [The Big Salad]
car phone number is 555-8383 [????]
Kramer - 555-3455 (FILK) [The
Pool Guy]
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3.0 What are some FAQ about the major characters?
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3.1 What is Kramer's name?
It is revealed in "The
Switch" that Kramer's first name is Cosmo.
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3.2 How does Kramer support himself?
Kramer won $18,000 ($600 at 30 to
1) on a horse (named Papa Nick) when
he got a tip on the subway in
"the Subway". This, combined with his Coffee
Table book royalties and whatever
he made as a Calvin Klein underwear model,
plus the fact that his apartment
is rent controlled and he gets most of his
food free from Jerry's
refrigerator, means Kramer never has a money problem.
Also he could have earned some
money in
Los Angeles
in "The Trip" by appearing
on 'Murphy Brown'. Kramer may have also received some sort of
payment for
being on strike [The
Strike]. He acted out diseases for medical students to
diagnose [The Burning").
Kramer also played Santa [The Race"). Kramer also poses
in police line-ups for $50
["The Beard"] and once worked as a stand-in on
"All My Children". In
"The Muffin Tops", Kramer charged $37.50 for a ride on
the "Peterman Reality
Tour".
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3.3 How many times has Jerry "known" Elaine?
In "The Deal" Jerry
said they had 'been together' 25 times, where
Elaine thought it was 37. The
problem is, that they have gotten
together since this was
mentioned. For example, I know they 'did
it' in "The Mango". I'm
not sure what the real count is, but it's
gotta be around 30 for Jerry and 40
for Elaine, give or take a few.
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3.4 How do the characters know each other?
In "The Outing" (and
later in "The Abstinence") we are told George met
Jerry at
JFK
High School,
when George fell off a rope in gym class
and landed on Jerry's head. But in
"The Betrayal" Jerry says to George,
"Didn't I beat you up in the
fourth grade?". Jerry met Kramer when they
became next-door neighbors. We learn
in "The Betrayal" that Kramer was
already living there when Jerry
moved in. Jerry and Elaine "used to go
out", but how they met is a
mystery.
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3.5 What jobs has xxxx had on the show?
Jerry:
Umbrella salesman (before the show)
Stand up comedian
Television Comedy Writer
Kramer:
H & H Bagels (on strike since
before the beginning of the show)
Brant-Leland
Author of coffee table book
Actor
Underwear model
Elaine:
Pendant Publishing (Mr. Lippman)
Personal assistant for Mr. Pitt
Writer for the J. Peterman catalog
Cartoonist for 'The New Yorker' (Mr.
Elinoff)
George:
Job as a teenager
Dairy Queen
Reason for leaving: Put feet in the
ice maker. [The Millenium]
Waiter at a fat camp (no other
info available)
July 1989 - April 1991 Real
Estate Agent - Rick Bar Properties.
Manager: Mr. Levitan
Notable achievement: None.
Reason for leaving: Boss
wouldn't share private bathroom.
December 1991 - December 1991 Car
parker
Manager: Self-managed, took over for
Sid.
Notable achievement: None.
Reason for leaving: Caused some
accidents and disrupted filming of a Woody Allen movie.
December 1991 Manuscript
reader - Pendant Publishing
Manager: Mr. Lippman
Notable achievement: None.
Reason for Leaving: Didn't
realize sex with the cleaning woman was 'frowned upon".
1992-1993 Television Comedy
Writer
September 1993 Hand model -
Specialty Models
Manager: Elsa Carlisle
Notable achievement: Modeled
one wristwatch.
Reason for leaving: Burned
hands on hot iron in 'puffy shirt' incident.
November 1993 Sales Rep. -
Sanlak (rest stop supplies)
Manager: Mr. Tuttle.
Notable achievement: Reorganized
Penske file.
Reason for leaving: Was never really
hired in the first place
(or quit thinking he had a job waiting for him at Penske).
May 1994 - May 1997
Assistant to the Travelling Secretary-New York Yankees
Manager: Mr. Wilhelm/George
Steinbrenner
Notable achievement:
Implemented switch from polyester to cotton uniforms.
Reason for leaving: Traded to
Tyler Chicken in
Little Rock.
September 1997-September 1997 -
Play Now (sporting goods)
Manager: Mr. Thomasoulo.
Notable achievement: Pretended
to be handicapped.
Reason for leaving: Company
went bankrupt.
October 1997 - October 1997
Computer sales for "Costanza and Son".
Manager: Frank Costanza
Notable achievement: Faking sale of
50 PCs to Art Vandelay.
Reason for leaving: Faked sale of 50
PCs to Art Vandelay.
November 1997-May 1998 Krueger
Industrial Smoothing
Manager: Mr. Krueger
Notable achievement:
Reason for leaving:
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3.6 What religion is xxxxx?
Jerry is definitely Jewish. His
last name is Jewish. His parents got mad at him
for making-out during "Schindler's
List". Elaine is definitely not Jewish. It was
revealed she had "shiksappeal"
(a strange effect non-Jewish women have on
Jewish men) in "The Serenity
Now". She may be Catholic because she makes the
sign of the cross in "The
Betrayal" and in "The Doodle".
Kramer is definitely not
Jewish. In "The Fatigues" he organizes a Jewish Single's
Night and says "I'm not
Jewish".
George is less clear cut. There's no question Frank is Roman-Catholic.
He belongs
to the 'Knights of Columbus", a Catholic
organization, and he once made a living selling
religious icons, counting the
Rev. Moon as a customer. Estelle is
Jewish. While claims
have been made that she only
seems Jewish because the actress that plays her, Estelle
Harris, is Jewish, but there are enough
clues within the show to allow the viewer to know
she is Jewish, Estelle’s house smells like kasha, a jewish
staple, in “The Cigar Store
Indian”, she plays Mah-Jongg, a
rummy-like tile game stereotypically favored by Jewish
women, in “The Handicap
Spot”. Also, she wears a Chai (Hebrew
character meaning ‘life’)
pendant in “The Serenity Now” and
she mentioned her refusal to ride in a German car in
“The Money”. While other reasons
have been postulated for Estelle's aversion to German
cars, the most logical one in the
context of this particular show is that Estelle is Jewish
and won't have anything to do
with German products etc. because of the Holocaust, this is
common among elderly Jews. And since in the Jewish religion, the faith
is passed down
through the mother and not the
father, we can conclude that George is Jewish.
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3.7 What are some reasons why Jerry has broken up with a
woman?
Actress name (Character) Break-up
episode
-Reason for break-up
Pamela Brull (Laura) The Seinfeld Chronicles
-She was already engaged.
Susan Walters (Mulva/Delores)
The Junior Mint
-Jerry couldn't remember her name.
Janeane Garofalo (Jeannie
Steinman) The Foundation
-She was too much like Jerry.
Tracy Kolis (Marlene) The
Ex-Girlfriend
-She doesn't think his standup act
is funny.
Paula Marshall (Sharon Leonard)
The Outing
-She thought Jerry was lying about
being gay.
Anna Gunn (Amy) The Glasses
-Jerry accuses her of kissing his
cousin.
Lisa Edelstein (Karen) The
Masseuse
-She wouldn't give Jerry a massage.
Kimberly Norris (
Winona) The Cigar Store
Indian
-Circumstances make her think
Jerry's bigoted.
Kimberley Campbell (Tawni) The
Conversion
-Jerry's put off by fungiucide in
her medicine cabinet.
Suzanne Snyder (Audrey) The Pie
-She couldn't give Jerry a reason
for not tasting his apple pie
Kristin Bauer (Gillian) The
Bizarro Jerry
-She had "man hands"
Stacey Travis (Holly) The Wink
-Jerry wouldn't eat enough meat for
her.
Lisa Deane (Christie) The Seven
-She kept wearing the same dress
over and over.
Melinda McGraw (Angela) The Good
Samaritan
-He threatens to tell on her for the
hit-and-run.
Keith Hernandez (himself) The
Boyfriend
-Going 'too fast' in a male
relationship.
Melanie Smith (Rachel) The
Raincoats
-Her father wouldn't let them see
each other again.
Courteney Cox (Meryl) The Wife
-His discount dry cleaning
'wife'. Acting married led to their 'divorce'.
Teri Hatcher (Sidra) The Implant
-He suspected her spectacular
breasts were fake.
Amanda Peet (Lanette) The Summer
of George
-She ran Jerry ragged, too much work
for one man.
Michelle Forbes (Julie) The Big
Salad
-He found out Newman had previously
dumped her.
Lori Loughlin (Patty) The
Serenity Now
-He couldn't show emotion.
Sara Rose Peterson (Claire) The
Voice
-He refused to give up the 'belly
button voice'.
Julia Pennington (Celia) The
Slicer
-She found out he drugged her to
play weith her toys.
Gretchen German (Donna) The
Phone Message
-She liked the Dockers' commercials.
Athena Massey (Melanie) The
Engagement
-She ate her peas one at a time.
Jessica Lundy (Naomi) The Bubble
Boy
-Her laugh sounded like "Elmer
Fudd sitting on a juicer."
Jann Karam (
Sandy) The Switch
-She wouldn't laugh at his jokes.
Jennifer Guthrie (Lena Small)
The Sponge
-She stockpiled cases of Today
sponges.
Karen Fineman (Gwen) The Strike
-Her attractiveness depended on the
lighting.
Marcia Cross (Sara Siderides)
The Slicer
-He thought she intentionally gave
him a skin condition
Jane Leeves (Marla Penny) The
Contest
-She found out about the
non-masturbation contest
Kristin Davis (Jenna) The
Pothole
-He couldn't kiss her because her
toothbrush fell in the toilet.
Cindy Ambuehl (Sophie) The
Burning
-She claimed she got gonorrhea
from a tractor
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3.8 What "fake" movies have the characters seen?
-Agent Zero [The Pool Guy]
-Barcelona [The Engagement]
-Blame it on the Rain [The Calzone]
-Brown-Eyed Girl [The Pool Guy]
-Blimp-The Hindenburg Story [The
Puerto Rican Day]
-Checkmate [The Pool Guy]
-Checkmate [The Movie]
-Chunnel [The Pool Guy]
-Chow Fun [The Pool Guy]
-Cry, Cry Again [The Little Kicks]
-Cupid's Rifle [The Pool Guy]
-Death Blow [The Little Kicks]
-Firestorm [The Pool Guy]
-Means to an End [The Calzone]
-Mountain High [The Pool Guy]
-The Muted Heart [The Engagement]
-The Pain and the Yearning [The
Comeback]
-Ponce De Leon [The Dog]
-Prognosis Negative (Curiously
'Prognosis Negative' was the
name of an unproduced screenplay
written by Larry David) [The Dog]
-The Other Side of Darkness [The
Comeback]
-Rochelle, Rochelle [The Movie]
(Note: There is a real film called Rachel, Rachel. Paul Newman’s
directorial debut about a
spinster who breaks out of her shell after
finding love. There may be some sort of connection.
-Sack Lunch [The English Patient]
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3.9 Who is who's best friend?
If this can be answered at all, Jerry
is Elaine, Kramer and George’s best friend,
while George is Jerry’s best
friend.
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3.10 How many times has Elaine yelled "GET
OUT?!?" and pushed someone?
Through Season Eight, Elaine has
done this 13 times.
(Note: I misplaced my list of 'get out's and
could use some help here...)
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3.11 What does George's answering machine say?
(sung to the theme song from
"The Greatest American Hero")
"Believe
it or not George isn't at home
Please leave a message at the beep
I must be out or I'd pick up the
phone
Where could I be
Believe it or not I'm not home...
beep" [The Susie]
Click the lyrics to hear George
sing.
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3.12 What did the EWR on Jerry's refrigerator mean?
EWR is the airport code
for Newark International.
Why it's on Jerry's refrigerator
remains a mystery.
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3.13 What foods have been mentioned or eaten on SEINFELD?
Bakery - Bagels [The
Festivus][The Strike]
Bakery - Bear claws
[The Sniffing Accountant][The Strongbox]
Bakery - Black and
white cookies [The Dinner Party] [The Understudy]
Bakery - Bread [The Rye]
Bakery - Carrot Cake [The Frogger]
Bakery - $29,000 Wedding cake [The
Frogger]
Bakery - Chip Ahoy
cookies [The Cadillac]
Bakery - Chocolate
Babka [The Dinner Party]
Bakery - Chocolate Eclairs [The
Gymnast]
Bakery - Cinnamon Babka
[The Dinner Party]
Bakery - Cinnamon swirls [The
Glasses]
Bakery - Cupcakes [The Hot Tub]
Bakery - Dinky Donuts [The Note][The
Glasses]
Bakery - Dog food/biscuits
[The Andrea Doria]
Bakery - Donuts [The Strongbox]
Bakery - Drake's Coffee
Cakes [The Suicide]
Bakery - Entenmann's
Cake [The Frogger]
Bakery - Hamentashen
[The Fatigues]
Bakery - Jelly Donut [The Pledge
Drive]
Bakery - Marble Rye [The Rye]
Bakery - Muffin tops [The Muffin Tops]
Bakery - Muffin Stumps [the Muffin
Tops]
Bakery - Poppy seed muffin [The
Shower Head]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Big Hunk (The Nap)
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Black Jack
licorice gum [The Library]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Cashew nuts [The
Doodle][The Busboy]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Clark bar
[The Dinner Party]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Chinese chewing
gum [The Gum]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Chocolate
covered cherries [The Stakeout]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Chuckles
[The Heart Attack]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Chunky bar [The Doodle]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Dentyne chewing
gum [The Library]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Frozen yogurt [The
Non-fat Yogurt]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Ice cream sundae
[The Lip Reader]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Ice Cream [The
Puerto Rican Day]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Jujyfruit [The
Opposite]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Junior Mints [The Junior Mint]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Macadamia nuts
[The Doodle]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Nachos [The Puerto
Rican Day]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Nutrageous [The Nap]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Oh, Henry bar [The Caddy]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Pez [The
Pez Dispenser]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Pineapple Italian
Ice [The Understudy]
Candy/Nuts/Junk – pistachio nuts
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Pretzels - no
salt [The Alternate Side]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Pretzels - with
salt [The Alternate Side]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Pringles [The Postponement]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Pudding skins [The
Blood]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Popcorn [The
Finale]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Reduced-Fat Wheat
Thins [The Cadilac]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Ring Dings [The Dinner Party][The Glasses]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Rold Gold
Pretzles [The Glasses]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Ruffles potato
chips
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Runts [The
Nap]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Skittles
[The Puerto Rican Day]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Snackwells
[The Postponement]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Snickers [The Pledge Drive]
Candy/Nuts/Junk – Tic-Tacs
[The Merv Griffin Show][The Contest]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Tootsie Pop
[The Strongbox]
Candy/Nuts/Junk - Twix bar [The
Dealership]
Cereal - Bran - 40% 50% 100% [The
Pilot (2)]
Cereal - Bran Flakes [The Pilot]????
Cereal - Cereal [numerous
episodes...eg. The Invitations]
Cereal - Cheerios [The Finale]
Cereal - Corn Flakes
[The Chinese Woman, The Finale]
Cereal - Grape Nuts
[The Finale]
Cereal - Kasha [The Chinese Woman]
Cereal - Kix [The Big
Salad]
Cereal - Life [The
Finale]
Cereal - Reese's Peanut
Butter Puffs [The Beard]
Cereal - Special K [The Finale]
Condiment - A-1 Steak Sauce
[The Apology]
Condiment - Barbeque sauce [The
Doll]
Condiment - Gravy [The Bottle
Deposit][The Merv Griffin Show]
Condiment - Honey Mustard [The
Chicken Roaster]
Condiment - Ketchup and
mustard [The Voice, The Finale]
Condiment - Maple syrup [The Wife]
Condiment - Pesto [The
Busboy]
Condiment - Salsa [The Pitch]
Dip - as a meal? [The Implant]
Dip - Guacamole dip [The Implant]
Drinks - Apple Cider [The Bottle Deposit]
Drinks - Arabian Mocha Java [The
Cadillac]
Drinks - Beaujolais [The Dinner
Party]
Drinks - Beer [The
Sniffing Accountant]
Drinks - Bosco [The
Secret Code]
Drinks - Champagne Coolie [The Wig
Master)
Drinks - Chardonnay
[The Dinner Party]
Drinks - Club soda, no ice [The
Jacket]
Drinks - Colt '45 beer
[The Tape]
Drinks - Cream Soda [The Blood]
Drinks - Cranberry juice with two
limes [The Jacket]
Drinks - Decaf cappuccino (in Dr.
Reston's office) EP?
Drinks - Diet Dr.
Pepper [The Puerto Rican Day]
Drinks - Espresso
Drinks - Folger's
Instant Coffee [The Library]
Drinks - Hennigen's [The Alternate
Side][The Fatigues]
Drinks - Hershey's [The Secret Code]
Drinks - Hot Coffee [The Maestro]
Drinks - Juice box
[The Foundation]
Drinks - Latte [The
Maestro]
Drinks - Merlot [The Rye]
Drinks - Milk [The Abstinance][The
Chicken Roaster]
Drinks - Nestle's Quik
[The Fatigues]
Drinks - Orange Juice [The Wife]
Drinks - Ovaltine [The Fatigues]
Drinks - Peach Schnapps [The Betrayal]
Drinks - Pepsi [The
Dinner Party]
Drinks - Pertussin [The Hamptons]
Drinks - Prune juice [The Cigar
Store Indian]
Drinks - Royal Crown (RC)
Cola [The Puerto Rican Day]
Drinks - Seltzer
[The Pitch]
Drinks - Snapple [The Virgin]
Drinks - Sour milk out of the carton
[The Pitch]
Drinks - Tea [The Hot Tub]
Drinks - Tomato juice [The Smelly
Car]
Drinks - Water, bottled [The Non-Fat
Yogurt]
Drinks - Wine, boxed [The Dinner Party]
Drinks - Yoo Hoo [The
Bubble Boy]
Eggs/Dairy - Butter [The Butter
Shave]
Eggs/Dairy - Egg Beaters
with cottage
cheese [The Wizard]
Eggs/Dairy - Egg white omelette [The
Big Salad]
Eggs/Dairy - Feta cheese omelette
[The Wizard]
Eggs/Dairy - Milkshake [The Finale]
Eggs/Dairy - Scrambled eggs
w/lobster [The Hamptons]
Eggs Dairy - Swiss Cheese [The
Finale]
Eggs/Dairy - Large block of cheese
[The Rye]
Fruit - Apple [The Phone Message]
Fruit - Banana [The Face Painter]
Fruit - Cantaloupe [The Mango] [The
Glasses]
Fruit - Grape [The Stock Tip]
Fruit - Grapefruit [The Wink, The
Finale
Fruit - Macinaw peaches [The Doodle]
Fruit - Mangos [The Mango]
Fruit - Melons [The Junior Mint]
Fruit - Oranges [The Checks]
Fruit - Papayas [The Mango]
Fruit - Plantains [The Mango]
Fruit - Prunes, Figs, Dried fruit
[The Pilot]
Fruit - Raisins [The Pilot]
Meat - Beefarino [The
Rye]
Meat - Bologna sandwiches [The
Opposite][The Puffy Shirt]
Meat - Brisket [The Fatigues]
Meat - Broiled Chicken [The Bubble
Boy]
Meat - Chicken Picata [The Fatigues]
Meat - Chicken Marsala [The
Fatigues]
Meat - Clams Casino
[The Betrayal]
Meat - Cold-cuts [The Slicer]
Meat - Cornish game hen [The Rye]
Meat - Dog food [The Suicide]
Meat - Duck [The Couch]
Meat - Franks and beans [The Cafe]
Meat - Hamburger [The Chinese
Restaurant, The Finale]
Meat - Home-made sausages [The
Blood]
Meat - Horse meat [The Fatigues]
Meat - Hot dog [The Gum][The Wizard]
Meat - Hot dog [The Movie][The
Suzie]
Meat - Hot dog [The Understudy]
Meat - Kung Pao
chicken [The Jimmy]
Meat - Lobster [The Hamptons][The
Fusili Jerry]
Meat - Meatloaf [The Fatigues]
Meat - Mutton [The Wink]
Meat - Ostrich burger [The Maid]
Meat - Pastrami [The Blood]
Meat - Pork chops [The Wink]
Meat - Salmon [The Opposite]
Meat - Salmon croquettes [The
Fatigues]
Meat - Shrimp Cocktail [The
Comeback]
Meat - Stringy shrimp [The Cafe]
Meat - Sole [The Soup]
Meat - Stuffed cabbage [The
Fatigues]
Meat - Tamale [The Little Jerry]
Meat - T-Bone Steak (The Maid)
Meat - Turkey [The Cafe][The Merv
Griffin Show]
Meat - Tyler Chicken [The Muffin
Tops]
Restaurants - Any Chinese food
without ginger (?)
Restaurants - Arby's [The
Dealership]
Restaurants - Atomic sub [The
Strike]
Restaurants - Calzone [The Calzone]
Restaurants - Chinese [The Chinese
Restaurant]
Restaurants - Chinese flounder [The
Pothole]
Restaurants - Tightly wrapped crepes
[The English Patient]
Restaurants - Egg rolls [The Chinese
Restaurant]
Restaurants - Gyro [The Cigar Store
Indian]
Restaurants - Kenny Rogers
chicken [The Chicken Roaster]
Restaurants - Kosher Airline meal
[The Airport]
Restaurants - Kung-Pao Chicken [The
Jimmy]
Restaurants - Pizza pies [Male
Unbonding]
Restaurants - Pizza [The Frogger]
Rice/Pasta - Eggplant Parmigiana
[The Fatigues]
Rice/Pasta - Macaroni [The
Understudy]
Rice/Pasta - Fettucine primavera
Rice/Pasta - Fusilli [The Fusilli
Jerry]
Rice/Pasta - Kasha Varnishkes [The
Postponement]
Rice/Pasta - Paella [The Raincoats]
Rice/Pasta - Pasta primavera [The
Shoes]
Rice/Pasta - Ravioli [The Fusilli
Jerry]
Rice/Pasta - Rigatoni [The Cafe]
Rice/Pasta - Risoto [The Switch]
Rice/Pasta - Spaghetti [The Pilot]
Rice/Pasta - Spaghetti [The Junior
Mint]
Rice/Pasta - Vegetable Lasagna [The
Butter Shave]
Sandwich - Bologna
Sandwich - Chicken salad on rye [The
Opposite]
Sandwich - Egg Salad [The Stock Tip]
Sandwich - Grilled Cheese [The
Foundation]
Sandwich - Little sandwiches [The
Stall]
Sandwich - Tuna on toast [The
Opposite]
Sandwich - Turkey club [The Wizard]
Soup - Bouillabaise [The Stakeout]
Soup - Chicken gumbo [The Soup Nazi]
Soup - Consomme [The Soup]
Soup - Crab bisque [The Yada Yada]
Soup - Deli soup [The Marine
Biologist]
Soup - Jambalaya [The Soup Nazi]
Soup - Lobster bisque [The Soup
Nazi]
Soup - Mulligatawny soup [The Soup
Nazi]
Soup - Lima Bean Soup [The Soup
Nazi]
Soup - Turkey Chili [The Soup Nazi]
Soup - Wild Mushroom soup [The Soup
Nazi]
Soup - Yankee Bean [The Alternate
Side]
Vegetable - Baked bean [The Library]
Vegetable - Big salad [The Big
Salad]
Vegetable - Broccoli [The Chicken
Roaster]
Vegetable - Carrot
Vegetable - Cole Slaw [The Opposite]
Vegetable - Cucumber [The Heart
Attack]
Vegetable - Hampton tomatoes [The
Hamptons]
Vegetable - Kugel [The Fatigues]
Vegetable - Kreplach [The Fatigues]
Vegetable - Latkes [The Fatigues]
Vegetable - Olives [The Wife][The
Bizarro Jerry]
Vegetable - Onion [The Glasses]
Vegetable - Pea Pods [The Visa]
Vegetable - Pickle [The Heart
Attack]
Vegetable - Potato salad [The
Opposite]
Vegetable - Roasted potatoes [The
Statue]
Vegetable - Small salad [The
Big Salad]
Vegetable - Veggie burger
Misc - Yambalas [The Truth]
Misc - Sambusa [The Truth]
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3.14 What kind of cars have been featured on SEINFELD?
Owner (year, color, make model)
[Episode]
(comment)
Jerry (,, Sabb 900s) [The Bottle
Deposit (2)]
(stolen by mechanic, 2.3 liter
non-turbocharged V6 engine,
NY license plate #JVN-728)
Jerry (,, Ford Escort) [The
Alternate Side]
(rental, never shown)
Jerry (,,BMW 325i)[The Smelly
Car]
(2-door hardtop)
Jerry (,,BMW 525) [The Alternate
Side]
(2-door convertible)
Jerry (1997 Ford conversion van)
[The Junk Mail]
(given to Jerry from
"Fragile" Frankie Merman for doing TV ads)
Kramer (blue-green 1977 Chevrolet
Impala) [The Keys, The Airport,
The Dinner Party, The Pothole]
()
Kramer (brown Ford LTD) [The
Parking Garage]
(wouldn't start)
Puddy (,,car) [The Burning]
(pre-programmed with Christian radio
stations and a "Jesus" fish)
Frank Costanza (19?? blue Ford
Granada)[The Handicap Spot]
()
Frank Costanza (1966-7 GTO) [The
Little Kicks]
(George borrows his father’s car to
help his “bad boy” image.)
Note: George refers to this car as a ‘68 but GTO
aficionados point
out the body style changed in
1968 and the car in the episode is the
old body style.
George (1983 brown w/simulated
wood grain Chrysler Le Baron)
[The Mom and Pop Store]
(convertible, belonged to John
Voight, not the actor, notice the
spelling of John)
George (,,car) [The Caddy]
(Kramer crashes it while looking at
Sue Ellen Mischke)
George (blue Ford Escort) [The
Parking Space]
(George gets into argument with Mike
over parking etiquette)
George (,,car) [The Bubble Boy]
(rental car?, George drives too
fast, leaves Jerry behind)
George (1995-7, Mercury Mystique) [The
Caddy]
Newman, Kramer, Elaine (,,van)
[The Dog]
(rental)
Newman (199? black Acura NSX)
[The Muffin Tops]
Newman (1975 brown Dodge
Diplomat) [The Scofflaw]
Newman (USPS mail truck) []
Morty Seinfeld (199? Cadillac
Coupe de Ville) [The Cadillac]
(Morty sells car to Jack Klompas,
Klompas sells it to Jerry)
Limousine [The Limo]
Taxi cabs [many episodes]
Kramer rode a motorcycle, semi, and
van in "The Keys".
George rode in an ambulance in
"The Heart Attack"
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3.15 What songs have been sung on Seinfeld?
Performed by the original artist:
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Morning
Train (9 to 5) (Sheena Easton) [The Voice][The Bizarro Jerry]
Adagio
for Strings, Op.11 (Samuel Barber) [The Fatigues]
California
Girls (The Beach Boys) [The Keys]
Desperado
(The Eagles)[The Checks]
Don't
Stop Til You Get Enough (Michael Jackson) [The Clip Show]
Downtown
(Petula Clark)[The Bottle Deposit]
Hello
(Lionel Ritchie) [The Voice]
In
a gadda da vida (Iron Butterfly)[The Slicer]
Mexican
Radio (Wall of Voodoo)[The Reverse Peephole]
Shining
Star (Earth, Wind & Fire) [The Bookstore]
Slow
Ride (take it easy) (Foghat) [The Slicer]
Time
of your life (Green Day) [Final Clip Show]
Witchy
Woman (The Eagles)[The Checks]
Wouldn't
It Be Nice? (The Beach Boys)[The
Hamptons]
Not performed by the original artist:
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> > Aria from Pagliacci [The Opera]
Aria from Barber of Seville [The Barber]
The Theme from 'Melrose Place' [The Beard]
A Most Unusual Day (Miss Rhode Island)[The Chaperone]
Crazy (Patsy Cline, sung by Elaine)[The Apology]
Everybody's Talkin' (Harry Nillson, sung by George) [The Mom and Pop Store]
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? (George) [The Phone Message]
Heartbreaker/Brubaker (Pat Benatar, sung by George Steinbrenner)[The Nap]
If I Were a Rich Man (Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, sung by George) [The Limo]
Lemon Tree (Trini Lopez, sung by George and Jerry) [The Phone Message]
Master of the House (from 'Les Miserables') (George and Alton Benes) [The
Jacket]
Opus 13 in c minor 'Pathetique' (Beethoven, played by Noel) [The Pez Dispenser]
Overture, Curtains, Lights (Jerry) [The Opera]
Side by Side (Elaine and Crazy Joe Davola) [The Watch]
The Wheels of the Bus (Jerry) [The Contest]
The Whole World Smiles with You (Mel Torme and Kramer) [The Jimmy]
Three Times a Lady (Lionel Ritchie?, sung by Newman)[The Pothole]
Wind Beneath my Wings (Bette Midler, sung by Kramer) [The Understudy]
The Most Beautiful Girl (George sang about Susan)[The Pick]
The Theme from 'The Greatest American Hero' (George) [The Susie]
WAR! What is it good for? (Edwin Starr, sung by Elaine) [The Marine Biologist]
Mentioned but not sung:
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MacArthur
Park (George)[The Statue]
Oye,
Como
Va
(Elaine)[The Checks]
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Elaine, Jerry) [The Andrea Doria]
Miscellaneous songs, real or made up:
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>
Various Jesus rock tunes on Puddy's car stereo [The Burning]
Next Stop, Pottersville [The Mom and Pop
Store]
Jerry:
Going to the Dogpound [The Dog]
Kramer:
I Like to Stop at the Duty Free Shop [The Airport]
Jerry's Gonna be a Cable Boy [The Baby Shower]
Elaine:
Yankee Bean [The Alternate Side]
Get Well, Get Well Soon [The Frogger]
Elaine's sax playing boyfriend:
Hot and Heavy [The Rye]
Bette Midler:
Rochelle, Rochelle [The Understudy]
Superman theme (of course, several episodes especially "The
Race"),
the Beefarino Jingle [The Rye],
and the music that played while Jerry was delivering mail on Sunday [The
Andrea Doria]
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4.0 Are there questions about the other characters?
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4.1 Who is Newman and why does Jerry hate him?
Newman is a USPS employee who lives in Jerry's building. We
do
not know. Newman's first name.
His business card simply shows
"Newman". There has been
some debate over the question of
Newman's first name ever since his
first appearance on 11/27/91
in "the Stranded". The bottom line is this. Newman's first name
has never been revealed. Or,
if Newman is his first name, then his
last name has never been
revealed. At the center of the controversy
was a scene at the end of "the
Bottle Deposit" when a farmgirl yells
out to a fleeing Newman,
"Goodbye Norman (See 6.1). Newman and Jerry
are antagonists, but whatever cause
the rift between them happened
before the show began. They have
disliked each other from the start.
Newman a friend of Kramer.
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4.2 Was Newman in the movie 'Animal House'?
No. Newman is played by
Wayne Knight. Steven Furst played
Kent
Dorfman in Animal House. Although
Wayne Knight did not play
Kent
Dorfman, there is a
Seinfeld-"Animal House" connection. Mark
Metcalf (who played the Maestro in
"The Maestro" and "The Doll",
played Douglas Niedermeyer in that
movie.
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4.3 Who is the "unfunny comic"?
Kenny Bania, a night club
"hack". Bania is most intrigued by Ovaltine,
a subject which comprises a large
amount of his comedy routine.
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4.4 Is that really George Steinbrenner?
No, that’s not really Big Stein,
but he did give his blessings and doesn't
mind that he is portrayed as
bumbling and inept. Steinbrenner was
actually flattered. Steinbrenner is
only seen from the back. The
voice is provided by Larry David,
and the 'back' is played by
Larry David, or actor Lee Bear,
depending on the episode. Big
Stein and Julia's father went to
school together. They were both at
the
Culver
Military
Academy in
Indiana,
and Steinbrenner said he
did know Julia's dad.
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4.5 Who is the "Soup Nazi"?
The owner of Soup Kitchen
International, Al Yeganeh, is the man
the character is based on. Al, busy
enough already with his
business, doesn't like the extra
publicity his shop was given by
his episode nor the use of the word
"Nazi". (Although I’m sure he has
no problem with the extra profit
his Seinfeld-created notoriety has
resulted in) For his performance
as the "Soup Nazi" actor Larry Thomas
was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Soup Kitchen International is
located at 259A W 55th in
New York
City,
(212) 757-7730. The kitchen is closed summers and weekends.
Here are some of the Soup Nazi's
recipes, in case you don't have an
old armoire to search through;
Cream of Sweet Potato:
http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipes/soupnaz1.htm
Mexican Chicken Chili:
http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipes/soupnaz2.htm
Indian Mulligatawny:
http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipes/soupnaz3.htm
Crab Bisque:
http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipes/soupnaz4.htm
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4.6 Who is Kenny Kramer?
Kenny Kramer was a neighbor of co-creator
Larry David, an
inspiration for Cosmo Kramer.
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4.7 Who is Art Vandelay?
When George was trying to come up
with a name [The Stakeout"), his first
choice was Burt Harbinson. Then
Art Core. He seemed to add 'veley' as an
afterthought. They were going to
go with Art Corveley, but George changed
it at the last moment to Art
Vandelay. There really is no Art. It's just the
name George uses when he needs 'a
name', usually to fill out an alibi of some sort.
George and Jerry, looking for a
reason to be in the building where the woman
Jerry's staking out works, say
they're there to have lunch with Art Vandelay.
[The Stakeout]
George lied to Mrs. Sokol at the
unemployment office in order to continue benefits,
by saying he's close to the latex
salesman position at Vandelay Industries.
[The Boyfriend]
George lies to Susan about
spending the day with Marisa Tomei by telling her he's
meeting with Elaine to discuss a
problem she's having with her boy-friend Art Vandelay.
[The Cadillac (2)]
George tells the receptionist at
Brant-Leland he's there to meet Art Vandelay
as an excuse to meet her. [The
Bizarro Jerry]
George tries fudging his computer
sales numbers by faking a sale of two dozen PCs to
Art Vandelay. [The Serenity Now]
George tells the real estate
agent he is Art Vandelay to use the bathroom, so he can
wash ink off of his hands. [The
Puerto Rican Day]
During an interview as a proof
writer at Pendant Publishing, George said he read
"Venetian Blinds" by
Art Vandelay. [The Red Dot]
Of course, in the Final Episode,
the judge who sends the gang to prison
is named Arthur Vandelay.
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4.8 Is Jackie
Chiles supposed to be Johnny
Cochran?
They are both slick and full of
rhyming rhetoric; you make the call.
Phil Morris (the man who played
Jackie) admitted that Jackie Chiles
was a takeoff on Johnnie
Cochran. In a TV Guide interview, Morris
mentioned that he had a chance to
meet with Cochran, who admitted that
he enjoyed watching
Chiles' antics
on screen.
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4.9 Was Russell Dalrymple supposed to be Warren Littlefield?
It would seem so. In HBO's
"The Late Shift", the story of the late
night TV wars, Warren Littlefield is
played by Bob Balaban, who
played Russell Dalrymple on
SEINFELD. Also, their physical
characteristics are strikingly
similar.
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4.10 Who is J. Peterman?
J. Peterman is Elaine's boss
(played by John O'Hurley) and also a real
person and catalog at http://www.jpeterman.com.
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4.11 Is there a list of J. Peterman products that were
listed on the show?
-Rogue's Wallet [The Secret
Code]("It was where he kept his card;
his dirty little secret. Smart,
devious, balding, his name was Costanza,
he killed my mother.")
-Urban
Sombrero [The Foundation]
-Pygmy Pullover [The Understudy?]
-Himalayan Walking Shoes [The Hot
Tub]
-The
Pamplona Beret. [The Secret Code]
-The Gatsby Swing Top [The Caddy]
(The bra Elaine bought for Sue Ellen Mishke)
-The Squire's Walking Stick [The Wig
Master]
-Mongolian Horsehair Vest [The
Shower Head]
-Detox Poncho [The Bookstore]
-Bengalese galoshes [The Fatigues]
-Quilted Chambray nightshirt [The
Fatigues]
-Aristotle goose-down toga [The
Chicken Roaster]
-Italian Captoe Oxfords [The
Understudy]
-Classic Horseman's Duster [The
Understudy]
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4.12 Who are the two curiously effeminate guys
and when do they appear?
Ray (John Paragon) and Bob (Yul
Vasquez). The John Paragon character
was named 'Ray' in "The Soup Nazi",
but for some reason, three weeks
later in "The Sponge" his
name was 'Cedric'. They act particularly effeminate,
discussing how attractive
Elaine’s armoire was as they were stealing it.
The duo also appeared in
"The Puerto Rican Day" at the toughs who
initiated the assault on Kramer
for refusing to wear the AIDS walk ribbon.
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4.13 Who is the Pakistani café owner?
His name is Babu Bhatt
(pronounced 'Bot') and after Jerry ruined his
cafe business by suggesting he
switch to 'authentic Pakistani cuisine'
(in "The Cafe") and got
him deported to Pakistan by neglecting to give
him the Visa renewal application in
time in "The Visa"), Babu swore
vengeance on Jerry at the end of
"The Visa". Several years later, he was
brought back to the
USA to
testify against the gang, and against Jerry
in particular, in the Final
episode. Best known
for his finger wagging and
referring to Jerry as a “beddy
beddy bad man.”
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4.14 Who has guest starred (or appeared before they were a
star) on SEINFELD?
actor or actress (character)
[episode] (also starred in)
Lawrence Tierney (Alton Benes)
[The Jacket] (Dillinger)
Stephen Tobolowsky (Tor) [The
Heart Attack] (Thelma and Louise)
Siobhan Fallon (Tina) [The Deal,
The Truth, The Opposite] (SNL)
James Hong (Bruce) [The Chinese
Restaurant] (Wayne's World 2)
Tawny Kitaen (Isabel) [The Nose
Job] (Whitesnake music videos)
Michael Chiklis (Steve) [The
Stranded] ("The Commish")
David Naughton (Dick) [The Red
Dot] ("My Sister Sam")
Suzanne Snyder (Ava) [The Limo],
(Audrey) [The Pie], (Weird Science)
Helen Slater (Becky Gelke) [The
Good Samaritan] (City Slickers)
Catherine Keener (Nina) [The
Letter] (Being John Malkovich)
Brian Doyle-Murray (Mel Sanger) [The
Bubble Boy] (Wayne's World 2)
Jane Leeves (Marla) [The Virgin]
("Frasier")
Rachel Sweet (Shelly) [The
Contest]
JM J. Bullock (Flight Attendant)
[The Airport] ("Too Close for Comfort")
Densie Richards (Molly) [The
Shoes] (Starship Troopers)
Paula Marshall (Sharon) [The
Outing] ("Chicago Sons")
Teri Hatcher (Sidra) [The
Implant] ("Lois and Clark")
Megan Mullally (Betsy) [The
Implant] ("Will and Grace")
Michael Des Barres (Restaurateur) [The Smelly Car] ("MacGyver")
Taylor Negron (Hairdresser) [The
Smelly Car]
Rick Overton (Scott Drake) [The
Handicap Spot] (Stand-up comedy)
Kathy Kinney (Bystander) [The
Handicap Spot] ("The Drew Carey Show")
Jeremy Piven (Michael Barth (TV
George) [The Pilot] ("Cupid")
Timothy Stack (Dwight) [The Glasses]
("Son of the Beach")
Christa Miller (Ellen) [The
Sniffing Accountant] ("The Drew Carey Show")
Marlee Matlin (Laura) [The Lip Reader]
("Reasonable Doubts")
Jennifer Coolidge (Jody) [The
Masseuse] (American Pie)
Jami Gertz (Jane) [The Stall] (Twister)
Dan Cortese (Tony) [The Stall]
("Veronica's Closet")
Carol Kane (Corinne) [The Marine
Biologist] (The Princess Bride)
Courteney Cox (Meryl) [The Wife]
("Friends")
Judge Reinhold (Aaron) [The
Raincoats] (The Santa Clause)
Melanie Chartoff (Robin) [The
Fire] ("Parker Lewis Can't Lose")
John Favreau (Eric the Clown)
[The Fire] (Swingers)
Dom Irrera (Ronnie) [The Fire]
("Damon")
French Stewart (Theater Manager)
[The Opposite] ("3rd Rock from the Sun")
Kelly Coffield (Noreen) [The Pledge
Drive] ("In Living Color")
Vicki Lewis (Ada) [The
Secretary] ("NewsRadio")
Jon Lovitz (Gary Fogel) [The
Scofflaw] ("The Critic")
Danny Breen (Guy with Glasses)
[The Scofflaw] (The Net)
Wendie Malick (Wendy) [The Kiss
Hello] ("Just Shoot Me")
Carol Liefer (Receptionist) [The
Kiss Hello] ("Alright Already")
Larry Miller (The Doorman) [The
Doorman] (The Nutty Professor)
Debra Jo Rupp (Katie) [The
Diplomat's Club, The Abstinence] ("That 70's Show")
Bruce Mahler (Rabbi Glickman)
[The Postponement] (Police Academy)
Mark Metcalf (Bob "The
Maestro" Cobb) [The Maestro] [Animal House]
Alexandra Wentworth (Sheila)
[The Soup Nazi] (Trial and Error)
Fred Stoller (Fred Yerkes) [The
Secret Code] (Junior)
Armin Shimerman (Stan) [The
Caddy] (Star Trek IX)
Bill Macy (Herb)[The Cadillac]
("Maude")
Jesse White (Ralph) [The
Cadillac] (Maytag repairman)
Kathy Griffin (Sally Weaver)
[The Doll] ("Suddenly Susan")
Rob Schneider (Bob) [The Friars
Club] ("Saturday Night Live")
Patrick Bristow (Ethan) [The Wig
Master] ("Ellen")
Brad Garrett (Tony) [The Bottle
Deposit] ("Everybody Loves Raymond")
Cary Elwes (David) [The Wait
Out] (Robin Hood: Men in Tights)
Allan Havey (Policeman) [The
Wait Out] ("Night After Night")
Debra Messing (Beth) [The Wait
Out, The Yada Yada] ("Will and Grace")
Janeane Garofalo (Jeannie
Steinman) [The Invitations] (Reality Bites)
Stephen Root (Mr. Lager) [The
Invitations] ("NewsRadio")
Rebecca McFarland (Anna) [The
Little Kicks] ("Working")
Gedde Watanabe (Mr. Oh) [The
Checks] [Sixteen Candles)
Bob Odenkirk (Ben) [The
Abstinence] (The Cable Guy)
Sarah Silverman (Emily) [The
Money] (SNL, "The Larry Sanders Show")
Ben Stein (Shellbach) [The
Comeback] (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
Christine Taylor (Ellen) [The
Van Buren Boys] (The Brady Bunch Movie)
Kirstin Davis (Jenna) [The
Pothole, The Butter Shave] ("Sex and the City")
Lloyd Bridges (Izzy Mandelbaum)
[The English Patient] (Airplane)
Robert Wagner (Dr. Abbott) [The
Yada Yada] ("Hart to Hart")
Jill St. John (Mrs. Abbott) [The
Yada Yada] ("Hart to Hart")
Lauren Graham (Valerie) [The
Millennium] ("Gilmore Girls")
Molly Shannon (Sam) [The Summer
of George] ("Saturday Night Live")
Amanada Peet (Linette) [The
Summer of George] ("Jack and Jill")
Gordon Jump (Mr. Thomassoulo)
[The Butter Shave] ("WKRP in Cincinnati")
Lori Loughlin (Patty) [The
Serenity Now] ("Full House")
Dana Gould (Frankie Merman) [The
Junk Mail] ("Working")
Wilford Brimley (PG Henry
Atkins) [The Junk Mail] (Cocoon)
Mike McShane (FDR (Romanowski))
[The Betrayal] ("Whose Line is it Anyway?")
Bart Braverman (Zubin) [The
Betrayal] ("Vega$")
James Spader (Jason) [The
Apology] (Stargate)
Kevin MacDonald (Denim Vest)
[The Strike] ("Kids in the Hall")
Tracy Nelson (Janet) [The
Cartoon] ("Father Dowling Mysteries")
Paul Benedict (Mr. Elinoff) [The
Cartoon] ""The Jeffersons")
Marcia Cross (Sara) [The Slicer]
("Melrose Place")
Marsha Mason () [The Letter] (The
Goodbye Girl)
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4.15 Who is Bob Sacamano?
Bob Sacamano is a friend of
Kramer who we never get to see. Rarely
used to further a plot, but
essentially a 'device' used to give
Kramer some good lines.
-Bob tried to undergo shock
treatments but they didn't work because
his synapses were too big.
-He went in for a hernia
operation and now he talks with a very high
pitched voice [The Heart Attack]
-Bob worked at a condom factory.
[The Fix-up]
-Bob had rabies. [The Glasses]
-Bob also sold fur hats [The
Chicken Roaster] and that's where the
replacement 'rat hat' came from.
-Bob had a party, which Elaine
was invited to, three weeks before.
[The Fatigues]
-Bob once stayed with Kramer for
1 1/2 years. [The Wig Master]
-Decided to attach a piece of
elastic to a paddle and rubber ball.
Before that when you hit the ball,
it would just bounce away.
[The Puerto Rican Day]
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4.16 Who is Lomez?
Similar to Bob Sacamano in 4.15.
We learn in "The Fatigues" that
Lomez usually organizes the Jewish
singles night. Kramer states
that Lomez is an Orthodox Jew,
"Old School".
-He usually organizes Jewish
Singles Night.
-Lomez was in the Port-a-Potty.
[The Betrayal]
-He trades some steaks for stereo
speakers. [The Package]
-He sold Kramer his hot tub. [The
Hot Tub]
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4.17 Where is the real Monk's restaurant?
Monk's is a fictitious coffee
shop. The exterior shots are of Tom's
Restaurant located in
Manhattan
on the corner of
112th Ave. and
Broadway. A co-owner of Tom's
(Michael Zoulis) says he doesn't
care for the Seinfeld show, but also
mentioned that he was never
given a penny to have his restaurant
used on the show, so maybe
that's why.
Sidenote: It's been
mentioned that Tom's Restaurant was the inspiration
for the Suzanne Vega song entitled,
interestingly enough, "Tom's Diner".
While it is true that *a* Tom's Restaurant
is the inspiration for that song,
there was some doubt as to whether
is was the Tom's on 112th and Broadway
in Manhattan, or the Tom's in
Brooklyn, on Washington Ave and Sterling Place.
There's said to be a plaque on the
wall in the Brooklyn Tom's that sheds light
(The inscription of the plaque is,
"I came, I saw, I wrote. -Suzanne Vega").
In "Portrait of an
Artist", a promotional album released in 1987, Vega puts
the issue to rest. It was the
Manhattan Tom's. (Maybe someone should contact
the owner of the Brooklyn Tom's and
ask about the plaque...) For a thorough
deconstruction of this song, click here.
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4.18 What are the various nicknames of the main characters?
George Costanza: Art Vandelay; an alias often used
by George. (See 4.7)
At one point George wanted to be known as "T-Bone", but his co-workers
at Kruger Industrial Smoothing nicknamed him "Koko" instead, and
later, "Gammy".
George revealed that if he were to be a porn star, his name would
be "Buck Naked".
Jerry frequently calls George "Biff", referring to the Biff
Loman character in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.
Cosmo Kramer: H. E. (Or possibly A.G.) Pennypacker;
in "The Puerto Rican Day",
Kramer poses as Pennypacker, an interested buyer in an apartment, in order to
use the bathroom. Kramer appeared as Pennypacker to get revenge on a clothing
store by repricing all the merchandise in their store with his pricing gun.
Another pseudonym was Dr. Peter von Nostrand; he tried to get Elaine's medical
chart to erase the negative comments her doctor had made. Kramer used the
name Martin van Nostrand when he auditioned for the role of himself on the show
’Jerry’. Kramer has also been referred
to as "Assman" in reference to the licence
plate the state of
New York
accidentally gave to him. Other nicknames such as
"K-man" were short-lived.
Jerry Seinfeld: Kal (or Kel or Kjell) Varnsen; the
arch-rival of Pennypacker and a
wealthy developer/industrialist. Vannsen, Pennypacker and Vandelay make an
appearance together in "The Puerto Rican Day". Kel Varnsen also answered the
phone of Vandelay Industries to aid in George's unemployment fraud.
Elaine Benes: Susie; after a co-worker mistakenly
calls her Susie. Susie was then
pawned off by Elaine as a different person so that complaints against Elaine
appeared
to be against this employee Susie. Susie was "bumped off" when the
situation with
her co-worker became too complicated.
Elaine also used the name ‘Paloma’ when posing as Uncle Leo’s nurse.
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4.19 What celebrities have appeared as themselves?
Name [episode] (a celebrity
because...)
Al Roker [The Cigar-Store Indian]
(“Today" show)
Alex Trebek (voice on TV) [The
Abstinence] (“Jeopardy")
Bernie Williams [The Abstinence]
(New York Yankees)
Bette Midler [The Understudy] (Beaches)
Bryant Gumbel [The Puffy Shirt]
(“Today" show)
Buck Showalter [The Chaperone] (New
York Yankees)
Candice Bergen (playing 'Murphy
Brown') [The Keys] (“Murphy Brown")
Corbin Bernsen [The Trip (1)] (“L.A.
Law")
Danny Tartabull [The Chaperone, The
Pledge Drive] (New York Yankees)
David Letterman [The Abstinence]
(“The Late Show")
Derek Jeter [The Abstinence] (New
York Yankees)
Fred Savage [The Trip (1)] (“The
Wonder Years")
George Wendt [The Trip(1)]
(“Cheers")
Geraldo Rivera ["The
Finale"] (newsperson)
Jane Wells ["The Finale"]
(newsperson)
Jay Leno [The Showerhead] (“The
Tonight Show")
Jim Fowler [The Merv Griffin Show]
(“Wild America")
Jodi Baskerville [The Limo] (“Hard
Copy")
Jon Voight [The Mom and Pop Store] (Midnight
Cowboy)
Kathy Lee Gifford [The Opposite]
(“Live with Regis and Kathy Lee")
Keith Hernandez [The New Friend]
(New York Mets)
Keith Morrison [The Trip (1 or 2)]
(Canadian TV news)
Lawrence Taylor (on TV at Giants
game) [The Masseuse] (New York Giants)
Mario Joyner [The Engagement, The
Puerto Rican Day]
Marisa Tomei [The Cadillac] (My
Cousin Vinny)
Mel Torme [The Jimmy] (Performance
Jazz singer)
Pat Cooper [The Friar's Club]
(stand-up comic)
Paul O'Neill [The Wink] (New York
Yankees)
Raquel Welch [The Summer of George]
(Actress)
Regis Philbin [The Opposite]
("Live with Regis and Kathy Lee")
Rudolph W. Guiliani [The Non-Fat
Yogurt] (New York City Mayor)
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4.20 Was that "Puddy" as the voice of Superman in
the
American Express ad with Jerry?
Yes, Patrick Warburton did
provide the voice of Superman in a 1998
American Express television ad. The
cartoon Superman resembles
Warburton, with his squinty eyes and
broad shoulders. Jerry is an
avid Superman fan.
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4.21 What occupation did George always want to have?
George always wanted to pretend
to be an architect [The Stakeout].
He once pretended to be a
marine biologist [The Marine Biologist] because
Jerry told their friend from college
that was what George did for a
living, so he had to play the part.
George was talking to Jerry, earlier
in the episode, about the TV show he
saw about whales and mentioned how
fascinating it was. That's
probably why Jerry blurted out marine biologist
when the old friend asked about
George.
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4.22 What production people have appeared (or had
characters named for them) on
the show?
Name (character) [episode]
(production position)
Larry
Charles (Man who stunk up airplane bathroom) [The Airport]
(Writer-Producer)
Larry
David (Cashier who refuses to sell George gum) [The Gum] (Co-creator)
(Rode in Greenpeace life raft) [The Pilot]
(sold gum to George) [The Gum]
(Frank’s cape wearing
lawyer) [The Chinese Woman]
Marc
Hirschfeld (Ellis, Elaine's bleacher make-out guy) [The Puerto Rican Day]
(Casting executive)
Ruth Greenspan (Sat on a bench next
to Elaine) [The Suicide] (Jason Alexander's mother)
Kenny
Kramer (Sat next to Fred Stoller, wore a red jersey) []
(Real-life inspiration for Kramer)
Carol
Leifer (Bank employee who doesn't say 'Hello' to Kramer) [The Invitations]
(Writer-Producer)
(Physical therapist's receptionist) [The Kiss Hello]
Steve
Skrovan (Sat next to Elaine at the movies, wore a white hat) [The Movie]
(Writer)
Fred
Stoller (Sat behind the gang at the hockey game) [The Face Painter] (Story
writer)
(Played Fred Yerkes, couldn't remember meeting Elaine) [The Secret Code]
Name (named for) [episode] (note)
Alec
Berg (Writer-Producer) [The Face Painter] (Gave Jerry hockey tickets)
Stevie
Koren (Co-producer) [The Van Buren Boys] (Received foundation scholarship)
Mr. Elinoff (Jed Elinoff) [The Cartoon] ('New
Yorker' magazine editor)
Fred Yerkes (Jeffrey Yerkes) [The Secret
Code] (Didn't remember previously meeting Elaine)
Christine
Nyhart (Script supervisor) [The Puerto Rican Day] (Showed apartment to the
gang)
Jon
Hayman (Program consultant) [The Library] (Jerry and George's high school
gym teacher)
"Crazy" Joe
Davola (NBC Executive) [The Pitch, et al.] (Mentally unbalanced TV writer)
Additionally, Larry David has
provided a number of off camera voices:
Seinology.com has compiled a
master list here.
David is also referenced in the Boca Breeze newspaper
headlines. [The Wizard]
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4.23 Who are some of the more notable one-time characters?
Alton Benes (Lawrence Tierney)[The Jacket]: Elaine’s hard-nosed father, “cut from Hemmingway cloth.”
Brody (Neil Giuntoli) [The Little Kicks]: Kramer's gun packing, candy eating
movie pirating bootlegger friend.
Slippery Pete and Schlomo (Peter Stormare and Reuven Bar-Yotam)[The
Frogger]: two shady Slavic friends of Kramer that George hires to move his
Frogger machine without power being interrupted.
Meryl (Courteney Cox)[The Wife]: She pretends she's Jerry's wife to get a
dry cleaning discount.
Vegetable Lasagna (Magnus) [The Butter Shave]: European guy who occupies the
airplane seat next to Elaine and Puddy and has to put up with incessant
fighting. Elaine refers to him by his
food preference.
Miss Rhode
Island (Karen) [The Chaperone]:
Jerry dates her and accidentally kills her doves, forcing her to rely on her
awful singing for the talent portion of the Miss America pageant
Bubble Boy (Donald Sanger) [The Bubble Boy]: Jerry agrees to visit a boy in
a plastic bubble, but finds he is a spoined brat; George gets in fight over a
typo on a Trivial Pursuit card, when it says the Moops invaded
Spain. The bubble boy was voiced by Jon Hayman,
co-writer of the bubble boy episode.
Little Jerry Seinfeld: Kramer's rooster.
The Postmaster General (Wilfred Brimley)[The Junk Mail]: makes it clear to
Kramer that he cannot *not* receive postal mail.
Lt. Bookman (Philip Baker Hall) [The Library]: a library cop who comes after
Jerry due to his decades-overdue copy of Henry Miller's "Tropic of
Cancer".
Grossbard: Kramer runs into this old debtor at an airport and tries to
collect the money owed. ($240)
Milos [The Comeback]: incompetent tennis
pro who sells Jerry a $200 tennis racket, offers his wife to Jerry, and asks
him to take a dive in a tennis game.
Donna Chang [The Chinese Woman]: Caucasian woman who people think is
Chinese, originally named Changstein.
Jean-Paul Jean-Paul [The Hot Tub]: a marathon runner from
Trinidad and Tobago.
Ramon [The Poolboy]: an annoying ‘clingy’ poolboy at Jerry's former health
club.
Frank Costanza's lawyer (Larry David)[The Chinese Woman]: he doesn't follow
trends and wears a cape. He stops Noreen from committing suicide.
The Doorman (Larry Miller)[The Doorman]: the arrogant doorman of Mr. Pitt's
apartment building, tricks Jerry into watching the door for him. He berated
Jerry for looking down at him because he was a doorman, even though Jerry
wasn't.
Stan, the Caddy (Armin Shimerman)[The Caddy]: Kramer's Senior Tour golf
trainer. Misread the trial of Sue Ellen Mishke.
Ned Isakoff [The Race]: Elaine's Communist boyfriend, whom she got
blacklisted from Hop Sing's.
Cheryl Fong [The Visa]: a lawyer George starts dating, becomes attracted to
Jerry's fake "dark side", winds up suing Elaine on behalf of her
cousin Ping: "She never lose a case. They call her the Terminator. Hasta
la vista, baby!"
Kevin, Gene, Feldman, and Vargas [The Bizarro Jerry]: The Bizarro equivalent
of Jerry, George, Kramer, and Newman.
Sidra (Teri Hatcher)[The Implants]: Woman who Jerry dates. He becomes
obsessed with whether or not her breasts are real. Though Jerry never gets to
find out for himself, "they are real, and they're spectacular."
Dolores [The Junior Mints]: Jerry's girlfriend; he doesn't know her name,
only that it rhymes with a female body part (his best guess:
"Mulva").
Tom Pepper, Sandi Robbins, and Michael Barth [The Pilot]: the cast members
of 'Jerry', playing Kramer, Elaine and George.
The Pig-Man [The Junior Mints]: While in the hospital, Kramer is snooping
around and comes across what he thinks is a pig man.
Members of the Houston Astros front office [The Hot Tub]: George has a
meeting with the Astros about the possibility of interleague play. They always
call everyone a "bastard" or "son of a bitch" (George finds
out "that's how they talk in the major leagues"). Those terms get
George and Jean-Paul in trouble: Jean-Paul gets kicked out of Elaine's
apartment, where he had plans to stay before the New York Marathon, and Wilhelm
catches George yelling into the phone while the Astros front office men are
calling from their plane.
Members of the New York Mets front office [The Millennium]: In a meeting,
the Mets make an offer to George for a vacant front office position at Shea
Stadium. But in order for the Mets to hire George, they tell him the catch: He
has to get fired from the Yankees first. In the end, however, despite George's
valiant attempts to make Steinbrenner fire him (although, instead of getting
angry over George's antics, The Boss only finds it hilarious and entertaining),
Mr. Wilhelm gets hired by the Mets instead.
The Assman [The Fusilli Jerry]: A proctologist who has his license plates
issued to Kramer by mistake. It is discovered, when Jerry and Kramer visit the
doctor's office, that the real Assman has a practice there. Kramer finds a
picture of his boat, with "Assman" written on the side.
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4.24 What characters have died on the show?
Cousin Manya [The Pony Remark]
Fredo, the parrot [The Strongbox]
Fulton [The Stand-In]
Peterman's mom [The Secret Code]
Susan Biddle Ross [The Invitations]
Jill's father [The Finale]
Pinkus, the Dry Cleaner [The Big
Salad]
Smog Strangler victim [The Trip]
Susie [The Susie]
Miss Rhode
Island's
trained doves [The Chaperone]
Pigeons [The Merv Griffin Show]
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4.25 What actors have played multiple characters
Carol Leifer was a bank teller in
"The Invitations" and a receptionist in
"The Kiss Hello".
Kate Mulligan played a party
guest in "The Baby Shower" and the unwed
mother, Sheri, in "The Hot
Tub".
Christine Dunford played Natasha,
the saleswoman, in "The Pie", and also
played Leslie, the pregnant woman,
in "The Baby Shower".
Christa Miller played Ellen in
"The Sniffing Accountant" and Paula in
"The Doodle".
Tracy Kolis played Marlene in
"The Ex-Girlfriend" and Kelly in "The Soup".
Suzanne Snyder played Eva, the
neo-nazi in "The Limo", and Poppy's
daughter Audrey in "The
Pie".
Frank Piazza played a coffee shop
customer in "Male Unbonding", and the
cop who busts Jerry for soliciting
in "The Stranded".
Michael Mitz played the man on
the phone in "The Chinese Restaurant"
and the hand model photographer in
"The Puffy Shirt".
Reuven Bar played a Peterman
reality tour participant in "The Muffin
Tops" and Shlomo (the guy who
helps George procure the video game in
"The Frogger").
Peggy Lane O'Rourke played the
nurse in "The Suicide", a bystander in
"The Parking Spot", a
waitress in "The Face Painter", a waitress in "The
Friars Club", and a waitress in
"The Foundation".
Norman Brenner played a clerk in
"The Deal", Beder in "The Tape", a guy
at the airport in "The
Limo", a passerby in "The Doodle", Ian in "The
Wig Master",and a tour taker in
"the Muffin Tops", a news reporter in
"The Trip(2)".
Marty Rackham played a police
officer (the one with the Milanos on the
dashboard) in "The
Trip(2)", and Jake Jarmel in "The Sniffing
Accountant", "The
Opposite" and "The Scofflaw".
Lauren Bowles, (JLD's
half-sister) played a waitress in "The Big
Salad", "The Pledge
Drive", "The Foundation", "The English Patient",
"The Summer of George",
"The Reverse Peephole", and "The Bookstore",
Tucker Smallwood was the guy who
drove the Mercedes George wanted to
spit on in "The Parking
Garage", he played one of the Tony award winners
in "The Summer of George",
and he was the photographer at the roast in
"The Pen".
David Blackwood, perhaps the most
prolific 'no name' on Seinfeld played
a party goer in "The
Robbery", Stan in "the Apartment", the interviewer
in "The Nose Job", the doorman in "The Cheever Letters", the security
guard in "The Handicap
Spot", the hotel clerk in "The Marine Biologist",
and Beck in "The Gymnast",
Bob Shaw played Paul in "The
Pilot(1)" and "The Pilot(2)" and he played
a cab driver in "The
Scofflaw" and "The Understudy". He's also a script
writer who co-wrote "The
Tape" and "The Chaperone".
Thomas Dekker played the soap
opera son in "The Stand-in" and also played
the sick little boy in "The
Wink."
Mario Joyner played Lamar
('maroon Golf') in "The Puerto Rican Day" and also
played the guy Jerry discusses
'Firestorm' with in "The Engagement."
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4.26 Which episodes were dedicated and to whom?
"The Pool Guy"
dedicated "In memory of our friend Rick Bolden"
"The Foundation" dedicated
"In memory of our friend Marjorie Gross"
"The Soul Mate" dedicated
"In memory of our friend Victor Wayne Harris"
"The Butter Shave"
dedicated "In memory of our friend Brandon Tartikoff"
"The Burning" dedicated
"In memory of our friend Lloyd Bridges"
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5.0 Specific episode questions.
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5.1 Who won "The Contest"?
Kramer was out first. He saw a
nude woman in an apartment across the
street,
and lasted about 2 more minutes. Elaine was next. She shared
an aerobics class with John F.
Kennedy Jr. and caved the next day.
This leaves George and Jerry. In
"The Puffy Shirt", we hear
George profess to have won the Contest,
but in "The Finale", George
confesses to lying about winning the
contest.
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5.2 What were the 'Bizarros' in "The Bizarro
Jerry"?
Here's a list (in more or less
chronological order):
1. Elaine orders a tuna
sandwich; ordinarily she's "anti-tuna" because
it's not "dolphin safe".
2. Elaine wants to break up
with Kevin and "just be friends" and he
loves the idea. Jerry would
never go for this.
3. Feldman has a great idea
and doesn't act on it. Kramer
often has ridiculous ideas, and
usually acts on them.
4. The 'Bizarros' (I like
that word!) go to the library to read.
The real gang wouldn't do this.
5. The 'Bizarro' gang eats
at Reggie's, the real gang eats at Monk's.
6. The 'Bizarros' give
money to those less fortunate. The
real gang is not often this
generous. (Although I recall Kramer giving
leftovers to a guy on the street
once).
7. Kevin's apartment is the
same as Jerry's, only reversed.
8. Kevin had a unicycle
hanging on the wall where Jerry hangs his bicycle.
9. Kevin had jars of pasta
lined up on the shelf where Jerry
keeps his cereal boxes.
10. Feldman rang Kevin's
doorbell and waited to be acknowledged,
where Kramer prefers 'the pop in'.
11. Elaine is berated for
taking olives from Kevin's fridge, she
eats from Jerry's fridge often
without reprisals.
12. Fargus (Bizarro Newman)
works for Federal Express, Newman, of course, is a postal employee.
13. Kevin did one of
Jerry's 'Newman's (you all know what I mean)
only it was for Vargus, and instead
of the 'damn that Newman'
attitude Jerry usually exhibits,
Kevin's exclamation had more
of a 'what a great guy that Vargus
is' feel to it.
14. The 'Bizarros' were
overjoyed at receiving Bolshoi ballet
tickets. The real gang would have
preferred a sporting event
or the movies.
15. Elaine's 'Get out!'
hurt Kevin. Her 'Get out!'s never hurt
Jerry.
16. Gene reported the pay
phone that was giving free long distance
calls. George would have
looked for a way to profit from this.
17. Feldman brought
groceries. Kramer usually just eats Jerry's
food without an offer to pay or
restock.
18. The 'Bizarros' shared a
group hug and Kevin mentioned how much
he loved the rest of them.
Wait a minute. After Jerry's
emotional turnaround [The Serenity
Now"), I don't know if I can count this one any longer.
19. Kevin actually has a Bizarro Superman statue in Kevin's apartment, as opposed to Jerry's Superman statue.
20. Kevin says "Me so happy. Me want to cry." as a reference to
Bizarro Superman, who talks this way because unlike Superman, he is very stupid. (special thanks to Tony for corrections on #19 and 20)
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5.3 Is the Wiz [The Junk Mail] Norm
Macdonald's (SNL) brother?
No, the "Wiz"
guy was Toby Huss, originally from
Iowa.
His only SNL
connection is his work with former
co-producer Steve Higgins on the
old Comedy Central "Higgins
Boys and Gruber" show. He was also in the
"A Change Will Do You
Good" Sheryl Crow video with Molly Shannon
(SNL) (he played the doctor). The
press release for the video said
that he'd be in SNL's '97-'98
cast, but apparently that didn't happen.
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5.4 What game are Estelle Costanza and her
friends playing
in "The Handicap Spot"?
The game is MahJongg and involved little wooden
tiles. The game is
similar to Rummy; the object is to get the highest score by arranging
the tiles into runs (straights) or groups of 3 or more matching
tiles. The tiles
are traditionally made of ivory, but plastic is
acceptable in cheaper sets. A
high quality MahJongg set can cost
several thousand
dollars. More information on the game can be found
at http://www.mahjongg.com.
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5.5 Delores? Mulva? Gipple? (or What was Jerry's
girlfriend's
name in "The Junior
Mint"?)
During "The Junior
Mint" Jerry realizes he doesn't know his
girlfriend's name, but he does
however know that her name rhyme
with a female body part. Jerry and
George think of a few names
that it might be such as Gipple
(nipple) and Mulva (vulva). Jerry calls
her Mulva and the whole thing
backfires and she breaks up with him.
At the end of the episode Jerry
calls out "Delores!", which rhymes
with clitoris.
The pronunciation of this word
had been under debate in alt.tv.seinfeld
for some time. The entry for this
word in Merriam Webster Dictionary,
located at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
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5.6 Wasn't there a lawsuit over this very issue?
Yes. Miller Brewing Company fired
Jerold Mackenzie, 54, in 1993 after
he told Patricia Best about the
show--then gave her a photocopy of
a dictionary page with the
definition of the body part in question.
She filed a sexual harassment charge
against him with the company.
Mackenzie was awarded $1.5 million
dollars after the jury decided the
joke did not qualify as sexual
harassment. Source: E! Online News Staff.
More information on this topic can
be found here
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5.7 Who is Stein Ericson? as referenced in "The Reverse Peephole":
Jerry: So, Puddy wears a man fur?
Elaine: He was struttin' around
the coffee shop like Stein Erickson.
Stein Ericson was an Olympic Gold
Medal skiing champion in 1954. and
is the current Ski Director at the Deer Valley Resort
Ski Resort
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5.8 Why did Jerry call Kramer 'Kessler' in the pilot
episode?
At the time the pilot was taped,
Jerry and Larry were still not
sure if Kenny Kramer (the
inspiration for Cosmo Kramer) was
going to let them use his name. The
original name for the
character (if Kenny had nixed the
deal) was "Hoffman".
Jerry called him Kessler in the
episode, and shortly after
that Kenny gave his blessing so
Hoffman/Kessler became
Kramer. I also heard from Kenny that
"Bender" was another
possible name that Larry David
considered.
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5.9 Is there a Superman reference in every episode?
While it's true that both TV Jerry
and real-life Jerry are big fans
of Superman, and that references to
Superman (and other comic book super
heroes) are regular occurrences on
the show, it is not true that every
episode includes a reference.
In fact, of the 180 episodes, 52 of them do
not include any references at all,
that's nearly 30%
The Superman magnet made its
first appearance during Season 4 in "The
Shoes" (episode #56), and the
Superman figurine first appears on Jerry's
shelving unit a year later in
"The Stall" (episode #76)
Superman references; (20
verbal)
"The Seven" Jerry,
referring to the woman who wears the same dress
every day, "Does she wear the
same dress every day or does she have a
bunch of them like
Superman?" Jerry also called her apartment "the
Fortress of Solitude".
"The Switch"
Jerry, talking about the woman who would not laugh at his
jokes, "...jokes kept bouncing
off her like Superman."
"The Caddy", Jerry
refers to Sue Ellen Mischke as "Elaine's Lex Luthor".
"The Face
Painter" When George learned that his unreturned "I love
you"
was not returned because the woman
he said it to may have been hard of
hearing, he said, "It's like
Superman flew around the world and reversed
time."
"The Stock Tip".
George and Jerry discuss whether Superman's heightened
senses included a heightened sense
of humor.
"The Bizarro Jerry" Elaine
begins spending time with three men who seem
to be Bizarro duplicates of Jerry,
George and Kramer. Bizarro Jerry even
had a Bizarro statue in place of
Jerry's Superman figurine.
"The Secret Code"
Jerry's Bank card PIN number is "Jor-El", the name of
Superman's father.
"The Strongbox", when
Elaine dates a poor man, Jerry refers to her as
Lois Loan", a reference to
Superman's girlfriend
Lois Lane.
"The Race" When
Jerry and Duncan race, the Superman theme music is
playing.
The Superman theme plays at the
beginning of "The Clip Show".
In "The Marine
Biologist", when Jerry was concerned with getting
Testikoff to admit he threw the
organizer out the window to help the
woman it hit:
Elaine: Why are you so interested,
you want to take her out?
Jerry: You know when Superman
saves someone no one asks if he's trying to hit on her!
Elaine: Well you're not Superman.
Jerry: Well you're not
Lois Lane.
"The Stall" When
George went to visit Elaine's 'mimbo', Tony, after the
rock climbing accident, he brought
Tony some Superman comic books.
"The Lip Reader"
George compared knowing a lip reader to having
Superman as a friend. Jerry
then compared the power to X-ray vision.
"The Implant"
Elaine, referring to Jerry while talking to Sidra in the
sauna, "Does he talk about
Superman all the time?"
In "The Tape", when George
orders the baldness cure from
China,
Jerry
says, "Imagine no
baldness. It'd be like a nation of Supermen."
In "The Chinese Woman",
Jerry spotts Frank with a man wearing a cape.
George: I don't trust men in
capes.
Jerry: You can't cast
aspersions on someone just because they're wearin' a
cape. .. Superman wore a cape.. An'
I'll be damned if I'm gonna stand here
and let you say something bad about him.
In "The Smelly Car",
Jerry says he has no choice but to sell the car.
Jerry: You don't understand what I'm
up against. This is a force more powerful
than anything you can imagine. Even
Superman would be helpless against
this kind of stench. And I'll take
anything I can get for it.
Tangential references:
In "The Outing", Jerry
convinces the NYU reporter that he's not gay.
Sharon: Oh, can you ever forgive me?
Jerry: I dunno... [they kiss
again] Alright, I forgive you...
Sharon: Y'know the funny thing is, I
was attracted to you immediately.
Jerry: I was attracted to you, too.
You remind me of
Lois Lane.
In "The Revenge",
Jerry refers to Kramer's scheme to sabotage a washing machine
Jerry: If only you could put
your mind to something worthwhile. You're like Lex Luthor.
In "The Watch", after finding out George talked Dalrymple down to
$8000 for the pilot,
said, "You know, this is
how they negotiate in the bizarro world."
(Note: I have begun the
tedious process of confirming visual Superman
references. Currently, I have
completed 82 of the 180 episodes. When the
survey is complete, the list of
non-Superman episodes will be added to the FAQ.)
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5.10 Why did Elaine say "maybe the dingo ate
your baby" in "The Stranded"?
In "The Stranded", an
annoying party-goer keeps saying things like
"Where is my finance?",
"I think I've lost the poor baby", Elaine
responds by saying (in an
Austrailian accent) "Maybe the dingo ate
your baby!" The line is from
the Meryl Streep movie "A Cry in the
Dark" (“Evil Angels" in
Australia) about the woman in
Australia who's
baby is kidnapped by wild dogs.
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5.11 What is the name of the song used in final segment of
"The Clip Show"?
The name of the song is
"Time of your Life (Good Riddance)" by Green Day
from their album Nimrod. You
can hear a 30 second clip
here.
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5.12 Who is Mary Beth Whitehead, as referenced in "The
Bottle Deposit"?
In "The Bottle
Deposit", Jerry referred to Tony's stealing his car as
"pulling a Mary Beth
Whitehead". In 1985, Mary Beth Whitehead was involved in
what is believed to be the first
US Court case concerning
surrogate motherhood.
"...because Elizabeth Stern
was unable to carry a pregnancy, she and her
husband William contracted to pay
$10,000 to Mary Beth Whitehead to
act as a surrogate. William Stern's
sperm was artificially injected into
Ms. Whitehead's uterus and she
successfully conceived. But after the child
was born, she would not accept the
money, and refused to hand over the baby.
This led to a battle for possession
of the child between the biological
father and the biological mother,
which ended in a lawsuit."
Jerry was comparing the surrogate
mother's attempt to regain possesion
of the baby she gave birth to with
Tony's attempt to gain possession of
the car he became obsessed with.
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5.13 Can I have more information on "Festivus"?
Sure, here is a mini-FAQ about
Festivus;
1. Who invented Festivus?
Frank Costanza.
2. What is the reason Frank
invented Festivus?
Frank
"invented" Festivus after getting into a fight in a toy store when he
and another
man both grabbed for the last doll. (Frank wanted to buy a doll
for George. Go figure.) Anyway, he decided that
commercialization ruined
Christmas and he would now
celebrate Festivus. A Festivus - for the rest of us.
3. When does Festivus take
place?
December
23rd.
4. What's with that
wrestling thing?
One of
the traditions of Festivus is the Feats of Strength, where two of the
celebrants
must engage in a contest of some sort to determine which is stronger.
5. What is the pole made
out of? How big is it? Was it passed around or mounted
or what is the deal?
The
undecorated aluminum pole represented the non-commercial nature of the holiday.
No tinsel,
no ornaments. It appeared to be approximately 8 or 9 feet tall and was
probably
placed in a corner of the living room, much like a Christmas tree.
6. What about the insults?
That's
another Festivus tradition, "The Airing of Grievances". Before
commencing
Festivus
dinner, you go around the table telling each other participant about all of
the ways
they have disappointed you throughout the year.
7. What does the Festivus
meal consist of?
Although
it wasn't specifically mentioned, the plate Estelle brought into the dining
room
appeared to be spaghetti OR meatloaf, either topped with red sauce. (Open
to
interpretation)
8. Who can celebrate
Festivus?
Anyone at
all. It's nondenominational. The practical answer, however, is that
only
Seinfeld
fans can *truly* celebrate Festivus. ;)
9. Any other elements which
I may not have inquired about would be
greatly
appreciated!
Well, I
think we've just about covered it. Oh, except for the occasional
'Festivus
miracle' that's been known to happen.
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5.14 Is there a real 555-FILM?
When Kramer was given the phone
number 555-FILK (easily confused with 555-FILM)
in "The Pool Guy" he was
constantly called for movie showtimes. The actual NY
phone number is 212-777-FILM.
Kramer's "Hewwo and welcome to Movie phone" sounds
exactly like the voice for the real
number.
5.15 What did the Silkwood/radiation reference in "The
Shower Head" mean?
In the movie
"Silkwood", Meryl Streep worked in a nuclear power plant. It
was the practice
at the plant that if there was any
sign of radiation exposure, the affected people were
stripped down, blasted with a
high-powered hose and scrubbed clean.
That movie is based on a true
story involving Karen Silkwood, a technician working at a
Kerr McGee plant involved in
plutonium fuel production in the early 1970's. She discovered
dangerous cost-cutting methods were
being used and she led a widely publicized effort to
improve safety measures at the
facility.
Silkwood died (or was murdered)
in a car crash in late 1974 during a period in which she was
gathering evidence to support her
claims. An autopsy also confirmed she had been exposed
to plutonium several times just
before her death.
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5.16 What's the 'sausage music' in "The
Blood"?
In "The Blood", Kramer
and Newman are seen making sausages in Jerry's kitchen accompanied by some festive music. The
song they're playing is "Mańana (is soon enough for me)".
Originally recorded by Peggy Lee, the version
used in the show is the
Hammond
version performed by Jackie Davis. (Capitol
Records Ultra-Lounge series, volume 2, "Mambo Fever".)
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6.0 What are some of the oddities and inconsistencies in
SEINFELD?
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6.1 Why does the farm girl at the end of 'The Bottle Deposit'
refer to Newman as
Norman?
I once heard that this question
was posed to Jerry before a taping by
an audience member, and he said that
the girl said "
Norman"
instead of
Newman. I guess it was so funny, the
producers did not edit it out.
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6.2 Other Oddities and Interesting Tidbits
During "The Parking
Garage", when the group finally makes it back to
the car, the car wouldn't start.
Viewers can see the heads of the cast
moving with laughter at the end of
the show.
Another oddity. in "The
Masseuse" (aired 11/18/93), Elaine dates a
man with the same name as a serial
killer. Joel Rifkin. They decide
he should change his name, and one
of Elaine's suggestions in O.J. We
all know what happened a few months
later...
During the scene in "The
Contest" where George's mother was laid up in
the hospital and George comes to
visit, she complains to him how hungry
she is but he's preoccupied by the
nurse giving a female patient a
spongebath, so he tosses a box of
Tic-tacs on her lap. Estelle Harris
admitted during an interview that
this was unscripted. Jason happened
to have some Tic-Tacs in his pocket
and his decision to toss them to
Estelle was purely impromptu. She went on to say that this gesture made
her laugh so hard, they had to delay
shooting the rest of the scene by
20 minutes.
The name of Jerry and George's
softball team is "Friends of Clyde" (from "The Pony
Remark"). No other mention fo
Clyde is ever made. It was likely an indise joke.
George mentions in "The
Heart Attack" that he's always loved his
Blackhawks jacket, but we've never
seen him wear it, before or since.
Kramer had a dog in the first two
episodes [The Seinfeld Chronicles, The Stakeout]. The dog disappeared without a trace
or an explanation.
In "The Dealership",
George came up with a number of Twix candy bars for his Candy Line-Up'. George must
have gotten theese candy bars from somewhere, but he apparently did not eat
anything while he was there, as his hunger wasn't satiated until he ate the Arby's
sandwich in the cab on the ride home. If George was so hungry, why didn't he eat
something from the store where he got the candy bars? And how did he get to
the store, he didn't have a ride? It's possible the store was within walking distance,
but this still doesn't explain why he didn't eat something.
It's well known that Jerry is a
big Superman fan. Coincidentally, Jerry's father's name was Kal, and Superman's
father's real Kryptonian name is Kal-El.
Also, in the street scenes in a
number of episodes, a "Kal's Signs" sign can be seen hanging over a store front. This is a nod to Jerry's father, who was in the sign making business.
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6.3 Continuity errors and inconsistencies
Continuity errors
In "The Outing",
Estelle claims that the "super" or landlord had to
help her to the hospital, after
reading about George's "metamorphosis"
in the paper, but the Costanzas
don't live in an apartment.
In "The Dinner Party",
Jerry is shown eating a black and white cookie
and, during one scene, each time the
camera angle changed the number
of bites missing and the left-right
orientation of the cookie changed.
In "The Soup", George
orders a bowl of chili, but is given a bowl of
tomato soup. (Either it was tomato
soup, or the thinnest chili in
creation!)
In "The Boyfriend (2)",
at the end, when the phone rings and George
runs out of the bathroom to tell
Kramer to "Say Vandelay! Say
Vandelay!", he trips and the
newspaper he was carrying drops to
the floor to George's right. In the
next shot, the newspaper is in his
other hand.
In "The Wife", during
the scene where Jerry and Meryl (Courteney Cox)
are arguing over who had the can
opener, there's a six pack case of
bottles on Jerry's kitchen counter.
One bottle has been removed and is
sitting on the side of the case
closest to the door. As they switch
shots, the bottle moves back and
forth, alternating from one side of the
six to the other a la the black and
white cookie in "The Dinner Party".
In "The Secretary",
when Kramer is shown in the dressing room wearing
only his underwear, we can see his
wallet tucked into the waistband of
his shorts. A moment later, the
wallet is not there, and we never saw
Kramer remove it.
In "The Seven", during
the scene where Newman acts as arbitrator to
determine whether Kramer or Elaine
should keep the bicycle, the wedding
band on Newman's finger mysteriously
disappears.
In "The English
Patient", during the scene where Peterman and Elaine are
watching the movie, the extras
sitting around them in the theater are
different from one scene to the
next.
In "The Butter Shave",
in the scene where Jerry comes off stage after
"bombing" on purpose, the
neck area of his T-shirt is sweat soaked.
In the next scene, the shirt is bone
dry, and the sweat stain returns one
scene later.
In "The Postponement",
Elaine crushes a beer can. She crushed it
right beside the cutting board on
Jerry's counter, then left the
apartment, they cut back to Jerry
and Kramer and the crushed can
is now sitting on the cutting board.
In "The Comeback",
Kramer didn't know that it was possible to come out
of a coma, but years earlier in
"The Suicide", he knew.
In "The Nap" George was
seen reading People magazine under the desk,
and he tucked the magazine into the
shelf under the desk when he went
to lunch. Steinbrenner came in
later to look for him but he hadn't
gotten back yet, and the same People
magazine was sitting on the
corner of the desk.
In "The Revenge",
Kramer says Newman wants to commit suicide
because he has "no job, no
woman". Later we find out that
Newman is a Postal employee, thus
having a job.
In "The Seinfeld
Chronicles", George brought a jar of pennies to the bank
to have them rolled. They
insisted he roll them himself. Later at
Jerry's apartment, George has about
$8 in rolled pennies on the coffee
table, yet the level of pennies in
the jar is the same as it was in
the bank.
In "The Scofflaw",
George likens wearing glasses if you don't need
them to using a wheelchair if you're
not handicapped. And then in
"The Little Jerry", when
George found out Elaine's boyfriend
shaved his head, again he likened
shaving a good head of hair to using a
wheelchair if you don't need one.
But in "The Butter Shave", what do we
see George doing? Riding a
'Little Rascal' (motorized wheelchair) even
though he is not physically
impaired.
George mentions in "The
Heart Attack" that he's always loved his Black
Hawks jacket, but we've never seen
him wear it, before or since.
In "The Calzone" George
makes a deal with Newman to pick up Italian
food and deliver it to Yankee
stadium because it was "on his route".
There's no way a single mail route
runs through
Manhattan AND the
Bronx,
where the stadium is located.
The interior that is seen when
Kramer sometimes opens his door consists of
some hangers and stuff like in a
hallway. But when seen through the peephole
[The Reverse Peephole], you see
Kramer's livingroom with the wooden wallpaper
and a couch and some pasta figures.
In "The Secretary", in
the scene where Jerry busts Donna, the dry cleaner's
wife, wearing his mother's fur coat,
as Donna walks up to Elaine, Donna is holding
her long purse strap in her right
hand only, then switches it to her left hand and
puts the strap over her left
shoulder. The purse hangs below her left hip. She
just had placed the long purse strap
over her shoulder as she left the dressing
room area walking away from Jerry.
In "The Jimmy", Kramer
is wearing the training shoes that George got from Jimmy.
In one scene in Jerry's apartment,
Kramer has his feet up on the coffee table and
the brand name of the show is
clearly visible on the bottom, and in other shots in the
same scene, there is a piece of
white tape covering up the brand name.
Inconsistencies
In "The Seinfeld
Chronicles", there is a scene in which Jerry and George
are moving a futon into the
apartment. Jerry mentioned that if his father
was helping move, he'd have a
cigarette in his mouth, implying that his
father smoked so much, he would
probably smoke while moving furniture.
After this mention, we have not ever
seen Morty smoke.
In "The Statue", George
says his parents used to keep the statue in
question on their mantel. But
in a prior episode, "The Pledge Drive", George says
his life would have been different
if only his parents had a mantel.
In "The Money", Frank
says he and Estelle have slept is separate beds
for 30 years, but in "The Cigar
Store Indian", the Costanzas have
one bed.
In "The Dog", Elaine
and George find they have nothing in common apart
from Jerry. George asks if Elaine
has ever seen Jerry vomit, and
they both make the same gesture to
simulate vomiting. Now this was in
episode #21, aired Oct. 9, 1991. In "The Dinner Party" (#77, aired
2/3/94), Jerry mentions his 'vomit
streak' of 13 years. His last
vomit was in June 1980. The
problem is Jerry and Elaine did not
know each other 13 years before
this, so how did she know what the
right gesture to share with George
was, just 3 years earlier, if
she had never seen it.
In "The Kiss Hello",
when Jerry complains about his photo having been
defaced, Kramer says it's ok because
he made double prints, but he used
a Polaroid camera to take the
picture. You can't make double prints
of a Polaroid photo.
In "The Contest",
George says that his parents weren't at home because
they were supposed to be at work.
What job does Estelle have, and what
was his father doing in
Chicago?
In "The Bris", George
mentions that he was never the type to drive a
convertible because of his har, but
a year later, in "The Mom and Pop
Store", he buys a Chrysler
LeBaron convertible.
In "The Airport", when
flying 'stand by', Elaine is relegated to the
Coach section because there is only
one first class seat available, and
Jerry insists on taking it because
he's used to first class and since Elaine
has never flown first class she
wouldn't know what she was missing. Midway
through the episode, Elaine sneaks
up into first class where there are
several open seats, and is summarily
chased back to coach by the flight
attendant. Elaine had every right to
that first class seat, because if they
knew it was open, they would have
given it to her anyway.
In "The Foundation",
Elaine represents the Urban Sombrero as an utter
failure, and hears several men on
the subway talk about how the oversized
hat ruined their lives. But in
"The Checks", the umbrella vendor on the
street, complaining about slow
business, says, "...now we got that damned
Urban Sombrero to deal with"
implying that the hat was so popular, it's
sales were actually hurting the
umbrella business.
In "The Wink", Jerry
stuffs three of "'Grandma Mimma's" napkins full of mutton
into his jacket pockets, but Holly
only says two were missing. Also the napkins
were falling out of the pocket as
Elaine was putting on the jacket, but they were
tucked in while she was being chased
by the dogs. If she wasn't supposed to know
they were there, how did they get
tucked back into the pocket?
In "the Wink" (which
first aired on 10/12/95), Jerry ponders whether it would be
better to date a deaf person or a
blind person, but two years earlier, in
"The Lip Reader (first aired
10/28/93), Jerry dates a hearing impaired woman.
In "The Library", Mr.
Bookman said he started working at the library
in 1971. He also mentioned
that he'd been working there for 25 years,
but the episode first aired in 1991,
so 25 years earlier would have
been 1966, not 1971.
In "The Revenge", Kramer says
Newman wants to commit suicide because
he has "no job, no
woman". Later we find out that Newman is a Postal employee
and
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6.4 What movie scenes have been parodied?
Absence of Malice - [The Junk
Mail] Kramer meets with the
Postmaster General (played by
Wilfred Brimley) in a
takeoff of the scene Brimley played
in the movie.
Apocalypse Now - [The Chicken
Roasster] The encounter between
Elaine and Peterman is a parody of
the first meeting of Captain Willard
and Colonel Kurtz, the lines
"Are you an assassin?" and "The horror."
were taken verbatim from the film.
Beauty and the Beast - [The
Comeback] Elaine and Vincent
(of Vincent's picks)
Cape
Fear
- [The Bookstore] Uncle Leo working out wwith
"J-E-RR-Y" and
"H-E-LL-O" tattooed on his fingers ala Robert DeNiro.
Note: Turns out
"J-E-RR-Y" and "H-E-LL-O" are a reference to Robert Mitchum
in "Night of the Hunter",
who had "L-O-V-E" and "H-A-T-E" tatooed on his knuckles.
Mitchum also played the creepy
psycho in the original "
Cape
Fear", and the
remake
references this fact with the
tatooed knuckles. Mitchum also appeared in the remake.
Duck Soup - [The Bookstore]
Kramer and Newman are
trying to decide who will pull the
other in the rickshaw,
Kramer chants a variation of
"eenie-meanie-minie-moe":
one spot, two spot, zig-zag-tear.
pop-die, pennygot, tennyum, tear.
harem, scare 'em, rip 'em, tear 'em,
tay-taw-toe.
In the old 1930's Marx brother's
film, "Duck Soup",
Chico
Marx uses this exact same rhyme
while choosing with his brothers.
The Elephant Man - [The Pick]
When Jerry confronts Tia by the elevator,
he yells out to the crowd that
gathers, "I am not an animal!".
The Fugitive - [The Sponge]
While searching for contraceptive sponges,
Elaine mimics Tommy Lee Jones when she
says she's performing a "...hard-
target search of every drug store,
general store, health store and
grocery store in a 25-block
radius."
The Godfather - [The Bris] The couple with the new child
ask Kramer to be the baby's
Godfather. Kramer does a
Marlon Brando impression.
The Godfather II - [The Strong
Box] Kramer says, "Fredo (the
parrot) was weak and stupid."
Midnight Cowboy - [The Mom and
Pop Store] George buys 'John
Voight's car' Final scene is
Jerry and Kramer in the back
of the bus.
The Graduate - [The Conversion]
Kramer runs to the church to
stop sister from denouncing her
faith.
The Graduate - [The Millennium]
Jerry's girlfriend's step-mother
hits on Jerry. He uses the
"You're trying to seduce me"
line that Dustin Hoffman made
famous.
The Great Escape - [The Glasses]
George plants a dime on the
floor so Jerry would think his
eyesight was better, ala Donald
Pleasance in the movie.
JFK - [The Boyfriend] Takeoff of
the Zapruder film showing the
Kennedy assassination. (Interesting
note: Wayne Knight played
'NUMA' in JFK and 'Newman' in
Seinfeld and takes the same spot in the
courtroom re-enactment with Jerry as
he did with Kevin Costner.
Lassie - [The Andrea Doria]
Kramer takes dog medicine, starts to
act like a dog, witnesses a problem
at the Old Mill restaurant,
runs to get the police, "What
is it boy? Trouble at the
old mill?"
Last of the Mohicans - [The Maid]
Jerry, on the phone with
Kramer (who's lost in NYC),
"Stay Alive!...no matter what
occurs, and I will find you!"
Marathon
Man - [The Doorman] Kramer is chased by the German
tourists after they think he mugged
George. Just like
Szell being chased through NY's
diamond district by the
Jewish shoppers and business
people who recognized him..
Phenomenon - [The Abstinence]
George becomes a genius, learns
Portuguese, etc.
Platoon - [The Fatigues] Frank
has a flashback about when he
was a cook in
Korea.
Pulp Fiction - [The Muffin
Tops] Newman plays "the Cleaner"
(a spoof on Harvey Keitel's
"Wolf" character) called in to
'take care of' the muffin stumps.
Seventh Seal - [The Nose Job]
Jerry plays a life/death chess game
to resolve his physical/mental issue
with the dumb actress, as the
Devil does in the movie.
Schindler's List - [The
Raincoats] Aaron laments that if he sold
his ring, he could have bought the
Seinfelds one more dinner.
Then, after they've boarded the
plane, Aaron insists they
need water, they're thirsty.
Star Trek II - [The
Foundation] George, looking up as camera
points down at him and spins slowly,
screams "Kahn!!!"
Star Trek II - [The
Dealership] Same camera angle and
screaming, but George yells
"Twix!!!"
A Streetcar Named Desire - [The
Pen] Elaine, meeting a woman
with that name, yells out
"Stella!!" ala Marlon Brando.
Thelma and Louise - [The
Dealership] Kramer and the Saab
salesman 'push the envelope' on the
gas tank.
Three Days of the Condor - [The
Junk Mail] Newman warned Kramer
about "how it's gonna go
down".
Wolf - [The Muffin Tops] Jerry
has to get out of Kramer's tour bus
(because he is itchy from shaving
his chest) he runs in slow motion (like
in the movie) and [supposedly]
howls, (really just screaming with relief).
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7.0 Where can I find some SEINFELD production related
information?
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7.1 Where is SEINFELD produced and by whom?
Los Angeles, CA by Castle Rock Entertainment
and West-Shapiro.
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7.2 When does the production season begin and end?
The show is no longer in
production.
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7.3 How can I get tickets to a filming session?
The show is no longer in
production. When tickets were available,
they were very difficult to get and
usually reserved for friends,
family, and guests of the show's
staff.
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7.4 What major awards has SEINFELD garnered?
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|
|
Recipient |
Event |
Award |
Category |
Year |
Result |
|
'Seinfeld' |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Comedy Series |
1997 |
Nominee |
|
'Seinfeld' |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Comedy Series |
1998 |
Nominee |
|
Andy Ackerman |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a
Comedy Series |
1995 |
Nominee
For "The Jimmy"
|
|
Andy Ackerman |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a
Comedy Series |
1996 |
Nominee
For "The Soup Nazi"
|
|
Andy Ackerman |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a
Comedy Series |
1997 |
Nominee
For "The Pothole"
|
|
Jason Alexander |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
1995 |
Nominee
For Playing 'George Costanza'
|
|
Jason Alexander |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
1996 |
Nominee
For Playing 'George Costanza'
|
|
Jason Alexander |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
1997 |
Nominee
For Playing 'George Costanza'
|
|
Jason Alexander |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
1998 |
Nominee
For Playing 'George Costanza'
|
|
Janet Ashikaga |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series
- Multi-Camera Production |
1995 |
Winner
For "The Diplomats Club" |
|
Janet Ashikaga |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series
- Multi-Camera Production |
1996 |
Nominee
For "The
Rye"
|
|
Skip Collector |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series
- Multi-Camera Production |
1998 |
Nominee
For "The Finale"
|
|
Larry David, George Shapiro, Howard West, Tom Gamill, Max
Pross, Peter Mahlman |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Comedy Series |
1996 |
Nominee
For "The Diplomats Club"
|
|
Larry David, George Shapiro, Howard West, Tom Gamill, Max
Pross, Peter Mahlman, Mamann Greenberg, Tim Kaiser |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Comedy Series |
1995 |
Nominee |
|
Spike Feresten |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Comedy
Series |
1996 |
Nominee
For "The Soup Nazi"
|
|
Marc Hirschfeld, Meg Liberman, Brian Meyers |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Casting for a Series |
1996 |
Nominee
For "The Pothole"
|
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
1995 |
Nominee
For Playing 'Elaine Benes'
|
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
1996 |
Nominee
For Playing 'Elaine Benes'
|
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
1997 |
Nominee
For Playing 'Elaine Benes'
|
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
1998 |
Nominee
For Playing 'Elaine Benes'
|
|
Peter Mahlman |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Outstanding Individual Achievement for a
Comedy Series |
1997 |
Nominee
For "The Yada Yada"
|
|
Michael Richards |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
1995 |
Nominee
For Playing 'Kramer'
|
|
Michael Richards |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
1996 |
Nominee
For Playing 'Kramer'
|
|
Michael Richards |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
1997 |
Winner
For Playing 'Kramer'
|
|
Peter A. San Filipo, Charlie McDaniel III, Craig Porter |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a
Comedy Series or a Special |
1996 |
Nominee
For "The Cadillac"
|
|
Jerry Seinfeld |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
1995 |
Nominee
For Playing 'Jerry Seinfeld'
|
|
Jerry Seinfeld |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
1996 |
Nominee
For Playing 'Jerry Seinfeld'
|
|
Larry Thomas |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
1996 |
Nominee
For Playing 'Soup Nazi' in "The Soup Nazi"
|
|
Lloyd Bridges |
Emmy Awards |
Emmy |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
1998 |
Nominee
For Playing 'Izzy Madelbaum'
|
|
'Seinfeld' |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best TV Series-Comedy/Musical |
1994 |
Winner |
|
'Seinfeld' |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best TV Series-Comedy/Musical |
1995 |
Nominee |
|
'Seinfeld' |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best TV Series-Comedy/Musical |
1996 |
Nominee |
|
'Seinfeld' |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best TV Series-Comedy/Musical |
1997 |
Nominee |
|
'Seinfeld' |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best TV Series-Comedy/Musical |
1998 |
Nominee |
|
'Seinfeld' |
People's Choice Awards,
USA |
Peopple's Choice Award |
Favorite Television Comedy Series |
1997 |
Winner |
|
'Seinfeld' |
People's Choice Awards,
USA |
Peopple's Choice Award |
Favorite Television Comedy Series |
1998 |
Winner |
|
'Seinfeld' |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensamble in a Comedy Series |
1995 |
Winner |
|
'Seinfeld' |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensamble in a Comedy Series |
1996 |
Nominee |
|
'Seinfeld' |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensamble in a Comedy Series |
1997 |
Winner |
|
'Seinfeld' |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensamble in a Comedy Series |
1998 |
Winner |
|
Jason Alexander |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series,
Mini-Series or Motion Picture |
1993 |
Nominee |
|
Jason Alexander |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a
Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture |
1994 |
Nominee |
|
Jason Alexander |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a
Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture |
1995 |
Nominee |
|
Jason Alexander |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series,
Mini-Series or Motion Picture |
1998 |
Nominee |
|
Jason Alexander |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series |
1995 |
Winner |
|
Jason Alexander |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series |
1996 |
Nominee |
|
Jason Alexander |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series |
1997 |
Nominee |
|
Jason Alexander |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series |
1998 |
Nominee |
|
Jason Alexander |
American Comedy Awards |
American Comedy Award |
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
1998 |
Nominee |
|
Alec Berg, Jeff Shaffer |
Writers Guild of
America |
WGA TV Award |
Episodic Comedy |
1998 |
Nominee
For "The Chicken Roaster"
|
|
Greg Kavet, Andy Robin |
Writers Guild of
America |
WGA TV Award |
Episodic Comedy |
1998 |
Nominee
For "The Fatigues"
|
|
Jerry Stiller |
American Comedy Awards |
American Comedy Award |
Best Guest Star in a Comedy Series |
1998 |
Winner |
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series,
Mini-Series or Motion Picture |
1994 |
Winner |
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a
Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture |
1995 |
Nominee |
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy
Series |
1995 |
Nominee |
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy
Series |
1996 |
Nominee |
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy
Series |
1997 |
Winner |
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy
Series |
1998 |
Winner |
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Viewers for Quality Television Awards |
Q Award |
Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series |
1992 |
Winner |
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Viewers for Quality Television Awards |
Q Award |
Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series |
1993 |
Winner |
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Viewers for Quality Television Awards |
Q Award |
Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series |
1994 |
Winner |
|
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
American Comedy Awards |
American Comedy Award |
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
1998 |
Winner |
|
Dave Mandel |
Writers Guild of
America,
USA |
WGA TV Award |
Episodic Comedy |
1998 |
Nominee
For "The Bizarro Jerry"
|
|
Michael Richards |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series |
1996 |
Nominee |
|
Michael Richards |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series |
1997 |
Nominee |
|
Michael Richards |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
SAG Award |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series |
1998 |
Nominee |
|
Michael Richards |
American Comedy Awards |
American Comedy Award |
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
1998 |
Nominee |
|
Jerry Seinfeld |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Comedy/Musical |
1994 |
Winner |
|
Jerry Seinfeld |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Comedy/Musical |
1995 |
Nominee |
|
Jerry Seinfeld |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Comedy/Musical |
1996 |
Nominee |
|
Jerry Seinfeld |
Golden Globes |
Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Comedy/Musical |
1998 |
Nominee |
|
Jerry Seinfeld |
Viewers for Quality Television Awards |
Q Award |
Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series |
1993 |
Winner |
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7.5 Where can I find scripts to SEINFELD episodes?
Scripts for over 170 of the 180
episodes (although new scripts are being transcribed
at such a fevered pace that it's
only a matter of time before the complete collection
is available) can be found on the
web at:
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Studio/1955/scripts2.html
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7.6 Are there official books about SEINFELD?
(reviews by Dave Antonoff)
Well, there are a few books devoted
to the subject, but only one is
'official'. (Note: All books
listed can be purchased through
Amazon.com.
"The
Seinfeld Companion" (1993, from the publishers of Entertainment
Weekly, written by Bruce Fretts) is
essentially a Seinfeld dictionary,
cataloging many catch phrases and
symbolic images from the first few
seasons. The drawback is it
was published too long ago. It only goes
up to 'The Pilot'. Maybe
they're working on a 2nd volume?
"Seinlanguage"
(1993, written by Jerry Seinfeld) is essentially a
collection of Jerry's comedy
bits. I own it, but I don't really like
it. The material is very
humorous, but it just doesn't sound the same
in my head when I'm reading
it. It's gotta come out of Jerry's mouth to
be funny, but again, that's just my
personal opinion.
"Much
Ado About Nothing" (1993, ECW Press, written by Josh Levine), is a
standard, run of the mill
biography. Some good information about
Jerry's formative years and his
career but the main drawback is the fact
that it was written 6 years ago and
so much has happened since then;
it's dated material.
"The
Seinfeld Universe" (1996/1998 written by Greg Gattuso) is also not
'official', but it's a great
source of info on the actors personal
lives, and how they came to
wind up on this show. Some insider info
and some juicy tidbits make it worth
buying. Greg released an updated
version of the book early in 98 with
additional final season stuff. If
you have a choice, get the newer
one, but if you already have the
original, there's not really enough
extra to warrant purchasing the
update (unless, like me, you've
gotta have 'em all!)
"The
Real Seinfeld" (1998 Worldwide Literary Services, written by Mike
Costanza and Greg Lawrence), as an
attempt to cash in on the Seinfeld
name is annoying but accepted, but
as an attempt to further chronicle
parts of Jerry's life before show
business, it's one of the best sources
available. Mike Costanza was a
good friend of Jerry's when they were
younger and, in addition to giving
Jason Alexander's character his name,
Jerry and Larry David have also
imbued George with many characteristics
and idiosynchracies from Mike's
life.
"Seinfeld
Scripts" (1998, written by Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Larry
Charles, Peter Mehlman)
Perhaps the only 'official' Seinfeld book
vailable (put out by Castle Rock
Entertainment), it's simply a
ompilation of the complete scripts
to the first 17 Seinfeld episodes.
hese are the shooting scripts, not
taken verbatim from the show, so
some lines are different.
Great for the hardcore fans who like to read
long. Also great for trivia
buffs (you can pick up more detail from
reading than from watching).
"Letters
from a Nut" (1997, Avon Books, written by Ted
L.
Nancy) Jerry
wrote the intro for the book. He said he found the
letters and shared them with some
friends who loved them, so he put them
in a book. Nobody knows who Ted
Nancy is, but the book is also very
comical. It's essentially a
book of letters containing outrageous
requests or comments written to
legitimate corporations, followed by
completely serious responses from
those companies that 'took the bait'.
I've seen "More Letters from a
Nut" on bookstore shelves, but haven't
purchased it yet. Once bought
and read, it will be reviewed here as
well, although I have the strong
feeling that it's simply more of the
same.
"More
Letters from a Nut" (1998, written by Ted L. Nancy, Introduced by
Jerry Seinfeld)
Bought and read, just as funny as the first. Jerry's
intro delves further into the
"Who is
Nancy"
question, but other than
that, consider it "Letters Part
II".
“ “Extra
Nutty! Even More Letters from a Nut!”
(2000, Written by Ted L. Nancy) Yada yada yada, consider this
‘Letters’ part 3.
There's also a 'book on tape'
available from Amazon.com called "Writing Seinfeld Style" (1996, Davenporrt
Productions, written/recorded by
Peter Mehlman.) which, although I haven't purchased it yet, sounds like a primer on how to write a more
sophisticated sitcom.
"You're
a Super Yada, Yada, Yada Fan if...” (1998, written by Hugh Myrrh and
Joe Kerr) This was a disappointing attempt to cash in on
"Seinfeld-mania". I purchase
each new Seinfeld related book as it is published because I'm interested in every aspect of my
favorite TV show. Well, almost every aspect, as this book has shown me. The
very first page starts out with,
"Sorry trivia buffs, but tidbits like Kramer parking in purple 23 in
episode 23 or his NYPD 331781-0404 mug shot number
or Jerry's 555-8383 car phone number.....didn't make the cut because this is not a book about trivia."
So right off the bat, I mostly considered this book a waste of money. What the
hell. I paid for it, may as well read it,
right? Mistake. It's supposedly a book of thought provoking
questions designed to promote conversation and
exploration of feelings and motivations, but I found it something less than
entertaining. The book uses moments and lines from
the show to create such questions as "Have you ever been lost in a parking garage?" and "What's
the longest non-vomiting streak you've ever had?" Granted, these
questions, when posed by the Seinfeld writers, resulted in
some of the greatest sitcom episodes in TV history, but when asked around a
coffee table by mere fans, they fall
flat. Very flat. In addition to the questions, there are also (a few on every
page) enough "You're a super yada yada
yada fan if..." entries to fill out a 190 page book, but rather than being
humorous, they're downright silly. Like Jeff Foxworthy's "You might be a
redneck if..." only without the humor. Instead they serve only as reminders of
specific moments within specific episodes. You're a super yada yada yada fan
if... "12 cent royalty checks arrive from
Japan", or
"when stuck in airports you gamble on arrival times". Besides the 'dubious' content, the book is
about 5"x6" and predominantly uses a monstrous font, giving it the
appearance of a 25 page booklet that bulked
itself up to a 190 page book. To conclude, if there are a dozen different books
about Seinfeld, make this one the 12th
one you purchase.
"How
Well Do You Know Jerry. . . and His Friends?: A Trivia Book" (1998,
Mass Market Paperback, written by
Artie Mangravito) This is not a book, it's a pamphlet containing a few hundred
random Seinfeld trivia questions
followed by a few hundred
answers. My first reaction was to the
cover, which features a silhouette of Jerry and
his co-stars. Talk about "unofficial", the author
couldn't even use Jerry's face on the cover? Anyway, the book
might have been passable if the
questions had been arranged in some sort of logical order, either by subject or
chronology, and enough questions
were included to make the book worth $8. As it was published, it's very difficult
to read and
enjoy. NOTE: Do not attempt to use this book as the "final
word" on any
Seinfeld related discussion, as
there are various mistakes strewn
throughout the book. The worst offender?
Q: What is Jerry's address? A:
129 East 81st.
St.
Now, any fan worth his Snapple
knows Jerry lives on
West 81st St. The bottom line is this. Spend a few minutes
with a search engine and the
words "Seinfeld trivia" and you can do much better for free on the
Internet than you
can with this book.
"Jerry
Seinfeld: the Entire Domain" (
1998 Birch Lane Press, written by
Kathleen Tracy) Perhaps the best
biography to date, if in part
because it's the most recent and even covers some post-TV show stuff. More oriented
towards Jerry's professional life
than his personal history, it almost seems at times to be a biography of the
show,
not the person. But there is
plenty of info on Jerry's private life, his loves, his ambitions, etc. But the TV show is
the reason to read this
book.
Tracy takes us through the entire 9 year run
from conception to Finale, with lots of
FAQworthy tidbits and includes an
episode guide at the end.
“Sein
Off: the Final Days of Seinfeld”
(1998 Harper Perennial, written by Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Richards,
and David Hume Kennerly) A photojournalists dream; to be the only
photographer on the set during the week of the
Final episode taping. This
was Kennerly's assignment, and he completed it extremely well, capturing some
of the
quiet/secret moments fans rarely,
if ever, get a glimpse of. Wall to wall black and white photos of the
cast and crew,
the sets and props, and this is
only half of the book. Along with the photos are some of the best, most
sensitive, most
revealing quotes from Jerry,
Michael, Jason and Julia that have ever appeared in print. This is only
the 2nd 'coffee
table book' that's worthy to sit
on my coffee table. (Kramer wrote the first one.) Examples of Kennerly's work can
be found here.
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7.7 Where can I purchase SEINFELD
T-shirts and other merchandise?
The merchandise section has been
discontinued.
Here’s a link to a Google
search for ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘merchandise’’
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7.8 Where can I find other
SEINFELD-related Internet sites?
A good place to start is http://advocacy-net.com/seinfeldmks.htm
This site has archived over 1,500
Seinfeld related sites.
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7.9 Do you have sheet music for the
bass guitar theme to Seinfeld?
Several bass aficionados have
taken a stab at notating the various synthesized bass riffs used throughout the
show.
You can check out a few of them
here:
http://www.stoverud.com/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=13&t=13
http://www.bassmasta.net/t/theme_songs/127286.html
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A
big giddy-up goes out to the following people, without whom this project could
not have acheived its current level of completeness;
Scott
J. Friedman, 'kenny', Nicholas Knutsen, Dennis Kytasaari, Mike "The News
Guy" Lieberman, Shaun Jamieson,
Rick
Marshall, 'parkertopo', David Ren, Ryan,
David Sena, Frank Serpas III, Rick Streeter, 'thomsof', Steve Veselka,
Kenny
Kramer, Robert Warznak, Bill Bentley, Jonathan Tucker, Kyle Matschke, Alan
Tibor, Marty Lopez, Dave Scallan,
Diane,
Tomas Hermansson, Sue, Dan Coogan, DON3k, ‘Chinaskinotes', Tom States,
Anne Marie, Alex Donald, Kasha Boen
and
Jared Somer.
