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Dec 22, 2014
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Oct 16, 2014
Oct 3, 2014
Parallel worlds
Jerry Levine - the stationary store clerk in The Big Salad - is ALSO Michael J. Fox's friend in Teen Wolf.
I knew he looked familiar!
I knew he looked familiar!
Oct 2, 2014
Jason Alexander's Son Achieve's George's Dream
Well, it finally came true, but only for the son!
We can only assume he's friends with Steven Koren.
We can only assume he's friends with Steven Koren.
Jul 8, 2014
Mar 19, 2014
Mar 7, 2014
Feb 19, 2014
Feb 3, 2014
The secret siblings of Seinfeld
...introducing a guest post from Mr. Chris Jaskot:
It would appear that all of the main characters in the show are only children, however that is not the case. Although never mentioned more than once, 3 of the main 4 characters of the show reveal a hidden sibling throughout the course of the show, always in passing and never to be seen or mentioned again...
Elaine's Sister: - "The Pick" - Season 4 - Episode 13 (nip slip)
Elaine: Oh, God - my nephew! (Picks up the phone and hits the button) Hi, Gail!.. Yu.. yu... Yes, Gail, I know how old he is.
Jerry's Sister: - "The Chinese Restaurant" - Season 2 - Episode 6
Jerry: Oh my god, Lorraine... that's Lorraine from my uncle's office. I'm in big, big trouble.
Elaine: The one you broke the plans with tonight?
Jerry: Yeah, she works in his office. Now she's gonna see him tomorrow and tell him she saw me here tonight. He's gonna tell his wife, his wife's gonna call my mother. Oh, this is bad, you don't know, the chain reaction of calls this is gonna set off. New York, Long Island, Florida, it's like the Bermuda Triangle. Unfortunately, nobody ever disappears. My uncle to my aunt, my aunt to my mother, my mother to my uncle...My uncle to my cousin, my cousin to my sister, my sister to me.
George's Brother: - "The Parking Space" - Season 3 - Episode 22
George: I can't park in a garage.
Elaine: Why?
George: I don't know, I just can't. Nobody in my family can pay for parking, it's a sickness. My father never paid for parking; my mother, my brother, nobody. We can't do it.
It would appear that all of the main characters in the show are only children, however that is not the case. Although never mentioned more than once, 3 of the main 4 characters of the show reveal a hidden sibling throughout the course of the show, always in passing and never to be seen or mentioned again...
Elaine's Sister: - "The Pick" - Season 4 - Episode 13 (nip slip)
Elaine: Oh, God - my nephew! (Picks up the phone and hits the button) Hi, Gail!.. Yu.. yu... Yes, Gail, I know how old he is.
Jerry's Sister: - "The Chinese Restaurant" - Season 2 - Episode 6
Jerry: Oh my god, Lorraine... that's Lorraine from my uncle's office. I'm in big, big trouble.
Elaine: The one you broke the plans with tonight?
Jerry: Yeah, she works in his office. Now she's gonna see him tomorrow and tell him she saw me here tonight. He's gonna tell his wife, his wife's gonna call my mother. Oh, this is bad, you don't know, the chain reaction of calls this is gonna set off. New York, Long Island, Florida, it's like the Bermuda Triangle. Unfortunately, nobody ever disappears. My uncle to my aunt, my aunt to my mother, my mother to my uncle...My uncle to my cousin, my cousin to my sister, my sister to me.
George's Brother: - "The Parking Space" - Season 3 - Episode 22
George: I can't park in a garage.
Elaine: Why?
George: I don't know, I just can't. Nobody in my family can pay for parking, it's a sickness. My father never paid for parking; my mother, my brother, nobody. We can't do it.
Feb 2, 2014
Writing
While Jerry co-wrote the majority of the episodes in seasons 1 and 2 with Larry David, things slowed down once the show picked up steam. After that, he only wrote 1 episode in season 3, 1 episode in season 4, 3 in season 5, and 1 final episode in season 6. Did you notice any change in direction as he pulled away?
Jan 20, 2014
Jan 19, 2014
Jan 6, 2014
Jerry Reveals Seinfeld Secrets and Hints at "Huge" Project With Larry David
"We wrote this script for this thing that you will eventually see, but I can't reveal what it is at this time. All I can do is tell you is that it's big, huge, gigantic."
Check out the article here.
Check out the article here.
Dec 17, 2013
Dec 12, 2013
Dec 9, 2013
Dec 5, 2013
Posters for 'Rochelle Rochelle' go up around NYC
Well this is pretty awesome...
Someone created actual movie posters for Rochelle Rochelle and hung them at movie theaters around NYC.
Check it out here. That's a serious A for effort right there.
Someone created actual movie posters for Rochelle Rochelle and hung them at movie theaters around NYC.
Check it out here. That's a serious A for effort right there.
Oct 18, 2013
Oct 14, 2013
Two Directors, Two Eras
Other than a few exceptions, the show featured just two directors over 9 seasons. Tom Cherones directed all but 5 episodes in seasons 1-5 (1990-1994) for a total of 81 episodes, and Andy Ackerman directed all but 2 episodes in seasons 6-9 (1994-1998), totaling 98 episodes.
INTERESTINGLY, our buddy Jason Alexander directed one episode - The Good Samaritan (1992) - the only time a cast member took over such duties. Did you notice anything unique about that one?
Check out a list of directors and writers by he episode and season here.
INTERESTINGLY, our buddy Jason Alexander directed one episode - The Good Samaritan (1992) - the only time a cast member took over such duties. Did you notice anything unique about that one?
Check out a list of directors and writers by he episode and season here.
Oct 11, 2013
Oct 10, 2013
Oct 8, 2013
Aug 14, 2013
Now the movies have their own posters!
Check out these Seinfeld world movie posters that have come to life:
Death Blow
Sack Lunch
Rochelle Rochelle
Prognosis Negative
Blimp (the Hindenburg Story)
Flaming Globes of Sigmund
Death Blow
Sack Lunch
Rochelle Rochelle
Prognosis Negative
Blimp (the Hindenburg Story)
Flaming Globes of Sigmund
Jul 19, 2013
Jul 16, 2013
May 17, 2013
May 14, 2013
May 10, 2013
May 3, 2013
May 2, 2013
PING!
Jerry's Chinese food delivery guy was a reoccurring character that often went unnoticed.
PING appeared in the following episodes:
The Tape - Season 3, Episode 8
The Virgin - Season 4, Episode 10
The Visa - Season 4, Episode 15
And his real life name is also Ping. So there's that.
PING appeared in the following episodes:
The Tape - Season 3, Episode 8
The Virgin - Season 4, Episode 10
The Visa - Season 4, Episode 15
And his real life name is also Ping. So there's that.
May 1, 2013
The 15 "New Yorkiest" Episodes
"You can take the B or the F and switch for the N at Broadway/Lafayette, or you can go over the bridge to DeKalb and catch the Q to Atlantic Avenue, then switch to the IRT—2, 3, 4 or 5—but don't get on the G. See, that's very tempting, but you wind up on Smith and 9th Street, then you got to get on the R."
Click here for this awesome article.
Click here for this awesome article.
Mar 8, 2013
Mar 5, 2013
Mar 4, 2013
Mr. Wilhelm?
Yes, that's him...eating at Monk's...AKA Tom's in the real world (click for larger version).
Feb 24, 2013
Feb 13, 2013
Awesome list of Seinfeld aliases
Complete with animated gifs.
Click away...
Also serves a nice companion piece with one of my earlier posts.
Click away...
Also serves a nice companion piece with one of my earlier posts.
Jan 23, 2013
Jan 7, 2013
Dec 18, 2012
Dec 14, 2012
Continuity, again!
Another example of Seinfeld keeping the continuity going..."Mike Moffett" appeared in the 1992 (season 3) episode The Parking Space...and then once more 5 years later in the 1997 (season 8) episode The Susie.
Dec 11, 2012
Google celebrates Festivus!
Techcrunch found a Festivus Easter Egg yesterday just in time for your Christmas searching season. As you'll see when searching Google for "Festivus", you’ll be treated to that most wondrous of holiday sights: an unadorned aluminum pole running down the side of your list of search results.
Well played, kind Google sirs.
Well played, kind Google sirs.
Nov 26, 2012
Nov 20, 2012
The Puerto Rican Day
This controversial episode was both the show's second-to-last episode ever as well as the second-highest-rated episode of all time. Controversy erupted when Kramer accidentally burned and then stomped out a Puerto Rican flag. After the initial airing, NBC decided to never show it again. In fact, TBS only began airing the episode in syndication on October 8, 2012 (14 years later!).
Another notable aspect of this show was that it was filmed in real-time, similar to their earlier, landmark shows, most notably The Chinese Restaurant.
Another notable aspect of this show was that it was filmed in real-time, similar to their earlier, landmark shows, most notably The Chinese Restaurant.
Nov 19, 2012
Nov 18, 2012
A collection of Kramer's entrances
...seems like it might be ALL of em. How far can you make it through?
Nov 16, 2012
Nov 14, 2012
Nov 5, 2012
Julia...
Today Julia Louis-Dreyfus was named "the Sexiest Actress Alive" for the second year in a row by Glamour magazine.
Sep 9, 2012
Sep 7, 2012
Aug 6, 2012
Jul 26, 2012
Jul 23, 2012
Jul 19, 2012
Jul 10, 2012
Jul 5, 2012
Jerry's New Web Series
Jerry Seinfeld has a new web series called "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" coming out later this month. This looks potentially hilarious, check out the non-talking preview:
Jun 28, 2012
Another Pre-stardom Alert
Turns out Anna Gunn (Walt's wife in the epic show "Breaking Bad") is Jerry's girlfriend in the 1992 episode The Glasses.
Yet another actor casted in Seinfeld before their career took off (16 years in this case).
And somehow, she doesn't appear to have aged a bit.
Jun 7, 2012
May 22, 2012
Jerry's Least-Favorite Episode
In a recent interview, Jerry revealed The Alternate Side to be his least favorite Seinfeld episode. Apparently having fun with Elaine's boyfriend who was having a stroke made him uncomfortable in the season three episode. Check out the clip below, which also features some other fun stuff about the longest he has been master of his own domain, and which Seinfeld character had the worst breath.
May 11, 2012
Mar 21, 2012
The Geography of Seinfeld
Find out here where things went down.
Click for map.
Good starting place is Jerry's apartment, near 81st and Columbus.
Find anything else good?
Click for map.
Good starting place is Jerry's apartment, near 81st and Columbus.
Find anything else good?
Mar 5, 2012
Feb 23, 2012
Showmanship, George
When you hit that high note, you say goodnight and walk off.
Read about Jason Alexander zinging Mitt Romney!
Read about Jason Alexander zinging Mitt Romney!
Feb 22, 2012
Jan 29, 2012
Jan 27, 2012
Jan 18, 2012
Jan 11, 2012
Jan 7, 2012
Is anyone here a marine biologist?
George is lucky he didn't go to the clink.
Then of course with evolution the octopus lost the nostrils and took on the more familiar look that we know today. But if you look really closely you can still see a bump where the nose use to be. But enough about fish, I can talk about other things like...architecture.
Then of course with evolution the octopus lost the nostrils and took on the more familiar look that we know today. But if you look really closely you can still see a bump where the nose use to be. But enough about fish, I can talk about other things like...architecture.
Jan 4, 2012
Dec 19, 2011
When Will it End?
As much as we love our show, we come to the realization that sooner or later, Seinfeld will no longer be aired in syndication. It's been 13 years since the show ended, and thankfully it's still shown daily on TBS and your local Fox station. But at some point, the show will be removed from our daily TV schedule and officially become a relic of the past. So the question is, when? Let's hope it's later rather than sooner, but we are coming closer and closer as the years go by. And while the show still seems somewhat relevant to modern times, it's becoming less and less so through the years.
Your thoughts?
Your thoughts?
Dec 14, 2011
Nov 30, 2011
Looks like jay can get back to business
Kramer: It's a verbal contract. We had a deal.
Elaine: No we didn't. You take these things too literally. It's like saying, you're hungry enough to eat a horse.
Kramer: Well, my friend Jay Reimenschneider eats horse all the time. He gets it from his butcher.
Click for the big news
Elaine: No we didn't. You take these things too literally. It's like saying, you're hungry enough to eat a horse.
Kramer: Well, my friend Jay Reimenschneider eats horse all the time. He gets it from his butcher.
Click for the big news
Nov 25, 2011
Nov 3, 2011
Slippery Nihilist
Peter Stormar, who plays "Slippery Pete" in The Frogger from Season 9 is also the lead nihilist in The Big Lebowski.
Oct 29, 2011
Oct 27, 2011
Mary Heart, seizures, et al.
In the season three episode The Good Samaritan we witness Kramer suffer a seizure when hearing Mary Heart's voice.
This is actually something you should look out for, as in 1991, the New England Journal of Medicine reported that Mary Hart's voice had triggered seizures in an epileptic woman.
This is actually something you should look out for, as in 1991, the New England Journal of Medicine reported that Mary Hart's voice had triggered seizures in an epileptic woman.
Oct 21, 2011
Oct 20, 2011
Notes on "The Invitations"
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, a confessed fan of the show, long portrayed on Seinfeld by the voice of Larry David, filmed scenes for a guest appearance in this episode, but none of the footage made it to air. Reportedly, Steinbrenner disapproved of the morbid plot twist in which Susan is killed; and the gang's apparent indifference towards it. Steinbrenner has publicly stated his objections to the story several times, and said that is the reason he refused to allow his cameo to be shown.
Oct 18, 2011
Babs Kramer
Interesting background info for Kramer's mother
She was known for being 20th Century Fox's answer to Marilyn Monroe from 1954 to 1956.
She was known for being 20th Century Fox's answer to Marilyn Monroe from 1954 to 1956.
Oct 11, 2011
Sep 15, 2011
Sep 6, 2011
Sep 1, 2011
Aug 31, 2011
Stream very episode!
Not sure how this has passed me by, but here is the ultimate resource, organized by season:
Watch em all
Well done, kind sirs.
Watch em all
Well done, kind sirs.
Aug 12, 2011
Jul 28, 2011
MI Bottle Scam
One of the best (and worst) schemes hatched by Kramer and Newman...
Scene 1:
NEWMAN: Wait a minute. You mean you get five cents here, and ten cents there. You could round up bottles here and run 'em out to Michigan for the difference.
KRAMER: No, it doesn't work.
NEWMAN: What d'you mean it doesn't work? You get enough bottles together...
KRAMER: Yeah, you overload your inventory and you blow your margins on gasoline. Trust me, it doesn't work.
JERRY: Hey, you're not talking that Michigan deposit bottle scam again, are you?
KRAMER: No, no, I'm off that.
NEWMAN: You tried it?
KRAMER: Oh yeah. Every which way. Couldn't crunch the numbers. It drove me crazy.
Scene 2:
NEWMAN: I don't understand. You fill an eighteen-wheeler?
KRAMER: No, an eighteen-wheeler's no good. Too much overhead. You got permits, weigh-stations, tolls... Look, you're way outta your league.
NEWMAN: I wanna learn. I want to know why.
Scene 3:
KRAMER: A free truck? Oh boy, that completely changes our cost structure. Our G and A goes down fifty percent.
NEWMAN: We carry a coupla bags of mail, and the rest is ours!
KRAMER: Newman, you magnificent bastard, you did it!
Scene 1:
NEWMAN: Wait a minute. You mean you get five cents here, and ten cents there. You could round up bottles here and run 'em out to Michigan for the difference.
KRAMER: No, it doesn't work.
NEWMAN: What d'you mean it doesn't work? You get enough bottles together...
KRAMER: Yeah, you overload your inventory and you blow your margins on gasoline. Trust me, it doesn't work.
JERRY: Hey, you're not talking that Michigan deposit bottle scam again, are you?
KRAMER: No, no, I'm off that.
NEWMAN: You tried it?
KRAMER: Oh yeah. Every which way. Couldn't crunch the numbers. It drove me crazy.
Scene 2:
NEWMAN: I don't understand. You fill an eighteen-wheeler?
KRAMER: No, an eighteen-wheeler's no good. Too much overhead. You got permits, weigh-stations, tolls... Look, you're way outta your league.
NEWMAN: I wanna learn. I want to know why.
Scene 3:
KRAMER: A free truck? Oh boy, that completely changes our cost structure. Our G and A goes down fifty percent.
NEWMAN: We carry a coupla bags of mail, and the rest is ours!
KRAMER: Newman, you magnificent bastard, you did it!
Jul 10, 2011
Fictitious Seinfeld Episode Plots
Very fun Twitter feed of plots for shows that never (but could have) happened. I hear he takes requests!
Check it out here.
Check it out here.
Jun 14, 2011
May 10, 2011
Jerry's Archives
Jerry is posting three of his own favorite stand-up bits a day on www.jerryseinfeld.com.
In his words:
When I was ten years old, I started watching stand up comedians on TV. I fell in love with them and I'm just as fascinated with stand up comedy today. When I started doing TV, I saved every appearance on every show I did. I thought it might be fun to go through all of it and pick out three bits each day that still amuse me for some reason or another. I've also included stuff I'm doing now, and I'll be adding new stuff as I go. Somewhere out there are ten year olds like I was just waiting to get hooked on this strange pursuit. This is for them. I'm just hoping somehow it will keep this silliness going.
In his words:
When I was ten years old, I started watching stand up comedians on TV. I fell in love with them and I'm just as fascinated with stand up comedy today. When I started doing TV, I saved every appearance on every show I did. I thought it might be fun to go through all of it and pick out three bits each day that still amuse me for some reason or another. I've also included stuff I'm doing now, and I'll be adding new stuff as I go. Somewhere out there are ten year olds like I was just waiting to get hooked on this strange pursuit. This is for them. I'm just hoping somehow it will keep this silliness going.
May 6, 2011
The sociology of seinfeld
Yes, it's a real college course! Click for course description.
The best part:
Due to the high demand of the class, we will administer a Seinfeld trivia quiz on the first day to see who makes it. 17 spots allocated for upper division and 15 spots allocated for lower division.
thanks erik!
The best part:
Due to the high demand of the class, we will administer a Seinfeld trivia quiz on the first day to see who makes it. 17 spots allocated for upper division and 15 spots allocated for lower division.
thanks erik!
May 5, 2011
Jerry's first national tv appearance
Clip from 1977. Check out the glasses - and the much thicker NY accent.
thanks to boblord!
thanks to boblord!
Apr 26, 2011
Apr 25, 2011
Apr 18, 2011
Prognosis Negative!
"Prognosis: Negative" - the film Elaine wants to see with Jerry, is also the name of an unproduced screenplay Larry David wrote in which the main character wrongly assumes a negative medical prognosis is a bad thing.
Which must have also spurred this one:
GEORGE: This is George Costanza, I'm calling for my test results. Negative? Oh, my God. WHY! WHY! WHY? What? What? Negative is good?
Which must have also spurred this one:
GEORGE: This is George Costanza, I'm calling for my test results. Negative? Oh, my God. WHY! WHY! WHY? What? What? Negative is good?
Apr 13, 2011
The Sniffing Accountant
This episode was actually based on a true story. In real life, Jerry Seinfeld's accountant stole money (about $50,000) from him to buy drugs, thus inspiring the main plotline for this episode.
"My accountant, whose name I won’t mention (not that he doesn’t deserve the infamy) stole I think fifty thousand dollars from me, and snorted it up his nose...[I] just gave him an envelope of cash, and never saw it again. And I used to talk about that guy and how much I hated him, so he became the Sniffing Accountant. That was some measure of revenge."
"My accountant, whose name I won’t mention (not that he doesn’t deserve the infamy) stole I think fifty thousand dollars from me, and snorted it up his nose...[I] just gave him an envelope of cash, and never saw it again. And I used to talk about that guy and how much I hated him, so he became the Sniffing Accountant. That was some measure of revenge."
Apr 12, 2011
Apr 9, 2011
Mar 31, 2011
One last episode
In the spirit of the Curb-Sein reunion, thought it was time to revisit the "last last" show. It really was like getting one more Sein episode, 11 years later!
Peterman reality tour
The idea for this storyline was inspired by the real Kenny Kramer who, to capitalize on the success of his fictional counterpart, began a "Kramer Reality Bus Tour." In it, Kenny Kramer drives tourists around to sites that were also mentioned on the show while sharing anecdotes about his own life.
Mar 30, 2011
Mar 17, 2011
Mar 7, 2011
Mar 4, 2011
Mar 3, 2011
Larry David Sighting
Another LD cameo ... this time as the voice of the car thief in The Alternate Side from season 3:
Car thief: Hello?
Jerry: Hello? Is this 555-8383?
Car thief: I have no idea.
Jerry: Can I ask you a question?
Car thief: Sure.
Jerry: Did you steal my car?
Car thief: Yes I did.
Jerry: You did?!
Car thief: I did.
Jerry: That's my car!
Car thief: I didn't know it was yours.
Jerry: What are you gonna do with it?
Car thief: I dunno, drive around.
Jerry: Then can I have it back?
Car thief: Mmmm, nah, I'm gonna keep it.
Car thief: Hello?
Jerry: Hello? Is this 555-8383?
Car thief: I have no idea.
Jerry: Can I ask you a question?
Car thief: Sure.
Jerry: Did you steal my car?
Car thief: Yes I did.
Jerry: You did?!
Car thief: I did.
Jerry: That's my car!
Car thief: I didn't know it was yours.
Jerry: What are you gonna do with it?
Car thief: I dunno, drive around.
Jerry: Then can I have it back?
Car thief: Mmmm, nah, I'm gonna keep it.
Feb 17, 2011
Feb 13, 2011
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