No matter who the characters in Seinfeld call, they never have to look up the phone number in the phone book. They have the phone numbers to every restaurant, hotel, and business memorised.
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No matter who the characters in Seinfeld call, they never have to look up the phone number in the phone book. They have the phone numbers to every restaurant, hotel, and business memorised.
Christa Miller, (Kate on The Drew Carey Show and Jordan on Scrubs) guest starred in two different roles on Seinfeld. First, she was Ellen in the episode, "The Sniffing Accountant", in '93 and later Paula, in the episode, "The Doodle" in '95.
The voice of George Steinbrenner on the show is co-creator Larry David.
Jason Alexander was always fitted with an outfit that was one size too small. This was done to make George look "uncool." On the flip side of the coin, Michael Richards was always fitted with an outfit that was one size too big, to make Kramer appear loose and lanky.
In 2001, NBC offered Jerry Seinfeld $5 million per episode for another season. Seinfeld declined.
In most episodes of Seinfeld there is a Superman reference somewhere.
Frank Costanza's distinctive way of talking was actually the result of Jerry Stiller constantly forgetting his lines.
Lauren Bowles, who guest starred in several episodes as a waitress at Monk's, is Julia Louis-Dreyfus' half-sister.
The Robbery (series 1)
Michael Richards invented his patented Kramer entrance in this episode on accident. He missed his cue and thought he would make up for lost time.
The Chinese Restaurant (series 2)
After Elaine approaches the table and asks for the egg-roll, the customers begin talking amongst themselves. One of the voices belongs to co-creator Larry David, though he wasn't actually sitting at the table.
The Heart Attack (series 2)
Larry David, creator of Seinfeld, is the B-movie actor who yells something Jerry writes down, but later he can't read his own writing.
The Revenge (series 2)
The voice of the unseen Newman was originally co-creator Larry David, but for American syndication, Wayne Knight's voice was dubbed in.
The idea of George returning to work and pretending he didn't really quit was based on a real-life incident. Before co-creating "Seinfeld", Larry David once yelled at a "Saturday Night Live" producer and stormed off the set (he was a sketch writer), only to return the following Monday and act as if it never happened. He actually got away with it.
The Good Samaritan (series 3)
Helen Slater (Jerry's interest in this episode) played the lead in the movie Supergirl. Jerry is a huge Superman fan.
The Alternate Side (series 3)
The voice of the car thief who Jerry talks to on the phone is co-creator Larry David.
The Parking Garage (series 3)
The Parking Garage was originally written to end with Kramer driving around the mall, but the actual car wouldn't start, so they went with that ending.
In this episode, Kramer was supposedly carrying an air conditioner in an awkward-shaped box. To make it more realistic, actor Michael Richards actually did carry around an air conditioner for the entire episode.
Not only was Michael Richards carrying an air conditioner the entire episode, he cut his lip on it as he was putting it into the trunk of the car.
The Library (series 3)
Marian the librarian gets her name from the famous play/movie The Music Man, which includes a song called "Marian the Librarian".
The Dog (series 3)
The man whose dog Jerry is stuck watching is named after Larry David's manager, Gavin Palone. (Palone is also one of the executive producers of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
The Pilot (2) (series 4)
The Green Peace worker in the boat at the end telling Russell that he will write to Elaine is series co-creator Larry David.
The Handicap Spot (series 4)
This is the episode where George's parents make their debut and when it originally aired, another actor played the part of George's father. When the role was recast with Jerry Stiller, all the scenes in this episode were re-shot.
The Airport (series 4)
When Elaine is talking to the male flight attendant about her meal that she ordered in advance, the voice that answers out that he thinks he has her meal is co-creator of the show Larry David.
The Marine Biologist (series 5)
Co-creator Larry David can be heard as the bystander on the beach who calls out "Is there a Marine Biologist?"
The Masseuse (series 5)
One of the subplots concerned Elaine's new boyfriend, "Joel Rifkin". Within the episode, Elaine wanted her boyfriend to change his name because he shared the same name as the serial killer named Joel Rifkin who had been arrested June '93. She has a conversation with her boyfriend, Joel, and suggests he change his name to the less scary Dion, Ned, Remy and then O.J. The show aired in November, 1993, seven months before football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson would be tried for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
The Sniffing Accountant (series 5)
The blue jumper in the episode that Jerry wears, and that Kramer also ends up wearing that made people sniff appears in a later Seinfeld episode where George is dating the daughter of a welfare officer. She can be seen wearing it when they are sitting in George's car at one point.
The Chinese Woman (series 6)
In the very beginning of the episode the person wearing the cape is none other than co-creator Larry David.
The Big Salad (series 6)
When Jerry and Elaine discuss how evil Newman is, Elaine comments "Maybe he's an enigma, a mystery wrapped in a riddle." This quote from Winston Churchill was referenced in JFK (1991), which featured Newman actor Wayne Knight.
The Gum (series 7)
The man who returns George's $20 bill and says "Sorry, your highness, but we don't accept bills with lipstick on the president", is the show's co-creator Larry David.
The Pool Guy (series 7)
When Jerry, Elaine, and Susan are at the movie "Chunnel", Susan is annoyed while Jerry and Elaine are talking during the movie. Listen to the movie dialogue in the background of the scene. The voice which yells "Everyone out of the chunnel!" is that of co-creator Larry David.
The Secret Code (series 7)
George's secret code is revealed to be Bosco. Earlier in the episode, when he is arguing with Susan about the secrets they keep from each other, he ends the scene by saying "We're out of Bosco."
The Soup Nazi (series 7)
When Kramer is in the soup shop talking to the Soup Nazi there is a black board on the wall that has all the soups on it. If you look closely Mulligatawny (Kramer's soup), Crab Biske (Jerry's soup), Turkey Chili (George's soup), and Jambalaya (Newman's soup) are all in order.
The Wink (series 7)
In reference to (the real) George Steinbrenner's habit of hiring and firing Billy Martin as the Yankees' manager, in one scene Steinbrenner lists all the managers he has fired and mentions Martin four times.
The Muffin Tops (series 8)
Newman's appearance in the episode is an obvious reference to Harvey Keitel's character The Wolf in "Pulp Fiction". Before Newman arrives, Elaine mentions that he "makes problems go away" just like The Wolf. Newman even uses the same "If I'm curt" line.
The Bizarro Jerry (series 8)
Throughout the entire show, a Superman figure can be seen on the shelf in Jerry's apartment. When Elaine goes to "Bizarro Jerry"'s apartment, a figure of Bizarro can be seen standing on the cabinet.
The Finale (2) (series 9)
In the Seinfeld Finale, Jerry and George have a conversation in the jail cell about the positioning of a button on George's shirt. For those viewers who don't know or don't remember, that is why George asks, 'Haven't we had this conversation before?', because this is the same conversation that started off the series in the very first episode.
The Puerto Rican Day (series 9)
Recognize the driver of the maroon Golf? That's because he is the same man that Jerry walked out of "Death Blow" with in season 7.
The Merv Griffin Show (series 9)
When Kramer is hosting the show and starts getting a little nervous about Jerry's "questionable material" he tells Newman to put on a tape and it starts playing some music while he talks to Jerry. The music that he puts on is the same music they used in the episode "The Pilot (2)" for the "Jerry" pilot.
The Junk Mail (series 9)
At the beginning of the episode we see George on the couch in Jerry's apartment reading a copy of GQ. On the cover is Marissa Tomei who George has a major crush on and in another episode had a dream sequence involving her in his apartment.
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