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Trivia: Both Larry David and Michael Richards got their start on the sketch show "Fridays." David was both a writer and performer, where Richards was mainly just a performer. Incidentally, some of the writers Larry David worked with were Tom Kramer, Elaine Pope, and Matt Neuman.

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The Cheever Letters - S4-E8

Trivia: In this episode, Susan finds letters from John Cheever (a real life writer) to her father exposing their relationship. Incidentally, in real life, John Cheever also had a daughter named Susan.

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The Soup - S6-E7

Trivia: In this episode, George flirts with and asks out the waitress, Kelly. Kelly is played by Tracy Kolis. Kolis previously played Marlene in s02e01, "The Ex-Girlfriend", whom George was dating before breaking up with her. In the episode, Marlene is a cashier.

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The Alternate Side - S3-E11

Trivia: George is wearing a "Broadway Bound" shirt. "Broadway Bound" is a Neil Simon play and Jason Alexander (George) played Stanley when the play opened on Broadway. Stanley Jerome is a neurotic, high-strung character who is constantly obsessing and worrying over details. He and his brother work at writing a comedy sketch for NBC Studios.

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The Bubble Boy - S4-E7

Trivia: While everybody blames George for nearly killing The Bubble Boy, it was actually Susan who pops the bubble. She's the one who hit the plastic divider that causes it to break and hiss as it leaked out the air.

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The Maid - S9-E19

Trivia: The grandson, Bobby, that ends up calling Elaine is voiced by Thomas Dekker in an uncredited role. Dekker played Bobby in s07e04, "The Wink", the sick boy in the hospital that had the Yankees signed birthday card. Dekker also appeared in s05e16, "The Stand-In", as "Son" that Mickey stands in for.

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The Chaperone - S6-E1

Trivia: When Jerry is talking about going on a date with Miss Rhode Island, Kramer says "they're never in contention." He really wasn't exaggerating. At the time of the episode, the highest a Miss Rhode Island contestant placed was 3rd runner-up (1968) and other than that, they never were even in the top 15.

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The Butter Shave - S9-E1

Trivia: After Kramer has "cooked" himself on the roof, he's in his hot tub with Newman sitting in the room with him. Newman is reading "Alive", the story of plane crash survivors eating the dead passengers to stay alive. Newman keeps seeing Kramer as food in the episode.

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The Boyfriend (1) - S3-E17

Trivia: When Jerry is talking about the "magic loogie", it is a parody of the scene from the film "JFK", where Jerry is parodying Kevin Costner. Wayne Knight (who plays Newman) not only appeared in "JFK", he was also in the magic bullet scene and positioned in the same spot for both scenes.

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The Bookstore - S9-E17

Trivia: In Jerry's dream of Leo doing pull-ups. Leo has a tattoo on his back that says "Brentano's", the name of The Bookstore Leo got caught stealing from.

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The Van Buren Boys - S8-E14

Trivia: Despite Christine Taylor (the woman Jerry is dating in the episode) now being the real-life daughter-in-law of Jerry Stiller (who plays George Costanza's dad), Taylor didn't meet Jerry's son, Ben Stiller, until 2 years later.

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The Mom & Pop Store - S6-E8

Trivia: The end scene on the bus, when Kramer tells Jerry he's falling apart is a tribute to the film, "Midnight Cowboy" where Ratso tells Joe Buck he's falling apart. Joe Buck was played by Jon Voight, who appears in this episode.

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