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  • 7/15/2025
From secret pasta statues to mysterious bicycles, there's more to discover in Seinfeld than meets the eye! Join us as we explore the tiny details hiding in plain sight throughout this iconic sitcom. Did you catch Newman's creepy parallels? Or spot Jerry's ever-changing apartment number? The devil's in the details!

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00:00No more soup, Jerry! No more veretti apples!
00:02Where are you going?
00:03He's giving away what's left, I gotta go home and get a big pot!
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the junior mint-sized facts from the sitcom Seinfeld that you may not have noticed.
00:14How could they not notice it? Because it's a little mint!
00:17It's a junior mint!
00:19Number 30. Real movie. Kinda.
00:22Alright, here we go.
00:24Death Blow.
00:26Fake movie titles are very common throughout Seinfeld.
00:29Rochelle Rochelle, Chunnel, Cry Cry Again, and so on.
00:33However, there's one that sounds made up that's surprisingly real. Sort of.
00:37Death Blow is a movie Jerry is roped into bootlegging after getting tickets to an early screening.
00:42I've got your tape, but here's what I'm gonna need.
00:44I'm gonna need three cameras, two on the floor, one in the balcony, and I want headsets for the guys running them.
00:50I want to be able to talk to them.
00:52Are you out of your mind?
00:54While the film doesn't exist, the episode's writer Spike Ferriston saw an ad in Variety an aspiring screenwriter took out with the title and concept, which he appropriated for the script.
01:05We can only wonder why the movie was never made if it shared the amazing tagline that Kramer delivers.
01:10Death Blow.
01:11When someone tries to blow you up, not because of who you are, but because of different reasons altogether.
01:17Number 29.
01:19Carol and Mike.
01:20Hiya, Carol.
01:20Kramer gets into a lot of pratfalls during the series, injuring himself frequently.
01:26At a Yankees game, the hipster doofus gets hit in the head by a ball.
01:30While the scans Kramer gets done at the hospital come back normal, there's still something a little off.
01:35Well, more than usual.
01:37Later in the episode, Kramer refers to George as Mike and Elaine as Carol.
01:41Hey, Kramer.
01:42Hi, Mike.
01:45This isn't just an after effect of a head injury.
01:48Elaine was based on Jerry Seinfeld's ex-girlfriend Carol Liefer, while George was inspired by his friend Michael Costanza.
01:55That hit to the head let Kramer break the fourth wall.
01:57The couple who bought Kramer's painting in the same episode are right.
02:01He really does transcend time and space.
02:03I see a parasite.
02:07A sexually depraved miscreant who is seeking only to gratify his basest and most immediate urges.
02:15Number 28.
02:16Lohman License Plate.
02:17Unbelievable.
02:19I'm never going to get out of here.
02:21Guy goes to pee, never comes back.
02:23It's like a science fiction story.
02:25George's less than successful career is a frequent gag during the show.
02:29He's often compared to Biff Lohman from Death of a Salesman, whom George describes as, quote,
02:34the biggest loser in American literature.
02:37While most of these references are verbal, one of them is more subtle.
02:40During the parking garage, while the group is wandering around looking for their car,
02:44George sits down on a car whose license plate's first three letters are B-I-F.
02:49What's the difference?
02:50We'll all be dead eventually.
02:51Does that bother you?
02:54It may be accidental, but if intended, it's yet another example of George failing to shake
03:00off his loserly reputation.
03:01The secret of life is just to live every moment.
03:05Yeah, I've heard that.
03:07Meanwhile, I'm here with you in a parking garage in Jersey.
03:10Number 27.
03:11Finale Foreshadowing.
03:13The divisive finale of Seinfeld sees the foursome end up in prison.
03:16More on that later.
03:18Why don't you just blow it out your...
03:19However, despite popular opinion that it wasn't set up well, a minor conversation a
03:26season earlier may have foreshadowed the gang's eventual fate.
03:29While in a cab discussing nail clippers, the subject eventually turns to prison and how
03:34prisoners clip their nails.
03:35What if you're in prison?
03:37You don't think they give you clippers?
03:38No, it's like a weapon.
03:39To answer the question, TLDR, it varies by prison.
03:43But the point is, George and Jerry both express a fascination with prison.
03:47With George wistfully saying that maybe he'll end up there someday.
03:51I love prison.
03:52It is fascinating.
03:54Yeah.
03:55Maybe someday.
03:58And then that dream was real.
04:01Number 26.
04:02Mr. Vizaki.
04:03The group's favorite coffee shop, Monks, changes hands several times during the series.
04:08One of the owners in season four is Mr. Vizaki, a Greek man.
04:11You know, ever since this new owner took over, the service here is really slow.
04:15Yeah.
04:15Jerry and Elaine notice that Vizaki seems to favor waitresses with large busts.
04:20Elaine is incensed after she tries applying for the job only to be rejected.
04:24You're in big trouble, mister.
04:26And I need trouble with that capital.
04:30What?
04:30What did I do?
04:32However, the truth comes out when Elaine confronts him.
04:35They're all Mr. Vizaki's daughters.
04:37Greek speakers also caught on to a fun tidbit.
04:40Vizaki is Greek for breast.
04:41So, it's not just in the blood, it's in the name, too.
04:45Well, you must be very proud of this Vizaki.
04:48And may I say, sir, they're lovely girls.
04:50Absolutely lovely girls.
04:52Number 25.
04:53Plan 9 Callback.
04:54Plan 9 from outer space.
04:56One night only.
04:57The big screen.
04:58For being a show about nothing, Seinfeld has surprisingly consistent continuity.
05:03During the famous Chinese restaurant episode,
05:05Jerry, George, and Elaine are running late for a showing of Ed Wood's infamously bad movie,
05:09Plan 9 from outer space.
05:10Well, I can't go to a bad movie by myself.
05:13What, am I going to make sarcastic remarks to strangers?
05:16Although they ultimately don't end up seeing it then,
05:18Jerry gets another chance seasons later.
05:21He and Kramer see a flyer on the street and decide to go.
05:23Plan 9 from outer space is playing tomorrow night.
05:26One show only.
05:27I've always wanted to see this.
05:28You know why I was supposed to see this five years ago?
05:30I was in a Chinese restaurant with George and Elaine.
05:32We got all screwed up trying to get a table.
05:33Although Kramer, who wasn't with the group the first time,
05:38also gets ejected from the theater,
05:39Jerry does end up viewing this so bad it's good film.
05:43Guess he has to make sarcastic remarks to strangers after all.
05:46All right.
05:47Come on, coffee boy.
05:47Bring it out.
05:48Come on.
05:49Snap it out.
05:49Here we go.
05:52Number 24.
05:54The Soup Nazi Fleas.
05:55In one of the show's most beloved episodes,
05:58Jerry and company begin going to a new soup stand.
06:01The stand's owner, Yev Kassem,
06:02is so strict that he's nicknamed the Soup Nazi.
06:05Very good.
06:06Very good.
06:07You know something?
06:08No soup for you.
06:09Come back.
06:10One year.
06:13Next.
06:13However, Kassem's authoritarian regime,
06:16much like that of the real Nazis,
06:17eventually comes to an end.
06:19After Elaine gets hold of his recipes,
06:21she decides to share them with everyone in revenge for banning her.
06:24Cold cucumber,
06:26corn and crab chowder,
06:28and mulligotani.
06:28Mulligotani.
06:30You're through, Soup Nazi.
06:32Back it up.
06:33No more soup for you.
06:36Next.
06:37Newman frantically explains this to Jerry,
06:39claiming that the Soup Nazi is moving to Argentina.
06:42The Soup Nazi says that now that his recipes are out,
06:44he's not going to make any more soup.
06:45He's moving out of the country,
06:47moving to Argentina.
06:48No more soup, Jerry.
06:49In this way,
06:50he actually mirrors the real world Nazis,
06:53many of whom fled to Argentina after World War II.
06:56Number 23.
06:57Mustard.
06:57Kramer spends quite a bit of time raiding Jerry's fridge for food.
07:01I'm getting a vibe here.
07:04What, are you unhappy with our arrangement?
07:06During one of these numerous occasions,
07:08he becomes upset at his neighbor's lack of mustard for the sandwich he's making.
07:12Jerry insists he does have mustard,
07:14but Kramer claims he needs Dijon mustard,
07:17not plain yellow junk.
07:18Jerry, you got no mustard, huh?
07:20It's on the door.
07:21What, this yellow stuff?
07:23No, I said mustard, Jerry.
07:24Dijon.
07:24The duo then gets into an argument over how much food Kramer is taking.
07:28Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait,
07:29what are you guys gonna leave it there?
07:30That's like half a pound of turkey.
07:32Oh, no, I can't eat that.
07:33You can't eat a sandwich without Dijon.
07:35Yeah, you're right.
07:35I really should keep more of your favorites on hand.
07:37And yet, some sharp-eyed fans noticed that a few episodes later,
07:41Jerry's fridge is now sporting grey poupon mustard.
07:43The Dijon-est of Dijon mustards.
07:46Looks like Kramer won that round.
07:48Number 22. Pilot Callback
07:50As disliked as the series finale is,
07:53it does feature a ton of great callbacks to earlier parts of the show.
07:57Most of these are obvious, with returning characters galore,
08:01but one of the more difficult-to-pick-up-on tidbits comes in one of the show's final lines.
08:05Jerry criticizes one of the buttons on George's shirt,
08:08claiming the placement is too awkward.
08:10See, now to me, that button is in the worst possible spot.
08:14Really?
08:15Oh, yeah. The second button is the key button.
08:19George has a sense of deja vu, claiming they've had the same conversation before.
08:23Haven't we had this conversation before?
08:25You think?
08:27I think we have.
08:29Yeah, maybe we have.
08:31And indeed they have, as this same conversation is exactly how the very first episode begins.
08:37See, now to me, that button's in the worst possible spot.
08:40The second button literally makes or breaks the shirt.
08:43Look at it. It's too high.
08:45It's in no man's land. You look like you live with your mother.
08:47Everything truly comes full circle.
08:50Number 21.
08:51Newman's name is...
08:53Perhaps there's more to Newman than meets the eye.
08:57No, there's less.
08:58There are many recurring characters during Seinfeld,
09:01but one of the most frequently seen is Kramer's buddy and Jerry's nemesis, Newman.
09:06Hello, Newman.
09:08Hello, Jerry.
09:09For as much as we know about the spiteful postal worker,
09:12there's an ocean of info we don't know.
09:14And much like Kramer, his first name is the biggest mystery of all.
09:18Unlike his friend, though, we never learn his first name.
09:21Granted, when you have a name as satisfying to say with loathing as Newman,
09:25is having another name even necessary?
09:28What a rare treat.
09:29What brings you down to the east wing?
09:30Okay, Pudgy, let's stop playing games.
09:32It seems like both Jerry and Elaine were right.
09:35Newman is an enigma,
09:36and there's less to him than meets the eye.
09:38He's a mystery wrapped in a twinkie.
09:40Or at least the ear.
09:41All right, all right, all right, you go ahead.
09:45You go ahead, you keep it secret.
09:47But you remember this.
09:48When you control the mail, you control information.
09:53Number 20.
09:54Call for Cartwright.
09:55Or is that Costanza?
09:57No episode was arguably more quintessential to the show-about-nothing setup
10:02than the Chinese restaurant.
10:04The sharp and witty humor was so brilliant
10:06that we didn't even mind that the entire premise involved the gang minus Kramer
10:10just waiting for a table.
10:12Where am I?
10:15Is this a dream?
10:18What in God's name is going on here?
10:20During their lengthy wait,
10:22George hopes for a callback from an angry lover called Tatiana.
10:26But when she calls,
10:27the maitre d' mistakenly calls out for Cartwright.
10:30She called.
10:32He yelled, Cartwright.
10:34I missed him.
10:37Who's Cartwright?
10:39I'm Cartwright.
10:40Seinfeld writer Spike Ferriston eventually revealed this was no random name.
10:45The host was evidently a fan of the Western series Bonanza,
10:49featuring a protagonist called Ben Cartwright.
10:52That title coincidentally rhymes with Costanza.
10:55It's so simple, yet so brilliant.
10:58Cartwright!
10:59Cartwright!
11:00Just like that.
11:01Nobody came up, I hang up.
11:03Number 19.
11:04Ruthie the Cashier.
11:06After numerous rewatches,
11:07you probably started paying more attention to the details of the gang's favorite hangout spots.
11:12I want the complete opposite of tuna on toast.
11:15Chicken salad on rye.
11:18Untoasted.
11:19With a side of potato salad.
11:21And a cup of tea.
11:22For instance, you might have spotted Monk's Cafe's typically silent, eponymously named cashier, Ruthie Cohen.
11:29She's practically the fifth group member.
11:31Ruthie appears in more Seinfeld episodes than any other character outside the core four.
11:37She can also be seen outside the diner in episodes like The Doll.
11:41In The Gum, we finally hear her speak.
11:44After George repeatedly accuses her of shortchanging him,
11:47she politely informs him that his car is on fire,
11:50and adds a cheery season's greetings for good measure.
11:52Listen lady, I got six minutes left on that meter,
11:55and I'm not budging until you admit you stole my $20.
11:59You're not so tough when you're out on your horse, are you, Ruthie?
12:02Your car's on fire.
12:07Merry Christmas!
12:08Next time you re-watch this classic comedy,
12:11you'll probably find your eyes wandering over to Ruthie more often.
12:15Number 18. No applause, please.
12:18Many sitcoms are known for their canned laughter and well-timed applause.
12:22However, Seinfeld typically wasn't one of them.
12:25And who else was on the show?
12:27Elaine could be a character.
12:29Kramer!
12:30Now he's your character.
12:32A large portion of the show was filmed in front of a live audience.
12:36That, of course, came with its challenges.
12:39Originally, when Kramer entered a scene,
12:41he'd be met with such a raucous round of applause that it would throw off the flow of filming.
12:46Hey, we're ordering Chinese food.
12:48If you want anything, let me know what it is, and I'll order it for you.
12:53Audiences were instructed to tone down their enthusiasm for a while.
12:59Eventually, Kramer's long ovations all but disappeared.
13:02Hearing applause during our umpteenth re-watch of the earlier seasons now feels a bit odd.
13:08What is it? You're interrupting!
13:10Oh, well, you know, I'm packing for Puerto Rico.
13:12I need to borrow your bathing suit.
13:13If this is an emergency, you need a bathing suit?
13:17Well, I like yours.
13:18Number 17.
13:20The Son of Sam gag
13:21In the 1970s, America was gripped by the horrifying story of New York's infamous serial killer,
13:27David Berkowitz, also known as Son of Sam.
13:30The serial killer known as Son of Sam terrorized New York City from 1976 to 1977.
13:36The notorious criminal said that he'd been following the instructions of his neighbor's dog.
13:41We guess the Seinfeld writers saw the potential for comedy in such an obscure case
13:45and drew several parallels in the season 7 premiere.
13:49Firstly, Elaine, Kramer, and Newman plan on kidnapping a neighbor's incessantly barking dog.
13:55There's also the moment where George mistakenly hears Son of Sam instead of Jerry's van.
14:00Is this Seinfeld's van? Seinfeld's van! Seinfeld's van!
14:04Wait, what's he saying?
14:05I think he's saying Son of Sam! Oh my god!
14:07However, the eeriest comparison happens when the cops knock on Newman's door
14:11and he echoes the exact words Berkowitz uttered when he was arrested.
14:16What took you so long?
14:19Number 16.
14:21Riffing on the iconic theme song
14:23Whether you've watched the series once or a hundred times,
14:26Seinfeld's theme music is instantly recognizable.
14:29People would know, they would see you walking down the wall and go,
14:32That's one of those suction cup guys.
14:36However, did you know that multiple variations of this iconic tune exist?
14:41Theme composer Jonathan Wolfe revealed why this disparity exists.
14:45Since the length of Jerry's stand-up monologues varied,
14:47the music had to be altered accordingly.
14:50He divulged the brilliant simplicity of the melody
14:52and how he created its unique sound using his mouth and fingers as percussion.
15:00Wolfe also shared that Seinfeld's lyrical comedic delivery inspired the tune.
15:06Apparently, NBC execs didn't warm up to it immediately,
15:10but Larry David fought to keep it.
15:12We're glad he did, because we cannot imagine a more fitting theme tune.
15:16I survived, let's see if you can.
15:19Number 15.
15:20Kalman Seinfeld
15:22Unless you're an eagle-eyed Jerry Seinfeld superfan
15:25who spent many hours reading up on the comedian's life,
15:28you probably missed this homage to his real father.
15:31My father has never thrown anything out, ever.
15:35The comedian has often spoken about his dad's comedic talents
15:38and ever-growing collection of jokes.
15:40While it might have been fun to see the older Seinfeld
15:43crack a few gags in an episode or two,
15:45Jerry honored his father in a different way.
15:47In the background of several scenes,
15:49detail-oriented viewers might have noticed an ad reading Kal's signs.
15:53This is a sweet nod to the actor's dad,
15:55who actually created signs for a living.
15:58This Easter egg is rather heartwarming for a show
16:00that famously avoided warmth and sentimentality.
16:03What is this salty discharge?
16:07Oh my God, you're crying.
16:10This is horrible.
16:11Number 14.
16:13The Skip Barber Racing School Magnet
16:15Jerry Seinfeld is a major car enthusiast,
16:18but his love for vehicles goes far beyond his extensive Porsche collection.
16:24If you're a race car fan with a keen eye for detail,
16:26you may have noticed a Skip Barber Racing School Magnet on Jerry's fridge.
16:30All right.
16:31I got a test to fill.
16:32Hey, good luck with that.
16:33It turns out this is another reference to the actor's real life.
16:37In celebration of his 40th birthday,
16:39Seinfeld traded in the comedy circuit for the racetrack
16:42and completed a race driver course.
16:44According to his instructor Randy Buck,
16:46Quote, he started slowly, but by the third day,
16:49he was the most aggressive student of the bunch
16:51and was clearly the fastest.
16:54Well, as in comedy, it's all about the timing.
16:56Where is the punchline?
16:58It's all attitude.
17:00Number 13.
17:01All of the Cars
17:02Have we mentioned that Jerry Seinfeld is a car aficionado?
17:06While cars weren't often at the forefront of this show about nothing,
17:09some notable models made cameos every now and again.
17:12You know what?
17:13This car was owned by John Boyd.
17:14You see?
17:15I told you.
17:16Except John is spelled with an H.
17:19For instance,
17:20the Ass Man car in Fusilli Jerry is a 1973 Chevrolet Impala.
17:25The ride Jerry buys his dad is a Cadillac Fleetwood Braum in the Cadillac.
17:29Jerry, look at this.
17:31My seat's got a memory.
17:32In case somebody moves it,
17:34I could be in prison for five years.
17:35I come out, my seat goes right back to where I like it.
17:37That's what I was thinking.
17:38There's a 1969 Buick LeSabre in the parking space,
17:42and you can spot the Saab 900 NG convertible behind Jerry in the dealership.
17:46Binder's fee.
17:47Binder's fee was on the lot.
17:49Yeah, that's right.
17:50Also, George channels his inner bad boy with a 1967 Pontiac GTO,
17:55although he says it's a 68 GTO.
17:57We can't believe a car buff like Jerry let that slide.
18:01In any case,
18:02these were cool shout-outs for Jerry's fellow motor enthusiasts.
18:05Number 12.
18:06Jerry's Cereal Box Collection
18:08Did you ever notice that Jerry has a considerable collection of cereals in his apartment?
18:14Even if you did,
18:15have you ever tried to count how many or take a closer look at their names?
18:19Author Josh Levine believes he has the answers.
18:22In his book,
18:23Jerry Seinfeld, Much Ado About Nothing,
18:25he recalled counting, quote,
18:27no less than 17 boxes of cereal.
18:30He noted that they're all relatively popular brands.
18:32Apparently, these boxes all nod to Seinfeld's genuine love of the breakfast food.
18:37No, I know what I want.
18:38The usual?
18:39Yeah.
18:39And for you?
18:40I'll have a bowl of Cheerios, not too much milk.
18:42Okay, two bowls of Cheerios.
18:45Small quirks like these made the show more relatable
18:48and helped it defy the test of time.
18:51However, some fans believe his impressive selection
18:54was just to maintain Kramer's insatiable appetite.
18:57I don't want to put a damper on your little smorgasbord here,
18:59but it's the end of the week, so I added up your tab.
19:02You got a...
19:04I know, pretty steep.
19:06Well, I don't have this kind of cash.
19:08Few do.
19:09Number 11.
19:10Does Jerry ever ride that bicycle?
19:12One of the most defining features of Jerry's apartment
19:15is the bicycle hanging on the wall.
19:17But can you recall what type of bike it was?
19:20We will cut the bike down the middle
19:23and give half to each of you.
19:26What?
19:26This is your solution?
19:28To ruin the bike?
19:29If you said a Kline mountain bike, you'd be right.
19:32But if you said Cannondale Superkiller V,
19:35you'd also be correct.
19:36Though seemingly always in the same place,
19:39the bicycle changed a few times
19:40throughout the show's nine-season run.
19:42Supposedly, the Kline belonged to Michael Richards,
19:45a cyclist in real life.
19:46Hey, you're riding a girl's bike!
19:49Anyway, we could endlessly debate what color
19:52or what brand we remember hanging up next to Jerry's bathroom.
19:54But the real question is,
19:56since we never actually saw him cycle,
19:59why did Jerry have a bicycle on his wall at all?
20:03Number 10.
20:04OJ.
20:04A name that will never be infamous.
20:07Like the rest of the country at the time,
20:09the Seinfeld writers were obsessed with the OJ Simpson trial.
20:12Jackie Childs is actually a direct parody of Johnny Cochran.
20:16I've been practicing law for 25 years.
20:18You listening to a caddy?
20:19This is a public humiliation.
20:21You can't let the defendant have control of the key piece of evidence.
20:24Plus, she's trying it on over a leotard.
20:25Of course a bra's not going to fit on over a leotard.
20:28A bra's got to fit right up against a person's skin.
20:30Like a glove!
20:31Even before the Simpson murder case,
20:33Seinfeld unintentionally foreshadowed
20:35the famed athlete's fall from grace.
20:37The whole city is talking about this monster, Joel Rifkin,
20:40and I am dating a Joel Rifkin.
20:42But you like your Joel Rifkin.
20:43Yeah, I just wish he had a different name.
20:47Ask him to change it!
20:48Elaine dates a man named Joel Rifkin.
20:51Since he shares the same name as a notorious serial killer,
20:54Elaine suggests several alternatives while reading from a magazine,
20:58including OJ.
20:59Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! OJ!
21:02OJ Rifkin!
21:04Oh, you don't even use a name, it's just initials!
21:06Oh, please, please, please change your name to OJ, please!
21:08It would be so great!
21:09Elaine, what is going on?
21:12If Joel did change his name to OJ,
21:15he probably would have changed it again
21:17almost seven months later when Simpson was arrested.
21:20Ironically, not everyone knows who Joel Rifkin is nowadays.
21:24But OJ Simpson remains a household name for all the wrong reasons.
21:28Joel Rifkin, report to the stadium office.
21:33Joel Rifkin, telephone.
21:34Who would be calling me here?
21:40He's not the murderer.
21:42Number 9.
21:42The Bizarro Jerry Statue
21:44Jerry has made it no secret that he's a huge Superman fan.
21:49We're kind of surprised he didn't notice the resemblance between Becky Gelke and Supergirl,
21:53seeing as how they share actress Helen Slater in common, but whatever.
21:56Jerry's Superman statue is one of his apartment's most recognizable decorations.
22:11So, it only makes sense that Jerry's Bizarro counterpart would possess the opposite.
22:16Elaine develops a friendship with her kindly ex-boyfriend Kevin,
22:20who is deemed the Bizarro Jerry.
22:22He's like your exact opposite.
22:25So, he's Bizarro Jerry.
22:28Bizarro Jerry?
22:29Yeah, like Bizarro Superman.
22:31Superman's exact opposite.
22:34Who lives in the backwards, Bizarro world.
22:37Elaine comes to see what Jerry is talking about
22:39when she arrives at Kevin's Fortress of Solitude.
22:41It's a backwards version of Jerry's apartment,
22:44with a unicycle hanging on the wall instead of a bike,
22:46and most notably, a Bizarro Superman statue.
22:50Hi, Gene.
22:52What's up?
23:14What's next?
23:15David Putty is the Man of Steel?
23:17That's super hearing.
23:18Yeah, but it's not surround sound.
23:19I mean, surround sound.
23:21It's like, it's like you're there.
23:24What are you talking about?
23:26Number 8.
23:26Green 22.
23:28Unable to shut down an actual parking garage for this classic episode,
23:32the crew constructed a replica,
23:34and dismantled the show's set in the process.
23:36Let's take the sets down, and we'll build one.
23:39We had to dismantle the entire set.
23:41And they made a parking garage in our stage,
23:45and they put mirrors along every wall
23:48just to create the illusion of being in one of these structures.
23:51Using mirrors and camera tricks,
23:53they made the garage look bigger than it was.
23:55Michael Richards went the extra mile,
23:57insisting on carrying a box with a real air conditioner inside.
24:01Jerry, are you aware that adult diapers are a $600 million a year industry?
24:06Maybe I should just go anytime I get the urge, like you, wherever I am.
24:10There's too much urinary freedom in this society.
24:12I'm proud to hold it in.
24:13It builds character.
24:14Speaking of Kramer,
24:15he says early on that they parked in Green 22,
24:18but Jerry says it was the orange section.
24:21Where's the car?
24:22I thought it was here.
24:24You don't know where we parked?
24:27All right.
24:27This is great.
24:30Look, I thought it was Green 22.
24:31I remember orange.
24:33I thought it was orange.
24:34I didn't pay attention.
24:36When they do finally find the car,
24:38it's in the Green section around the 20s.
24:40So if the gang had just listened to Kramer,
24:42they could have avoided a series of misadventures.
24:45Of course, even if they did,
24:46the car still wouldn't have started,
24:48which wasn't originally in the script.
24:50The car was a pile of junk,
24:53and it didn't start.
24:57When that car didn't start,
25:03I knew instantly we had a blow.
25:07Number seven, Jerry's apartment number.
25:09If you are a Seinfeld super fan,
25:11you'll know that Jerry lives in apartment 5A.
25:14I'm on no sleep.
25:15No sleep.
25:17You don't know what it's like in there.
25:18All night long, things are creaking and cracking,
25:20and that red light is burning my brain.
25:23You look a little stressed.
25:25Oh, I'm stressed.
25:25If you're a next-level fan,
25:27you likely notice that Jerry's apartment number
25:29has changed a couple of times.
25:31You don't think it might have had anything to do with that?
25:35You don't like this?
25:37Looks like your belt is digesting a small animal.
25:39During the show's infancy,
25:41Jerry lives in apartment 411.
25:43In the season two episode,
25:44The Phone Message,
25:45the number changes to 3A.
25:47One episode later,
25:49the apartment number appears as 5A for the first time,
25:52remaining that way for the rest of the series.
25:54They rehearse all the time?
25:56All the time.
25:57I've been up there six times.
25:58They refuse to stop.
26:00I can't live like this.
26:01I don't know what I'm going to do.
26:02I'm heading for a breakdown.
26:04Can't you do something?
26:05I'm not going up.
26:06It stinks up there.
26:08What could this all mean?
26:09Well, season 4, episode 11,
26:12is the contest.
26:14Arguably the show's best episode.
26:16Jerry hangs out with 3 friends,
26:18and 5 is the number of episodes
26:20in the first season.
26:21So, this all amounts to
26:23absolutely nothing.
26:25Which, we guess,
26:26is fitting for this show.
26:27I'm out.
26:42What?
26:43Number 6, Cosmo Kessler?
26:45It's surreal watching the Seinfeld pilot now.
26:49There's Noah Lane,
26:50Jerry and George converse at Pete's luncheonette
26:53rather than Monk's Cafe,
26:54and Kramer is named Kessler.
26:57Jerry's wacky neighbor is based on
26:59co-creator Larry David's former neighbor,
27:01Kenny Kramer.
27:02Kramer was based on my real next-door neighbor,
27:05Kenny Kramer.
27:06My neighbor was a guy who would come in,
27:08take a lot of my food,
27:09and he was a guy who didn't work, really.
27:12Or if he did,
27:13nobody really knew what he did.
27:14David initially resisted calling the character Kramer,
27:17but the name was just too perfect to pass up.
27:20Kenny Kramer thus made several demands,
27:22including that he play Kramer.
27:24You can do it on one condition.
27:25Whatever you want.
27:26I get to play Kramer.
27:27You can't play Kramer.
27:29I am Kramer.
27:30But you can't act.
27:32When that didn't pan out,
27:34he started Kramer's reality tour.
27:36When I decided I was going to shamelessly cash in on my illustrious name,
27:39I came up with this concept that what I need to do is create a brand.
27:42Something that you wouldn't mistake me for Cosmo.
27:44I figured his hair as long goes up.
27:46I have long hair, it goes down.
27:47Both of these real-life incidents inspired storylines in season 4 and season 8.
27:52The writers also explained the Kessler mix-up in a season 9 flashback,
27:57when Jerry meets Kramer.
27:58By the way,
27:59the apartment number was 5A when Jerry first moved in.
28:02Hey, how you doing?
28:03Oh, hi.
28:04I'm Jerry Seinfeld.
28:05I'm moving in.
28:06I saw your name on the buzzer.
28:07You must be Kessler.
28:08No, actually, it's Kramer.
28:10Number 5.
28:10A Fusili Collection
28:11Kramer spends most of his time at Jerry's abode.
28:15But occasionally,
28:16we glimpse through apartment 5B's reverse peephole.
28:19Kramer!
28:20It's cereal!
28:21Open up!
28:21I need to talk to you!
28:24I can see you through the reverse peephole!
28:29Shh!
28:32Hey, cereal!
28:34Even in his own apartment,
28:36Kramer likes to keep Jerry close,
28:38hanging his headshot near the entrance.
28:40Hey.
28:41Hey.
28:41What the hell is going on here?
28:42It stinks in here.
28:43What are you doing?
28:44I got the Kavarka, Jerry.
28:45The Kavarka?
28:46What is that?
28:47The lure of the animal.
28:48I'm dangerous.
28:50But what is this thing around your neck?
28:51The priests are helping me.
28:52I just bathed in vinegar.
28:54That's not the only eyebrow-raising item
28:56you might find when Kramer opens his door.
28:58Who keeps a kitchen pot on a shelf like that?
29:01But what do you expect from a guy who cooks in the shower?
29:04Whatever Kramer is cooking,
29:06Fusilli is not on the menu.
29:08Kramer would rather use the pasta to make a little Jerry statue.
29:11There you go, buddy.
29:14What is it?
29:15It's Fusilli Jerry!
29:21It's made from Fusilli pasta.
29:23While we're all familiar with Fusilli Jerry,
29:25ever notice that in the following seasons,
29:27Kramer has other pasta figurines displayed behind his couch?
29:30Here's hoping that Frank never sat on any of them.
29:34Number 4.
29:35The OG Frank Costanza.
29:37Most of us saw Seinfeld for the first time in reruns.
29:40I don't think you did such a good job of these.
29:44What?
29:45You're supposed to see your face in there.
29:47Do you see your face in there?
29:49If you caught season 4's The Handicap Spot when it first aired, though,
29:53you might have noticed that Frank Costanza
29:55looked and sounded nothing like Jerry Stiller in his debut episode.
29:58Eight years I had that car.
30:01Not a scratch on it.
30:02Eight years!
30:03Two crack.
30:05Three death.
30:05Beautiful.
30:06Mercury.
30:07I special ordered that.
30:08That's because he was originally played by John Randolph.
30:11When Stiller subsequently took on the role,
30:14Larry David insisted on reshooting Frank's scenes in this episode for syndication.
30:17They would keep rerunning The Handicap Spot with John Randolph,
30:23and it would seem odd that George would have two different fathers,
30:26so I prevailed upon Castle Rock and NBC to let me reshoot
30:31those scenes with John Randolph and replace him with Jerry Stiller.
30:36David wanted to do the same for Jerry's father,
30:38who was played by Phil Bruns in season 1
30:40and recast with Barney Martin in season 2.
30:43By this point, however, the actors had gotten older,
30:46and there would have been a noticeable age difference.
30:49As for Randolph, you can still find his episode on DVD.
30:53You're under arrest.
30:54Under arrest? What for?
30:56Reckless endangerment of public safety
30:58in violation of traffic code 342-A.
31:02What's that?
31:04Parking in a handicapped spot.
31:06Number three.
31:07Larry David cameos.
31:09George Costanza was largely based on Larry David.
31:12While David didn't play George on the show,
31:14he did pop up on occasion.
31:16Oh, yeah, it is.
31:17Should we say hello?
31:18I've never seen him in Manhattan before.
31:20It's weird.
31:21It's so out of context.
31:23That man he's with,
31:25is he wearing a cape?
31:27Throughout the series,
31:28you can spot David as Frank Costanza's caped lawyer,
31:31the cashier who gives back George's lipsticked $20 bill,
31:34a sci-fi movie actor,
31:36and a background character when Kramer gets arrested in season 4.
31:39Jerry, charge!
31:46You're under arrest, first of the murder.
31:48David also made several voiceover cameos,
31:50including a beachgoer who inquires about a marine biologist,
31:54an inmate who heckles Jerry in the finale,
31:56and George Steinbrenner.
31:58He even voiced Newman offscreen in his debut episode,
32:02which was re-recorded with Wayne Knight for syndication.
32:05Kramer!
32:06That's Newman!
32:07I'm on the road!
32:10Once I got the part,
32:12Larry, being a stickler for detail,
32:14said that when we go to syndication,
32:16I'm going to have you record this
32:19so that it'll be Alpha Omega.
32:21Even after David left the show,
32:22they worked his name into the Boca Breeze newsletter,
32:25detailing his struggles on the golf course.
32:27Elaine never had a baby throughout the show's nine seasons,
32:38but Julia Louis-Dreyfus gave birth to two sons during this time.
32:42Elaine, you gotta have a baby!
32:46Oh, hey, you know,
32:48I had a piece of whitefish over at Barney Greengrass the other day.
32:52Elaine, move to Long Island and have a baby already?
32:56In season three's second half,
32:57the creators found a few ways to hide her pregnancy.
33:00The subway is a standout example,
33:03where Elaine wears a heavy coat and carries around a large present.
33:06It's ironic.
33:08What's ironic?
33:10This.
33:10That we've come all this way,
33:11we've made all this progress,
33:13but, you know,
33:13we lost the little things,
33:15the niceties.
33:16No, I mean,
33:17what does ironic mean?
33:19Ironically,
33:19in another episode where a woman thinks she might be pregnant with George's baby,
33:23Louis-Dreyfus hid her own baby bump behind baggy clothes and a newspaper.
33:27When Louis-Dreyfus became pregnant again in season eight,
33:30Seinfeld suggested a storyline where,
33:32quote,
33:33Elaine just gets fat.
33:34This idea made Louis-Dreyfus,
33:36quote,
33:37burst into tears,
33:38however.
33:39Thus,
33:39Elaine broke out her heavy wardrobe again,
33:41even going on a shopping spree to spite the Putamayo proprietor.
33:45Hola.
33:49Shove it.
33:52What is all this?
33:54I got all of this junk at Cinco de Mayo
33:56because I was trying to show Putamayo how much business they'd lost.
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34:16Number one,
34:17Jerry's video collection.
34:18Whenever we get a glimpse of Jerry's VHS collection,
34:21we always break out the pause button.
34:23When I was eight,
34:24I had a deaf cousin who lived with us for about a year.
34:26Of course,
34:27you know,
34:27I haven't been able to do it in a while.
34:30What is this about?
34:32I met this deaf lines woman at the tennis match.
34:34With Arachnophobia,
34:36The Crying Game,
34:37and two copies of True Colors,
34:39Jerry has solid taste.
34:41But some of these movies raise questions.
34:44For starters,
34:44Jerry owns Child's Play 2,
34:47starring Grace Zabriskie,
34:48who plays Susan's mother,
34:49Mrs. Ross.
34:50Get into my office.
34:56Is this your idea of a joke?
35:02Don't forgive me that.
35:04Amazing, isn't it?
35:05In the midst of all the horror movies,
35:07Jerry has Pretty Woman,
35:09which features George Costanza himself,
35:11Jason Alexander.
35:12When Edward was with me,
35:15he didn't blow off billion dollar deals.
35:18I think that Edward's with you.
35:22That's what I think.
35:23And that's not the only connection to Alexander and Jerry's collection.
35:26He also has a couple of tapes for the sitcom Dinosaurs,
35:29which Alexander occasionally lent his voice to.
35:32I got your kid,
35:33you got mine.
35:34Guess we got our eggs scrambled.
35:39Egg scrambled.
35:40Hey,
35:40that's great.
35:42Hey,
35:42thanks for taking care of the kid.
35:44We're not sure how that works,
35:46but honestly,
35:47we just want to know who Jerry thinks would win in a fight.
35:50Chucky or Baby Sinclair?
35:52Is there a Seinfeld factoid we forgot?
35:54Reckon with us in the comments by delivering your favorites.
35:57Oh,
35:57yes.
35:58Mark my words,
35:59Seinfeld.
36:00Your day of reckoning is coming.