Seinfeld

The Chinese Restaurant - S2-E11

Trivia: 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 Wink - S7-E4

Trivia: 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.

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The Cafe - S3-E7

Trivia: In the scene where Elaine is doing the I.Q. test for George, Babu hands Kramer a face towel, and in his reaction to the towel being too hot, he falls over the chairs and tables. This was totally improvised and the reaction of both Elaine and Babu is one of surprise.

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Trivia: Ruth Cohen, who plays the Monk's Café cashier, appears in 101 of the 180 Seinfeld episodes, more episodes than any character outside of the four main cast members. She is not speaking in most of these appearances, however.

The Contest - S4-E11

Trivia: While appearing alongside Jerry Seinfeld on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, JFK Jr. revealed that people would constantly bring up his appearance in this episode, even though he never actually appeared in it and was only referenced.

Phaneron

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.

Bishop73

Trivia: Julia Louis-Dreyfus was pregnant during the filming of season 3 and then again in season 8, this was hidden with oversized clothing and bags.

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.

Bishop73

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 CBS Studios.

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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.

Bishop73

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.

Bishop73

Trivia: The exterior shots of Jerry's apartment are not actually in New York at all, but is in Los Angeles.

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The Caddy - S7-E12

Trivia: Armin Shimerman hated guest-starring in this episode. He has described the four main characters as being dismissive and ignoring him completely outside of filming. At one point, Jerry Seinfeld and Julia Louis-Dreyfus sat down on either side of him, on a bench, and talked "around him" for half an hour, as if he were not there.

The Dog - S3-E4

Character mistake: When George and Elaine go to the coffee shop after The Movie without Jerry, they establish that Elaine moved to NYC in 1986. Then they make fun of the way that Jerry throws up; both imitating Jerry. The "Dinner Party" episode is after the "The Dog". In the "Dinner Party" episode, Jerry brags that he hasn't thrown up since June 29th, 1980. The black and white cookie ended this streak. Elaine would not have been around to see this, not arriving in NYC until 1986.

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Question: During one episode, Jerry is dating a woman who's name he can't remember, but it rhymes with the name of a part of a woman's body. At the end he yells out the name to her down on the street. What is the name?

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Answer: The name is Delores. He shouts that name at the end of the episode. Then in a later episode, "The Foundation", he runs into her. And he repeatedly calls her Delores.

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