10 Things That Only Real Seinfeld Fans Would Own

screenrant.com ^ | March 17, 2018 | BEN SHERLOCK

[PROCON]

Seinfeld ran for 180 episodes across nine seasons in the ‘90s and it was one of the most popular shows on the air, getting better ratings than even Friends. It was showered with Emmy Awards, boasts TV Guide’s favorite episode of television ever made (“The Contest”), got crowned “the number one reason the ‘90s ruled” by E!, and was named the second best-written TV series of all time by the Writers Guild of America.

Naturally, in the years since it went off the air, related merchandise has been popping up all over the place. So, here are 10 Things That Only Real Seinfeld Fans Would Own.

10 SEINFELD: THE COMPLETE SERIES

GET IT NOW: $109.99

No Seinfeld fan’s collection is complete without the whole series on home media. Streaming services are okay as a temporary answer, but those licensing deals fall through all the time and your favorite show can disappear overnight.

If you have the DVD box set, then any time you have a hankering for “The Marine Biologist” or “The Puffy Shirt” or “The Chinese Restaurant” or any of the other classics, you’ll be able to stick the corresponding disc right in your DVD player and check it out. You might even want to give “The Finale” a second chance, and with this comprehensive box set, you can.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Jerry Seinfeld is quoted as having said “it was the stuff we decided to take OUT of it that made it great.”

And if you’ve spent any time looking at the deleted scenes on the DVDs, he’s not wrong.

[Proud_texan]

Great escape. If I knew people who acted that way in real life I’d run for the hills.

But as a commentary on contemporary culture I think it was spot on. Before snowflakes were a thing there was a running gag about Jerry and George being only half men and combined, hey, there were a whole man. And the flaws they could find in other people. Truly they had logs in their eye while they obsessed over “low talkers” or “close talkers”.

It just struck a funny chord for me. Always trying to be PC, always failing and getting bent over the silliest things.

I loved it. I’m probably mentally ill.

Oh, and there was an episode with a meme of “happy, pappy”. You may be related....

[Proud_texan]

Good to know. The DVDs are a little spendy for me but worth getting for the deleted scenes in a good way?

[bk1000]

They’re real, and they are spectacular.

[Quilla]

I watched one episode; worst TV series show ever.

No soup for you.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Actually no, I agree with Seinfeld that he was smart to cut those scenes out.

One in particular was a storyline where Elaine was dating George Steinbrenner, and the REAL George Steinbrenner played himself. Those were awful. Aside from playing straight man to Billy Martin in a beer commercial the guy just wasn’t funny.

[Buckeye McFrog]

They’re real, and they are spectacular.

I can't imagine how sick Teri Hatcher must be of hearing that line by now. Guys probably walk up to her in the mall and say that.

[chris37]

Yes we did.

Country took a complete wrong turn from which it might not recover.

[AppyPappy]

I haven’t watch television since the early 1980’s except for things like Victory Garden and This Old House. Once you get out of the habit, you don’t know when shows are scheduled.

I watched part of an episode of Friends in a waiting room and didn’t understand any of it.

[DAC21]

Grabbed me the T-shirt. $13.98 delivered from eBay for XL

[fungoking]

I take the baffle out too.
In the early 2000’s I went on a mission trip to Venezuela. I should have bought the shower head from the hotel, it was like the 1 inch hose spray head we used on the baseball field.
It cleaned places I didn't know you could clean.

[V_TWIN]

THESE PRETZELS....ARE MAKING ME THIRSTY

[V_TWIN]

I suspect you may be in the minority my friend. if I may ask, what do you consider a quality network sitcom? If any.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I watched part of an episode of Friends in a waiting room and didn’t understand any of it.

That WAS a thoroughly incomprehensible show. The best summary of it I have ever heard was "Well, you DO have to leave the coffee shop and go to work. Eventually."

[central_va]

Don’t double dip!

[j.havenfarm]

Returning to New York this summer. Once again we’ll be eating at tom’s restaurant... their building is the exterior opening shot of the coffee shop scenes. Great food and I recommend it. We’ll also be going to the Original Soupman, the successor business to the one that inspired the soup nazi. Apparently they really do have very good soup

[Bullish]

I couldn’t stand the Kramer character. Beyond stupid.

The rest of the show was good.

[Osage Orange]

ROFLOL!!!

Now THAT was funny!!!

[Osage Orange]

I loved it. I’m probably mentally ill. Oh, and there was an episode with a meme of “happy, pappy”. You may be related....

HAHA!!!!

[Rebelbase]

I had a low talker cashier in the grocery yesterday. I gave up trying to understand her and started bagging my groceries.