Unlike such Jewish bad-boy bathroom-graffiti artists as Lenny Bruce, Andrew “Dice” Clay, and Howard Stern, he doesn’t hurl hot gobs of shock material at the audience. Seinfeld himself is a walking diagram of minor quirks. To replay the reunion event, donate at /replay for access.“Right now cute Jewish is ‘in,’ ” Tom Snyder commented one night on his CNBC talk show, to explain the popularity of “Seinfeld.” The NBC sitcom, which stars the standup comedian Jerry Seinfeld, does make little cricket noises. 3.Īs for the stars’ all-time favorite Seinfeld episodes, Louis-Dreyfus named the classic “Soup Nazi” and Alexander surprised with “The Marine Biologist,” with both sharing behind-the-scenes stories about some of the most memorable scenes from their respective choices, including the real-life New York inspiration for the Soup Nazi character.ĭuring the chat, the threesome also mused about what Seinfeld would look like in 2020 (“Quarantine is a natural state for George, I’m sure he’s thriving,” noted Alexander), and David revealed both the one idea he couldn’t do on Seinfeld that he later did on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and his all-time favorite line in the history of Seinfeld. “We are breaking every voter record in the state of Texas,” said O’Rourke about the potential to turn Texas blue, and noting that the results, unlike other key states in the election, will be tallied by election night and have the potential to majorly impact the race being called on the night of Nov. The reunion also courted 1,200 volunteers, who can help not only to mobilize but also to protect the vote in the state, which is currently the top state in the country in early voter turnout. The event, which came together last minute after the success of Louis-Dreyfus and showrunner David Mandel’s virtual Veep cast reunion, ended up hitting the group’s goal of raising $600,000 by the end of the night. So, I guess, then Jerry won it,” clarified David with a laugh. Moderated by Late Night host and Seinfeld fan Seth Meyers, the nearly two-hour-long reunion saw each of the three Seinfeld-ians revealing their all-time favorite episodes and sharing behind-the-scenes stories, while answering questions from special guests and Texas politicians Julian and Juan Castro and Beto O’Rourke, and Texas Democrats director Cliff Walker.Īnd it was a question from Walker that settled the debate about who truly was the master of their domain: “George throws out a line, he says he cheated. And the show got much more popular after that episode.”ĭavid’s show reveal came during a chat with his former stars that was organized to benefit Texas Democrats in hopes of raising money and volunteer awareness for the key battleground state in the 2020 presidential election. “It really catapulted us to another place. “That show changed something about how we were perceived in television land,” said David of the episode. That episode, the gang acknowledged, put Seinfeld on the map as the watercooler show. “It’s a very feminist point of view, and kind of critical I think, looking back on it.” “It’s a very important cultural moment for that reason,” said the actress of her character fighting her way into the contest. Indeed, though the ending is somewhat ambiguous over whether or not Alexander’s George is the true winner, Elaine doesn’t break the final two. “No one was going near a subject like this, but here’s what’s so subversively wonderful about the show - Elaine’s in the contest! And she doesn’t win!” “All of our shows broke some ground about what you could get away with on TV,” noted Alexander of the revolutionary idea to plot a show around masturbating without ever uttering the word (see: “Master of your domain”). “Fortunately, they didn’t say a word,” he recalls. I’m gonna quit.'”īut much to his surprise, there was no pushback. But I was ready to pack the whole thing in if they didn’t let us do this show: ‘I’m quitting. I was watching and I couldn’t tell how much they liked it. I had worked myself up into a lather because the read-through really went great. “I just wanted them to come and see the read-through. “This one, I didn’t even put on the board because I didn’t want them asking,” David said. But “The Contest” was an idea that David strategically kept close to the vest. “The Contest” had a simple premise that, in a rarity, involved all four characters in the same episode-long storyline: Who could go the longest without masturbating?ĭavid explained that he used to keep his episode ideas on a blackboard, one that the NBC executives would take a look at after a table read and ask about upcoming shows. I was convinced that the network was going to come in and say, ‘This is not going to work out,'” recalled Louis-Dreyfus, who played Elaine Benes on the nine-season comedy, of the anticipated NBC reaction. “When we were making this episode, I was convinced we were going to be shut down.
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