![]() For Jordan Peele, it was an Oscar-winning 2017 horror film.ġ7. ![]() “Get Out”: For Elaine, it was a surprised exclamation as she smacked whoever she was talking to in the chest. President Donald Trump has made disparaging nicknames his go-to for political insults.ġ5. Regifting started long before “Seinfeld” and continues long after, but the sitcom gets credit for popularizing this low-brow but very common habit and giving it a name.ġ6. They just may not know it.ġ4. George’s moronic gym coach nicknamed him Can’t-Stand-Ya. Go to any party and you're likely to find a disciple of Elaine's ungainly "little kicks" dancing style. Alas, wedding invitations, the cause of poor Susan's demise, still go out via regular mail.ġ3. The chance of someone dying from toxic envelope glue, as George's fiancée did, is much lower today because there's so much electronic communication. So many “Seinfeld” catch words remain instantly recognizable more than 20 years after we left Jerry Seinfeld (a version of the comedian), Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), George Costanza (Jason Alexander) and Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) jailed in the much-derided series finale that we decided to celebrate the 30th anniversary with 30 “Seinfeld” elements that remain relevant today:ġ2. In this case, it’s a show that barely got on the air (as "The Seinfeld Chronicles"), was launched in the TV desert of summer and somehow became one of the biggest and most idiosyncratic sitcom hits of all time, scoring top ratings and 10 Emmys over nine seasons and 180 episodes. It remains widely available in syndication and via streaming. That’s quite a yada yada yada – “Seinfeld”-speak for a story-shortening technique that leaves out the biggest details. ![]() “Seinfeld” premiered on July 5, 1989, barely survived to get four more episodes almost a year later and – yada yada yada – is now a beloved hit celebrating its 30th anniversary on Friday. ![]()
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