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Facts About Seinfeld
It’s not easy to do a show about nothing.
Seinfeld was one of the most successful sitcoms of all time. It was described as a “show about nothing.” In addition, the main characters were flawed, and yet viewers were drawn to it. Flawed characters doing nothing seems like an unlikely premise for a successful sitcom, but that was the formula. And we liked it.
While the series itself is considered a classic, the final episode was a massive disappointment. Safe to say the show didn’t exactly stick the landing. Regardless, here are some things you might not have known about the series.
1: The “man’s hands” episode really did feature a man’s hands.
The premise was Jerry was dating an attractive woman, but she had man hands. And for the shots of her hands, a man’s hands were used. Wow, stunt hands.
2: George’s fiancé, Susan Ross, was killed off at the suggestion of Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
The problem with the character was Jason Alexander had a hard time playing off her. Julia came up with the idea of killing the character off. It’s like Elaine put a contract out on Susan.
