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Video Festivus
Web posted on: Friday, May 08, 1998 12:05:41 PM EDT
(CNN) -- Already missing your weekly dose of "Hello, Newman"? Hoping to catch one last glimpse of the famous faces that graced your most favorite sitcom ever? We can't say we blame you -- "Seinfeld" was singlehandedly responsible for coining some of the most infamous phrases ever, and so funny that everybody who's anybody has tried for a spot on the show. It wasn't easy bringing these clips to you -- we had to hunt high and low, collect tapes, yada, yada, yada, so here they are.
"Yada, yada, yada"
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The classic way to cut the rough-and-dirty out of a story was first introduced by one of George's paramours, a classy broad who turned out to have a criminal past. It quickly crept into everyone's parlance as an easy way to wrap up a conversation.
"Not that there's anything wrong with that"
Remember the episode in which George and Jerry, while dining in Monk's, convinced a reporter that they were gay? Their fumbling efforts to repudiate any significant relationship -- "We're not gay!" -- was perhaps best captured by the politically correct catch-phrase, "Not that there's anything wrong with that."
Double-dipping
What show better than "Seinfeld" to explore every possible social faux pas and its ramifications in excruciating detail? After all, Jerry and the gang probably committed every one of them. George's nonchalant attitude towards dipping a chip in the dip bowl, taking a bite and dipping the chip again -- a.k.a. "double-dipping" -- was one of the most memorable examinations of poor party behavior.
"Hello, Newman"
You know people whom you'd like to greet with Jerry's eloquent sneer. Yours won't be as well-developed, though, and probably won't get chuckles from onlookers as consistently as his performance -- unless you're with people who share your sentiments toward a certain misfit acquaintance. Along with Elaine's "Get out!" and Kramer's signature sliding entrance, "Hello, Newman," ranks among the show's trademark moments.
"Mulva?"
Jerry was renowned for driving away the women he dated -- but at least he usually remembered their name. The "Mulva" moment, in which he tells his girlfriend Dolores that he knows her name rhymes with a female body part, wound up triggering a real-life sexual harassment lawsuit against a man who recounted the bit to a female coworker.
Campaign contributions
"Seinfeld" was always ready to deal with modern-day issues, although those issues were usually not ones particularly major. In one instance, however, the show got involved in New York City's ongoing mayoral campaign, convincing Rudy Giuliani (who later won the real election) to pledge a health-conscious platform on the show. The story revolved around some delicious "fat-free yogurt" that wasn't fat-free -- even Mr. Giuliani was taken in by the ruse.
Celebrity status
The Mayor of New York wasn't the only celeb to star on "Seinfeld." There were many: comedienne Kathy Griffin, "Friends" star Courteney Cox, "Frasier" regular Jane Leeves, news anchor Bryant Gumbel and even baseball player Keith Hernandez can count themselves "Seinfeld" alums. Hernandez, playing himself, tried to convince Jerry to help him move into a new apartment, stretching the bounds of manly friendship.
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