I grew up in New York, with people like those on Seinfeld. They were not funny - they were tragic. Like the show.
Mike Farrell (BJ from MASH) said in an interview that Seinfeld was a show about nothing. That about sums it up.
Oh, and I agree with Zenster - comparing Seinfeld to the Simpsons is grounds for lynching.
Actually, in one episode George said that Kramer fell “ass backwards into money.” So maybe he inherited his money, or won the lottery or something, which would explain why he didn’t work.
Yeah, Kramer was always doing something to get tons of money. It was usually through luck, and probably due to the fact that he’s so cheap (eating some of Jerry’s food for one).
And as for that one post, you probably are confusing it with ‘Friends’. They each had jobs (except for Kramer), in fact that had different jobs throughout the entire run of the show. Except for Jerry, who was always a comedian. George was a real estate agent when the show began (in one episode he was pressuring Jerry to buy a new apartment), and then he worked at a toy company (worked for a guy named Kruger; almost fired for pretending he was handicap and slowly driven out of the place), then at Yankee Stadium (with the always seen back of George Steinbrenner). Elaine worked Pendent Publishing as an editor (with Mr. Pitt), then she worked as an editor for the J. Peterman catalog (with Mr. Peterman). They could have had more jobs, but those are the ones that stand out for me.
I have too much time on my hands. Seinfeld is another one of those shows I know too much, just like The Simpsons.
As for the “it’s a show about nothing” (which is the average excuse I get from people who hate the show), that’s what makes it funny for me. Life is about nothing, yet it’s about everything at the same time. It appears they are doing nothing, but they are doing something. In fact, there are a lot of shows that seemingly rip-off Seinfeld in that respect. How many shows out now are about a few friends with lives about nothing? Friends, The Drew Carey Show, Becker (I also love this show), etc. Some substitute friends with family: Everybody Loves Raymond and Frasier come to mind (although Frasier is a mixture of both).
Well, that’s my spiel. Continue on.
I tried to watch it a few times, but was not entertained. I didn’t hate it. I just didn’t find much there so I felt it was something of a waste of time.
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Mr. Kruger was the boss at Kruger’s Industrial Smoothing, the laid back office where George ended up being the only one doing any work, ironically. The toy company was Play Now, where the handicap scam took place.
I believe Yankee Stadium was his second job, after the real estate company. Play Now and Krugers both came after his job with the Yankees.
Her job at Pendant was a different job from when she worked as a personal assistant for Mr. Pitt, IIRC. The Pendant job was very early in the series, and Mr. Pitt was mid-to-late era.
And as for all of you who hate the show because of the unlikable characters, come on! That’s what makes the show so great. Other sitcoms, notably “Friends” parade a bunch of pretty actors that we’re all supposed to love, quirks and all. Seinfeld’s characters, though selfish and callous, seem to me more real than those on any other sitcom, even if they are off-the-wall.
Loved Seinfeld…in my area, the reruns are hard to catch as they are only on at midnight and I am not the nightowl I used to be.
The little stupid things are what crack me up…George’s answering machine message “Believe it or not, George isn’t at home, please leave a message at the beep” (sung to the tune of The Greatest American Hero theme), the chick that “wouldn’t spare a square” for Elaine in the bathroom, Kramer’s obsession with Kenny Roger’s Roaster’s chicken, Jerry’s reliance on cereal (“It’s the perfect food!”).
I find myself frequently comparing situations that happen on that show to things that happen every day. I guess that mean’s I relate to the characters, unlike characters on shows like Friends (although I do love that show), or Frasier.
Doesn’t anyone remember when Kramer got his job back? He worked at a bagel shop but lost his job due to a union strike that lasted 12 years or something along those lines. They called him back to work when the strike was over. I think it was the same episode in which George tries to get the arcade game moved across town.
Thanks Tzel for nitpicking. I’m afraid The Simpsons are more my expertise. 
grin My Simpsons expertise FAR outshines my Seinfeld expertise. I generally slip in a Simpson’s quote or reference in an appropriate situation about thrice daily.
I hate Seinfeld.
I will take this as a sign that there is still hope for humanity.
I neither love nor hate Seinfeld. I think the show (I’ve only seen a handful of episodes and parts of episodes) is better than the majority of crap on TV, but that’s not really saying much. I think that because it is better than average some people hype it to be brilliant or perfect or absolutely wonderful. IMHO, it is not. It is merely better than average.