You know the one where Jerry Seinfeld dated a 17 year old high schooler.

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      7 hours ago

      And its all about the kids bar mitzvah, which in reality does sometimes involve hiring a woman to bang the 13 year old kid to make him a man. What’s more disturbing is in some cases people allegedly use girls (below the age of consent) to do this.

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        That episode was weird because it didn’t exactly portray that stuff as sane, despite having Jewish writers, including Seinfeld right around that time. I don’t know much about Larry David’s politics and beliefs, but it cold have been him taking a swipe at Jerry and other weird Jews. It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve seen a Jewish writer criticize their own community.

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    18 hours ago

    How was this idiot ever popular? The show sucked, his “comedy” sucked, and he as a person sucks. His stand up was so bad that his style is now the stereotypical bad comic in tv and movie tropes.

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      7 hours ago

      Good time slot. Decent writing. Good on screen talent (for the most part) surrounding Seinfeld which often helped to fill out the stories. Think of all the guest appearances over the years, lots of quality actors who all grew into their characters.

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      17 hours ago

      its only because david, jason alexender and julia made the show “Watchable” i never got feeling he was funny. jason played a convincing alien in voyager, and a criminal minds role too.

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      17 hours ago

      Seinfeld was legitimately the worst thing about Seinfeld.

      It was popular because it had Larry David writing, and Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jason Alexander were actually good comedic actors.

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      18 hours ago

      It was an okay show at the time. Same with his comedy. Neither were the best, but both industries have come a long way in the last 30 years.

      Full agree that he sucks as a person, though.

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        That always puzzled me. His whole character was of an ordinary guy, but he’s such a massive toolshed.

        He openly hates anyone who would be described as a fan, he has so much money and he’s just a massive douchenozzle. How much more do you have to have to be happy and or a little bit kind?

        Marty Short isn’t a prick, just remember that.

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          17 hours ago

          Money and fame do weird shit to your brain. A handful of people have managed to have money and not be a miserable jackass, but it seems to be the minority.

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    22 hours ago

    Really disappointed but that jackass over the years, I shouldn’t have been surprised but loved that show in its contemporary years.

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      18 hours ago

      Seinfeld Z

      AI warning since it’s Lemmy, but this is too beautiful not to try sharing

      P.S. There are a bunch of others floating around YouTube, but seemingly not all from the same channel? 🤷‍♂️ I had trouble finding the others quickly.

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        Yes, that was the character - to be the straight shooter amongst weirdos and the less eccentric character. The show is hilarious and really well done. If you don’t like then just don’t watch. With that said, I find the real life wrong doings of Seinfeld and Richards are unforgivable.