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Was there a reason why Elaine said "Maybe the Dingo ate your Baby"?
Elaine is paraphrasing a line from certain movie. She was doing it out of frustration to mock the lady who was blabbering and kept calling her fiancé "baby".
It's a reference to the 1988 movie A Cry ...
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Why didn't Audrey (Jerry's girlfriend) eat the apple pie?
We're not supposed to know, and that's the beauty of it.
You have to know everything, don't you? (Kramer to Jerry, The Parking Space)
There's no explanation provided in the DVD extra dedicated to ...
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Was there a reason why Elaine said "Maybe the Dingo ate your Baby"?
It refers to a 1980 incident in Australia when a 2 month old baby was taken from her parents tent and eaten. Wikipedia says this:
Her body was never found. Her parents, Lindy and Michael ...
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What is the meaning/usefulness of this exchange in Seinfeld's The Limo?
The scene is in reference to something else that happened shortly before that in the episode. George had asked a different stranger the time and the stranger refused to tell him; instead telling him ...
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Did Seinfeld ever use his computer?
Yes, at least once. Jerry is using his computer in The Stall (Season 5, Episode 12) when Kramer walks in and asks to use the phone in his bedroom. Here's the GIF from the ep (I verified it myself):
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What was the inspiration for the names "Vandelay Industries" and "Art Vandelay"?
It was just random inspiration. Larry David, Seinfeld's co-creator who co-wrote the episode in which the name originated (The Stake Out), says on a season 1 DVD extra:
I don't know an Art Vandelay. ...
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What was Newman's first name?
It was never mentioned in any episode, probably intentionally. The one episode where a woman yells "Goodbye, Norman" was a case of the actress misreading the script.
Seinfeld wikia
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Why does Elaine insist on wearing the jacket?
According to this fan-sourced transcript, the reason is unknown.
Checking this fan-sourced transcript for “The Outing,” there seems to be no in-story explanation for Elaine refusing to take off her ...
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Why doesn't Costanza give his airline ticket as the reason?
Of course it's a faux pas.
A huge one
If you come up to me and ask me for a copy of my loved ones death certifcate just so you can get a free flight I'd be massively offended and so would pretty much ...
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What inspired Elaine's dance moves?
[I debated whether to post this elaboration as a comment but it would've been way too long, so I'll just add it as an answer instead if that's OK.]
In the years since the Q&A were posted, a book ...
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Sci-Fi movie playing in start and end of Seinfeld episode
It sounds like The Heart Attack and Wikipedia mentions..
After watching a science-fiction B movie (featuring a cameo by series co-creator Larry David), ..
Which suggests the footage was made ...
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Which original character was Kramer's stuttering inspired from?
Found it.
The sounds were inspired by the character Margie Albright of a very old sitcom My Little Margie. The character Margie was played by Gale Storm.
Michael Richards mentioned this in the ...
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali reference in Seinfeld
Using repeated names is meant to evoke two similar (and nice, judging by the tone) breasts while getting past censors.
"Nice racks!" gives it away ;)
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What tied the show Seinfeld to the East Village?
Newman, according to several accounts, was an employee at the Cooper Station Post Office, which is why (as you noted) it was often shown just prior to a Newman scene. It's quite normal for quick ...
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Was Leonard Hofstadter's character inspired from George Costanza's character?
I highly doubt it. Aside from some physical similarities (glasses and squinting eyes) I haven't found them similar at all.
Leonard and Sheldon are named (but maybe not character insipred?) after ...
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Couldn't Duncan be sued for doing this?
Yes, he could be sued, but anyone can sue anyone for just about any reason - the question is would he win in court? Most employment in the US is done on an at-will basis, meaning either party can ...
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Did the creators of Seinfeld ever have an alternate finale in their mind for the show?
Yes
According to Wikipedia:
An alternate ending was also filmed. The jury re-enters the courtroom. When Kramer claims that a woman on the jury is smiling at them, Jerry tells him that she's smiling ...
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Was there ever a Seinfeld episode/pilot where he was of Irish ancestry?
The most likely scene is from The Limo. This episode was in season 3, so, fairly early.
George and Jerry are pretending to be men named O'Brien and Murphy, in order to get a free limo ride home from ...
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What does "bogambo" mean when Kramer says to George "Hey Bogambo they've been in the neighborhood for 48 years"?
Reviewing the script:
Hey, Bucambo...
they've been in the neighborhood
for 48 years.
Googling for "Bucambo" it might be considered to be a running gag that Kramer uses nonsense nicknames ...
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Does Curb's Jason Alexander know Seinfeld's George Costanza is based on Larry David?
One of the overarching themes of Curb is that almost every person larry is in contact with will eventually grow to dislike him. Because he is - simply - a selfish prick most of the time (and also has ...
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Was Leonard Hofstadter's character inspired from George Costanza's character?
Well there are enough similarities between Seinfeld and The Bing Bang Theories that somebody already has compared them.
https://suggestsmagic.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/big-bang-theory-is-a-seinfeld-...
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What is the classification for Kramer's unfiltered, honest character?
I'd say he's an innocent savant, comparable to Rain Man. Kramer, like the Benigni character in Down by Law, doesn't possess intelligence per se, but an uncanny knack for living well and relating in ...
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"That's a lot of potatoes" joke in Seinfeld
I can't answer the first question, as I have no official sources on the meaning of this joke (assuming it wasn't just a random "quirky thing.")
Regarding the Youtuber's comment:
Vodka is ...
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Does Curb's Jason Alexander know Seinfeld's George Costanza is based on Larry David?
Yes. Jason Alexander learned that in first season.
This a video of interview with Jason Alexander who say that in first 8 episodes he had a scene where he doubted "...
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Was there a reason why Elaine said "Maybe the Dingo ate your Baby"?
Both Pale Blue Dot and user1118321 have brilliantly explained the source of the "dingo" line. This post is meant to only supplement their answers.
It's worth pointing out that Julia Dreyfus (Elaine) ...
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Was it ever made clear what happened with George's fur hat?
Jerry Seinfeld was asked this question in a Reddit AMA. His answer was less than illuminating.
Q: What really ever happened to George's Sable hat? (S8 E8)
Jerry Seinfeld: It probably went back to the ...
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Is the "low talker" actually talking or just mumbling nonsense?
According to the script, Leslie doesn't have any actual words for her parts. In fact, her name doesn't appear next to any parts where words are actually spoken. Her parts say something like:
(...
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In "Seinfeld" season 2 certain jobs are considered "a union thing" which makes them difficult to get. Why is that?
It's a well-known joke, based on a 'Catch 22' premise, known as 'closed-shop'.
You can't work in a union job unless you are a member of the union.
You cannot join the union until you have ...
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Why didn't Audrey (Jerry's girlfriend) eat the apple pie?
The reason is because he began eating it first and she doesn't share food and is grossed out by that. The transcript makes it clearer by stating "Jerry starts eating" before he asks her to share and ...
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