Elain's New Yorker cartoon in a 1998 episode of Seinfeld actually made it into the real-life New Yorker
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George's costume designers intentionally made his clothing one size too small to make his appear unhip
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Julie Louis-Dreyfus did not appear in the pilot episode of Seinfeld
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Contrary to pop culture lore, the fake holiday "Festivus" was not created by Seinfeld writers. It was conceived in a 1966 issue of Reader's Digest
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In the first episode of Seinfeld, Kramer's last name was Kessler. Producers were concerned that Larry David's friend Kenny Kramer (who was the bases for the character) would object to the use of his name. Eventually they worked out a deal and the character was renamed "Kramer"
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Seinfeld was originally conceived as a one-off, 90 minute special called "Stand Up"
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Jerry Seinfeld's former friend Michael Constanza sued the "Seinfeld" creators, claiming that the character of George was based on him and thus violated his privacy. He lost
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