Jerry Seinfeld’s least favorite episode of Seinfeld

For nine seasons, “Seinfeld” was one of the funniest sitcoms ever broadcast on network television. The about-nothing show bucked conventional wisdom about what a sitcom should be (which baffled some NBC executives), but it gradually won over TV viewers with its lively, acerbic tone and god-like band of Jerry Seinfeld, Julia… Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards. And the fact that its humor can get quite dark doesn’t seem to bother enough viewers to cause ratings to drop. Although countless fans of the show gasped when George’s wife Susan died from licking cheap envelopes at the end of Season 7, they got over their shock and returned in the fall.

The show hit its share of nerves along with Susan’s shocking death. “Puerto Rican Day” episode.which featured Kramer accidentally setting fire to a Puerto Rican flag and stomping on it to put out the fire, sparked public protests. Meanwhile, cast members once revolted against an episode in which Elaine obtained a gun (Sold text For a decent amount of money at auction). and It is known that Jason Alexander opposed the case of The Bris. which he found offensive in its mockery of Jewish rituals.

What about the man who gave the series its name? Did Jerry Seinfeld ever feel that “Seinfeld” had gone too far? You might be surprised to learn that he did, and it’s an early classic of the series.

The Season 3 episode “The Alternate Side” is perhaps best known for launching Seinfeld’s catchphrase, “These pretzels make me thirsty.” This is the only line of dialogue Kramer was given when he was cast in a Woody Allen film, from which he was fired when he accidentally broke a beer glass and sent a splinter flying into the director’s eye. While this was going on, George got a temporary job re-parking the neighbors’ cars on days when the other side of the street was cleaned (top five Georgia events in my opinion).

The element of this episode that ended up upsetting Seinfeld involved Elaine’s 66-year-old boyfriend having a stroke just as she was about to break up with him. The man’s condition worsens when George causes a traffic jam on the street through an accident, preventing the ambulance and its paramedics from reaching him.

During an appearance on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” in 2012, Seinfeld told Andy Cohen, “There was a guy who had a stroke and we were feeding him on the couch. I felt very uncomfortable about that episode.” Seinfeld didn’t say how bothered he was by this scenario, but getting older and knowing more people who’ve had strokes likely played a role. It stands out as a particularly dark episode in the broadcast series, but again, The show killed Susan! She then mined her death for a series of brooding, depressing episodes the following season. But everyone has their sensitive areas, and this was clearly Seinfeld’s.