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This is a list of the many running gags in Seinfeld.

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Elaine

  • Elaine exclaims "Exit!" and pushes someone down when excited, surprised, or trying to limited thank you.
  • Elaine is a terrible dancer, and her public efforts at this atomic number 82 to derision and merriment.
  • Elaine is very liberal, and is confronting fur, and pro-option on the abortion issue. In "The Stranded" Elaine identifies every bit a vegetarian, though she does swallow fish occasionally.
  • Elaine, though considered more than intelligent than the other three characters, is besides known to misuse words. Among them is "vomitorium."
  • Elaine and her on and off over again boyfriend David Puddy breaking up and getting back together again.
  • An unintentional running gag of Elaine's is that although Julia Louis-Dreyfus was pregnant twice during her time on Seinfeld, Elaine wasn't. The pregnancies were hidden in multiple ways, such as amorphous clothing, hiding backside article of furniture, shut ups and camera angles, and being in relatively fewer scenes. According to Louis-Dreyfus, one of the piece of work-arounds being considered was to write that her graphic symbol just "got fat". At the time, she vetoed the idea, but has since best-selling it would accept been the best solution for the show.

George

  • George refers to himself every bit "the idiot," and in The Apartment, "Constanza: Lord of the Idiots!"
  • Jerry continually refers to George'due south similarities to Biff Loman from the famous Arthur Miller play Decease of a Salesman, especially in the third season.
  • George is obsessive about minor details, particularly the possibility of someone non liking him.
  • George will go to any length to prove a signal, no matter how modest.
  • George is a prolific liar, often posing as an architect and referring to himself or a fictional friend as the importer/exporter Art Vandelay.
  • During the series' run, George began occasionally referring to himself in the third person when angry, adapting the habit from Jimmy in The Jimmy. ("George is getting upset!")
  • George has a fear of being diagnosed with lupus, which he expresses by asking people, "Lupus! Is it lupus?"
  • George exclaims "I'm busting, baby!" when happy or excited.
  • When denied service or help from people, George often screams "Nosotros're living in a society you know!" back at them.
  • George loves velvet, and often states that he would drapery himself in it "if it were socially adequate". This dream came true in Season half-dozen's "The Doodle."
  • When talking about relationships, if it is not going well George will shout "I'yard out!" If it is going well, he will shout "I'm in!"
  • George keeps accusing his begetter of something ridiculous to brand a point, like "My male parent's gay" in "The Outing", when Jerry says, "I have many gay friends."
  • George is a notoriously messy and ravenous eater. Several times at restaurants George can be seen messily eating pasta or some other foods. His eating habits accept cost him two relationships (his girlfriends broke upwards with him subsequently they saw him eating) and have caused others to make fun of him at times.

Jerry

  • Jerry continually makes references to superheroes, especially Superman (his favorite). According to fable, every episode contains a visual, thematic, or audible Superman reference. This is actually only truthful of near 75% of the episodes.
  • Jerry frequently finds something unfavorable about his dates, much to the dismay of Elaine, who thinks Jerry is superficial.
  • Jerry responds to a crazy idea by sarcastically saying, "Oh, I similar this thought."
  • Whenever someone suffers a cataclysm of some sort, major or minor, Jerry says dismissively, "That's a shame."
  • Jerry e'er greets Newman with the words "Howdy...Newman" spoken as contemptuously as possible.
  • When Jerry discovers Newman was responsible for something Jerry doesn't similar, he curses "Newman!" nether his breath.
  • When George sometimes calls with an urgent request, Jerry replies, "Who is this?"
  • Jerry sometimes in a whiny vox says that he doesn't want to be something, for instance:
    • "I don't wanna exist a pirate!" ("The Puffy Shirt")
    • "I don't wanna be a cowboy!" ("The Mom and Pop Shop")
    • "I don't wanna exist Switzerland!" ("The Label Maker")
    • "I don't want to be a 32!" ("The Sponge")
  • Jerry has cleanliness habits. He gets paranoid when he sees Poppie in the bathroom in The Pie, who doesn't wash his hands, and in The Pothole, when he dropped his girlfriend's toothbrush in the toilet. This habit has caused Jerry to be accused of being a Nazi ("The Limo") and gay ("The Outing").

Kramer

  • Kramer enters Jerry's flat without knocking, and the door is almost always unlocked. Kramer has been seen entering Jerry's apartment over 380 times throughout the bear witness's 180-episode run.
  • Kramer treats Jerry'south apartment as his own- eating food, reading the newpaper, and even taking things with him back to his apartment. As he put it, "Practice y'all realize how much fourth dimension I waste in this apartment?"
  • Kramer frequently invents huge schemes to make millions, which ultimately fall flat.
  • Kramer says "Giddy Up!" when he likes an idea.
  • Kramer impersonates a fictitious doctor named Dr. Martin Van Nostrand. Van Nostrand was showtime "seen" in The Pilot, Office 1 in which Kramer uses a pseudonym to get into an audience.
    • Kramer uses the pseudonym Van Nostrand, Professor Van Nostrand, in The Olfactory organ Job to gain access to the legendary "Jacket".
  • Kramer tries to get his java table book published. (Season 5)
  • Kramer uses strange nicknames for George, such as 'mojambo', which he comes upward with on the spot.
  • Cosmo Kramer is the most mysterious of the four, to the signal that his first proper noun wasn't said in the beginning five seasons. He also has some strange friends exterior of the primary group, including Bob Sacamano, who is never seen.
  • Kramer enjoys many kinds of fruit, and is very particular about their selection. Kramer was banned from a produce store ("The Mango") and is particularly excited about the availability of Mackinaw peaches ("The Doodle"). Elaine lists Kramer's fondness for fruit as ane of his positive qualities at a bachelor auction ("The Barber").
  • Takes Jerry'south sarcastic remarks literally. "At present, where's that tool shed of yours?"
  • Kramer often exclaims "Oh Mama!" when something painful or unfortunate happens to him, such equally when passing a kidney stone ("The Gymnast").
  • Kramer is known for his random sound effects and gesticulations, presumably as a side outcome from a kick in the head by Crazy Joe Davola.
  • If at that place is anything for Kramer to stumble over, he will.
  • Kramer is a schlemiel- other people are the ones who take to pay the cost for his goofs, most frequently: George.

Others

  • "It's become time" - Originally said past the Mandelbaum family in The English language Patient, this phrase is occasionally used afterwards, first in The Blood when Izzy Mandelbaum returns, and again in The Yada Yada when Mickey charges Kramer during an statement.
  • David Puddy'south "Aye, that's right" responses.

See also

Characters Culture of the Seinfeld Universe
Main Characters :
Jerry Seinfeld | George Costanza | Elaine Benes | Cosmo Kramer
Rochelle, Rochelle | Festivus | Main of Your Domain | Regifting | Prognosis Negative | Sack Lunch | Chunnel
Related to Jerry : Episodes
Helen Seinfeld | Morty Seinfeld | Uncle Leo | Kenny Bania | Sally Weaver | Tim Whatley List of Seinfeld episodes | The Seinfeld Chronicles
Related to George : Other
Estelle Costanza | Frank Costanza | Susan Ross | Mr. Wilhelm | Mr. Kruger | Lloyd Braun Running Gags in Seinfeld
Related to Elaine :
Jacopo Peterman | David Puddy | Mr. Lippman | Justin Pitt | Sue Ellen Mischke
Related to Kramer :
Newman | Mickey Abbott | Jackie Chiles | Bob Sacamano | Babs Kramer
Other :
Soup Nazi | "Crazy" Joe Davola | Petty Jerry | Minor characters in Seinfeld

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