Or do they just like Michael Richards?
Same with the poster of Jason Alexander striking a sexy pose, I don’t get that one either.
I used to see this poster in dorm rooms when I was in college, now I see it in garages.
It’s just two iconic moments from the show, one was a when Kramer did some amateur photography for George and they got carried away. The other was when an old couple loved an oil painting of Kramer and wanted to hang it up in their house but for different reasons. The husband found it offensive and disturbing and the wife found it charming and delightful.
Also fuck Seinfeld.
You’re underestimating how big not only Seinfeld, but specifically Kramer was in the day. When Seinfeld ended, the wise money was on Michael Richards having the most successful career afterward. Unfortunately, his spinoff show failed and his set at the Laugh Factory is probably the reason you see it in garages now.
As for the appeal of both posters: Juxtaposition. The poster in the pic is a classy, dignified portrait of a man who once installed a garbage disposal in his shower so he could cook while he bathes (among other bizarre escapades). The one of George Costanza is a deeply unsexy man attempting to be titillating. The other aspect of the George Costanza poster is that you don’t really need to understand anything about the character in order to understand what’s funny about the poster. Meanwhile, somebody who’s never seen Seinfeld wouldn’t understand the appeal of the Kramer portrait.
good reference description for kramer. i forgot about the garbage disposal in the shower bit. lmao
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Hey look it’s Patrick Warburton!
I remember how big Seinfeld was when it was on TV, but I’ve only seen one or two episodes and I never got the appeal.
Neither do I, really. There are a handful of episodes that do something interesting, but altogether it’s a bunch of white people being awful to each other.
I thought I was the only one who thought the Seinfeld characters were all jerks. Wasn’t a big fan of the show, but few episodes were funny. I did watch the final episode and I guess the writers also knew the characters were unpleasant and were jailed for being jerks.
This was the whole premise of the show… previous to Seinfeld, sitcoms were family shows where the characters learned their lessons at the end and usually had a moral message. They specifically wrote the show for the characters to never learn or really be good people. This is why it is the most accurate show about America.
No, you’re not alone. I wouldn’t be surprised if the genesis of It’s Always Sunny had to do with Rob and Glenn realizing how shitty the Seinfeld cast was, and wondering how big a jerk characters could be before the audience turned against them.
Larry David wrote both shows
You’re thinking Curb Your Enthusiasm
Whoops! Yeah, you’re right
It’s a Gen X signifier like Simpsons references are for millennials
Seinfeld also has overlap with older millennials.
