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Did they ever serve any food at the diner?


Did they ever show food being served at the diner? I don't recall seeing anyone eating a burger, sandwich, or any food at all.

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They usually had coffee but I remember Ellaine ordering cake when she wanted to replace the one she ate in her boss' office.

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Yes, often. I can remember Jerry getting cereal, many sandwiches being served and discussed and one scene with George trying to get ketchup for his burger, which we clearly see.

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A big salad

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its just a regular salad but bigger.

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We don't have the "big salad," but I can give you 2 small salads and put it in a big bowl. 😏

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haha, Seinfeld was the best. not sure if we will ever get a show that good again.

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Yes, lots of food - George often yelled things like 'I am going to need a chocolate pudding here!' or something along those lines.

Remember the episode about the pilot of their TV show, where Elaine is 'coming down with something', and Jerry is trying to eat, but Elaine ends up stealing his food and explaining she thought he was done, and Jerry replies something like 'How am I done, I took two bites?', then offers the food the woman, whose name I am not going to research how to write correctly right now, but something like Gail Cunningham?

Kramer first snubs that woman, then kisses her. NBC's boss becomes ill from eating the pasta primavera that Elaine sneezed on.

In that episode, we can clearly see Elaine eating Jerry's food, and Jerry is appalled that she would do that, especially when she's 'coming down with something'.

The 'coffee shop' as they call it (not a diner - there IS a diner episode in the 'The Bubble Boy' episode, with the 'Nothing's finer than being in your diner'-slogan, but that's a different story) indeed does sell all kinds of foods and bubble gum as well.

Remember Newman ordering food there and remembering Kramer's buttery skin and imagining him as a chicken or something? Remember Jerry asking a cop if he could protect him from Crazy Joe Davola (not sure if this is spelled correctly), and the cop orders a muffin as well?

There are NUMEROUS times they eat food there, how many episodes have you watched so far, one?

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The show flopped in syndication.

Hulu wanted the show...but legal battles ensued.

So it's on Netflix now...other than TBS at 3 A.M.

https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/dow-jones-futures-stock-market-rally-coronavirus-stimulus-deadline-netflix-earnings-snap-earnings/

And apparently nobody cares:

It's NY Media at it's worst.

And that's okay, It's just Cheers without the bar:

https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/13/arts/pondering-seinfeld-finale-s-ratings-and-rivals.html

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Flopped in syndications???!!! Jerry and Larry would uproariously laugh at that statement, but they probably couldn't hear it from on top of their mountains of money.

They haven't made a new episode in over 22 years. The fact that it's still on syndication is a huge win. And consider how much it was on over the past 2 decades. TBS used to have a whole night dedicated to Seinfeld from 6pm-midnight. Then factor in DVD sales, which didn't start until 2004 I believe. And the fact that it's on Netflix means they are still getting paid for it. And if Hulu wanted it, that means there was a bidding war for it, and probably will be again when its current deal expires.

Even if Seinfeld was pulled from all streaming platforms and never aired another episode anywhere ever, not only would it still not be a flop, but it might be the most successful syndicated show ever.

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https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/what-the-seinfeld-cast-makes-for-reruns.html/

Does billions equal flop? Lol!

I see reruns on TBS in the morning, afternoon, and early evening.

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Sept. 2019 - Netflix acquires future rights to Seinfeld.
Oct. 2021 - Seinfled airs on Netflix.

Oct. 2020 - Investor's Business Daily reports on a Netflix stock price drop coming off a weak earnings report. Lots of other stocks dropped that week, and no mention in the article at all of Seinfeld.

How on earth have you linked these events? (Actually, I'm not sure I want to know.)

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Comedy Central dedicates HOURS to Seinfeld. I wish I liked the show a lot more than I do, along with Friends and a few others. I'd be entertained constantly, but alas .... :(

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yah man the gang constantly eat sandwiches, fries, big salads, etc

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"Plus, you're coming down with something? Want a bite?"

Yes, they ate a lot.

However, it was not a DINER. It was a COFFEE SHOP.

There is a diner in the Bubble Boy episode, though - and there's nothing finer than being there.

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technically it's TOM'S RESTAURANT

reggie's was not bad though

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Loads, yeah.

George decides to order (coincidentally) what Deedee Pfeiffer is having The Opposite.

They do tend to call it a coffee shop all the same. I don't think it's primarily for food they go there.

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The show never explicitly mentions it (that I recall) but I'm pretty sure both George and Kramer suffer from rather unpleasant flatulence, that Jerry is pretty much on full alert whenever they come in that he may want to move them somewhere downwind pretty quickly. Elaine too, but in bursts... Both George and Cosmo are long haul truckers from the beginning of the series to the end... Elaine mostly emits when she's dancing. I guess they were just trying to sneak by the censors. The show does make it obvious that Jerry is a bit of a neat freak, so the whole thing makes for a wonderful subtext, if that is, you don't mind earthy humor. Personally, I abhor it, and never enjoyed that show.

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I’m sorry but that’s just a stupid question they were eating all the time. Did you even watch the show I think not.

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Don't hate the bait, if anyone hate the troll.

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There is one episode where Jerry comments that there is more cow in George’s wallet than there is in Jerry’s hamburger.

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You have to remember that food is a highly addictive substance.

Kramer: Kenny? ... Kenny?

[Kramer at his window with a sign saying "come back Kenny" ]

Kramer: Kenny....

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