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From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.seinfeld
Subject: Re: Seinfeld's Moving
Date: 8 Jan 93 16:32:52 GMT
Organization: HMS

In article <43179@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> rnlee@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Profess'nal Agitator) writes:
>
>Of course, Mad About You could surprise everyone, but I think NBC
>effectively killed it.
 
Yup. Nobody ever comes back alive from Saturday night line-up. Seinfeld 
people should feel good about the switch. Although moved one night closer
to graveyard, they still have a very good shot of making it in a solid
time-slot. It's the NEXT move that "Seinfeld" producers should worry
about...

-Mark
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From: soup@leland.Stanford.EDU (young-sup lee)
Subject: papaya king?
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 20:46:59 GMT

i'm no new yorker but i was a great big fan of papaya king for years.
they're a fast food chain in new york city that serves hot dogs and this
papaya drink.  the server asks "with or without?" meaning with or without 
sauerkraut.  the dogs were about a buck in 1986.  seemed to me that
people who loved the place REALLY LOVED IT!!! (kramer was licking his 
chops).  i recalled they used to advertise the hot dogs as "good as 
porterhouse steak."

last year i heard they were opening up shop in san francisco, but i lost
track of the project.  anyone know of a papaya king outside nyc???

thanks,
young




ps.  actually the advertisement was "as good as filet mignon" but i wanted
to see if anyone would correct me before reading the end of this message.
fast...
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From: dan@kronos.com (Dan Driscoll)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.seinfeld
Subject: Re: PEZ for Christmas !!!!
Date: 5 Jan 93 17:32:08 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Kronos Inc. / Waltham, MA
Disclaimer: This posting is a personal opinion and not that of Kronos Inc.

In article <1993Jan04.204106.7427@i88.isc.com> oconnor@i88.isc.com (Tom O'Connor(Genesis Project)) writes:
>
>Sure.  I had a JFK dispenser.  I distinctly recall that the head
>went back and to the left, back and to the left, back and to the left ...
>
>Tom

Good stuff Tom! That cracked me up for 5 minutes. On related PEZ sightings, 
I encountered the following in a National Lampoon magazine's "Letters to the
Editors" section (it was of course funnier when I came across it buried in
all the other letters):


          Dear Sirs:

             You want one?...Eeeeech...Don't
          push back on my head so far...
          aaaaaaaaaaach...Here, have another....
          Ow...aaaaaach, one at a time, one at a
          time, ow...aaaaaach...Don't push so hard,
          you wanna give me whiplash?

                                  A Pez Dispenser


dan@kronos.com

P.S. I won't post any other PEZ stuff until I see the episode, the ONLY ONE
I EVER MISSED! AAAARGH! My little man was out being an idiot that night.
From: twpowell@eos.ncsu.edu (THOMAS W POWELL)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.seinfeld
Subject: Re: Black or White?
Date: 5 Jan 93 14:31:00 GMT
Reply-To: twpowell@eos.ncsu.edu (THOMAS W POWELL)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Originator: twpowell@c00014-118dan.eos.ncsu.edu


In article <1993Jan4.193447.10017@shearson.com>, dmandl@shearson.com (David Mandl) writes:
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> From: dmandl@shearson.com (David Mandl)
> Newsgroups: alt.tv.seinfeld
> Subject: Black or White?
> Message-ID: <1993Jan4.193447.10017@shearson.com>
> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 14:34:47 EST
> Sender: news@shearson.com (News)
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> 
> This may seem like a strange question, but was the guy George got
> into a fight with in "The Parking Space" black or white?  It just
> came up in the course of conversation with a couple of friends;
> I think the guy is a light-skinned black and they swear he's
> white.  No hidden agenda here, honest.  We're just curious what
> other people think.
> 
>    --Dave.
> 


I feel that the guy that George had an argument with over the parking space 
is definitely WHITE with perhaps a strong Eastern Block influence.  This is 
just my opinion of course.

Thomas
From: lgoodfie@sobeco.com (l.goodfield)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.seinfeld
Subject: Seinfeld & The Commish Connection
Date: 5 Jan 93 08:19:34 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Sobeco Ernst & Young

I recently watched many episodes of Seinfeld that I had taped over the last
18 months or so. It seems that a friend of mine is now hooked on the show
and she just can't get enough of it.

In any case, I noticed 1) the episode where Jerry & Elaine get stranded at
the party on Long Island, the host is played by Michael Chiklis who is
currently starring as the commish on ABC.  2) the episode where Jerry
witnesses a hit & run accident, and eventually takes the culprit out on
several dates, the culprit is played by Melinda McGraw, who also appears
regularly on The Commish.

These two episodes originally aired prior to The Commish becomming a
regular series, but I still find it interesting since Seinfeld is on NBC,
and The Commish is on ABC.

Has anyone noticed this in the past, or am I about 18 months too late.

			   "I'm speechless, I'm with out speech"



Lionel.


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From: msteyer@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Matthew T Steyer)
Subject: movies
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:43:14 GMT



Did anyone else notice what that women was talking about during the previews!
She was talking about her son and how cute it was that he loved to dress in her
cloths, and sing broadway tunes.  Is this a normal conversation to have at the 
movies.  There are not many mothers that are this proud that their children are
growing up to be drag queens.

Just wondering if I was the only one that noticed?
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From: mins@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (timothy.j.mizerak)
Subject: Re: Rochelle, Rochelle
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 13:17:30 GMT

In article <1993Jan7.031539.15847@ultb.isc.rit.edu> mds5142@ultb.isc.rit.edu (M.D. Shepherd) writes:
>After that episode, I can see how important the interaction between the
>characters on the show is.  The show was good, just not great.  Did
>others find it a bit lacking?


Well, yes and no.  The plot was frustrating and recycled, but there
were some good laughs.   I'd have to disagree with your pointing
out "character interaction" as being important to this episode.  This
was the most I think I've ever seen them *apart*.  I saw it as a 
chance to let them each develop their characters individually.   Jerry
was pretty good, esp when being brutally honest with that pesky guy.
But I thought Elaine was best.  She was hysterical in her attempts to
save seats, and then buying refreshments, and then trying to find her
seat again.   Too funny.   Kramer and George were just annoying, for
the most part.  Why does anyone even hang out with George?  What a
pain.  :)

Later,

Tim
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From: twpowell@eos.ncsu.edu (THOMAS W POWELL)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.seinfeld
Subject: Re: Rochelle, Rochelle
Date: 7 Jan 93 04:17:38 GMT
Reply-To: twpowell@eos.ncsu.edu (THOMAS W POWELL)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Originator: twpowell@c00526-106ps.eos.ncsu.edu


In article <1993Jan7.031539.15847@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, mds5142@ultb.isc.rit.edu (M.D. Shepherd) writes:
> Newsgroups: alt.tv.seinfeld
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> From: mds5142@ultb.isc.rit.edu (M.D. Shepherd)
> Subject: Rochelle, Rochelle
> Message-ID: <1993Jan7.031539.15847@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
> Originator: mds5142@ultb
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> Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
> Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 22:15:39 EST
> Lines: 10
> 
> After that episode, I can see how important the interaction between the
> characters on the show is.  The show was good, just not great.  Did
> others find it a bit lacking?
> 
> Mike
> -- 
> Michael Shepherd ++ mds5142@ultb.isc.rit.edu ++ shepherd.wbst129@xerox.com
> * From the pain come the dream, From the dream come the vision, From the *
> * vision come the people, And from the people come the power, From this  *
> * power come the change.  - P. Gabriel                                   *
> 


Yes, I found it a bit lacking.  For the exception of the last 5 minutes when 
they found each other, I would say it was lacking.  I guess we shouldn't ask 
for GREAT shows every week.  Just try to picture last week's episode until 
next week.

Thomas
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From: molly@uga.edu ()
Subject: Re: Black or White?
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 16:32:53 GMT

In article <1993Jan4.193447.10017@shearson.com> dmandl@shearson.com writes:
>This may seem like a strange question, but was the guy George got
>into a fight with in "The Parking Space" black or white?  It just
>came up in the course of conversation with a couple of friends;
>I think the guy is a light-skinned black and they swear he's
>white.  No hidden agenda here, honest.  We're just curious what
>other people think.
>
>   --Dave.
>

I thought he is black.

Molly
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From: simpson@bnr.ca (Scott Simpson)
Subject: Re: Rochelle, Rochelle
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 05:30:36 GMT

In article <1993Jan7.212308.29584@ultb.isc.rit.edu> mds5142@ultb.isc.rit.edu (M.D. Shepherd) writes:
>Does anybody know the real title of this one?!
>
>Mike

Our TV Guide lists it as "The Movie".


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From: v070r6vw@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (David C Valenzuela)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.seinfeld
Subject: Re: Black or White?
Date: 4 Jan 93 22:10:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1993Jan4.193447.10017@shearson.com>, dmandl@shearson.com writes...
>This may seem like a strange question, but was the guy George got
>into a fight with in "The Parking Space" black or white?  It just
>came up in the course of conversation with a couple of friends;
>I think the guy is a light-skinned black and they swear he's
>white.  No hidden agenda here, honest.  We're just curious what
>other people think.
> 
>   --Dave.


		He was definitely white.

				--The Other Dave
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From: mhw@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Mike Murphy)
Subject: Re: PEZ for Christmas !!!!
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 19:13:53 GMT

In article <1993Jan5.220957.7865@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> asalerno@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (antonio.j.salerno..jr) writes:
>
>Does anyone know if Jerry`s "Tweety" has feet.  The one I was just given does.
>I would think it would fall over without feet.  

Au contraire, my friend.  I gave my roommate a Tweety dispenser for Hannukah,
in the tradition of the show (it was also the first episode we saw together),
and to "test it out" she stood it up on my leg.  It worked.
>
>"Tweety" actually has little tufts of plastic "feathers" sticking out 
>the top of his head.  Very acurate to the real "Tweety" but quite a 
>hazard for small children and PEZ pocket possession.

They're damn sharp, too, if you catch them at a wrong angle.  Jeesh!


Here's a totally unrelated question: I was on vacation this past month and
missed a lot of the posts.  Did anyone post the name of the Scotch Kramer was
"advertising"?  Is it a real brand?

Michelle
Newsgroups: alt.tv.seinfeld
From: M18611@MBVM.Mitre.Org (Kathy Wilk)
Subject: Re: PEZ for Christmas !!!!
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford MA 01730
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 17:57:09 GMT

In article <1ic50dINNdg5@transfer.stratus.com>
scooter@hirgon.hw.stratus.com (Scott Jeffrey) writes:
>>widely available in recent years. But there was a Presidents line
>>of dispensers available back in '76. A double wide Taft, a Carter w/
>>lots of teeth, a Nixon which belched and then said "Pardon me..."
>>[Anyone out there believing any of this?]...
>
>        After what I saw a couple of weeks ago, I'll believe almost anything.
>I was in a toy store and came across a Colin Powell (Joint Chief of Staff, I
>believe) doll.  Part of an "American Heroes" series.
 
   Ideal gift for a little boy:  I got Colin Powell AND George Bush for my
son when he was a year old (they are rubbery and good for chewing).
 
                        K. Wilk
                        M18611@MBVM.MITRE.ORG
 
            <--********************************-->
 'Thrusting my nose firmly between his teeth, I threw him to the ground
  on top of me.' - Mark Twain
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From: pa_vet@splinter.coe.northeastern.edu (Go Hampton !!)
Subject: Re: PEZ for Christmas !!!!
Organization: College of Engineering, Northeastern University
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 14:57:17 GMT

Probably so.  I got one for Christmas, a snowman.  I also gave one to a friend, a Santa.  The first thing she said was "Seinfeld!"

Vinman
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From: chou@apollo.HP.COM (David Chou)
Subject: "Have you seen a guy..."
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 17:37:48 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Chelmsford, MA

Greetings Seinfeld fans,

  Regarding the movie episode (Rochelle, Rochelle) ...

  Can someone please supply those hysterical descriptions each character
used to describe the other?  Elaine about Kramer: "...lanky doofus with
hair like the bride-of-Frankenstein", etc.

Much obliged,
Dave

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From: plamoia@encore.com (Pete LaMoia)
Subject: article
Organization: Encore Computer Corporation
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 12:57:35 GMT



  In yesterday's Ft. Lauderdale  newspaper  there  was  an  article
  about Jason Alexander.  His mother lives down here. (who's mother
  dosen't?) Anyhow, at the end of the article there was a small box
  entitled INSIDE 'SEINFELD' with some interesting facts:

  *** "the character of  George  is  based  on  head  writer  Larry
      David..."
  *** "the actors never ad-lib, with the  exception  of  [Kramer's]
      physical bits..."
  *** "Seinfeld is filmed in L.A...."
  *** "the episode  Alexander  is  most  fond  of  is  the  Chinese
      Restaurant..."
  *** "they  will  return  to  the  story  line  about  the  sitcom
      pilot..."
  *** straight faces? "Seinfeld is the weakest...I'm the hardest to
      break  up...   Michael won't laugh.  He just forgets what the
      hell he's doing..."
  *** "How does Kramer survive, how does he  pay  his  rent?  'That
      must remain a mystery'..."

  --- 
  My two favorite lines are:

  off the wall:
  "tippy toe!  tippy toe!  lemon tree!!!"
  (re: the signal)

  on the money:
  "Women nest.  Men hunt."
  (re: remote control habits)
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From: rmc@davidge.com (Robert Cianchette)
Subject: Re: papaya king?
Organization: Davidge Data Systems Corp., NYC, NY
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 93 15:40:08 GMT

In article <1993Jan7.204659.11788@leland.Stanford.EDU> soup@leland.Stanford.EDU (young-sup lee) writes:
>i'm no new yorker but i was a great big fan of papaya king for years.
>they're a fast food chain in new york city that serves hot dogs and this
>papaya drink.  the server asks "with or without?" meaning with or without 
>sauerkraut.  the dogs were about a buck in 1986.  seemed to me that
>people who loved the place REALLY LOVED IT!!! (kramer was licking his 
>chops).  i recalled they used to advertise the hot dogs as "good as 
>porterhouse steak."

A few notes regarding Papaya King.  Much as the name "Ray" is ubiquitous in
New York Pizza shop names, "Papaya" is used by dozens of hot dog stands in
New York, whether or not they're part of the same chain.  It's now a generic
name for a hot dog stand where you have a counter with grill and cash register
and a stand-up counter against the window with mustard dispensers.  They serve
cheapo, skinny hot dogs and sugar-water tropical fruit drinks.  The dogs are 
50 or 60 cents each; and you can get 2 dogs and a large drink for about $1.90.
The cheap dogs are the attraction; the sugar-water drinks are how they make 
money.

(If you've seen the movie "Crossing Delancy", Amy Irving is in one of these
joints when the painted woman comes in and sings "Some Enchanted Evening".)

When the mood is right, there's nothing like a 60 cent junk food fix: one
of those skinny little dogs burned to the proper degree of crispness,
with sauer kraut and good mustard!

Robert

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From: jeremy@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (jeremy.l.radosh)
Subject: Re: Rochelle, Rochelle
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 13:27:51 GMT


I'll start this off with an abundance of smiles, just so you know that it's not
harshing out.  I'm just observing!

:-)  :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) 

It seems to me that most of the people who didn't like (in their postings) last
week's "Movie" episode were not from New York.  

Many of you a.t.s fans correctly noticed that this episode was different (in 
some ways) from the usual Seinfeld standard.  No one pointed out, however, that
the main difference was that the show was set outside of Jerry's apartment!!
In terms of plot elements, the setting (NYC in general; cabs, movie houses,
Papaya King, the Improv) was a significant contributor.  

This is, of course, a reprise of the 'It's a NYC thing' thread, so if this 
offends you, hit 'k' now!!!  Otherwise, I will now list the things I found
hilariously accurate in that NYC kind of way...

	1. The cab rides.  
		A. Arguing over direction ('take 55th street', 'are you crazy?')
		B. The second cabbie stopping, despite having a fare

	2. Papaya King - unless you've eaten one, you haven't lived.  If you've
	   eaten one, you're lucky if you live.  See also "Gray's Papaya" at
	   Bdwy and 72nd Street (75 cent hot dogs).  By the by, the theater
	   district was probably the one at 86th street and Lexington Ave,
	   cuz there is a Papaya King and two movie houses there (?).

	3. The unabashed crowd in the movie house ('It's only the coming
	   attractions so I can talk!', etc.) and a the seat saving thing
	   are universal (yes), but the flavor of the characters was
	   NYC specific (and accurate)!

	4. etc, etc, etc

By the by, (and this has nothing to do with NCY humor), I am SO GLAD that
someone in TV-land chose to point out that Small, Medium and Large mean nothing
anymore!!!  And that buttered popcorn is never buttered anymore (except at
the Cineplex Odeon theaters, where they charge extra (compared to other movie
houses) for their produce).  Wendy's now has Medium, Large and Biggie!  I
would love to take Elain to Wendy's and set her loose!!!


Enjoy,

Jeremy

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From: Darren Guttentag <dguttent@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: Episode jan. 6
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 19:03:30 GMT

I was a little disapointed by this episode also.  The movie theatre situation
has been done to death in general.  It wasn't funny when elaine couldn't find
a seat or when that guy sat in front of George.  It was funny when the ticket
guy wouldn't let George in until he gave a friends ticket.  I also liked the
way they were describing each other.  Why was it so important for the guy to
give  jerry his trenchcoat. Just for closet space? WAs i missing something?
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From: oconnor@i88.isc.com (Tom O'Connor(Genesis Project))
Subject: Re: PEZ for Christmas !!!!
Organization: INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation, Naperville, IL
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 20:41:06 GMT


>>fehr@ms.uky.edu (Jeff Davis) writes
>>MICHAEL ARTHUR BOBBITT writes:
>>I think PEZ is making a comeback...I have 2 now, and I know of at least 5 or 
>>6 other people that have them... I wonder if it has to do with Seinfeld...?
>>
>No. Pez candies have been there all along. Disney characters have been
>widely available in recent years. But there was a Presidents line
>of dispensers available back in '76. A double wide Taft, a Carter w/
>lots of teeth, a Nixon which belched and then said "Pardon me..."
>[Anyone out there believing any of this?]...

Sure.  I had a JFK dispenser.  I distinctly recall that the head
went back and to the left, back and to the left, back and to the left ...

Tom
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From: mds5142@ultb.isc.rit.edu (M.D. Shepherd)
Subject: Vandelay (again!)
Originator: mds5142@ultb
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 21:14:30 GMT

I was wondering how many times the name Vandelay has been refered to in
Seinfeld.  So far I've counted three and would appreciate any additional
times other people may have noticed.  Here's the uses I know of so far
(sorry, don't have the episode titles).

1. In the first or second episode (I think), when Jerry wanted to
'accidently' bump into a woman he was interested in he met at one of
Elanie's friend's dinner parties.  George wanted to be 'Mr. Vandelay'.

2. When George got the job at Elaine's office, he lied to her boss that he
read books by an author named Vandelay.

3. Vandelay industries, of course.

Any more?

Mike
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