![]() ![]() In "The Wizard" for Season 9, Elaine dates a man who she thinks is Black, but she's too afraid to ask him. Seinfeld had no problem ruffling feathers about race either. "Next thing you know, you'll be saying they should have their own schools." It's a funny way to look at some of the absurdities of religion, but in today's climate, where Jewish people are under greater attack, whether with words from the likes of Kanye West, or through violent action in the increased number of hate crimes, the light look at the topic feels insensitive. "You're an anti-dentite," Kramer tells Jerry. Whatley begins to make several off color jokes about Judaism, ones he can seemingly now get away with since he too is now Jewish, but Jerry is concerned that he only converted for the jokes. Whatley ( Bryan Cranston), converts to Judaism. Most memorably is Season 8's "The Yada Yada Yada," when Jerry's dentist, Dr. A young Jewish boy even renounces his faith because he's so enamored with Elaine. Still, this is where Seinfeld gets itself some criticism today due to how often the series poked fun at Judaism, such as in the Season 9 episode "The Serenity Now," where non-Jewish Elaine discovers her "shiksa appeal," with several Jewish men attracted to her. Several other characters throughout its run are Jewish as well. Though Jerry's character is the only Jewish one of the main four, all the main actors (Seinfeld, Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards) are Jewish. ![]() On top of that, their religion is not hidden but discussed in several episodes. That's because it's creators, Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, are both Jewish. Seinfeld has similar issues when looking at it in 2023, but it doesn't quite get the grief that Friends does. The biggest criticism about Friends now is how almost every single person, from the main cast to the smallest role, is white. It's peak Seinfeld absurdity, and while still funny, to watch it now makes one squirm a little bit. He then caves to Jerry's terrorist demands, which end up being that he wants the Yankees to have a Fitted Hat Day. When Steinbrenner hears a clock ticking under George's desk, he runs out of the office yelling about a bomb. Steinbrenner gets the call from Jerry, who is pretending to be a terrorist bomber. That'll get everyone, including Steinbrenner, away. To escape and get Steinbrenner out of the office, George calls Jerry and whispers that he needs him to call in a bomb threat. Unbeknownst to him, Costanza is under his desk and is now unable to come out without being noticed. When his boss, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, comes looking for George in his office, only to find it presumably empty, he decides to wait for George to return. ![]() Wanting to find a way to take a nap during the day without being noticed, he has an area built under his desk where he can disappear for some afternoon slumber. In Season 8's "The Nap," George Costanza is working for the New York Yankees. Seinfeld doesn't have any scenes that take place in the World Trade Center, but one episode unintentionally hits too close to home in a now uncomfortable moment. ![]()
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