Seinfeld

1989–1998 · NBC · 9 seasons · 180 episodes

alt.tv.seinfeld · 157,386 posts in 33,550 threads · June 1992 – June 2013

21,877

live posts

30,645

retro posts

The Finale (1)

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Seasons

Season	Aired	Episodes	Live posts	Retro posts
Season 1	1989–1990	5	0	825
Season 2	1991–1991	12	0	1,584
Season 3	1991–1992	23	0	2,587
Season 4	1992–1993	24	1,537	4,719
Season 5	1993–1994	22	1,998	3,219
Season 6	1994–1995	24	1,077	3,171
Season 7	1995–1996	24	2,816	4,965
Season 8	1996–1997	22	5,181	3,204
Season 9	1997–1998	24	9,268	6,371

Most discussed

S09E23 The Finale (1)

May 14, 1998 · 2,021 live posts · 1,060 later

S07E24 The Invitations

May 16, 1996 · 892 live posts · 573 later

S09E20 The Puerto Rican Day

May 7, 1998 · 638 live posts · 1,083 later

S09E08 The Betrayal

Nov 20, 1997 · 625 live posts · 574 later

S09E11 The Dealership

Jan 8, 1998 · 543 live posts · 248 later

S09E24 The Finale (2)

May 14, 1998 · 469 live posts · 266 later

S09E17 The Bookstore

Apr 9, 1998 · 441 live posts · 163 later

S09E12 The Reverse Peephole

Jan 15, 1998 · 413 live posts · 138 later

Loved then, hated then

Loved then

Hated then

S04E01 The Trip (1)−0.3
S09E21 The Clip Show (1) (a.k.a. The Chronicle (1))−0.3
S09E04 The Blood−0.2
S07E21 The Bottle Deposit (1)−0.2
S08E02 The Soul Mate−0.2

Then vs now

Usenet score at the time against today's TVMaze rating. Labeled dots are the biggest gaps.

Catchphrases

these pretzels are making me thirsty

first said Jun 26, 1992 · in the episode · the thread

293 mentions

Junior Mint

first said Sep 4, 1992 · in the episode · the thread

1,133 mentions

Vandelay

first said Sep 11, 1992 · in the episode · the thread

1,806 mentions

a show about nothing

first said Sep 14, 1992 · in the episode · the thread

567 mentions

hello, Newman

first said Sep 23, 1992 · the thread

188 mentions

master of your domain

first said Nov 23, 1992 · in the episode · the thread

625 mentions

not that there's anything wrong with that

first said Feb 11, 1993 · in the episode · the thread

740 mentions

double-dip

first said Feb 25, 1993 · in the episode · the thread

329 mentions

puffy shirt

first said Sep 22, 1993 · in the episode · the thread

894 mentions

giddy-up

first said Nov 7, 1993 · the thread

463 mentions

low talker

first said Nov 10, 1993 · in the episode · the thread

249 mentions

yada yada

first said Dec 10, 1993 · in the episode · the thread

887 mentions

spare a square

first said Jan 6, 1994 · in the episode · the thread

172 mentions

mimbo

first said Jan 7, 1994 · in the episode · the thread

120 mentions

marine biologist

first said Jan 25, 1994 · in the episode · the thread

959 mentions

close talker

first said Apr 28, 1994 · in the episode · the thread

338 mentions

shrinkage

first said May 12, 1994 · in the episode · the thread

544 mentions

regift

first said Jan 20, 1995 · in the episode · the thread

265 mentions

the bro / manssiere

first said Feb 24, 1995 · in the episode · the thread

37 mentions

Soup Nazi

first said Jan 1, 1996 · in the episode · the thread

2,709 mentions

worlds are colliding

first said Jan 4, 1996 · in the episode · the thread

148 mentions

sponge-worthy

first said Jan 5, 1996 · in the episode · the thread

339 mentions

Assman

first said Jan 11, 1996 · in the episode · the thread

576 mentions

no soup for you

first said Jan 27, 1996 · in the episode · the thread

309 mentions

Del Boca Vista

first said Feb 16, 1996 · the thread

135 mentions

man hands

first said Oct 3, 1996 · in the episode · the thread

244 mentions

jerk store

first said Jan 31, 1997 · in the episode · the thread

194 mentions

serenity now

first said Oct 9, 1997 · in the episode · the thread

782 mentions

Festivus

first said Dec 18, 1997 · in the episode · the thread

946 mentions

Newmannium

first said Jul 1, 2004 · in the episode · the thread

6 mentions