Fans discuss whether Kramer resembles Abraham Lincoln and debate George's temperamental personality, with one poster noting the Lincoln comparison was referenced in an earlier episode.
I went to the bookstore one day, and found out that Kramer((Michael Richards)) looks like Lincoln. :0!
Does anyone agree with me?
P.S. I have been watching this show for a while, but still I am not used to George's temper!! I wonder why he could have some friends.
Adora wrote:
George's temper is wonderful, if he were living next to me I would love to be his friend! He's hystarical! You need to accept his temper. He's not threatening, some people have threatening tempers, his is adroable.
What some people would call a "temper tantrum", many New Yorkers would call "communication". It wasn't until I was out of my parents house that I realized that there were modes of expression other than screaming at the top of your lungs!
-Barry
No kidding! My family is from the Bronx, although I grew up in Pa. My father used to always say, "How can anyone enjoy this show if they're not from New York? They wouldn't understand it!" George's parents are VERY similar to my mom's family, which is one of the reasons I find them so funny.
I don't know ... can people from other regions appreciate the show as much? Do they find the characters more strange than funny?
Just wondering, Jen
... can people from other regions appreciate the show as
I don't think Australians have a problem understanding the Seinfeld guys.
Our t.v. networks are filled with American shows - and there have been many based in New York, so we are most familiar with New Yorker behaiviour - ie : Diff'rent Strokes, The Single Guy, Mad About You, Good Times (I think this was N.Y.), etc.
"Jennifer M. Blaske" wrote:
I don't understand why only people from New York are smart enough to "get" Seinfeld. Is it too sophisticated for us rednecks?
Hey-I've lived in Texas my whole life. Of course, I'm Jewish, and my dad, grandparents, aunts and uncles are all from New York. And they all act in some way's similar to George's and Jerry's parents.
--Ted Weiman
And I came from a Chinese background - I am no stranger to this type of behaviour and I find "The Pen" and Jerry/George's parents very very funny - In fact I sort of "endear" myself to them!
debbie wrote:
You missed my point. In my opinion, it is a unique culture. I believe my relatives behave in a somewhat different way and experienced different things than relatives of my friends who were raised in the south. For instance, a lot of people on this newsgroup have said they don't understand why Jerry's family is funny or why George is always yelling. Well, my relatives and friends of my parents are JUST like that, so to me it's VERY funny.
It's kind of like if there was a sitcom satirizing the culture in Germany or something ... I probably wouldn't appreciate it much because I wouldn't be familiar with it.
And since you were raised in New York, I don't see why you're calling yourself "us rednecks." As a native New Yorker, I would think you'd be exactly the kind of person that would "get it."
Hope that makes sense, Jen
Kramer does look like Lincoln and the resemblance was referred to once on the show, in The Gum, when Jeffrey Ha(ha)rwood describes Kramer as having Raymond Massey like proportions and thus would not be able to wear the Henry VIII costume. Raynond Massey protrayed Abe Lincoln in a movie made in the 1950's,
When I was in graduate school in the Midwest, professors who knew I was from New York used to ask me to explain certain references from the show. I'll never forget going over the intricacies of alternate side of the street parking with a non-New Yorker.