George = Biff ?

I hear Jerry call George Biff sometimes, and can't find any mention of it on the FAQ's. Anyone know why he does that?

Jeff

Jeff wrote:

Yes. Biff Loman is a character in The Death of a Salesman. He is the "loser" son of a "loser", Willy Loman (the salesman). I believe the play was running on Broadway in the early nineties so it was another link to the New York experience. Mostly it conveys Jerry's view of George as not successful in attaining the American Dream.

Death of a Salesman.

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I think The Subway is the first time Jerry calls George 'Biff'. He also did it in the very next show, The Pez Dispenser, and a few more times after that, I believe.

When Jerry calls George Biff after he thought they sold fleas at a flea market, I thought he was referring to the dumb guy in the film 'Back to the Future'.

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I think the 'Biff' tag is a reference to the literary character Biff Lohman, a man whose defining characteristic was his stupidity. "David H" wrote in message news:8qkemb$ef$[email]...

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