Vandelay (again!)

Jan 5, 1993, 4:14 PM ET3 posts by 3 posters
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M.D. Shepherd

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.

  • Vandelay industries, of course.

Any more?

Mike

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szjacczk↩ M.D. Shepherd

It has been frequently mentioned here that one of the appealing things about Seinfeld is that it is about nothing. Isn't this a trademark of the stories of Anton Chekhov? I ran across this quote (Virginia Woolf) about Chekhov that reminded me of it: "As we read these little stories about nothing at all, the horizon widens; the soul gains an astonishing sense of freedom."

-nj

Bob Warznak↩ M.D. Shepherd

I'm pretty sure you got them all. BTW, in 1 and 2, the name was Art Vandelay.

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