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I was recently watching the episode about the guy who said he had cancer for a wig, and , anyway, the cop said he was searching for his "white whale," a reference to Herman Mellville's Moby Dick. Does anyon eknow of any other references in Seinfeld to great works of literature, besides the Yeats poem in Kramer's card. I am doing a project and would appreciate all the feed back I can get. Thanks in advance, Dill W.

Don't forget the episode where they refer to "War and Peace", and Jerry convinces Elaine that initially, Tolstoy titled the book "War: What Is It Good For?" and then she told that to the Russian writer, Testikoff (sp?), who later threw her electronic daytimer out the window because it annoyed him.

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There was also the sepisode where the gang was watching "Chapter Two" on TV, based on the Neil Simon play, and Jerry realizes that the speech in the movie was the same one his girlfriend used in a card she sent him.

In early episodes, Jerry would call George, Biff, referring to the loser Biff Loman from Death of a Salesman.

In The Couch, George tried to read Breakfast at Tiffany's for his girlfriends literary club.

There was also the reference to Tolstoy's War and Peace which Jerry said was originally titled War, what is it good for?. When Elaine told this to the touchy Russian author that Pendant had contracted, he threw her electronic organizer out of the limo window.

In the Truth, George's pretentious girlfriend refers to an author that George calls "Tommy C.". In the Big Salad, In attempting to impress his girlfriend, George notes the similarity of the name Bob Herbert, a literary figure that she mentions, to Bobby Hebert, the quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons.

In "The Library", Jerry's long overdue book (since 1971) is "Tropic of Capricorn", a perfect book for a horny 17-year old boy, written by a lusty old satyr (Henry Miller).

Peripheral literary references:

In "The Cheever Letters", Susan's dad is found to have had a tryst with NY writer John Cheever, authoer of "The Swimmer".

Mitch

Is it just me, or did Fatso Shrink the Honey?