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Nitpicking ''Seinfeld'' -– A tally of the most commonly repeated events and reference throughout the series

One of the reasons we buy in to the eccentric and unpredictable world of Seinfeld is because it is so grounded in minutiae and recurring obsessions. You want nit-picking? We added up 168 episodes' worth of the most commonly

26 22 16 14
Meetings at Monk's Cafe 286
Kramer entrances
(BOTH FEET MUST BE OVER JERRY'S DOORSTEP)
284
Opening of Jerry's fridge 125
Jerry on his phone 120
Jerry, Kramer, George, or Elaine driving a car*
(IRONICALLY, THERE ARE ONLY EIGHT SCENES IN A SUBWAY)
105
Rings of Jerry's buzzer 56
Baseball references 51
Jerry, Kramer, George, or Elaine watching the tube 44
Superhero references
(INCLUDING SUPERMAN, BATMAN, THE GREEN LANTERN, ELASTIC MAN, WONDER WOMAN, AQUAMAN, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, SPIDER-MAN, AND RUBBER MAN)
37
Scenes in a doctor's office/hospital 34
Chinese-food references
Cigars smoked by Kramer
Scenes in a plane/airport 21
Bowls of cereal eaten 19
Jacket-related incidents
''Get out!'' or shoves from Elaine
Nazi/Hitler references 13
Kennedy references
(INCLUDING JOHN F. JR. AND SR., ETHEL, AND JACKIE O.)
10
Art Vandelay references 7
Three Stooges references 4
George has sex in an inappropriate place 4
Jerry's and George's boardwalk epiphanies 3
Jerry loses money
(PLUS, A TV, A STEREO RECEIVER, TWO CHARTER TICKETS TO PARIS, A BMW, TWO MEALS AT MENDY'S, AND NUMEROUS AMOROUS VISITS FROM A MAID — ACTUAL VALUES UNKNOWN
$34,275.50

*SCENES IN L.A. NOT INCLUDED

Originally posted May 04, 1998 Published in issue #430 May 04, 1998 Order article reprints

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