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In Season 7 Michael talks about the episode The Bottle Drive, a very physical two-part show. In it Newman runs alot and began feeling chest pains and went to the doctor. He was told that he was facing Type-Two diabetes among other things and began a weight-reduction lifestyle and dropped a vast amount of weight. He say that he, ..."began the process of... getting to where I am today... a healthy man... thanks to THIS show. God Bless you, Jerry!

No. Jerry's supposed sister isn't the only unseen sibling mention on the show, as George makes two references to having a brother.

is a cashier at Monk's Cafe, played by actress Ruth Cohen, and seen in more episodes than any other character, besides the main four. The character of Ruthie is normally an unspeaking, uncredited extra, but she received credit for her appearances in The Gum (1995) and The Foundation (1996).

Believe it or not, George isn't at home Please leave a message at the beep! I must be out, or I'd pick up the phone, Where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home! It is sung to the tune of "Believe It or Not", the theme song from the TV show The Greatest American Hero (1981).

No. Some viewers have thought that this is so because in many episodes there is a Superman magnet on Jerry's refrigerator and/or a Superman figurine on his bookshelf. However, the first Superman reference was in "The Stock Tip," the fifth episode of Season 1; the magnet did not appear until the episode "The Shoes" in Season 4 and the figurine did not appear until later, so most episodes from the first 3.5 years of the show have no Superman references at all.

Jerry is based on himself. George is based on co-creator Larry David. Kramer is based on Larry David's old neighbor, Kenny Kramer. It was rumored that Elaine is based on comedian Carol Liefer, who wrote for the series and who Jerry Seinfeld dated. However, this was denied. According to Jerry Seinfeld's biography, Elaine was based in part on Susan McNabb, who was dating Seinfeld when the character was created, as well as Monica Yates, who Larry David once dated. Some of the peripheral characters also have real-life counterparts. Jackie Chiles is based on famed attorney Johnnie Cochran; the Soup Nazi was based on the real-life owner of a soup kitchen in New York; J. Peterman and George Steinbrenner are caricatures of their real-life counterparts.

Jerry and George met in high school and became best friends. Jerry and Elaine began dating in 1986, shortly after Jerry moved into his apartment and after Elaine moved to New York. It is unclear how they met. Jerry and Kramer met after Jerry moved into his apartment across the hall from Kramer. It is suggested that Jerry's off-handed remark that "what's mine is yours" provoked Kramer's subsequent mooching.

David Berkowitz aka "Son of Sam" was an infamous serial killer/arsonist who terrorized New York in the late 1970s. He was also a postal worker and Newman claims to have known him and even that they double-dated. He also claims to have taken over his route and inherited his mailbag (which Kramer uses as collateral for his gambling debts) but he is probably lying; Berkowitz was never actually employed as a letter carrier. George also refers to him in "The Junk Mail."