‘Seinfeld’s Weird Pilot Was Out of Character From the Rest of the Series

Seinfeld is regarded as possibly not only the best show of the 90s, but the best of all-time.

It was a pop culture phenomenon during its nine-year run on NBC, with every episode becoming a water cooler moment, and so many new phrases like “yada yada” and “No soup for you!” added to our lexicon.

In the beginning, however, Seinfeld was a little odd.

Most sitcom pilots are at least somewhat different from the shows they later become, as it takes time to find their voice, but Seinfeld‘s is like something from Bizarro World.

Everything feels almost off.

Seinfeld‘s apartment looks different, there’s no Monk’s diner, there’s not even an Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus).

Kramer’s (Michael Richards) there, but with a different name, and almost every character behaves in a manner that’s not quite the same as the person we grew to love to laugh at.

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