Seinfeld may have been mostly about the lives of Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), George (Jason Alexander), Kramer (Michael Richards), and Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), but it wouldn’t have worked without the help of its supporting cast.
Some of the best characters surrounding the core four were actually their parents.
Morty (Barney Martin) and Helen (Liz Sheridan) Seinfeld were great fixtures who appeared frequently over the series’ run.
Babs Kramer (Sheree North) only appeared in two episodes, but her first time on Seinfeld had one of the show’s most memorable moments, when fans finally learned the first name of her son when she shouted, “Cosmo!” And then, of course, there was Frank (Jerry Stiller) and Estelle (Estelle Harris) Costanza, a mother and father so insane that it’s no wonder George was so messed up.
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