Eventually, the cast was so loopy that Richards slipped while putting it in the trunk and busted his lip wide open. Richards even requested that the AC unit he hauls in the episode actually be 80 pounds so the exhaustion would look real. The shoot lasted throughout the night and was so exhausting that Seinfeld and Louis-Dreyfus had their makeup done while resting on the concrete floor. The entire set, including Jerry’s apartment, was torn down to make room for a massive parking garage, complete with mirrors to create the illusion of an even bigger space. That was one of the great joys I had of working on the show, was showing up every week after having read the script, to go, who did they find? Who's going to do this?”ĥ The Grueling Episode That Left Michael Richards With A Busted LipĪccording to cast and crew members, the episode “The Parking Garage” was one of the most difficult episodes to shoot both mentally and physically. Sometimes they came in and did one line, but they'd come in and nail these things and elevate the show in this extraordinary way. Sometimes they had a large part and they might be ongoing characters. They had this encyclopedic memory and Rolodex of wonderful comedians and actors, and every week they would find these offbeat, extraordinary people. “It was a tag team of Meg Liberman and Marc Hirschfeld, I believe, were the two casting directors. I just kept cracking up." 7 Jason Alexander Reveals The Show’s Unsung HeroesĪlexander told Forbes that the casting directors for the show deserve much more credit than they have received. ” The comedian continued, "It was just so ridiculous that he was interrogating me in my own apartment about a book. Jerry revealed that the scene he had the most trouble getting through was the interrogation from Lt. What was funny then is still funny now and people want to laugh.”Ĩ The Scene That Jerry Could Barely Get Through The only thing I can point to is Jerry and Larry had an ethic about it, ‘if it’s funny it’s good.’ We don’t care about characters or story, although they did, funny reined supreme and funny is funny. When asked why he feels the Legacy of Seinfeld is still so strong, Jason Alexander explained, “If I knew I would do it again. ![]() Side Note: The no-touching rule does extend to everyone, even Kesha. Also when a man in a tiny midwestern town walked by him and said, “Hey, Jerry,” before walking away. Nobody feels good having a total stranger touch them." He mentioned that some of his favorite encounters were when a man approached him with the opening line, “"I know you hate everybody,” which tickled Jerry so much he offered him a picture and to sign anything he wanted. In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Jerry Seinfeld opened up about how he feels fan encounters are just “part of the job.” He continued, "Don't yell at me, we haven't met. It took a while to shoot it and probably lasted three seconds on screen, but it was a really funny shot." Now you too know how to make your own nightmarish turkey-body-scene.ĩ How Jerry Really Feels About The Show’s Fans ![]() We laid him out on like an operating table. We had to lay him in a certain position on a separate blue screen table. ![]() And then to the neck of the turkey, we applied Kramer's head. ” Seinfeld said in a behind-the-scenes interview, “We had to take this turkey and make it savory and delicious and buttery and steaming. Jerry Seinfeld opened up about how Kramer’s turkey effect was done in the iconic scene from “ The Butter Shave. 13 How “The Butter Shave” Kramer Turkey Shot Was Made The final shot with the truck smashing the game was also very practical, considering Alexander says pieces of wood landed on him after he jumped out of the way. Yellow tape was added to the streets to recreate the iconic look of the game and 30 stunt drivers were hired to drive at the same speed as Jason Alexander (that’s right, no stunt double), weaved in and out of traffic. Remember George’s iconic Frogger movements to get the video game across the street? It turns out that shoot was more difficult than you might realize. 14 The Frogger Scene Was An Intensely Choreographed Shoot The real Soup Nazi is a jerk? Who would’ve thought? Michael Richard’s busted his lip open on an AC unit? What a fun fact! Here are 14 more behind-the-scenes interesting nuggets from Seinfeld. More Seinfeld facts to feed your hungry Seinfeld-less tummy.
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