Trivia / Seinfeld S2 E7 "The Revenge"

• Deleted Scene:
  • George and Kramer meet in the hallway and Kramer informs George that Jerry has gone to the laundromat. The writers decided that George could just say Kramer told him Jerry was at the laundromat and, upon that addition, the scene was cut.
  • Initially, during Jerry and George's conversation about jobs, George mentions Regis Philbin, when they discuss George being a talk show host.
  • Additional dialogue between George and Jerry at the laundromat was also removed. Because "The Stranded" didn't air until mid season three, the few references "The Revenge" contained to the episode were cut.
• Edited for Syndication: Newman first appears in a voice-only cameo, in which he was voiced by Larry David. In syndication, the voice was redubbed by Wayne Knight, who by that point had been cast as the character and appeared on the show.
• First Appearance: Of Newman.
• Method Acting: Michael Richards insisted on dumping a real bag of cement into the washing machine used on set, so that the proper physical reactions to such a heavy object would be present. He stated that at that point, "rather than talking funny, I wanted to do funny."
• The Other Darrin: This is the first episode to feature Newman, and this is the only one in which he's played by Larry David (in an offscreen voice-over role for just one scene). However, the character's lines were re-recorded by Wayne Knight for reruns.
• What Could Have Been:
  • There was an unfilmed scene where Newman would have explained to Jerry and Kramer that he jumped from the roof, but an awning broke his fall, though Jerry and Kramer would remain skeptical.
  • Harold the building superintendent, who had previously appeared in "The Apartment", originally had an appearance where he would inform the main characters that Newman made up the story about the awning breaking his fall, though, with the reduction of the Newman subplot, the scene was removed.
• Write What You Know:
  • George's storyline was based on Larry David's own experiences when he was a writer on Saturday Night Live. He quit the show halfway through the 1984-1985, but felt he had made a mistake once he reached his home. Kenny Kramer suggested that he return to work the following Monday and act as if nothing had happened. Unlike George, the ploy succeeded for David, who remained with the writing staff until the end of that season.
  • The Newman subplot was inspired by one of David's neighbors, who once jumped from the second floor of the apartment building in which they both lived.

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