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  • Elaine exclaims "Get OUT!" and pushes someone down.

  • Elaine is a terrible dancer, and her public efforts at this lead to derision and merriment.

  • Elaine is very liberal (against fur, pro choice etc.)



GEORGE

  • George exclaims "George is getting upset!" and freaks out.

  • George referring to himself as "the idiot".

  • Jerry continually refers to George's similarities to Biff Loman from the famous Arthur Miller play '' Death Of A Salesman ''.

  • George always allows the tiniest things to get under his skin.

  • George will go to any length to prove a point, no matter how minor.

  • George is a frequent liar, often posing as an architect and referring to himself or a fictional friend as the importer/exporter Art Vandelay.

  • During the series' run, George began occassionally referring to himself in the third person when angry, adapting the habit from another character. ("George is getting upset!")

  • George has a fear of being diagnosed with Lupus .

  • George exclaims "I'm busting, baby!"



JERRY

  • Jerry continually makes references to superheroes, especially Superman (his favorite).

  • Jerry frequently avoids talking to his parents.

  • Jerry frequently finds something unfavorable with his dates.

  • Jerry responds to a crazy idea by sarcastically saying, "Oh, I like ''this'' idea."

  • Whenever someone suffers a calamity of some sort, major or minor, Jerry says dismissively, "That's a shame."

  • Jerry always greets Newman with the words "Hello...Newman." spoken as contemptuously as possible.

  • When George sometimes calls with an urgent request, Jerry replies, "Who is this?"



KRAMER

  • Kramer enters Jerry's apartment without knocking, and the door is almost always unlocked.

  • Kramer treats Jerry's apartment as his.

  • Kramer takes things such as food out of Jerry's apartment, back to his apartment.

  • Kramer often invents huge schemes to make millions which ultimately fall flat.

  • Kramer always says "Giddy Up!" when he likes an idea.

  • Kramer impersonates a ficticious doctor named Dr. Van Nostrand



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