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Argumentative Essay On Seinfeld

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“Seinfeld” first aired on NBC in 1989, the television show has been a hit since. Jerry Seinfeld is the star of the show, a stand-up comedian, along with his three friends: George Costanza, Cosmo Kramer, and his ex-girlfriend Elaine Benes who share and experience real-life situations. What started off as a one-off television special turned into nine seasons and 180 episodes of high-quality sarcasm. “Seinfeld” was considered such a great sitcom because many sitcoms focused on a certain “hero” or the ideal family, while “Seinfeld” is more realistic and relatable to the majority. Furthermore, many “Seinfeld” fans love the television show because of the interesting change in the opening music during each episode, instead of having the same introduction …show more content…

According to Tsintziras, when fans think about Jerry Seinfeld they recall Season 5, Episode 2, The Puffy Shirt. In this episode, Kramer and a friend began designing clothes and Jerry agrees to model a shirt on his upcoming television appearance. Although, Jerry did not realize the shirt was super puffy and nowhere near his particular style, as Kramer even referred to the shirt as a “pirate trend” his friend came up with. Furthermore, Jerry was extremely embarrassed from being made fun of hideous shirt. This is just one of many examples of memorable scenes throughout the television show. Jerry, Kramer, Elaine, and George interacting with one another is entertaining to the viewers because each of their sense of senses of humor compliments the others. Additionally, viewers also loved the television sitcom because Elaine represented a strong female lead and was a role model for future female characters. For example, a well-known sitcom, “Family Guy”, was sexist towards women in an episode where a black and white screen is displayed and says “women in the workplace ca. 1956” then proceeds to show women in an office working as a businessman makes multiple sexist comments and then states “nothing says a good job like a firm slap on the behind” (Graff and Peacocke 302). This portrays “Seinfeld” wanted to change the way women were viewed and give them more confidence in

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