Behind the Scenes Stories from ‘Seinfeld’

7. They Often Used the Names of Real People

The writers on the show often named characters after their real life friends, just for fun. The character Bob Sacamano was only referenced throughout the show, but apparently he was a real life friend of the writer Larry Charles.

8. However, Sometimes People Didn’t Appreciate This

The character of George Costanza was modeled after Larry David himself, but named after a man named Mike Costanza who was a friend of Jerry’s. We’re not sure if they’re still friends because Mike tried to sue Jerry, David, and NBC for $100 million over defamation of character. He lost.

9. There are Plenty of Inside Jokes

Some of the jokes in Seinfeld were more for the enjoyment of the writers and were never intended to be noticed by anyone else. Andy Robin has shared that “heat pump” was one of them. “Gregg [Kavet] and I were kind of nerdy, and we just liked making sort of these obscure science-y references. We weren’t looking to get the phrase into the scripts. It just sort of worked out that way.”