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What if the Soup Nazi was really a Nazi?
Seinfeldgave you countless memorable moments over its nine neurotic seasons (shrinkage!
Credit: Everett Collection; Inset: NBC
Master of your domain!).
But what about the ones theydidntgive you?
Dont you deserve those as well?
We thought the idea of Jerry Stiller on pot just seemed like comedy gold.
We were really rigorous about not wanting to repeat things.
I dont think it was fully outlined, but that was a story that was ready to go.
That would happen a lot.
Theres someone you should meet.
Whos that, you say?
Its the Prompter.Alec [Berg, aSeinfeldwriter-producer] and I pitched this idea a few times, says Schaffer.
There was another comic, and she was a prompter.
Then she would wait, and hed have to go, Which one?
It only died one time, but thats because of who was there.
[Sigh] Who?
Youd wait her out and shed wait you out.
Everyone knows someone like that, who just makes you pull it out of them.
It was the fact that he had a prosthetic leg.
And Jerry just ignored it.
Then when Jerry wound up insulting him, he said, Why didnt you tell me???
Well, you didnt take the prompt.I tried.
That could work in any show, but we never used it.
But it was much discussed.
Probably just as well that we didnt do that one.
Kramer launches a new business that would chill you to the bone.
He would get all the bones together and buff them up real nice.
Leapin Larry says, Bring it in, well fix it.
Larry [David, the series co-creator] just said, No.
Kramers not refurbishing skeletons!
And were like, Come on!
It turns out the show was fine without it.
I guess Larry was right.
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