West Side diner booth for four, plus one

Hello, Johnny

They saved you the seat by the ketchup. Tap a face in the booth if you want a word from the table.

Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer waiting in a rainy New York diner booth, with an empty place set for Johnny.

Tap Jerry, Elaine, George, or Kramer.

Tonight’s specials

  • The diner is Tom’s Restaurant at 2880 Broadway. The show called it Monk’s.
  • Jerry’s apartment number jumped around, then settled at 5A.
  • Kramer was Cosmo, after a ketchup bottle, and his last name was originally Kessler.
  • George’s address, 1344 Queen Anne Road in Flushing, is a real house.
  • Elaine’s dance in “The Little Kicks” was Julia Louis-Dreyfus going for broke on purpose.

Things they would like you to know

  • The show ran 180 episodes from 1989 to 1998.
  • Newman’s first name is never said on camera. Norman is only in the credits.
  • The Soup Nazi was inspired by Soup Kitchen International on 55th Street.
  • Festivus started as a family holiday invented by writer Dan O’Keefe’s father.
  • The series finale put the gang on trial in Massachusetts for failing to help.

Quotes for the table

  • “These pretzels are making me thirsty.”
  • “No soup for you.”
  • “Yada yada yada.”
  • “Not that there’s anything wrong with that.”
  • “They’re real, and they’re spectacular.”
  • “I was in the pool.”
JerryThe stand-up in the gray shirt. Observational, mildly appalled, already retelling your entrance.
ElaineThe shove, the dance, the big salad. She will steal your leftover if you look away.
GeorgeIndependent George is a myth. He has thoughts about the soup, the seating, and your timing.
KramerHe slides in. He has a scheme. He saved you the good mug and possibly a second-hand couch.