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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Has Never Seen the First Episode of ‘Seinfeld’. Without Elaine, what’s the point?

Without Elaine, what’s the point?

In fact, The Seinfeld Chronicles boasted a number of glaring discrepancies that sets it apart from the rest of series, including Kramer’s name (it’s “Kessler” in the pilot), his pet dog, and instead of Monk’s, there’s a whole different coffee shop called Pete’s Luncheonette. A big complaint was that it was too “male-centric.” After all, the only female character, in accordance with the show’s setup, wasn’t afforded any sort of dimension or interior life, and only appeared in the story as a function of her less-than-glamorous job. So a new character, Jerry’s platonic ex-girlfriend pal Elaine, was introduced in the next episode, and Claire the server and Kramer’s dog were presumably sent to live on a nice farm upstate.

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