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I was living in England when Seinfeld was in its third or fourth season, blissfully unaware of what people were talkabout with this ‘Seinfeld’ thing when I read in a magazine that you’d have to be hidden in a remote corner of the Amazon to not be into this show. I obviously was in a more inhabited and arguably more sophisticated place than Amazonian corners tend to be, so I tuned in.

Actually, my wife, two boys, and I tuned in.

Good grief, did we get hooked!

Now, with seasons 1-3 and 4-6 under our belt, we spend our days waiting in front of the laptop for our emailed notice from Amazon that later seasons are coming out on DVD.

Well, actually, we don’t spend every day like that. Just some.

This minimalist sitcom was feared by its creators and producers to be too New York and too Jewish for the mainstream. Yet it took off with a kind of universal appeal that is rare and quickly developed a fan base more loyal to Jerry, Elaine, George, and even Kramer – whose real-life actor seems in these interviews to be the alter ego of Kramer himself – than to our own mothers-in-law.

If you buy any of the DVD sets, you’re likely to return regularly to favorite episodes. Prior reviews and especially spotlight reviews will remind you of what those are.

It is the considered opinion of a lot of smart people that there is a Seinfeld quote for nearly every life situation. This product still makes a fantastic gift for Seinfeld aficionados, whether they’ve memorized them all or are still working on it.