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* VulgarHumor: Taken to the extreme in the in-universe OfficialFanSubmittedContent episode "Whores".
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''[[http://www.seinfeldcomedy.com The Jerry Seinfeld Program]]'' is a 2010 fan-made WebVideoSeries which "resurrected" the [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} classic sitcom]] as a series of minute-or-so long episodes, updated every couple days. If you thought the TV show was about nothing, you truly haven't seen "nothing" yet.

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''[[http://www.seinfeldcomedy.com The ''The Jerry Seinfeld Program]]'' Program'' is a 2010 fan-made WebVideoSeries which "resurrected" the [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} classic sitcom]] as a series of minute-or-so long episodes, updated every couple days. If you thought the TV show was about nothing, you truly haven't seen "nothing" yet.
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* ObligatoryJoke: In "Environmental Week", Jerry and George dedicate a VerySpecialEpisode about taking care of the environment. Eventually, George asks Jerry to at least make a few jokes. Jerry refuses to at first, but when George points out they could get fired if they don't make jokes, Jerry angrily delivers a "WhyDidTheChickenCrossTheRoad" joke.
%%* ObligatorySwearing: Here and there, out of nowhere.
%%* OverlyLongGag: Many, like "Clapping".

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* ObligatoryJoke: In "Environmental Week", Jerry and George dedicate a VerySpecialEpisode about taking care of the environment. Eventually, George asks Jerry to at least make a few jokes. Jerry refuses to at first, but when George points out they could get fired if they don't make jokes, Jerry angrily delivers a "WhyDidTheChickenCrossTheRoad" "Why did the chicken cross the road" joke.
%%* * ObligatorySwearing: Here and there, out of nowhere.
%%* * OverlyLongGag: Many, like "Clapping".



%%* VulgarHumor: Taken to the extreme in the in-universe OfficialFanSubmittedContent episode "Whores".

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%%* VulgarHumor: Taken to the extreme in the in-universe OfficialFanSubmittedContent episode "Whores".
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[[http://www.seinfeldcomedy.com The Jerry Seinfeld Program]] is a 2010 webseries which has resurrected the [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} classic sitcom]] as a series of minute-or-so long episodes, updated every couple days. If you thought the TV show was about nothing, you truly haven't seen "nothing" yet.

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[[http://www.''[[http://www.seinfeldcomedy.com The Jerry Seinfeld Program]] Program]]'' is a 2010 webseries fan-made WebVideoSeries which has resurrected "resurrected" the [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} classic sitcom]] as a series of minute-or-so long episodes, updated every couple days. If you thought the TV show was about nothing, you truly haven't seen "nothing" yet.



!!This web original provides examples of:

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!!This web original series provides examples of:



* AdaptationDecay: Intentional
* AffectionateParody
* ArcWords: "Well now that's.... usin' your bean!"
* BlackComedy: Increasingly so towards the end of the series.

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* %%* AdaptationDecay: Intentional
* %%* AffectionateParody
* %%* ArcWords: "Well now that's.... usin' your bean!"
* %%* BlackComedy: Increasingly so towards the end of the series.



* CerebusSyndrome: Intentional.

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* %%* CerebusSyndrome: Intentional.



* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: "Jerry Seinfeld"

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* %%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: "Jerry Seinfeld"



* CreatorBacklash: It would almost seem like "Jerry" and "George" hate the show, and want it canceled. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial ...Nah]].
* DarkerAndEdgier
* EasyEvangelism: In episode 2, ''God''.

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* CreatorBacklash: It In-universe; it would almost seem like "Jerry" and "George" hate the show, and want it canceled. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial ...Nah]].
* %%* DarkerAndEdgier
* %%* EasyEvangelism: In episode 2, ''God''.



* FranchiseZombie: Tends to happen somewhere down the line once your sitcom loses half its cast and outlasts ''Gunsmoke''.
* TheGhost:
** Kramer and Elaine. In fact, in their only mention to date, "Jerry" claims to not even know who they are.
** A viewer asks what happened to them in the first [[FourthWallMailSlot fan-mail episode]], but "Jerry" claims he [[ShrugOfGod doesn't know]].
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Just ''barely'' heterosexual life partners. The "Penis Size" episode certainly crosses the line.
* KillEmAll
* LongRunner: ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', which has been [[AlternateUniverse running for the past 21 years]].

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* %%* FranchiseZombie: Tends to happen somewhere down the line once your sitcom loses half its cast and outlasts ''Gunsmoke''.
* TheGhost:
**
TheGhost: Kramer and Elaine. In fact, in their only mention to date, "Jerry" claims to not even know who they are.
** A
When a viewer asks what happened to them in the first [[FourthWallMailSlot fan-mail episode]], but "Jerry" claims he [[ShrugOfGod doesn't know]].
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know]], and even claims that he doesn't even know who they are.
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HeterosexualLifePartners: Just ''barely'' heterosexual life partners. The "Penis Size" episode certainly crosses the line.
* %%* KillEmAll
* %%* LongRunner: ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', which has been [[AlternateUniverse running for the past 21 years]].



* MoodDissonance

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* %%* MoodDissonance



* ObligatorySwearing: Here and there, out of nowhere.
* OverlyLongGag: Many, like "Clapping".
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: See SeasonalRot on the [[YMMV/TheJerrySeinfeldProgram YMMV Page]].

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* %%* ObligatorySwearing: Here and there, out of nowhere.
* %%* OverlyLongGag: Many, like "Clapping".
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: See SeasonalRot on the [[YMMV/TheJerrySeinfeldProgram YMMV Page]].
"Clapping".



* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Once a hit show and the pride of the network, ''Seinfeld'' now survives as a series of poorly made web shorts with half of its original cast missing. Confusingly they've also renewed the show through a 26th season.
* SendingStuffToSaveTheShow: After receiving a highly critical letter that cuts deep into them in "Mailbag", Jerry and George request the audience to send episode ideas to the provided address in an attempt to save the show.
* SoUnfunnyItsFunny: Just one example is Jerry's comedy act falling apart and the laugh track disappearing in "I Love You".

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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Once In-universe, ''Seinfeld'' was once a hit show and the pride of the network, ''Seinfeld'' but now survives as a series of poorly made web shorts with half of its original cast missing. Confusingly they've also renewed the show through a 26th season.
* SendingStuffToSaveTheShow: After In-universe; after receiving a highly critical letter that cuts deep into them in "Mailbag", Jerry and George request the audience to send episode ideas to the provided address in an attempt to save the show.
* %%* SoUnfunnyItsFunny: Just one example is Jerry's comedy act falling apart and the laugh track disappearing in "I Love You".



* VulgarHumor: Taken to the extreme in the in-universe OfficialFanSubmittedContent episode "Whores".

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* %%* VulgarHumor: Taken to the extreme in the in-universe OfficialFanSubmittedContent episode "Whores".

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* ActorAllusion - In one short, "Jerry" completely breaks character and claims to be Dan Klein, the actor playing him, for the rest of the episode.
* AdaptationDecay - Intentional

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* ActorAllusion - ActorAllusion: In one short, "Anthony Marinos", "Jerry" completely breaks character and claims to be Dan Klein, the actor playing him, for the rest of the episode.
* AdaptationDecay - AdaptationDecay: Intentional



* ArcWords - "Well now that's.... usin' your bean!"
* BlackComedy - Increasingly so towards the end of the series.
* BriefAccentImitation - "Jerry" has inexplicably slipped into German and South African accents for a few words in certain episodes.
* CerebusSyndrome - Intentional.
* ChromaKey - How the series appears to be set in the real apartment from Seinfeld.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome - Seemingly everybody in the ''Seinfeld'' universe except for "Jerry" and "George", most glaringly Elaine and Kramer. Lampshaded twice.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}} - "Jerry Seinfeld"
* CreatorBacklash - It would almost seem like "Jerry" and "George" hate the show, and want it canceled. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Nah]].

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* ArcWords - ArcWords: "Well now that's.... usin' your bean!"
* BlackComedy - BlackComedy: Increasingly so towards the end of the series.
* BriefAccentImitation - BriefAccentImitation: "Jerry" has inexplicably slipped into German and South African accents for a few words in certain episodes.
* CerebusSyndrome - CerebusSyndrome: Intentional.
* ChromaKey - ChromaKey: How the series appears to be set in the real apartment from Seinfeld.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome - ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Seemingly everybody in the ''Seinfeld'' universe except for "Jerry" and "George", most glaringly Elaine and Kramer. Lampshaded twice.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}} - {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: "Jerry Seinfeld"
* CreatorBacklash - ClusterBleepBomb: Jerry launches into one in episode 8, when his "Thickel" pun bombs. [[BleepDammit This is the only instance of bleeping in the series, as strong language have been spoken uncensored before and since then.]]
* CreatorBacklash:
It would almost seem like "Jerry" and "George" hate the show, and want it canceled. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial ...Nah]].



* EasyEvangelism - In episode 2, ''God''.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The initial ad for the 21st season includes clips from almost every episode, including [[spoiler: Jerry's death.]]
* FourthWallMailSlot - Done twice, both times causing George and Jerry to have existential crises after they learn what their audience really thinks of them.
* FranchiseZombie - Tends to happen somewhere down the line once your sitcom loses half its cast and outlasts ''Gunsmoke''.
* TheGhost - Kramer and Elaine. In fact, in their only mention to date, "Jerry" claims to not even know who they are.

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* EasyEvangelism - EasyEvangelism: In episode 2, ''God''.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: Every episode ends with Executive Producer credits for George Shapiro and Howard West, except for [[OddballInTheSeries Episode 19]], which ends on a TV test pattern instead.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The initial ad for the 21st season includes clips from almost every episode, including [[spoiler: Jerry's death.]]
death]].
* FourthWallMailSlot - FourthWallMailSlot: Done twice, both times causing George and Jerry to have existential crises after they learn what their audience really thinks of them.
* FranchiseZombie - FranchiseZombie: Tends to happen somewhere down the line once your sitcom loses half its cast and outlasts ''Gunsmoke''.
* TheGhost - TheGhost:
**
Kramer and Elaine. In fact, in their only mention to date, "Jerry" claims to not even know who they are.



* HeterosexualLifePartners - Just ''barely'' heterosexual life partners. The "Penis Size" episode certainly crosses the line.
* [[spoiler: KillEmAll]]

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* HeterosexualLifePartners - HeterosexualLifePartners: Just ''barely'' heterosexual life partners. The "Penis Size" episode certainly crosses the line.
* [[spoiler: KillEmAll]]KillEmAll



* MinimalistCast- You can count the number of characters that appear who aren't "Jerry" or "George" on one finger.

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* MinimalistCast- MinimalistCast: You can count the number of characters that appear who aren't "Jerry" or "George" on one finger.



* NoFourthWall - The last line of almost every episode is addressed to the viewers at home. In certain episodes, a joke bombs and "Jerry" yells at the studio audience in response.
* ObligatorySwearing - Here and there, out of nowhere.
* [[SpinOff Online Spin Off]]
* OverlyLongGag - Many, like "Clapping".
* [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech The Reason You Suck Letter]] - See SeasonalRot on the [[YMMV/TheJerrySeinfeldProgram YMMV Page]].
* ScrewedByTheNetwork - Once a hit show and the pride of the network ''Seinfeld'' now survives as a series of poorly made web shorts with half of its original cast missing. Confusingly they've also renewed the show through a 26th season.
* SoUnfunnyItsFunny - Just one example is Jerry's comedy act falling apart and the laugh track disappearing in "I Love You".

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* NoFourthWall - NoFourthWall: The last line of almost every episode is addressed to the viewers at home. In certain episodes, a joke bombs and "Jerry" yells at the studio audience in response.
* ObligatorySwearing - ObligatoryJoke: In "Environmental Week", Jerry and George dedicate a VerySpecialEpisode about taking care of the environment. Eventually, George asks Jerry to at least make a few jokes. Jerry refuses to at first, but when George points out they could get fired if they don't make jokes, Jerry angrily delivers a "WhyDidTheChickenCrossTheRoad" joke.
* ObligatorySwearing:
Here and there, out of nowhere.
* [[SpinOff Online Spin Off]]
* OverlyLongGag -
OverlyLongGag: Many, like "Clapping".
* [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech The Reason You Suck Letter]] - TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: See SeasonalRot on the [[YMMV/TheJerrySeinfeldProgram YMMV Page]].
* ScrewedByTheNetwork - {{Retool}}: In Episode 19, Jerry and George each take the show in separate directions, with Jerry doing a home improvement show called "Wood Corner with Tom Gibson", and George doing a music talk show called "Rapstravaganza". Things fall apart when they both get high, with George eating ecstasy, and Jerry licking a hallucinogenic wood.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork:
Once a hit show and the pride of the network network, ''Seinfeld'' now survives as a series of poorly made web shorts with half of its original cast missing. Confusingly they've also renewed the show through a 26th season.
* SoUnfunnyItsFunny - SendingStuffToSaveTheShow: After receiving a highly critical letter that cuts deep into them in "Mailbag", Jerry and George request the audience to send episode ideas to the provided address in an attempt to save the show.
* SoUnfunnyItsFunny:
Just one example is Jerry's comedy act falling apart and the laugh track disappearing in "I Love You".



--> '''Jerry:''' Chacabi! Chic..a-bi! Chic-a-bi! Chic...a-boo!
--> '''George:''' What are you talking about?
--> '''Jerry:''' I don't know...([[BreakingTheFourthWall pointing at audience]]) do you?
* VulgarHumor - Taken to the extreme in the in-universe OfficialFanSubmittedContent episode "Whores".

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--> '''Jerry:''' Chacabi! Chic..a-bi! Chic-a-bi! Chic...a-boo!
-->
a-boo!\\
'''George:''' What are you talking about?
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about?\\
'''Jerry:''' I don't know...([[BreakingTheFourthWall pointing at audience]]) do you?
* VulgarHumor - VulgarHumor: Taken to the extreme in the in-universe OfficialFanSubmittedContent episode "Whores". "Whores".
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* XMeetsY - ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' meets ''Series/{{Stella|US}}''.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The initial ad for the 21st season includes clips from almost every episode, including [[spoiler: Jerry's death.]]
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* MoodWhiplash: The last two episodes. [[spoiler: Jerry gets sick and dies, and George commits suicide, and the final episode is just a full minute of their dead bodies in complete silence. Both end with the typical 'Quirky slap bass riff' credits sequence.]]
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* XMeetsY - ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' meets ''{{Stella}}''.

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* XMeetsY - ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' meets ''{{Stella}}''.''Series/{{Stella|US}}''.
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->''"Hi! We're Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza and we're the stars of NBC's hit show, Seinfeld. We've been on the air for 21 years, and, well, coming up with ideas and writing the show is hard. That's all. Enjoy our new episodes!"''
-->-- "Jerry Seinfeld" and "George Costanza"

->''"Dat's it Jerry.... I'm DONE WITH BEANS!"''
-->-- "George Costanza", [[http://vimeo.com/12071239 "Beans"]]

[[http://www.seinfeldcomedy.com The Jerry Seinfeld Program]] is a 2010 webseries which has resurrected the [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} classic sitcom]] as a series of minute-or-so long episodes, updated every couple days. If you thought the TV show was about nothing, you truly haven't seen "nothing" yet.

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!!This web original provides examples of:

* ActorAllusion - In one short, "Jerry" completely breaks character and claims to be Dan Klein, the actor playing him, for the rest of the episode.
* AdaptationDecay - Intentional
* AffectionateParody
* ArcWords - "Well now that's.... usin' your bean!"
* BlackComedy - Increasingly so towards the end of the series.
* BriefAccentImitation - "Jerry" has inexplicably slipped into German and South African accents for a few words in certain episodes.
* CerebusSyndrome - Intentional.
* ChromaKey - How the series appears to be set in the real apartment from Seinfeld.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome - Seemingly everybody in the ''Seinfeld'' universe except for "Jerry" and "George", most glaringly Elaine and Kramer. Lampshaded twice.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}} - "Jerry Seinfeld"
* CreatorBacklash - It would almost seem like "Jerry" and "George" hate the show, and want it canceled. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Nah]].
* DarkerAndEdgier
* EasyEvangelism - In episode 2, ''God''.
* FourthWallMailSlot - Done twice, both times causing George and Jerry to have existential crises after they learn what their audience really thinks of them.
* FranchiseZombie - Tends to happen somewhere down the line once your sitcom loses half its cast and outlasts ''Gunsmoke''.
* TheGhost - Kramer and Elaine. In fact, in their only mention to date, "Jerry" claims to not even know who they are.
** A viewer asks what happened to them in the first [[FourthWallMailSlot fan-mail episode]], but "Jerry" claims he [[ShrugOfGod doesn't know]].
* HeterosexualLifePartners - Just ''barely'' heterosexual life partners. The "Penis Size" episode certainly crosses the line.
* [[spoiler: KillEmAll]]
* LongRunner: ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', which has been [[AlternateUniverse running for the past 21 years]].
* MinimalistCast- You can count the number of characters that appear who aren't "Jerry" or "George" on one finger.
* MoodDissonance
* NoFourthWall - The last line of almost every episode is addressed to the viewers at home. In certain episodes, a joke bombs and "Jerry" yells at the studio audience in response.
* ObligatorySwearing - Here and there, out of nowhere.
* [[SpinOff Online Spin Off]]
* OverlyLongGag - Many, like "Clapping".
* [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech The Reason You Suck Letter]] - See SeasonalRot on the [[YMMV/TheJerrySeinfeldProgram YMMV Page]].
* ScrewedByTheNetwork - Once a hit show and the pride of the network ''Seinfeld'' now survives as a series of poorly made web shorts with half of its original cast missing. Confusingly they've also renewed the show through a 26th season.
* SoUnfunnyItsFunny - Just one example is Jerry's comedy act falling apart and the laugh track disappearing in "I Love You".
* TalkativeLoon: Jerry in "Chacabi".
--> '''Jerry:''' Chacabi! Chic..a-bi! Chic-a-bi! Chic...a-boo!
--> '''George:''' What are you talking about?
--> '''Jerry:''' I don't know...([[BreakingTheFourthWall pointing at audience]]) do you?
* VulgarHumor - Taken to the extreme in the in-universe OfficialFanSubmittedContent episode "Whores".
* XMeetsY - ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' meets ''{{Stella}}''.
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