Author: Simon Dunn
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Moanin’
I’ve had Moanin’ by Charles Mingus stuck in my head for a few days now. It feels like a piece of music that has been used in a lot of things, but the only ones that I can put my finger on are the Tetley Bitter ‘smoothly does it’ adverts, and Comedian, the documentary about…
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The Seinfeld Set
I’ve embarked on a little hobby project of making a scale model of the Seinfeld set. Luckily there are hours and hours of screen references, and plenty of behind the scenes photos. So, for instance, I’ve learned that the fridge is an Amana Automatic 25, and that it doesn’t techincally fit into the kitchen. This…
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Jerry On Benson
Jerry Seinfeld’s first sitcom role was a short-live recurring one on Benson. He was soon fired. I have no idea if this is referenced in Bee Movie, with Jerry voicing Barry B. Benson. Benson was a spin-off from Soap, and both shows were created by Susan Harris, who also created The Golden Girls. Benson aired…
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An Advert For Seinfeld’s Fridge
If you want to see an original advert for the fridge that Jerry has in his apartment in Seinfeld, you’ve come to the right place. It’s an Amana Side By Side Ice And Water fridge, and was first sold in 1979.
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
I wrote a couple of posts a while ago about trailers that were shot specially with new footage. Here’s another, for the movie Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
