Category: US
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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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Palin And Jones On Good Morning America
Here’s Michael Palin and Terry Jones appearing on Good Morning America in 1983. I can’t find my copy of Palin’s diaries, so I don’t know if he mentions this appearance in them or not.
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Michael Palin On The Morning Show
The Morning Show was the morning show that Letterman did before he started Late Night. Here’s Michael Palin visiting for a chat.
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The Norman Lear Channel
Just a heads up, Norman Lear has a channel on YouTube, and it posts all sorts of stuff, from whole episodes of classic US sitcoms that are hard to find here in the UK, to clips from shows.








