It’s fun, and educational, to re-watch a show you’ve already watched a few times before. The good ones all reward multiple viewings, because you find something new each time (and not just a whole damn episode you’ve never seen before).
So it was, that while watching the Seinfeld season eight opener The Foundation, my eye was drawn to the back of this shot.
![](http://www.simondunn.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/george-eating-cheese.jpg)
Understandably, one’s attention is usually elsewhere in this scene *cough* nipples *cough*. But look at the background.
Does George own a hamster?
Here’s another angle.
![](http://www.simondunn.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GeorgeHamster-1024x566.jpg)
And seeing this actually made this odd moment from the second episode of season seven (The Postponement) make more sense.
![](http://www.simondunn.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Fk1Xde8.gif)
He’s feeding his hamster.
George has an unseen hamster.
This is as big a bombshell as remembering he has a brother we never see, and who may have committed suicide.
Wait. What?