One of my favorite episodes was "Can You Spare a Square". Elaine was in a public restroom and unbeknownst to her, Jerry's new girlfriend would not give her any toilet tissue. Elaine vowed that she would always remember that voice and Jerry tried his best to keep them from ever meeting each other.
The real reason I began this thread is because I wanted to include it in another thread that got closed. I wanted to point out that this is something that happens all the time, and not only to us. Comedians find clever ways of bringing certain issues to light, but they are usually not condemned for putting the spotlight on things that happen in society whether they are good or bad.
In that thread, other than terrible customer service skills we also pointed out what we saw as rude behavior. Obviously, Jerry Seinfeld and his team of writers thought the same thing. After that episode, I wonder how many people condemned NBC for that episode. Were they perpetuating a stereotype of those citizens or were they being honest about a practice that really does go on every day somewhere? The only difference is that they were able to make us laugh about it, but they also made us think. I remembered that episode and so do a lot of others.
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