Within the notoriously lackluster Seinfeld finale — which, admittedly, has been considerably enhanced by the current spectacular Curb Your Enthusiasm finale — Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer go to jail for not serving to somebody in want. And but, the Seinfeld gang was responsible of crimes far worse than that, a few of which resulted within the deaths of individuals each on- and off-screen.
With an amazing quantity of assist from Eric Dobin and Adam Pacecca, hosts of The Place to Be: A Seinfeld Podcast, right here is each individual the lethal Seinfeld gang killed. Perhaps not each considered one of these murders may very well be confirmed in a court docket of regulation, however Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer are most definitely responsible.
Manya
In Season Two’s “The Pony Comment,” Jerry offends his relative Manya by saying he hates anybody who ever had a pony rising up. “I had a pony!” Manya shouts earlier than leaving her household dinner early. A couple of scenes later, Jerry will get the information that Manya has died. Clearly, his callous pony comment had one thing to do with it.
Marty Benson
At a comedy membership softball recreation talked about in “The Pez Dispenser,” Kramer tells a man named Richie to dump a bucket of Gatorade over membership proprietor Marty Benson’s head after an enormous win. Richie does it, and Marty Benson catches pneumonia and dies. Whoops.
Smog Strangler Sufferer(s)
When Kramer strikes to Los Angeles, he’s arrested underneath suspicion that he’s a serial killer generally known as “The Smog Strangler.” Nonetheless, the actual Smog Strangler is Tobias Lehigh Nagy (performed by Clint Howard). At one level throughout “The Journey: Half Two,” the police have Nagy in custody, however he’s let out by George, who leaves the door open on the cop automobile Nagy is in. The Smog Strangler then strikes once more, which permits Kramer to be freed, but it surely provides one other dying to the Seinfeld gang kill rely within the course of.
Additionally, we by no means discover out if the Smog Strangler is ever caught, so there may very well be a number of extra deaths because of George’s negligence.
George Grandmother
In “The Bubble Boy,” George remembers visiting his grandmother within the hospital, leading to her dying. “My grandmother died two months early due to the way in which I reacted within the hospital,” he explains. “She was getting higher. After which I went to pay her a go to. She noticed my face. BOOM. That was the tip of it.”
Russell Dalrymple
In a determined try to impress Elaine, former NBC President Russell Dalrymple joins Greenpeace and drowns within the ocean.
An Escaped Psychological Affected person
In “The Bris,” as Kramer is visiting mates within the hospital, an escaped psychological affected person asks him the place the elevator is. The person then goes to the roof and jumps off of it.
Fulton
When Jerry tries to cheer up his buddy Fulton, who’s within the hospital, by doing his finest stand-up materials, Fulton finally ends up actually dying of laughter. It’s a joke in regards to the Justice League that places Fulton excessive.
Pinkus
Poor little Pinkus. If not for Kramer being such a stickler when taking part in golf along with his buddy Steve Gendason, Gendason wouldn’t have been put right into a rage that leads to him killing his dry cleaner: Bobby Pinkus.
Gary Fogel
Jon Lovitz was launched as Gary Fogel in Season Six’s “The Scofflaw,” wherein he lies to Jerry about having most cancers so Jerry will purchase him a toupee. A couple of episodes later, in “The Face Painter,” Jerry attends Gary’s funeral after Gary dies in a automobile crash whereas adjusting his toupee.
J. Peterman’s Mom
Feeling compelled to share his secret ATM code with somebody, George whispers “Bosco” to J. Peterman’s dying mom. For some cause, this triggers her, and she or he begins shouting “Bosco!” earlier than dropping useless. Though she didn’t have lengthy to dwell anyway, George appears to speed up her dying, and J. Peterman definitely blames him, because the episode ends with Peterman saying, “His title was Costanza. He killed my mom.”
Susan Ross
Seinfeld’s most notorious dying, in fact, was that of George’s fiancée, Susan, who died by licking toxic envelopes that George picked out as a result of they had been the most affordable ones.
Brett
As Jerry is utilizing an ax to attempt to free Japanese businessmen from inside Kramer’s dresser, Elaine’s boyfriend Brett tries to cease him. This solely leads to a concussion, however Brett dies on the working desk when his surgeon turns into distracted by the music “Witchy Girl.”
Mrs. Hamilton
When courting a girl named Valerie, Jerry leads to a contest with Valerie’s stepmother over their respective locations on Valerie’s velocity dial. In time, Valerie’s stepmother turns into drawn to Jerry, which prompts her to cover Jerry in her velocity dial underneath the button for poison management. So when Valerie tries calling poison management as a result of her stepmother is sick, she will get Jerry as an alternative.
Neil
In “The English Affected person,” George competes for the love of a girl named Danielle with a person named Neil. Neil finally ends up profitable after he lands within the hospital, scary Danielle’s sympathy. Nonetheless, on his means out of Neil’s room, George disconnects Neil’s IV, which, relying upon the attentiveness of his nurses, could have resulted in Neil’s dying.
The Outdated Girl at Del Boca Vista
When Kramer retires to Del Boca Vista in “The Wizard,” he dances a bit too vigorously with one of many residents, forcing her to go away through ambulance.
Zach
When Kramer is transporting Newman through rickshaw, he takes a break to stretch whereas pulling Newman up a hill. As quickly as he lets go, the rickshaw rolls away and runs over Elaine’s boyfriend Zach, most likely killing him.
