"But when you played that clip, it brought back such a memory to me, because when Jerry wrestles the marble rye away from the old lady and says, 'Shut up, you old bag,' we looked at each other and we said, 'He is so beloved a character now, Jerry Seinfeld, that he can take a marble rye away from an elderly woman and say, "Shut up, you old bag," and the audience smiles.' And, 'Oh, Jerry. And when I pitched it, they both loved the idea. You had to go in, and you had to grab them quick because if you didn't, it was curtains. That is an amazing "Seinfeld" story.' And sure enough, I went back to the office - and, when you pitched to Larry and Jerry, it was a tough room. And I realized, at the end of the evening, that they had taken the bread home with them.' And as my friend was telling me this story, I said to her, 'Oh, my God. My husband and I had a couple over for dinner, and they brought a bread, and I forgot to put it out. "But a girlfriend of mine from high school, she said, 'You know, the funniest thing happened to me. "When you write on a show like 'Seinfeld,' one of the hazards of being a writer on a show like that - or really any show, but more so in the heyday of a hit popular network TV show like 'Seinfeld' was, I was always accosted by people who said, 'I have a great idea for Seinfeld.' And it was like, 'Oh boy, here we go.' And it's like, you know, 'Betty keeps her egg salad in the refrigerator at the office. On the scene where Jerry steals rye bread from an elderly woman "It's 20 years later, and I don't think I'll ever work on a show as legendary as 'Seinfeld,' " says Leifer, who was also lead writer on the Netflix show "A Little Help" and author of "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Crying." "They come along once in a lifetime, and what I always call it is lightning in a bottle - and that's very rare." Interview Highlights Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks about some of the show's most quotable scenes and its impact with comedian Carol Leifer ( who was a writer on the show's fifth, sixth and seventh seasons. It's been 20 years since the finale of "Seinfeld." (Courtesy of NBC) This article is more than 4 years old. The cast of "Seinfeld," (L to R) Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer, Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes and Jerry Seinfeld as the show's titular character.
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