Seinfeld
Postal worker Newman fromSeinfeldhadquite a reputation for being mean.
Even though he lived in a friendly-neighborhood, he seemed to have trouble making friends and acquaintances.
AsSeinfeldprogressed, Jerry and his friends (apart from Kramer) detested the overworked mailman.
But his ignorant friend would just give him a nudge and say, “jump.”
Newman mistakenly sought refuge in an uncompassionate friend.
The negative effects of burnout spilled into almost every aspect of his social life.
It just keeps coming and coming and coming.
There’s never a let-up.
Every day it piles up more and more and more!
And you gotta get it out and the more you get it out it keeps coming in!
And then the bar code reader breaks!
And then it’s publisher’s clearing house day."
Kramer Abandoned Newman
Kramer prioritized Jerry over Newman.
The two friends were always coming up withget-rich-quick schemes, case in point – the Michigan bottle deposit scam.
Meanwhile, Jerry’s car, which containsJ.
The two plots merge when Kramer spots Jerry’s car on the actual day of the scam.
Despite opposition from Newman, he decides to chase the thief.
Kramer dumps the bottles, mail bags, and eventually Newman, to keep up with the hot pursuit.
He Doesn’t Have Air Conditioning
Various instances inSeinfeldshow how overworked and underpaid Newman was.
In “The Ticket,” Kramer accompanies him to the courthouse to fight a speeding ticket.
Lying begets more lying and Kramer’s alibi for suicide is apparently the lack of an air conditioning unit.
For the poor mail carrier, gaining access to air-conditioning was a luxury, more than a basic necessity.
When he learns Newman is responsible for the whole fiasco, he heads for his apartment.
Now, getting someone’s home infested with bugs is an uncivilized act, but Jerry seemed okay.
Therefore he should have spared his sick neighbor some recovery time and delayed the confrontation.
As Newman miserably resists scratching his itch, Jerry is able to obtain a confession out of him.
What’s worse, the comedian enjoys every minute of the interrogation!
In “The Suicide,” Newman tells Kramer he can’t eat fruit because it makes him incontinent.
Fruit is a handy snack food and everyone on the show, particularly Kramer,seemed to enjoy them.
Unfortunately for Newman’s character, fruit was a bad idea.
No Soup For Newman
Newman could neither eat fruit nor enjoy Yev Kassem’s jambalaya.
“The Soup Nazi” is one of the most iconic episodes ofSeinfeld.
It’s about an immigrant chef who opens an excellent soup kitchen in Jerry’s neighborhood.
Known for his strict ordering procedure, he gains the formidable ‘Soup Nazi’ reputation.
Out of respect and adoration for Yev, Newman immaculately places his order for a large jambalaya.
Unfortunately for him, Elaine’s shenanigans drive his beloved soup chef away to Argentina.
The thought of the Soup Nazi going away makes Newman panicky and unhappy.
He goes on an anti-mail rant using Jerry’s van as a campaigning vehicle.
While leaving, he sees Newman being hauled into the interrogation room.
For Newman, to be abducted by Post Office security men would have been a humiliating and terrifying experience.
He waxes eloquently about her grace and charm in “The Soul Mate.”
“One winsome tulip we ceaselessly yearn for throughout our dreary, workaday lives!”
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