Seinfeld & Cigars

[NitrousPurger]

Growing up in the 90's I wasn't aware of the cigar boom that occurred during that decade until recently. I was just watching a rerun of Seinfeld and realized how many cigar references that show has. It has more cigar references than any other show I've watched. Im just wondering if the cigar boom is the reason for all of the cigar references. Or if there is another reason that is just going over my head?

[Cohiba Stevie]

Its actually becuase the shows writer and producer Larry David is an avid cigar smoker.

Larry david tends to incorporate many aspects of his life in both seinfeld and curb your enthusiasm. For example the character george costanza is meant to be modelled on larry david himself.

There is one episode of seinfeld that is excellent... kramer tries to sell a cigar

Store indian statue back to a cigar store lol, pure classic.

Larry david himself can be seen smoking various cuban cigars in curb your enthusiam. I believe he loves his montes.

[bc8436]

I know Michael Richards (Kramer) smokes cigars, and Larry David used to as well.

[Holysmokes]

I'm not sure if this is true, but I've heard that Kramer can be seen smoking a Bolivar Gigantes in a few episodes, not sure which ones.

[El Presidente]

For example the character george costanza is meant to be modelled on larry david himself.

Actually the charachter George Costanza was modelled on "Fuzz".

Fuzz shcedules his e-mails to go out at 9PM.

Fuzz keeps a Penzke File on his desk.

Fuzz leaves his car in the corporate parking lot overnight twice a week (giving the illusion of last to leave and first to come in).

Fuzz naps under his desk.

Fuzz has women issues.

[Habanos2000]

I remember the very first CA I saw in the store had Kramer on the cover. Can't say they started the cigar craze, but they were definately part of it.

[Fuzz]

Actually the charachter George Costanza was modelled on "Fuzz".

Fuzz shcedules his e-mails to go out at 9PM.

Fuzz keeps a Penzke File on his desk.

Fuzz leaves his car in the corporate parking lot overnight twice a week (giving the illusion of last to leave and first to come in).

Fuzz naps under his desk.

Fuzz has women issues.

I.. I... I cannot deny any of this.

Maybe I could have picked a better role model, but now that I've chosen one, I ain't gonna change!

[gmoney]

ok....here they are the cubans....the REAL cubans....."you're not trying to sell ol Earl Hafner dominican's in a cuban wrapper now would ya?"

Classic

[asmith]

Another good one was when Kramer burned down Susan's father's cabin with a stogie.

That box was a box of Ramon Allones Gigantes that burnt down the cabin and exposed the Cheever Letters. Funny stuff.

[semery74]

Check out a movie titled Sticks. It definitely pokes fun of the '90s when cigar smoking was out of control.

[jsd]

I like the one where Todd Gack goes to Montreal and gets Jerry some Cubans for George's wedding. When Kramer sees the box he reads "Producto de Peru". It actually looks like a box of Dominican Partagas. Later Jerry and Elaine smoke together and Jerry says it's like smoking a chicken bone. That is one of my favorite episodes.

[cigarroverzulu]

Awesome show, I see a rerun every so often, still cracks me up. Kramer is one of my all time favorite TV charaters.

[archosaur]

Love Seinfeld. Even after seeing every episode dozens of times, it is hard not to watch it when a good one comes on.

Larry David can be clearly seen smoking a Monte #2 in the 'Mary, Joseph & Larry' episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Season 3, hilarious episode too.

[sg1234]

I'm not sure if this is true, but I've heard that Kramer can be seen smoking a Bolivar Gigantes in a few episodes, not sure which ones.

I clearly remember seeing a larger box of Ramon Allones (probably Gigantes) in an episode when Kramer scores a couple of boxes of Cubans from George.

[bassman]

Archie Bunker also liked his cigars, but I'm sure he would never smoke a commie Cuban.

[smokem]

I love when the "cubans" turn out to be actual people, and then you find out that they're actually from DR.

[Azksig]

I love when the "cubans" turn out to be actual people, and then you find out that they're actually from DR.

That was great. That's the one where he then had the Dominicans rolling the crepes and they rolled them too tight. They kept exploding when people tried to eat them. Classic episode with the classic line "The Dominicans are rolling them too tight"

[brutusthebuckeye]

I love Seinfeld....i love cigars...."How can a man have a hands a like a scissor"...one of my favs!!!!!