Seinfeld is one hell of an amazing show back in the 90's. Now with almost everything being politically correct, or with new technology, there are some scenes from Seinfeld that were ok in the 90's that might be seen the wrong way now.
There might be an episode that could be determined the was the cigar store Indian episode. It was about Jerry trying to get a gift for Elaine to impress one of her friends, who....is a Native American and found the gift offensive. Back in 94, this was a harmless episode. Looking back now...I guess Gen Z and late millennial generation feels this would be seen as offensive.
Electronics weren't thriving much in the early 90's when Seinfeld started. So, most of the characters would be seen on a payphone or using a fax machine. Now a days, payphones are not used as often. They are kind of seen a relic of the past. One episode, George was waiting to get off the phone so he can get in touch with his girlfriend. He never does.
Back in the 90's there was an episode where a journalist thinks Jerry and George are gay. They get outed by the paper and the phrase: "not that there's anything wrong with that" became popular. Homosexuality back in the 90's wasn't seen as a good or a bad. Now almost everyone is going for LGTBQ saying that being outed is their choice. I'm not gay, but I support them.
Another episode was about breasts. Well, Jerry's girlfriend's breasts. Eliane thinks they aren't real until she touches them. Teri Hatcher portrays Sidra, Jerry's girlfriend. At the end, he finds out for himself when she says, "by the way, they're real...and they're spectacular." That line added in by Teri Hatcher. Now a days, it's not appropriate to go finding out if female breasts are real or not. Well, actually at that time, it wasn't right either, but it was all for comedy back in the 90's.
There was another episode that seemed wrong now, unlike the 90's. Jerry has a girlfriend who inherited her late father's toy collection. He decides to drug her so he can play with her. He gets what he deserves when she finds out and dumps him. Back in the 90's it seemed just a funny episode. Looking back on it now...I don't feel Jerry should have done what he did. All for comedy I guess
Now with a use of our cell phones (or smartphones) we can pinpoint our cars in a parking garage and find it right away. Back in the 90's....Seinfeld and his friends forget where they park their car and walk around for almost thirty minutes finding it. When they do, the car won't start, but they had to deal with strange things like Elaine on the verge losing her fish, Jerry and George getting arrested and Kramer getting an air conditioner.
Some episodes can tick people off or become politically incorrect. One of my favorite episodes of Seinfeld was the Soup Nazi episode. Where Jerry, Kramer, George and Elaine go for soup. Jerry and Kramar get theirs...but Elaine pisses off the owner and George...well he wanted free bread. This episode inspired an actual soup store in NYC and when the owner saw it...it was NO SOUP for the Seinfeld crew.
When Jerry was trying to get the show put together, it ends up blown in their faces when George stares down a young Denise Richards blouse who plays the daughter of an NBC executive. When George stares down too long, he says "get a good look, Costanza?" Eventually, the tables are turned when Elaine gets the executive to look at her in a revealing dress that showed cleavage. Now...it feels sort of wrong.
One episode of Seinfeld gets a lot of heat for being horribly offensive. It was the Puerto Rican Day parade episode. The four are stuck in traffic because of the parade. Jerry is trapped in by another car. Elaine wants to go home, and Kramer is into the festivities. However, whap irked people with this episode is what Kramer does. He accidentally burns the Puerto Rican flag and stomps on it, upsetting not only people on the show, but others watching the show as well. This episode did get banned from some networks after it was aired
The 90's are gone, and it seems people are becoming more self-aware on what is right and what is wrong, and what has changed since the show ended in 1998. Now....some people will feel the show as nothing but a gem of 90's culture while others forgot how insensitive, morally wrong and cruel the characters could be. To me, it's a gem....and my childhood in a nutshell.
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