One Episode Seinfeld Actor Had Horrible Things To Say About The Cast

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Who?

I had to google him, and he was the guy who played "The Caddie."

Now that I know who he is, I can understand why the cast acted that way.

I believe it was their final season, and I think they were all pretty much over the show by that point. I think they all wanted to move on.

I don't think that Seinfeld was a bad experience for the cast, but I think that they just wanted to be done with it.

And If I'm not mistaken, he was only on for one episode, so it's not like they had a reason to become best friends with him.

The only one who actually had cause to be bitter was the actress who played Susan Ross.

Apparently Jason Alexander couldn't stand her, and talked shit about her on the set. He was also responsible for getting her fired, because he said she just "didn't fit" with the rest of them.

Now that's especially mean, because she had been on for a few seasons. It must have sucked to know that the actor playing your boyfriend, couldn't stand you.

Jason Alexander actually had to apologize for his behavior, years later when the story came out.

He played the second principal of the high school in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He enjoyed working on that set.

But he sure didn’t enjoy his guest turn on the post-Shannen Doherty Charmed, and time has validated his complaints there. Jump to the end of the video at 8:10 for him sounding off on the Charmed actresses and an offhand comment on Seinfeld.

I was on one episode of Newhart a billion years ago. It was late in the run. By that time it was a well oiled machine and they were in and out and busy - nice but distant - they were all really good at what they did - they had a “recipe” - you can’t have hurt feelings. There were a few other “guest spots” on that episode. Everyone was nice but it was a job.

A little trivia about a Seinfeld actor. Wayne Knight, who played 'Newman', was born in NYC, but raised in Cartersville, Ga., was a lineman on his HS football team, and matriculated at the University Of Georgia, but left one credit shy of a degree to become an actor.

Well, if Armin Shimerman says it ...

Shimerman is saying the same things are about the Seinfeld four as the Friends guest stars said about the six.

Later Shimerman was the best part of Deep Space Nine

I just remember Richard's repulsive racist meltdown. Seinfeld is unwatchable now. It's even worse than Sex and The City.

Look, it's a job. New actors come on the set every week. The core cast doesn't have time to coddle the guests of the week. Instead of being grateful for booking the highest rated show, he is bitching about cast members? Seriously?

I'm not surprised. None of them seems gracious.

Julia always seemed nice and down-to-earth, R11.

R11 I disagree regarding JLD. She's been quite good in projects since. The New Adventures of Old Christine, was quite funny. Enough Said (amazing cast there) was a good movie and opposite end of the spectrum as characters go, so she also has range.

No she didn't R12.

I've actually only heard sour unpleasant things about Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

I'm surprised to hear that, R15.

Do you have any actual examples, or are they just nasty rumors?

Armin Shimerman was great as Quark in all the Star Trek incarnations. He certainly wasn't just some one-off actor who has nothing to show for himself.

But everyone's perception is given from their own point of view and experience.

Toldja!

“ Courteney Cox was the leader on Friends early on, especially given her established career at the time. Lisa Kudrow revealed with Bustle that Cox was also able to give some interesting inside scoops on what it was like appearing on Seinfeld, and how Seinfeld's operation could've also helped Friends.

“She was the one who set that tone and made it a real group that way. And I thought that was a real turning point. She said, ‘Listen, I just did a Seinfeld, and they all help each other. They say, ‘Try this,’ and ‘This would be funny.’”

Cox opened up a great atmosphere among the main cast, as the actors were open and receptive to feedback. Cox added, “You guys, feel free to tell me. If I could do anything funnier, I want to do it.’ There’s a code with actors. Actors don’t give each other notes under any circumstances. So she was giving us permission to give her notes, and we all agreed that that would be great. Why not?”“

People should stop expecting talented actors to be nice in real life.

Jerry Seinfeld and "talented actor" do not compute.

R21 Jerry was not particularly talented as an actor but Jason, Julia, and Michael are.

Agreed r22

Sounds like the cast of Friends. Actors complained about them too. Must be a rich white people thing.

Maybe Julia & the other star were thinking, really? This extra is going to plop down between us in the middle of our convo and not get up?

[quote] but left one credit shy of a degree to become an actor.

Um.

Why would anybody leave one credit shy? It’s also a common story you hear about people dropping out of college their last semester or whatever…. Prob bullshit.

I watched a blooper reel of Seinfeld on YouTube. Julia L-D seemed like the one who needed re-takes the most (laughing, etc.). The Kramer actor seemed like the "one take" kind of actor. When they had to re-take because of Julia, he seemed possibly a little irritated (silent, not really smiling or laughing). He looked like he was just conserving energy. He actually seemed more professional than Julia.

[quote] I believe it was their final season, and I think they were all pretty much over the show by that point. I think they all wanted to move on.

Especially me!

Stan the Caddie appeared in season 7, not the last season.

R15 must be Tom Arnold.

Veep was the closest to real life JLD, trust

[quote] Look, it's a job. New actors come on the set every week. The core cast doesn't have time to coddle the guests of the week. Instead of being grateful for booking the highest rated show, he is bitching about cast members? Seriously?

Thanks for weighing in, Ms. Aniston.

[quote] he Kramer actor seemed like the "one take" kind of actor. When they had to re-take because of Julia, he seemed possibly a little irritated (silent, not really smiling or laughing). He looked like he was just conserving energy. He actually seemed more professional than Julia.

That would be the most efficient way to work if you're a plumber, but it doesn't actually work very well with other actors and crew members. They often need to get things right by trying it another time.

Frank Sinatra was infamous for only ever wanting to do one take, and not only did that annoy most of his directors and co-workers, but many critics and historians think he could have done better as a film actor had he been less impatient and tried more takes.

You know who I love? The actor that played Mickey. I'm watching the one where they're stand-ins for a soap opera, and Mickey is hilarious in his reading the "kid" lines. Note-perfect.

Shimerman is no schmo. Quark the Ferengi is a diva in his own right. I'm guessing many of you gays don't watch Star Trek.

Still, I would expect the cast of Seinfeld to be a circle jerk. Give them their due. They earned it.

Michael Richards certainly isn't getting the respect he deserves.

Michael Richards fucked up royally with his racist rant in comedy stand up routine, but I won't apologize to still enjoying his physical and comedic timing in Seinfeld. He was great and became a stand-out. If you're familiar with the show and the live audience reactions (when it WAS live), they began to cheer when he appeared. He was pretty great. But they were all pretty great in their own ways...even Jerry in his limited way.

Michael Richard’s had a mental breakdown of some sort that precipitated his racist rant. He apologized on and on. I still enjoy watching him. The physicality of his comedy was outstanding. Did any other Seinfeld actor come even close to that ? I forgive him and you haters can fuck off

Posters saying "who?" have never seen Star Trek DS9 and it shows. To me, he's a far greater actor than Seinfeld (who's just a comedian, really), Alexander, and Richards. So he's more than earned his right to criticise fellow actors. Dreyfus gets a pass.

On another note, he said "non-communicative" not "non-commutative", which is a mathematical term. Journo transcribed it incorrectly.

Absolutely nothing touched this show at its peak (seasons 4, 5, 6, 7). It fell off a cliff after that. Season 9 was bad.

[quote]The physicality of his comedy was outstanding.

What comedy, he just played a retard. No one acts that way outside of a psychiatric hospital. I found it gross when I was a kid and I still find it unfunny today.

[Quote]Sounds like the cast of Friends. Actors complained about them too. Must be a rich white people thing

Sure, Jan

r40 - wrong. He played someone who created his own world and inhabited it.

Much like the many people that identify as neuro-divergent/Aspie today.

Do keep up, young one.

^^Mean to add he was a caricature of a neuro-divergent.

He spawned the "make your own pizza" joints and the "BEACH" Calvin Klein cologne. Come on. Can't you see it??

Actually, Kramer would be a conspiracy theorist MAGAT in 2023.

I recently watched an episode where he and Jerry were having a conversation, and Kramer started tellling Jerry about the "alternative media" and that he can't believe what he hears on the news.

That was undoubtedly a precursor to the QAnon and MAGATS we see today.

It makes his character even worse.

Shimerman was lucky he didn't have to work with Larry David.

r44 - again, he

[quote] He played someone who created his own world and inhabited it.

Sounds pretty much like a MAGAT and QANON to me.

He was on ONE episode? What a fucking cunt to turn this into talking points decades later.

Uh, he did work with David, R45, since he appeared in season 7, and David was still the showrunner.

Let's face it, David Puddy would've voted for Trump. Elaine may have finally broken up with him over this one.

R47 he was asked which was the worst cast he ever worked with was and he just answered honestly .

And how hard is it to just be decent to the people that are working with you. And recognize that not everything is slowly because of you but probably just you hit the right mix of creative minds and that you alone didn't create this so maybe the people that you are bringing on can be treated with some sort of respect. Especially considering you get better results when people are treated well so you would only end up with a better show overall if you're just kind. F*** there due and whatever they think they're right is to treat people like s***.

No one should expect the main stars of a top TV series to coddle anyone, but the least they could do with guest actors is appear cordial and welcoming. After all, people do a better job if they are comfortable with the people they are working with.

But as Jerry Seinfeld himself said once, the acting business is not fair, and it doesn't have to be fair. It's a whoever wins type of job. If that's not an elitist attitude, I don't know what is.

I guess I'm just the type who, if I was a major star, would always be alert to what others on the set thought of me, and might say about me in public. But it appears that many of them get to the point they think "who cares what anyone things about me because I'm richer and better than them all, so fuck 'em".

[quote]F*** there due and whatever they think they're right is to treat people like s***.

"Fuck" and "shit" are the least of your problems with that sentence, r51.

Yes, I'd expect the core cast to make guest actors (especially those of some status, carefully chosen by the program's casting people) feel comfortable and welcome - I mean, surely they want them to deliver their best in the show? Though apparently not. Also interesting that Shimmerman felt the Buffy set to be welcoming and positive, not the hotbed of vaguely defined but extreme toxicity we get told about from other sources.

[quote] No one should expect the main stars of a top TV series to coddle anyone, but the least they could do with guest actors is appear cordial and welcoming.

Supernatural had HUNDREDS of guest stars, and some very big name actors, and the consistent thing that every actor who has appeared on the show has said, is how Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles has made them feel welcome.

From big name to bit player, they treated everyone the same - WITH RESPECT.

That's why the show lasted 15 seasons. Because everyone who worked on the show, said that it was such a welcoming place.

Has the Soup Nazi weighed in?

I remember that Roseanne had an issue with the Seinfeld cast. Some dispute over parking.

She totally ripped them for being stuck-up assholes, and said something like "Do they think they're doing Shakespeare over there?" because they were so arrogant.

Mind you, both were top-rated shows at the time. And this was when Roseanne was still "relatively" normal.

[quote] Roseanne Barr Vandalized Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Car On The Set of Seinfeld Creating An Even Bigger Feud Between Their Waring Sitcoms

Seinfeld and Roseanne were always in competition, but an all-out feud erupted after Barr and Tom Arnold left threatening notes on Louis-Dreyfus' car.

Roseanne and Seinfeld were on air for roughly the same amount of time during the same period. Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David's magnum opus aired on NBC in 1989 and lasted for nine seasons, wrapping up in 1998. The original Roseanne series, on the other hand, aired from 1988 until 1997, earning the now-controversial star a boatload of money.

Because the two acclaimed sitcoms aired at the same time, they were constantly pitted against each other. Along with Frasier come the late 1990s, Roseanne and Seinfeld were consistently competing against one another for Emmys and various awards.

While there's not a lot of information available to the public about how the creators of both shows felt about one another, we do know that there was some tension between the cast members. Mainly between Roseanne Barr, Tom Arnold, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

The set of Roseanne was filled with scandal and controversy, according to Good Housekeeping. While the set of Seinfeld wasn't exactly relaxed, it avoided the bad press of its competition.

But the two became intertwined thanks to an incident that sparked a feud between Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Roseanne Barr. The events of which were detailed in author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong's "Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything".

Despite the fact that Seinfeld takes place in New York City, the show was actually shot on sound stages in California; the CBS studios in the San Fernando Valley to be exact. This is despite the fact that the show was part of the NBC network.

Roseanne, which was set in Indiana, was also filmed on the CBS lot, even though it was airing on ABC. It was on this lot that the feud between Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Roseanne Barr was sparked.

According to People, Julia Louis-Dreyfus had accidentally parked in Tom Arnold's parking spot on the CBS lot while Seinfeld was in its fourth season and already one of the biggest shows of all time.

Tom Arnold was a writer on Roseanne, as well as the titular comic's husband at the time. He also appeared on the show in a recurring guest spot. But at the time this incident with the beloved Seinfeld actor happened, he was actually working on The Jackie Thomas Show, which was also shot on the CBS backlot.

As soon as Arnold saw that his parking spot had been taken, he was reportedly irate. According to Good Housekeeping, he stuck a note on her car that said, "How stupid are you? Move your f--king car, you a--hole!"

During an interview with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, Tom Arnold stated that he didn't know whose car it was at the time. But he soon found out.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and a few of her colleagues (Jason Alexander and Larry David included) were so insulted that they stormed down to The Jackie Thomas Show and confronted Arnold. No details about this confrontation have been published, but this event escalated the feud even further...

After Julia Louis-Dreyfus moved her car to her correct parking spot, Roseanne Barr decided to vandalize it.

"My ex-wife Roseanne took a Polaroid of [her former Roseanne costar] John Goodman’s naked a**, and put that on Julia’s car, and then took soap and wrote ‘Julia Louis-Drey**’ on her car," Tom Arnold explained to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live.

Arnold went on to praise Roseanne for this decision because he thought the "Seinfeld people" were "being crappy".

"God bless Roseanne," Tom Arnold said.

Of course, this wasn't the end of the feud. According to The New York Post, Roseanne Barr decided to take her feud with Julia Louis-Dreyfus public during an interview on The Late Show with David Letterman in 1993.

"Everything all right with you and the Seinfeld folks?" David Letterman inquired on his show, setting Roseanne up to swing. "I heard about someone parking in your husband's space."

"Yeah," Roseanne Barr said. "Oh, don’t get me started on that bitch."

"You don't mean that," Letterman replied.

"No, I don't mean that... she's a sweet... sweet person," Roseanne said, clearly being sarcastic. "It was a misunderstanding that she parked in a space that didn't say her name on it. And she should be more considerate."

She then addressed the audience, "You know what, you guys? When you park in somebody else's space and they come out and write a nasty note on your car and then you come up to him after, you should go, ‘You know, it wasn't nice of you to write this nasty note. But you know what, I am sorry that I parked in your space.’”

Instead of an apology, Barr alleged that Louis-Dreyfus reported the story to Newsweek.

According to Showbiz CheatSheet, Roseanne Barr also trashed Seinfeld as a show, saying, "They think they’re doing [Nobel Prize-winning playwright] Samuel Beckett instead of a sitcom."

While Julia Louis-Dreyfus never commented on this or anything that occurred regarding the car, her co-star, Jason Alexander, threw a direct shot at Barr stating publicly, "I am willing to bet that she has never read anything Beckett ever wrote."

He was there what, at most a few days? They made that show for nine seasons. So he stumbled into an off week or something, or at this point in the run they were just doing their jobs and wanting to get home to live their lives - big whoop. I wouldn't want to be forever judged by how stand-offish I am with my annoying boundary-overstepping co-workers.

OP posting from a truly reputable and trustworthy source…

[quote]I guess I'm just the type who, if I was a major star, would always be alert to what others on the set thought of me, and might say about me in public.

Once you become a major star, you change.

[quote] According to Showbiz CheatSheet, Roseanne Barr also trashed Seinfeld as a show, saying, "They think they’re doing [Nobel Prize-winning playwright] Samuel Beckett instead of a sitcom."

[quote] While Julia Louis-Dreyfus never commented on this or anything that occurred regarding the car, her co-star, Jason Alexander, threw a direct shot at Barr stating publicly, "I am willing to bet that she has never read anything Beckett ever wrote."

This is interestingly a perfect example of why people thought the Seinfeld cast were twats.

Jason Alexander sounds like a real cunt.

r60 Didn't read the article?

[quote]"The three of us are sitting there, it’s Christmas time. The two of them are talking about their Christmas plans and what they’re going to do for their vacation and and all this stuff and they talk for half an hour. I’m between them, right here, never once, not once did they say what are you going to do? Never once did they say a pardon us for talking around you. Never once. It was as though I wasn’t there."

That's not just wanting to get the job done or whatever, that's just being an asshole.

My Neighbor is an actor who has been on many shows that shoot in NYC and has done a few things in LA. He told me once there is a big difference between NYC sets and LA sets, and actors in NY tend to be much friendlier and more welcoming to guest actors. He attributes this, in part, to the fact that many NY actors have a theater background and are just more down to earth. Maybe I'll ask him for some stories, but I don't want to be a pest He's very nice but reserved.

Jason's crack about Roseanne is funny and no doubt true. Julia is widely beloved while Roseanne is a pathetic Nazi.

I will say, I would have loved to see that throwdown between Larry David and Tom Arnold.

I think in general people in New York City are far nicer than anybody I've ever met in Los Angeles. I've always found New York throughout the state to be some of the friendliest people I've met and I've traveled all over the country. Milwaukee and Chicago are places that were extremely friendly too.

Hard to believe that Roseanne & Seinfeld were on at the same time. Original Roseanne feels older (not in a bad way).

I totally believe that the 4 main Seinfeld actors, including JLD, were acting like snobs. In another thread, someone was complaining about SJP having a friendly veneer (forgot what words were used) - and I said so what. How hard is it to acknowledge another actor, say hello, and move on?

Who was the black, hairy chested guy who was on an episode of Seinfeld and also did gay porn? He was super hot

The Busboy should've done porn, judging by that bulge

Jerry's apartment was so dreary.

... which made it more believable as an actual Manhattan apartment than anything else on TV at the time.

r58 r59 Thank you for telling that story. That's hilarious. I really think Roseanne did over react about the parking space though. Lol.

Jerry Seinfeld talks about being a psychopath constantly, not explicitly but it's really obvious whenever he describes his temperament. However, I think it's lame and more than a bit awkward to sit silently between two people having a conversation and expect them to stop and chit chat with you.

Except his main complaint was how they didn't even acknowledge him at all, that's much different from "chit chatting" with someone

R2, are you a racist like Michael Richards or a child predator like Jerry Seinfeld?

He should have given them some wisdom from the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition.

[quote]and historians think he could have done better as a film actor had he been less impatient and tried more takes.

He was a singer. For a singer, he had a fabulous film career.

He should have just gotten up off the sofa and told Jerry and JLD "here, let me move so you two can talk". That would have put them both on notice they were being rude as fuck, without being assholish about it.

Yeah, r79. I would have been too uncomfortable sitting there for 30 minutes. It's almost as though the other two were playing a game to see how long he could tolerate it. I'd excuse myself under 10.

It was while lighting was being reset, he couldn't just walk away

That makes the two look even worse. Quark was trapped.

Then he should have asked both of them if one of them would like to change seats with him so they can talk unobstructed. Or better yet, just spit in their faces.

I don't think he could even do that because the lighting is adjusted very specifically to the actors and positioning. I learned that here on DL on an extras or stand in thread

Okay, then spit to the face it is! LOL

Just a quirky thing - you know how Michael Richards - as Kramer - has so many odd twitches, tumbles, gurgles etc. I read once that growing up one of his hero’s was Red Skelton - he would watch him for hours. A V few months ago I watched “Around the World in 80 Days” on TCM. red Skelton had a cameo and did a “bit.” As I was watching, there was something really familiar about and then it hit me - Kramer!!

Heroes ^

[quote] Elaine may have finally broken up with him over this one.

And Puddy would have been so much better off without her.

Is Jason Alexander a poor man's Nathan Lane or is Nathan Lane a poor man's Jason Alexander?

[quote] This is interestingly a perfect example of why people thought the Seinfeld cast were twats. Jason Alexander sounds like a real cunt.

Over the years there have been numerous articles supporting this. Nothing I can recall indicating otherwise.

[quote] Is Jason Alexander a poor man's Nathan Lane or is Nathan Lane a poor man's Jason Alexander?

Nathan Lane is to Jason Alexander as Laurence Olivier is to Tom Arnold. Jason Alexander isn't fit to wash Nathan Lane's jock.

Jason Alexander has form.

R2 The actor who played Quark. He's fantastic.

Jackie Cooper directed episodes of MASH during its first season--he commented that it was not a welcoming set and that Alan Alda seemed to be running things. Wayne Rogers initially was gracious about his departure from the show but later felt his character lost screen time to Alda's. Some shows are just awful from teh beginning.

The Always Sunny Guys have mentioned Danny DeVito will ignore 'guest' directors and anyone who isn't a regular on set.

On Jason Alexander, he was in some celebrity poker tournament, and losing to an actress who had recently given birth. So he started making baby crying noises, which caused her to start to lactate and threw her off.

R95 - That sounds like something George would do.

I can see his point but he was lucky to get on a later season of the show when it was really popular. I think the main actors could be assholes in real life too. Jerry Seinfeld is so smug and his wife is the worst.

JLD thinks she is more attractive than she is.

r98 JLD was never supposed to be a raving beauty. More ethnic chick next door.

JLD= Susie Essman, JA= Larry David, Kramer = Larry Charles. Except these people are actually talented and the Seinfeld cast is… meh.

He’s also the one who complained a couple of years ago about his one episode stint on Charmed. Said it was the worst set he had ever been on. Sounds like he’s the problem.

That's disappointing to hear, r101. He was really great as Quark on ST.

Maybe jealousy because he has never had name recognition?

He was a major part of Deep Space Nine.

If you want to know what it's like to work on the set with CLASS ACTS, then listen to these guest actors have to say about Jensen and Jared.

Mind you, Jensen and Jared were THE stars of the show, they are very good looking, and had busy lives outside of work.

But they still had the time to be nice and welcoming to guest actors.

There really is NO EXCUSE to act like an asshole to someone, unless, they're being assholes to you first.

the Supernatural troll has put their stake in the ground! Supernatural stars are THA SHIT! So well-behaved.

[quote]He told me once there is a big difference between NYC sets and LA sets, and actors in NY tend to be much friendlier and more welcoming to guest actors.

Writers with pride don't live in L.A.

On the "Comedians in Cars" episode with JLD, Steinfeld (as my mother calls him) is talking about "being a nice person." He then asks JLD if he's a nice person. She pauses and says..."You CAN be a nice person"

I watched some "Friends" bloopers and everyone was cracking up except Cox. She had a faint smile in most scenes while the others were losing it.

I think some stars just want to go in, get their scenes done as fast as possible, and get out. I've noticed in Seinfeld bloopers that Michael Richards seemed that way. He appeared to get silently exasperated with his costars when they'd break up and require take after take. There was one scene with JLD when I got the impression he wanted to throttle her, and really had to work at not telling her to get her shit together.

R107 Bea was like that on THE GOLDEN GIRLS, particularly with Betty White, who was a bit of a cutup, which got on Bea's nerves, because she was a professional and just wanted to get it done right the first time.

This clash of personalities was the source of their supposed feud, but they weren't really antagonistic toward each other.

[quote] He’s also the one who complained a couple of years ago about his one episode stint on Charmed. Said it was the worst set he had ever been on. Sounds like he’s the problem.

R101 wasn't it public knowledge that on Charmed, even the leads couldn't stand each other? It doesn't take a stretch of the imagination to assume it was nasty to set foot into that cesspool. And R103 and R102 - The supernatural cast seem to honestly like and respect each other, despite their differences and occasional hickups. You only have to watch their odd stage shows where they make music to see that they are not insular persons. They seem to authentically be outgoing and not believe that they are the crown of humanity. Not at all like the Charmed cast or probably Seinfeld.

Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley were both created by Garry Marshall, but everyone fought on the latter and everyone got along on the former. Go figure.

r107 In fairness to Richards, Kramer requires a lot more physicality than the others, so I can see why he'd get pissed if he has to do take after take

Armin Shimerman is supposedly one of the nicest actors ever, so even though i like Seinfeld, i believe him.

^^^ he's also an extremely talented actor. It's a shame not many people have heard of him, but because he mostly worked in sci-fi, it's not surprising. He teaches Shakespeare now and is a highly regarded scholar.

Like OP, I get all of my solid, hard-hitting news from the Van Life Wanderer website.

Who gives a flying fuck where the article came from? It's still the words of Armin Shimerman. Or can't you read R114?

[quote] Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley were both created by Garry Marshall, but everyone fought on the latter and everyone got along on the former. Go figure.

It's simple. Laverne and Shirley did it their way

Is Michael Richards still alive

r117 Forbes says Richards is worth 70 million. He obviously gets residuals.

Didn't they have to sue to get an adequate amount of residuals? Jerry and Larry David got the bulk of it.

I mean...say what you want about Friends, but they had/have each other's backs.

Residuals are part of the union's agreement with the production company. It's a share of the profit from the huge sale of syndication/streaming rights, etc, that the rest of the cast didn't get.