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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Either way, I don't feel that bad about it, if I have co-opted part of his bit because they did the same to me (I'd like to believe).
I used to work out at the Health and Raquet club here in New York (midtown) during the show's run. Mr. Costanza (Jerry Stiller) also worked out at the club. I was always telling everyone my idea for a character on the show and how it would be funny. The Sentence Finisher. The idea being that Elaine would date a guy who would anticipate the end of everyone's sentences and finish them perfectly (even better than the person who started the sentence). Everyone would always be impressed, except George or Jerry (makes no difference), because he would always finish that character's sentences incorrectly. No one would believe that he was wrong and that character's frustration would increase and hilarity would ensue.
I told Mr. Costanza my idea for that character and he thanked me and went back to working out. Then, in the last season, lo and behold, they had a sentence finisher. It was a minor plot line, but I still take credit for it (even though, I'm sure I had nothing to do with it).
TM
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And I spose that Jackie Childs, the only black man on must see tv, was your idea as well?
Did you go to the NYHRC on Lex and like 45th? cuz I was there too!!!
