Love those old Seinfeld shows?
Wish you could have lived in that iconic New York apartment and hung out with Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine?
In just a couple weeks, you’ll actually be able to visit Jerry Seinfeld’s TV apartment – or at least a traveling replica – when it comes to West Hollywood.
According to a Time magazine report, fans of one of America’s biggest hits in history – “the show about nothing” – will be able to gather around a Festivus pole at the pop up installation that will be located at 8445 Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood for four days starting Dec. 16.
Hulu, which brought the apartment to New York in June, streams every episode of the series on its website. The video streaming service promises the L.A. apartment will have different items from the New York stop, including the Festivus pole.
You may really have to be into Seinfeld trivia to remember that reference to Festivus. The anti-Christmas holiday was made up by George’s father, Frank Costanza, and the plain Festivus pole was an anti-Christmas tree symbol. The Festivus pole could be any plain pole without branches, ornaments or any other Christmas tree-type decoration. And bizarre and grouchy Frank Costanza? He was played by long-time comic Jerry Stiller who first gained fame in a comedy duo with wife Anne Meara as Stiller and Meara in the 1960s. She died in May, and their son is famed comic actor Ben Stiller.
“Seinfeld” originally ran from 1989 to 1998, but it may have gained TV immortality. Reruns of the show appear nightly in most large television markets in America, and sometimes old shows appear three or four times a night on various stations in individual markets.
— MyNewsLA.com writer