Jerry claims he is a "fantastic" tennis player and he is seen running athletically in several episodes. In "The Old Man", they try to find valuable records to sell for cash, and in " The Bottle Deposit" they attempt to cash-in by transporting New York bottles to Michigan for the higher redemption value.ĭespite his girth, Newman shows surprising athletic ability. In " The Bookstore", Newman and Kramer decide to use a rickshaw to transport people from place to place. Newman is a good friend of Kramer's, and the pair are forever participating in various get-rich-quick schemes. Earlier in the same episode, Jerry reluctantly agrees with George that Newman is "merry", which appeared to be a compliment of sorts. In " The Label Maker", Jerry and Newman also attend Super Bowl XXIX together, but only because of a ticket mix-up. In " The Old Man", Jerry casually mentions "a couple of friends", referring to Kramer and Newman.
Occasionally events lead one of them (" The Blood"), or both (" The Soup Nazi"), to briefly forget their differences and at times even work together on some scheme, such as in " The Shower Head" when they join with Kramer to buy black market non-water-saving shower heads. However, the depth of Jerry and Newman's enmity seems to vary, and Jerry sometimes seems to consider him merely an annoying neighbor, rather than an outright enemy. Jerry's response upon discovering Newman is to blame for any situation is to clench his fist and mutter "Newman!" Newman is a frequent source of annoyance and problems for Jerry, such in " The Doodle" when Newman's secret use of Jerry's apartment results in a flea infestation, and in " The Raincoats" when Newman gets Jerry into trouble with his parents after he tells them Jerry was making out with his girlfriend during the film Schindler's List. but there was no real reason for me to hate Newman, he never did anything bad to me, it was just fun. And their friend is someone you cannot deal with at all. You've got your friends that are like you, then you have that one friend that's really not like you at all and that's what you like about them, they're kind of an outer orbit. Everybody has one very eccentric friend that is kind of out there. When asked about why the character Jerry hates Newman, Jerry Seinfeld stated in an interview with BuzzFeed Brews that "The real answer why I hated Newman was because it just seemed funny to hate Newman. Newman considers Jerry to be undeserving of his fame, referring to Jerry's audience as a "half soused nightclub rabble that lap up your inane 'observations.'" Newman's own talents as a poet and wordsmith are not inconsiderable, yet recognition similar to Jerry’s has so far eluded him. Helen Seinfeld also greets Newman in the same way. Jerry's trademark greeting for Newman is to say "Hello, Newman" in a snide and condescending tone, while Newman responds "Hello, Jerry" in a falsely jovial tone.
Jerry refers to Newman as "pure evil" on more than one occasion. He speaks often in a humorously sinister tone (mainly to Jerry). Often described as Jerry's "sworn enemy" (" The Andrea Doria"), Newman is cunning and often schemes against Jerry. Newman's role is primarily as Jerry's nemesis and a frequent collaborator in Kramer's elaborate and bizarre schemes. Knight has described him as "pure evil", as did Jerry in the episode "The Big Salad" when he says "I've looked into his eyes. Seinfeld once described Newman as the Lex Luthor to his Superman. Newman was created as a counterpoint to the Jerry character, though the reason for their animosity is never revealed. In " The Wig Master" Kramer tells Jerry that Newman "has a girl up there", referring to his apartment. In " The Big Salad" Newman greets Jerry with "what brings you down to the east wing?", while in " The Calzone" Newman says George "hangs out with Jerry in the west wing of the building". At other times it seems Newman lives in a different part of the building from Jerry altogether. In the Season 9 episode " The Strongbox", another man, Phil, is seen entering 5E. In the Season 7 episode " The Engagement", Newman's apartment is 5E. In the season 6 episode " The Doodle", Newman's apartment is 5F. However, there are continuity inconsistencies regarding his residence. Newman lives in apartment 5E, which is directly down the hall from Jerry's apartment, 5A. Knight dubbed over the dialogue for syndication airings. Newman makes his first physical appearance in " The Suicide", but he is first established as a character in the earlier episode " The Revenge", in which only his voice (provided by Larry David) is heard.
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