Influential Figures We Lost in April 2022-- Part 5: Harris, Gottfried, Hatch, Mower and Judd

APRIL

ESTELLE HARRIS, 93

**  She hollered her way into TV history as George Costanza's short-fused ,other on "Seinfeld" and voiced Mrs. Potato Head in the "Toy Story" franchise.  Died April 2.

Serenity Now!!

GILBERT GOTTFRIED, 67

**  Actor and legendary standup comic known for his scorched voice and crude jokes.  Died April 12.

ORRIN HATCH, 88

**  The longest-serving Republican senator in history who was a fixture in Utah politics for more than four decades.  Died April 23.

DR. MORTON MOWER, 89

**  A former Maryland-based cardiologist who helped invent and automatic implantable defibrillator that helped countless heart patients live longer and healthier.  Died April 25.

NAOMI JUDD, 76

**   Her family harmonies with daughter Wynonna turned them into the Grammy-winning country stars, the Judds.  Died April 30.

Loved their songs.

"Seinfeld's" 30th Anniversary: Some of Our Favorite Nothings-- Part 2: The Festivus for the Rest of Us

JUNIOR MINT--  "Delicious" packaged snack that sparks a medical mintcident.  I don't remember this one.

LITTLE KICKS--  The key component to Elaine's signature dance moves.

RE-GIGTER--  A person who receives a gift and then gifts it too someone else.

MUFFIN TOP--  The top of the muffin where the muffin breaks free of the pan and sort of does its own thing.

MAN FUR--   A winter coat made out of fur and worn by a man.

FESTIVUS--  A secular and non-commercial holiday celebrated on December 23.  Have you gotten your Festivus tree yet with all this Christmas Creep?

PEZ--  Jerry's Tweety Bird Pez dispenser creates a major-key scene during a piano recital.

DOUBLE DIPPER--  A person who inserts a chip into a dip, takes a bite and unhygienically re-dips the chip.

When will NBC get some funny sitcoms?

Shrinkage, George, Shrinkage.  --Cootivus

"Seinfeld's 30th Anniversary: Some of Our Favorite Seinfeldisms-- Part 1: Yada Yada Yada

From the June 30, Parade magazine "Happy Birthday Seinfeld."

The show about "nothing" ran for nine seasons 1989-1998.  The groundbreaking NBC prime-time series (back when NBC actually had funny sitcoms) made a lot of hilarious somethings out of nothing.

Here are some of the favorites

THE BRO--  (also called the Manssiere)  A support undergarment designed especially for men.

SOUP NAZI--    The super-strict soup kitchen owner.  We still use this term for anyone who is especially good at making soup.

CLOSE TALKER--  A person who violates personal space during conversation.  In other words, back off.

YADA YADA YADA--  Phrase used as a substitute for actual words to gloss over information.

No SOUP For You!!!.  --CootYada

Seinfeld Cast Made the Big Bucks

From the May 31, 2015, Yahoo! Finance/CNBC"'Seinfeld cast members made money hand over fist."

Jerry Seinfeld reportedly turned down a $100 million contract, $5 million per episode, to make one more season of his highly acclaimed series.

By the ninth and final season, he was making one million dollars an episode.  His three co-stars were making around $600,000 a show.  these contracts were the record at NBC until the six cast members of "Friends" made $1 million each per episode.

Starting with the very first "Seinfeld" episode, CNBC did an analysis to determine who played the biggest roles.  Jerry Seinfeld was the most talkative, but his lines declined as the series continued.

Cosmo Kramer played a bigger role as the series went on and George Costanza and Elaine Benes stayed about the same.

Good Money If You Can Get It.  --DaCoot