Festivus for the Rest of Us! The Hidden Gems and Interesting Facts About the Sitcom Seinfeld

Brushing Your Teeth with Water from the Toilet?

Let’s take a jog down sitcom memory lane. Do you remember the Seinfeld episode known as “The Pothole?” Okay, let me refresh your memory about the truly horrifying plot point that occurred in this episode. Jerry’s girlfriend’s toothbrush falls into the toilet. Before he can inform her that the toothbrush fell into the toilet, his girlfriend in this episode uses the toothbrush. That is nasty, isn’t it?

The inspiration for “The Pothole” actually came from a real life event in which someone’s toothbrush falls into a toilet and is not informed about it. The idea came from one of the writers of the series who had that exact situation play out in his apartment.