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

Estelle Harris and Jerry Stiller Then

Estelle Harris and Jerry Stiller played the parents of George Costanza who were portrayed as extremely overbearing and nosy parents. Estelle didn’t get started acting in television and film until the 1980s. She had various roles in films like Stand and Deliver and Once Upon A Time In America. She also acted had roles in sitcoms like Married With Children and Night Court.

Jerry Stiller began acting as a young man and gained notoriety as a comedic duo with his wife Anne Meara in the ‘60s and ‘70s. They appeared on various programs together including the Ed Sullivan show and later had their own series called The Stiller and Meara Show.

“Happy Festivus for the Rest of Us”

One extremely memorable saying that sprung up from Seinfeld is “Happy Festivus!” However, for this particular saying, the idea didn’t come to be just for the sake of the show. It actually came about years before the sitcom was even thought of. It ended up in the show after a writer shared a real life family created holiday.

One of the staff writers on the show shared a story about their father who wanted to commemorate his first date with his wife. He decided to term it, “Happy Festivus,” and the rest his history. On the show, it is George’s father who created his own holiday. The Festivus term caught on with many people and Seinfeld fans around the world celebrate this fake holiday.