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By Kayla Caldwell
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Jerry Seinfeld couldn't resist calling into a New York sports radio show when he heard them talking about his sitcom, Seinfeld.
The 70-year-old co-creator and star of Seinfeld dialed into Chris McMonigle's WFAN show on Tuesday, November 12 after the host and his producer, Paul Rosenberg, were chatting about the series' "The Chicken Roaster" episode.
Rosenberg called it "one of the few good Seinfeld episodes," before McMonigle chimed in with the news of a phone call. "I'm told that the great Jerry Seinfeld was actually listening and has called in," McMonigle said, adding, "I'm hoping I can defend his honor here."
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"So Jerry, if this is actually Jerry Seinfeld," McMonigle begins, before thanking him for calling, and clarifying that out of the two radio personalities in the studio, he is the one who is a fan of Seinfeld's work.
"I love the show," Seinfeld said, praising WFAN before continuing, "I'm not arrogant enough to think that everybody should like what I do... I just wanted you to know it doesn't bother me. I'm okay with it. One out of two is fine for me."
Rosenberg explained he had been complaining about the courts in the NBA in-season tournament, saying they are "hideous" and reminded him of the season 8 episode where the big red neon sign for Kenny Rogers' Roasters makes everyone go crazy.
"I feel like you every time... I literally see you rubbing your eyes walking out of the room [like in the episode] every time I look at these courts," Rosenberg said.
McMonigle called out his producer for wanting to be a contrarian, saying he could "see it in his face as I was looking at him" that the moment he mentioned Seinfeld, Rosenberg was ready to jump in and say, "Well there's only a few good Seinfeld episodes."
"Well look, we made 180 episodes. So we made three good ones. We're like the Giants, you know?" Seinfeld responded. "We're 3-177. That's our record," he quipped.
The trio then went on to discuss this season for the New York Mets, which Seinfeld — a huge fan of the team — described as "magical."
Before hopping off the call, Seinfeld thanked the hosts for speaking with him, with a special nod to McMonigle for supporting him.
"Thank you for taking my call and thank you for sticking up for me. I just want to let you know that my feelings were not hurt because I'm happy I can make even one person happy," he said.
The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee star co-created Seinfeld, which ran from 1989 to 1998, with Larry David. Throughout its run, it racked up a myriad of award nominations and honors, including wins for Outstanding Comedy Series at the Emmys in 1993, Best TV Series (Comedy) at the Golden Globes in 1994, and Screen Actors Guild awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 1995, 1997, and 1998.
In 2002, TV Guide named it the "greatest TV show of all time."
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