How ‘Seinfeld’ Solved Its Major Elaine Problem

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“Seinfeld” writer Larry Charles breaks down the big change the show made after Julia Louis-Dreyfus came to the creators “weeping.”

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Published Jun. 20 2025 2:35PM EDT

SEINFELD -- "The Mango" Episode 1 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes, Jerry Seinfeld as Himself (Photo by Monty Brinton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) — NBC/Monty Brinton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images

Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David were brainstorming stories for the second season of Seinfeld one day in 1991 when Julia Louis-Dreyfus came into the room and started to cry.

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How ‘Seinfeld’ Solved Its Major Elaine Problem

“Seinfeld” writer Larry Charles breaks down the big change the show made after Julia Louis-Dreyfus came to the creators “weeping.”

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