“Seinfeld” is one of the most popular and successful television sitcoms of all time. The show centers around four single friends — comic Jerry Seinfeld, bungling George Costanza, frustrated working gal Elaine Benes and eccentric neighbor Cosmo Kramer — as they deal with the absurdities of everyday life in New York City.
The sitcom ran for nine seasons from 1989 to 1998, and it’s widely regarded as one of the best and most influential television shows of all time. However, it might not have happened if not for the World Wrestling Federation’s “Saturday Night’s Main Event.”
Jerry Seinfeld has been making the press rounds to to promote his new Netflix film, “Unfrosted.” Seinfeld stars in, co-wrote and directed the film, which also stars Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Hugh Grant, Amy Schumer, Max Greenfield, Christian Slater, Sarah Cooper and Bill Burr.
During an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show,” Seinfeld revealed that his iconic sitcom got its start when NBC executive Rick Ludwin used money from “Saturday Night’s Main Event” to fund the first four episodes of the show.
“… Rick Ludwin said, ‘You know what, I think this show isn’t that bad,” Seinfeld said of pitching the pilot episode. “Everyone disliked it. And Rick Ludwin said I’m gonna take some monny from Saturday Night Wrestling [sic]. In those days professional wrestling replaced ‘Saturday Night Live’ once a month. And he took the money from one of those, and it was enough money for us to make four episodes. We made four episodes, they still didn’t like it. And then FOX said, ‘We want the show,’ and then NBC said, ‘OK, we’ll make a few more.’”
The clip from “The Rich Eisen Show” in reference can be viewed below.
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