Who's missing: Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
Jerry Seinfeld HBO. Seinfeld created "The Seinfeld Chronicles" with Larry David in 1988 for NBC. The show was later renamed "Seinfeld" to avoid confusion with the short-lived teen sitcom "The Marshall Chronicles". By its fourth season, it had become the most popular and successful sitcom on American television. The final episode aired in 1998, and the show has been a popular syndicated re-run. Along with Seinfeld, the show starred "Saturday Night Live" veteran Julia Louis-Dreyfus and experienced actors Michael Richards and Jason Alexander. Alexander played George, a caricature of Larry David. Seinfeld is the only actor to appear in every episode of
Seinfeld 'No, Junior Mints are just funnier.'" Many advertisers capitalized on the popularity of "Seinfeld". American Express created a webisode where Jerry Seinfeld and an animated Superman (voiced by Patrick Warburton, who played the role of Puddy) starred in its commercial. The makers of the Today Sponge created the "Spongeworthy" game, on their website, inspired by "The Sponge". An advertisement featured Jason Alexander in a Chrysler commercial. In this, Alexander acts much like his character George, and his relationship with Lee Iacocca plays on his George's relationship with Steinbrenner. Similarly, Michael Richards was the focus of a series of advertisements for