Kenny Kramer, friend of Larry David, a.k.a. I just remember it didn’t last very long. There must have been some money involved. Should I mention his name? I don’t even know - my friend Frank Piazza. I would say there was only one other person involved. Larry David, writer of “The Contest”: I can’t believe I have to discuss this at my ripe age. Actually, no: Technically it all started when Larry David made a bet while living in New York in the 1980s and proved he was master of his domain. When it was rerun on April 29, 1993, with the series having moved to its new post- Cheers Thursday night time slot, 28.8 million people tuned in, making it the third-most-watched program in America that week.Īnd it all started with George Costanza’s ill-advised decision to pick up a Glamour magazine while he was at his parents’ house. The first time “The Contest” aired, it was viewed by 18.5 million people, according to Nielsen. Suddenly, this was becoming a show you had to see if you wanted to get the jokes your co-workers were repeating in the break room the next morning. More importantly, it was the episode that got people really talking about Seinfeld. It’s also the first episode to feature Estelle Harris as Estelle Costanza, George’s mother, a role that would become more prominent in subsequent episodes and prompt Jerry Stiller to join the cast as George’s father, Frank. It is a significant episode in the show’s history for numerous reasons, including the fact that it won an Emmy Award for its writing, by Larry David a Directors Guild of America award for its directing, by Tom Cherones and was the buzziest episode in the only season of Seinfeld that ever received an Emmy for outstanding comedy series. Famously, the bet and its ramifications were discussed extensively throughout the half hour, without the word masturbation ever being uttered. That episode was called “The Contest,” and pitted its four principal characters, Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), George (Jason Alexander), Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Kramer (Michael Richards), against each other in a battle of wills to see who could abstain from masturbating for the longest period of time. Twenty-five years ago, on November 18, 1992, the quintessential episode of the quintessential New York sitcom, Seinfeld, aired on NBC for the first time. ![]() Haley Dorfman is a new mother to a beautiful little girl.In celebration of New York Magazine’s 50th anniversary, this weekly series, which will continue through October 2018, tells the stories behind key moments that shaped the city’s culture. The intense and exhausting challenges of raising a newborn are, of course, difficult for all parents. But having lupus further heightens Haley’s challenges. In this post, Haley tells us about her experience with lupus during pregnancy and after her daughter’s birth. Lupus is an autoimmune disease, meaning your immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. It affects 5 million people around the world, with 16,000 new cases reported each year. ![]() Despite how common it is, the disease is unpredictable and poorly understood. How was the beginning of your pregnancy journey? I do not currently know any other mothers or potential mothers with lupus. I was definitely concerned about lupus affecting my ability to get pregnant. I heard conflicting opinions among doctors on whether lupus would affect my fertility. Initially, I was also concerned with how my pregnancy would be affected.Īfter speaking with my rheumatologist I was more hopeful. He explained that many women with lupus go into remission during pregnancy. I ended up not having issues getting pregnant (it took about 3 months). I was VERY happy when I found that I felt much better during pregnancy than I had previously! Of course, I had pregnancy symptoms but I found those much easier to deal with than my symptoms before pregnancy. I did have to go off of my of my medications while I was trying to get pregnant and therefore my symptoms were worse during this time. However, once I was pregnant I was very happy to be off medication and feeling better. Were there any complications during your pregnancy with lupus?īefore getting pregnant I had focused more on the fear of lupus affecting my fertility and then my excitement of going into remission. I did not realize that I would be considered high risk and that there would be risks to the baby. Since my pregnancy was considered high risk, I had many more doctors appointments than I would have normally. Starting at 32 weeks I would go in twice weekly, once for a NST (neonatal stress test) and once for an ultrasound.
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