Elaine Benes - Rambling Ever On

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Lucy Hosts a Dinner Party

January 9, 2019 Ben Plunkett 2 Comments Babalu, Dinner Party, Elaine Benes, Ethel Mertz, Fred Mertz, Gob Bluth, Jack Shephard, Jerry Seinfeld, Kate Austin, Lucille Ball, Lucille Bluth, Ricky Ricardo

Scene: Lucy and a few of her friends get together for dinner. It all goes horribly wrong.

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In Defense of the Seinfeld Finale

May 12, 2017 Gowdy Cannon 14 Comments Babu, Bubble Boy, Cosmo Kramer, Elaine Benes, Frank Costanza, George Costanza, George Steinbrenner, Jason Alexander, Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Larry David, Michael Richards, Newman, Puddy, Seinfeld, Soup Nazi, Television Series Finale, The Moors

An apology for the apology plus the original apology.

Television The Arts The Five

The Five Funniest Women of Television

February 10, 2017 Phill Lytle 4 Comments Amy Poehler, Baby Mamma, Blades of Glory, Carl Reiner, Carol Burnett, Cosmo Kramer, Desi Arnaz, Dick Van Dyke, Elaine Benes, Ethel Mertz, Frank Costanza, Fred Mertz, Funny, Humor, I Love Lucy, Jason Alexander, Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Larry David, Laura Petrie, Leslie Knope, Lucille Ball, Mary Tyle Moore, Michael Richards, Parks and Recreation, Rob Petrie, Saturday Night Live, Seinfeld, Seth Meyers, Soup Nazi, The Carol Burnett Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Tina Fey, Veep, Vivian Vance, Walter Farley

We pay tribute to five very funny ladies.

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An Essay About Nothing: Seinfeld As Filtered By Christianity

May 14, 2016 Gowdy Cannon 14 Comments Christianity, Cosmo Kramer, Elaine Benes, George Costanza, God, Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Postmodern, Seinfeld, Television Series Finale

The philosophy of Seinfeld.