‘Seinfeld’ shorthand

It has been said that Seinfeld was a TV show about nothing. In actuality, it was a show about EVERYTHING, just nothing important.

As all nine seasons and 180 episodes of this sitcom classic become available for streaming Wednesday on Hulu, we took an A-to-Z look back at the highlights — summing up favorite episodes in just a word, phrase or character name to help you speed-binge through the entire library.

A is for … anti-dentite, architect, airport pickup, atomic wedgie, Armani suit, Aquaboy, Andrea Doria, Arby’s, All My Children and astronaut pen.

B is for … Botticelli shoes, Big Stein, big salad, The Big Game, Biff, Beef-a-Reeno, breakfast cereal, Kenny Bania, Mr. Bookman, Aunt Baby, balm, B.O., the beast, big toe captain, The Beach, Bosco, bris, Bizarro Jerry, Babs, butter shave, babka, Sal Bass, braless wonder, Lloyd Braun, ball man, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Babu Bhatt, body-suit man, breathtaking, buffer zone, Bubble Boy and Buck Naked.

C is for … the contest, Cosmo, cigar store Indian, coffee-table book, cable boy, the cabin, Eduardo Corrochio, Cuban cigars, chucker, Jackie Chiles, cashmere, cleavage peek, Commando 8, Fidel Castro, cherry Binaca, Costanzas (Frank and Estelle), Cartwright, Cadillac, John Cheever, Donna Chang, chiropractor, capes, CheckMate, close talker, clowns, candy lineup, Cry, Cry Again, calzones, changing teams, Chapter Two, commie, Chinese restaurant, Chinese gum and covenant of the keys.

D is for … double dipping, Death Blow, dingo, Russell Dalrymple, doorman, the Drake, Dream Café, Crazy Joe Davola, Drake’s Coffee Cake, dirty talk, Denim Vest, Joe DiMaggio, doves, Del Boca Vista, Downtown, Rebecca De Mornay, doll collection, delicate genius and Desperado.

E is for … Elaine, Edward Scissorhands, electronic organizer, eye patch, The English Patient, elbow twitch, exclamation points, European Carryall, egg-white omelette and Executive beltless raincoat.

F is for … Festivus, Friars Club jacket, Farfel, Frogger, “faked,” fungicide, fatigues, fleas, fluff and fold, Fusilli Jerry, Frolf, face painter, Jim Fowler, Fragile Frankie, and Flaming Globes of Sigmund.

G is for … George, gyros, grace, Golden Boy, Gore-Tex, goiter, goldfish, Bryant Gumbel, Greenpeace, gymnast, Godfather, Charles Grodin, “Get out!” and “Giddyup!”

H is for … Hamptons, heightening, head-first parker, head pat, high five, handicap spot, Keith Hernandez, hipster doofus, Hennigan’s, holistic healer, hot tub, hot and heavy, H&H Bagels, hoochie mama, Himalayan Walking Shoes, horse face, hand model, Mary Hart, high talker, Human Fund and “Hello, Newman!”

I is for … IQ test, intervention, Isosceles and “It’s go time.”

J is for … Jerry, Junior Mints, Jujyfruits, jerk store, Jockey shorts, Jean-Paul, Joe’s fruit stand, Java World, Jimmy, Cousin Jeffrey, Jake Jarmel and jimmy legs.

K is for … Kramer, Kramerica Industries, kibosh, Calvin Klein, Jack Klompus, kidney stone, John F. Kennedy Jr., karate lessons, Kenny Rogers Roasters, Mr. Kruger, kung pao, kiss hello, kavorka and “Khaaaaaaannnnnnn!”

L is for … latex, Little Jerry, Latvian Orthodox, Mr. Lippman, Lemon Tree, lesbian wedding, Uncle Leo, lupus, limo, Label Baby Junior, levels, ladies’ frames, lobsters, laser pointer, Leapin’ Larry, Lumbar Yard, little kicks, low talker, long talker and “Look to the Cookie.”

M is for … Moops, Man Hands, mango, muffin stumps, magic loogie, mutton, Manya, Izzy Mandelbaum, marble rye, Macaroni Midler, Manssiere, massage, mimbo, Mendy’s, Morning Train, Mulva, Murphy Brown, Mickey (as in Abbott), Mickey (as in Mantle), mickey (as in “slipped a”), Moland Springs, Maestro, mannequin, Monk’s Café, Billy Mumphrey, Mr. Marbles, Macy’s parade, Melrose Place, marine biologist, The Merv Griffin Show, Master of the House and “master of your domain.”

N is for … Newman, Nip, nonfat yogurt, naked channel, nose job, nostril penetration, nonlaugher, Nana, Next Stop Pottersville and “Not that there’s anything wrong with that!”

O is for … Ovaltine, the opposite, O’Brien, opera, Paul O’Neill, The Other Side of Darkness and Oh Henry! candy bar heiress.

P is for … pretzels, Pagliacci, J. Peterman, Pez dispenser, David Puddy, pilot, pony, parking garage, puffy shirt, Mr. Pitt, pudding skins, Prognosis Negative, plantains, Poppie, pasta primavera, H.E. Pennypacker, Polar Bear Club, Pachyderm, Pendant Publishing, Penske file, phony, pig-man, Play Now, prenup, polygraph, pledge drive, phone sex, Ping, pretend marriage, Pimple Popper M.D. and Plan 9 From Outer Space.

Q is for … quone (look it up!).

R is for … red dot, raisins, ridicurous, risk management, rickshaw, Miss Rhode Island, Al Roker, Joel Rifkin, regift, refunding, reverse peephole, Rolamech 1000, Phil Rizzuto, Rusty the horse, ribbon bully and Rochelle, Rochelle.

S is for … sneakers, Superman, Susan, Soup Nazi, subway, sidler, smelly car, Seinfelds (Morty and Helen), Seven, Sidra, shiksappeal, Sack Lunch, skinny mirror, Snapple, Bob Sacamano, Schmoopy, stopping short, Svenjolly, scofflaw, shrinkage, Shaky the mohel, stakeout, second spitter, Schnitzer’s Bakery, sidal nudity, spongeworthy, Stan the Caddie, shower heads, Schindler’s List, Steven Snell, Summer of George, Smog Strangler, step nine, Super Terrific Happy Hour, “Serenity Now!” and Susie (not Suze).

T is for … Tuscany, T-bone, tippy toe, the Twirl, TV Guide, Technicolor Dreamcoat, Doctor Tongue, the Three Stooges, toxic wedding invitations, toupee, Marisa Tomei, Mel Torme, Tonight Show, Tropic of Cancer, tractor story, toe thumbs, Tyler Chicken, Top of the Muffin to You! and “That’s a shame.”

U is for … Urban Sombrero, unadvertised sale, Ukraine, Uma, ugly baby and uromysitisis poisoning.

V is for … Jon Voight, velvet, virgin, vault, Tia Van Camp, vegetable lasagna, Vincent’s Picks, Dr. van Nostrand, Van Buren Boys, the Van Wyck, vomit streak, Velcro and Vandelay Industries.

W is for … Mr. Wilhelm, Tim Whatley, the wink, Witchy Woman, Sally Weaver, whale, wheelchair, a white discoloration, Waldstein, white Ford Bronco, wooden teeth, Raquel Welch, The Wiz, Woody Woodpecker balloon, worlds collide theory, War, What Is It Good For? and “We’re living in a society!”

X is for … X-rays.

Y is for … Yankees, Yoo-hoo, Yo-Yo Ma, Yankee beans, “You gotta see the baby!” and yada-yada.

Z is for … zipper, zoo, Zionist and Ziggy.

This story was originally published June 22, 2015 at 4:58 PM with the headline "‘Seinfeld’ shorthand."