#4 Some VERY familiar characteristics

The writers of Seinfeld took many variations of characters from sitcoms that had been written before Seinfeld was produced. Dwight from The Office, seems to have many of the same characteristics as George. Dwight is a liar and a backstabber. When Angela asks Dwight to take care of her sick cat in “Fun Run,” Dwight decides to put her cat in the freezer so that he could put the cat out of his misery. Dwight tries to lie to Angela by telling her that he only put the cat in the freezer after the cat died from sickness. This is something that George would do. He would betray a friend and then lie to them because he wanted to cover it up. Dwight also tries to steal a valuable sales commission from Jim, and he tries to steal Michael’s job as the boss. Dwight’s backstabbing characteristic is shown in both of these incidents.

Steve Carell is an award winning actor and comedian who plays the part of Michael Scott (the boss) in The Office. Steve Carell and Jerry Seinfeld are both real life comedians who play hilarious roles in their shows. Michael fancies himself as an entertainer rather than a boss; he tells the office jokes on a daily basis. Jerry is known as “the comedian” in Seinfeld, and this is an important part of his character. In “The Dundies,” Michael actually stages a full comedy show at an office party. This is a lot like Seinfeld where it shows Jerry performing his comedy routines in the episodes. Both Jerry and Michael are the main characters of their shows in which their comedian roles play an important part.