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 Online video streaming service Hulu on Wednesday unveiled the
replica apartment, where Seinfeld hung out with his best friend
George, former girlfriend Elaine and neighbor Kramer, to mark
the debut of all the episodes of the Emmy-award winning series
on its website.
"Seinfeld: The Apartment," which will be open through Sunday,
includes original items from the TV set, a memorabilia gallery
and an interactive fan experience from the show about four
single friends coping with life in New York City.
"I think it is going to be like Disneyland for so many of the
fans," said actor Larry Thomas, who played the immigrant chef
known as Soup Nazi because of the strict demands he placed on
his customers.
Seinfeld donated several items to the pop-up apartment,
including a canvas brick wall signed by the cast and crew when
the series ended in 1998 after a nine-year run.
Fans can wander around the 3,500 square foot space, see the
original table and booth from Seinfeld's favorite restaurant
around the corner, the Devil's hockey team shirt, his suspended
bicycle and the picture of Porsches featured in the show.
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They can also recreate Kramer's famous stumbling entrance into the
apartment and speak to visitors through the intercom system.
"There are like 13-year-olds that come up to me and they love the
show and stuff," said Thomas. "It's going to be introduced to a lot
of new people."
Hulu acquired all nine seasons of the show, created by Seinfeld and
comedian Larry David, in a deal announced in April with Sony
Pictures Television in a bid to boost subscriptions and attract a
new audience.
Hulu is owned by Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal, Twentieth Century Fox
and Walt Disney Co.
(Reporting by Reuters Television, writing by Patricia Reaney;
Editing by Richard Chang)
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