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Julia Louis-Dreyfus' character in Seinfeld had this relationship to Jerry.
Ex-girlfriend (or best friend).
She became his best friend.
She substituted for Johnny Carson until she received her own talk show.
Joan Rivers.
She called Carson to tel him the news that she would start her own talk show, and he hung up on her and never spoke to her again.
The decade saw people move to these places on the outskirts of cities.
Suburbs.
It was sometimes cheaper to pay a mortgage on a suburban home than it was to rent in the city.
Lionel Richie performed "Endless Love" as a duo with this former Supreme
Diana Ross
You wore these to keep your legs warm in the 1950s; now they're all the rage in fashion, but they're skintight instead of baggy.
Leggings.
If you were about to get into a fight, you would be cruisin' for one of these.
Bruisin'.
Cruisin' for a bruisin'
This was Jerry's eccentric neighbor Cosmo's last name.
Kramer.
His original name was first Conrad Kramer, but that episode never aired.
She got her start on Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life and soared to fame with her housewife routine, which included quips about her marriage to her fictional husband, Fang. According to biography.com, she is known for her "eccentric costumes, overdone makeup, and trademark laugh."
Phyllis Diller.
She got her break during the mid-1950s. By the 1960s, she was appearing on stage as an actress. In 1970, she took over Carol Channing's Broadway role in Hello, Dolly!
Children born throughout the decade of the 1950s belong to this generation.
Boomers were born from 1946 to 1964.
Stevie Wonder "just called to say" this.
"I love you"
The 1984 hit tune was "I Just Called to Say I Love You."
Everyone used to have a dedicated camera, but this device has replaced them for all but professional photographers and serious amateurs.
A smartphone (or similar)
When everything was going swell and you had no cares, it was said you had it made in this outdoor condition.
The shade.
Made in the shade.
It is George's last name
Costanza.
He held 12 different jobs over the course of the nine-year sitcom.
He is best known for his routine "Seven Words You Can't Say On TV."
George Carlin.
Another memorable routine is "It's a Big Club, and You Ain't in It."
The Anti-Communist frenzy of the 1950s led to the House Committee on Un-American Activities led by this congressman.
Joseph McCarthy.
Many creatives and actors were blacklisted as a result of these hearings. While the hearings were in progress, the FBI, under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover, was spying on American citizens in search of subversive activities.
Bonnie Tyler's hit "Total Eclipse of the [blank]" was one of the decade's top hits.
Heart.
Incandescent bulbs have given way to any one of these.
Compact flourescent (CFL), halogen, or LED.
They are supposed to last longer and save energy and money.
Another way to say a car peeled out was that it burned this.
Rubber.
Drivers of muscle cars often showed their muscle by burning rubber.
Upper West Side.
Amazon sells a miniature replica of his apartment set for $499.99
This comedian, who often substituted for Johnny Carson, was known for his jokes about marriage and everyday life.
Alan King.
He once said, "If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something."
Returning soldiers from World War II financed homes and attended college through 156 as a result of this bill.
The G.I. Bill.
It's official title was the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. In 1966, the bill was extended to all veterans, including those who did not serve in a war.
This woman with wild hair recorded the hit tune "Girls Just Want to Have Fun."
Cyndi Lauper.
Indoor plumbing is nothing new for most of us, but some rural citizens are still using these facilities not attached to the house.
Outhouses.
Outhouses are still commonly used for camping and hiking and portable outhouses are used today for events, such as concerts or parades.
Someone living the good life lived in this city.
Fat City.
The Seinfeld creator starred in Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Larry David.
He co-created Seinfeld with Jerry Seinfeld. According to Fandom, "[David] played a fictional version of himself" in Curb Your Enthusiasm.
He had a variety hour named for him, and he was famous for his characters "Freddie the Freeloader" and "Clem Kadiddlehopper"
Red Skelton.
The show was The Red Skelton Show and then changed to The Red Skelton Hour when it expanded from 30 minutes to an hour. The show won three Emmy Awards.
This Frankie had a string of hits in the 1950s and was best known for Rawhide's theme song.
Laine
His hits include "That's My Desire," "Mule Train," and "Stars and Stripes Forever."
Their 1980s hit tune was "Sweet Dreams Are Made of This."
the Eurythmics.
This is the refrain:
"Sweet dreams are made of this,/who am I to disagree,/Travel the world and the seven seas,/Everybody's looking for something."
We used to go to the movies as often as once a week; today we use this technology to bring them to us via Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc.
Streaming
When you had to tell your mother something bad, you might tell her not to flip this accessory.
Wig
Flip your wig
In 1992, this publication named Seinfeld the "greatest television program of all time."
TV Guide.
It appeared at the top of TV Guide's "50 most entertaining or influential television series in American pop culture."
Many of the famous male Jewish comedians of the 1950s and '60s got their start in this region of New York.
Catskill Mountains.
The region was full of family-centric summer resorts with live entertainment during that period.
This popular TV sitcom was set in two apartments at 328 Chauncey Street in the Bensonhurst area of Brooklyn, New York.
The Honeymooners.
This is the break that made Jackie Gleason a star. The show began life as a sketch on Cavalcade of Stars.
It is Lionel Richie's salutation.
"Hello"
Today we use strollers, but mid-century mothers walked their tots in these.
Perambulators.
Today, we LOL, or laugh out loud; back when, we used to bust one of these.
Gut
Bust a gut.