"The Strike"
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"The Strike" is a 1997 Seinfeld episode best known for introducing the fictional holiday Festivus, including its iconic traditions like the aluminum pole and the "Airing of Grievances."
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| The Strike | 0 |
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| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| associatedPhrase | A Festivus for the rest of us! ⓘ |
| associatedProp | unadorned aluminum Festivus pole GENERATED ⓘ |
| basedOn | writer Dan O'Keefe's family Festivus tradition ⓘ |
| character |
Estelle Costanza
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Frank Costanza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology |
follows the Seinfeld episode "The Apology"
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precedes the Seinfeld episode "The Dealership" ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributor | Sony Pictures Television (syndication) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 10 ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalHoliday | Festivus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTradition |
Airing of Grievances
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Feats of Strength ⓘ Festivus aluminum pole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalHolidayCreator | Frank Costanza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowingFor | Festivus holiday depiction ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | popularized Festivus as a real-world parody holiday ⓘ |
| inUniverseHolidayDate | December 23 ⓘ |
| involvesEvent |
Airing of Grievances at Festivus dinner
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Feats of Strength wrestling challenge ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cosmo Kramer
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Elaine Benes NERFINISHED ⓘ George Costanza NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Seinfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing the fictional holiday Festivus ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1997-12-18 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOf | Seinfeld Season 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Festivus dinner at the Costanza household
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George gives fake charity cards for a non-existent charity "The Human Fund" NERFINISHED ⓘ Kramer returns to work at H&H Bagels after a 12-year strike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 22 minutes ⓘ |
| season | Season 9 ⓘ |
| series | Seinfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| title | The Strike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfTelevisionEpisode | 1997 ⓘ |
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