A scrapped Seinfeld episode nearly derailed the series early on, revealing why timing, risk tolerance, tone, and restraint mattered.
"The Chinese Restaurant" is a classic Seinfeld episode now, but NBC tried to pull the plug when Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David first pitched it.
This character managed to annoy Jerry 15 times, but we still love him 100%. In fact, the vast majority of Seinfeld fans do.