Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Sitcoms Through the Years: Why Barney Stinson And Cosmo Kramer Are Roughly The Same Person

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Think about it for a second…2 hit sitcoms of different decades revolving around a group of young adult friends in New York City. Every friend group has an oddball, especially in the wonderful world of television show scripts, and these two fill that oddball role in astoundingly similar ways. They do have their nuances, but the more you think about it, the more they have in common:

They like to make an entrance:

barney_entrance

kramer_entrance

They have sky-high self esteem

Barney

i'm kramer

They’re indulgent

barny_strip club

kramer feelin good

and finally…

They are entrepreneurs at heart

barney_entrepreneuers

kramer_entrepre

Mind.blown.

barney_mind blown

kramer_mind blown

Article by: Elizabeth Potash