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How Seinfeld's Soup Nazi Episode Ruined The Real Owner's Life

Jan 8, 2026
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A few episodes of the smash-hit '90s sitcom "Seinfeld" went beyond just being popular TV and became full-blown cultural phenomena. Remember "yada yada"? Or "The Contest"? One episode that definitely captured the zeitgeist featured a restaurant owner with a hair-trigger temper the gang referred to as the "Soup Nazi." His catch phrase, "No soup for you!" became part of the national lexicon.
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