On: Archive of novelty answering machine recordings

[treypitt]

"Believe it or not, I'm not home!" The length and detail of the jingle makes me nostalgic... The prominence of the answering machine and payphones throughout the show are an underappreciated element of the show's cultural millieau! As well as Jerry's desktop computer getting updated every couple of seasons

[jareklupinski → treypitt]

that computer is the only marker of time in that show to me

almost any episode could take place in any time period of nyc... until that computer creeps into frame