Why is Jerry Seinfeld and Pop Tarts trending?
SITCOM star Jerry Seinfeld announced that he would once again be making a foray into the movie world with Netflix. Seinfeld signed a lucrative deal with Netflix in 2017 that brought a host of comedy series and stand-up specials to the platform. Jerry Seinfeld is set to star in, direct, and produce Unfrosted, a film comedy he co-wrote with Spike Feresten and Barry Marder. The movie is inspired by a stand-up joke Seinfeld told about the invention of Pop Tarts. Netflix has committed to a green light and a production start next spring. Seinfeld spoke to Deadline about how the pandemic inspired the film idea. 4 Pop Tarts are sold in a variety of flavors Credit: Getty  Stuck at home watching endless sad faces on TV, I thought this would be a good time to make something based on pure silliness, he said. So we took my Pop-Tart stand-up bit from my last Netflix special and exploded it into a giant, crazy comedy movie.  Seinfeld once deconstructed the joke, explaining how he first got his hands on a Pop Tart as a child. How did they know that there would be a need for a frosted fruit-filled heated rectangle in the same shape as the box it comes in, and with the same nutrition as the box it comes in? he said to the New York Times. After HBO Max released the Friends cast reunion special, Seinfeld fans are begging for the show to have its own TV celebration. Created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the NBC sitcom ran for nine seasons, from 1989 to 1998, and longtime viewers are ready to see the stars reunite. The new Friends special saw leads Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc come together for close to two hours of reminiscing and fun. Though many were happy to see the six friends back together, others started to think about which other TV show casts theyd like to see have a reunion, and Seinfeld was the frontrunner. 4 Jerry Seinfeld's show Seinfeld ran from 1989 to 1998 Credit: Alamy  This Friends reunion just reminds me of what Ive always known. Seinfeld > Friends, one Twitter user wrote. !