Dreamin’ Songs – “Believe It Or Not” By George Costanza
Posted by midnightcafe on June 12, 2007
Yeah, that’s right. The song stuck in my head is the Seinfeld spoof where George’s answering machine is him singing the theme song to the Greatest American Hero with lyrics changed to match an I’m-not-home message.
I loved Greatest American Hero growing up. I don’t really remember much about it except for the red suit and how the guy never could really fly. I picked up season 1 from the library but didn’t get past the first episode.
Some things are better left to nostalgia.
The Seinfeld episode is one where George’s girlfriend is taking him to a ball in a beautiful dress and George thinks this is his one chance to make a great entrance. Of course George now thinks the girl is trying to break up with him, so he is avoiding her. We hear the answering machine outgoing message (one too many times) as he is screening his calls.
Not a bad episode, but not a great one either.
I saw that episode not too many days ago and I guess it got recycled in my sleep.
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