Seinfeld

[NewEra]

Yeah, I know there may be other threads on this but I want to create a new one. Love the show, and I think these are the typings:

Jerry - ISTJ
Elaine - ISFJ
George - ExTx
Kramer - ENTP

Other characters:
Newman - INTP
Frank Costanza - ESTJ
Estelle Costanza - ESFJ
Morty Seinfeld - ISTJ
Helen Seinfeld - ISFJ
Peterman - ENTP
Soup Nazi - INTJ

[Jeffster]

Can you explain how you came to those conclusions? Especially for the main characters, and most especially Kramer.

[Eiddy]

I definitely can see Kramer as being ENTP. Eccentric!

Oh and for Elaine somehow I don't see her as ISFJ. Maybe INFJ, she seems more like my mom, not really giving detailed visual information. Of course I didn't watch the show continuously as I hated, George and Newman, plus not caring much for Kramer. I know most people liked him.

[heart]

George is so INTP it hurts, but he's stuck in tertiary temptation. (and anima posession Fe)
Elaine is clearly ESF
Newman isn't N.
Jerry seems E

[The_Liquid_Laser]

Jerry - ISTP
Kramer - ENTP
Elaine - ESTJ
George - untypable (this is he is an amalgam of Larry David's INFJ personality thrown in with some extra stuff that Jason Alexander put there)

[NewEra]

Originally Posted by Jeffster

Can you explain how you came to those conclusions? Especially for the main characters, and most especially Kramer.

Sure.

Jerry -
He may be a comedian, but he's an introvert. He is not really a people-person, and he likes being around his close friends all the time. He's a sensor because he comments on real-life situations in his comedy, he's quite a practical guy. Thinker for sure, he doesn't really follow his emotions, he's a logical guy. J over P because he likes to plan his comedy routines, you see him in a few episodes working on it, he generally likes to have things done - for example, eating that lunch in a restaurant with one of his friends. He also fits the ISTJ bill far more than the ISTP one.

Elaine -
The I/E barrier was admittedly close, but I pick Introversion because she too gets more energized when around her close friends. She doesn't have very many friends, and she is not a people-person either, in fact the very thought of being around many people is not pleasant for her. She's a sensor, living in the present, not really the head-in-the-clouds type. Feeler because she is emotional when reacting to decisions, she is fairy sensitive and reminds me of an ISFJ that I know. Judger, she is more ISFJ than ISFP.

George -
All I can tell is that he's extroverted, and you can tell that based on his associations among others. He's very comfortable, and somewhat talkative around even those he doesn't relate to.

Kramer -
Extroverted, like George, can talk a lot even around people he doesn't know. Sems to gain that nervous energy around others, even if they're not his close friends. Intuitive, he seems very unsensor-like, he's usually bumping into things, and he's sort of impractical. T over F, he doesn't seem like he makes decisions based on his feelings for others or anything like that. P for sure, he's a spontaneous wreck. ENTP is fitting for him.

[Mondo]

Hmmm.. I see the main four characters as clearly different examples of the four temperaments.

Jerry: ISTP
George: ESFJ (An ESFJ can have trouble dealing with his own feelings and those of others- but you can see he's Feeling-oriented)
Elaine: INFJ
Kramer: ENTP

I think Elaine's an Intuitive.
My other argument for George being an ESFJ is that he doesn't really try to control others like an ESTJ/ISTJ would.. he's an SJ for different reasons.

[NewEra]

Originally Posted by Mondo

Hmmm.. I see the main four characters as clearly different examples of the four temperaments.

Jerry: ISTP
George: ESFJ (An ESFJ can have trouble dealing with his own feelings and those of others- but you can see he's Feeling-oriented)
Elaine: INFJ
Kramer: ENTP

I think Elaine's an Intuitive.
My other argument for George being an ESFJ is that he doesn't really try to control others like an ESTJ/ISTJ would.. he's an SJ for different reasons.

Originally Posted by The_Liquid_Laser

Jerry - ISTP

To both: Can you explain Jerry as ISTP?

[The_Liquid_Laser]

His primary function is Introverted Thinking. Often it comes across clearest when he's helping George analyze his problems.

"If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite of your instinct would be right."

That is an example of Ti at work.

[BlackCat]

Jerry isn't the stereotyped "ZOMG JUMP OFF OF A CLIFF!!!" SP. I do agree on him being ISTP though. Just not feeling it for ISTJ I don't think.