Which original character was Kramer's stuttering inspired from?
Kramer from Seinfeld makes very peculiar sounds whenever he is amused or surprised. The sound seems like kinda stuttering/stammering.
This sound was inspired from another character from an old TV show/movie. I vaguely remember it was mentioned in the commentary/interview by someone. I think I had watched it on DVD.
Any idea which character was the inspiration for those peculiar sounds made by Kramer?
Here are those sounds (1:04 to 1:10):
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Found it.
The sounds were inspired by the character Margie Albright of a very old sitcom My Little Margie. The character Margie was played by Gale Storm.
Michael Richards mentioned this in the extras of 3rd season.
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