Why does Seinfeld and his neighbor Newman not like each other?

Question

I have just started watching the re-runs of this program and I am lost.

Answer 1

Newman was holding the building mail hostage. And he's always ratting-out Jerry about one thing or another.

Answer 2

You know, I'm a huge Seinfeld fan and I don't think they ever made an episode to explain HOW the little fued between Newman and Jerry got started. There are a lot of annoying things that Newman does to Jerry throughout the show but I have no idea how it began.

By the way, you'll soon be addicted to this show =) I still watch reruns everyday.

Answer 3

Newman plays an antagonist in the series. Described as Jerry's "sworn enemy" ("The Andrea Doria"), his character is cunning and occasionally acts like a weasel. A running gag is Jerry's greeting, a sarcastic "Hello, Newman" (which Newman usually responds to with a falsely cheerful "Hello, Jerry"). Jerry's mother also greets Newman with the same sarcastic inflection when she opened the door to Newman and said "Hello, Newman," exactly as Jerry does. The origin of the Jerry/Newman feud is never revealed.

Newman's character is a frequent source of annoyance to Jerry, such as in attracting fleas to the apartment ("The Doodle"), and generally making Jerry's life more difficult. The depth of their enmity seems to vary between episodes, however, and Jerry sometimes seems to consider him merely an annoying neighbor, much like Kramer, rather than an outright enemy. At times they even work together on some scheme, though with some reluctance on Jerry's part (and usually with mutual friend Kramer as a buffer). In the final scene of "The Soup Nazi" their interaction is such that they could be taken for friends.


More at :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman_(Seinfeld)

Answer 4

because Newman is an annoying pest and tries his best (and sometimes doesn't try) to make Jerry's life miserable

Answer 5

jerry dislikes newman because hes dirty and underhanded. newman dislikes jerry because of his success and because jerry dated elaine-- newman has a thing for her.

Answer 6

because newman is jealous of jerry and tries to screw him up whenever possible.

Answer 7

would you like Newman?

Answer 8

Newman is a jerk

Answer 9

Did you take a time machine into the 21st century? welcome to the future!

lmao

Answer 10

they never said it , really