Sitcoms say goodbye: The cultural spectacle of seinfeld’s last episode

Journal of Popular Film and Television

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 108-115

  Morreale, Joanne ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84997953426     PISSN: 01956051     EISSN: 19306458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01956050009602830     Document Type: Article

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