Why The Magic Loogie Scene From Seinfeld Is Doubly Hilarious
By Daniel Kim
The bit from "The Boyfriend" episodes of "Seinfeld," fondly remembered as "the magic loogie" by longtime fans of the series, is actually even funnier when you consider that Wayne Knight is actually in both the scene in the long-running NBC sitcom as well as Oliver Stone's "JFK" (via IMDb).
What makes the satire of the scene even more clever, though, is that Knight is actually in the same precise courtroom reenactment in "JFK" as well, where Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) uses him to show how impossible it is for the findings of the Warren Commission, e.g., that Lee Harvey Oswald (Gary Oldman) acted alone as the sole gunman in the assassination, are almost impossible to prove when demonstrated as they were written.
Of course, the satire is even more amusing for how it cuts back and forth between grainy footage of Kramer and Newman designed to look like the infamous Zapruder film of the real-life assassination as they retell their story (via Smithsonian Magazine).
Finally, the obvious silliness of a glob of spit, or a loogie, if you will, somehow spattering and hitting multiple people like a gunshot is the icing on the cake of the scene. Still, the fact that Knight happens to be a part of both scenes is a master stroke that adds an extra meta layer to the "JFK" satire in these "Seinfeld " episodes.
