{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.03826955074875208, 'fraction_numerical': 0.011647254575707155, 'mean_word_length': 5.336842105263158, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 1, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
Sitcoms Say Goodbye: The Cultural Spectacle of Seinfeld's Last Episode

Abstract Sitcoms rarely say goodbye. Most simply disappear at stroke, the victims of poor ratings that force their cancellation. Increasingly, however, sitcoms call attention to their departure and invite the entire nation to witness their farewell. The hype surrounding the closing episode of Seinfeld (May 14, 1998), in particular, elevated it to the status of cultural spectacle. As columnist Caryn James noted, “'Seinfeld' has been at the center of the longest, most carefully orchestrated goodbye in television history” (1).