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Several real towns and places were mentioned throughout the show's run, but a fictional New England town played a crucial role in how it all wrapped up.

The Jerry Seinfeld telemarketer episode from Season 4 inspired this new law in New Jersey. Here's what to know.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill targeting telemarketers inspired by the famous TV sitcom "Seinfeld."

Telemarketers targeting New Jersey residents will be required to provide the telephone numbers of the people on whose behalf their calls are being made. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the 'Seinfeld bill' into law Monday. It aims to protect people from scams and cut down on unsolicited calls. Telemarketers already must identify themselves and the purpose of their call within 30 seconds.

The Jerry Seinfeld telemarketer episode from Season 4 inspired this new law in New Jersey. Here's what to know.

Weekend. its astonishing that some of these hotels are getting migrants and they get the rooms and people who booked the rooms at these hotels are getting canceled. two couples that booked rooms for their wedding crossroads hotel newburgh, new york north of the city. 20 vets were also in that hotel they all had to move out because the migrants moved. in couples scrambling for their wedding one is next weekend. >> will: homeless veterans kingdom out of a hotel. you have a wedding party all said g...

Michelle -- michelle! >> it was not sophisticated television, but these were shows that people adored. >> cbs. >> cbs was in a really bad spot. they had just fallen apart over the early part of the 90s and theyd gone through a couple different network executives. but then suddenly they had this hit with an unknown comic. this was the era of "seinfeld," no hugging, no learning. and this was a show being made as if it was produced in the era of "the dick van dyke show." >> i love you. >> there was...

>> but are you still master of your domain? >> i am king of the county. >> the week after that aired, people were talking about that in the workplace the entire week. >> they still are talking about it, 52 seconds, and two of the greatest words in sitcom history. >> im out. >> one of the shorthand descriptions of "seinfeld" is, no hugs, no lessons -- >> get out of here. >> lets push it a little further than its ever been pushed before. >> whats the matter with you? >> i think the big breakthroug...

Young adults, 18 to 49. and we started reinventing nbc and trying to speak to that audience. >> where is someone? im starving. >> i think this is him right here. >> oh, uh, is there a table ready? >> the chinese restaurant was one of the very, very early episodes of "seinfeld." and truly nothing happened in the episode. they were waiting for a table. >> i feel like just walking over there and taking some food off of somebodys plate. >> we said to larry david, hey, like, nothing happens. and larr...

To go through their process and they would learn and, um, ultimately they knew better than we did. >> my mother caught me. >> caught you? doing what? >> you know. i was alone. >> the turning point for "seinfeld" from like nice show that all the cool people kind of know about but thats it, to massive hit was the episode called "the contest" where they try to abstain from self-pleasure for as long as possible. >> 6:30, time for your bath. >> george, im hungry! >> hang on, ma, hang on. >> once you ...