The Office and Seinfeld are inarguably two of the most successful sitcoms and continue to be relevant to this day. Though the former ended its run back in 2013, it still has an overwhelming impact on the pop culture landscape. As for Seinfeld, the show needs no introduction to any viewer with even a ing interest in sitcoms or pop-culture vocabulary.
Seen as cultural phenomena globally, The Office and Seinfeld, both, have characters that teach fans a thing or two about deadpan/dark humor, physical comedy, and quirkiness. Fans have noted several similarities in these characters, whether be it in of personalities, auras, and talents.
Kevin Malone = Morty Seinfeld
If there's anyone as lovable as Kevin Malone from The Office, it's Jerry's father - Morty Seinfeld. Both of them play side characters who are not well versed in technology.
Kevin and Morty are completely harmless, socially inept, and awkward people. They play off the main cast of their respective series remarkably well. Kevin is a joy to behold every time he shares the screen space with Jim Halpert, Angela Martin, and Michael Scott. So is his counterpart, Morty, in his scenes with Helen Seinfeld, Elaine Benes, and Cosmo Kramer.
Phyllis Vance = Helen Seinfeld
The thee adjectives, warm, friendly, and sweet can be used to describe Phyllis Vance from The Office and Helen Seinfeld from Seinfeld. Phyllis had a motherly exterior like her Seinfeld counterpart and was, on occasion, as curt as her.
Though both women were welcoming and warmhearted, they also knew how and when to set boundaries with people. Phyllis, for example, called out Pam on several occasions and could severely undermine Angela Martin. Helen, in a similar fashion, declined Costanza's dinner invitation because they were loud in her opinion, and disliked Newman because he was an antagonist of Jerry's.
Creed Bratton = Joe Davola
Creed Bratton and Joe Davola are two characters that give fans the heebie-jeebies. The inscrutable Creed often made bizarre declarations on The Office and continued to be mysterious until the very end. His Seinfeld counterpart, Joe Davola, was a secondary antagonist, only next to Newman, and a mysterious figure himself.
Best defined as a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, Creed once claimed to have never owned a refrigerator and ed cults for fun and moneymaking. Joe too was a dark, mysterious character, and these traits make him his perfect counterpart.
Karen Filippelli = Tia Van Camp
Karen Filippelli, who played Jim Halpert's love interest, started out as a salesperson before eventually becoming the regional manager of Dunder Mifflin, Utica. She finds her counterpart in the model, Tia Van Camp, who was first seen in "The Airport" - a Seinfeld episode that'll never get old.
Both women knew the level of dedication it took to make it to the top. Karen was quick to give Jim a piece of her mind when she felt like their dating situation was getting complicated and starting to hamper her career. Similarly, her counterpart, Tia, tried to be discreet as possible when she saw Kramer was about to raise hell at Calvin Klein. Karen and Tia were sharp dressers and had smart mouths, and these additional similarities make their characters very much alike.
Stanley Hudson = Frank Costanza
The witty, loudmouth, Stanley Hudson finds his Seinfeld counterpart in another witty, loudmouth - Frank Costanza. Both men were disillusioned with life, and anger was their natural and first response to various situations. They showed very little respect for authority and individual expression.
Stanley and Frank, however, were caring fathers and committed to their work to a considerable degree. Though Frank was retired in the series, he was once a respectable cook, slinging hash in Incheon, Korea. His counterpart, Stanely strictly considered Dunder Mifflin a workplace, except for on National Pretzel Day when he rushed out to grab a free pretzel.
Pam Beesly = Susan Ross
Whilst Pam Beesly from The Office is not a 100 percent personality twin of the fictional NBC executive, Susan Ross, from Seinfeld, both women had a similar calming and executive aura to them. Pam climbed the Dunder Mifflin ladder and eventually became the office . Susan was one of NBC head - Russell Dalrymple's closest aides and he had faith in her word.
Pam resolved several communication crises at Dunder Mifflin and she had to have a spine of steel to work under the chaotic Michael Scott. Both Pam and Susan were outgoing and spoke in a gentle tone. Since they were also action-oriented, sensible, and pragmatic women, they make perfect counterparts.
Jim Halpert = Jerry Seinfeld
Both Jim Halpert and Jerry Seinfeld are the most grounded of all their peers, so much so, that sometimes they are the only voice of reason in the boisterous dynamic of the respective series. What makes them even more similar is their ability to see the bigger picture, and to remain decisive in the most difficult situations.
Jim is extremely deadpan, and his Seinfeld counterpart - Jerry aces observational comedy. Their heart was always set on one woman, which makes it difficult for them to commit to someone else fully. Jerry is the neurotic dater who found hilarious reasons to break up with his girlfriends on Seinfeld. Jim, in a similar way, couldn't make it work with either Katy or Karen because his heart was always with Pam. Both men had trouble falling in love, no matter how hard they tried. Whilst Jim got lucky and went on to marry, Pam, Jerry almost confessed his love to Elaine in the finale episode but stopped short.
Dwight Schrute = Newman
Cunning and scheming are the adjectives fans used to describe both Dwight Schrute and Newman. The counterparts from The Office and Seinfeld, have similar sets of flaws, chief among which include stubbornness, and critical behavior. They speak in a humorously sinister tone and are often involved in various antics.
Dwight and Newman played Jim and Jerry's frenemy/ nemesis. Both men experienced joy in seeing others suffer and had big dreams for their futures.
Michael Scott = Cosmo Kramer
The legendary Michael Scott lines up with the legendary Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld. The parallels between Steve Carell's Michael and Michael Richards' Kramer are easily noticeable. Both men are rarely boring or conventional in their approach to various things.
Michael heads Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch and Cosmo Kramer stays afloat via his zany Kramer proved he was the smartest person in the room. Michael and Kramer are also loud, energetic, boisterous people who talk a mile a minute and are pretty much the heart and soul of their respective series.