Background
Jerry grew up in New York with George, who, according to "The Outing", were friends ever since an encounter in gym class in their school days, although in "The Betrayal," Jerry mentions that he once beat George up in the fourth grade. Flashbacks in episodes such as "The Library" portray Jerry and George in high school. A pizza place which they frequented is portrayed in "The Frogger". Jerry and George attended school together at Edward R. Murrow Middle School, John F. Kennedy High School and university at Queens College. After college, Jerry briefly worked as an umbrella salesman and reportedly invented the "twirl" to make the umbrella look more attractive. He eventually quit the job in order to focus more on his comedy career. Jerry's PIN code for his bank account is Jor-El, who is the father of Superman and George's PIN code is BOSCO, the chocolate sauce brand as portrayed in the episode "The Secret Code".
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