10 Best Standalone Seinfeld Episodes
5. The Soup Nazi
One of the reasons the show has been engrained into pop culture so comfortably and so seamlessly for so long is the off-the-wall, but firmly believable side characters. Constants like Frank, Newman and Mickey are all memorable in their own right (or wrongs, dependent on your viewpoint), but the eponymous "Soup Nazi", despite appearing once, has left a lasting impression that's occupied people's memories ever since.
When a new and oddly irrational restauranteur moves into the neighbourhood, he quickly becomes revered for his delectable strains of soup, but also antagonised for his less than eclectic mannerisms. He even forges a friendship with everyone's favourite kooky cat: Kramer. Something that should be an immediate indication of his own characteristics.
The people love his soup, but he doesn't exactly love the people, and this provides some subversively outstanding comedy, as when not following his extreme regime, they will be denied that much coveted Wild Mushroom they were craving in the queue.
Although not inexplicably a bad dude, he does eventually get fed his just desserts when his recipe falls into a pair of malicious, feminine hands.