and then you have seinfeld with a holiday that doesn t even actually exist. a festivus for the rest of us. on seinfeld, festivus is an invention of george s dad. george, festivus is your heritage. it is part of who you are. and it s actually based on a real thing. one of the writers on seinfeld, his father invented festivus, and they put it into the show. the tradition of festivus begins with the airing of grievances. i ve got a lot of problems with you people. his festivus rant is everybody s rant. kruger, my son tells me your company stinks. oh, god. the airing of grievances. to me, it actually is what the holidays are all about. i find it incredibly cathartic. let s rumble. and so festivus for the rest of us, let s go. it s a festivus miracle. until disaster struck. tensions were high.