Yes! I will have to watch the whole show to see if he actually says that particular line (or something close to it) or maybe we just made up the joke ourselves after watching the show!

Thanks to everyone for weighing in!

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Was it the parents and tacky uncle in Home Alone with the kids out back?

This one?

Are you sure it wasn’t Seinfeld? The one where he was saying once you fly in first class you can’t go back to coach?

Sounds like Seinfeld to me. I can picture the cadence when he says the joke. Maybe this episode?


"The Airport"
Seinfeld episode
Episode no. Season 4
Episode 12
Directed by Tom Cherones
Written by Larry Charles
Production code 412
Original air date November 25, 1992
Guest appearances
Jennifer Campbell as Tia
Jim J. Bullock as Coach Flight Attendant
Allan Wasserman as Grossbard
Annie Korzen as Passenger
Karen Denise Williams as First Class Flight Attendant
Scott Burkholder as Prisoner
Deck McKenzie as Security Guard
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"The Airport" is the 52nd episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. It is the 12th episode of the fourth season and aired on November 25, 1992 on NBC.[1] This episode centers on Jerry's and Elaine's differing experiences in first class and coach on the same airline flight, while George and Kramer suffer mishaps trying to pick them up at the airport.

There was an episode on a comedy TV show where characters were flying somewhere — one or some got to sit in first class and the others had to stay back in the regular cabin. The joke was something like, “once you go in front of the curtain…you can’t go behind the curtain.”

I thought it was Seinfeld but it doesn’t seem that way (I googled). I hope someone else remembers this. The specific quote above doesn’t bring up anything so it must not be exact.

Help before we go crazy! We know this is not a false memory.