Seinfeld actor claims his famous scene is responsible for starting ‘raw dogging’ trend

Seinfeld actor Patrick Warburton has claimed his famous scene in the TV show could be responsible for the 'raw-dogging' trend.

ICYM the trend taking off last year, raw-dogging sees people heading off on long-haul flights armed with absolutely nothing to occupy them.

Now, while most of us like to read a book, watch a movie, or at least listen to some music or a podcast, those who 'raw-dog' flights essentially spend the journey staring out of the window, fixating on the flight map, or simply twiddling their thumbs.

Last summer, the travel trend was all over social media and many people challenged themselves to spending hours doing absolutely nothing while travelling via plane.

It seemed to take off on TikTok, but now, Warburton has claimed to have started the whole thing way back in the nineties when his character, David Puddy, was raw-dogging on his flight with his girlfriend, Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus).

“So this ‘rawdogging’ has become a bit of a thing,” he said.

“And I feel a bit responsible.”

In the clip, Elaine asks David: “You want something to read?”

But like a true raw-dogger, David responds: “No, I’m good."

Elaine continues: “Are you going to take a nap or...?”

“You just gonna sit there staring at the back of the seat?”

To which David replies: "Yes."

In the clip, Warburton jokes: “My concern is that somebody’s gonna get hurt, and if you go into this thing blindly, you know what I’m saying.

“Just not reading, watching something, you better be OK with what’s going on up here, inside your ol’ noggin.

“I’m not, but it’s weird and entertaining at times. Just be careful. That’s all I’m saying. It’s not for novices.”

People were quick to comment on the video, with many sharing their own experiences while others called Warburton the 'OG raw dogger'.

"I raw dogged a 16 hour double connecting flight because of you," one wrote.

While another said: "The dude next to me yesterday did this!!! I was in shock! 2.5 hours of nothing. wtf."

And a third wrote: "The OG raw dogger!"

"OG raw dogger. Respect to the GOAT," said a fourth.

Another shared: "I raw dogged a Dubai flight once took me bout a hour after flight landed to learn how to talk to people again."

"I’ll be honest. I couldn’t do it. I normally like to sleep on planes," admitted another.