Patrick Warburton Feels ‘Responsible’ for the ‘Raw-Dogging’ Trend from a Seinfeld Episode 

Patrick Warburton is standing behind a viral travel trend that he may have had a role in.

The Seinfeld alumnus, 60, who played David Puddy on the beloved series, recently went on Instagram and TikTok to share how he believes his character is behind the “raw-dogging” travel trend.

The trend involves a traveler enduring an entire plane ride without any form of entertainment or distraction. “Raw-dogging” flights has become so popular, in fact, that it was the American Dialect Society’s 2024 word of the year.

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In the video shared on both platforms, Warburton explains that raw-dogging has “become a bit of a thing,” and he feels “a bit responsible.”

He does so while showing screenshots of a BuzzFeed article reporting the trend, in which Seinfeld‘s iconic first episode of season 9 is discussed.

In “The Butter Shave,” Puddy and his on-and-off-again girlfriend Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) are on a transatlantic flight, during which she becomes irate after he chooses to stare straight ahead the entire time instead of reading a book.

Warburton then shares a clip from the episode, in which Elaine offers his character something to read, writing above it, “Puddy proof.”

After the clip, Warburton says to the camera, “My concern is that somebody’s gonna get hurt and if you go into this thing blindly… You know what I’m saying?” The actor says his warning while showing screengrabs from TikTok clips about the trend.

“Just not reading, watching something, you better be okay with what’s going on up here, inside your ol’ noggin. I’m not, but it’s weird and entertaining at times,” he adds. “Just be careful. That’s all I’m saying. It’s not for novices.”

Warburton used the same caption on both social media platforms writing, “The ultimate Puddy stare | Try this trend at your own risk! .”

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On Instagram, he further engaged with his fans by asking, “Have you tried this social media challenge?!” On TikTok, he responded with “Thank you,” after BuzzFeed commented on his video, “It’s okay, we forgive you — but Elaine might not. High five! .”

Seinfeld is now streaming on Netflix.