fɹˈɛd wʌz ɹˈɛfɹənst ˈɪn "ðɪ ɐpˈɑːɹtmənt", ɐ sˈiːzən tˈuː ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd ʌv sˈeɪnfɛld, wˌɛn dʒˈɛɹi sˈeɪnfɛld fˈɛlt ˌɪnsᵻkjˈʊɹ ɐbˌaʊt ɐ lˈaʊd nˈeɪbɚ lˈɪvɪŋ əbˈʌv hˌɪm.
Fred was referenced in "The Apartment", a Season 2 episode of Seinfeld, when Jerry Seinfeld felt insecure about a loud neighbor living above him.