(CNN) Is Jerry Seinfeld saying sorry or dissing a former British TV host? Maybe both?

To promote the new season of "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," the comedian called out some shows he claims were "influenced" by his idea, including "Carpool" from British comedian Robert Llewellyn.

"These are all real shows!" Seinfeld says in the new season trailer for his Netflix series. "And we are proud that others have taken notice of our style and have been inspired by it. The only comment we would like to make is: If you're going to knock us off, get it right!"

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July 19@netflixisajoke pic.twitter.com/keW8bJZ3Vk — Jerry Seinfeld (@JerrySeinfeld) July 2, 2019

But on Wednesday Llewellyn took to Twitter to say, hey, his "Carpool" show streamed online in 2009 and aired on TV in 2010-11. That means it predates "Comedians in Cars," which debuted in 2012.

This is only of any interest because the original Carpool https://t.co/esOO16JXeF

Started a full 3 years BEFORE Jerry and his pals copied it.

LOL https://t.co/kwc84Vn0Ct — Robert Llewellyn (@bobbyllew) July 2, 2019

Seinfeld tweeted, "Apology to Robert Llewelyn [sic] Car Pool. Had not heard of it."

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