funniest moment

i think the single funniest scene from seinfeld is when Kramer is
explaining how he rescued that chicks pinky toe .
George  :   "Your'e Batman"
Kramer  :   "Yeah, i am Batman"

Anyone??? Paul Sommer

Paul Sommer typed:

>funniest moment

Wow! You can't just pick one! Here are a few of thousands great moments of Seinfeld.

"So there's the rooster, the chicken and the hen. Who's having sex with the hen?" "The rooster has sex with all of them" "That's perverse!"

"Believe it or not George isn't at home, please leave a message at the beep, I'm not at home or i'd pick up the phone, where can I be, believe it or not I'm not hoooome"

"I didn't get soup" "What?!?" "Here let me try some of yours" (eats some) "Oh god i gotta sit down"

Of course I am paraphrasing.

Phil

That one, it get's to me everyday, I still have it stuck in my head, and I haven't seen the episode in months. Of course I just read it, so that probably explains why it is stuck in my head once again...

On 3 Apr 99 15:03:26 GMT, "Paul Sommer" wrote:

My favourite is probably (quoting from memory, so probably not word perfect)...

"You can't dump ME!!! I HAVE HAND!!!" "And you're gonna need it!"

Paul Sommer wrote:

To preface Mike's comment and in semi-order (strictly by memory):

Kramer: Yeah, well, I was fighting him off with one hand and driving the bus with the other, you know, and then I kicked him off, you know, at the next stop.

The car rental scene.

"I know why we have reservations."

"I don't think you do. If you did, I'd have a car!"

Al wrote:

I have the *wav file of that and use it for my Windows bootup instead of the chimes.

You see you know how to TAKE the resevation but you don't know how to HOLD the reservation.

I like Moors! Moops! in The Bubble Boy and the scene in The Contest in which George reveals getting caught by his mom and the ensuing bet.

Paul Valenti

The funniest moment(s) has to be in "The Dealership" in the last season.:

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Puddy:  I don't know too many monkeys that can put together a carburetor.
Jerry:  I saw one that could do sign language.
Puddy:  Yeah I saw that one.
Jerry:   Koko.
Puddy:   Yeah Koko!  That chimps alright!  High Five!

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Jerry (to Puddy): Finder's fee? But its on your lot? Puddy: Yeah that's right.

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George: There's no laws in this place... Anything goes. ITS THUNDERDOME!!!!

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George (to the candy that won't fall): JUMP!!!!

I loved that episode. While others complained about how George had become a bitter angry carricature of himself, I loved the dialog and the plots. Your examples were some of the great lines from that episode. I've caught myself using the "Thunderdome" comment myself when the sitation warrants it, and I usually get the same laugh out of it that Jason got in "The Dealership".

The candy bar conversation was reminiscent of "the good old days" when they used to talk about nothing.

I loved the way Jerry turned the tables on Puddy, becoming the salesman. "What do I have to do to put you two in a relationship today?"

"Le George. Let's stuff Le George in Le locker!"

Puddy, to Elaine: "I'll tell you what's stupid. You. Stupid."

Just a few of the many fine moments from that episode.
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On Sun, 04 Apr 1999 14:04:57 -0400, Dave wrote:

I just assumed George was in a particularly bad mood that day. And don't forget, he was very hungry ("I can feel my stomach sucking up against my spine") which wasn't likely to lighten his mood any.

(I also think he had issues with car saleman as a result of the traumatic "le George" incident from his youth. :)

Dave wrote:

For me, "The Dealersip" was a rather uneven show. Some great bits in the episode- Jerry becoming the salesman was classic, and the episode ranks with "The Burning" as possibly Puddy's best show. My main problem with it is the running joke where everybody thinks Twix has coconut. It was so obviously invented. Seinfeld had a gift few other shows have ever had- it made us see our faults and laugh because we realize how silly they are. That bit in "The Dealership" annoyed me because people are not really like that.

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I'll agree with the Twix subplot ( aside from the mechanic's Joe , Sam , Mo , short name's response to George : "You're incorrect!!!" ) but I'm glad that there are a few people now that seem to support this episode. I remember a lot of people bashing it a few months ago. All the bits described before are great and I'll add Jerry's phone conversation with Elaine as one my favorite moments from "The Dealership" "Everybody's trying to rip me offfff!!!!!"

Mo

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I think the joke was that George was the only one who cared about the composition of candy bars.

On Sun, 4 Apr 1999 00:36:16 -0600, "Crawfish" wrote:

I think this episode has some of George's best rantings ever. Some of my favourites:

"Hey le George! Bonjour le George! Let's stuff le George in le locker!"

JS: "We're just waiting for David Puddy." GC: "He is. You don't know _what_ I'm doing!"

"Just because a candy bar fails to fall from its perch does _not_ imply transfer of ownership."

"All I want is my 75c back, an apology...and for him to be fired."

"Do you mind? I HAVE the window!!"

Oh, and not forgetting one of my favourite Kramer-isms, when asked where he's taking the salesman on the test drive:

"Oh, just a little place I like to call 'you'll see'"

Malc92 typed:

>"Oh, just a little place I like to call

This reminds me of one other classic Kramerism:

After Jerry asks Kramer why he needs a screen door for:

"Because of the cool evening breezes of AnyTown USA"

Phil

Jerry (to Puddy): Finder's fee? But its on your lot? Puddy: Yeah that's right.

puddy's matter-of-fact delivery made many of his scenes hilarious. great character.

All this praise for The Dealership?

I must've stumbled into Bizzaro-alt.tv.seinfeld.

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On Sun, 4 Apr 1999 22:53:41 -0400 (EDT), [email] (art vandelay) wrote:

I didn't like the episode much, but it did have some hilarious lines. Most of them involving Puddy.

art vandelay wrote:

LOL.

I posted a message in alt.tv.law-and-order, another one of my favourite shows. If any of you know the show you will appreciate it. They didn't.

In the episode The Aftershock which was a season finale a few years ago, the principal characters all witness an execution on a person they caught and convicted. Their reactions were to bring out the worst in their personalities and they all changed.

I said this was like Bizarro Law and Order - you'd understand right?

They are far too serious over there.

art vandelay wrote in message ... All this praise for The Dealership?

I must've stumbled into Bizzaro-alt.tv.seinfeld.

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ I agree, that was probably my least favourite episode ever (and people complain about The Stock Tip?)

I think the Stock Tip might have been the best ep of the first season. The Dealership reminds you of The Parking Garage, Chinese Restaurant, etc. but it shows you how much George became a screamer instead of at least keeping some control and working his way up to the scream and not acting totally crazy and least making sense.

Paul Valenti

Sein999999 wrote:

Well, none of the first season shows really matched up to what came afterward, so it's probably a close call as to which of the five is the best. I'd go with "The Stakeout" as my favorite of the bunch- I liked the scene with Jerry and Elaine at the party, the scene where George invents Art Vandelay, and the bit with the Scrabble game ("That's what you do when a patient gets difficult- you quone him!"). I'd pick the aforementioned "The Stock Tip" as my least favorite- nothing especially bad about the episode, but aside from the the conversation where Jerry and George discuss whether Superman had a sense of humor, I didn't really find anything I could latch onto.

It does remind you of the "about nothing" episodes like "The Parking Garage", but they didn't handle it nearly as well as those others. Some things worked. I really liked Puddy in this one, and I thought Jerry's bits were pretty good too. But some things didn't work. The Twix subplot was a terrific idea, but the way they executed it, it just had too many kinks in it. With a few more rewrites, "The Dealership" might have turned into an excellent episode. As it was, it was a pretty mixed bag.

Definitely. I thought "The Dealership" was Seinfeld-by-numbers: George was just an overwrought self-parody, and that Twix line-up was just not funny. Puddy was good though, and Jerry's "What can I do to put you two together" was good.

goatboy wrote:

It was riddled with continuity errors, too! Where did George get the money for all those candy bars? And where did he get them, as the machine was out? If there was a store within walking distance of the dealership, why didn't he just go there earlier to get something to eat?

paraphrasing heavily:

George: Oh, so sorry. The answer is Moops. Bubble Boy: No it's not, you idiot. There is no moops, it's moors. George: I'm sorry, that's what the card says. Bubble Boy: It's clearly a typo...it's MOORS! George: MOOPS! Bubble Boy: MOORS! George: MOOPS! Bubble Boy: Gimme that card! (starts to choke George) HA HA!!...gets me every time.

George: Me, I'm an architect. You know the addition to the Guggenheim? Lois: You did that? George: Yep and it really didn't take that long either. Jerry: Well, you've really built yourself up into something.

Al wrote in message ...

(cont'd) Jerry: You've gotta hole in your shoe. What is that, canvas? George: Well, I've got go...

That scene has to be one of my absolute favorites. Everytime I see it I crack up.

Norman typed:

>Jerry: You've gotta hole in your shoe.

Huh?

Phil

<< Norman typed: Jerry: You've gotta hole in your shoe. What is that, canvas? George: Well, I've got go... Huh? Phil>>

That is how Jerry's conversation with George ended in the diner when George was pretending to be an architect. Norman finished quoting the conversation that a prior poster had started. Jeremy

Jeremy typed:

>That is how Jerry's conversation with

I still don't understand the quote.

>Jerry: You've gotta hole in your shoe.

You've gotta hole? Well, i've got go?

I hate to be nitpicky but i don't recall this scene! Oh well.

Phil

<<I still don't understand the quote. Jerry: You've gotta hole in your shoe. What is that, canvas? George: Well, I've got go... >>

   See, George had been pretending that he was a very well to do
architect who had recently designed an addition to a very famous
building.  (Please don't ask me to spell it!)  Jerry was trying to play
with him a bit and commented on how George had a hole in his shoe.
Obviously a well to do architect would probably not be walking around in
holey (is that a word?) canvas shoes.  George sensed his lie was going
to unfold, and left the scene.
                                               Jeremy

Jeremy typed:

>See, George had been pretending

Oh! So the scene went kinda like this:

Jerry: "Boy you really went bald there! You used to have a thick full head of hair!" George: "Yeah...yeah....yeah. I guess i started to lose it when i was about 28. Right around when i made my first million. You know what they say, the first million is the hardest to make!" Lois: "What do you do?" George: "I'm an architect" Lois: "Design any buildings in NY?" George: "Have you see the new addition to the Guggenheim?" Lois: "You did that?" George: "Yep, yep! Didn't take very long either" Jerry: "Well you really built yourself up into something!" George: "Yeah, well" Jerry: "One has to wonder what would bring you into a crummy little coffee shop like this" George: "Well i like to stay in touch with the people" Jerry: "You know, you gotta hole in your sneaker there, what is that canvas?" George: "Well you know what, my driver is waiting outside, i really should get running!"

If that was the scene you were referring to i apologize for not remembering it.

Phil

Sorry for all the confusion. I guess I have to brush up on the fine details before contributing to this group. Yes Phil, that's how the scene went, and it's pretty damn funny.

Norm

Phil R. ([email]) wrote: : Jeremy typed:

Norm typed:

>Sorry for all the confusion. I guess I

Don't be sorry! The confusion was when you posted:

>Jerry: You've gotta hole in your shoe.

And you didn't cut and paste the previous post you were quoting from. And from your post above, i could not decifer which episode that was from. I didn't understand your writing. I knew there was a typo or something, but it was driving me nuts, so i clicked on all the posts and found the original poster who started that scene. And that's when i figured it out.

You don't have to give fine details, but corrected spelling and "Cut and Paste" helps a lot when reading in these Newsgroups.

And yes that scene was great!! So funny!

Phil

In "The Kiss Hello", Jerry says, "I'll tell you what, Mr. Cosmo Kramer or whatever your name is, I'm not kissing anyone hello on the cheek." Kramer then proceeds to kiss Jerry on the lips. At that moment, George walks in, sees it, then immediately walks out.

one of my favorite moments is in the switch. when george finally comes up with the plan to help jerry switch roommates. also the part when they confront kramer with his first name. watch george as he spits his water out. i dn't know about ya'll, but i think it happened by accident, and was merely left in the show. that or jason can do a brilliant spit take. one of my favorite episodes.

chad

here's another great moment: when elaine was trying to befriend susan ross.

jerry: so what are you gonna do, go to your house, strip to your bra and panties and have a pillow fight? elaine: you really think we do that don't you? jerry: (in a hysterical deadpan delivery) yes. I do.

i guess you had to be there. funny stuff.

Actually I think it was a "Tickel" fight, not Pillow...Tickel, and yes, I think girls do that too (and thus is why I am single...)

I love that one, but I'd have to go with the scene where George is going to dump his girlfriend because he found out she's bald. Elaine yells:

				"You're bald!!!"

Classic!

OH, now I get it. I thought the previous post WAS included. My mistake. Keep laughing, Norm

Paul Sommer asked about our choices for funniest Seinfeld moment.

Where do we begin?

     Memories come back in the form of entire
episodes. "The Contest" from beginning to end...starting with the lunch scene
at Monk's at  the opening of the show, when George describes how he was caught
"doing...you know..." and proceeding right to the end. Or "Fusilli Jerry" (last
words; "A million to one, doc, a million to one). Or "The Betrayal," the
'backwards' episode in November of the final season.
     Could go on. Maybe the appropriate question is, out of 180 episodes filmed
from 1990 to 1998, were there even a handful that weren't better than anything
else on TV? It's hard to think of even four or five that really fell flat. It's
also hard to think of any comedy on TV now that measures up even to some of the
weakest Seinfeld episodes.

I don't doubt we're just a few years away from another landmark comedy that we'll all enjoy. But it's not on the horizon yet. We're in a fallow period for TV comedy. Personal guess for what it's worth; the next classic sitcom will probably be created and fronted by someone we're just beginning to see on national TV right now, who hasn't yet broken through as a major star. Watch the new ones just making their first appearances with Conan or Letterman or Leno. That's where your next brilliant sitcom may be coming from, probably about 3 or 4 years from now.

Don't get me wrong, there are some decent ones out there. Drew Carey is enjoyable on a consistent basis, although the format is clearly a blue-collar derivative of Seinfeld. The Norm Show looks like it's got possibilities as well...and so does "It's Like...You Know." "Frasier" was excellent UNTIL this season, when the writers kept him out of work and away from the show's funniest element (and too dependent on the brother-to-brother dynamic). Anyone want to nominate others? Bob Smith, afternoons WXXI-AM 1370, Rochester NY

I really liked the episode where George wanted the security guard to have a chair and told Jerry 'I sense the least little human suffering!' to which Jerry replied, 'Are you sensing anything now?' Meaning, of course, how he suffers George's crap. Donna C.

P.S. I paraphrased.

im sorry i dont know the exact titles

"The Magic Loogie" when Jerry is recreating the scene in his apartment

The episode right before the last one with the Porta Rican Parade and all the Porta Recans beat up kramer and throw Jerry's "black saab" into the ditch, while George and Jerry are pretending to be rich just to use a bathroom. "black saab, maroon gulf, that was an I'm NOT sorry wave!"

When Kramer burns down the cabin with his Cubans

George's toupee

Elain eating the JFK wedding cake then replacing it with Entamens (Entammins is special, they have that whole little section at the end of the isle)

Frogger, need i say more.

So many great times, how can you pick just one.

Jerry's Girlfriends. Miss Rhode Island "Mulva" Teri Hatcher (they're real and their spectacular) The Mentor

I think the episode were George first comes up with "art Vandelay" was pretty funny!

     Although that was early in the series (1990 if memory serves) and they
were just getting warmed up, not knowing they'd meet the REAL Art Vandelay 8
years later.
     A few classic episodes I'd nominate; "The Contest" (fall 1992); "The
Mangos" (1993); "Fusilli Jerry" (1995); "The Betrayal" (1997). But the great
thing about Seinfeld was, there were so few poor episodes---you'd be hard
pressed to count the lame ones out of 180+ total episodes, on the fingers of
one hand. With most sitcoms, the ratio is reversed.

Jerry, Jason, Julia, Michael, and Larry...and the rest of the crew...you all gave us great TV. That's missing now, at least on North American TV screens. There are a few good sitcoms left, like Friends, Drew Carey, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Frasier UNTIL this season...and a few shows with some interesting promise, like Sports Night. (I won't discuss cable shows that a majority of Americans can't see.) But must see TV? Not much left of that, sorry to say.

We are about 2 or 3 years away from the next great sitcom. It's not a show that's on the air now, getting ready to evolve to a new level, because established shows always are forced into a comfortable pattern once they have consolidated their audiences. It's not going to come from someone who has done TV comedy before...comeback shows are always at least a little weaker than the originals were. Watch for someone who's just starting to appear on national TV as a standup comedy performer, showing up with Jay or Dave or Conan...and maybe just about to do his or her first HBO special. That's going to be your source for the next great sitcom. Don't have a specific candidate in mind yet, but there's probably someone who's just starting to show on the radar, who will create and star in it.

And where will Jerry Seinfeld wind up? Something tells me he'll eventually get the chance to do nightly variety/comedy TV and he'll end up as the true successor to Johnny Carson within the next few years. He has dropped little hints that he'd like to do that if the opportunity is offered. IMHO, it will be, and he'll be great.

Bob Smith, afternoons WXXI-AM 1370, Rochester NY

Wow, you should be a psychic Bob, I didn't know I'd have a sitcom in only 2 or 3 years...

Yeah, I really loved Ned and Stacey, untill it got axed on Australian Tv. Is it still going in USA??? My fave sitcom after Seinfeld, althogh i only saw 2 seasons of it.

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