Mack is back in Town!

S08E07 The ChecksretroMay 27, 2004, 4:24 AM ET8 years later5 posts by 5 posters

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Fans discuss the "Mack is back in town" reference from The Checks episode when Kramer wears Japanese clothes, with posters identifying it as an allusion to the song "Mack the Knife".

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peter_parkerMay 27, 2004, 4:24 AM ET

I just love this episode (The Checks), does anyone know if there is a particular reference to when Kramer comes into the Coffe Shop in his Japenese duds" and jerry says something like "look, Mack is back in town!". I find this line totally hilarious.

Also, the sunshine Carpet Cleaning religous cult that took on Mr. Wilhem aka Tanya but not George "because he was too dumb"

unknownMay 27, 2004, 9:53 AM ET↩ peter_parker

On 27 May 2004 01:24:11 -0700, [email] (peter_parker) wrote:

(1)  Reference to the song "Mac The Knife"
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      Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
      And it shows them pearly white
      Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
      And he keeps it ï¿½ ah ï¿½ out of sight.

      Ya know when that shark bites, with his teeth, babe
      Scarlet billows start to spread
      Fancy gloves, though, wears old MacHeath, babe
      So thereï¿½s nevah, nevah a trace of red.

      Now on the sidewalk ï¿½ uuh, huh ï¿½ whoo ï¿½ sunny morninï¿½ ï¿½ uuh, huh
      Lies a body just oozin' life ï¿½ eeek!
      And someoneï¿½s sneakin' ï¿½round the corner
      Could that someone be Mack the Knife?

      A-there's a tugboat ï¿½ huh, huh, huh ï¿½ down by the river donï¿½tcha
know
      Where a cement bagï¿½s just a'droopin' on down
      Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
      Five'll get ya ten old Mackyï¿½s back in town.

      Now, d'ja hear ï¿½bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
      After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash
      And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
      Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?

      Now ï¿½ Jenny Diver ï¿½ ho, ho ï¿½ yeah ï¿½ Sukey Tawdry
      Ooh ï¿½ Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
      Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
      Now that Mackyï¿½s back in town.

      Aah ï¿½ I said Jenny Diver ï¿½ whoa ï¿½ Sukey Tawdry
      Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
      Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
      Now that Mackyï¿½s back in town ï¿½

Look out ï¿½ old Macky is back!!

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LRodMay 27, 2004, 7:38 AM ET↩ unknown

On Thu, 27 May 2004 13:53:51 GMT, [email] (TheNewsGuy(Mike)) wrote:

One of the worst songs ever masquerading as a Top 40 tune. How it ever got there and why oldies stations and retrospective programs keep playing it is beyond me. It's a show tune! and a shitty one at that. No teenager of the '50s (I think that version by Bobby Darrin came out in '57 or thereabouts) understood a single reference to any of the names in it. Not until From Russia With Love did any of us ever hear of Lotte Lenya.

Add to the list anything by Lou Christie and Barry Manilow.

Uh, sorry; I lost the bubble there for a bit. Uh, Japanese duds. That's it, "I'm dominating the dojo." There's a Seinfeld reference. I'm back on track.

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rericsMay 28, 2004, 1:59 AM ET↩ LRod

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Oooh I loved her in "Dr. Zhivago"

ErJun 10, 2004, 3:45 PM ET↩ rerics

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No no no no no, that was Julie Christie. Dr. Zhivago was the ship, Julie was the singer!