Army man in Newman's Ear

Could be a subtle inside joke since Michael R. used to play a role on the old "Fridays" show about a manical guy who used to play with army men and then set them on fire!

Did I hear correctly that when Kramer asked for pliers, Jerry wondered whether Newman had "an army man stuck in his ear again?" If I misheard, what did Jerry actually say? If I heard correctly, what in the world was he referring to?

Newman had "an army man stuck in his ear again?" If I misheard, what did Jerry actually say? If I heard correctly, what in the world was he referring to?

I took to mean a childish reference ( Newman being the other man child along with Kramer...),,,children are always getting things stuck in their ears and noses...beads up the nose..etc..... Especially since he and Kramer play that war board game ( cant think of the name ) We get 911 calls for stuff like that all the time.......and I wont get into the crazy glue calls!

it wasa joke.

Speaking of Newman, how come the Frosted Cheerios ad that ran at the start of the show wasn't the one with Wayne Knight? (In contrast, the Intel ad with Jason Alexander didn't work; the character was too much like George and not enough like the talented real-life Jason we know and respect--and wish would tone down Costanza this year.)

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Could've fooled me. I think I heard crickets chirping in the background.

Yeah, I kind of suspected that, what with "Seinfeld" being a comedy show and all. But the question is: what's the joke? Is there some previous reference to army men in Newman's ears that I'm forgetting? Asking whether somebody has an army man stuck in his ear is kind of off the wall, but it's more weird than funny.

I think the implication is that at some point in the past Newman _did_ get an army man stuck in his ear, given his hostile reaction when Jerry mentioned it. Can't you just see Newman and Kramer on the floor playing with those green plastic army men and one of them somehow ending up in Newman's ear?

Mike

Thinking back to the moment Seinfeld uttered that line, I believe my confusion was caused by not having heard the term "Army man" used other than to describe a member of the US army (i.e., as opposed to a "Navy man"). All my life, the only term I've heard used for one of those green plastic guys was "toy soldier." Anyway, thanks--mystery solved.