Does anybody know any more references to old comedy teams which have occured in Seinfeld? These are what I have so far:
1)George to Jerry-What are you, Bud Abbott?(The Jacket) 2)Jerry to George-What is this, an Abbott & Costello routine?(The Tape) 3)Jerry to Martin`s girlfriend-I will show you the stooges(The Suicide) 4)Jerry to George & Vice-versa-Goodnight Ollie, Goodnight Stanley(The Chaperone)
Any more, anybody
In article , Peter Pan wrote:
5) I noticed recently Jerry mentions Larry Fine. I think it was in the context of rediculous hair in one of the toupee episodes. Anyway, Larry Fine is Larry of the 3 stooges.
6) There is a reference to Jackie Gleason by Kramer. It was something about "Gleason never rehearsed; he was a genius."
7) There are other allusions to the Honeymooners, but more in mannerisms, e.g. Elaine's fake laugh: A Hardy Har Har! One of Ralph's regular reactions to Alice's remarks about his weight.
8) If you know the Honeymooners, Kramer's quick entrances and his trips to Jerry's refridgerator are all very reminiscent of Ed Norton (Art Carney) in the Honeymooner's. He was the odd one who lived upstairs.
Sorry, I don't remember all the episodes in which these occur.
Jerry once broke up a fight between Kramer and George by yelling "Spread out!", just like Moe would do with Curly and Larry....
The Honeymooners thing is right on...this show owes a lot to it...I love it when Jerry reincarnates Ralph Kramden by asserting "Oh, you're goin'!".....or as in this exchange with George: "I tell ya, Jerry, I got something goin' here!" "Oh, you got something goin'...."
In article , [email] (Tim566) wrote:
Jerry's whining comeback on the puffy shirt episode - But I don't want to be a pirate - is reminiscent of Ed Norton's reaction to taking a needle full of sodium pentathol. Ralph coaxes him, claiming he's a baby if he doesn't take it, or some such thing.
I also think that Kramer's reaction when he's being interrogated for the serial murder crime is also right out of an Ed Norton (Art Carney) whine. BTW - the Ed Norton whine owes a lot to Stan Laurel and his sad face whine when faced by some difficulty. The Honeymooners owes a lot to Laurel and Hardy.
Also, when George goes on his "independent George" tirade, it is very much Gleason. Also when George tells Susan that he's not a prude, but can swing with the best, he uses that same hand gesture of snapping his fingers while waving his arm back and forth that is a real Gleasonism (refer to episode where Ralph finds the million dollars on the bus - "I had it and I spent it" using that same arm/hand gesture.)
Joe Clarke