The Junk Mail- The single funny part

At least, for me, there was only one point in time where I laughed, unfortunately.

Not to Tribble (tm) on or anything, but I've got to agree with most of the other posters that this episode just wasn't so great.

However, there was a single point when I *DID* laugh.

And I'll end this post with it.

"Where did you get those bricks?" - Jerry "The whole BUILDING is made out of bricks, Jerry!" - Kramer

:)

I thought this was a mediocre episode, but not terrible. Not as funny as "The Blood." It did have more than one funny part, though. A few times I laughed: - Kramer trying to buy Jerry's van, forcing Jerry to act like a car salesman - "OK, Kramer, what do I have to do to get you in this van today?" - Jerry going through the woods at night looking for his friend, runs across the old guy digging a hole. "No, I'm Edgar..."

I didn't think the whole mail thing worked, although it was a good premise. Everyone gets sick of all the catalogues this time of year.

Anyone know what the mail thing was a parody of? First, the line "postal employee Newman" and then Wilford brimley's shhakedown of Kramer both seemed like they must have been parodies of SOMETHING - but I have no idea what.... Jaosn

In article (Dans l'article) , [email] wrote (�crivait)�:

1984?

Newman's warning - "it'll happen like this..." - reminded me of the warning given to the X-Files' Scully, in the episode where she goes to Fox's apartment and ends up drawing guns against Skinner. Unless I'm off, her sister is killed either in that episode or the next.

Also, Wilford Brimley was the shifty head of security in _The Firm_. This might be striking chords with people.

Chris

Chris Hill wrote:

that little section you refer to was nearly verbatim from the closing scene of the book Seven Day of the Condor, and the movie version, Three Day of the Condor. Cliff Robertson delivers the lines to Robert Redford in the movie version.

WT

"if the truth will set you free and knowledge is power, what the hell am I doing watching so much TV?"

[email] wrote:

I seem to recall a similar type of story on the David Letterman film special. In the story, David was sitting around at the border house that he lived in and he "discovered" after watching TV for about 10 hours that the same actors have played in different parts in different shows (example: William Shatner in "Star Trek" And "T.J. Hooker". ) David uncovered a conspiracy by the major TV networks of just recyling the same old actors in new shows. Eventually Paul almost got killed and David was knocked out and woke up in Tom Brokall's? office. Just like in Seinfeld, David was told that he was right, but was scared into shutting up. Tom Brokall spoke in the same manner as Brimley did. So, to make a point here, I think both of these show's is a parody of an older show, that i'm sorry to say I don't know. Anyone remember this show that I wrote of?

I disagree. I thought the single funny part was at the beginning, when George was talking to his father on the phone, and in the background you hear:

*knock knock* "Chinese food!"

I *loved* the voice George's mom used during that part. It had me rofl!

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In article , [email] (Twc6) writes:

I have to disagree here. True, George wants to be rid of his parents, and if they were to leave him alone for some other reason, he would be thrilled. But George has a great need to be accepted, and can't stand anyone thinking there is anything wrong with him. Remember these examples of this desire: quitting his job when he is banned from the executive washroom(The Revenge), trying to get a busboy's job back(The Busboy), having Elaine take his IQ test(The Cafe), the masseuse who can't stand him and his attempts to change her mind(The Masseuse), the waitress who goes out with him then says she has a boyfriend with him trying to be sure it isn't just him(The Soup), his search for a black friend after somebody says he's a racist(The Diplomat), his efforts to prove he is not crazy(The Gum). I think this is one of the more in-character George moments this season.