I watch Seinfeld pretty regularly, and have yet to meet Elaine's parents. Have any shows introduced them yet?
Also does anyone have any thoughts on how the show might change now that Seinfeld will be writing it solo? What mark did the other guy make on the show?
BTW, where do you all get the titles of the episodes?
Well, in a pretty early show, Elaine's father was in it. He was a famous writer and had a very overbearing personality. But I don't think they ever mentioned him again, or anyone else in Elaine's family.
-Jen
Jennifer M. Blaske" wrote:
parents.
had a very overbearing personality. But I don't >think they ever
Elaine's sister has also been mentioned (she lives in St. Louis) and she has a nephew (Remember the "Nip" episode). But no other family member besides her father has ever been on the show.
Elaine's father Alton Benes appeared as a gruff writer in an early episode called The Jacket. His anti-social behaviour make George and Jerry very uncomfortable when the three of them are waiting for Elaine in the hotel lobby.
In article "Jennifer M. Blaske" writes:
Actually, sisters of Elaine are mentioned in both "The Airport" and the episode in which Elaine is "exposed" on her Christmas card (is this "The Pick"??). Could be the same sister, because in the latter ep, she is referred to as Gail, but in the former, no name is mentioned.
Bonnie
You can add The Pilot to your list. Elaine conspires with her sister (who is mentioned but not seen, once again) to press charges against the new owner of Monk's, who is apprently only hiring large breasted women.
I 'forgot-about' the reference in The Airport.
It's true... I've neer heard of any of ELaine's family though... But a sister was mentioned in the time the restaurant was hiring large-breasted women...
There was an episode, which I have only seen once, in which Elaine's father, played by Lawrence Tierney, the old movie tough guy (also in Pulp Fiction for you real hipsters), drives up from Towson MD, and basically intimidates the shit out of everyone. The plot, as usual, is totally convoluted, but two parts that stick out in my mind are Jerry having to wear a suede jacket out in the snow and ruining it(because the lining was pink and Lawrence Tierney intimidated him into not turning it inside out, and George incessantly singing some song (I think its from South Pacific) "Master of the House, dum dum dum" that is impossible to get out of your head, and Lawrence Tierney telling him to shut up. The show ends, of course, with Lawrence Tierney on the road back to Maryland, in his car singing "Master of the House." Hilarious!!!
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If anyone knows the title to this episode.. Pleeeease clue me in,, I dont remember this one for the life of me...and if I have the title, and the schedule, I just might catch it..
Master of Her House...da da da da daaaaaaaaaaaa
The episode was called The Jacket. According tothe syndication schedule, this episode will not be shown in the near future.
Robert Sacks wrote:
If I remember correctly,Elaines father didn't tell George " to shut up",but he said "Pipe down,chorus boy"
On Tue, 27 Aug 1996, Bob Wells wrote:
Actually the song was from "Les Mis" Kate:)
On Tue, 27 Aug 1996 11:47:01 -0700, Bob Wells wrote:
This was an excellent episode, especially for such an early one. BTW, wasn't Tierney in Reservoir Dogs, not Pulp Fiction? I can't place his face in PF.
Tierney was in Resivour Dogs.
Just because I am a nit-picky anal freak...Master of the House is from Les Miserable... not South Pacific.
I now return you to your regularily scheduled Seinfeld chat
Fiona
Les >Miserable...not South Pacific.
Well, if we're being nit-picky, it's Les MiserableS, plural.
You started it.
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seen either South Pacific or Les Miz. Obviously it doesnt matter, cuz the episode is hilarious. Lawrence Tierney was the perfect choice for the part of Elaine's father.
Lawrence Tierney (Elaines Dad) was indeed in "Resevoir Dogs" not "Pulp Fiction". Its understandable since theyre both Quentin Tarantino films.
In the 9/2 episode about Noreen's talkative boyfriend, Jerry and Elaine spot Frank Costanza with a man wearing a cape....The man turns out to have been Frank's lawyer.
At the end of the show, Noreen is just about to jump off a bridge, when the man in the cape steps up to her and speaks. I ran and re-ran it...I'm SURE that voice is "Steinbrenner," who I believe is played by Larry David. Any yeas or nays out there?
Susan
You're right - the man in the cape was played by Larry David. Larry David's only other appearance was the ticket taker, who refused to accept George's dodled upon $20 bill, at the Alex theater in The Gum.
Larry David has had a couple of other spots:
I've also heard of a couple of other voice-parts attributed to him:
Can anyone think of any others?
JW
That is in fact a famous Larry David cameo.
Also, in the very end of "The Gum", check out the newsstand owner who refuses George's $20 when George is dressed in the King outfit.
Joe
Susan:
Yes the Man in the Cape and the voice of Steinbrennner are both played by Larry David, Seinfeld's best friend and co-creator of the show. David was a cast member of "Fridays" back in the late 70's when he met co-cast member Michael Richards, who played a charcater called "Dick" who was very much like Kramer
Best wishes to you. We Seinfeld fans have to stick together.
Bob.
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The way I understood it, Elaine was referring to the "sisters," which was a term for her feminist female friends.
On Mon, 26 Aug 1996 [email] wrote:
I thought the "sisters" was metaphorical; eg. her female friends?
Wasn't Elaine's sister in the Mutton episode? She says something about her sister inheriting things from their grandmother, but Elaine inherited nothing.