Favorite "slapstick"?

I've seen a lot of threads on favorite line, favorite show, favorite character, etc. But one aspect of the show I find particularly entertaining is the physical or, perhaps "slapstick" humor. Most of this is cleverly written and would take (I imagine) a fair amount of choreography.

Disregarding all of Kramer's twitches (which would be a whole thread unto themselves), anybody have any favorites? One of mine was in "The Race" when Jerry's phone rings while George is sitting on the couch and Jerry is standing about halfway to the door. George just picks up the receiver and tosses it to Jerry, who very casually and in one motion catches it and puts it up to his ear to start talking. There was also another episode where Jerry (I think) tosses something (juice??) to somebody (Kramer???) just as Kramer walks in through the door.

Anybody??

--John "...the man who laughs has not yet heard the bad news" B. Brecht

I think it was a pair of rubber gloves that he threw to Kramer. Good timing indeed

..Pete

Slapstick is not my favorite part of the show, but I couldn't stop laughing when:

1. Kramer was a ballboy at the US Open and bashed into Monica Seles (?), knocking her flat on the court; and

2. Elaine and Jerry were in Florida with Jerry's parents and Elaine was on painkillers. She was introduced to a woman named Stella, and, swaying all over the place, belted out, "STELLLLLAAAAA!!!!" I've always wanted to do that.

Surely someone knows whether the tennis player was Monica Seles or not.

You have to admit though, Kramer IS the slapstick portion of the show. Two favourites...

Kramer's reaction to meeting the "close" talker. (He backs up into the fridge, does a spin and falls into the cupboards)

When Kramer comes back to Jerry's from the beach where he had been golfing. He was complaining about sand getting everywhere and happened to flip a bunch from his pocket into his eye...loved it!

Jason

OK, I'll add one of my favorites, which was on just last night (3/2)

Cosmo in Jerry's face imitating a baseball player arguing with the ump. That whole scene was hilarious. It's one of the few times where Kramer's slapstick seemed appropriate. Cosmo just kept getting more intense as he talked about his golfing adventure until he just went off on Jerry. Jerry's expression was almost like that of someone who could actually act. He looked sincerely annoyed or just trying to avoid Kramer's spit.

BTW, this was one of the great shows ... in any season.

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One of my favourites is with Kramer in his underwear with Calvin Klein (from The Pick). He's parading around the room and then they say something which stuns him and he collapses on the wall. You really have to see it to appreciate it

Jeffrey Bechthold ([email]) wrote:

I agree, that scene had me ROTFL for a few minutes. My other favorite scene is the episode where the gang decides to order chinese food (and I think it's the same episode where the delivery boy gets hit by a car). The scene goes something like this:

J: I'm hungry for some chinese food, how about you George?

G: Yeah.

J: OK. I'll call Kramer to see if he wants anything.

(Jerry dials the phone number)

J: Hey Kramer, we're ordering Chinese food.....

BOOM! The door flings open and in flies K-Man, not 2 seconds after jerry mentions CHINESE. Jerry couldn't even finish the sentence before Kramer has bolted across the hall and into the apartment. I was totally dying of laughter from that scene!!

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The best "slapstick" is where Kramer has muscle spasms as a result of hearing Mary Hart's (from entertainment tonight) voice...sorry I can't remember which episode this was

Steph

-=> Quoting Miss Justice to ALL <=-

MJ> The best "slapstick" is where Kramer has muscle spasms as a result of MJ> hearing Mary Hart's (from entertainment tonight) voice...sorry I can't MJ> remember which episode this was

Steph,

#36 - The Good Samaritan Original Air Date: 3/4/92

Jerry follows a hit-and-run driver who turns out to ba a gorgeous woman whom he asks out on a date. George has an affair with a married friend of Elaine's who has a jealous husband. Kramer's date with a neighbor Becky Gelke gets off to a bad start when Mary Hart's voice causes him to have a seizure.

Mike Scibetta

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