Jerry can't act....

S04E21 The Smelly CarretroApr 7, 1994, 6:27 PM ET12 months later8 posts by 6 posters
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Fans debate whether Jerry Seinfeld is a skilled actor, with mixed opinions on his ability to convincingly portray anger and extreme emotions compared to his castmates.

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Ken Mak

I'm not sure if he was genuinely mad in this one, but how about the episode where his car got hit with the B.O. from the valet?

I do agree, however, that he isn't the best actor in the world. Show's still funny though, isn't it? :)

Michael MotodaKen Mak

TS.K>> Also, something which I noticed early on, and now just find rather hum TS.K>> is that Jerry cannot act mad. Apparently, he just doesn't know how to s TS.K>> genuinely angry. Anytime he tries to act mad, you can still see him smi TS.K>> little- as if he were about to start laughing. The others have all been TS.K>> really pissed off about something at some point or another (or often), a TS.K>> they do just fine, but whenever Jerry has to do an extreme emotion, it f

TS.K>Hey!! The Seindude is a nice guy. Don't flame him! <g>

Jerry is somewhat reminiscent of Mindy Cohn's character on The Facts of Life (forgot her character's name already!). Anyway, she was also one who couldn't help but smile in practically (but not all) every situation she was in, whether it be sad or serious. It makes it funny that he smiles while he's angry - at least it works for me, I'm usually laughing when he's trying to be angry.

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Joe TerrasiMichael Motoda

Michael Motoda, [email] writes:

I'm ashamed to be the one with the answer, but I believe her name was Natalie.

David DreweMichael Motoda

In a previous article, [email] (Joe Terrasi) says:

She's on a new show now, called the Second Half. I like it more than Seinfeld, although I'm pissed as hell at the network for bouncing it around so much I thought it was cancelled for three months. Wayne Knight (Newman) has a role in it also.

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5121 Student 09David Drewe

In article ,

This is a great show. I'm not sure why is wasn't on for a while there, but I just watched it last night. Unfortunately, they're going with the "hug's and lessons" theme that you'll never see on Seinfeld. Other than that it's great.

If it stays on for a couple of seasons I predict the oldest daughter (don't know her character's name or the actresses name) will have a cult following similar to the one Valerie Betinelli (sp?) did when she was on "One Day at a Time".

Michael MotodaKen Mak

KM>I'm not sure if he was genuinely mad in this one, but how about the episode KM>where his car got hit with the B.O. from the valet?

Again, he was funny while trying to be mad. I doubt that he's trying to be genuinely mad in the first place, which makes it even funnier.

KM>I do agree, however, that he isn't the best actor in the world. Show's stil KM>funny though, isn't it? :)

Right on.

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Stephen BanksMichael Motoda

In Article , [email] (Michael

Actually, Jerry seems to playing the straight man much like Dean Martin to Lewis. He may be a comedian in his profession but the hilarity lies in the huor of the every day man / woman. Michael Richards is ten times as funny as Seinfeld and George, well lets just say I always feel a bit better about myself after 30 minutes with Castanza. ;-) __________________ Stephen Banks [email] "..but this one goes to eleven."

Michael MotodaKen Mak

DD>In a previous article, [email] (Joe Terrasi) says:

DD>>Michael Motoda, [email] writes: DD>>>Jerry is somewhat reminiscent of Mindy Cohn's character on The Facts of DD>>>Life (forgot her character's name already!). DD>> DD>>I'm ashamed to be the one with the answer, but I believe her name was Natal DD>> DD>She's on a new show now, called the Second Half. I like it more than DD>Seinfeld, although I'm pissed as hell at the network for bouncing it DD>around so much I thought it was cancelled for three months. Wayne Knight DD>(Newman) has a role in it also.

Ahh, yes... Natalie. As for the Second Half, I know what you're talking about. I was really into that show for the first couple weeks or months (forgot already), and then all of a sudden it wasn't in it's usual slot, so I assumed that it got canned like most of the other shows at that time. I was pretty angry because I did like that show. Mendoza's great, and it was nice to see that lady from Seinfeld in there as well as Wayne Knight.

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