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Your least favorite character on Seinfeld? (Original Post) red dog 1 Feb 2018 OP
Soup Nazi randr Feb 2018 #1
Whatley the dentist CanonRay Feb 2018 #2
I heard that the actor that played him went on to become a drug dealer. Dr. Strange Feb 2018 #10
And he likes fried chicken joints that have large neon signs. Initech Feb 2018 #49
Jerry (n/t) PJMcK Feb 2018 #3
This. Yes. +1000. Dave Starsky Feb 2018 #20
George Costanza Glamrock Feb 2018 #4
George was very neurotic, but I liked him anyway red dog 1 Feb 2018 #5
I get that. Glamrock Feb 2018 #9
I was ok w/ George early on MissMillie Mar 2018 #75
Agree, I thought George was hilarious at the beginning. lkinwi Mar 2018 #81
Kramer LyndaG Feb 2018 #6
Me too. I found him utterly repulsive. RandomAccess Feb 2018 #22
All of them. That was the point, wasn't it? TreasonousBastard Feb 2018 #7
I only ever watched 3 or 4 episodes, but I'd have to say all of them too. Binkie The Clown Feb 2018 #12
100% right bullsnarfle Feb 2018 #25
I liked Elaine AND her hair. Laffy Kat Feb 2018 #8
Interestingly, in the pilot episode, Elaine wears her hair down, not in a beehive red dog 1 Feb 2018 #11
No She Didn't ProfessorGAC Feb 2018 #29
and I noticed in a few episodes she had two pierced earring holes in her left ear........ a kennedy Feb 2018 #33
It was just a fashion thing. fleur-de-lisa Feb 2018 #38
I know....Ive got 3 holes in one ear as well......I was just surprised I never noticed it a kennedy Feb 2018 #40
Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), turned out to be the most successful of all of them after the show brush Feb 2018 #57
"Julia Louis-Dreyfus boasts about 'great results' after cancer surgery" red dog 1 Feb 2018 #63
This message was self-deleted by its author red dog 1 Feb 2018 #64
Dolores? hibbing Feb 2018 #13
Wasn't she referred to as Mulva? red dog 1 Feb 2018 #14
hehe, that's the one n/t hibbing Feb 2018 #15
Donna Chang! rownesheck Feb 2018 #16
Estelle, (George's mother) to Donna Chang: "You're not Chinese!" red dog 1 Feb 2018 #62
The library cop brettdale Feb 2018 #17
Lt. Bookman was his name red dog 1 Feb 2018 #43
All of them. Never liked that show at all. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #18
I didnt either.... Tikki Feb 2018 #59
Newman!!! Fla Dem Feb 2018 #19
Hello Jerry!....Hello Newman! (with disgust) red dog 1 Feb 2018 #68
Kramer mainstreetonce Feb 2018 #21
Newman... the guy who plays him creeps me out! Luciferous Feb 2018 #23
Jerry. n/t demmiblue Feb 2018 #24
Jerry and Kramer. nt jrthin Feb 2018 #26
They were all despicable... That was the point. dchill Feb 2018 #27
Agreed. I never liked any of them flibbitygiblets Feb 2018 #32
Well if that was the point, the show succeeded, as far as I'm concerned. (nt) Paladin Feb 2018 #34
Just curious, did you see the final episode? dchill Feb 2018 #35
Nope. (nt) Paladin Feb 2018 #36
The street toughs, tuffs? Watchfoxheadexplodes Feb 2018 #28
And, They Weren't Really Tough Guys ProfessorGAC Feb 2018 #30
I remember that episode red dog 1 Feb 2018 #45
Who? Who doesn't want to wear the ribbon?! Alpeduez21 Feb 2018 #46
LOL red dog 1 Feb 2018 #66
I could not spell it Watchfoxheadexplodes Feb 2018 #52
Kramer and Newman. kacekwl Feb 2018 #31
Banya Shrek Feb 2018 #37
LOL red dog 1 Feb 2018 #44
George's mother. That voice! fleur-de-lisa Feb 2018 #39
I thought Estelle was funny red dog 1 Feb 2018 #42
Serenity now... insanity later! Initech Feb 2018 #50
Depending on my mood, the whole damn show benld74 Feb 2018 #41
Bubble boy Alpeduez21 Feb 2018 #47
Didn't Brian Doyle Murray play Bubble Boy's father? red dog 1 Feb 2018 #48
Yes he did underpants Feb 2018 #53
Mr. Heyman was George's high school gym teacher who called him "Can't stand ya'" red dog 1 Feb 2018 #67
Sorry for the late response Alpeduez21 Mar 2018 #71
That's right...I was going to mention that. red dog 1 Mar 2018 #72
I would say my least favorite character is David Puddy Initech Feb 2018 #51
Puddy was my fave j.peterman next Watchfoxheadexplodes Feb 2018 #56
I liked the lawyer Jackie Chiles too. brush Feb 2018 #65
Thanks for posting that red dog 1 Feb 2018 #69
Yes it was that era and Chiles was hilarious . Wound up with the dental asstnt at the end I think... lunasun Mar 2018 #78
This message was self-deleted by its author lunasun Mar 2018 #79
The entire thing SonofDonald Feb 2018 #54
Art Vandelay HopeAgain Feb 2018 #55
Don't forget Vandelay Industries red dog 1 Feb 2018 #61
I hated all of them, a bunch of needy children/brats, wasn't worth the time to watch and ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #58
you poor thang Skittles Mar 2018 #73
You're going to think I'm nuts but... ailsagirl Feb 2018 #60
Oh, we always watched Frasier in my house, too! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2018 #74
Loved DHP in Frasier!! ailsagirl Mar 2018 #82
Couldnt get into that show. Friends was even worse. argyl Feb 2018 #70
George Soxfan58 Mar 2018 #76
Newman SummerSnow Mar 2018 #77
Kenny Bania Annoying supreme lunasun Mar 2018 #80
That's gold, Jerry! Gold! nt Codeine Mar 2018 #84
Newman n/t sweetroxie Mar 2018 #83
Susan RobinA Mar 2018 #85

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
20. This. Yes. +1000.
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 10:26 PM
Feb 2018

Never could stand that arrogant douche. There's nothing worse than a "comedian" who smirks smugly through his own jokes, as he did for __ seasons.

MissMillie

(38,560 posts)
75. I was ok w/ George early on
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 11:50 AM
Mar 2018

Near the end he was just a whiny jerk. And he didn't even whine. He just yelled all the time.

 

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
22. Me too. I found him utterly repulsive.
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 11:08 PM
Feb 2018

Didn't get past that to notice trouble. He was just gag-worthy.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
12. I only ever watched 3 or 4 episodes, but I'd have to say all of them too.
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 08:38 PM
Feb 2018

Biggest waste of time I can imagine.

red dog 1

(27,816 posts)
11. Interestingly, in the pilot episode, Elaine wears her hair down, not in a beehive
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 08:18 PM
Feb 2018

but in nearly every episode after that she goes "Marge Simpson" with her hair.

"Different strokes for different folks" I guess.

ProfessorGAC

(65,061 posts)
29. No She Didn't
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 11:29 AM
Feb 2018

The most common way she wore her hair was in a loose gathering, quasi-pony tail. Minimum of 80% of the episodes.

a kennedy

(29,672 posts)
33. and I noticed in a few episodes she had two pierced earring holes in her left ear........
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 11:41 AM
Feb 2018

and only just saw that recently. Have watched this show forever and still watch it over and over, and never noticed that before.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,625 posts)
38. It was just a fashion thing.
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 03:14 PM
Feb 2018

I had two earrings in my left ear for a few years during that period and only one in the right. No biggie.

a kennedy

(29,672 posts)
40. I know....Ive got 3 holes in one ear as well......I was just surprised I never noticed it
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 03:27 PM
Feb 2018

before when watching the show before, now I try to look for them.

brush

(53,784 posts)
57. Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), turned out to be the most successful of all of them after the show
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 01:02 PM
Feb 2018

She's getting checks from three shows—"Seinfeld", "The Adventures of Old Christine" and "Veep",

plus multiple awards.

Hope she pulls though from her illness.

red dog 1

(27,816 posts)
63. "Julia Louis-Dreyfus boasts about 'great results' after cancer surgery"
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 06:32 PM
Feb 2018

Feb 14, 2018 (CNN)

I think she's already back to work on "Veep"

Response to brush (Reply #57)

red dog 1

(27,816 posts)
14. Wasn't she referred to as Mulva?
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 08:52 PM
Feb 2018

because her name rhymed with a female body part..(Dolores - clitoris)
Jerry forgot her name, so George suggested that her name.could be Mulva

red dog 1

(27,816 posts)
43. Lt. Bookman was his name
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 07:30 PM
Feb 2018

I think it was Kramer who asked him: "You're a library cop and your name is Bookman?"

(The actor's name is Philip Baker Hall)

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
32. Agreed. I never liked any of them
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 11:35 AM
Feb 2018

It was kind of like watching a slow moving accident that symbolized the decay of society. In a funny way. Newman was least likeable of all.

red dog 1

(27,816 posts)
44. LOL
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 07:35 PM
Feb 2018

Wasn't Jerry always complaining that Banya was "stealing his act"?

I think Banya did Ovaltine jokes too.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,625 posts)
39. George's mother. That voice!
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 03:16 PM
Feb 2018

Actually, it was a great cast and they played off each other very well. Jerry's character was the least funny but he was the glue that held the rest of the nutballs together.

red dog 1

(27,816 posts)
42. I thought Estelle was funny
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 07:25 PM
Feb 2018

She & Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller) rarely "talked" to each other..they always seemed to shout at each other

Remember the "Serenity Now" episode?
Frank Costanza sets us a phone bank in his garage, and hired Lloyd Braun to sell computers; but Estelle wants to put her car back in the garage, so she keeps telling Frank to make room for her car, but he ignores her and screams "Serenity Now" as a "relaxation phrase.
It turns out that Lloyd Braun didn't even have his phone hooked up and hadn't sold any computers at all, and before he leaves the garage, he tells George that "Serenity Now" doesn't work as a relaxation phrase, so George tells his father, who then starts shouting
"Hoochie Mama" instead of "Serenity Now"

benld74

(9,904 posts)
41. Depending on my mood, the whole damn show
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 04:38 PM
Feb 2018

Sometimes I find it hilarious
Other times, I'd like to reach through the screen and slap the sh*t out of them
Whiny, crying, G-E-E-Z!

Alpeduez21

(1,751 posts)
47. Bubble boy
Mon Feb 26, 2018, 07:54 PM
Feb 2018

deserved no sympathy.

Susan's mother was a loud drunk.

The Van Buren Boys

All those kids and their tiny little fists of fury.

No, Mr. Heyman. I couldn't stand YOU.

red dog 1

(27,816 posts)
67. Mr. Heyman was George's high school gym teacher who called him "Can't stand ya'"
Wed Feb 28, 2018, 07:28 PM
Feb 2018

and I have a vague memory of George running into him years later on the steps of the NYC Public Library
(he had become a bum)

Alpeduez21

(1,751 posts)
71. Sorry for the late response
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 08:02 PM
Mar 2018

Heyman was holding (probably George's copy of The Tropic of Cancer) at the time.

red dog 1

(27,816 posts)
72. That's right...I was going to mention that.
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 08:21 PM
Mar 2018

I think it was a library book that Jerry had checked out & loaned to George.

Initech

(100,080 posts)
51. I would say my least favorite character is David Puddy
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 12:38 PM
Feb 2018

But Patrick Warburton played that role so well, like it was made for him.

red dog 1

(27,816 posts)
69. Thanks for posting that
Wed Feb 28, 2018, 07:36 PM
Feb 2018

Jackie Chiles looks a lot like O.J. Simpson's attorney, Johnnie Cochran
["If the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit"]

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
78. Yes it was that era and Chiles was hilarious . Wound up with the dental asstnt at the end I think...
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 12:06 PM
Mar 2018

"Lascivious, lewd , preposterous , salacious, outrageous! " he would claim

Response to lunasun (Reply #78)

SonofDonald

(2,050 posts)
54. The entire thing
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 12:44 PM
Feb 2018

Tried watching it a few times, just couldn't get into it, course I've never seen baywatch either, or pretty much any sitcom in the last few decades.

Nothing wrong with Seinfeld but I'm not from the city and nothing they did had any parallels in my life.

And the fact that they wrote the show to be about people who were let us say not very like able.

red dog 1

(27,816 posts)
61. Don't forget Vandelay Industries
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 06:18 PM
Feb 2018

George's fake name, first used in the first season episode "The Stakeout"

There are three Art Vandeley You Tube videos, including:
"Seinfeld - Art Vandeley marathan"

SWBTATTReg

(22,130 posts)
58. I hated all of them, a bunch of needy children/brats, wasn't worth the time to watch and ...
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 01:05 PM
Feb 2018

never will watch ever in my lifetime if I can manage to do so.

Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts)
74. Oh, we always watched Frasier in my house, too!
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 02:27 AM
Mar 2018

My mother was a huge fan - I grew up in Saratoga and my mother was David Pierce's Sunday School teacher, LOL. She was very proud of his accomplishments, and he is extremely talented.

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