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Re: Seinfeld
[Re: Beth E]
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02/13/08 11:10 PM
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Another classic scene is where George didn't read Breakfast at Tiffany's for his book club, so he tracked down the family that rented it and watched it with them. I think this was just on last night. I was just flipping channels, and saw this. George knocked on the door, and a black man answered. He asked his daughter if George could watch the movie with them. That same black family was on the show in a later episode when George realized (I can't remember why) that he had no black friends so he was desperately trying to find one, including going back to that families house and asking to hang out with them. 
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Re: Seinfeld
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That same black family was on the show in a later episode when George realized (I can't remember why) that he had no black friends so he was desperately trying to find one, including going back to that families house and asking to hang out with them. You are referring to when George made an innocent comment to a black co-worker, saying that he looked a lot like boxer Sugar Ray Leonard. To which the co-worker responded, "I bet we all look alike to you, Constanza." From there, George gets overly sensitive and then just basically is walking up to blacks on the street trying to make a friend. Jerry had a great retort to George's dilemma. "You don't have any black friends. Outside of us, you don't have any white friends either." 
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Re: Seinfeld
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 The Breakfast At Tiffany's book club scene was hilarious because George made a reference to the movie what was completely different than the book. The use of the same black family in the later episode one of many times the same characters would randomly appear in different episodes. Another one like that is the woman who goes braless, and who Seinfeld refers to as Elaine's Lex Luthor. My favorite is the Johnny Cocharan like character who ends up getting a restraining order against Kramer.
"Io sono stanco, sono imbigliato, and I wan't everyone here to know, there ain't gonna be no trouble from me..Don Corleone..Cicc' a port!"
"I stood in the courtroom like a fool."
"I am Constanza: Lord of the idiots."
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Re: Seinfeld
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02/14/08 10:48 AM
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It's probably been mentioned here before, but Jerry's father was somewhat friendly with Carlo Gambino. They were once neighbors on Ocean Parkway. I think that's where Jerry's Godfather fixation probably comes from. That's where Jerry was born. I believe that his parents were Syrian Jews who lived on Ocean Parkway, but they moved to Long Island when Jerry Sienfeld was still a young boy. Larry David grew up in my co-op. He is four years older than me so I didn't know him well, but from what I remember of him as kid - he was just average (like most of us).
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Re: Seinfeld
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 The Breakfast At Tiffany's book club scene was hilarious because George made a reference to the movie what was completely different than the book. The use of the same black family in the later episode one of many times the same characters would randomly appear in different episodes. Another one like that is the woman who goes braless, and who Seinfeld refers to as Elaine's Lex Luthor. My favorite is the Johnny Cocharan like character who ends up getting a restraining order against Kramer. My favorite Jackie Chiles moment was when he was in court with Kramer in the episode to which you are referring. Kramer insisted on the woman trying on the bra and it did not fit, in a perfect slap at the OJ trial. Jackie Chiles berates Kramer: "A bra's gotta fit up against a person's skin...like a glove!"  They also did a great OJ spoof of the slow-speed chase when Kramer was driving a guy accused of murdering a dry cleaner.
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Re: Seinfeld
[Re: dontomasso]
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02/14/08 01:08 PM
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 The Breakfast At Tiffany's book club scene was hilarious because George made a reference to the movie what was completely different than the book. The use of the same black family in the later episode one of many times the same characters would randomly appear in different episodes. Another one like that is the woman who goes braless, and who Seinfeld refers to as Elaine's Lex Luthor. My favorite is the Johnny Cocharan like character who ends up getting a restraining order against Kramer. There is an alternate ending on the dvd to the Mayoral Election 1993 episode, where Dinkins defeats Giuliani. The actor who played Jackie (Phil Morris), plays a campaign advisor in it. He is the son of the late Greg morris from MISSION IMPOSSIBLE.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: Seinfeld
[Re: pizzaboy]
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02/14/08 03:22 PM
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I rec'd the 1st two seasons as a gift, Pizzaboy, but I never seriously considered the purchase for the mere fact that I've seen each one about 20 times on reruns. But there are obviously omitted scenes on the reruns that the dvd includes, plus some other bonuses. One omission that comes to mind is the the one where Jerry gets the haircut from Enzo. At the end, Jerry shaves Newman bald, but they never show that in the reruns. I just remember laughing so hard when it was in first-run. My two favorite Newman moments were: 1. When Newman was driving the mailtruck and Kramer spilled the paint thinner on the road. Something creates a spark underneath Newman's truck while he is singing "Three Times a Lady." As he starts to burn, he screams "oh the humanity..."  2. When Newman is confronted in a lie by Jerry about Newman's supposed love of broccoli. When forced to bite the vegetable, Newman spits it out and cries "vile weed." 
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Re: Seinfeld
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02/15/08 12:22 PM
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Two classics, Goombah. And no matter how many times I hear it, I always laugh at the way Jerry says "Hello Newman," as well as how ballistic Newman goes whenever someone denigrates the mail system. Newman is the second funniest mailman on tv, behind Cliff Klaven. I agree! Cliff was one of the all-time supporting cast members. He and Norm are two of my favorite tv characters ever. Norm runs into the bar.Cliff: "What's shakin' Nohm-ee?" Norm: "All four cheeks and a couple of chins."
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: Seinfeld
[Re: goombah]
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02/15/08 01:11 PM
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There are so many good secondary characters on this show: Puddy, Morty, Frank, Newman, and Uncle Leo, to name but a few. A secondary character I really liked was George's boss Kruger. I love how he cared less about his job than George did. "Oh, damn. I've locked myself out of my office again. Oh well. I'm going home."
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Re: Seinfeld
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02/15/08 01:21 PM
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 yeah, and then in another episode he went to George's house for Festivus. Right... I forgot about that... Festivus for the Rest of us. I love the whole ritual....the airing of family grievances, the strength contest, the aluminum pole, and most especially George's reaction to it. I got a lot of problems with you people!
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: Seinfeld
[Re: pizzaboy]
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02/17/08 09:15 AM
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Some of my favorite lines from Frank are from the "Festivus" episode: "As I reined blows down upon him, I knew there had to be a better way. From that incident, a new holiday was born: a Festivus for the rest of us." "My son tells me your company stinks. You couldn't smooth a silk sheet if you had a hot date with a babe...I lost my train of thought." "I find tinsel distracting." Two classics, Goombah. And no matter how many times I hear it, I always laugh at the way Jerry says "Hello Newman," as well as how ballistic Newman goes whenever someone denigrates the mail system. One of my favorite Newman moments were when he & Kramer decided to sell used records. They went into the store and the guy only wanted to give them $5 for their records, which was far lower than what they expected. Newman kept repeating Kramer's disparaging remarkes back to the record store owner in response to the low-ball offer: "You emit a foul & unpleasant odor." "You are a piece of crap." "I find you extremely ugly." 
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Re: Seinfeld
[Re: pizzaboy]
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02/17/08 03:19 PM
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Funniest one time guest?
Bookman---the library "cop." Yep, Bookman was awesome. I also thought the guy who played the mohel was hilarious, the woman who screamed at Jerry during the babyshower Elaine held in Jerry's apartment, Sid Fields, Judge Reinhold's close-talker, Ramon the pool guy, and Rebecca de Morney from Brentanno's ("You get that toilet book outta here and I won't jump over the counter and punch you in the brain.") were all outstanding as well.
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