Jerry Stiller and Estelle Harris were so great in this show, they are one of the best examples of being naturally funny. Whatever they did was bloody hilarious.
Jerry Stiller literally went from Seinfeld to King of Queens without missing a beat! Seinfeld ended in 1998 and King of Queens made its debut that same year!
+TheLastOfTheFinest80 but then again it would have to be about nothing . no forced life lessons should be inserted in a constanza's family spin-off show of Seinfeld
"Hey it's Jerry. Leave a message. BEEP" "Jerry, it's Frank Constanza. Steinbrenner's here, George is dead. Call me back. BEEP" . I want more voicemails like that. Short and to the point.
+NY OneLove The fact that Jerry Stiller could go right from playing Frank Costanza to Arthur Spooner, while similar, yet not just rehashing the same character (which he could have easily done) is a testament to his talent.
rgbsax in one episode she played Spencer's mom, and then she was replaced by Jerry Stiller's real wife. She also played Memphis' Raines mother on Gone in 60 Seconds.
R.I.P. to these two, Jerry Stiller (1927-2020) and Estelle Harris (1928-2022). Now that makes me think of my maternal grandparents, my grandfather passed away in 2019 from I believe was from some kidney problem and my grandmother passed away in 2021 from having dementia for two years. They passed two years apart just like these two.
I’m in the same exact boat although my granny is still alive. My papa passed away in 2020 but I’m hoping my granny had the will to carry on. She’s the last grand parent I have I just visited her the other day. We were the lucky ones to have any grandparents at all. Cheers bud.
What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for? He had 30 homeruns, over 100 RBI's last year . . he's got a rocket for a arm - YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE DOIN'!!!!!!!!!!
Probably his greatest line. There he is getting the news of the death of his son, yet he's such an ass he can't help himself and get his two cents in with George's boss.
(George and Susan get engaged) Susan on phone with Estelle: I Just want you to know, I love your son very much. Estelle: You do!......May I ask why? Lol
I remember this one episode were George said "Hi Mah" And Estelle replied in the other room "YOU'RE LATE!" That was the funniest interaction I've ever laughed at. I only saw it once and I never seen it again. Probably in the Serenity now episode but there is no clip of it starting with Frank telling George to start selling computers, but Estelle telling George to move the boxes in the garage.
This is the best Constanza parents scene for me with the ketchup and the bra. My parents may they rest in peace were offended that I thought this reminded me of them. They enjoyed Fresh Prince of Bel Air. No one to remind me of them.
Miss Cali Do you have a favorite episode? I think mine is when Doug convinces Carrie to put a stripper pole in the bedroom but then she is horrible at it but Doug can't tell her she is horrible. She keeps giving him coupons for dances, lmao.
Seinfeld makes fun of people from dysfuctional families, I am from one myself and know many others who are. While I am a big fan of the show, I can't help feeling sad, it seems like watching this show is the only way to help me laugh about the pain and suffering going on in many people's lives.
in a way, that's kind of the point and what makes the show so great. yes, the characters are funny because of their cold sense of humor and disregard for other people but it's makes perfect sense when you go through how they were brought up and the people who shaped who they are now. this is actually showing perfect awareness to how having such dysfunctional families can lead to characters like George
Someone needs to do a compilation of every time George's mom or dad smacked him on his bald spot. During the first few seasons, it seemed like George would get smacked on the bald spot at least once per episode. I remember one time someone threw a tomato at him and it hit him right on the forehead and splashed all over his bald spot (I think it was the "shrinkage" episode). That running gag seemed to stop after around season 5 or so. I guess Jason Alexander was getting tired of getting physically abused on set because every single one of those smacks looked and sounded real.
Actually, the funny thing is that Jason said in an interview that it was his idea to have Frank smack him upside on the head, and he in fact had to persuade Jerry Stiller to do it, but Jerry was so concerned about hitting Jason (contrary to popular belief, Jerry is apparently the opposite of Frank Costanza in real life)
George's parents remind me of my parents because they always argue with each other and get on each others' nerve all the time. His mom always nags on her son and husband like my mom does with me and my dad.
These three are golden !!! My sides still ache. Yay for the Costanza' s. Or as Georgie' s P. E. Teacher would disagree, " Can't Stand Ya !!! George, I Can't Stand Ya !!!
+Joe Code stud yeah shows that do that always bug me....it totally takes you out of the scene you just fixate on how they think pushing there food around with there fork will go un noticed.
+MovieHound17 i agree,that's ridicilous,everytime i see them eat in tbbt now,that's all i can concentrate on,while everytime i see the Costanzas eat i get hungry because it looks very tasty
eric northman Right? Because lets face it...Seinfeld is def more based in reality than the big bang theory lol....even WITH all the ridiculous things that happen in Seinfeld lol.
That has nothing to do with it. Any new tv show/sitcom states they are not allowed to eat any food while acting. Those have been the rules since about 2010.
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