how are we gonna narrow it down to ten
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
Seinfeld running gags Bette Midler is
gonna be in the park today
[Music]
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at the best running gags from
the nine seasons of Seinfeld
these can be recurring lines actions or
personality quirks I’m also looking you
cannot discount looking it’s sort of a
combination it’s looking and listening
listen and number ten who is this simple
yet effective is perhaps the best way to
describe this classic running gag from
everyone’s favorite show about nothing
the joke worked like this a member of
the gang usually George would call Jerry
in a frenzy making an urgent and highly
specific request that only Jerry would
understand and he’d reply by asking in a
nonchalant manner who is this the gag
works because of the juxtaposition
between George’s desperate often
hysterical behavior and Jerry’s cool
calm and collected way of responding to
it of course sometimes Jerry himself
fell prey to the joke but it always
worked best when it was George on the
other end of the line yeah Jerry does
that mean these guys had sake in the hot
tub you got to get him out of the
drawers and get him down here I don’t
have a focus group this on the pilot the
Japanese Dave a Uncle Leo
number nine Elaine and putty breaking up
you don’t want it to be someone you know
when you don’t want it to be someone
better than you now even though the
latter is obviously impossible
the former still apply david putty often
referred to simply as putty was Elaine’s
on-again off-again boyfriend who first
popped up in the season six episode the
few silly Jerry the running gag between
these two was that they broke up and got
back together so often it became totally
meaningless to both of them of course
they were never really meant to be not
with putties odd character traits the
face painting anyone for his less a fair
attitude towards their relationship and
Elaine seemingly never-ending list of
turn offs the highlight of the gag came
in season nine when Elaine and puddy
broke up got back together and then
broke up again all on a single flight
it’s changed we’ve been back together
two hours we’re having the same problems
we had 12 hours ago tell me about it I
don’t know what ever took you back
number eight
fake george steinbrenner hiatus man
seinfeld had a knack for incorporating
caricatures of real people into the show
– great comedic effect and fake George
Steinbrenner was the crowning
achievement Larry David provided
Steinbrenner’s voice while actors Mitch
Mitchell and Lea bear acted as his
physical stand-in though his face was
always obscured
well–that’s mouth I know that smell
sits in the building
Costanza is I’m not building an office
Picasso Danza the character made his
first appearance in season five and had
a recurring role until George was traded
from the Yankees – Tyler chicken fake
Steinbrenner was prone to outbursts of
emotion bad baseball decisions and for
flailing his arms in a ridiculous manner
the real George Steinbrenner was a fan
of the show and even had a cameo in
season seven though it ended up being
cut was a good prospect no question
about it but my baseball people loved 10
Phelps bat they kept saying Kent Phelps
Kent Phelps number seven Jorge talking
about himself
in the third-person such as the way
George Costanza spoke at various points
throughout Seinfeld he picked up the
habit after meeting Jimmy a peculiar man
who always referred to himself in the
third person oh yeah Jimmy played pretty
good George being George decided to try
it out for himself George would never do
anything like that the guy just works
plain and simple it’s easily quotable
and a whole lot of fun to try out on
your friends just don’t do it too much
cuz nobody likes a guy who only talks
about himself
it’s the Kung Pao George likes his
chicken spicy number six Kramer’s
business ideas I can’t believe you put
your money in that Centrex you could
have invested in my rollout tie
dispenser the physical comedic force
that was Cosmo Kramer was nothing if not
a lovable goof of course when he wasn’t
bursting through doors or talking about
as many seemingly non-existent friends
he was drumming up new and increasingly
bizarre business ideas I’m telling you
this Pete’s idea is really gonna happen
from a pizza restaurant where you get to
make your own pie to the infamous
Peterman reality tour Kramer had an
ostensibly never ending list of ways to
make money
the real Peterman reality bus tour I’m
confused
oh and let’s not forget his coffee table
book about coffee tables which he almost
pulled off in season five of course it
did not end well number five
George’s fake jobs tell you Jerry at
that moment I was a marine biologist
throughout Seinfeld George held numerous
jobs from his time as a hand model to
his years working with the Yankees and
yet it’s the jobs that he claims to have
held but never actually did that stand
out the most George at various points
throughout the series claimed to be an
importer/exporter
a marine biologist a latex salesman and
an architect oftentimes he would also
assume the pseudonym art Vandelay when
discussing his pretend jobs
he’s an importer import and exporter of
course the only thing better than
watching Jorge fumble through some
half-assed line about a job he just made
up is watching him get fired from his
real jobs which happened quite often
people do that all the time you’re fired
number four Jerry dumping women over
minor flaws jerry dated a lot of women
with the official number listed at 73
and yet he somehow managed to torpedo
every single relationship he was in this
was mainly due to his compulsion for
seeking out flaws in the women he went
out with regardless of how small they
might have been she’s got the strangest
habit she eats her Peas one at a time
Jerry broke up with a woman because she
ate peas one at a time and broke up with
another because she had man hens
neurotic fickle and emotionally detached
Jerry was not exactly boyfriend material
so where were we I was just leaving
right you were number three get out the
physical humor and Seinfeld was always
top notch and while most will point to
Kramer as the best physical comedian of
the bunch
it’s Elena’s penchant for pushing people
in a fit of excitement that remains one
of the show’s most memorable gags I got
it I got from the guy you so callously
referred to as the Soup Nazi while the
situation’s for when she doled out this
peculiar push varied it was always
followed by the exclamation get out
Elaine was prone to moments of manic
behavior but none more enduring than
this one
nobody was immune to her physicality as
Elaine utilized the signature move on
Jerry Kramer and George at one point or
another George is getting number two
hello Newman investigation hello it had
happened every couple of episodes Newman
would bump into Jerry and the two would
share the following exchange both men
had their own way of saying hello but
the one similarity is that they would
both do it in a way that expressed their
deep-seated hatred for one another even
Sherry’s mom addressed Newman with
contempt the reason behind their dislike
of one another was never revealed but
had hardly mattered hello Jerry
hello Newman the pleasure of this gag
came from its consistency and the fact
that Newman was such a dastardly little
weasel and Jerry was so utterly offended
by his presence and you thought you
hated your neighbour
hello Newman number one Kramer’s crazy
entrances who’d have thought that the
way Kramer entered Jerry’s apartment
would become the most memorable gag
throughout the show’s 180 episode run
Kramer found increasingly bonkers ways
to fly through his neighbor’s door he
slid in he fell in he came in with his
hands full he came in bandages he came
in smoking cigars hell once he came
through the door holding a still ongoing
game of Risk and every time he did the
audience went nuts you know you have one
of the best jokes in sitcom history when
people are still laughing nine seasons
later just one last thing did Jerry ever
lock his door no I don’t want
okay I’ll take it what is it do you
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other great clips from watch mojo and
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
Seinfeld running gags Bette Midler is
gonna be in the park today
[Music]
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at the best running gags from
the nine seasons of Seinfeld
these can be recurring lines actions or
personality quirks I’m also looking you
cannot discount looking it’s sort of a
combination it’s looking and listening
listen and number ten who is this simple
yet effective is perhaps the best way to
describe this classic running gag from
everyone’s favorite show about nothing
the joke worked like this a member of
the gang usually George would call Jerry
in a frenzy making an urgent and highly
specific request that only Jerry would
understand and he’d reply by asking in a
nonchalant manner who is this the gag
works because of the juxtaposition
between George’s desperate often
hysterical behavior and Jerry’s cool
calm and collected way of responding to
it of course sometimes Jerry himself
fell prey to the joke but it always
worked best when it was George on the
other end of the line yeah Jerry does
that mean these guys had sake in the hot
tub you got to get him out of the
drawers and get him down here I don’t
have a focus group this on the pilot the
Japanese Dave a Uncle Leo
number nine Elaine and putty breaking up
you don’t want it to be someone you know
when you don’t want it to be someone
better than you now even though the
latter is obviously impossible
the former still apply david putty often
referred to simply as putty was Elaine’s
on-again off-again boyfriend who first
popped up in the season six episode the
few silly Jerry the running gag between
these two was that they broke up and got
back together so often it became totally
meaningless to both of them of course
they were never really meant to be not
with putties odd character traits the
face painting anyone for his less a fair
attitude towards their relationship and
Elaine seemingly never-ending list of
turn offs the highlight of the gag came
in season nine when Elaine and puddy
broke up got back together and then
broke up again all on a single flight
it’s changed we’ve been back together
two hours we’re having the same problems
we had 12 hours ago tell me about it I
don’t know what ever took you back
number eight
fake george steinbrenner hiatus man
seinfeld had a knack for incorporating
caricatures of real people into the show
– great comedic effect and fake George
Steinbrenner was the crowning
achievement Larry David provided
Steinbrenner’s voice while actors Mitch
Mitchell and Lea bear acted as his
physical stand-in though his face was
always obscured
well–that’s mouth I know that smell
sits in the building
Costanza is I’m not building an office
Picasso Danza the character made his
first appearance in season five and had
a recurring role until George was traded
from the Yankees – Tyler chicken fake
Steinbrenner was prone to outbursts of
emotion bad baseball decisions and for
flailing his arms in a ridiculous manner
the real George Steinbrenner was a fan
of the show and even had a cameo in
season seven though it ended up being
cut was a good prospect no question
about it but my baseball people loved 10
Phelps bat they kept saying Kent Phelps
Kent Phelps number seven Jorge talking
about himself
in the third-person such as the way
George Costanza spoke at various points
throughout Seinfeld he picked up the
habit after meeting Jimmy a peculiar man
who always referred to himself in the
third person oh yeah Jimmy played pretty
good George being George decided to try
it out for himself George would never do
anything like that the guy just works
plain and simple it’s easily quotable
and a whole lot of fun to try out on
your friends just don’t do it too much
cuz nobody likes a guy who only talks
about himself
it’s the Kung Pao George likes his
chicken spicy number six Kramer’s
business ideas I can’t believe you put
your money in that Centrex you could
have invested in my rollout tie
dispenser the physical comedic force
that was Cosmo Kramer was nothing if not
a lovable goof of course when he wasn’t
bursting through doors or talking about
as many seemingly non-existent friends
he was drumming up new and increasingly
bizarre business ideas I’m telling you
this Pete’s idea is really gonna happen
from a pizza restaurant where you get to
make your own pie to the infamous
Peterman reality tour Kramer had an
ostensibly never ending list of ways to
make money
the real Peterman reality bus tour I’m
confused
oh and let’s not forget his coffee table
book about coffee tables which he almost
pulled off in season five of course it
did not end well number five
George’s fake jobs tell you Jerry at
that moment I was a marine biologist
throughout Seinfeld George held numerous
jobs from his time as a hand model to
his years working with the Yankees and
yet it’s the jobs that he claims to have
held but never actually did that stand
out the most George at various points
throughout the series claimed to be an
importer/exporter
a marine biologist a latex salesman and
an architect oftentimes he would also
assume the pseudonym art Vandelay when
discussing his pretend jobs
he’s an importer import and exporter of
course the only thing better than
watching Jorge fumble through some
half-assed line about a job he just made
up is watching him get fired from his
real jobs which happened quite often
people do that all the time you’re fired
number four Jerry dumping women over
minor flaws jerry dated a lot of women
with the official number listed at 73
and yet he somehow managed to torpedo
every single relationship he was in this
was mainly due to his compulsion for
seeking out flaws in the women he went
out with regardless of how small they
might have been she’s got the strangest
habit she eats her Peas one at a time
Jerry broke up with a woman because she
ate peas one at a time and broke up with
another because she had man hens
neurotic fickle and emotionally detached
Jerry was not exactly boyfriend material
so where were we I was just leaving
right you were number three get out the
physical humor and Seinfeld was always
top notch and while most will point to
Kramer as the best physical comedian of
the bunch
it’s Elena’s penchant for pushing people
in a fit of excitement that remains one
of the show’s most memorable gags I got
it I got from the guy you so callously
referred to as the Soup Nazi while the
situation’s for when she doled out this
peculiar push varied it was always
followed by the exclamation get out
Elaine was prone to moments of manic
behavior but none more enduring than
this one
nobody was immune to her physicality as
Elaine utilized the signature move on
Jerry Kramer and George at one point or
another George is getting number two
hello Newman investigation hello it had
happened every couple of episodes Newman
would bump into Jerry and the two would
share the following exchange both men
had their own way of saying hello but
the one similarity is that they would
both do it in a way that expressed their
deep-seated hatred for one another even
Sherry’s mom addressed Newman with
contempt the reason behind their dislike
of one another was never revealed but
had hardly mattered hello Jerry
hello Newman the pleasure of this gag
came from its consistency and the fact
that Newman was such a dastardly little
weasel and Jerry was so utterly offended
by his presence and you thought you
hated your neighbour
hello Newman number one Kramer’s crazy
entrances who’d have thought that the
way Kramer entered Jerry’s apartment
would become the most memorable gag
throughout the show’s 180 episode run
Kramer found increasingly bonkers ways
to fly through his neighbor’s door he
slid in he fell in he came in with his
hands full he came in bandages he came
in smoking cigars hell once he came
through the door holding a still ongoing
game of Risk and every time he did the
audience went nuts you know you have one
of the best jokes in sitcom history when
people are still laughing nine seasons
later just one last thing did Jerry ever
lock his door no I don’t want
okay I’ll take it what is it do you
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other great clips from watch mojo and
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