it may have been a show about nothing
but it had a lot to say hello Newman
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
Seinfeld quotes for this list we’ve
chosen the best and most memorable lines
from the history of the show Seinfeld
well let’s start the insanity
we’ve decided to leave off less commonly
quoted lines as well as concepts that
may or may not have originated on the
show you know it I know what vegetable
lasagna here knows it and which have
found a place in our collective
consciousness but may not be used in
everyday life he recycled this gift
he’s a regifter number 10 these pretzels
are making me thirsty
when Kramer’s unique charisma manages to
gain the attention of famed director
Woody Allen he’s given a line in one of
his movies and he is gonna get
everything he can out of it woody and I
say I turn to him and I go ah boy these
pretzels are making me thirsty is that
how you’re gonna say it
this line is made all the more memorable
by the fact that Kramer not only repeats
it multiple times but also tries to get
the entire crew to chime in as well
don’t like this these pretzels are
making me thirsty the especially
overwrought version uttered by George
will always stay with us making this a
phrase we never fail to utter whenever
we’re eating something salty these
pretzels are making me thirsty
number nine and you want to be my latex
salesman what type of company is that
latex latex manufacturing sir when
George is cornered by his unemployment
officer he invents a position he was
attempting to get at a made-up company
with Jerry’s phone number it’s a very
small industry Vandelay it’s one of the
reasons I wanted to work for their phone
number like many of the lines on this
list
it’s the circumstances surrounding this
line that make it all the more legendary
and what do I say about you you’re
considering hiring me for your latex
salesman I’m gonna hire you as my latex
salesman right think so coming in the
final seconds of the first part of this
two-parter season three episode what
delay industries with George’s pants
firmly around his ankles
Kramer answers the phone and
unintentionally destroys his friends
ruse setting the scene for this
laugh-out-loud line courtesy of Jerry
and you want to be my latex sale number
eight but are you still master of your
domain care to make it interesting the
core of one of the most groundbreaking
episodes of any show ever this perfectly
crafted line ensured the foursome never
had to actually say the word
masturbation in an episode that centers
on the concept I come home and find my
son treating his body like it was an
amusement park but we all knew what they
were talking about so you’re still
master your domain yes netting Larry
David his only solo Emmy for writing
this particular episode was also chosen
by TV Guide as the greatest TV episode
of all time we don’t think any of that
well-deserved praise would have been
possible had this line not become a
virtual catchphrase but are you still
master of your domain
I am king of the county of the manor
number seven a Festivus for the rest of
us Frank
invented a holiday so prolific when
Frank Costanza realized he was raining
blows down upon another man over a doll
he was trying to buy for his son for
Christmas he decides there has to be
another way
what happened to the doll it was
destroyed the result is a new holiday
and a classic Seinfeld blind to boot
George you’re forgetting how much
Festivus is meant to assault
perhaps it’s the catchy rhyming nature
of it all or Jerry skillers outstanding
crazy sounding delivery but whatever it
is we know that hearing this quote
always brings a smile to our faces no
holiday was born a Festivus for the rest
let the airing of grievances begin I got
a lot of problems with you people
number 6 but I don’t want to be a pirate
well that was a good one we’ve all been
in the situation where we just can’t
make out what someone is saying but we
don’t want to ask them to repeat it yet
again sure so we play along despite
having no idea what is happening when
Jerry finds himself in that situation
and as a result is coerced into wearing
an ugly puffy shirt like the Pirates
used to wear on the Today Show no less
his whiney and almost infantile response
says it all
I agreed to wear this yes despite
empathizing with his situation we can’t
stop laughing at his desperation to
escape his fate and it’s all perfectly
encapsulated in this one sentence you’re
gonna be the first pirate number 5
sponge worthy
I think birth control should be
discussed in an open forum when her
favorite form of birth control is
discontinued Elaine manages to score a
case of them sponges but decides to use
them judiciously
here’s another instance where the
Seinfeld writers deftly handled a sticky
situation at least when it comes to
network TV and took the opportunity to
create an hysterical scene in which
Elaine’s potential lover is grilled
about what makes him worthy of coitus I
just couldn’t decide if he was really
sponge worthy sponge worthy an
incredibly memorable quote for any fan
of the show this one’s skillfully
sidesteps potential controversy and is
just really funny so you think your
sponge worthy yes I think I’m sponge
more than I think I’m very sponge work
number four yada yada yada
so speaking of exes hmm my old boyfriend
came over late last night and yada yada
yada
I’m really tired today Georgia’s latest
girlfriend has a tendency to leave out
the juiciest parts of any story instead
opting to include and further popularize
this infuriating substitute phrase you
want to say goodbye I was just getting
out of the shower and yada yada yeah you
know that a quote worked perfectly when
a line that first may have come to
prominence in the 1950s or even earlier
becomes most connected to your show in
the mind of the public decades later I
met this lawyer we went out to dinner I
had the lobster bisque we went back to
my place yada yada yada I never heard
from him again
what’s your Yatta Yatta Dover the best
part no I mentioned the bisque named by
the Paley Center as the funniest TV
phrase of all time we thought about
including it and then yada yada yada
here it is yada yada yada I’m really
tired today what do you think she was
tired from well obviously the yada yada
number three no soup for you
hey Jerry I didn’t know you liked soup
hard to believe this guy makes the best
soup in the city Jerry the best of all
the guest stars on Seinfeld there is
perhaps none more well-known than the
Soup Nazi the head of a restaurant
specializing in soup who has militant
views of what is acceptable of his
customers you want bread yes please
three dollars nothing for you strict and
kind of hostile this mustachioed chef
won’t hesitate to take away your
precious bisque or mulligatawny if you
so much as order the wrong way does
anyone ever tells me with exactly like
Al Pacino you know send up a woman the
Soup Nazi and his most acclaimed quote
became so massive they spawned several
commercial appearances I’ll throw in the
Soup Nazi soup for you and a cameo on an
episode of scrubs for the actor Larry
Thomas I gotta go oh he is so does Soup
Nazi trick him what is it again it’s
like you’re out of luck in the soup
Department no soup for you right
number two serenity now serenity now
another creation associated with
George’s outrageous father Frank
serenity now was supposed to serve as a
calming influence for the eccentric man
and his escalating blood pressure
instead when he screams it at the top of
his lungs it’s upsetting for his wife
and hilarious for the audience sit
sideways
eventually spreading outside the
Costanza family to Cosmo Kramer to
varying degrees of success of course
anger it just melts right off we’re told
serenity now insanity later I heard they
found a family in your freezer serenity
now sanity later but we think it’s more
like serenity now
hilarity always before we reveal our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions
three squares you can’t spare three
square no I don’t have a square to spare
I can’t spare a square women know about
shrinkage what do you mean like laundry
no like when a man goes swimming
afterwards it shrinks oh this guy used
to live in the building they keep
calling us to see the baby you got to
see the baby when are you gonna see the
baby if they just send us a tape and by
the way they’re real and they’re
spectacular
you know George
the ocean called they’re running out of
shrimp
well the jerk start cold they’re running
out of you number one not that there’s
anything wrong with that you know just
because you two are homosexual you
should just come out of the closet and
be openly gay already in an episode that
Jerry Seinfeld himself has stated
Lampoon’s both homophobia and extreme
political correctness this particular
quote has the kind of dual meaning and
layers that ensure its place at the top
of our list we did that won’t be feel
better than we knew you were
eavesdropping that’s what my friend said
all that was on purpose we’re not gay
nothing there’s anything wrong with that
not desiring to be wrongfully identified
as homosexual nor perceived as
homophobic
Jerry and George strenuously deny the
gay rumors that dog them in this GLAAD
Media Award winning episode by uttering
this line at every turn no no course not
people’s personal sexual preferences
plus it’s identified by Jason Alexander
as the most popular catchphrase in the
series history so who are we to disagree
with that
everyone’s gonna think we’re gay not
that there’s anything wrong with that
do you agree with our list that’s gold
go which Seinfeld quote do you think is
the king of the castle your sorries in a
sack mister it’s an expression for more
funny top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
but it had a lot to say hello Newman
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
Seinfeld quotes for this list we’ve
chosen the best and most memorable lines
from the history of the show Seinfeld
well let’s start the insanity
we’ve decided to leave off less commonly
quoted lines as well as concepts that
may or may not have originated on the
show you know it I know what vegetable
lasagna here knows it and which have
found a place in our collective
consciousness but may not be used in
everyday life he recycled this gift
he’s a regifter number 10 these pretzels
are making me thirsty
when Kramer’s unique charisma manages to
gain the attention of famed director
Woody Allen he’s given a line in one of
his movies and he is gonna get
everything he can out of it woody and I
say I turn to him and I go ah boy these
pretzels are making me thirsty is that
how you’re gonna say it
this line is made all the more memorable
by the fact that Kramer not only repeats
it multiple times but also tries to get
the entire crew to chime in as well
don’t like this these pretzels are
making me thirsty the especially
overwrought version uttered by George
will always stay with us making this a
phrase we never fail to utter whenever
we’re eating something salty these
pretzels are making me thirsty
number nine and you want to be my latex
salesman what type of company is that
latex latex manufacturing sir when
George is cornered by his unemployment
officer he invents a position he was
attempting to get at a made-up company
with Jerry’s phone number it’s a very
small industry Vandelay it’s one of the
reasons I wanted to work for their phone
number like many of the lines on this
list
it’s the circumstances surrounding this
line that make it all the more legendary
and what do I say about you you’re
considering hiring me for your latex
salesman I’m gonna hire you as my latex
salesman right think so coming in the
final seconds of the first part of this
two-parter season three episode what
delay industries with George’s pants
firmly around his ankles
Kramer answers the phone and
unintentionally destroys his friends
ruse setting the scene for this
laugh-out-loud line courtesy of Jerry
and you want to be my latex sale number
eight but are you still master of your
domain care to make it interesting the
core of one of the most groundbreaking
episodes of any show ever this perfectly
crafted line ensured the foursome never
had to actually say the word
masturbation in an episode that centers
on the concept I come home and find my
son treating his body like it was an
amusement park but we all knew what they
were talking about so you’re still
master your domain yes netting Larry
David his only solo Emmy for writing
this particular episode was also chosen
by TV Guide as the greatest TV episode
of all time we don’t think any of that
well-deserved praise would have been
possible had this line not become a
virtual catchphrase but are you still
master of your domain
I am king of the county of the manor
number seven a Festivus for the rest of
us Frank
invented a holiday so prolific when
Frank Costanza realized he was raining
blows down upon another man over a doll
he was trying to buy for his son for
Christmas he decides there has to be
another way
what happened to the doll it was
destroyed the result is a new holiday
and a classic Seinfeld blind to boot
George you’re forgetting how much
Festivus is meant to assault
perhaps it’s the catchy rhyming nature
of it all or Jerry skillers outstanding
crazy sounding delivery but whatever it
is we know that hearing this quote
always brings a smile to our faces no
holiday was born a Festivus for the rest
let the airing of grievances begin I got
a lot of problems with you people
number 6 but I don’t want to be a pirate
well that was a good one we’ve all been
in the situation where we just can’t
make out what someone is saying but we
don’t want to ask them to repeat it yet
again sure so we play along despite
having no idea what is happening when
Jerry finds himself in that situation
and as a result is coerced into wearing
an ugly puffy shirt like the Pirates
used to wear on the Today Show no less
his whiney and almost infantile response
says it all
I agreed to wear this yes despite
empathizing with his situation we can’t
stop laughing at his desperation to
escape his fate and it’s all perfectly
encapsulated in this one sentence you’re
gonna be the first pirate number 5
sponge worthy
I think birth control should be
discussed in an open forum when her
favorite form of birth control is
discontinued Elaine manages to score a
case of them sponges but decides to use
them judiciously
here’s another instance where the
Seinfeld writers deftly handled a sticky
situation at least when it comes to
network TV and took the opportunity to
create an hysterical scene in which
Elaine’s potential lover is grilled
about what makes him worthy of coitus I
just couldn’t decide if he was really
sponge worthy sponge worthy an
incredibly memorable quote for any fan
of the show this one’s skillfully
sidesteps potential controversy and is
just really funny so you think your
sponge worthy yes I think I’m sponge
more than I think I’m very sponge work
number four yada yada yada
so speaking of exes hmm my old boyfriend
came over late last night and yada yada
yada
I’m really tired today Georgia’s latest
girlfriend has a tendency to leave out
the juiciest parts of any story instead
opting to include and further popularize
this infuriating substitute phrase you
want to say goodbye I was just getting
out of the shower and yada yada yeah you
know that a quote worked perfectly when
a line that first may have come to
prominence in the 1950s or even earlier
becomes most connected to your show in
the mind of the public decades later I
met this lawyer we went out to dinner I
had the lobster bisque we went back to
my place yada yada yada I never heard
from him again
what’s your Yatta Yatta Dover the best
part no I mentioned the bisque named by
the Paley Center as the funniest TV
phrase of all time we thought about
including it and then yada yada yada
here it is yada yada yada I’m really
tired today what do you think she was
tired from well obviously the yada yada
number three no soup for you
hey Jerry I didn’t know you liked soup
hard to believe this guy makes the best
soup in the city Jerry the best of all
the guest stars on Seinfeld there is
perhaps none more well-known than the
Soup Nazi the head of a restaurant
specializing in soup who has militant
views of what is acceptable of his
customers you want bread yes please
three dollars nothing for you strict and
kind of hostile this mustachioed chef
won’t hesitate to take away your
precious bisque or mulligatawny if you
so much as order the wrong way does
anyone ever tells me with exactly like
Al Pacino you know send up a woman the
Soup Nazi and his most acclaimed quote
became so massive they spawned several
commercial appearances I’ll throw in the
Soup Nazi soup for you and a cameo on an
episode of scrubs for the actor Larry
Thomas I gotta go oh he is so does Soup
Nazi trick him what is it again it’s
like you’re out of luck in the soup
Department no soup for you right
number two serenity now serenity now
another creation associated with
George’s outrageous father Frank
serenity now was supposed to serve as a
calming influence for the eccentric man
and his escalating blood pressure
instead when he screams it at the top of
his lungs it’s upsetting for his wife
and hilarious for the audience sit
sideways
eventually spreading outside the
Costanza family to Cosmo Kramer to
varying degrees of success of course
anger it just melts right off we’re told
serenity now insanity later I heard they
found a family in your freezer serenity
now sanity later but we think it’s more
like serenity now
hilarity always before we reveal our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions
three squares you can’t spare three
square no I don’t have a square to spare
I can’t spare a square women know about
shrinkage what do you mean like laundry
no like when a man goes swimming
afterwards it shrinks oh this guy used
to live in the building they keep
calling us to see the baby you got to
see the baby when are you gonna see the
baby if they just send us a tape and by
the way they’re real and they’re
spectacular
you know George
the ocean called they’re running out of
shrimp
well the jerk start cold they’re running
out of you number one not that there’s
anything wrong with that you know just
because you two are homosexual you
should just come out of the closet and
be openly gay already in an episode that
Jerry Seinfeld himself has stated
Lampoon’s both homophobia and extreme
political correctness this particular
quote has the kind of dual meaning and
layers that ensure its place at the top
of our list we did that won’t be feel
better than we knew you were
eavesdropping that’s what my friend said
all that was on purpose we’re not gay
nothing there’s anything wrong with that
not desiring to be wrongfully identified
as homosexual nor perceived as
homophobic
Jerry and George strenuously deny the
gay rumors that dog them in this GLAAD
Media Award winning episode by uttering
this line at every turn no no course not
people’s personal sexual preferences
plus it’s identified by Jason Alexander
as the most popular catchphrase in the
series history so who are we to disagree
with that
everyone’s gonna think we’re gay not
that there’s anything wrong with that
do you agree with our list that’s gold
go which Seinfeld quote do you think is
the king of the castle your sorries in a
sack mister it’s an expression for more
funny top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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