do you ever yearn?

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

1 minute ago, YGIFS said:

Good catch.  

I always thought the conversation Kramer has with the Stephen Root banker over the 'Hello' $100 and whether his desk was pine or oak, was a callback to Mr. Wolf and Tarantino talking about oak furniture. 

Same, though I think it is more likely coincidence. 
 

You got a greeting, it starts with an H, how’s 20 bucks sound?

[futureman 22,753]

pine is good. 

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

2 hours ago, futureman said:

pine is good. 

Yeah, pine's ok.

[Kel Varnsen 8,749]

My place looks like a ski lodge!

[YGIFS 19,460]

How do I say this?  Elaine, she’s been in your bed. 

[4th&Five 42,070]

Oh, we go back a ways.

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

You can and you will.

[futureman 22,753]

so many sneakers!

well, he’s got a Peter Pan complex. 

[futureman 22,753]

have I ever been less than forthright?

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

1 minute ago, futureman said:

have I ever been less than forthright?

I probably have.  Of course I have, what am I talking about?

[YGIFS 19,460]

FOUR HOURS IN THIS CHOP AND I'M A FULL INCH TALLER!!!

['stache 22,171]

On 6/26/2023 at 8:57 PM, Biff Tannen said:

Same, though I think it is more likely coincidence. 
 

You got a greeting, it starts with an H, how’s 20 bucks sound?

I would’ve kicked his ass out. Hey is hello.

[YGIFS 19,460]

Take your shitty opinion down to Chemical Bank, okay>?

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

31 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Take your shitty opinion down to Chemical Bank, okay>?

It BURNED.  It's GONE.

[4th&Five 42,070]

Ther ya go. It’s a ‘47 cabin. 

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

Do you think people will be able to breathe underwater in the year 2000?

Some of us.

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

On 6/26/2023 at 7:54 PM, YGIFS said:

Good catch.  

I always thought the conversation Kramer has with the Stephen Root banker over the 'Hello' $100 and whether his desk was pine or oak, was a callback to Mr. Wolf and Tarantino talking about oak furniture. 

 

On 6/26/2023 at 7:57 PM, Biff Tannen said:

Same, though I think it is more likely coincidence. 
 

You got a greeting, it starts with an H, how’s 20 bucks sound?

I'm revising my opinion here.  After seeing the Pulp Fiction reference with Newman as the cleaner in the muffin tops episode, and also checking the release dates of the episodes, I think the desk conversation was a deliberate reference as well.

Pulp Fiction was released in May of 1994.  The desk conversation was in the finale of season 7, released May 1996, and Newman and the muffin tops was in season 8, released May 1997.

[YGIFS 19,460]

Well aren’t you something. 

[Cheeseweasel 26,443]

7 hours ago, YGIFS said:

Well aren’t you something. 

Yeah. That's right.

[ohchaucer 1,444]

All signs point to “yes.”

[4th&Five 42,070]

What are you in, an athletic sweatsuit?

[YGIFS 19,460]

That swooshing sound.  There it is again. 

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

I was the only one at the table that didn't get violently ill.

[4th&Five 42,070]

Dial 9, Merlin. 

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

Well I think they might have sutured that thing...to your brain.

[billfromlaketravis 11,898]

I’m rewatching Season 7. George engaged to Susan is Peak Constanza in my opinion. His face while watching Mad About You and the rabbi’s sermon are priceless. 

Edited July 7, 2023 by billfromlaketravis

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

Let’s call him “George”

['stache 22,171]

I recall the word “loser” peppered throughout her conversation.

Edited July 10, 2023 by 'stache

[futureman 22,753]

he’d have been better off playing with a log. 

[Cheeseweasel 26,443]

Milos, I can assure you, I had no intention of telling anyone about your unbelievably bad tennis playing driving

[HornOnTheBayou 9,087]

So concerned was he, that word of his poor tennis skills might leak out, he chose to offer you his wife as some sort of mediaeval sexual payola?

He's new around here.
 

 

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

Yank it like you're startin' a mower.

[YGIFS 19,460]

1 hour ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

So concerned was he, that word of his poor tennis skills might leak out, he chose to offer you his wife as some sort of mediaeval sexual payola?

He's new around here.
 

 

Well that's a risk you take when you dabble in the flesh trade

[4th&Five 42,070]

These peas are bursting with country fresh flavor!

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

1 hour ago, 4th&Five said:

These peas are bursting with country fresh flavor!

I can't eat sugar because my ankles swell up...and I can't dance!

[YGIFS 19,460]

Well what if I don't want a long, flat noodle?  

[Cheeseweasel 26,443]

Get extra MSG

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

Elaine: There's Sue Ellen. She didn't want me at this wedding, but here I am with a bunch of my idiot friends!

Jerry: (Giddy) This is gonna be great!

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

Lubeck, you glorious titwillow!

[Cheeseweasel 26,443]

Yeah, alright, fine.  You sit there and you watch while Newman takes over the world.  But he'd be a horrible leader.  And you know who's gonna suffer?  The little people; you and George.

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

Started over again with The Pilot and had never noticed the exterior of the restaurant was Pete’s Tavern. Wondering when they switched to Tom’s. Guess I’ll see. 

[YGIFS 19,460]

Elaine wasn't around.  The female lead was a waitress at said establishment.  And what have they done to poor Morty Seinfeld!  The devotes 35 years of his life to selling raincoats in the garment district to be cast aside by the likes of some Barney Martin?  For shame!
 

Still blows me away whenever I read/hear the story of Julia not finding out about the pilot episode until 2-3 seasons into the series.  Nobody in all that time, on the set or writer's room, or producer's meetings, or network meetings, ever casually mentioned the original episode in passing?  That's insane.  But also kinda indicative of the show itself.  They didn't really have to pay attention to the groundwork they were laying, plot inconsistencies, multi-season arcs, etc.  Because none of that shit actually mattered to the show in the end.  Yet another reason we love it to this day more than ever.  The only thing that never falls apart over time is laughing at the everyday mundane because everyday brings more.

 

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

Kramer had a dog?  What?

[Cheeseweasel 26,443]

9 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Still blows me away

[George] Baaalooooows me away! [/Steinbrenner]

[YGIFS 19,460]

Don't know what made me think of him today, but if you've ever wondered where Uncle Leo got his trademark "Hello" from.  You can thank, of all people, Dean Martin.

Forward to the 50:30 mark, over Dean's right shoulder, watch for two minutes:

 

 

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

"Books, books, I need my books"

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

It's really a shame there was never another appearance of Alton Benes. 

[Cheeseweasel 26,443]

46 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

It's really a shame there was never another appearance of Alton Benes. 

Evidently the actor was a complete ass to everyone.

[YGIFS 19,460]

Supposedly they meant to when they first brought him on, being a big name on a show so young.  But he hated the experience IRL, didn't see how the show was funny, and most of the cast & crew said he was miserable to work with but that they'd stick it out for the good of the show.  But in the end, he told 'em to fuck off.  He still worked quite a bit over the final decade of his life, including a then little-known Quentin Tarantino project just one year later.  Thus solidifying my theory that Quentin looked to Seinfeld and vice-versa a lot more than we realize................Lawrence Tierney, aka Alton Benes, goes on to be Joe "The Thing" Cabot.  And does Joe verbally imply not once, not twice, but thrice in "Reservoir Dogs", that he does not like it when people are trying to be funny when it's not situationally appropriate...just like he had to tell George and Jerry.  

-He tells 'em to quit fucking about at breakfast

-He kinda puts the skids on the jovial reunion between Mr. White, himself, and Nice Guy Eddie so they can get serious and talk jobs.

-He tells 'em to quit cutting up when they're going through the layout of the diamond shop, saying there'll be a time for joking around when the job is done and they're goofing around on the beach.

 

Edited July 13, 2023 by YGIFS

[Biff Tannen 46,285]

1 hour ago, YGIFS said:

Supposedly they meant to when they first brought him on, being a big name on a show so young.  But he hated the experience IRL, didn't see how the show was funny, and most of the cast & crew said he was miserable to work with but that they'd stick it out for the good of the show.  But in the end, he told 'em to fuck off.  He still worked quite a bit over the final decade of his life, including a then little-known Quentin Tarantino project just one year later.  Thus solidifying my theory that Quentin looked to Seinfeld and vice-versa a lot more than we realize................Lawrence Tierney, aka Alton Benes, goes on to be Joe "The Thing" Cabot.  And does Joe verbally imply not once, not twice, but thrice in "Reservoir Dogs", that he does not like it when people are trying to be funny when it's not situationally appropriate...just like he had to tell George and Jerry.  

-He tells 'em to quit fucking about at breakfast

-He kinda puts the skids on the jovial reunion between Mr. White, himself, and Nice Guy Eddie so they can get serious and talk jobs.

-He tells 'em to quit cutting up when they're going through the layout of the diamond shop, saying there'll be a time for joking around when the job is done and they're goofing around on the beach.

 

While we were planning this caper, all we did was sit around telling fucking jokes!