I nearly voted Frank Costanza, but I changed my mind and went for Bookman. Russell Dalrymple (or whatever the guy Bob Balaban played was called) should be on this list.
― verhexen, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 23:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― ILX System, Thursday, 15 November 2007 00:01 (sixteen years ago) link
What, no Slippery Pete?
― Pillbox, Thursday, 15 November 2007 00:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Lloyd Braun -- that guy was great. The episode where George and Braun were competing against each other to win the trip to Hawaii by selling computers was funny. "Serenity now, insanity later" was hilarious and brilliant.
― van smack, Thursday, 15 November 2007 05:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Prickly Pete you mean.
There should be a separate category for one-offs, because that has to go to Bookman, but I voted for Frank.
― nickn, Thursday, 15 November 2007 08:03 (sixteen years ago) link
George works to find a solution to his Frogger problem, and Kramer volunteers the help of a man he knows named Slippery Pete (played by Peter Stormare).
― Pillbox, Thursday, 15 November 2007 17:39 (sixteen years ago) link
haha "he looks like a frog!"
that episode is really one of the highlights of the overly zany approach of the last couple seasons. have we done a Peter Stormare poll here yet? if not we really should.
― Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, 15 November 2007 18:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Someone help me out here: Elaine's dad was based on the fact that Larry David had once dated the daughter of ... a writer ... someone I was impressed by but apparently not enough to rememeber?
― nabisco, Thursday, 15 November 2007 18:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Richard Yates!
― Chris L, Thursday, 15 November 2007 18:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Right!
Man, if Elaine's dad were really Richard Yates, she'd have been able to score a WAY better publishing job.
― nabisco, Thursday, 15 November 2007 18:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Ahh, OK, I was thinking of the two horses George claimed to own when driving Susan's parents to the house on Long Island he claimed to own ("Snoopy and Prickly Pete").
― nickn, Thursday, 15 November 2007 21:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Neither are of any relation to "Handsome Pete" who, of course, dances for nickels.
― Pillbox, Thursday, 15 November 2007 21:14 (sixteen years ago) link
klompus deserved a vote imo
― jordy (J0rdan S.), Friday, 16 January 2009 07:23 (fifteen years ago) link
so did uncle leo
― Cooking From A Stovetop (electricsound), Friday, 16 January 2009 10:48 (fifteen years ago) link
no Joel Rifkin, eh?
― warmsherry, Friday, 16 January 2009 11:25 (fifteen years ago) link
he was only in one episode, and really what did he do?
Rifkin character was also played by the same guy who played French Henri in Cheers, who was fucking brilliant.
― Ant Attack.. (Ste), Friday, 16 January 2009 12:55 (fifteen years ago) link
even tho they're unseen Bob Sacamano and Lomez deserved a place in this poll.
― Women can be captains too, you know? (jim), Friday, 16 January 2009 13:04 (fifteen years ago) link
frank deservedly up there, just for his line "What the HELL does THAT mean?" in the little kicks episode.
― Ant Attack.. (Ste), Friday, 16 January 2009 13:13 (fifteen years ago) link
A friend once sat behind Lawrence Tierney at one of his old movies and saw him pee in a cup midfilm
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 16 January 2009 14:30 (fifteen years ago) link
cool hand larry
― none of they business (tremendoid), Friday, 16 January 2009 18:22 (fifteen years ago) link
funniest of all these to me is seinfelds parents
― and what, Friday, 16 January 2009 18:26 (fifteen years ago) link
excluding every old person on the show i'd pick poppy
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Friday, 8 May 2009 04:53 (fifteen years ago) link
can't really fuck w/ the costanzas tho rly
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Friday, 8 May 2009 04:54 (fifteen years ago) link
I did like Peterman though: that combination of gentility and good-humoured psychosis. But Puddy was awesome, the way he obviously had no inner life at all, and was completely fine with it.
― James Morrison, Friday, 8 May 2009 08:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Write-in vote for Lawrence Tierney (Alton Benes)
ALTON: Looks like rain.GEORGE: (Perks up) I know, I know, that's what they said.ALTON: Who said?GEORGE: The weather guy, Dr. Waldo.ALTON: I don't need anybody to tell me it's gonna rain.GEORGE: No, of course not. I didn't..ALTON: All I have to do is stick my head out the window. (Waiter shows up with the drinks) Which one's suppose to be the funny guy?GEORGE: (Pointing at Jerry) Oh, he's the comedian.JERRY: I'm just a regular person.GEORGE: No, no. He's just being modest.ALTON: We had a funny guy with us in Korea. A tailgunner. They blew his brains out all over the Pacific. (Long pause) There's nothing funny about that.
― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 2 May 2010 14:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Hah..loved that scene (and character)
― van smack, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 02:54 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H03HMab-UI4
― velko, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 03:29 (fourteen years ago) link
This thread/you guys really made me give a second look to Puddy, who bored me to tears when I was watching these at age 12 but who cracks me up on general principle today.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 3 June 2010 04:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Seinfeld actor Len Lesser dies at 88
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_17406468?source=rss
― buzza, Thursday, 17 February 2011 03:49 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsL/10247-14413.gif
Well. I guess we all know now what Vincent Gallo's going to look like in 35 years.
― http://tinyurl.com/lil-shits (Pleasant Plains), Thursday, 17 February 2011 04:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Poor Uncle Leo.
I think Puddy was a good choice above, but I wish Susan has gotten a vote or two. One of my favourite moments ever was her derisive consent to George's offer of a pre-nup (him thinking that that was his ticket out):
George: Well, I put a lot of thought into this, and I think I would like you to sign a prenuptual agreement.Susan: A pre-nup?George: Yeah.Susan: (bursts out laughing)George: What's so funny?Susan: You don't have any money. I make more money than you do...Sure, give me the papers, I'll sign 'em.
― clemenza, Thursday, 17 February 2011 04:15 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^ love that exchange.
but RIP uncle leo nonetheless. an inspiration to us all.
― not everything is a campfire (ian), Thursday, 17 February 2011 04:17 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, Susan was a great foil for George, but i can see how she gets lost in the shuffle in a poll like this as a straight man among a rogue's gallery of wacky characters
― tellysavalas (some dude), Thursday, 17 February 2011 04:21 (thirteen years ago) link
having frank in this poll is unfair
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 17 February 2011 04:21 (thirteen years ago) link
"mr. bookman" getting 6 votes in this poll is fucking insane
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 17 February 2011 04:24 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean
Poppie 0
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 17 February 2011 04:26 (thirteen years ago) link
i agree but the one bookman scene is basically the greatest thing ever committed to film
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 17 February 2011 04:32 (thirteen years ago) link
we'd basically need some kind of overly complicated brackets thing to give each option justice tbh
― tellysavalas (some dude), Thursday, 17 February 2011 04:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Mr. Bookman is at the very least the show's greatest one episode wonder, but it's hard to compare that to the frequent regulars
― tellysavalas (some dude), Thursday, 17 February 2011 04:37 (thirteen years ago) link
RIP.
― Alba, Thursday, 17 February 2011 10:15 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.theunnecesarean.com/storage/uncle-leo.jpg
RIP Uncle Leo
― La descente infernale (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 17 February 2011 10:25 (thirteen years ago) link
I wonder why Alec Berg got two votes. Jerry's really funny when he does the John Houseman bit about the name Alec Berg, but I don't remember the character himself doing anything especially memorable.
― clemenza, Thursday, 17 February 2011 13:55 (thirteen years ago) link
xp: I love that episode with the painted eyebrows. "I'm not angry?!"
RIP Leo
― dysfunctional e-penis (van smack), Thursday, 17 February 2011 14:16 (thirteen years ago) link
I think Klompus should have gotten a vote too. He was a good and funny character.
― dysfunctional e-penis (van smack), Thursday, 17 February 2011 14:17 (thirteen years ago) link
"Take the pen! I want you to have the pen!
― clemenza, Thursday, 17 February 2011 14:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Loved the short bit when Jerry and his folks ride up in the new Cadillac to eat lunch after 4pm and Klompus says something like, "Look who missed the early bird."
― dysfunctional e-penis (van smack), Thursday, 17 February 2011 14:40 (thirteen years ago) link
wheres bob sacamano
― OLD MAN YELLS AT SHOUT RAP (chrisv2010), Thursday, 17 February 2011 15:02 (thirteen years ago) link
RIP ;_;
― ENBB, Thursday, 17 February 2011 15:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Bob Sakamoto: the Keyser Söze of Seinfeld.
― clemenza, Thursday, 17 February 2011 15:50 (thirteen years ago) link
SHE'S ON A FIXED INCOME
(rip uncle leo)
― Myers and the Obese Olympics triceratops climbing event (Pillbox), Thursday, 17 February 2011 18:01 (thirteen years ago) link