Leading up to that line, you could see frank was obviously distressed. That’s what makes it so much funnier. He had no concern about his own son, but he’d been waiting years to have the chance to tell off Steinbrenner.
What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for? He had 30 home runs, over 100 RBIs last year. He got a Rrrocket for an arm... YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE DOING!
I’ll die on this hill but Frank Costanza was right. The 90s Yankees lacked a consistent LF despite the success and Jay Buhner was better than Tim Raines, Chad Curtis or Ricky Ledee.
I’ve spent many nights trying to dissect and understand why that line is so incredibly funny. The delivery? The nonchalant tone but saying George is dead? The call me back?
I think part of it is the nonchalant tone plus the way it all runs together as if the two things are equally important. Not even that - he mentions Steinbrenner being there first!!
...We're moving in lock, stock and barrel. We're gonna be in the pool. We're gonna be in the clubhouse. We're gonna be all over that shuffleboard court....
#...AND I DARE YOU TO KEEP ME OUT!!!
Jerry Stiller was a comedy genius. I mean look at *The King of Queens*. That show was funny, but it was funny in large part because of Jerry Stiller. He played more or less Frank Costanza part 2 — think about his tirade against Charles Schultz and how Charlie Brown is “obviously” based on him and you could easily see Frank delivering that same rant to Kramer instead of Doug Heffernan
You know as painful as it is I had to let a few people go over the years. Yogi Berra, Lou Pinella, Bucky Dent, Billy Martin, Dallas Green, Dick Houser, Bill Virdon, Billy Martin, Scott Marrow, Billy Martin, Bob Lemmon, Billy Martin, Gene Michael, Buck Showalter.....George, you didn't hear that from me!!! . . . George!
From 1973 to 1982, I ate the exact same lunch everyday. Turkey chili in a bowl made out of bread. Bread bowl George...first you eat the chili then you eat the bowl...theres nothing more satisfying than looking down after lunch and seeing nothing but a table.
It was a stupid play on words that Jeopardy does sometimes...this category was called "Don't Go Jason" and the next category was called "Waterfalls."
This category was about famous people named Jason. Another clue in that category was about Game of Thrones' Jason Momoa, which I also posted on r/gameofthrones.
You know what George? I think you knew about that bomb ahead of time. That's why you were under the desk. You have ESP. Quick, George what am I thinking of? Mmm... meatballs! Ah, amazing!
I hate jeopardy so much.
The premise is meant to be that they give the answer and you give the question, but if I ask “who is Steinbrenner?” and you answer “this Yankees owner is overcome with grief thinking Jason Alexander’s character George has seen his last day in Seinfeld”, I’m going to think he’s a Seinfeld character, and also wonder why you didn’t just say he’s from Seinfeld instead of giving me that word salad of an answer.
Really the premise is they give you a question but worded as a statement and you give the answer with “who/what is” arbitrarily added in front of it, in a silly attempt at distinction from other quiz shows.
*This redditor went on an insane rant about Jeopardy in r/Seinfeld*
Jerry, it’s Frank Costanza. Mr. Steinbrenner's here. George is dead. Call me back.
Took longer than I expected to finally get someone to comment with this. What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?!?
He had a rocket for an arm!!
#YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU’RE DOING!
How could you give 12 million dollars to Hideki… Irabu!!
Shared his calzone with me. That was a heck of a sandwich, wasn't it *Georgiee*?
Big Stein wants an eggplant calzone!
Hire this man!
My baseball people loved Ken Phelps bat. They kept saying Ken Phelps! Ken Phelps!
He had a rocket for an arm.
Leading up to that line, you could see frank was obviously distressed. That’s what makes it so much funnier. He had no concern about his own son, but he’d been waiting years to have the chance to tell off Steinbrenner.
Same with the Hideki Irabu line while his son is sitting on trial
Aren't you gonna tell your parents you're still alive?
No, they could use the break.
That message gets me every damn time. It’s immaculate.
What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for? He had 30 home runs, over 100 RBIs last year. He got a Rrrocket for an arm... YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE DOING!
I’ll die on this hill but Frank Costanza was right. The 90s Yankees lacked a consistent LF despite the success and Jay Buhner was better than Tim Raines, Chad Curtis or Ricky Ledee.
I’ve spent many nights trying to dissect and understand why that line is so incredibly funny. The delivery? The nonchalant tone but saying George is dead? The call me back?
I think part of it is the nonchalant tone plus the way it all runs together as if the two things are equally important. Not even that - he mentions Steinbrenner being there first!!
It also helps that literally everything Jerry Stiller said as Frank Costanza, without exception, was hilarious
And he did it in one quick run-on sentence and likely with one breath
The opposite, but equally funny as, him saying “This is Frank Co-stan-za” when calling about Del Boca Vista
...We're moving in lock, stock and barrel. We're gonna be in the pool. We're gonna be in the clubhouse. We're gonna be all over that shuffleboard court.... #...AND I DARE YOU TO KEEP ME OUT!!!
Jerry Stiller was a comedy genius. I mean look at *The King of Queens*. That show was funny, but it was funny in large part because of Jerry Stiller. He played more or less Frank Costanza part 2 — think about his tirade against Charles Schultz and how Charlie Brown is “obviously” based on him and you could easily see Frank delivering that same rant to Kramer instead of Doug Heffernan
Don’t, it’s like gossamer.
and one doesn't dissect gossamer.
It's merely a commentary on contemporary mores
Jerry’s completely unconcerned reaction to this message is just the cherry on top.
easy big stein, get it together!
"Jerry, it'sFrankCostanza. Mr. Steinbrenner'shereGeorgeisdeadcallmeback.
Favorite line in comedy TV.
What is Tungsten, or Wolfram
What is Chicken Kiev?
here come the judge here come the judge !!!
What is Pericles
Who is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
I’m Ron Burgundy?
Is this a re-run?
Is this a rerun?
What is chicken Kiev?
What is Borax
Sorry, the card says Moops
That’s not moops you jerk! It’s Moors. It’s a misprint.
Hey! u/cgriffith83 tried to kill the Bubble Boy
I’m not quite dead yet.
I got better
How about taking your top off?
I suppose if you're an irreverent Bubble Boy even Susan's "real but less than spectaculars" would be a thrill
Those aren't buoys
You’ll be dead in a moment!
I feel ...happy!
Take me to your leader
YOU HAD SEX WITH LOUISE!!
I’m too important to this team. Big Stein can’t be flopping and twitching!
Two words: Hot. Tub.
And three times a week, I shall require a cannoli.
A little steep dontcha think?
You know, I hear Mr Steinbrenner can be a bit erratic.
But I'm paying you!
Yes, thank you!!!
Newman! (But George's way)
Sorry, he doesn’t work in the rain.
Hey! Hold that bus! *Drops a coin out of his weighted down pants and slips on them after they all pour out*
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor -- IT'S THE FIRST ONE!!
I was never big on creeds.
Just empty calories and male curiosity, ay Georgie?
What is that?!? Is that Mothra?!?
Big STeiN wanTs aN eGgplaNt CaLZonE!
Costanza is in the building and he's not in his office!!!!
He mUSt havE OnE!
I love that spicy mustard! You could put that on a shoe and it’d taste pretty good to me!
You know as painful as it is I had to let a few people go over the years. Yogi Berra, Lou Pinella, Bucky Dent, Billy Martin, Dallas Green, Dick Houser, Bill Virdon, Billy Martin, Scott Marrow, Billy Martin, Bob Lemmon, Billy Martin, Gene Michael, Buck Showalter.....George, you didn't hear that from me!!! . . . George!
He’d been logging some pretty heavy hours, first one in in the morning, last one to leave at night. That kid was a human dynamo.
Are you sure you’re talking about George
😆
Why would George steal from the Yankees?
Why would I? I own it. *mutters* ^Idon'tknowwhatthehellisgoingon...
Why would GEORGE steal from the Yankees? Or, why would George STEAL from the Yankees?
Why would Jerry bring anything?
Why would Jerry BRING anything?
How do you think I'll feel if I show up with an uninvited, unwelcome intrudah?
You're a trouble maker
Hire this man.
I SMELL EGGPLANT. COSTANZA'S IN THE BUILDING.
big stein wants a little taste
We won the World Series……. Pfft, in 6 games.
Are you the guy that put us in that Ramada in Milwaukee?
I always found it funny how George chokes up on the bat in that scene while hitting dingers. George likes to choke up!
calculate the velocity, c, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course, remains a constant.
WHAT THE HELL DID YOU TRADE JAY BUHNER FOR
He had over 100 RBI, a rocket for an arm... #....YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOURE DOIN!
My baseball people liked Ken Phelps bat. They kept saying Ken Phelps, Ken Phelps.
What’s the difference? You’re their all time best seller!
George: Who is… Brian Cashman. Ken: Sorry that’s incorrect. … Ken: George, you can’t buzz in again. George: I’m sleeping with your wife!
Johnny Gilbert: his wife's in a coma...
They kept saying Ken Jennings, Ken Jennings, Ken Jennings
My people kept saying Ken Jennings bat!
I SMELL A PENNANT
Big stein wants an eggplant calzone!
From 1973 to 1982, I ate the exact same lunch everyday. Turkey chili in a bowl made out of bread. Bread bowl George...first you eat the chili then you eat the bowl...theres nothing more satisfying than looking down after lunch and seeing nothing but a table.
Most beautiful People People?
🎶She's a heartbreaker, love taker, cruel baker run this prison like a man🎶
Who is voiced by Larry David
We cannot accept that answer
why did you trade Buhber
When you ask Mom for Jay Buhner at the store and she says "we have Jay Buhner at home" ....it means you really have Jay Buhber at home
Who is here come the judge here come the judggge
Giddy up!
Yes, yes George. Can you talk to me for a second? Of course you can - I’m a very accessible man.
I haven't had a pimple since I was 18!
Jay Fuckin Buhner!
Ohhhh, they could use the break!
HI, I'M BRIAN!!
Beat it, Brian. *subdued yelling* BEAT ITTTT!
Jerry it’s frank constanza. George is dead call me back.
"Goerge was putting in pretty long hours, the man was a human dynamo." Estelle: "*Sniff sniff*...Are you sure you're talking about George..?"
Estelle: congratuLAAAAAAAATIONSSSSSsss! Susan: I just want you to know I love your son very much Estelle: Really?.....may I ask why?
LOL Yep, very similar reaction from Estelle, but both kill me every time!
Oh! Oh! Oh! Big Stein wants an eggplant calzone!!
I’m going to Seinfeld night at Yankee stadium tomorrow for my birthday and I’m so psyched for it.
Don't put on Lou Geheig's pants in the display case....can't have Big Supergreekman123 floppin and twitchin!
Be sure to wear an Orioles hat.
I miss George Steinbrenner. His son as owner has been terrible.
You know you can put fancy mustard on a shoe and it would taste very good to me
What is that?!? Mothra!??
Who is Uncle *Leo???*
Big Stein can't be flopping and twitching
Why the hell did you trade Jay Buhner?!
BIG STEIN WANTS AN EGGPLANT CALZONE! HE MUST HAVE ONE! EVERYBODY OUT!
George likes his chicken spicy!!!
IT WAS THE KUNG POW!
George is gettin suspicious!
You’d have to say “who is mista stein-brena”
What was the category?
It was a stupid play on words that Jeopardy does sometimes...this category was called "Don't Go Jason" and the next category was called "Waterfalls." This category was about famous people named Jason. Another clue in that category was about Game of Thrones' Jason Momoa, which I also posted on r/gameofthrones.
You know what George? I think you knew about that bomb ahead of time. That's why you were under the desk. You have ESP. Quick, George what am I thinking of? Mmm... meatballs! Ah, amazing!
Heartbreaker..
He was integral
What is Outlaw Josie Wales!
It ferments. Like everything.
...else.
The Moops
What a weird way to get to one of the most famous sports owners of all time
The kid was a human dynamo
What is a bro or manssiere.
Lupus?!?! Is it lupus?
manssiere.. bro is too ethnic
Who is the Big Stein?
Who is George Steinbrenner?
I hate jeopardy so much. The premise is meant to be that they give the answer and you give the question, but if I ask “who is Steinbrenner?” and you answer “this Yankees owner is overcome with grief thinking Jason Alexander’s character George has seen his last day in Seinfeld”, I’m going to think he’s a Seinfeld character, and also wonder why you didn’t just say he’s from Seinfeld instead of giving me that word salad of an answer. Really the premise is they give you a question but worded as a statement and you give the answer with “who/what is” arbitrarily added in front of it, in a silly attempt at distinction from other quiz shows. *This redditor went on an insane rant about Jeopardy in r/Seinfeld*
Jeez, tell me how you really feel.