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gut

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Jul 8, 2010 7:39 PM
What's your favorite Seinfeld episode of all time? I got most of these from a larger internet poll run somewhere...Swapped out a few with some of Jerry's personal favorites.
Jul 8, 2010 7:39pm
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Jul 8, 2010 7:41 PM
"The Wig Master" is pretty damn good.
Jul 8, 2010 7:41pm
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Jul 8, 2010 7:42 PM
Marine Biologist.
Jul 8, 2010 7:42pm
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Jul 8, 2010 7:48 PM
Shrinkage.

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Jul 8, 2010 7:48pm
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Jul 8, 2010 7:57 PM
SOOO many amazing episodes. I choose Soup Nazi just because I use the saying (or variations) more than any other line. Although, I do use "They are real, and they're spectacular" and "Im out" a ton as well. Cant think of any other off the top of my head, but I quote Seinfeld a lot.
Jul 8, 2010 7:57pm
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gut

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Jul 8, 2010 7:58 PM
Well, IMO, there's only one answer to this question, but The Hamptons and Soup Nazi are right up there.
Jul 8, 2010 7:58pm
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gut

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Jul 8, 2010 7:59 PM
Laley23;416500 wrote:SOOO many amazing episodes. I choose Soup Nazi just because I use the saying (or variations) more than any other line. Although, I do use "They are real, and they're spectacular" and "Im out" a ton as well. Cant think of any other off the top of my head, but I quote Seinfeld a lot.

I almost included the "They're real, and they're SPEC-TACULAR". It's actually kind of tough to pick a top-10. The Kenny Rogers chicken where Jerry and Kramer switch apartments and then start taking on each other's personas....
Jul 8, 2010 7:59pm
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Jul 8, 2010 8:04 PM
1. The Jimmy
2. Summer of George
3. The Junior Mint
4. The Chicken Roaster
Jul 8, 2010 8:04pm
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Jul 8, 2010 8:13 PM
Man, I just IMDB Seinfeld and I think I have, at one point or the other said, "this is my top 5 episodes" for about half of them!
Jul 8, 2010 8:13pm
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Jul 8, 2010 8:16 PM
ccrunner609;416540 wrote:I have never ever watched one episode of this show

and no one gives a fuck either.
Jul 8, 2010 8:16pm
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Jul 8, 2010 8:46 PM
I voted for The Contest but I always liked

1. "The Fusilli Jerry" (The one with the license plate that said ASSMAN). "Million to One shot doc"
2. "Fatigue" The episode where we discovered Frank Costanza was a cook in Korea. There was the scene of food poisoning in the mess hall which was a knockoff from the movie Platoon. Afterwards, Frank refused to ever cook again. Freaking hilarious.
3. "Maestro"- The classic episode introducing Jackie Childs. Kramer sues a Starbucks type franchise. The other story is about Kramer's uptight friend who demand to be called Maestro.
4. "The Caddy", Elaine is so incensed that Sue Ellen doesn't wear a bra that she gives her a bra as a gift, which Sue Ellen then promptly wears as a top. This causes Kramer to crash George's car when he and Jerry see her walking in her bra down the street. The courtroom scene that follows is a broad and obvious allusion to the O. J. Simpson trial.
Jul 8, 2010 8:46pm
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Jul 8, 2010 9:21 PM
I am partial to festivus, but hard to pick just one.
Jul 8, 2010 9:21pm
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Jul 9, 2010 1:54 AM
i've always loved 'the wink' the best. such a great episode.
Jul 9, 2010 1:54am
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Jul 9, 2010 2:21 AM
So many too pick from!

1. The Jimmy
2. The Contest
3. The Outing
4. The Parking Garage
5. The Soup Nazi
6. The Hamptons
7. The Face Painter
8. The Chicken Roaster
9. The Wig Master
10. The Burning

HM: The Van Buren Boys, The Millenium, The Summer of George, The Butter Shave, Serenity now,
Jul 9, 2010 2:21am
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Jul 9, 2010 5:55 AM
The Voice or The Soup Nazi
Jul 9, 2010 5:55am
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Jul 9, 2010 7:57 AM
Kenny Rodgers Roaster and Bookman are my two favorites, but there are really too many to pick just one.
Jul 9, 2010 7:57am
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Jul 9, 2010 8:34 AM
i always liked the one where jerry keeps betting elaine that she'll go back to putty.
Jul 9, 2010 8:34am
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Jul 9, 2010 9:31 AM
Puddy, not that it matters.

Thought of another one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcFSOnumgZA
Jul 9, 2010 9:31am
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Jul 9, 2010 3:25 PM
hahahahahhahaha I'd never seen the Mandelbaum one!
Jul 9, 2010 3:25pm
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Jul 9, 2010 3:40 PM
Kenny Rodgers Roaster
This. "Kenny?!"

I also like the one where Jerry and Kramer think their accountant is a coke head
Jul 9, 2010 3:40pm
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Jul 9, 2010 3:54 PM
sjmvsfscs08;418242 wrote:hahahahahhahaha I'd never seen the Mandelbaum one!

That was actually more than 1 episode, if I remember correctly.
Jul 9, 2010 3:54pm
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gut

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Jul 9, 2010 4:23 PM
Laley23;418278 wrote:That was actually more than 1 episode, if I remember correctly.

I think you're right. Hard to say, the constant past references is what made Seinfeld so great and why regular viewers have a much greater appreciation than someone who only watched a few shows.

I almost put the Mandelbaum's in this list. "It's GO time" is probably one of the more underrated catch-phrases that show spawned.

So many, many favorites. Another classic is when Elaine was dating Crazy Joe Davola and he's dresses up as a clown to perform outside Pagliacci.
Jul 9, 2010 4:23pm
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Jul 9, 2010 5:10 PM
The junior mint (hence the username).

The Mandlebaum's might be the best supporting characters though.
Jul 9, 2010 5:10pm
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Jul 9, 2010 5:16 PM



"Let me tell you something, funny boy... You know that little stamp? The one that says New York Public Library? Well, that may not mean anything to you, but that means a lot to me. One whole helluva lot. Sure, go ahead, laugh if you want to. I've seen your type before -- flashy, making the scene, flaunting convention. Yeah, I know what you're thinking... Why's this guy making such a big stink about old library books? Let me give you a hint, junior. Maybe we can live without libraries, people like you and me.... Maybe. Sure, we're too old to change the world. What about that kid, sitting down, opening a book right now in a branch of the local library and finding pictures of pee-pees and wee-wees in The Cat in the Hat and The Five Chinese Brothers. Doesn't he deserve better? Look, if you think this is about overdue fines and missing books, you'd better think again. This is about that kid's right to read a book without getting his mind warped. Or maybe that turns you on, Seinfeld... Maybe that's how you get your kicks... You and your goodtime buddies... I've got a flash for you, joy boy. Partytime is over."
Jul 9, 2010 5:16pm
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gut

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Jul 9, 2010 5:27 PM
ManO'War;418373 wrote: "Let me tell you something, funny boy... You know that little stamp? The one that says New York Public Library? Well, that may not mean anything to you, but that means a lot to me. One whole helluva lot. Sure, go ahead, laugh if you want to. I've seen your type before -- flashy, making the scene, flaunting convention. Yeah, I know what you're thinking... Why's this guy making such a big stink about old library books? Let me give you a hint, junior. Maybe we can live without libraries, people like you and me.... Maybe. Sure, we're too old to change the world. What about that kid, sitting down, opening a book right now in a branch of the local library and finding pictures of pee-pees and wee-wees in The Cat in the Hat and The Five Chinese Brothers. Doesn't he deserve better? Look, if you think this is about overdue fines and missing books, you'd better think again. This is about that kid's right to read a book without getting his mind warped. Or maybe that turns you on, Seinfeld... Maybe that's how you get your kicks... You and your goodtime buddies... I've got a flash for you, joy boy. Partytime is over."

LOL, someone started a thread on the old site about an overdue library book and I busted that out....guy thought it was a real rant! Priceless!
Jul 9, 2010 5:27pm