Michael Richards not laughing before asking if it was a titlist may have been his best piece of acting ever.
@NewFalconerRecords7 жыл бұрын
The way that Kramer's voice breaks ever-so-slightly when he asks: "Is that a Titleist?" is the icing on an already glorious cake.
@petewerehere6 жыл бұрын
You're right! Another subtle thing is that the line is actually, "What is that, a Titleist?" The "What" really cements Kramer's reaction. Not only does it change the line's rhythm nicely; it's also a tiny, hopeless bit of deflection that says so much about the dissonance he's feeling between total disbelief and undeniable recognition. It goes to show that this was truly a golden moment, when one word and a voice crack can speak volumes.
@eddiewave96875 жыл бұрын
Even when you don't know what a Titleist is, what he says just happens to sound like "a tidal cyst". Especially just after George mentioned a tidal wave. There's no such thing in real life, but one can easily imagine there to be. So you think Kramer is talking about some calcic sea growth or something, and the joke still works.
@rickrose53775 жыл бұрын
And -- speaking as someone who is exactly Jerry's age -- is there anyone who has played golf, who has not asked EXACTLY that question? It is a stock line, and yet the ONLY possible line, and hilarious in this bizarre context.
@DocRunaway5 жыл бұрын
Kramer's delivery is gold. But his face previous to it is just acting magic. His face is literally hanging motionless from his skull. It's one thing to put a funny embarrassment face and get away with a big laugh. But his expression right there oozed reality AND embarrassment. I'd say what Richards did there was as much of a comedic feat as Alexander's monologue or his gesture with the ball.
@dalegreer30955 жыл бұрын
@@DocRunaway I thought that was the face of someone trying hard not to laugh.
@charleswoodhouse47544 жыл бұрын
Crime Jason Alexander never won an Emmy for this show.
@hummarstraful4 жыл бұрын
Really? Fuck.
@joeb15224 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@dbreiden830804 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ why?
@terrellrobinson32864 жыл бұрын
Indeed it is. A damn shame.
@jimjames16684 жыл бұрын
For possible one of the greatest comedy characters in tv history, no justice.
@tag4276 жыл бұрын
"The sea was angry that day my friends!" maybe my favorite line out of a thousand great lines!
@beardednationwv22004 жыл бұрын
My newest tattoo.
@MickLoud9992 жыл бұрын
Then they show a normal everyday surf. I'm not complaining but that in itself is hilariously George.
@scottlawrence852 жыл бұрын
Every surf check, it’s a race in my social circle to quote Jason.
@trampdog79 Жыл бұрын
Like an old man trying to send soup back in a deli...cracks me up every time.
@TC-be7kx4 ай бұрын
@@trampdog79 the WHALE the WHALE!
@marcguerra18544 жыл бұрын
That one woman’s laugh after George reveals the golf ball just adds to the hilarity of that speech
@bradfifty72723 жыл бұрын
I know right? It is a split second second before the wave or wall of laughter as Jason described. Like she was the first to get it.
@malissahyatt2425 Жыл бұрын
That shriek cracks me up everytime.
@Hamptonio4 жыл бұрын
I love how all of these older interviews show the cast looking younger and spritely, and Larry David looks exactly the same as he does now. Exactly. “Forever Old” is the fountain of youth, my friends.
@dannysmith46492 жыл бұрын
I call that the Steve Martin.
@croweziec2 жыл бұрын
Larry had a glass of water from the wrong fountain.
@mostverticalproductions4808 Жыл бұрын
@@dannysmith4649 I'm convinced Steve Martin went back in time when he was in The Jerk. How he looks the in that compared to Three Amigos and even Cheaper by the Dozen is a mystery.
@billblaski9523 Жыл бұрын
Lol ur crazy, Larry looks way older now obviously. He just has had the same hairstyle
@TC-be7kx4 ай бұрын
well he only eats cashews, so... maybe nuts is the way to go!
@bosoxfan25253 жыл бұрын
"You know I always wanted to pretend that I was an architect." ... That was the greatest line from that episode.
@ProdByClockwerk2 жыл бұрын
The fact that Jason didn’t win an Emmy for this monologue is the greatest tragedy in human history.
@IHopegood2 жыл бұрын
More tragic than the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise
@Jake-qm9wv2 жыл бұрын
Tell that to anne frank
@strangebrew1231 Жыл бұрын
Isn’t that a little dramatic. Fuck the Emmy’s and Oscar’s. We don’t need someone to win awards to recognize when acting is good
@billblaski9523 Жыл бұрын
@@Jake-qm9wv lol
@jaya1000 Жыл бұрын
@@Jake-qm9wv so what they had to split 3 rations 8 ways. I didn't finish that book how'd it end?
@crowtservo2 жыл бұрын
When I was unemployed in 2002, I was feeling really beat down and frustrated by the lack of jobs in our area and the constant rejections, so I decided to take a day off from job hunting and watch TV. I had never watched Seinfeld when it originally aired. That afternoon I saw the Marine Biologist and it really lifted my spirits.
@BiGsImY5 жыл бұрын
0:24 Jerry: Fish Story Me: Mammal Jerry: Whatever
@TheEmperorMim3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Simplyveej2 жыл бұрын
To me this was a brilliant bit at many levels. Not least of which was the irony of his ‘being’ a marine biologist. And how he perceived his lofty story was being subtly undermined, leading to his dismissive instinct. Brilliant!
@dnasty3122 ай бұрын
I see what you did 😄
@michealkelly94415 жыл бұрын
It takes a real unique talent to memorize a page of dialogue that quickly and deliver it so well the first take, so crazy
@EricBarryComedy16 ай бұрын
The thing is, JLD's arm cuts form being on the table to on her face, so the lack of continuity would suggest there was at least two takes
@helgedell6 ай бұрын
@@EricBarryComedy1 Wow, good catch! Kramer's arm movement fits perfectly, Elaine's does not. They could easily have placed a card with keywords for the monologue off cam on Kramer's right side. They often used cuecards for the actors in Friends, on the table, in the sink and so on - not sure about Seinfeld.
@ricarleite3 ай бұрын
SNL performers up until the late 90s used to do this on a weekly basis
@mattdamage8992 ай бұрын
Sucks he hadda open his mouth with politics.
@altar78856 жыл бұрын
a testimony to Alexander's huge talent
@puneriteeka63096 жыл бұрын
This scene is perfection. What a team. The dream team. This is the stuff of dreams.
@THEBIGGESTSCUMBAG5 жыл бұрын
Puneri Teeka ABSOLUTELY
@yash22852 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@pr-ji1ni2 жыл бұрын
Now that Netflix has added Seinfeld, I really wanted my girlfriend to watch it with me, as she's British and didn't really know much about this show. I chose one episode for her to watch, The Marine Biologist, and it blew her away and got her hooked on Seinfeld. Out of 180 episodes, this will always be my favorite. Some of the best comedy writing that has ever been done for TV.
@dannysmith46492 жыл бұрын
The Chicken Roaster (aka “Kenny Roger’s Chicken Roaster) will always be my pick for most underrated best writing/performance episode. But the marine biologist is of course a classic.
@CookedOnions2 жыл бұрын
Seinfeld is pretty much the chassis to american TV comedy. Every single sitcom today has a a hint of seinfeld.
@motleysurfer2 жыл бұрын
Dude I did the same thing with my British girlfriend too, same episode, except she didnt and doesnt like the show, Ive tried but she could never get on board. needless to say this probably isnt gonna work out.
@starlodear2987 Жыл бұрын
Once you break up with her, you won't be going near Seinfeld ever again.
@sergepetrov7973 Жыл бұрын
I thought the two best Jewish stereotype lines came from this series - like an old man returning soup at the deli and when George told Jerry that he was leaving when they were trying to get away from Elaine's father and Jerry said we can't leave what will we say and George said we'll say we're frightened and we're going home now
@jalexandertdavies3 жыл бұрын
I love that one woman who is quicker on the uptake or quicker to react than the rest of the audience
@arvindhmani067 жыл бұрын
Jerry is being very modest here. They had a million great ends to episodes. Shows the level of perfection Jerry strives for, be it anything he does.
@nickleonard62967 жыл бұрын
"And you wanna be my latex salesman..."
@arvindhmani067 жыл бұрын
Nick Leonard well, that wasn't the end of the episode but it was damn good.
@OU812Eddie6 жыл бұрын
...I was on the floor laughing when The Velvet Fog sang to Kramer...
@jordimelis44635 жыл бұрын
Dont give too much credit to Jerry, Larry was the true genius behind this show. Even Jason alexander said it in an interview.
@MightyAvengingLeo3 жыл бұрын
@@jordimelis4463 Maybe so, but Jerry had the vision to enlist Larry in the first place. Even Larry David admitted he couldn't see himself writing more than the first 4 episodes.
@branimirbecic2 жыл бұрын
"The sea was angry that day my friends"..iconic!!
@fl00d694 жыл бұрын
Arguably the best moment in the entire show, I'd say.
@tct82846 жыл бұрын
Only one take!!! Jason is the GOAT 🐐
@seanwebb6053 жыл бұрын
Fantastic that the other three members of the cast didn't try to compete with him in the scene. Kramer let George get the laughs before offering his line. George responds to get the next wave of laughs. Fantastic!
@artsmith1033 жыл бұрын
Elaine kind of had it the hardest of the three because she had to keep it real without any input to lean on.
@redacted2275 Жыл бұрын
@@artsmith103The hardest? jfc 🙄
@emintey3 жыл бұрын
Probably the single most hilarious moment ever on TV.
@jaymilo84252 жыл бұрын
That woman's laugh gets me everytime 🤣
@ronniechilds20022 жыл бұрын
I have watched this countless times, replaying over and over those few speechless seconds of the subtle expressions on Kramer's face when he produces the ball; their talent was amazing. They really are the Beatles of TV.
@craigdonovan42772 жыл бұрын
Kramer with a very subtle smirk and waiting for the laughs to subdue before delivering he’s Titliest line.
@andrewleibs7 жыл бұрын
I think this is single bet scene in the series, the funniest, the apotheosis of George!
@toddinthemiddle6 жыл бұрын
what about mr bookman's rants? i love this episode, it's one of may absolute faves, but bookman is the BEST. the best, black buick, the best....
@MightyAvengingLeo3 жыл бұрын
It very well could be. Back in the old days, before we could watch these scenes endlessly on KZfaq, before we could buy seasons on DVD, before Tivo, when the most you could do was maybe record a few episodes on VCR, this episode stood out to me. It kind of caught the spirit of Seinfeld, since the episode ended up back at the diner. I grouped it with another George anecdote-punchline at the diner. "So you didn't get the job?" "No. But I was the only one at the table that didn't get violently ill." Though this one was funnier.
@sevach8 ай бұрын
The best comedy scene ever, tremendous writing, context uniting plots A and B, phenomenal performance from Jason and Michael too.
@pavanbk155896 жыл бұрын
Like an Old man sending back soup at a Deli...!! That is the funniest I have ever heard on TV.
@cockroachv2 жыл бұрын
💯😂
@S.Pociecha2 жыл бұрын
Like an old man *trying* to send back soup at a deli Angry strife
@Bluezkat15 жыл бұрын
The best sitcom of all time! How the 6 of them managed to get together is a miracle: Larry David and Jerry are geniuses - and Jerry, Jason, Michael and Julia together are a once in a lifetime ensemble. Absolutely brilliant!
@artsmith1033 жыл бұрын
5 of them?
@yash22852 жыл бұрын
Six who? Newman??
@Unknown-jt1jo10 ай бұрын
@@yash2285He double-counted Jerry.
@1trackmind285 ай бұрын
@@Unknown-jt1jo Jerrymandered the counting.
@studofmilk4 жыл бұрын
It’s kinda badass how Jason stepped up and delivered the scene at the last minute the way he knew he could.
@jpsned3 жыл бұрын
I've always thought that George's speech was very Hemingway-esque.
@peaceandlove5442 жыл бұрын
he is a formally-trained actor
@mar10ssj12 жыл бұрын
Because it was. A lot of inspiration was taken from "The Old Man and the Sea".
@jpsned2 жыл бұрын
@@mar10ssj1 👍
@businessman94782 жыл бұрын
pretty sure thats the joke
@rickrose53775 жыл бұрын
Still, to my mind, the greatest monologue in the history of scripted television comedy.
@marklarsontube5566 жыл бұрын
I have so much more respect for this show and the cast after watching these inside looks. And I already had a ton of respect for them all.
@NxDoyle5 жыл бұрын
"They're real and they're spectacular" was a hair away from perfect, because you can hear Jerry, ever so quietly under the beginning of the laugh, say "Oh" in between "real" & "and". The best act break laugh, and probably my favorite laugh in the series, was, "And you wanna be my latex salesman."
@mustafacom63784 жыл бұрын
I think the reason of the "Oh" is that last part of the line is adlibbed by Teri Hatcher.
@fergalstackstreams3 жыл бұрын
Some of the funniest moments on this show were just the characters telling an outrageous story with little or no footage, just leaving the visualization to the audience's imagination and carrying it with delivery and timing. Like the Keith Hernandez spitting story, Kramer trying to get the severed toe to the hospital, etc.
@bySterling4 жыл бұрын
Talk about a talent, Jason mastering a last minute one page script sans rehearsal w perfect comedic delivery 🙌🏻⚡️📺❤️💪🏻💥👏🏻 😂
@bluewren652 жыл бұрын
I had no idea that this was done on short notice without rehearsal. Makes the best ever episode of Seinfeld even more spectacular.
@marshhen5 жыл бұрын
Wow I cannot believe this masterful scene was done in one take with almost no rehearsal!!!
@dhornjr12 ай бұрын
Kudos to Julia Louis-Dreyfus for not blowing the take with her awesone laughter.
@cockroachv2 жыл бұрын
Masterpiece of a scene. Let alone first take. Jason Alexander is a legend.
@RSS53116 жыл бұрын
I saw him do Truman live at the Tiffany theater on Sunset Blvd. We were first row center watching him do the one man show. Believe me when I say this Jason Alexander was Truman. He was absolutely fantastic. Can you imagine a one man show for 90 minutes live without any TelePrompTers.
@thebourg2 жыл бұрын
absolutely one of the great moments in TV history
@peterfitzpatrick7032 Жыл бұрын
Kramers facial expressions just added gasoline to that fire .. 😂... the slight raising of the left eyebrow... the little childlike smirk... he KNEW he'd been caught before he even said "Titlest ? " 😅
@cutway4 жыл бұрын
This was the best part in any episode. It was perfect.
@oa32556 жыл бұрын
oh god... That's already my favorite scene, especially Kramer's face when he saw the ball.
@jorgesuspenso51057 ай бұрын
Yeah! That face of guilt 😂
@pearlbautista50883 жыл бұрын
Kramer's reaction when he saw the ball😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@donmoore77857 жыл бұрын
This scene was in fact spectacular.
@Drfresh14023 ай бұрын
The plot of this episode was pure gold.
@nderohan2 жыл бұрын
The way Kramer shifts in his seat makes the whole thing more hilarious!
@sonyab19745 жыл бұрын
Yeah I remember when I first saw this episode! I was laughing so hard when he showed the golf ball! To this day, it's still funny. I'm still cracking up! Hahahaha! :)
@robertkrakaur89872 жыл бұрын
Have you stopped laughing yet
@sonyab19742 жыл бұрын
@@robertkrakaur8987 Hahaha. Yeah. :--)
@mattd46163 жыл бұрын
The greatest comedy to ever come out of the USA ever!
@redrum94843 жыл бұрын
Wrong
@bossfan492 жыл бұрын
Definitely.
@adamscott22192 ай бұрын
I could never forget the grand crescendo of that episode. My Mum and Dad were watching it with me and when the joke finally hit we were crying with laughter……..genius. 😂😂
@daniellee17225 жыл бұрын
That's when you know you met a die hard fellow Seinfeld fan. If they can finish this line "The sea was angry that day my friends ...."
@zacharias72842 жыл бұрын
It's interesting how the stories differ. Jerry says that he and Larry had a late night writing session coming up with the monologue George goes in the cafe about the whale. ("The sea was angry that day...") Jason says that they were filming the last scene, which was just Jerry and Kramer in the cafe. It didn't get as big of an audience response as Larry wanted, so he and Jerry wrote the monologue on the spot, gave it to Jason to memorize it. Jason says he spent 15 minutes reading it, and then they put up some screens blocking the set so they could do one rehearsal take, Larry told the audience they're going to try something different, and they recorded the iconic scene in one take. Jerry said they were worried about Jason needing a day to learn it. Jason says he was given it on set and had to learn it immediately before shooting. In this video, Jason says that Larry told him they wouldn't be able to rehearse, but in another interview he said they blocked the set with screens for one rehearsal take. I think Larry's version of the story is closer to Jason's (with the monologue being written on the spot while filming as opposed to the night before). I wonder what really went down...
@gardenlover96634 жыл бұрын
My favorite episode. Thank you, Jerry, Larry, and Jason for my favorite scene in t.v. history.
@chrissherlock17482 жыл бұрын
I am SO happy that is Larry David’s favourite scene! I remember thinking how perfect it was, and I burst out laughing… something I didn’t always do when I watched Seinfeld. Truly one of the greatest comedy closing scenes ever… “Is that a Titleist?”
@hellobeautiful52254 ай бұрын
Congratulations to the Pros working as background actors in that scene. They held it together and didn’t react at all when the big laugh came in. THATS more difficult than most people realize.
@kinggg872 жыл бұрын
Jesus what a brilliant show... I watch reruns all the time
@NEpatriots88 Жыл бұрын
Michael Richards’s pause before he asks if it was a Tltlest was gold, too. Gold, Jerry! Gold!
@basteagui3 жыл бұрын
jason is a consummate professional. what a legend
@BabyBoomerChannel6 жыл бұрын
"What is that a Titleist?" That's the genius punchline.
@tristanpetty71734 жыл бұрын
"A hole in one."
@SwarmyX6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the smiles Jerry.
@priyanksriv0 Жыл бұрын
One of my all time favourite scenes on the show, Jason is phenomenal here and Michael beautifully tops it off in the end 😁😂
@itstheburnz5 жыл бұрын
I hope this was Jason's Emmy show!! It sure should have been.
@charliebrown65904 жыл бұрын
A true work of art
@toddinthemiddle5 жыл бұрын
the marine biologist has long been a fave of mine, but the library is absolutely the best.
@GregD872 жыл бұрын
“But I’ve got hand!” “And you’re gonna need it”
@astropgn2 жыл бұрын
I've watched this show many times in my life and this is still my favorite joke of all
@JBugz7774 жыл бұрын
Each and everyone one of the creators and actors in this show was world-class at what he does..
@ahmadfarrall20972 жыл бұрын
Kramer response is magic
@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd10534 жыл бұрын
I have used a memorization technique from elementary school all the way through college that i developed in 4th grade that has never failed me. We had to learn the poem "The midnight ride of paul revere". We also had to recite it from memory in class. So what i did was i took a blank sheet of paper and covered all but the first word. I read the first word aloud then the first word without looking. Then the first amd second word. Then the first and second word without looking. Then the first three words. Then the first 3 words without looking and so on. If I made a mistake I start all over again back to word one. It takes some discipline and time but I have found whenever I need to study or remember something no other technique works better. I was the only kid in my class to get a 100%. I wonder if Jason uses the same technique or something similar to remember a long monologue like that.
@trequor3 жыл бұрын
That seems very inefficient. I mean I'm it's effective, but there are much better ways of storing information such that you can recall it perfectly.
@kartikamarjeet20822 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@THEBIGGESTSCUMBAG5 жыл бұрын
I’M SO THANKFUL FOR SEINFELD
@MrRobins183 жыл бұрын
Great performance and great actor. That said, although subtle, can definitely sense that ego from Mr. Alexander.
@morphorod6 жыл бұрын
I could never get in the show but this one is classic in my eyes. Perfect writing and execution. So funny.
@susanhumphrey64272 ай бұрын
Jason Alexander should have won an Emmy!
@kevinbudzinski9576 Жыл бұрын
This was one of the biggest laughs from the studio audience in the entire Seinfeld run when George pulled out the golf ball from his shirt pocket! 😆
@najeefilms2 жыл бұрын
I love hearing the stories behind the episodes.
@ArcheryTalkVideo4 ай бұрын
I was away for my first year of university when I saw this. Living in a house that was split into five apartments. I could hear laughter coming from all over the place when he pulled out that golf ball. An absolutely perfect moment of TV, back when we all had to watch it at the same time.
@anthonyd.80673 жыл бұрын
Latex salesman and puffy shirt episodes also had great endings.
@paulquinn72822 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite endings is Elaine saying "next time don't try so hard!"
@michaelrafales27822 ай бұрын
Absolutely perfect timing on everyone's part.
@saltech34442 жыл бұрын
This was the first episode of Seinfeld I saw, at my friend's house in the year nineteen-ninety five. I remember just before the reveal, I said to my friend: "It was a golf ball, wasn't it?" For the life of me I can't imagine how I guessed that.
@JohnB000072 жыл бұрын
One of the best moments in TV history!
@courtney-ray6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely one of the best episode endings! 😂
@mikatu3 жыл бұрын
I have to say that "they are real, and they are spectacular"!!
@TP-ne6ez6 ай бұрын
Those four were absolutely the best. How they all were able to get thru that scene without laughing and breaking down was gold You do see a small smile from Kramer probably trying not to laugh but he is incredible One of the best Seinfeld episodes ever
@MickLoud9992 жыл бұрын
Larry David delivering the line "Anyone here a marine biologist"?
@sonicfreak04 Жыл бұрын
I just watched the scene for the first time today, its so hilarious and epic at the same time
@GWS745 жыл бұрын
There is no doubt, Jason is amazing!!! I think this is the funniest scene I ever saw. Because I've seen it hundreds of times before and I still laugh again and again, even though I know what's coming and can recite George's entire monologue by heart...
@darvirkler96602 жыл бұрын
Hi hi Dr Ya
@thelionsshare66682 жыл бұрын
My absolute favorite episode.
@jackedkerouac44147 ай бұрын
Love the story of Larry notoriously hating the writing process early on but it’s clear he has a great passion for it
@SC-mp1lh3 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite episode.
@adamdesanti6713Ай бұрын
One take monologue learned the night before hitting those beats perfectly? Jason really was a special talent.
@pts52175 жыл бұрын
Might be my favorite episode
@gdholmfirth4 ай бұрын
One more reason this was the best show ever.
@TerryUniGeezerPeterson2 жыл бұрын
"Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli"
@thetechlibrarian Жыл бұрын
My favorite episode ever
@joshuaoha Жыл бұрын
Sometimes I just randomly think about this scene and it cheers me up
@L1KECLOCKWORK2 жыл бұрын
One of the best monologues in the entire show
@Ngamotu835 ай бұрын
"We wrote that whole long fish story." Mammal.
@arthurkapadia43722 жыл бұрын
The show wherein a man delivering an entire page flawlessly in one take & another man (first man's on-screen father) struggling to deliver half a line after several takes BOTH make you laugh your guts out.