the more I watch "Seinfeld" , the more I realize how brilliant of an actor the guy who plays George is. Jason Alexander - respect to you.

The funniest thing to me in this video is George picking up the check & then quietly sliding it over to Jerry

When this episode originally aired in 1995 I was a senior in high school and watching it with my grandparents. My 76-year-old grandmother kept asking what a ménage a trois was. My grandfather was sitting in the chair next to her and pretended not to hear her but I know he knew. She kept saying ménage a trois over and over and we both finally told her we had no idea. During a commercial break I had to get up and leave the room to keep from laughing.

The Switch was one of the best episodes of Seinfeld.

"You disappoint me my friend" - absolutely brilliant writing

Nice to see George putting all this effort into something that he doesn't benefit from. He actually just wants to do something for his friend. The pure excitement and triumph when he runs back into the apartment with a plan gets me every time.

Jerry's wild hair at the end is a great comedic touch...like he has been racking his brain all night.

the person who wrote the script is absolutely brilliant. I can't get enough of that.

"Do you ever get on your knees and thank God that you have access to my dementia?!"

It's actually a solid plan. Not foolproof, but solid!

How Jason Alexander never won an award for playing George on this show is one of the biggest snubs of all time! You can't watch an episode and not see some part of yourself in George, just an absolute great character acted out brilliantly!

Can we talk about how adorable these two are as best friends? George taking up the fight with his best pal although it’s doomed to fail...them getting so mentally invested that they’re walking down the street fussing at each other, staying up late into the the night working out the plan until finally George has to announce, that’s enough for today...you’re tired...get some sleep...I’ll see you first thing in the morning. I love the friendship!

God this show was gold... Gold Jerry GOLD!

The writing is pure comedic brilliance, as well as the acting, editing, and choice of music, God I love this scene haha

I love: "Once the inital awkwardness is relieved with a little playful humor, which we know she can't resist." And we see her laughing on the phone.

One of my favorite parts of this is that at the imaginary phone call with Jerry and the roommate, George is there with him, lol. He is narrating that part of the plan, so he incorporated himself to the scene.

The pause before "I think that I do" is perfection.

One of the most perfectly executed sequences in the history of television comedy: the writing, the direction, the acting -- inspired. "This is what I do."

George’s reaction when first clueing in on what Jerry is scheming is priceless. Excellent comedic actor!

How did Jason Alexander not win an Emmy for this episode?

One of the best scenes in Seinfeld history, and that's saying something.

Sandy's outfits and hair are very Elaine in this sequence.

Love that jazz music 😏

Everything I love about Seinfeld in one, five minute clip. Jason & Jerry’s comedic timing is absolutely perfect.

Just the way George slams his hand down on the table... Too funny... 0:52 I just love that NY Jazz at 1:44

One thing I learned from this video is that Jerry likes cream in his coffee, and George likes his coffee black with loads of sugar.

How Jason Alexander never got an Emmy is mind-boggling

"This is what I do."

I watched Seinfeld in prison, in the mid 90’s. It sounds crazy but we inmates would dissect these scenes and laugh about these episodes for days after watching them. Black, White, Latino, cliqued-up, not cliqued-up, it didn’t matter. We all kind of bonded over this show. It made the moments of abject violence, degradation and abuse that were always around the corner seem more tolerable.

One of the greatest subplots of any episode. The banter George and Jerry have is impeccable with comedic writing at the highest level.

And Jerry actually turns down the opportunity. Insane!

Jerry's face and hair when he says its perfect plan. greatest comedic sitcom scene ever.

Is this the best episode? Come on every episode feels that way in Seinfeld. The writing is top notch! George's acting is out of the world. I laughed so much! When George says" You disappoint me my friend " Only George can deliver that in a funny way

Well i'm sure at some point between the years 800 and 1200, somewhere there were 2 women living together :)

George Costanza ladies and gentlemen

Sustained brilliance throughout that scene is what makes it special. Not a wasted word.

I love the little scene of Sandy being "busy" at work,shes "busy" cos she looks really annoyed which links to another epic George episode.Of course later on George tries to get out of a relationship buy suggesting a menage a trois and the male flatmate is into it,freaking George out so the idea comes back to bite him

I just love how seriously they take it.

The soda can crush gets me every time. Pure genius. THE SWITCH

The song is Westside Blues by John Cameron. Great piece of music

The plan was destined to fail simply because it was George's plan.

I love how George just moves the check over to Jerry, like i dont have any money.

George’s facial expressions and body language when he’s realizing what Jerry is really thinking is goddamn genius.

I love these rare moments where George us an expert in how to navigate through the complexities of a woman,yet the majority of the time he just strikes out with them 😂

Words cannot describe how much I love the song at 1:43

"you disappoint me my friend" George at his finest

Everyone says the Bet was the greatest single 22 minutes of sitcom history, but I argue this has to be tied with it

When you intentionally put yourself in a situation where you win no matter what the outcome, you’re a certified genius

George deserved an Emmy for these scenes alone!

...and remember...in the next episode, S6E12, "The Label Maker", George tried to use the menage a trois suggestion to get out of a relationship, but it didn't quite work out as planned, lol

I'm going through this show again, will make it the third time, and am on this season (six) now. From all the episodes that I've seen, which are fresh in my head, this episode is my favorite. It's very George and Jerry-centric but it showcases their personalities so well. Also, it's the most clear example I can think of so far of something the show really begins to establish as a trademark of it's philosophy - that no matter what the characters do to change/improve their lives, something different and unexpected will happen. Worth noting is that "The Opposite" was the last episode of season 5 so the writers were definitely aware of the "opposite" effect of their destinies. Love this show and episode.

This is my all time fav episode. Not only for the Switch storyline, but it is also the episode we find out Kramers first name is Cosmo!

Rare video of Bernard Montgomery and Dwight Eisenhower planning the D-Day landings

Sheeeees into it.

that 'i gooooot it" was just stunning and so satisfying

they didn't have roomates in middle ages 😂😂

Henry the 8th managed a Switch once but his methods were...different.

It's a perfect plan... so inspired, so deviace, yet so simple

“...Qualities prized by the superficial man” Been there and surprisingly how would I have worded it. You know, when you use verbosity to cover the degree of shame you feel for the less than holy thoughts that enter your mind about “the superficial man”

I fucking love George. Especially when he gets dramatic..... or angry.

Seinfeld's facial expressions, the hair, the soda can, brilliant.

I love the 50s noir detective music as they’re scheming in the diner

The music heard when they're initially concocting "The Switch "is reminiscent of that used in Taxi Driver when Travis is driving during the night scenes

1:41 - 2:10 This is why The Switch is my favorite episode of Seinfeld.

Great cinematography and really makes you realize how much more towering of an acting talent Jason Alexander is than Jerry Seinfeld.

I actually Googled "were there roommates in the Middle Ages' after this episode.

This is like discovering plutonium BY ACCIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jason made that line his own.

its brilliant writing, so devious, yet so simple

One of my favorite episodes. Brilliant writing and acting!!

@2:40 George storms back in "IIIIIIII GOT IT!"

"This is what I do" while knuckle-deep in peanut butter.

The level of comedy Seinfeld was running on back in the day is astonishing.

They didn't have roommates in the midgle ages. LOL!! !cracks me up every time.

The best part of the episode is Jerry's monologue acknowledging he didn't have what it took to go through with a menage a trois.

Arguably the finest bit written for TV....evvver.

This plan was beautiful.... only George Costanza could've came up with it....a beautiful mind 👏

I love that they used the same music here as when Newman hooked up with Babs Kramer.

You dissapoint me my friend... 😂

I love when george slams his fist on the table 🤣

After years and years Seinfeld hast some of the funniest Episode that i ever Seen. Brilliant. Greetings from Germany🇩🇪. Peter Dieter

"You disappoint me my friend" and "This is what I do"...are quintessential Costanza in a nutshell!

Seinfeld crushing that Pepsi can hardcore! 😂

Morgan Freeman: But their plan had one major flaw, it turned out that Sandy was into that kind of thing.

A perfect performance about a perfect plan!

Seinfeld: so devious. So simple. The perfect show.

The craziest part about this scene is the fact that George knew about the time period of the High Middle Ages.

“I couldn’t do it without you.” That’s actually…really sweet.

This is the top that television has ever achieved.

It's not often we see George full of confidence and solutions.

Part of the brilliance- you know it’s all going to go spectacularly wrong, but you don’t know how yet.

This was one of my favourite episodes. Ménage a trios!

Damnit, I only just noticed how messed up Jerry’s hair is after George comes back with his solution.

George now owns that can of peanut butter. He has to take it with him.

Among the greatest episodes

Smart phones make this plan impossible now. Lol

This might be the best example to show someone that hasnt seen Seinfeld to show what the show is like

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO IT!!!!

Unbelievable writing. Incredible scenes haha

The music in this scene is everything

The montage is legit awesome cinematography. It's a whole vibe.