The Moment Curb Your Enthusiasm Went From Pretty Good To Great

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2 ай бұрын

Now that Curb Your Enthusiasm has been on the air for almost a quarter century, it's a wonder how Larry David was able to create not one, but two shows about nothing. Curb Your Enthusiasm is known today for Larry David's quirky humor, specific tastes, and endless rants about mundane life. But this specific moment in Curb Your Enthusiasm is what took the show from good, to one of the best comedies HBO has ever produced.
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@thisjustin6529 2 ай бұрын

My favorite episode is the one that Larry gets in a misunderstanding with someone.

@danmorrison8194 2 ай бұрын

Is that the one where Susie gets mad at Jeff and Larry?

@elduderino007 2 ай бұрын

@@danmorrison8194 Yeah the one where someone violates one of Larry's arbitrary societal rules.

@tr3vk4m 2 ай бұрын

that was certainly vaguely funny

@smallfaucet 2 ай бұрын

Was that the one with Mocha Joe?

@mrpentapper8917 2 ай бұрын

Guys he means every episode... he gets into a misunderstanding every episode ☠️☠️

@seanduffy1420 2 ай бұрын

Once they introduce Leon this show went from great to incredible

@adamkane4217 Ай бұрын

Leon and Mary Funkhouser

@MyBeAtRsRyrHeAtErs Ай бұрын

That is not my e🍫

@scottmorrison1561 22 күн бұрын

Until the last 4 seasons

@PhilipMarcYT 7 күн бұрын

Except the times he's being racist which are a lot. That's a shame as I really like JB Smoove.

@delfin5418 2 ай бұрын

Curb Your Enthusiasm is one of the last comedies to not give a shit about anything, it will be dearly missed. And the genius of Larry David and the improvised spontaneity of everyone makes it one of a kind!

@Magdalena8008s 2 ай бұрын

The last? Nah. It's Always Sunny just off the top of my head. And there's other comedies that are doing fine. We have to stop with this narrative that "PC culture" has ruined things. That's ridiculous. You can do anything in comedy except one thing. Hate for hate sake.

@delfin5418 2 ай бұрын

@@Magdalena8008s I said “one of the last” It’s Always Sunny, surprised how they got Cranston and Paul last season. The Nightman Cometh, A Very Sunny Christmas, some of the best episodes.

@bassman8144 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, we’re about to enter a real bad time for comedy and humanity. What was the last big comedy released?

@jackatk 2 ай бұрын

Too bad he assaulted Elmo :/

@hobomillionaire 2 ай бұрын

South Park still keeping it real also

@dylanwesley3964 2 ай бұрын

The music that plays whenever he faces Suzy is fucking hilarious lol

@kim86gurl 2 ай бұрын

It’s amusing. Not “fucking hilarious”. You know and we all know that it alone has never made you literally LAUGH OUT LOUD lololol.

@jackharrison227 2 ай бұрын

You don’t know that

@chops_chops 2 ай бұрын

@@kim86gurlYou sound fun at parties

@donaldkochersperger8074 2 ай бұрын

The ending of the doll might be the hardest that I have ever laughed.

@MelbourneArchviz 2 ай бұрын

when he starts a coffee shop for spite 🤣🤣🤣

@dondinero718 2 ай бұрын

A spite store!

@Chrisbajs 2 ай бұрын

4:23 The girl is called Tara. Sammi is Jeff and Susie's daughter.

@GaryMillyz 18 күн бұрын

That's why I was so confused damn

@michaelst7680 2 ай бұрын

My personal favorite is the one with the disney-fied, fired nanny going nuts and Susie falling onto the sponge cakes.

@Mrnovanova 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂 Yes! That one is awesome. 😂😂😂. I love the one with the handicap bathroom. 😂😂😂

@EJT9000 Ай бұрын

Cheri Oteri

@zootsoot2006 24 күн бұрын

When Larry turns up with all the cakes and Suzy screams at him for trying to make Jeff fatter, I was on the floor.

@gabriele27 2 ай бұрын

It should have been titled from pretty good to splendid

@chim6090 2 ай бұрын

Shplendid

@alpharoo2581 2 ай бұрын

Pretty good to prettaaaay prettaaayy good

@TheAndrewj96 Ай бұрын

Yes, it should’ve. It’s bothering me so much that I’m about to schnap.

@mattgalardo2022 2 ай бұрын

"The Nanny From Hell" is also up there for me. Susie talking so nicely to Larry and you, the viewer, is wondering, "why is she being so nice after all of this?" And then the payoff with the sponge cakes being what saved her life was just brilliant.

@jlouis4407 2 ай бұрын

The kid fashion designer is genius and hilarious

@thegoodgeneral 2 ай бұрын

Man, I remember 20 years ago, my elder sister telling the whole family about how good this “new Seinfeld show” is. She talked about the ending to “The Doll.”

@jasonkadela6204 Ай бұрын

I have never laughed so hard on a consistent episode -to-episode basis for any other TV show. Hilarity!

@mike369MAS 2 ай бұрын

Larry and Leon took this show to another level

@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511 2 ай бұрын

leon was just replacement for krazee eye killa

@jongilbertson2106 Ай бұрын

Leon takes the trope of weekly sage whom star consults for advice (see Mr Whoopie) and turns it on its head as Leon gives the worst advice.

@hq9344 25 күн бұрын

Leon is good but nothing special

@joegibbskins 22 күн бұрын

Leon is great, and kills it. But the show also became a lot more absurd and goofy after he joined the cast

@jonnafry 2 ай бұрын

I liked Denise Handicap and the end when Rosie O'Donnell chases Larry up the stairs to kick his butt.

@M00th 2 ай бұрын

I though Wendy wheelchair was a better match

@phatnana2379 2 ай бұрын

Susy and Larry might be the Greatest TV rivalry of all time

@brettstarks1846 2 ай бұрын

I think S2 E3 - Trick or Treat - was the first truly great Curb episode. “I didn’t know it was felony or treat!” LMAO. 😂

@dansherry5047 2 ай бұрын

Came here to make this exact comment. “Bald asshole?!? That’s a hate crime!” One of my all time favorites.

@stevendog40 2 ай бұрын

This is a hate crime to the bald community- no offense sir but you choose to be bald and you are not one of us

@xoxoshaneandmexoxo 6 күн бұрын

Seriously! The Doll was cool but trick or treat was so good I didn't notice

@cbmx1x1 2 ай бұрын

This was definitely the episode that hooked me.

@reachingsumwhere 2 ай бұрын

I agree this is the moment... But just so you know, Sami is Jeff and Susie's daughter, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus is pronounced like "Louie"

@tonydrives 2 ай бұрын

Yeah the author of this work is pretty brutally unaware of just the basics.

@dunsparce4prez560 2 ай бұрын

That really is the best line in the series. The “DECAPITATEEED” kills me every time

@ibjb Ай бұрын

DEFINITELY

@Tyoxy 2 ай бұрын

Larry David is a legend

@mikeh4818 2 ай бұрын

Beloved Aunt(Cunt) was the first episode that took off, imo

@daviddalrymple2284 2 ай бұрын

"You copped a feel off my mom; you gotta go" is probably Jeff Garlin's best line in the entire show.

@CoronaLight 2 ай бұрын

the newest season is so good

@con_doorman 2 күн бұрын

My favourite episode is Beloved Aunt, mainly because everyone treats the typo so seriously without cracking up.

@tonylavagnaart3865 2 ай бұрын

I personally think the best episode is the Interior Decorator. The writing is so perfect. The way every scenario links together feels flawless. The bad finger, the holding the door at the elevator only to be blocked off in the hall by that same person. The whole mix up with the car park attendants, the fight with the interior decorator...flawless.

@ss4yaasir524 2 ай бұрын

Man this episode pissed me off😂 , like the friend had her number and wouldn’t give it to larry 😭. I kept yelling at my tv “give the guy the darn number u heard her call his phone” 😂😂😂

@tonylavagnaart3865 2 ай бұрын

@@ss4yaasir524 I know, it's infuriating 😄

@louisreeve6830 2 ай бұрын

Most of season 1 is too much, in the best way

@petersarubbi 2 ай бұрын

I was hooked from Season 1 Episode 1... but my favorite episode is The Larry David Sandwich... You don't know who your parents are? I know they're not those nuts! Best line ever! 🤣🤣🤣

@adamodimattia Ай бұрын

Its one of mines too!

@se7enisrael 2 ай бұрын

This is my favourite episode of the show

@greenacre Ай бұрын

Great analysis. I think 'Beloved Aunt' from season one was the first true Curb episode when it comes to woven elements all balancing perfectly in the narrative. Season Two is no doubt the most comprehensively excellent overall for sure though.

@jshaers96 2 ай бұрын

I love the Rat Dog episode. The best episodes are the ones where he really brings it all together at the end and you can't see it all happening. A lot of the time it's a lot of random stuff that he's written down in his notebook but don't really amount to anything. It is an uneven show but even the worst episodes usually have something to recommend them, which is more than you can say for most TV series.

@MoonGoddess422 Ай бұрын

One of my favorite episodes!! The little girl’s name isn’t Sammi… it’s Tara Michaelson. She actually showed up in the series finale to testify against Larry!

@JohnSmith-2koolaid 2 ай бұрын

Best comedy series hands down Ever

@yechielerps845 Ай бұрын

Every scene in which Leon Black speaks is my favorite.

@quantize Ай бұрын

Agreed, this was the episode that pulls you in and makes Curb compelling hilarious viewing.

@EyeSackBzar 2 ай бұрын

Prettaaaaay prettaaaaaay prettaaaaaay pretty good video

@michaelhylton1979 2 ай бұрын

2Things: ABC exec’s kid name was not Sammy, that’s the name of Jeff and Susie’s daughter. My favorite episode was Carpool Lane, you mentioned, bc during its filming it actually provided an In Real Life alibi which saved a guy from being sent to prison!

@foxxtail06 2 ай бұрын

I love that episode of corrado and bobby buccalieri

@hlf_coder6272 Ай бұрын

Larry never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

@keelahrose 2 ай бұрын

You nailed it! I lost my mind on this episode. I was laughing so hard I actually got ill.

@adamodimattia Ай бұрын

My favs are The Therapists, The Shirt, The Sandwich, and the one when they fake they confused the party date and came in day after xd it's the same one with the black D cake and Ted showing up on the fire morning. Of the top of my head, many other fantastic eps besides these

@cyberpokey 2 ай бұрын

I knew that moment was coming but it still floored me with shock and laughter 🤣🤣

@AndyPepRock 28 күн бұрын

Think you're pretty spot on with the best episodes of the show, however two of the newer episodes I think deserve a mention are "A Disturbance In The Kitchen" and "The Shucker".

@SayMy_User_Name 2 ай бұрын

This final season, so far, has been the best season since like S9 in my opinion .. hope it continues to be great and goes out with a bang, because it will dearly missed and widely considered to be one of the best comedy series ever created

@michaeldedios7866 2 ай бұрын

I agree dude. It’s been getting controversial reviews but he’s been giving us some excellent final season moments. JJ Wentworth and the fish have been amazing

@TrueGamer22887 Ай бұрын

The episode with Larry and Freddy pretending to be chronically ill to dump their gfs is a top 5 episode ever

@SayMy_User_Name Ай бұрын

@@TrueGamer22887 legendary

@adamodimattia Ай бұрын

I agree the final season is the best since s9, I am even watching it the second time. The previous 2 were one off watch for me, especially the last half of the previous season was straight unwatchable for me.

@YouB3anz 2 ай бұрын

wow the first episode of Curb was made not even a year after the Seinfeld finale aired. That's kind of mind boggling.

@adammonaghan9592 24 күн бұрын

Literally on my first watch of this show I was like “yeah this is alright I don’t see what all the rave is about though” got to this episode and fucking died laughing show had me hooked at that point and it just got better

@martin0499 Ай бұрын

Never watched Seinfeld because of the laugh track, but Curb was always brilliant

@AlBundy319 2 күн бұрын

You're missing out, Larry David's presence is all over Seinfeld. Not fan of the laugh track myself, but willing to overlook because of the shows quality

@stephaniehenry5617 Ай бұрын

Larry David has the coolest walk.

@advait9253 2 ай бұрын

You got the daughter’a name wrong. If I’m not mistaken Sammi is Jeff and Suzie’s daughter’s name.

@andrewbeck7744 2 ай бұрын

It was when they introduced Leon.

@darthwatson8274 Ай бұрын

“You gotta get in that ass, Larry!!!

@LeifBergfromBoulder 2 ай бұрын

This is the episode I always show people when I’m introducing them to the show.

@GENXTRAA 2 ай бұрын

This video is so pondering! I have to applaud you for even making Larry David boring. Great work!

@AllanAdamson 2 ай бұрын

Larry David for President.. I had said in the past that we should all write in Larry David on the ballot & just not tell him

@Mykahaia Күн бұрын

This show can't even bring me to smile....

@josiahmccallister3150 Ай бұрын

Love the callback to this episode during the finale

@PalmtreeTubes 2 ай бұрын

I loved it from the beginning, never thought something could top Seinfeld. I am watching the whole thing over and over, it's just great stuff.

@VAULT-TEC_INC. 2 ай бұрын

This channel just LOVES Curb.

@darthwatson8274 Ай бұрын

Leon:”You know someone’s getting fucked up, right?......Imma break your fucking tooth, glasses or something!!”

@Insertquartertocontinue 2 ай бұрын

There’s a slight misconception about being “improvised” shows. They have scripts or at least a general layout of one. During a take, if someone says something good, the following takes will include that dialogue, and they’ll build on it. It’s not like they say something on the fly in one take, and it makes the show. They’ll rehearse it dozens of times. It’s still great, but I hate when they call shows improvs.

@daviddalrymple2284 2 ай бұрын

One of the show's original executive producers and directors (Robert D. Weide) was once asked why they decided to make the show semi-improvised. He replied that Larry simply didn't like writing dialogue.

@cfssuperhero 2 ай бұрын

The Doll was, for me, the first truly perfect episode. Still my fav. 😅

@BoardGameClub 26 күн бұрын

Krazee Eyez Killah. It’s a serious crime he never came back on

@CoinOpTV 2 ай бұрын

This was def a classic episode!

@WolfPlisken Ай бұрын

Just started it a couple weeks ago, and while this episode killed me, I’d honestly have to say Beloved Aunt is the episode that sold me on the show in season 1. The typo in the obituary made me laugh so damn hard

@darthwatson8274 Ай бұрын

When Richard Lewis or Marty Funkhouser turns up, you know something funny is gonna happen.

@t221000 2 ай бұрын

This is really good timing since the past few seasons of the show have been less than stellar. Seasons 1-9 are the show’s best and you’re right that the Doll episode is the best.

@sole__doubt 2 ай бұрын

Season 6 is where it changes into a different, and in fact inferior, show.

@t221000 2 ай бұрын

@@sole__doubt Do you mean because Cheryl divorced him in real life and on the show??

@sole__doubt 2 ай бұрын

@@t221000 Nah I mean the increase in characters in season 6. Leon and his family ruined the show for me. Love the first 5 seasons though.

@t221000 2 ай бұрын

@@sole__doubt I like Leon but that’s fair.

@sole__doubt 2 ай бұрын

@@t221000 It became a different show at that point. Thats ok though I have 5 seasons of incredibly great tv from Larry to enjoy. Thats enough for me. :)

@bobcharlotte8724 Ай бұрын

Four letters. Leon.

@felipeiglesias 2 ай бұрын

Palestinian Chicken make me cried out loud! The best ever non-written quote for sexy times 🤣

@mistrdevine 2 ай бұрын

Wow, haven’t watched the episode in years, just now realizing that was Renee Elise Goldsberry at the movie theater. Love her.

@MyBeAtRsRyrHeAtErs Ай бұрын

The seinfeld finale is was a treat for fans of both 🙏🏼

@darthwatson8274 Ай бұрын

I love that in every episode this happens Susie:”oh hey, Larr” Larry does something to piss her off Susie:”Get the fuck outta my house” The next day Susie:”oh hey, Larr”

@caleblefever9138 Ай бұрын

NOV 2001?? 😱😱Good thing they didn’t decide to air it 2 months earlier.

@FitnessFox87 2 ай бұрын

That is exactly what made Seinfeld so amazing. You have to keep track of EVERYTHING. Try explaining an episode of Seinfeld to someone who has never seen it.

@bleacherz7503 Ай бұрын

Season 4 - the car pool lane will always be the pinnacle

@user-cy3us2xw5m 24 күн бұрын

I like the one where everyone gets mad at him

@imogens7281 2 ай бұрын

Hooray, you got Susie Essman's name right!

@A-W. 2 ай бұрын

But mispronounced Julia’s last name and kept calling the one girl Sammi, instead of Tara

@imogens7281 2 ай бұрын

@@A-W. Yeah, I commented that before finishing the video... Which in fact I never did because I bailed on it after the next basic error.

@Sam-we7ui 2 ай бұрын

A truly fantastic show

@MaccaMJ 2 ай бұрын

“The Doll” is definitely one of the best. But right up there as well would be “The Wire” and “The Ski Lift,” among many others 😊.

@richardb7686 Ай бұрын

“Tent in the Pants”, is when Curb, jumped the shark

@stephaniehenry5617 Ай бұрын

I just ordered the box set up to 11 seasons now that the 12th is over I'll get that next

@daviddalrymple2284 2 ай бұрын

I KNEW it was going to be this episode before I even hit play.

@realkingofantarctica 2 ай бұрын

By Season 2, I realised that the formula of the show was going to be the same for every episode to come. From "The Doll" onwards, Curb Your Enthusiasm writes itself, which is very useful for a series that needs more attention put to its improv than its structure.

@jackbacevice2996 2 ай бұрын

Great video, but Sammi doesn't come into the bathroom. Sammi is Jeff and Susie's daughter. The girl who comes into the bathroom is the Michaelson daughter.

@debefeldman 2 ай бұрын

Love the doll. "Get me the head"

@WonsPhreely 18 күн бұрын

That kids name is definitely not name Sammie. Sammie is Jeff's kid.

@dougrose7334 Ай бұрын

the little boy who loved to sew is my favorite..but they are all great

@jlouis4407 2 ай бұрын

Awkwardness and humiliation are always the funniest thing, Seinfeld and Curb proved this

@BradBurnian 2 ай бұрын

The Doll is one of the best television episodes ever made in my opinion. There isn't a single plot point that isn't either a payoff to something before, or a set up to something else later.

@piyanping4065 Ай бұрын

It became great when they introduced Leon Black to the show

@octaviolopezsr.4700 Ай бұрын

My favorite episode is Yes!

@svscared 2 ай бұрын

Actually Sammi is the name of Jeff and Susie's daughter. The little girl in this episode was named Tara.

@TheMightyTak 2 ай бұрын

we literally studied this episode in my college english class

@raktajin0 Ай бұрын

And we see the girl in the series final, what a show!!!

@kalphil4385 2 ай бұрын

The George Costanza Show!

@jerometurner8759 Ай бұрын

Imagine Curb set in ancient Rome.

@TimLucasdesign Ай бұрын

Why favorite episode was the restaurant grand opening. (season 3 finale)

@AaronaCreates 2 ай бұрын

Bookmarking for later😂 cause this is about to be funny

@CorbCorbin 2 ай бұрын

Even though it hasn’t been a show that aired every year, I still think it may be the most consistently great, for longer than any show had ever been. 25 years, since it started. 26, if one counts the special. Six year hiatus, and it still hilarious. I’m becoming a post divorce guy, after long saying pre divorce was better. 🤓