Because Nana no longer has that particular account anymore, the checks bounce, and she gets dressed up in her finest to go down to the bank to get it sorted out. The installment includes one of the most famous scenes ever on "Seinfeld." She was 93. In one shot when Jerry, George, Alton, and Elaine are leaving the lobby, George goes from wearing to not wearing his glasses. "How could anyone not like him?" [1] In the episode, Jerry Seinfeld buys an expensive suede jacket and has dinner with the father of his ex-girlfriend Elaine Benes. His body was discovered in a hotel room there, and the local medical examiner's office ruled that the comic and actor died of natural causes brought on by a pulmonary embolism. The sitcom follows Seinfeld and his friends as hilariously make their way through life in New York. The cycle goes on forever and ever as Jerry's and Seinfeld's continue on an infinite loop creating an even more . Dreyfus was so deeply offended that Screen Rant . Elaine is the only main character in the series whose mother never makes an appearance. Regarding Tierney's alleged behind-the-scenes antics on "Seinfeld," that was sort of par for the course for the actor whose personal troubles were well-documented throughout his career. She works as a restaurant bathroom attendant, and lets slip to George that Kramer actually has a first name, never uttered in the show, which she reveals is Cosmo. North was 72. 10 Fascinating Facts About Seinfeld - Page 8 - WhatCulture.com He was 91 years old and made his final appearance in Twin Peaks'third season. Not only do they not try to prevent the crime or assist the victim, but they make fun of poor Howie. r/seinfeld - The character who played Elaine's father on Seinfeld Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. Poppie's enmity with the group extends to Elaine; their conflicting views on abortion land Poppie in the hospital due to stress. In "The Sponge", Elaine is desperate to buy a cache of discontinued contraceptive sponges before existing stock is exhausted. Before Stiller portrayed Frank, John Randolph did. She coins the word "spongeworthy" debating her then-boyfriend's prospects of intimacy at the expense of her inventory.[7]. She dumps him because of his reluctance to use exclamation points. At the same time, some of Frank's best storylines included the running "serenity now"gag, and the rye bread incident. In "The Airport", it is revealed that Gail lives in St. Louis. It's dark out, so Mabel doesn't recognize her assailant until another inopportune moment: when Morty Seinfeld is being impeached. Given how committed Larry David was to maintainingSeinfeld's continuity, recasting the parts so quickly reads as a curious decision. His career as an author may have been . [2], Lawrence Tierney was cast as Alton Benes. Here's why Morty Seinfeld and Frank Costanza were both played by different actors in the series. Meals about nothing: 25 memorable foods featured in "Seinfeld" On Friends, she was cast as Cassie, the . Frank first shows up in the Season 4 episode, "The Handicap Spot." comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Lawrence Tierney's 100-project-plus career began in B-movies in the 1940s, per the Los Angeles Times, and his specialty was playing imposing criminals, toughs, and gangsters, such as the title role in the 1945 crime classic, "Dillinger," a bad guy who executes a train accident in the best picture-winning "The Greatest Show on Earth" in 1952, and as boss Joe Cabot in 1992's "Reservoir Dogs." Jump's family told the Los Angeles Times that the actor had pulmonary fibrosis, a condition characterized by air sac scarring in the lungs, which leads to fatal respiratory or heart failure. After a rock climbing accident mangles Tony's face, Elaine admits to Jerry that she cannot date somebody who is unattractive and wonders how long she is obligated to stay with him post-accident. He was married and has two daughters, Gail and Elaine. Well before his short stint in "Seinfeld," Gordon Jump made an impression on viewers with important and visible TV roles. [5][10] Various cast members remember Seinfeld encountering Tierney and stating "Hey Lawrence, what do you got there in your jacket? You'd think after so many years on air and in reruns, Seinfeldwould bring us a little bit closer to understanding how Jerry's brain works, but as we see with the Nana subplot, his behavior remains a mystery. He was hired by Screen Rant in 2013 to write box office prediction posts in conjunction with the Screen Rant Underground's Box Office Battle game, and his role at the site grew from there. It could be because Tierney left such an impression, it would be difficult to see anyone else in that role. Elaine's father Alton, a war veteran and writer, makes Jerry and his . 'Seinfeld': Did George Costanza Have a Brother Who Died? 29. 3rd episode of the 2nd season of Seinfeld, "Jerry's gang is back: First three seasons of 'Seinfeld' arrive on DVD", "DVD Review: Seinfeld: The Complete Series", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Jacket_(Seinfeld)&oldid=1142463012, Television episodes written by Larry David, Television episodes written by Jerry Seinfeld, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Television episode articles with short description and disambiguated page names, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Throughout the episode, George sings the song "Master of the House" from the musical, When Jerry and George discuss their options in the hotel bathroom, George suggests that they leave, to which Jerry replies "He'll clunk our heads together like Moe." Howie is one of the first of many to testify to the malicious nature of the main characters. Shows don't often recast recurring roles, due to flack from many. NBC/YouTube. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place. Lawrence Tierney was the veteran tough-guy actor who played the role of Elaine's dad, Alton Benes, on Seinfeld. He ultimately decides to buy it. Jerry, being Jerry, wants the loaf for himself to replace the one that Frank stole from Susan's parents, so he attacks Mabel and steals her bread. 26. The material was later included on the Seinfeld Volume 1 DVD set. Here's some Seinfeld trivia for ya: Fans of a certain age may not remember, but Jerry Stiller wasn't always the Festivus-creating patriarch of the Costanza family. Like the show's star, Jerry Seinfeld, John Pinette came up in the stand-up comedy boom of the 1980s and 1990s. In "The Sniffing Accountant" she dates Jake Jarmel, an up-and-coming writer and star client of Pendant Publishing. Jerry revealed in the episode, "The Pilot", that Elaine's favorite film is Shaft. When she was 5 months pregnant, he suggested that they adjust the script to indicate that Elaine "got fat.". Then, when Toby loses her pinky toe in an accident (caused by Jerry), an outpouring of office sympathy leads Toby to a major promotion instead of the more qualified Elaine. He portrayed the wonderfully and aptly named Lt. Joe Bookman, the stern and relentless "library cop" who tracks down Jerry in the 1991 installment "The Library" over a 20-years-overdue copy of Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer.". In the episode, Jerry is thrilled when he gets the #1 speed-dial slot on the phone of his new girlfriend, Valerie. George looks in admiration at the jacket]. He is portrayed by John O'Hurley. 14 Elaine's Father Played A Role In The Assassination Of JFK. [6] She attended finishing school and completed her undergraduate education at Tufts University, revealed to be her safety school in "The Puerto Rican Day", as a French literature major. He also silences George when he starts singing "Master of the House". Cutell's close friend Mark Furman announced on Facebook in November 2021 that the prolific actor and "Seinfeld" guest star had passed away. She loses her job at the end of Season 5 when the company goes bankrupt and a misunderstanding resulting from her penchant for chewy, speech-impairing Jujyfruit candies thwarts a merger that might have saved the company. Most of the episode's storyline was based on one of David's personal experiences. By Patrick Phillips / Feb. 24 . Dr. Cooperman is indeed the rightful owner of the plate, and he gets it after a pasta sculpture of Jerry winds up in a very uncomfortable place for Frank Costanza, who requires the doctor's specialized services. Babs Kramer doesn't appear on camera until the middle of Season 6 in the episode, "The Switch," at which point she's two years sober. Seinfeld S02E03 Elaine's Dad | Jerry and George Kathryn Kates had a recurring role on "Seinfeld," portraying an unnamed but plot-pivotal character in two episodes that aired two years apart. The date takes a disastrous turn when Jerry sees that Poppie doesn't wash his hands after using the toilet, causing Jerry to refuse to eat the hand-tossed pizza Poppie made especially for them and insulting both father and daughter in the process. Tierney was set to join the various parents on the show as a series regular, but the actor who played him exhibited such wild behavior that Dreyfus later labeled him as a nut job., The Seinfeld Decision That Cost Jerry Seinfeld $110 Million. Phil Totola. After that episode, one of the show's creators, Larry David decided that the character as played by Bruns was too laid back, and felt Jerry should have a more crotchety dad. . . The New York Times reported in March 2002 that Tierney died in New York City following a series of strokes and a pneumonia diagnosis. It's, like, a cabin. He was 65. Izzythe second and third, played by Lloyd Bridges and Gene Dynarski, respectively, are two of the most competitive people to grace Seinfeld's soundstage. He also played supporting roles in Mel Brooks' The Producers (1967), and the Dudley Moore comedy Arthur (1981). Jerry Stiller passed away in his sleep in May 2020 at the age of 96, having spent the last 60 years of his life making people laugh, from his early appearances on the Ed Sullivan Showto Zoolander. In "The Postponement", Elaine confides in a rabbi that she is jealous of George's engagement to Susan Ross because George would be getting married before her and she considers George a loser. 1. Her most memorable episode might be the one where George accuses her of stealing a $20 bill he still had in his own wallet. And though his time working on the show was apparently a littlecomplicated, his performance as ElaineBenes' curmudgeonly papa stands as one of the finest from the series' vaunted supporting player vaults. Tail gunner guy. "Walter, you did great work," he said. 'Seinfeld': One Actor Got Fired for Terrorizing Actors and Being a 'Nut In the early '60s, she appeared in episodes of everything from "Gunsmoke" to "Burke's Law" to "The Untouchables," and spent the '70s similarly landing guest arcs in detective dramas including "Kojak" and "Barnaby Jones." It is revealed that over the course of their friendship, Elaine has convinced Noreen to join the Army, then go AWOL, dump her "high-talker" boyfriend and then her "long-talker" boyfriend. More than two decades after the series ended, the famed "show about nothing" continues to resonate on a profound level with viewers, who've made it a bonafide hit in both syndication and the streaming realm. Jacopo Peterman (normally referred to as J. Peterman or simply Peterman) is a secondary character on the television show Seinfeld. Randolph died in February 2004 at home in Hollywood, his family told the Los Angeles Times. Why Seinfeld Recast Jerry's Dad After Season 1 (And Frank Later), Why Elaine Benes' Father Was Only On One Seinfeld Episode. Characters such as the Soup Nazi (Larry Thomas), Newman (Wayne Knight), and Jerrys parents Morty (Barney Martin) and Helen (Liz Sheridan) all helped to round out the beloved sitcoms cast of zany characters. Before Ben Stiller's dad added . She is able to recover her job by agreeing to live temporarily in a remote cave in the desert of Tunisia. The Silent Epidemic Affecting Generation . Alton Benes | WikiSein | Fandom Frank replies, "You want a piece of me? Played by Twin Peaks alumniWarren Frost and Grace Zabriskie, Mr. and Mrs. Ross never liked George and made no secret that they thought he was terrible for their daughter. Some mutual friends of the primary foursome get engaged, and Jerry, Elaine, Kramer, and George agree to buy the couple a big-screen TV and borrow a car from George's father to go pick it up. Actor Paul Gleason made a niche out of playing smug, retreating, and guarded authority figures, particularly in '80s movies. As for the guy they've hired, he's not the best mohel. However, they soon run into problems when no one will take the leftover stumps, and only by calling in "The Cleaner" (who turns out to be Newman) can they get rid of them. In this legendary episode, Jerry, Elaine, George, and Susan head up to Susan's family's cabin, but not . Both George and Jerry are anxious about meeting Alton because they are in awe of his writings. Many pop-culture sayings are attributed to the show including Festivus and yada-yada-yada, not that theres anything wrong with that, among others. Elaine's longest relationship, besides that with Jerry, is with Puddy (Patrick Warburton), an auto mechanic turned car salesman. 27 votes, 13 comments. Previously the female role was supposed to be Claire, the waitress at Pete's Luncheonette played by Lee Garlington, but Monk's Cafe replaced the luncheonette and Garlington was dropped from the role. Howie shows up just once in "Seinfeld," but it's in both halves of the two-part 1998 series finale, and the way Jerry and the gang react to his extreme misfortune sets the concluding events of the show into motion. She was great at embarrassing her son, as was the case in her very first appearance in the 1992 episode "The Contest.". Larry David recalls that he couldn't remember if Randolph was busy at the time of "The Puffy Shirt," or if they just wanted a fresh start with Frank. He also enjoyed a long stint as the comically underworked Maytag Repairman in a number of TV commercials, per the New York Times. The Actor Who Played Elaine's Dad Scared The Other Actors. Chris has attended several events for Screen Rant, including San Diego Comic-Con and Star Wars Celebration. Larry David's actual father would later be played by the brilliant Shelley Berman (prior to his tragic passing) in his HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm, although the character's name was Nat . She reprised the role during season 41 of Saturday Night Live in 2016. He was introduced in the season 2 episode "The Jacket," and was played by Lawrence Tierney. That said, Julia is a successful, wealthy actress in her own right. In "The Understudy", after she thinks her Korean manicurists are making fun of her, she angers them by bringing in Frank Costanza, who is fluent in Korean, to eavesdrop on them. In the clip, Stiller, in character as George Costanza's bellicose father, stands over his TV son, played by Jason Alexander, and faces off against Julia Louis-Dreyfus in character as Elaine . While Phil Bruns originally played Jerry's dad, Morty Seinfeld, for his first appearance on Seinfeld, it's Barney Martin that Seinfeld fans remember when thinking of the character, since he played him for 19 episodes. It faced strong competition from the CBS crime drama Jake and the Fatman; viewers would frequently tune out of Seinfeld to watch the second half of Jake and the Fatman's. When she finds his secret recipes that he accidentally left in an armoire, she hints that she will drive him out of business, gloating that he's "through.". #DoYouWantAPieceOfMe?! Easy enough for the guy who played Elaine Benes' on-and-off boyfriend on "Seinfeld" for 10 episodes of the cult classic sitcom but is still one of the most quoted and memorable characters from the long-running show. This jacket has completely changed my life. And yet the road that her character paved, as a strong, flawed woman, is still being trod. There are three Izzy Mandelbaums inSeinfeld: Izzy Sr., Izzy, and Izzy Jr. Comically, all three generations of this family appear to be roughly the same wizened age. Alton is a generally an intimidating man, and often makes people uncomfortable with his angry demeanor. In "The Dog", she tells George she moved to New York in 1986, which, by coincidence, is the year Jerry moved into his apartment across the hall from Kramer. Though the film remains a career highlight for both, it's probably best not to ask Tarantino what it was like to work with the irascible screen tough. In "The Smelly Car", Elaine repulses her boyfriend Carl when her hair smells of body odor from riding in Jerry's car. [2], The episode gained positive responses from critics. Herd even made a final appearance in the series finale, along with Mr. Steinbrenner. [4] However, they were frightened of him; during filming it was discovered that Tierney had stolen a butcher knife from the knife block in Jerry's apartment set. Ultimately, Frank is arrested for illegal parking when he's at an event honoring his achievements in community service. In the episode, "The Gymnast," Lindsay's mother, billed as Mrs. Enright, comes to believe that George is an unhoused person. However, it was Louis-Dreyfus' portrayal of Elaine on Seinfeld that launched her to stardom. Veteran actor Philip Baker Hall appeared onscreen nearly 200 times in a 50 year career that stretched from the early 1970s to the 2020s. In "The Finale", when Elaine is about to be taken away to prison, she emotionally tells Puddy to "not wait for her". She certainly earned the respect of her father for making her own way in the world rather than depending on the family fortune. As they enter Alton Benes' hotel, Elaine has not arrived yet, forcing them to wait with her father for 30 minutes. The character didn't reappear until season 5's episode "The Puffy Shirt," and this time, it was Jerry Stiller filling the role. Mullally's found success since Will & Grace as part of two mega-talented cable ensembles in Party Down and Children's Hospital. 41 Fascinating Facts About Seinfeld - Mental Floss A box of letters from John Cheever is all that remains after Susan's father's cabin burns down. She tries to find a song that they can share and comes up with "Witchy Woman", but it does not work. Martin, and Jack actor Sandy Baron, both had a stubbornness to their portrayals that made their interactions hilarious to watch. Also in early drafts, in the final scene Kramer entered Jerry's house with a dove on his shoulder. Where the Seinfeld cast is now - cancer hell, glittering awards and 10 Surprising Things You Didn't Know About 'Seinfeld' His most memorable appearance arguably comes when George tries to convince him that his fictional charity, The Human Fund, is real. Tierneys actions caused the cast and crew to be so frightened that Tierney was never asked back onto the show. When we first meet Ricky, he's sitting next to Elaine on the subway and offers her a highlighter to help with the TV Guideshe's reading. Tierney was known as a tough guy, both on-screen and off, which made it surprising that he would be cast in the comedic role. Then, in "The Little Kicks", she and Frank come to blows after George is arrested along with Elaine's coworker Anna. "Seinfeld" The Cheever Letters (TV Episode 1992) - IMDb By the finale of Seinfeld, Mr. Ross is fully convinced that George deliberately murdered his daughter. They go on a date where things get hot and heavy but Jerry make a stupid remark (which makes no sense), and she is furious. She views saying "God bless you" as a "silly superstition" in "The Good Samaritan". He was married and has two daughters,Gail and Elaine. The Jacket: Directed by Tom Cherones. The majority of the episode was filmed on December 4, 1990. Elaine Marie Benes (/ b n s /) is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.Elaine's best friend in the sitcom is her ex-boyfriend Jerry Seinfeld, and she is also good friends with George Costanza and Cosmo Kramer.Louis-Dreyfus received critical acclaim for her performance as Elaine, winning an Emmy, a Golden Globe and five SAG Awards.