The Critic - Seinfeld

[JohanStarDragon]

Never really understood Seinfeld. Almost seems like a New Yorker's Version of Jerry Springer. In other words people just being mean to each other.

[mikeluscher159]

the animation reminds me of mission hill

[MrLunitunz]

To all the people who claim Seinfeld is crap, I challenge you to name a better sitcom running in the nineties. Matter of fact I challenge you to name a better sitcom running in the 2000s or present day, because I know you can't name one.

[CarlosJulio20]

@MrLunitunz Friends

[MrLunitunz]

@CarlosJulio20 Friends is just Seinfeld with commercial appeal and no nihilistic undertones.

I enjoy Friends, but it basically copied key Seinfeld elements, particularly in its early years.

[JohanStarDragon]

@MrLunitunz Coupling.

[MrLunitunz]

@JohanStarDragon The British one? Honestly, that show that, by the creator's admission was influenced by Seinfeld? The show that the critics constantly compared to Seinfeld? That show!?

[JohanStarDragon]

@MrLunitunz Yeah but there's a different. Coupling is actually funny.

[MrLunitunz]

@JohanStarDragon It only seems that way because you're probably watching Seinfeld from a Post-1998 perspective. Because other sitcoms have shamelessly ripped off Seinfeld, including Coupling, Seinfeld itself now seems unfunny/dated to you. TV Tropes (for what it's worth) has a term for this, it's called 'Seinfeld is Unfunny'.

[JohanStarDragon]

@MrLunitunz No, I saw it during its time and it still wasn't funny.

[MrLunitunz]

@JohanStarDragon Really? And yet you like Coupling.

Tell me, are you an American? And am I correct in thinking it's the British version of Coupling that you like?

[JohanStarDragon]

@MrLunitunz Actually I am an American. And the British version of Coupling certainly is better than the remade American version because there are certain things in British comedy that can't be translated into this culture. 

[MrLunitunz]

@JohanStarDragon So it's the allure of British comedy for you.

I'll admit, we have made some good comedies, and your preference is your preference. I certainly agree that there are plenty of things unique to the two cultures that cannot be transferred over in a 'remake', for example the geniuses in network television want to do an American remake of 'Only Fools and Horses', a comedy show that is and always will be fundamentally British.

[JohanStarDragon]

@MrLunitunz Either that or its because I'm half-British that I can understand the humor a little more easily than American humor.

[MrLunitunz]

@JohanStarDragon Ah, I see.

Seinfeld is fundamentally American, even if people might consider it to be a critique of American culture, and people (network execs mainly), in its earlier years, considered Seinfeld to be too 'New York' and too 'Jewish'. I don't see it like that, but I can understand how some people might view it that way, and this view impacts on accessibility. I'm not sure if that's how you see it, but people do.

[Archedgar]

That's actually not a bad line, the pair of pants I mean.

[FooFilmOfficial]

Press 7 for endless amounts of fun!

[Yabuturtle]

Yup this is Seinfeld in a nutshell. xD

[TequilaAssassin4eva]

Seinfeld haters by the plenty...that show was gold, and I don't care what anyone says.

[scizhouse]

And that pretty much sums up Seinfeld ...

[MaceH1ndu]

It's a parody about nothing

[The16bithero]

The key to the whole show is Newman!

[SNESMan16]

@The16bithero "Neewwwman!" :D

[The16bithero]

@SNESMan16

hahahahaha I love this show!

[Unwarranted]

Seinfeld sucks, and I stand by that.

[Charlie12241]

@Unwarranted Agreed

[SmashBrosFan19]

Even when it's being made fun of, Seinfeld is hilarious.

[WindowsSoftwareDe]

press 5 for Kramer moment ;D

[MajBlood]

Ah Seinfeld is so bad.

[spaceghostisawesome]

@MajBlood Fail.

[MajBlood]

@spaceghostisawesome Only idiots like Seinfeld.

[spaceghostisawesome]

@MajBlood Care to provide reasons why?

[MajBlood]

@spaceghostisawesome Because Jerry Senfeld is a dickhead who makes bad jokes about random every day events.

[ZenCatcher]

@MajBlood

Well somebody's a Friends fan.

[BugEyeSatanMcGee]

@MajBlood

That's the joke.

Unless you're talking about the real life Jerry Seinfeld, in which case that is ALSO the joke.

[Elementa2006]

@MajBlood How classy.....

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[NCfanboy1]

That kids voice, isn't that the same voice of Chuckie from Rugrats?

[SH1]

@NCfanboy1 And Bobby from King of the Hill, I believe.

[helikestv]

@SH1 bobby from king of the hill is someone else. But the actress, whose name is Christine Kavanaugh, did do Babe, Chuckie from Rugrats, Oblina from Aaah real Monsters and Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory.

[MalnourishedGoat]

@NCfanboy1 And Babe. The pig that sings "La, la, la."

[kdchmln]

@MalnourishedGoat It's pretty much the voice of a woman imitating a young cartoon boy.

[LexingtonWells]

OK I'm a fan of Seinfeld, but the reason it's so funny is because that's the way it freakin is! HAHA

[AndiNeverSlice]

What's the deal with +9+)

[LaughJester9000]

WHATS THE DEAL WITH AIRLINE FOOD

[Suchumimus]

Press 7 for epic laughing remix.

[NicoKenRawr]

Hey, his son sounds like Chuckie from Rugrats!

[frymahhide1982]

@NicoKenRawr Same voice actress

[Thebluesrockmusic]

The kid sounds like Chuckie from The Rugrats

[RabidEasterBunny]

@Thebluesrockmusic It is.

[Illumirage]

I don't think the Critic was in any place to be criticizing Seinfeld. The audacity they had.

Bow down to the greatest sitcom ever, the show about nothing.

[DarqV]

@Illumirage They actually were in QUITE the place to do so. Both Brad Bird AND Judd Apatow worked on the show in a great capacity. What're they doing now? Gigantic box office bucks. What's Seinfeld doing now? Oh yeah... THE MARRIAGE REF. That's still on the air, right? Right?

[Illumirage]

@DarqV

Seinfeld was a guest host on that like one time. And apparently you're unfamiliar with Curb Your Enthusiasm.

But at the end of the day, Jerry doesn't have to do anything. He makes tens of millions annually on Seinfeld reruns alone. Yes, you read that correctly.

Can't remember the last time I saw a critic rerun.

Brad Birds biggest achievement was Ratatouille, don't talk him up.

Apatow made a couple good movies. But c'mon, Don't Mess with the Zohan, Get him to the greek? Ugh...

[DarqV]

@Illumirage Dude, "THE INCREDIBLES" and "IRON GIANT" were Brad Bird's biggest achievements, but I guess you live under a rock or soemthing. Also, Larry David was responsible for Curb Your Enthusiasm as well as most of what was good about Seinfeld. This hit Jerry's comedy RIGHT on the head: it's retarded 90s observation humor at its most banal.

Not to mention that Seinfeld CREATED "The Marriage Ref..." Pretty big fucking sin.

[Illumirage]

@DarqV

Both were quite forgettable. Even for childrens movies, which apparently you're pretty into.

Jerry, Julia, Michael and Jason were regulars on the latest season of Curb. You're selling his work short, he's been rated at number #2, right after Carlin, as the greatest comedians of all time.

Apatow and Bird don't hold a candle to his excellence.

[DarqV]

@Illumirage Right... The Incredibles and Iron Giant... FORGETTABLE. Right, right. Clearly you're a man of excellent taste. Thanks for correcting me, which is so clearly what I needed. I don't know how I could've been wrong for THIS long. Now that I think of it, Seinfeld IS hilarious, his humor is pointless or contrived at all. Really, THANKS for being such a standup guy and helping me out here. I mean, I can't believe I thought airline jokes WEREN"T funny!

[Illumirage]

@DarqV

Yes they're very forgettable. Maybe not for a person like yourself who refuses to grow up, and from the looks of it, is obsessed w/ cinema and television developed for children. You're in no position to be ridiculing others 'taste' buddy.

Yeah, sum up a guys entire career w/ one of his jokes. Classy.

Judging by your channel, and interest in mind-numbing, low brow humor, much of Seinfeld's material probably flies right over your head w/o you even knowing it...

[DarqV]

@Illumirage Oh cool, you're still giving me advice on how to have good taste. Thanks, I really appreciate you going out of your way to help me. You know what, you're a super GREAT person, and not at all a fatuous cocksucker. I'm ready to leave my wife for you RIGHT this instant. Can I get your number?

[MrLunitunz]

@Illumirage Leaving the idiot who claims Jerry Seinfeld is washed up aside, The Critic had the right to do it. That was The Critic's thing. For a work to be parodied in such a way doesn't indicate that the original work is in any way poor, just indicates that the work has become ingrained in popular culture. The people who write the Critic aren't claiming that Seinfeld is crap, they're just putting that trivial slant on it, llooking at it from another angle.

[Illumirage]

@MrLunitunz

Well put.

[SalaComMander]

Was that Christine Cavanaugh?

[Deathsquad49]

Only the critic could write a good joke about seinfeld.

[HeatLegs]

This is how people actually talk.

[IAMTHEDECIEVER]

The key to the whole show is Newman...

[wilson809isback]

@IAMTHEDECIEVER but it is!!

[simpledood]

@IAMTHEDECIEVER no, the key to the show was a man named Larry David

[MrLunitunz]

@simpledood Who originally voiced Newman.

[TheoHuxtable07]

@MrLunitunz Checkmate. 

[gd129]

@simpledood actually most of the great episodes (in Season 8) Larry David didn't even write!

[thepantstent]

@gd129 Are you kidding me? Seasons 8 and 9 were horrbile. Lucky larry came back to voice george steinbrenner ..

[gd129]

@thepantstent Season 8 and 9 are the most critically acclaimed. Particularly the stretch in Season 8 from episode 4 to 17 are the best. David doesn't write a single episode in either season besides the finale which was universally panned. I would argue Spike Ferensten and Alec Berg wrote better for the show than Larry David.

[simpledood]

@gd129 For me it doesn't get better than season 3, but that's my opinion. I'm thinking the other guy maybe feels the same way, and has a favorite season of his own

[BalmungSama0]

@IAMTHEDECIEVER lol I LOVE Freakazoid!

[IAMTHEDECIEVER]

@BalmungSama0 I was waiting for someone to catch that

[Hiei1314]

The reason television hasn't changed much is because of all the good, well-written shows that were actually worth watching.

Think about it: These few good shows all brought something new to television. So, the bad writers decide to leech off all the original material from the good writers. And we end up with a plethora of recycled bits all over the media. And, being the lazy and untalented people they are, figure "Why fix what ain't broke?"

But it IS broke! YOU LAZY HACKS!!

[CalicoVall]

@Hiei1314 Just makes you wish that writer's strike was still on, with writers like we have now. :(

[UntitledHome]

They key to the whole show is the whole show.

[aatvforya]

That's like the show too!!!!!! Lmao :)

[SuperNitpicker]

Thats exactly like Seinfeld

[TheLizzard0]

In response to Marty why I'm not laughing: I've got a volcano about to erupt and I've got nowhere to direct it.

[Chryslerer1]

Seinfeld rules! I didn't know it was on Critic! :D

[JunkPileFool]

i must have laughed at this clip for ten minutes! I love the Kramer part, & the few frames used! =P

I miss this show!

[allaroundfilms]

Even though The Critic was on 15 years ago, alot of what they show on it still seems pretty current. Which is a testament of how little media has changed.

[JunkPileFool]

I thought that teh Critic was just ahead of its time... but your right! After 15 years, nothing's really changed all that much!

[PifferyGear]

Go back and watch old episodes of Mystery Science Theater. In spite of the show being 20 years old, lots of the "topical" jokes in that show are still relevant.

[Thedeoradude]

@allaroundfilms or seinfeld has refused to leave, either or

[michiyoyoshiku]

@allaroundfilms

Good TV Never ages. Look at Get Smart that was on almost 50 years ago and it's funnier now than it was then

[dasmegabyte]

@allaroundfilms You're looking through rose colored glasses, effendi. Most of the jokes are stale as a 3 o'clock Whopper.

[JDev82]

@allaroundfilms no its a testament to the staying power of the materiel satirized then. seinfeld has become culturally ubiquitous. you will never see a smart cartoon poking fun at 2 and a half men, because who fucking cares?

[alramone1]

@allaroundfilms it's more of a testament to how good the critic was as a show.

[AllenbysEyes]

Nothing is so good that it can't be made fun of, even Seinfeld.

[cockroachking1]

Your right.

[behemuth]

@AllenbysEyes Well, you can't really make fun of south park... an attempt would just make whatever show that tried to make fun of it, make fun of itself. (due to the half assed attempt)

reason being that no show is so over the top satire and politically incorrect as south park.