***The SEINFELD TRIVIA Thread***

Hobbes

I had to look this up. Weird. Stiller owned that role.

https://youtu.be/xkMnk2jkuoU

cutz

Hobbes said:

I had to look this up. Weird. Stiller owned that role.

https://youtu.be/xkMnk2jkuoU

I never saw that before.

PJ_Soul

Ledbetterman10 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

PJ_Soul said:

mookieblalock said:

There were *appearances* of 3 characters on Seinfeld played by multiple actors. Can you name the characters on the show?

Lloyd Braun

Jerry's dad

... Hmmmm.... can't think of the 3rd right now... It will probably come to me.

George's dad is the third. It was a different actor in the character's first appearance (The Handicap Spot) but he was replaced by Jerry Stiller. They then reshot that Handicap Spot episode with Jerry Stiller for syndication. The original version with the original actor is on the DVD set. 

Edit: Technically, Newman can count for this too. He was first voiced by Larry David (threatening to jump off the roof) but once Wayne Knight came aboard, they re-recorded the dialogue with Knight doing the voice for syndication. 

Ah. So I've never watched the DVDs and never will, so only know what aired on TV.

They initially aired on TV like that. You're not missing anything not seeing it though. It's awkward to see anyone but Jerry Stiller playing Frank. 

Oh I see. Thx. Yeah, Jerry Stiller... I dunno TBH. He's actually my least favorite character on that show by far. I find his stilted mannerism just kind of awkward. I do really like George's mom though. Her character is perfect. After watching that clip above, I really think I would have preferred the original Frank! The only "problem" with him is that he comes off as Jewish, I think by design. George isn't Jewish. Perhaps they replaced this guy because they decided that George wasn't a Jew??

Ledbetterman10

PJ_Soul said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

PJ_Soul said:

mookieblalock said:

There were *appearances* of 3 characters on Seinfeld played by multiple actors. Can you name the characters on the show?

Lloyd Braun

Jerry's dad

... Hmmmm.... can't think of the 3rd right now... It will probably come to me.

George's dad is the third. It was a different actor in the character's first appearance (The Handicap Spot) but he was replaced by Jerry Stiller. They then reshot that Handicap Spot episode with Jerry Stiller for syndication. The original version with the original actor is on the DVD set. 

Edit: Technically, Newman can count for this too. He was first voiced by Larry David (threatening to jump off the roof) but once Wayne Knight came aboard, they re-recorded the dialogue with Knight doing the voice for syndication. 

Ah. So I've never watched the DVDs and never will, so only know what aired on TV.

They initially aired on TV like that. You're not missing anything not seeing it though. It's awkward to see anyone but Jerry Stiller playing Frank. 

Oh I see. Thx. Yeah, Jerry Stiller... I dunno TBH. He's actually my least favorite character on that show by far. I find his stilted mannerism just kind of awkward. I do really like George's mom though. Her character is perfect. After watching that clip above, I really think I would have preferred the original Frank! The only "problem" with him is that he comes off as Jewish, I think by design. George isn't Jewish. Perhaps they replaced this guy because they decided that George wasn't a Jew??

And going back to you saying you'll never watch the DVDs. I'd highly recommend them. Great extras (about 9 mini-documentaries that can be up to an hour long), deleted scenes, commentaries, and my personal favorite thing: "Notes About Nothing." You turn on the notes, and then at the bottom of the screen throughout the episode it'll show interesting factoids. It'll say stuff like what an obscure reference is derived from, what other things guest actors have acted in, production notes like pointing out bloopers (like Kramer seeing his friend come out of coma in season 3, and then claiming in season 8 that he didn't know you can come out of a coma) or how a shot was made, Kramer entrance counter, girlfriend/boyfriend counters for the all the characters, ratings that episode got when it first aired, and much, much more. 

PJ_Soul

Ledbetterman10 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

PJ_Soul said:

mookieblalock said:

There were *appearances* of 3 characters on Seinfeld played by multiple actors. Can you name the characters on the show?

Lloyd Braun

Jerry's dad

... Hmmmm.... can't think of the 3rd right now... It will probably come to me.

George's dad is the third. It was a different actor in the character's first appearance (The Handicap Spot) but he was replaced by Jerry Stiller. They then reshot that Handicap Spot episode with Jerry Stiller for syndication. The original version with the original actor is on the DVD set. 

Edit: Technically, Newman can count for this too. He was first voiced by Larry David (threatening to jump off the roof) but once Wayne Knight came aboard, they re-recorded the dialogue with Knight doing the voice for syndication. 

Ah. So I've never watched the DVDs and never will, so only know what aired on TV.

They initially aired on TV like that. You're not missing anything not seeing it though. It's awkward to see anyone but Jerry Stiller playing Frank. 

Oh I see. Thx. Yeah, Jerry Stiller... I dunno TBH. He's actually my least favorite character on that show by far. I find his stilted mannerism just kind of awkward. I do really like George's mom though. Her character is perfect. After watching that clip above, I really think I would have preferred the original Frank! The only "problem" with him is that he comes off as Jewish, I think by design. George isn't Jewish. Perhaps they replaced this guy because they decided that George wasn't a Jew??

And going back to you saying you'll never watch the DVDs. I'd highly recommend them. Great extras (about 9 mini-documentaries that can be up to an hour long), deleted scenes, commentaries, and my personal favorite thing: "Notes About Nothing." You turn on the notes, and then at the bottom of the screen throughout the episode it'll show interesting factoids. It'll say stuff like what an obscure reference is derived from, what other things guest actors have acted in, production notes like pointing out bloopers (like Kramer seeing his friend come out of coma in season 3, and then claiming in season 8 that he didn't know you can come out of a coma) or how a shot was made, Kramer entrance counter, girlfriend/boyfriend counters for the all the characters, ratings that episode got when it first aired, and much, much more. 

I'm just not willing to spend any money on them, that's all. I don't think I need to watch any extras - I have watched every episode many times over the years, but I'm not enough of a superfan to get into all those details really. The shows that are on reruns 8 times everyday is enough for me, lol. I never have been one for DVD extras in general actually. Alternate endings and bloopers are the only things that I was ever really interested in.

Hobbes

Extras sound cool. Might have to look into getting the DVD set. 

HughFreakingDillon

i'm surprised they went to the trouble of reshooting the scene with jerry stiller but not the pilot with the first actor who played jerry's dad. 

mookieblalock

Ledbetterman10 said:

PJ_Soul said:

mookieblalock said:

There were *appearances* of 3 characters on Seinfeld played by multiple actors. Can you name the characters on the show?

Lloyd Braun

Jerry's dad

... Hmmmm.... can't think of the 3rd right now... It will probably come to me.

Edit: Technically, Newman can count for this too. He was first voiced by Larry David (threatening to jump off the roof) but once Wayne Knight came aboard, they re-recorded the dialogue with Knight doing the voice for syndication. 

You would be right on the technicality if I didn’t specify *appearances* 

Hobbes

I could have sworn Mr. Lippman was played by two different actors.

Ledbetterman10

HughFreakingDillon said:

i'm surprised they went to the trouble of reshooting the scene with jerry stiller but not the pilot with the first actor who played jerry's dad. 

That's probably because the episode with the original Jerry's dad was from season 1, and they didn't know the show would even get a second season, let alone run in syndication at that point. I think it  went into syndication after season 3, so you'd have to go back two years to reshoot the Jerry's dad scene. The new George's dad scene with Jerry Stiller was shot just a few months after the original shoot with the original actor. 

Ledbetterman10

Hobbes said:

I could have sworn Mr. Lippman was played by two different actors.

Good call! Totally forgot that. It's definitely a different actor the first time he appears. I think Elaine asks him if he's read something she had edited about Columbus or something. 

HughFreakingDillon

Ledbetterman10 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

i'm surprised they went to the trouble of reshooting the scene with jerry stiller but not the pilot with the first actor who played jerry's dad. 

That's probably because the episode with the original Jerry's dad was from season 1, and they didn't know the show would even get a second season, let alone run in syndication at that point. I think it  went into syndication after season 3, so you'd have to go back two years to reshoot the Jerry's dad scene. The new George's dad scene with Jerry Stiller was shot just a few months after the original shoot with the original actor. 

any idea why the switch of actors in both situations?

Spiritual_Chaos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EggYnwMWyE

Ledbetterman10

No trivia but I want to share with you guys a youtube channel (also an Instagram account) called Seinpop. It's the greatest Seinfeld-related Instagram by a mile. They do a lot of different things, but the thing they do best are these mashups like these. You guys are going to love them. Check them out...

Metallica:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9vZ5rIhxdU

System of a Down:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTORQv0O_Q

Chumbawumba:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD2J9kwou5g

Limp Bizkit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkL35FHrOzU

Ludacris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UES781BowTA

Rage Against The Machine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmNHqhDgSl8

There's a lot more than just these. Definitely follow Seinpop on Instagram....if you use Instagram lol

PJ_Soul

Lol, that System of a Down one is funny! They're all good - thanks!

Ledbetterman10

You're welcome. Definitely worth a follow on Instagram. Here's another mashup sort of thing they do that's funny.....

The Matrix: 

https://instagram.com/p/Buqukr_Hjar/embed/

Ace Ventura: 

https://instagram.com/p/BmyJQoEF89U/embed/

Happy Gilmore: 

https://instagram.com/p/BbJ72VFFXiG/embed/

Narcos: 

Forgot to post this one in the last post. This is one of my favorites:

PJ_Soul

I'm not on Instagram, so I'll just depend on you.

Ledbetterman10

I have Instagram but have only used it on my phone. Posting these links here was the first time I've used it on a desktop computer...and it works pretty well. So you can check the page at your leisure if you want without having to officially be on instagram.

PJ_Soul

Not trivia... but I just have to say that I am currently sitting next to someone with such rank B.O. that I am legit concerned that the O isn't going to stay with the B, and is going to follow me home. It's an entity!

HughFreakingDillon

make sure to shampoo and condition and shampoo and condition. 

if that doesn't work?

t'may-ta sauce.