# Was Seinfeld (and crew) Funny? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 5, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776 "2002-12-05T21:32:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/1 "2002-12-05T21:32:01Z")
I never cared for Seinfeld. In fact, I only found Kramer’s situations were hilarious, and he could act it up. As for the rest of 'em…ho-hum. Unfortuantely, Jerry had no real competition because TV writing was so terrible, so it all went to feed his fat head and fat ego, IMHO. Anyone with me? - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/2 "2002-12-05T21:39:06Z")
Nope. George Costanza was a great character. Kramer’s antics always cracked me up, but George was the best part of the show, in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Kwyjibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/3 "2002-12-05T21:41:39Z")
I’ve never watched an episode. Not a full one anyway. I never thought it was funny at all. Ya know that embarassed feeling you get when you see someone doing something stupid? Thats what I got when Kramer did anything that was supposed to be ‘funny’. So in essence, I’m with ya. I never liked the show. ---
**Author:** ![njufoic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/278dde/32.png) [@njufoic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njufoic)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/4 "2002-12-05T21:58:16Z")
I always liked Kramer and Newman. Jerry was pretty funny too, but George and Elaine were sometimes annoying. Overall, I like the show though. “Becker” is the only other modern sitcom that gets a lot of laughs from me, but then I don’t watch much TV. -Andrew L ---
**Author:** ![Oblong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/5 "2002-12-05T21:58:43Z")
After seeing a few episodes of Curb Your Enthusiam, I’ve concluded that Larry David was very funny and this crew were good at implementing the humor. The show was still funny after he left, but it wasn’t the same. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/6 "2002-12-05T21:58:46Z")
Another no vote. I’ve seen several episodes (I was at someone else’s house, so I was trapped). I never cared for Seinfeld’s standup act which became the basis, pretty much, for the show. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/7 "2002-12-05T22:02:10Z")
I like it a lot. Now regularly watch re-runs with my kids nearly every day. Still chuckle often. I find much of the writing quite clever. The only one I really don’t care for is Elaine, but that must be the mysogynist in me. Not a fall down laugh riot every day, but most eps have several good laughs in them. And a few lines that have become pretty big pop culture refs in themselves. Right off the top of my head - without even pausing to think: **"Not that there’s anything wrong with it." "Master of my own domain."** ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/8 "2002-12-05T22:09:57Z")
I always thought Jerry was by far the least funny part of the show (maybe on purpose though). The rest of the cast was great, though. Man, I miss that show! ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/9 "2002-12-05T22:24:49Z")
I liked the first half-season and the first full season. It was funny, and it really broke a lot of sitcom rules - that was neat. It was refreshing to see, in a sitcom, a character get away with something underhanded, without getting his or her comeuppance. I loved seeing things get sort of resolved, but with no particular moral. Then it all went to hell. I don’t know why. Every episode had to implode, and usually in the most forced manner imaginable. The characters all got too extreme so that they weren’t human, just caricatures. George Costanza was the worst example - he went from being a neurotic put-upon guy who made bad choices, to an actively aggressive jerk. I find the reruns mostly unwatchable. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/10 "2002-12-05T23:00:52Z")
George (I didn’t even know his last name) seemed like such a weenie! A grown man, he couldn’t tell parents anything, IIRC! He was tied to BOTH his parents’ apron strings! Now, I respect my parents, but there comes a point where George should have stood up for himself. It seemed like they walked all over him…only viewing his as their “little boy”. I know there are some people like this, but it was too much for me to stomach. Even in his relationships with women (on the show), his character seemed like such a weenie. I’m not boasting to be some casanova, but it was too gross to watch! Because of all this, I can’t even tolerate Jason Alexander’s KFC ads! (Sorry, Colonel!) “Jason, you give chicken a bad name…” - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![Monopoly\_Money](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Monopoly\_Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monopoly_Money)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/11 "2002-12-05T23:13:48Z")
I really liked the show because they made light of all the little annoyances in life that aren’t serious enough to cause alarm, but that nag away at your peace of mind. I find the show to be a great stress reliever. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/12 "2002-12-05T23:18:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Monopoly Money \* > \*\*I really liked the show because they made light of all the little annoyances in life that aren’t serious enough to cause alarm, but that nag away at your peace of mind. I find the show to be a great stress reliever. 😃 \*\* Yes, I will give the cast that much…such as The Soup Natzi, and the marble rye bread incident. Yes, the writers captured such annoyances and put it on a level everyone could relate to. But, why this show was rated #1 is beyond me! - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![NotWithoutRage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/13 "2002-12-06T00:18:30Z")
“Why don’t you just TELL me the name of the movie you’d like to see?” Pure. Comic. Genius. Although these moments on the show were few and far between, some of them are damn funny. ---
**Author:** ![sward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@sward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sward)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/14 "2002-12-06T01:47:46Z")
I never thought it was funny at all. Without Kramer, it would have been terrible. Only thing going for it was a great laughtrack. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/15 "2002-12-06T02:00:40Z")
I think I ended up seeing a few episodes. Very slightly above average sitcom that was highly overrated, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/16 "2002-12-06T02:56:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > \*\*Another no vote. I’ve seen several episodes (I was at someone else’s house, so I was trapped). I never cared for Seinfeld’s standup act which became the basis, pretty much, for the show. \*\* I also never cared much for his standup. But, strangely enough, I loved the show. I still watch it in reruns occasionally. The later seasons weren’t as consistently good as the earlier ones but the show continued to have some great moments up until the end. Except, of course, for the very last episode which basically sucked. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/17 "2002-12-06T04:02:41Z")
I liked the first four shows. Then they started featuring that utterly talentless hack Jason Alexander, a man who can ruin anything he touches. His early “poor man’s Woody Allen” schtick grew tired after about three minutes, and he was such an utter moron that you wanted to slap the dumb bastard silly every time he showed up on screen. I didn’t care much for Kramer, either, though I can understand the character’s popularity. And as I’d revisit the show, I’d find everyone on it continued to be dumber and dumber, and the shows more and more puerile. Even now, when I try to watch in reruns, I can’t go more than five minutes before I begin wretching. Jerry’s standup sequences are the only parts with any value whatsoever. The rest of the show is utter garbage. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/18 "2002-12-06T04:02:51Z")
**Moderator’s note:** This is borderline: a poll, but about television. I’m guessing it’d fit in better with the like-minded souls over in **Cafe Society**. Off it goes… TVeblen ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/19 "2002-12-06T04:04:12Z")
I enjoyed it. It was amazing how it was often four little subplots that somehow intersected with each other. And quite funny, usually. Not my all-time favorite sitcom, but not one I’d click away from (unless a Simpsons, Futurama or Night Court rerun is on a different channel). ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776/20 "2002-12-06T04:13:57Z")
I found the show completely un-funny, having grown up around the type of New Yorkers that show was lampooning. They were pathetic, not funny. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-seinfeld-and-crew-funny/140776.md?page=2)