CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM * Doctor's Phone

Larry disputes the logic behind the rule that no one is allowed to use the doctor's phone

[@utapao74]

Never trust a doctor that's a former library detective.

[@Moist_c0deRed]

Bernie Houston Is that what gets you off ? Joy Boy?

[@michaelwainscott2633]

Doctor to Larry, upon catching him on the phone, "I've got a flash for you, Joy Boy! Party time is over."

[@krisscanlon4051]

Bookman

[@kevindelariva7999]

Shit I didn’t even notice that 😂

[@arthurcurry2003]

Catharsis a very respectable Boston politician before that, though Fraisier didn’t think so.

[@daflotsam]

“The history of how we arrived at that is so complex that I won’t even bore you with it”. One of my favorite oddball lines from the whole series.

[@chocomilkfps1264]

That line was so out of left field I lost it

[@_Super_Hans_]

The history of how we arrived at that is so complex that I won't even bore you with it.

[@MarzzettiA]

I read ur comment before hearing it, as soon I finished hearings it, I bust out, u cought that lol..

[@J1E2TS]

I want to be able to say that to someone one day lmao...I hope the doc is back for season 9.

[@rickrose5377]

J1E2TS You don't recognize the library cop, Bookman?

[@rock3tcatU233]

This is now my goto line if I don't want to explain something.

[@viksra]

tbh I want to know the history

[@seanmcmeown1992]

Finally larry meets someone who won't let go of a argument like himself

[@wt9767]

*an argument. Cry about it.

[@kikibarrios1231]

@@wt9767Ahh, c’mon champ, curb your enthusiasm!

[@aroundandround]

I think these two could keep discussing the phone rule for an entire episode.

[@brendandax]

I'd watch that

[@keyboardwarrior327]

I remember when the doctor was a much older man. Kindly. Discreet. We didn't know anything about his private life. We didn't want to know anything about his private life. He didn't have a private life.

[@basehead617]

I love that so much

[@mrinalinisarkar8542]

Oh! The memories 😀

[@Wabibi355]

Nice one

[@hopefuldavid3320]

When you're thinking about that, think about this We dont want you using the doctors phone No exceptions

[@RobertMichael]

😂😂😂

[@janovewaldner1]

Wao, this actor didn't even seem to be acting, looked like a normal conversation. Very nice.

[@narcher91]

Jan Waldner he obviously read acting without acting by Jason Alexander

[@CenturianEagle]

Nick Archer lmao

[@craigmurdock4740]

That's Philip Baker Hall for ya.

[@Whoopdido777]

@@narcher91 It must not have taken him very long to get through it. It wasn’t really a book...it was more like a pamphlet.

[@naleendemalaporuwa7967]

@@craigmurdock4740 One of my favourite actors. Have you seen "Hard Eight" ? Simply brilliant acting of Philip Baker Hall kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5eTkoOejqqWjKs&t=284

[@rubygreta1]

The doctor is a great actor.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

yeah.

[@clarkbar]

+Eric K get your hands on Hard Eight (Sydney)

[@rubygreta1]

Eric Clark Who knew?

[@clarkbar]

Eric K movies the shit man

[@RCsFinest]

Eric K He was in scrubs wasn't he?

[@colin6768]

"71 that was my first year on the job. Bad year for libraries. Bad year for America. Hippies burning library cards. Abbie Hoffman telling everybody to steal books."

[@alejandrovenegasheresi2697]

I remember I almost exploded with laughter with the whole "Yeah I'm not a doctor but I'm sure there is ONE PRICK INVOLVED" dialogue.

[@MisterPotter]

?

[@mryagami8448]

Dude I died

[@theodoravenizelos196]

I really love this scene!

[@ericday4505]

​Yeah me too, those two could have carried an episode or two with their brilliant deliveries. I lost it too.

[@okamijubei]

And the doctor's feeling is mutual.

[@Moolers]

Rest in peace, Philip. You were fantastic.

[@JayLewisNYR1994]

He was great in the Rush Hour movies

[@armandomorales0921]

@@JayLewisNYR1994 I liked him in Bruce almighty as Jim Carrey's boss, Jack.

[@stoicdruid2499]

All deceased Rest In Peace..

[@jozokukavica9814]

"ITS HARD TO MAKE A RULE THAT TAKES IN ALL THE CONTINGENCIES"

[@theresehayes6854]

Rest in peace. Philip Baker Hall. Great actor

[@floppabingussled]

Hall's comic delivery is so nuanced and low key that he makes the Doctor a perfect foil for Larry David's curmudgeon.

[@rickyhuff]

You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the the cupboard, you forget about it. Then later on when you need it, it's there. It lasts forever. It's freeze dried. Freeze dried crystals.

[@daisy8284]

Fran Ra not funny, and not because of any principles, but just not funny,

[@wesjanson6979]

@Fran Ra yeah that ones pretty old i hear it a lot when i say i like my women like i like my coffee, others say "black" some say "hot and sweet" but i prefer mine BITTER give me a bitter bitch any day

[@JimmyFranceable]

Daisy Daisy sucks

[@adriancameron8665]

Ill have to remember that

[@jozokukavica9814]

"The history how we arrived at that, is so complex that I won't even bore you with it. Just let it be said that we don't allow anyone to use the phones in the examination rooms." PURE GOLD

[@markkennedy9767]

"the history of how we arrived at that is so complex that I won't even bore you with it" is a brilliant line. I'm definitely using that sometime

[@mmadailyvids]

Have you used it in a situation yet?

[@nikiyen6]

Larry doesn’t let things go easily.

[@trmp9923]

@Emily it's weird cuz I have the same personality type as Larry (Intp) and I'm just like him.... Like looking in the mirror

[@Gizamalukeix]

@@trmp9923 My wife even says I act exactly like Larry. I just feel the need to question things 😂

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Neither does the Doc

[@aroundandround]

1:09 “Don’t use the doctor’s phone, that’s not right… they don’t like it”. How come Jeff is so well informed about these rules?

[@rodneyleon3645]

Many prior violations.

[@zizoumonk10]

He read the script

[@HopUpOutDaBed]

the history of how he arrived at that is so complex that I won't even bore you with it

[@TheReverendWillNicholas]

Common sense

[@cosmai23]

Jeff knows the rule. You just know.

[@yassarjordan8224]

I love how Jeff randomly chooses Ben Vereen out of all the fake names you could sign.

[@pierrepye7031]

yes, just like the name "Vandelay" in Seinfeld. It is a Larry David thing i guess haha

[@crondonjohnson4128]

"It's not the expense of the call that we're worried about." LMFAO best quote out of a lot of good ones.

[@tobleramone]

I love the way the doc holds his hand over the phone waiting for the instant Larry puts it down.

[@rulsey23]

So true 😂

[@MrOblivious88]

I crack up when the doctor moves the phone away from larry XD

[@basehead617]

MrOblivious never noticed that until now hahaha

[@fatsilentbob]

Lmao

[@craigmurdock4740]

The way he walks in and pulls the phone away is GOLD. Philip Baker Hall is just a master.

[@ghostdog2041]

I wish I had Phillip Baker Hall audiobooks. His voice could lull me to sleep

[@ApocalypseKurtz]

I love how Larry seems to accept the Rule then he keeps mentioning how the Rule makes no sense. He can't let it go.

[@BRILL-vb1jy]

I always enjoy looking through the drawers and cabinets in the exam room when I'm waiting for the doctor. It's fun to see how long you can get away with it before the he comes in. Then you gotta close them really fast and act all nonchalant before they catch you. It's a fun game.

[@frankdayton731]

Trying to find overdue books huh? Hmm....is that how you get your kicks Brill, you and your good time buddies!

[@BRILL-vb1jy]

@@frankdayton731 I returned that book in 1971

[@rocketgrunt5252]

This is why we can't use the phone

[@joepelosi4662]

Lol you guys are funny

[@robtomben]

​@@frankdayton731😅

[@Suryavideo]

"there is definitely one prick involved"

[@momhn4283]

1971: Bad year for libraries. 2004: Bad year for phones in hospital examination rooms.

[@CD-sz7tf]

Yeah, '71... Bad year for libraries. Bad year for America. Hippies burning library cards, Abby Hoffman telling everybody to steal books. I don't judge a man by the length ofhis hair or the kind of music he listens to. Rock was never my bag. But you put on a pair of shoes when you walk into the New York Public Library, fella......

[@BookofGabriel]

"The history of how we arrived at that is so complex that I won't even bore you with it".

[@danielm4114]

One of the greatest lines in Curb history not spoken by a main character

[@chickensdontclap147]

Phillip Baker Hall is the best.

[@BJMcB92]

The next time I'm in an exam room I am going to use the phone

[@porridge57]

BJMcB92 Me too!

[@notonyournelly1533]

And I hope the doctor slowly dribbles saliva out of his mouth into your eye!

[@yoshpeters3079]

BJMcB92 same lol I will be just like LD and agrue with the doctor even though I have a cellphone lol.

[@hughphil]

@iconoclast Definitely not that one.

[@stewartberger7734]

Me too

[@basehead617]

"THE Mel Brooks? The funny guy?"

[@MidNS]

"The history of how we arrived at that is so complex that I won't even bore you with it" amazing line

[@chrisolivo6591]

I love when Larry won’t let something go. Lol

[@you3ee]

Hey thats Mister Bookman!

[@yoshpeters3079]

Da Royal General a library cop’s name is bookman? That’s uncanny! That’s like an ice cream man being called cone!

[@Olovlig]

Yeah! I thought the same thing but I wasn't sure

[@Meltman1000]

This doctor is so great, I want a doctor like him. His voice is do calming

[@futurez12]

There's a lot of truth about the ego of doctors in this scene.

[@Cobrakai77]

"well you could use it you obviously did" lol

[@yoshpeters3079]

Cobrakai77 we don’t want you to use it though.

[@jaygee1616]

Some of the best back and forth dialogue between Larry and the Dr in the whole series

[@CONJAMDAV]

the history of how we've come to this is so complex that I don't even want to bore you with explaining it

[@guguigugu]

this is the case with most rules and thats why we have law school

[@KOSMICKEN09]

RIP Philip - and don't call 📱😆

[@spacekitt.n]

RIP

[@aroundandround]

Wonder if they can make a 90-minute movie arguing about this.

[@methus57]

I would pay for that

[@methus57]

I could listen to them talk about the phone all day long

[@evalex71]

" .... There is one prick ..."

[@Pww642]

“I understand, it’s just that the rule doesn’t make any sense.” - basically the entire structure of every amazing Curb episode ever.

[@metaparcel]

Well let me tell you something joy boy.

[@mikeg1378]

lol the library cop.

[@ghostdog2041]

Eddie Espinoza you and your good-time buddies.

[@seanconnelly5459]

Joe Bookman…

[@raymondrose6596]

The funniest

[@AIBotnot]

Larry david is so good at getting the right people in the right role. This is comedic genius.

[@TheSimCaptain]

Great to see the fast talking library detective from Seinfeld again. "Maybe thats how you get your jollies, David. Maybe using other people's phones turns you on."

[@Sankrityayan07]

Hey, it's the library cop!

[@AmrishKelkar]

I love how he uses the word "capricious". Genius.

[@PaulWilliems]

I love the doctor's face when he first opens the dorr and sees Larry on the phone.

[@mandelw]

We don’t have many rules here that’s one of them.

[@dwm8199]

I bet Larry is still bothered by the phone policy to this day.

[@len8744]

“It makes sense to us.” Lol

[@smellypatel5272]

This doctor was probably my favorite curb character. Wish they did more scenes before the actor passed

[@Shadbraw]

RIP Phillip Baker Hall

[@AlexColberg]

Get a cellphone, Larry.

[@arirosenbaum9877]

+Alex Colberg For real!

[@mervinprone]

Dan S. this was an old episode probably from like 2001, not many cell phones then

[@MrAngusyoungistheman]

Jack Martin There were plenty of cell phones then. Not many cared to have one though.

[@AlexColberg]

Jack Martin, I understand. I was feigning ignorance so I could make the "funny" remark.

[@andrewvincent7299]

He does have a cell phone. Larry used his cell phone and accidently called the Doctor's house number later in the episode. Much to the Doctor's anger LOL

[@charliegeorge.]

A Mexican Standoff involving a head wound, a phone, a doctor and a one sided rule that won't be explained to the logical enquiring self labelled victim...Ya see what ya did Mel!

[@lpri]

The doctor: phillip baker hall acts like a real doctor here! ; calm, robotic and curt if necessary. I was waiting for him to bust out in " So you think you're a tough guy ha, well I've got news for you" One of the best scenes out of Seinfeld❤ RIP Mr Hall, thanks for the laughs😅😂

[@samuelclemens1691]

Larry mentioned Mel Brooks........ For one glorious moment I thought Mel Brooks was going to walk in.

[@trexguy]

Best show on TV. Come on Larry, do season 9! Clear History was great too.

[@Ireadabook]

The next time the doctor leaves me alone I will definitely use their phone

[@Chris-kf8mx]

The history at how we arrived at that is so complex … I’ve actually used this line in my real life.

[@deebee9917]

The exchanges between Larry and dr Morrison are the best...👍🏻

[@jaygee1616]

They are great some of the best

[@carllutz7523]

First time I've seen this clip and am cracking up!! I love how Lt. Bookman didn't back down at all. One of the few people on the show who could legit go toe to toe with Larry! lol

[@patty109109]

“The history of how we arrived at that is so complex” 😅

[@LyricalWax]

man alive that was frickin hilarious. This is why I love curb so much, there are so many of these humorous exchanges throughout the series. No other programme matches the natural realistic style of comedy found here.

[@aroundandround]

The concept of a “local call” is so quaint, makes me wonder what Larry would do if he made this episode in 2021.

[@Jiang-]

Using the doctors computer to send an email.

[@ryancalhoun2910]

"Why couldn't I use it?" "Well, you could use it, you obviously did. We don't want you to use it." The derisive way in which Hall delivers that line (especially the "you obviously did") is underappreciated. I lose it every time I hear it.

[@longtallshorty5791]

Underappreciated how? And by whom? How would you even know?

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

The way people exist and breathe air in here is amazing. So and so is truly a master

[@4exgold]

you woudnt walk into a hardware store or supermarket, go up to the customer service desk and make a call, so why do it in a doctors surgery? I'm with Bookman on this.

[@corradocervino6079]

Calm down

[@Whisperingsofwar]

+4exgold 'go up to the customer service desk and make a call,', Ld probably would.

[@4exgold]

Whisperingsofwar yeah you just know he would, hehe

[@nerthus4685]

Before cell phones you could ask to use the phone. I used to all the time. If it's related to why you are at the store, they didn't care. For example, at the video store you call your family to clarify what video they wanted you to rent.

[@j.503]

@@nerthus4685 Yeah but that's if you know them. Otherwise you could always ask but if they say no, you're not going to give them an argument, right?

[@univoice4041]

OH, NO! IT'S THE LIBRARY COP!

[@route7isuzu287]

"Uh..yes, there is a prick involved."

[@DragomirJtac]

I love the casual battle with Larry, "Well it's not the expense of the call we're concerned about."

[@robertfishman3742]

This scene beautifully describes the utter annoyance of having to sit in one of those waiting rooms.

[@ryanwagner8629]

every time I'm at the doctors, i think of the sign in sheets or using the doctors phone

[@marks6663]

remember when the doctor was at larry's house and he took a drink from the fridge? Well Larry, you don't want people using your stuff.

[@deanronson6331]

"Lemme tell you: You're not supposed to use this phone, plus our records are showing that you checked out a couple of books from the city library and never returned them."

[@coolworx]

If doctors can drink your lemonade, I don't see why we can't use their phone.

[@ryancalhoun2910]

We just have a rule.

[@brockanderson3218]

"just sign in as Ben Vereen" LOL

[@RomPontifex]

I really the scene in which he mistakenly calls him afterwards. "I have things to do Mr.David"

[@brianeaton9046]

Thank goodness Mr. Bookman finally finished medical school.

[@baxill23]

This is a hillarious clip... the look on his face as he pulls the phone away from Larry is priceless...

[@tommiesmith3191]

Mr. Hall should of won an Emmy for Bookman. A master course in comedy. Delivery and timing spot on.

[@basehead617]

Curb always reminds me of these etiquette faux pas things i was vaguely aware of but have never been used for comedy before

[@eddy3061]

doctors glasses come and go from his pocket

[@JarrettMazza]

"I just don't understand what the reason is. I mean you're saying not to use it, but's what the reason?" "I don't understand why you have to know what the reason." "I'm just trying to understand why you decided that. It seems very capricious to me."

[@tomvalveede6808]

Just sign, Ben Vereen, who cares what you sign?!

[@scottbignell]

I only know this actor from Curb and Seinfeld, yet his impression is huge. Two of the funniest moments on TV.

[@chevfan88]

1:31.....Laughed when the doctor took the phone away

[@michaelw.lemaster9779]

As soon as the dr. Walked in and they started going back and forth I was already laughing.😂

[@paullambert3836]

mr bookman

[@cerebraltackle]

Don't ever f with the guy who's going to be stitching you up. 🤣🤣🤣

[@TerryUniGeezerPeterson]

You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the cupboard, you forget about it.

[@ssnoc]

The doctor was funny as hell ... perfect face and voice, so damn funny 😆

[@StClare_]

Hey it's the library cop.

[@Boobalopbop]

Larry must be one of Jerry’s “good time buddies”.

[@walidbahhur8132]

“Sign Ben Vereen, your head is bleeding. COME ON!”

[@Matthew_Coton]

I love this show

[@marshall886]

The history how we came to that, is so complex that I will not bore you with it. But since he ask the question, I am now really interested why they don't let people use the phone?

[@alexramos1377]

+marshall886 Because we don't want people using it.

[@alexwolk7413]

+Alex Ramos but what's the reason?

[@fitnesspoint2006]

+marshall886 +Alex Wolk you can call in prescriptions with doctors phone, (pharmacy knows it's the doctors office) so Larry or anyone could call in narcotics prescription or whatever he likes without the usual doctor identification checks.

[@ResettisReplicas]

The last time someone used a doctor's phone was Thomas Edison calling the patent office to steal Nikola Tesla's inventions. So now no one uses the doctor's phone.

[@ghostdog2041]

marshall886 so that someone doesn't call in a 50,000 OxyContin tablets order to the local pharmacy