George Steinbrenner Cameo on Seinfeld

[@stonewallperformance]

The table scene with Steinbrenner's back should have been dubbed by Larry David and then returned to Steinbrenner's real voice when they swap. I love Elaine's Steinbrenner rant as well!

[@starryskysrhere]

I only love Elaine's rant here. Unfortunately, I see why they cut Steinbrenner.

[@stonewallperformance]

@@starryskysrhere Yeah, he can't act at all.

[@gu9838]

yeah the real one is not that funny lol @@starryskysrhere

[@smokingcatcomicscollectibl2131]

@@starryskysrhere --Was that actually Julia or did they go the extra mile and hire a soundalike and body double for the gag?

[@showbizroxs]

Steinbrenner to Elaine: You dance don't ya? Little did he know....😂😂

[@lwysl8]

"Did she do the little kicks and the thumbs?"

[@newgame897]

Sweet fancy Moses!

[@paalskansen]

I can't believe I never saw this before. It should definitely have been in the show. That last part with Elaine was hysterical and would have been another classic :)

[@magiccheeseball]

The first time I ever saw it I wonder why they didn't use it in an episode that would have been funny

[@SpyderDan1985]

What is this from if not from the show?

[@tel0004]

@@SpyderDan1985 It was filmed for the show, but cut, so it never aired.

[@alexlun4464]

This scene is actually hilarious lol. The restaurant scene is genius, they switch seats, they catch the audience off guard (given that they don't show the earlier scene in the yankee stadium with the real steinbrenner) - then when they switch seats, Elaine starts wailing her arms around and talking real fast like steinbrenner does while the real steinbrenner seats there in silence. They should've used this!

[@SoothingSounds-kq6yg]

Laney needs cool feet. COOL FEET!

[@AllRiseForDrEvil]

The Elaine dubbing part is hilarious!

[@gerardfonz]

You know a show is elite when even the rejects are gold.

[@davidl570]

It's definitely GOLD, Jerry! GOLD!

[@KidNoah2012]

They were insane not to use this. That last scene in the restaurant is gold Jerry. Gold I tell ya.

[@RayChiTown]

The show ran long, so they had to cut something. The problem was, they were using the fake Steinbrenner (Larry David), and they felt that after using the real Steinbrenner, they could no longer use the fake Steinbrenner.

[@kanan360]

i agree with you man, its hilarious

[@TJ-fe7rr]

The best Jerry the best!

[@pillarsofserpents]

LD did an interview and said that Steinbrenner's acting was so awful, that he felt they could not use it.

[@usaveteran-retired6464]

I agree - It was dumb not to use this, in my opinion. Oh well...

[@1stdebunker]

the restaurant scene is amazing. shame they didn't use it. had me rolling around nearly crying I cant believe elaine went off on a steinbrenner tangent

[@briansauer7086]

Not as bad as Larry David says, but Larry’s version of Steinbrenner is much funnier.

[@italiangoodfellas8962]

Hes the real steinbrener

[@stevenl2303]

My first time seeing this. Elaine's Steinbrenner rant is epic! too bad they cut it out!

[@sullivanspapa1505]

that wasn’t “Elaines” voice, doesnt sound anything like her!

[@soundsolutions]

@@sullivanspapa1505 but the rant was classic Stienbrenner style ;-)

[@MisterGaiGai]

Oh my God it's amazing lol I can't believe I'm just seeing this

[@vika0194]

Sullivan's Papa It sounds like her.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

@@sullivanspapa1505 It's Julia, she just dubbed it and it was looped in afterward just like they had done with Larry David as Steinbrenner. She's doing the Larry David "Steinbrenner" voice quality.

[@palehorse864]

Elaine's Steinbrenner was so great.

[@AdmiralAckbar.]

Here from Larry David’s interview on The Michael Kay Show lmaooo

[@CTV1nk]

Admiral Ackbar Same 😂

[@1bundy11]

It was a trap! But seriously,yes I’m here because of the interview as well. A tad bit late,but I made it. lol

[@eugkra33]

The Rich Eisen Show interview from 2017, but Steinbrenner is by far not as bad as Larry claimed.

[@dburse66]

@@eugkra33 Exactly. He is pretty good here!

[@RichardTetta]

The second scene was terrible. The first scene was fine--there was no reason to cut it. Shame

[@YT54IB]

Thanks for the childhood baseball memories Mr. Steinbrenner. RIP

[@GHC3]

I wish he actually was on the show more, it is actually refreshing to have the real Steinbrenner on and not the exaggerated version Larry does. The real George Steinbrenner has a surprisingly pleasant voice, like a real go-getting manager would have.

[@briane1116]

Elaine saying ‘big bucket’ was perfect

[@gomarra]

And they said he couldn't act! RIP, George! You're already missed.

[@karldunnegan2689]

And they were right!!! He was more wooden than a 2x4.

[@jimringomartin]

This is Gold, Jerry, GOLD!!! Why the hell didn't they use this? it's priceless and I think George did great.

[@fabchick8159]

This would've been great to have on the show. Too bad it was cut cause that "Elaine Steinbrenner" scene at the end was absolute genius!

[@pjg19751]

It might have worked if, when Steinbrenner's back was to Elaine, they simply used the Larry David voice with Steinbrenner just gesticulating.

[@staypaidtre829]

RIP Mr. Steinbrenner thanks for caring about winning

[@dirkgates584]

Steinbrenner is a bit wooden, but he does give it his all. I can see why they cut it. It's just not quite working, but Julia Louise Dreyfus is great in her Steinbrenner-like rant.

[@ChrisC11291980]

+Dirk Gates How ironic that she did her rant better than the real Steinbrenner did his!

[@dirkgates584]

ChrisC11291980 indeed.

[@razhidiz]

+Dirk Gates Steinbrenner's Seinfeld wiki page said he didn't want to be in the episode after he found out that they kill Susan at the end of the episode

[@Fanik10]

Because Big Stein wasn't an actor.

[@drpete0616]

Dirk Gates Steinbrenner needed an egg plant calzone!

[@joevictor53]

They should've got him back for the finale. That would've been perfect

[@Unclemoparman]

Only in a non speaking cameo.

[@VagPoop_]

they did but cut the scene

[@joevictor53]

@@VagPoop_ that was Larry David

[@pottytheparrot310]

@@joevictor53 HOW COULD YOU GIVE 12 MILLION DOLLARS TO HIDEKI IRABU?!

[@adamgregory9198]

I own all the DVDs and I've never seen this included as an extra or special feature. I always wondered why Big Stein never showed up...Now I know.Kudos for finding this and thanks for posting it!

[@breAnnasmama]

Adam Gregory yes. I always did too !

[@blackfootedferret]

As a kid i didnt get why we only saw the back of his head... now i get it. That rant is funny but the scene just doesnt fit

[@pumagutten]

Rest in peace Big Stein! Your boys will keep on winning.

[@theivansharris]

Um… jeeesh.

[@Antesdelfinadmin]

Well! Ask the Astros! 🤣😂

[@pumagutten]

@@Antesdelfinadmin Yeah, I guess I was a wee bit too optimistic!

[@tahdrah55]

RIP Mr. Steinbrenner.

[@johnny0468]

this dialogue by elaine is very larry david/steinbrenner...funny

[@Itsbobbbby]

Elaines Steinbrenner impression is epic lmfao

[@VictorsVideoview]

this is AMAZING!

[@adb255]

RIP boss. 7 World Championships. Always a true Yankee.

[@CarlosGarcia-vd2xh]

While I can completely understand why the Steinbrenner scenes were never used (I get that he wasn't an actor, and comedy is all about timing), what saddens me is the fact that, as a result of not using "The Boss's" scenes, one of Laney's greatest performances on the show (that final scene is gold, Jerry, GOLD!), never saw the light of day as well. "Yeah that's a shame."😄

[@ShockerTopper]

I can’t believe I don’t remember this part, I’ve seen every episode at least 5 times, especially seasons 5 and up. This trips me out...it was my all time favorite show growing up.

[@smill1985]

Apparently these were deleted scenes.

[@dementionX]

Rest in peace George! I'll be eating an eggplant Calzone with a Miller Lite lol

[@connorgriffith893]

“Big Stein needs an Eggplant Calzone!” 😂

[@futile-evenings]

No alcoholic chicken?

[@ChristianFrates1997]

Or chicken twists?

[@jsphat81]

gee..Elaine did a better Steinbrenner than Steinbrenner LOL

[@ChristofferLund]

Agreed! Way better

[@tushar2020]

Seinfeld is the best SITCOM ever made 🤗

[@ericachristy9722]

It’s almost as good as Friends 😊

[@edwardmoulaison1359]

@@ericachristy9722 you monster

[@mapmtony]

I never saw this episode!! I miss George very much

[@jameshudson169]

he does pretty good. he seems to understand the character.

[@bigbudha168]

Rip Boss. Loved you at times, hated you at times. Always respected you. You where a true winner.

[@bigbudha168]

you will join him soon, i hope.

[@user-ib2kt4oo7i]

Were*

[@ddust102]

thanks for everything george. RIP

[@inutero10]

JLD was so underrated in hotness.

[@juicer67]

inutero10 Yes, and when a woman is hot AND funny, like JLD, she's irresistible.

[@eriknelson5866]

Jesus man !

[@Jaysin31]

Underrated??? Maybe you underrate her...but shit, i certainly don't.

[@HolgerRuneFan]

@@wuliwei6939 Thanks for sharing.

[@Scallion_D]

@@wuliwei6939 Hmm.

[@rGGdom]

Steinbrenner didnt know how to play himself jajajaja

[@ap70621]

Steinbrenner's trying not to laugh at 1:54.

[@jpsned]

What a beautiful, hilarious twist! 🤣

[@itschris2]

Michael Kay brought me here.

[@benrosenberg4234]

me too

[@dtmania]

Same haha

[@americanbadasskb]

RIP The Boss

[@songanon]

For everyone who is wondering, Today Larry David realized this clip existed on the internet and hasn't seen it since it was filmed since he cut it. This is the moment on the kay Show , kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2nOg6ueiMRgpLc

[@Scallion_D]

Nice one.

[@JamesSCrockett1]

I never saw that before thanks

[@608mang]

this is awesome

[@rollzst]

This should have made it in the show. So good.

[@peachkeen7469]

Why am I seeing this for the first time?

[@adamo36532]

Deleted scene

[@JamesWilliams-ki7im]

Me too!

[@reptileguardian941]

Me2

[@howardgofstein9694]

I love JLD doing a satire of Larry David’s Steinbrenner! Too bad it never aired, but seeing the REAL Steinbrenner ruins the continuity of Larry David’s Steinbrenner character.

[@nickdknez]

Elaine's rant at the end was perfect

[@giles422]

thanks, Boss- for everything.

[@Tripp393]

This is so funny. I guess turning your back in Seinfeld turns you into a cartoon. It’s not steinbrenner’s fault

[@ohhmichaelkelley5770]

I was expecting worse and had it been in the episode originally, I might not even notice it seeming a bit out of place, but as things stand, I'm glad they kept it out :P

[@caballerosalas]

and it was a very good scene, what a surprise.

[@easygoing2479]

I can't believe after all these years this is the first time I've seen this! I haven't watched any of the series' digital releases; I suppose they included this cut scene. Ha! I wish they had shown it orginally, but I can also see that although the real Steinbrenner did a good job, his energy wasn't as comedic - but the parodox is still there. And that final restaurant scene... Funny as Hell!

[@blackfootedferret]

Its so strange to hear him deliver the lines.... so obvious he's not an actor. I guess we prefer the caricature version

[@kennybegeske8824]

Awesome Cameo Appearance

[@user-wc5lp5pr9k]

Larry: "I'm afraid I have some bad news for you" Steinbrenner: "thats okay I can take it I'm a big boy"

[@nostalgicdrummer]

im happy they cut this, the change of voice and seeing his face might've ruined the character

[@user-ib2kt4oo7i]

Dude the show was so good nothing could have made it bad

[@Calvin-01]

I kinda think that might have been why it was cut

[@willi1397]

@@Calvin-01 Exactly, editing is so tight, it’s timeless.

[@doct0rnic]

He wanted to play himself from the beginning, he audition, they realized he stunk and put Larry in there

[@BullToTheShit]

They should have gotten an obvious stand-in for elaine while she's doing the Steinbrenner impression.

[@manuair]

Damn, gold!

[@MarkEdwards101]

I don't know how she's done it but JLD has become hotter as she has matured

[@Scallion_D]

It's the hair. Her hair was awful for most of the Seinfeld seasons.

[@rustincohle2135]

@@Scallion_D Fuck you, her curly hair was hot!

[@acewilliams7917]

favorite boss on the show. I wish bosses were more like stienbrenner . J. peterman.

[@PhantomSmeagle]

What about good ole Kruger😃

[@madeiraislander]

@@PhantomSmeagle The R fell off, now it only says K_UGER!!!

[@kylemcgill2966]

Elaine with straight hair 😍

[@danielfoster3642]

This was actually a deleted scene from Seinfeld when George Costanza was working with the New York Yankees. Larry David was not pleased with the real Steinbrenner's performance in this scene compared to his own interpretation of him that he's used to doing that he had to cut it. Nonetheless, still a good piece of Seinfeld history.

[@whompronnie]

That's why Larry's great. Cut a high-profile cameo if it doesn't serve the comedy

[@VandelayIndustries61]

@@whompronnie I never bought Larry David's explanation. Buck Showalter was way worse than Steinbrenner and they used his clip. It's forgotten now, but at the time, there was some talk that George may have violated confidentiality by blabbing details of his appearance on the nationally syndicated "The Fabulous Sports Babe" radio show before the episode aired. If true, that would be a reason why they cut him, because if artistic considerations were the key, JL-D's rant alone would have justified keeping George in.

[@kurtemus]

brilliant!

[@7777Lace]

This was HILARIOUS 😆 🤣 😂

[@spjfrat]

Larry talked about this on the Rich Eisen show. Never knew about this.

[@TheJohnny928]

OMGNESS First time seeing this😂😂😂

[@RYN988]

The last scene is absolutely brilliant!! My god it was criminal to cut that!!

[@moparftw978]

This should have been in the show that’s a pretty classic moment

[@SeanIacono]

the end is real funny. RIP Steinbrenner

[@edtate8192]

I cant belive that didnt use both scenes both were great

[@JJHcars]

He did good. He's not terrible. They should of kept this. It would of helped that terrible last episode

[@cisium1184]

It's not amazing. It's not professional. It's not as good as Larry David's Steinbrenner. But it's pretty decent for a non-actor. Not as good as Paul O'Neill but no worse than Keith Hernandez. And what it lacks in polish it kinda makes up for by actually being George Steinbrenner. When they said it he wasn't good, I imagined much, much worse than this.

[@Captroop]

@@cisium1184 His first scene was pretty bad. He's not terrible for someone who's not a professional actor, but for a perfectionist like Larry David, it would never pass muster. He's trying to to the parody of himself, which is a very specific performance, and he doesn't know how to read the dialogue for comedic effect. He's just saying the lines while gesticulating. Fun to see this, but they were right to cut it.

[@alexlun4464]

@@cisium1184 the restaurant scene is pretty hilarious and genius. Imagine they just suddenly switch seats and the real steinbrenner appears out of nowhere is a good way to catch the audience off guard --- accompanied by Elaine starting to talk like steinbrenner that's actually really funny.

[@mikekock927]

He was terrible

[@michaeldowney24]

what does "would of" mean?

[@Weebs82589]

RIP George Steinbrenner

[@Kimurakev]

"That's GOLD Jerry, GOLD!"

[@MadOMatic]

It’s about time we see Steinbrenner’s face

[@SantaBarbaraDianne]

I didn't even know who Steinbrenner was until Seinfeld. It's cute that he did this cameo, and funny that they never really addressed him by name.

[@motley331]

I totally understand why this guy was cut. Brutal.

[@Matthew-pf7sb]

Larry David is a die hard Yankees fan and he had to break the news to George Steinbrenner that he had been cut

[@rtm1216]

RIP George...

[@bbneau6625]

Was this on the DVD extras?? I can't believe I never heard about it or saw it in all these years of being a Seinfeld "fan" 😮

[@chirality2]

RIP big man!

[@allmyswirls]

yes

[@senpaigarr]

I've never seen this either....and I am a huge fan of the show. This is strange lol. Was this just deleted footage?

[@ConanVictor]

Yup, never seen on TV.

[@mo99diunsi]

Lipp Mann so lame i wish they did put this on tv

[@thegonz9]

senpaigarr I don't think this was ever aired.

[@mo99diunsi]

thegonz9 1:48 part so good !

[@brette6854]

Larry cut it from the show because he thought Steinbrenner was a terrible actor.

[@jamessollazzo2966]

never saw this before!

[@ballmode]

RIP George

[@ahargrov1]

Lmao last seen was gold Jerry gold

[@kennybegeske8824]

Damn You Costanza

[@Unclemoparman]

Brutal.

[@Noisy_Cricket]

Both of these scenes should have been kept in lol.

[@andiorl]

I think they should have put this in, its a riot!

[@UnusedChar]

EPIC Elaine Steinbrenner

[@DavidM-mb1vx]

This is insanely funny!

[@howardstern666]

Agreed.

[@michaelfleming8490]

Whether the show ran short or long, they were right to cut the scenes out. The overall chemistry and comedic value just simply don’t measure up to the standard of Seinfeld. They wrote these lines for Steinbrenner to be spoken in a similar manner to the way Larry David did it. The real Steinbrenner was slow and his rhythm was off. It was supposed to be a quick fire erratic style the way Larry David did it like boom boom boom: “ that’s nonsense young lady, you’re coming with me, we’re going to have a good time, you lose a little weight, will dance, it’ll be great...” etc. Rapid fire-style. But hey, Steinbrenner wasn’t an actor so you can’t really fault him much.

[@robe111]

R.I.P Boss!

[@dmontes133]

Julia was great, as usual! 🤣

[@sickemdudley01]

RIP Steinbrenner, from a Marlins fan.

[@blacjackdaniels200]

Oh, so you’re the one.

[@TheGamersGrotto]

Here from Michael Kay interview too lol

[@therealmeemawmallen9493]

Love it! This Ones For The Boss! #goodfinallywins Now let's get our America back living life and playing ball!