Kramer found old Merv Griffin Show set in the dumpster.

[@NihongoGuy]

This was Kramer's best psychosis.

[@terracottapie]

Yes, usually he's "a little off" but has one foot in reality. At times, he is even the most reasonable one of the four. But in this one, he's legit mental.

[@Jaundice__]

Easily.

[@rdoodoo2021]

3:11 the way he laughs 😅

[@weirdshibainu]

Close second was when he got the screen door from George's parents

[@Buyajet]

By far the best.

[@jrock2720]

Interesting aspect of this storyline is this was an idea the writers had for a while, but they could only implement it after Larry David left because he kept shooting it down. It's one of my favorites from Seinfeld.

[@engg84]

It's crazy how the last two seasons of Seinfeld have so many classic episodes!

[@alwillk]

My two favorite episodes are in the last season. This one and “the dealership” Twix!

[@gregwatson8219]

Im crazy enough to copy this!

[@johncassani6780]

As I recall, the last two seasons were the least critically acclaimed. But, having watched these as a teenager in the ‘90s, the whole series was great, but, for sheer laughs, the last two seasons were the funniest tv there has ever been. There’s something about middle aged New Yorkers being silly that’s hilarious.

[@Saurischian]

They really do have some of the favorite episodes of mine. Other than that Finale. Which..... gross

[@donmoore7785]

A classic. Newman's cheesy smile at the end is perfect.

[@henrypaucar839]

3:30 George can't contain his laughter 😂

[@mimsychannel8562]

yessss

[@Ivan21bg]

None of them could. That's why you only see that shot where Elain are Jerry are not visible. I think i saw it in some behind the scenes thing.

[@ajk]

@@Ivan21bg You can see Elaine losing it too just before they cut to the next shot lol.

[@mollygiovanna1095]

Good catch!

[@4smereka]

If you watch behind the scenes and interviews with the cast, that scene where Kramer takes a break is basically improv. What an actor! Lol “And we’re back!” 😂

[@philiproseel3506]

Seinfeld always made me laugh but this episode, I needed tissues lol.

[@LoneLee2022]

One of the best ones!

[@MotoRide.]

same here bro, this one is overboard xD

[@ileumofgod]

Yeah Kramer is sexy

[@wayneshearon3203]

Undoubtedly one of the funniest episodes.

[@mckou1547]

This is, honestly, a very original and entertaining bit. Very good on the writers to think this one up.

[@bohemianwriter1]

Newman's face at the end always has me in stitches

[@yaronkl]

and we all know how painful that can be

[@willswalkingwest7267]

I was friends with Jim Fowler. A really nice guy. In the days before Steve Irwin, Jim was my inspiration. He was everything I wanted to be. RIP, Sirs.

[@WEBBER_]

"turn music off" never gets old.

[@terracottapie]

I never understood that. What's the joke there? Did he set that reminder for himself when to turn the music off? If so why is it a robot voice? Is that voice just on the original recording of the music?

[@etekweb]

@@terracottapie I thought it was supposed to represent a cue sound for the broadcast engineer of The Merv Griffin Show to stop the tape, but it's still strange that it's a spoken voice instead of a beep or something. Idk.

[@terracottapie]

@@etekweb Yeah exactly, everyone hearing the music would also hear that cue.

[@frankdayton731]

End quote. Repeat line

[@terracottapie]

One of the wonderful subtle things in this episode, is the difference between how Jerry and Elaine are introduced to the set (they know about it before walking into it, so they're sort of prepared even though it's still crazy), vs. George (he walks in cold), and seeing George's different reaction walking into this ridiculous madman's living materialized TV fantasy.

[@jerroldkazynski5480]

The straight guy with the Hawk, too. "Where's the cameras?" Remember the 60s record album cover of We're All Bozos On This Bus?

[@harbosonius]

@@jerroldkazynski5480 what's great about the dude with the hawk was he actually used to go on Mervs show as well as Johnny Carson's with live animals.

[@alfredpiper5715]

The “let’s take a short break” was just genius. Jason and Julia were corpsing most of the time and you can see them both laugh just before he says “ok and we’re back”

[@shady7230]

Where are the cameras ? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jkker05]

What a great time for TV. Nothing comes close nowadays

[@4smereka]

One of the best episodes

[@LoneLee2022]

For sure!

[@munsonHOF]

One of the great comedy sketches of all time.

[@harbosonius]

Easily in the top 3 Seinfeld episodes ever. Every one of the 3 main characters has a hilarious storyline going on. One of the gems in a very hit and miss season.

[@AwakenUniverse]

The writers and Seinfeld was striking it out the park constantly, it’s unreal at times. So many comedy gold moments lmaooo

[@b.abrackus6403]

This would have been one Late night show WORTH staying up for!

[@tylermorrison7051]

Definitely one of my favorite Seinfeld episodes.

[@markliebrock6246]

Out of all of the shows, for some reason, this was my favourite.

[@B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont]

The burned out lights and empty sockets just make this Kramer perfect.

[@jamarrogers2985]

My favorite all time episode...the first time the whole casts is inside The K-Mans apartment too... I'll act like I didn't hear that 😬🤣🤣🤣

[@treaty92]

One of my favorites

[@maryjohnson4189nnkb]

New show Scandals and Animals 🤣😂😂

[@scottmacpherson2352]

Best show ever LMFAO 😂

[@cootriley6]

You got that right!

[@THERobertL2000]

Seinfeld or The Merv Griffin Show?

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

"Best show ever" How did Cheers come into the picture?

[@zacharytrichilo1322]

You just bring it in sideways and HOOK IT hahaha

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

I like the fact that that makes absolutely no sense when you consider how large the pieces are and how narrow the hallways and stairwell probably are.

[@anthonycerulli1423]

This is probably my favorite episode

[@mikegambino3362]

And we all know how painful that can be.

[@mobus1603]

I use the hook line about furniture all the time 😆 **THOCK!**

[@jamesbrice6619]

My favorite episode. And that's saying a lot!

[@markrush5013]

my favorite episode I think but there were so many great ones!

[@tsnamm]

This is a great episode...

[@gregofcanada4494]

I love how everyone just goes with it when they sit on that set. 🤣

[@harbosonius]

Right? They're all a little suspicious, but then it's like then they remember whose apartment they're in and it's not so strange all the sudden. 🤣🤣🤣

[@mr.roaddogwade7107]

One of my top five episodes. 🏆

[@jimijack100]

Wish kramer hosted a talk show. I would watch that.

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

This was the best episode ever !

[@powerboon2k]

When kramer just looks at George and starts laughing oh my god!

[@earlosandwich7433]

"No, you idiot. Hawks eat squirrels." Ha.

[@sandal_thong8631]

I was sitting on a bench outside my apartment and this squirrel was puttering around and got a little too close to me, though not trying to get my attention; maybe it was going blind? A minute or so later a hawk swooped down on the other side of the bushes where it was. I walked around and saw it standing over its kill with its wings spread (perhaps to hide it from other predators), until it was ready to grab it and take off with it.

[@thomasthomas2418]

Starting the music always cracks me up!

[@harbosonius]

When he takes a break and just sits there eating a cracker and drinking soda staring straight ahead,too...🤣🤣🤣

[@maryjohnson4189nnkb]

Kramer you're hilarious 🤣🤣🤣. Classic tv

[@mikwcas5110]

George, as usual, got the last unlaugh....well done writers, well done.

[@moniqueharewood5476]

Newman: "Go girl" lol

[@harbosonius]

That makes me laugh every time.

[@davidharrick469]

Comedy Gold. Loved the show .........Helloooooo Newman!

[@animemangafan1987]

So damn funny when the hawk goes after the squirrel as George's prey!🤣LMAO!

[@ezjokester]

One of the best if not the best.

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

Looks like the writers saw Martin Scorsese's "The King of Comedy."

[@caramel7149]

Newman's lawful evil intensifies.

[@namenotavailable7365]

After "Master of My Domain" and the Save the Whale episode ... this is my favorite lol

[@jeremycaldwell2953]

The sea was angry that my friends...

[@nensi1972]

...my favorite episode, along with "contest"😎🌹❤️...

[@hagdore]

"I'm out!"

[@Jeff-zx3eg]

Cosmo had a surprise guest waiting "backstage" (probably the bathroom) lol!

[@dr.abelgideon7747]

Elaine looks beautiful with that hairstyle.

[@shadow776]

"Kramer, what is wrong with you?"

[@RAF286]

My all time favourite episode

[@ClintScottFischer]

Where are the cameras? Lol Gets me every time! 🤣

[@STILuVa]

Newman is awesome!! And his look is hilarious

[@QuicksilverSG]

This is the post-Seinfeld spin-off we all wanted to see! (With Newman as Kramer's sidekick, of course.)

[@mobus1603]

I use the hook line about furniture all the time 😆

[@kidsniffer2654]

This show was hilarious

[@nensi1972]

Kramer, the Best and only one in complete Universe... 😎🌹❤️🙏🏻

[@slurve44]

This and the Kenny Rogers Roasters episode are probably my favorites.

[@Syv_]

The best part of this video is KZbins recommendation to purchase Season 1 of The Merve Griffin show just underneath the description.

[@socksumi]

I don't recall this set ever being used on the Merv Griffin Show.

[@rdoodoo2021]

Elaine was and will always be my favorite character 😅🤟

[@sixty7ford]

Kramer finally starred, funniest episode 😂

[@ironcito1101]

Julia's face at 3:13, when Kramer starts laughing 😅

[@vishalthefirst4140]

I heard this was Bill Cosby's favorite episode as well

[@Hupomone]

Just the best.

[@mona_moalim]

4:20 Go Newman 😂

[@virgilslick3528]

Funny episode of the greatest comedy ever

[@ronleight9341]

Once Larry David left the show, it would sometimes drift a bit, but this was inspired. Congrats to writer Bruce Kaplan!!

[@johnallen5996]

So hilarious!

[@TheRX78ONE]

"Where's the cameras?" - Jim Fowler

[@luciferdzhugashvili]

Should’ve been the laugh factory set

[@arthurwatts1680]

This is up there with the Kenny Rogers Roasters epic for mine.

[@Largeagegaplove]

This episode, Kenny Rogers and the Soup Nazi are my favorites

[@dan_hitchman007]

Kenny! Kenny!...

[@alwillk]

The dealership is great too.

[@kivsto8130]

Ohhhh the adam friedland show set joke makes sense now

[@CGAPU]

Even Jerry wore a tie for the show.

[@sandal_thong8631]

"This chair smells like garbage." "The stars from the '70s were not as hygienic as they appeared on TV." When I first saw some of this episode, I had missed the beginning when Kramer found the set in the dumpster!"

[@clutchcarabelli8054]

Greatest show of all time 2nd aint even closed

[@markiangooley]

I just think of the Milk and Cheese comics in which they commit some of their usual mayhem while repeatedly shouting the name “Merv Griffin!” as if the man’s mere existence excuses whatever they’re doing…

[@AckzaTV]

The idea that Kramer would set uo his apt like a late night talk show in his own home with no audience lol would be funny if he had a house party with a real studio audience of homeless people and fat weird old new Yorkers complaining that whole time aboitnwhere the free food is and he takes them into Jerry's apt to raid his kitchen and Jerry just reluctantly goes along with it and outs uo with the complaints of him nor having enif free food lol Jerry is like "alright ill go get more food " lol

[@matthewrammig]

They already did a similar story line where Hilda Kramer‘s girlfriend was hungry because Kramer didn’t have any food and had to get some from Jerry’s apartment.

[@asteverino8569]

I've always liked this premise and the way it plays out. I may have done something like this at some point.😊 Don't tell anybody though.

[@alap75]

"Are we getting this?" 🤣

[@sianspherica]

I know this storyline would have never flown in the Larry David era (ie. Before season 8) but this episode was really a good example of the writers going 'off the reservation' in the post-LD era and it was hilarious. Some the other Season 8/9 stories were almost too absurd but this one was fucking hilarious.

[@sheltr9735]

I don't understand why Larry David would have opposed the concept It's hilarious, even before you see any of it

[@lanemeyer9350]

Only in New York 🗽

[@davetaylot302]

I watched the first run shows of merv

[@gregdolecki8530]

Not as good as the Library Cop episode but it's up there.

[@dennydeckerful]

The Merv Griffin show left New York in 1970 and went to Hollywood. I wonder if this is a recreation of the 1960s Merv Griffin set.

[@johnhaley1173]

Michael Richard's brilliant.

[@anthonybyrne5661]

At 3:12. Kramer’s MUTLEY laugh.

[@jjw2632]

Its Pupkin Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupert Pupkin . Hey JERRY

[@BennettAustin7]

Where are the cameras

[@ct00001]

Lol there are so many to choose from

[@wasabi-in-my-eye3134]

It's not a show about nothing... it's a show about a ... show.

[@MrDiggityaus]

As funny as these last few seasons episodes were. You can see them starting to leave the realms of vague reality after Larry David left.

[@finddeniro]

Totally Merv..

[@KevinPiland]

The odd conversation with Elaine about taking credit for someone else’s work at 1:18. Note: Kramer forgot he wasn’t hosting a talk show.

[@KevinPiland]

It gets more interesting at 1:53.

[@DangerBay]

"Where are the cameras?" 😅😅😅