Seinfeld l MiniEpisode l The Marine Biologist

[@seingrams1299]

www.seingrams.com

[@dannyrichards6233]

Lol

[@MyLateralThawts]

This is THE perfect example where the “A” plot and “B” plot meet up to form a perfect climax to an episode.

[@KnightsWhoSayNi222]

LD is a master of that, he always brings it back around

[@prathameshghate3593]

Yes, I loved how all the Seinfeld episodes tied up at the end.

[@cameronwoodward1140]

Must have seen the DVD commentary huh

[@eliseolopez2790]

I guess

[@daveingrey2615]

I just saw Jerry say that they wrote George's speech the night before shooting and handed the new script to Jason and said "learn this now". Jerry's shocked reaction in the scene is not acting, he said, but his amazement that George was nailing the speech in one take

[@CaseyMcGeorge]

Larry David yelling... “Is anyone a marine biologist?”

[@ausemincorporated]

Nice job picking that up. I like how he had some off-camera lines (including Steinbrenner) throughout the seasons and a cameo or two (when Kramer gets arrested for being a serial killer)

[@marathonkev]

Ahhh.....funny! I had to listen! Nice work noticing that! :)

[@linkesh8129]

and a man in Cape...Frank's attorney

[@DonDon-fs2tl]

Oh man the likes are at a perfect number

[@ryanlynch290]

Haha, I was going to point that out but came looking for that comment. Back then, we didn't know his voice yet. It's so obvious now. Alternate ending, George pulls out the golfball, and it goes straight to the Curb Your Enthusiasm music.

[@malbuff]

"The sea was angry that day, my friends-- like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli."

[@zerokool-2058]

Underrated line 😂

[@tomislavtrampetic]

I Said,easy there big fellow!!!

[@ruk2023--]

No waves for you!

[@haroldgeorge4412]

“Directly into the eye of the great fish” “Mammal.” “Whatever.”

[@ivanabcdefg9375]

Although informal, experts do refer to them as fish. For example the gray whale is termed the "devil fish" because its speed and erratic behavior make it hard to catch.

[@My-Bullet-Hit-A-Star]

Put a Period at the End of Fish! I get why you didn’t though, so never mind.

[@tristramcoffin926]

My favorite is the zeal with which he says, 'I tell ya he was ten stories tall if he was a foot!'

[@nthgth]

@@ivanabcdefg9375 yeah, it's kinda like how petrolheads will often call the engine the "motor;" they know everything about it (including the huge difference between an engine and a motor) but it's basically a colloquialism for the engine.

[@canadude6401]

Jerry himself says this was his favourite episode. He was blown away that George delivered the entire monologue story in ONE TAKE with such perfection. If that wasn't enough....the pure innocent look on Kramers face as the others turn to look at him with shame is one of the shows greatest moments.

[@jonathancmclane]

Not only that. It was created on the spot when the episode didn’t land. George learned it in 10 minutes and then they did the take.

[@MattJGillooly]

That was an incredible delivery. 🔥🔥🔥

[@LordTalax]

@@jonathancmclane Jason Alexander learned it, Jason Alexander delivered it. George isn't real.

[@stumarston6812]

@@LordTalax It's a good thing you corrected that.

[@jamo3976]

@@jonathancmclane kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4uzhIJqrtmYbs0 that's crazy!!

[@jadentrez]

To this day, I am still convinced that George was on that day a marine biologist.

[@davisyoung4658]

It’s not a lie if you believe it’s true.

[@Bubbles99718]

Good thing he stopped being a latex salesman

[@BenjaminJLadd]

Me, too. He channeled Jacques Cousteau.

[@MichaelEgan66]

Not quite...but legend has it that he DID stay at a Holiday Inn express the night before.

[@brandonmoskos9149]

Art Vandalay

[@spockboy]

Nobody can tell a story like Jason Alexander.

[@hd-xc2lz]

It's in the little details like the facial expression while holding the ball towards Kramer.

[@linkesh8129]

Man you forgot about the Kramer's bus story

[@vsaminat]

@@linkesh8129 "you kept making all the stops?" "Well they kept ringing the bell!"

[@linkesh8129]

@@vsaminat 🤣🤣🤣 man kramer is a born genius...in fact I believe he just born just to play kramer....

[@phaidreo]

like gaston

[@biggsweaty]

This is peak Seinfeld here

[@hd-xc2lz]

I remember at the time this episode had people going nuts. So many college kids and people in their early 20s who would normally be going out on Thursday eve were staying in for Seinfeld.

[@WiggleMyJello]

Peak comedy tbh

[@1des682]

It was the only show on TV for white folks, it was funny because there was nothing better.

[@glennmacdonald6498]

Seinfeld peaked every episode

[@davidusa47]

Ah. I miss you, 1994.

[@johndavey2340]

“Is anyone here a marine biologist?!” Gets me everytime

[@RedroomStudios]

yep! like what are the chances... and then the realization is that George is going to have to step forward!

[@joelluongo7419]

Pure Genius!

[@lindenstromberg6859]

"She told me to go to hell and I took the bus home." Best anti-climactic story ending of any American Sitcom, ever.

[@bobspeye09]

Except for the actual sitcom’s ending itself

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

THis was the most un funny story in the show also the Bosco one sucked when he admitted his password was Bosco. I dont get why people like this one

[@RedroomStudios]

@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 the plot may be stupid but it was worth it for the payoff of this scene at the end. if you dont get it then I dont know how you can call yourself a fan of the show. all the plots were stupid and absurd. thats what made them funny.

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

@@RedroomStudios Its really not funny Kramer hits a golf ball into a Whales snout? Fuckin stupid. A 5 y.o. kid would prob. not laugh at that. Georges dramatic story makes it even more unfunny

[@sandal_thong8631]

Too bad George didn't get any that night; he just had to be honest at his moment of triumph. Kind of like that last or penultimate episode where the plane's going down and he admits he lied about the contest. He can't just have even one victory?

[@trampdog79]

Jason Alexander got robbed of Emmy's!! His performances as George Costanza were brilliant!!

[@nmeau]

Jason Alexander should be awarded an honorary membership of the US Association for Marine Biology or something, for that performance.

[@KhruYaiTV]

"You know I always wanted to pretend that I was an architect."

[@hankb7725]

thats what he said yes

[@AwakenTheDawn2004]

Art Vandelay.... his pretend architect name. Lol

[@gullybop1695]

He designs "railroads" lol!

[@sylph8005]

@@AwakenTheDawn2004 I thought that was his name for pretending to import and export?

[@artvandelay3922]

The best line in the show

[@ejvols4]

Obviously it is George's scene, but Kramer's delivery on "Is that a Titleist?" kills me every time.

[@archangelmusic13]

a hole in one

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

God this story is so unfunny Kramer hit a ball into a Whales snout? Fuckin retarded

[@sandal_thong8631]

They said they got permission from Titleist to say that line. You can tell that Richards had to wait for the laughter to subside before saying his line.

[@MrK623]

The sea was angry that day my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli. Perfect writing and acting right there.

[@Kevin-tz2lv]

George telling the story is one the best scenes ever.

[@goldengun9970]

It is THE best scene ever

[@Kevin-tz2lv]

@@goldengun9970 can't argue with that lol

[@Wimpleman]

The sheepish acting from Michael Richards is superb

[@user-ht7jt2gr5j]

Jason Alexander spoke most part of the clip. For almost 3 minutes. Just with 1 dialogue, Michael almost stole the whole scene. Seinfeld is all about overachiever artists outperforming each other.

[@mrfahrenheit677]

@@user-ht7jt2gr5j until you realize that Jason Alexander learned this whole monologue in 10 min and preformed it on the first try. That’s significantly more impressive than a voice crack

[@user-ht7jt2gr5j]

@@mrfahrenheit677 - As I said in my earlier post. I think both are amazing overachievers. It would be blasphemous to Rate them in my opinion. But, if you think one is better than other.... 👍

[@mrfahrenheit677]

@@user-ht7jt2gr5j i mean im not talking in general. in this scene tho

[@user-ht7jt2gr5j]

@@mrfahrenheit677 Ok 👍

[@MNygma1]

The laugh at 3:43 just gets me EVERY time as George shows the golf ball to the others.

[@richardbowie1243]

I can’t tell you how many times this line is used by my mates , when it’s been a extremely tough day on the golf course , “ The sea was angry that day , my friends .....”

[@Bob-fj7lr]

I don't know what's more impressive, that they wrote this monologue rapidly, right there on the set, or that Alexander performed it perfectly in 1 take

[@rafachrzanowski]

For me the most funny thing in this entire scene, is the facial expression of Kramer when he sees the golf ball.

[@Zappo32]

The actors have said that the audience laughter at the end of the monologue was the loudest and most hilarious in the history of the show. It was the biggest and epic laugh I had of all the "Seinfeld" episodes (and there are a lot of funny moments).

[@sheeparderoohhh4107]

The yelp scream at 3:42 is what does it for me. LOL

[@weeniehutjunior]

I heard that the audience roaring laughter in the episode where Elaine is walking out and says her mother "Laid out her panties for her" was epic too. LOL

[@b.entranceperium]

This is probably the most incredible and extraordinary ending of any sitcom episode ever. The writing, acting, sense of irony, and atmosphere are perfectly timed and brilliant. This will stand the test of time for decades to come...

[@mylifentimes]

The moment when he pulls out the Titleist, I am so overjoyed and thrilled and amused. Such a beautifully put and written part! That soliloquy at the end is brilliant! Only Larry David can write it and only George Constanza can deliver it.

[@hd-xc2lz]

Story has it that it was both written and then memorized by Jason in a span of an hour at the very end of the day's shoot. Only one take. The original ending was very different.

[@mylifentimes]

@@hd-xc2lz I know what you're saying but you have one part wrong. Larry David wrote it at the last minute and Jason had maybe 10mins to remember it and do the take. They did in very few takes or maybe just one and that was it

[@sylph8005]

@@hd-xc2lz What was the original ending?

[@azkanand5832]

@@sylph8005 George walking to the sea

[@sylph8005]

@@azkanand5832 Yeah, that's lame

[@TheReedable]

Larry David wrote the ending monologue in front of the audience. They needed something to really strike the audience. Alexander learned the lines on the spot andwhat we saw was the first take. It's also the longest laugh the show had.

[@kd17Burger]

Where did you hear that

[@tickeroo]

@@kd17Burger Jason Alexander

[@smoothALOE]

I would argue that the ending to The Velvet Fog scene with Kramer and the saxaphone artist with Elaine are damn close, though.

[@smoothALOE]

@@tickeroo correct. It was discussed more extensively in the supplemental material from the original DVDs.

[@TheReedable]

@@kd17Burger yeah Jason Alexander says it in an interview. KZbin him in an interview... I'm not sure which

[@smoothALOE]

I can’t remember if Jason Alexander won an Emmy for this performance, but he definitely earned one with that monologue. Absolutely brilliant!

[@alexolds9840]

For some stupid reason, his performance wasn't even submitted.

[@smoothALOE]

@@alexolds9840 that’s bullshit right there. He memorized this whole monologue after one viewing.

[@alexolds9840]

@@smoothALOE Yeah, I definitely agree. Can you believe he never actually won at all? Fuck the Emmys to oblivion for that. He was great in The Hamptons, but when you compare that performance to this one, the submission choice really makes no sense.

[@smoothALOE]

@@alexolds9840 he had lots of great performances that season. I’d say the finale was right up there, too: The Opposite… but that monologue is one of the all-time greats in the history of sitcoms. He deserved more credit for making it come to life.

[@erfanhoseinifar7282]

The way george walks to the ocean is hilarious.

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

I like watching Elaine in these situations... you can see her trying to hold it together... 🤔😂

[@genocash8436]

I love that Jerry’s always about to bust out laughing. I watch Seinfeld when feeling down..best medicine

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

Elaine too!

[@girish325]

@@ezekielbrockmann114 oh. She wasn't able to keep a straight face even in this scene

[@RedroomStudios]

all 3 of the others were close to laughter in this scene!

[@potterpotty01]

No rehearsal, one take, Extraordinary.

[@jobimzapico44]

“I tell you he was 10 stories high if he was a foot!” 😂

[@tennisee10]

I don't get that saying :)

[@amyt2400]

It’s a way of phrasing and idea as done in films of the 1950’s-60’s, an “over embellishment” of the story for dramatic effect - usually used in the crime/drama genre. So funny to see it used here.

[@RedroomStudios]

@@tennisee10 and AmyT - thats how old maritime stories (such as Moby Dick) were told, with lots of exaggeration to increase the drama and sense of wonder. the opening line "the sea was angry that day my friends" is another example of the same style.

[@tastethejace]

Afoot* in other words, he'd be 10 stories high if he was standing

[@judysanders4365]

"The sea was angry that day, my friends." Hilarious.

[@G0K3001]

.....I still say that line today, when on the beach and taking my time to go into the water..."today the sea is angry my friends".......

[@Hollins23]

Accept no substitutes, my friends. There will never be another Jason Alexander/ George Costanza. 😂

[@eamonnmorris5331]

"Is that a Titelist?" I've seen it over and over, and the comic energy is still there undiminished ... this is the hallmark of great comedy writing ... this is the signature of the Fawlty Towers!

[@lynnturman8157]

wrong show

[@Farooq_Bhai_]

@@lynnturman8157 what do you mean, "wrong show"?

[@DAMusic-qu2ec]

How did Michael Richards make that face? How do you just make yourself look so stunned and guilty on command? I can’t stop watching it. And for the timing of his lines he waits for the crowd to stop laughing and it makes it that much funnier.

[@rhapsodyinglue8758]

After such an epic story and twist in the end. Alexanders delivery of “she told me to go to hell and I took the bus home.” Is the quintessential Seinfeld brilliance. On to the next episode.....

[@RedroomStudios]

I had totally forgotten that extra little piece at the end. and I have gone back to watch this scene many times over the years.

[@tateyambrose7290]

One of the best moments in TV sitcom history.

[@everything90s94]

"You know I always wanted to pretend I was an architect." 🤣🤣🤣

[@francoisdubois80]

The writing on this stuff is so GOOD you could listen to it as a radio serial.

[@gullybop1695]

One of my top Seinfeld moments was the scene at Monks when Jerry tells George "Now...I should tell you, that at this point....she's under the impression that you're a uhhh Marine Biologist." The entire dialogue was hilarious. The puzzled look of bewilderment and confusion on George's face was priceless. Lmao!!!

[@conephompany]

But I'm not a marine biologist

[@gullybop1695]

@@conephompany "Yes I know that." LOL!!

[@57_Triumph]

This line “the sea was angry that day my friends” will be as classic a sitcom line as “As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly “

[@laura2372]

"Easy big fella"--Elaine tries not to burst out laughing!

[@Barry_Tsedaka]

*You got me in the Galapagos island living with the turtles!* *I donno where the hell I am!*

[@brandon6619]

Can we just appreciate the fact that George Constanza saved a whale's life?

[@RedroomStudios]

mmm.... no. thats not the point at all.

[@Drfresh1402]

That’s what makes Seinfeld characters so great. Sometimes they do legendary things. Mostly nothing is legendary.

[@kennethlee2278]

Doubtful, it was still on the beach.

[@shomubhattacharjee5660]

The best sitcom moment in the history. Period.

[@tp1_philler179]

One of the best all-time sitcom scenes right here.

[@truthhurts3524]

Always enjoy hearing Larry David yelling from off camera.

[@asosisos659]

The scene where george walks into the sea deserves an emmy

[@tommyt1971]

I said "EASY, BIG FELLA!" That one always slays me.

[@stevem2323]

Is anyone here a marine biologist? I crack every time 😆😆😆😁😁😁😁

[@eduardomenna4762]

3:43-4:17 One of the best laughs of the entire series, is awesome to hear the credits music with the laughs. Everyone burst out laughing, the production crew, the Studio audience, as well as hearing people applausing and whistling

[@jackwimmer2249]

Costanza: This sand-it’s EVERYWHERE!!!! Lucas [Mind BLOWN]: So inspiring; I’ve found the perfect dialogue for a LOVE SCENE!!!

[@NC7491]

"why did you make me an architect? You know I always wanted to PRETEND I was an architect!" That's one of my favorite lines ever.

[@conorwellman8592]

"at that moment!!! I was a Marine biologist!" Such a great line. I use it any time I tell a story about a time when I did something really good. "I tell you at that moment!!!! I was a _________(fill in the blank)!!!!!"

[@jesset4870]

The sea was angry that day like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli 😂😂😂😂

[@xjcrossx]

I am shocked that Julia did not break character. That is such a funny speech.

[@RedroomStudios]

she was struggling. all 3 of them were.

[@curedtheaddict1461]

One would think this is a story you tell about Bob Sacamano but this is a story you tell Bob Sacamano about George Costanza!

[@RhapsodyinGlue]

Went in for a hernia operation!

[@jaceromeo]

“Jason Alexander is a f’ing genius” - Jerry Seinfeld

[@harbinger8035]

Seinfield was killing it these episodes.. best ever

[@bargainbassist]

This episode was a slam-dunk of hilarity. Watching every scene, I’m helpless with laughter.

[@michaelpoyntz774]

Truly the best of the best comedy moments in TV history. It is ironic that Seinfeld as a series barely survived in ratings during its first four seasons only reaching rating success after being moved to fill the Thur night spot vacated when Cheers ended! I don't think in today's social media swamp of how people connect we will ever see the likes of the comedic genius and acting experienced in Sienfeld or Cheers again. And that is a pity!

[@rogergarrison4271]

Jason Alexander talks about this scene in his Archive of American Television interview. Apparently, George walking into the ocean was supposed to be the end of the show, but the scene didn't get the laughs they wanted so they came up with this last coffee shop scene on the fly. Nailed it

[@emanuelmota7217]

THE GREATEST ending to a sitcom episode EVER!!

[@d_boss_mxk9712]

Pinnacle of comedic storytelling. God Bless Seinfeld.

[@stormthrush37]

Of all the great Seinfeld sequences this is one of the absolute best in my book. Easily in the top 5 at least if not at #1 or #2.

[@thinebiggest]

At 3:46...The look on Kramer's face when George showed the golf ball was absolutely priceless!

[@asosisos659]

This is one of the few times where george wins and boy what a victory

[@amorasilverspark]

and yet in the end he loses the woman because he opens his mouth.

[@RedroomStudios]

not really... he still lost the girl and that is the real point.

[@KhruYaiTV]

"Is anyone here a marine biologist"- That sounded like Larry David's voice

[@_Nibi]

It was larry david

[@ismann9148]

No, it was Big Stein.

[@joewright9879]

You’re both wrong. It was Wayne Knight.

[@Gr8Layks]

‘Twas.

[@afriend9428]

*BINGO!*

[@Drfresh1402]

The sheer utter mastery of this scene is beyond Oscar worthy.

[@chaspfrank]

At the 3:10 point you can see Julia Louise Dryfus trying to hold back laughing.

[@vincentjives]

There's only two final sitcom scenes that have left me on the floor, weeping from laughing uncontrollably at a pay-off, this is one of them. The other is from Arrested's third season, with GOB's tiny model town, Tobias' mole costume and George Michael swooping in on his jetpack. Both are a perfect culmination of various separate plots, and though they tie them together differently (George's quiet cafe monologue versus AD's big, farcical Gozilla parody), they inhabit the same part of my brain.

[@papadocsamedi2544]

"Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli" 😂

[@juliuskovacs5116]

The laughter from the audience when he shows the ball, the best!

[@heathmelrose3914]

I just spent two years living by the sea in Italy in a very windy place, and I said, "The sea was angry that day, my friends" out loud at least once per week!

[@7brokenribs]

Haha. Did anyone ever get the reference?

[@heathmelrose3914]

@@7brokenribs They did not, but not very many people spoke English there either.

[@Bubbles99718]

They were all angry Maestros...

[@hermanhitt5055]

"So I reached my hand in,felt around and......pulled out the obstruction!!" CLASSIC 🤣 😂 😅

[@brianthompson8949]

My favorite episode. Everytime I go into the ocean I quote this episode. Everytime I find a golf ball I say "Is that a Titleist?"

[@kipperrepublic3568]

Seinfeld's favourite line of the whole series. "IS THAT A TITLEIST?"

[@mathrocks2949]

This episode is CLASSIC, more than 30 years old now, it was f'n BRILLIANT!!! :-)

[@curlyg9925]

Who’s here after Jerry’s interview on the Rich Eisen Show?

[@CSLucasEpic]

Jason Alexander never rehearsed that speech. This was the first time he did it, and it was in front of an audience.

[@IamnotJohnFord]

You see Michael Richards is fighting bursting out laughing. It makes the scene even funnier that he is barely holding it together. It reminds me of Tim Conway cracking everyone up on the Carol Burnett Show.

[@jaym3064]

I still remember watching this for the first time with that second of anticipation wondering what was in George’s hand, then just howling with laughter at “Is it a Titleist?”

[@pcbacklash_3261]

For those who don't yet know the story of this scene, it was added at the last minute. Jason's last scene was supposed to be George walking out into the surf to save the whale. But Larry and the other writers weren't satisfied with the audience reaction. So they quickly huddled together, came up with the golf ball idea and handed a new script to the cast. They literally had MINUTES to memorize their new lines, do a quick run-through (temporarily hidden from the audience), then emerged to do the scene. Jason says it was the longest sustained audience laughter of the entire series.

[@henrikpersson1962]

This was one of the funniest episodes ever.

2:34 Best scene in the entire series.

[@0xAndy]

A perfect coelescence of writing and acting.

[@mikepetitti]

The writing in this episode is beyond funny. The show had some really funny seasons once it found itself. This episode, the Opposite, the Hamptons, the Pilot, etc...hysterical.

[@artsmith103]

The pinky toe, fantasy baseball

[@rj9617]

... Bette Midler

[@didarrashid1580]

The fact that Jason Alexander memorized that whole speech in less than 30 minutes and got it right on the 1st try shows how amazing of an actor he is

[@Fdux]

George s Speech itself woth an EMMY

[@dalejoy193]

The greatest scene and lead up of all time , love Jason Alexander.

[@tristanchan4949]

2:36 2:41 The sea was angry 😡 that day my friends! Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli! 😄😄😄 Like that quote just because I learned it from the seinimation from the season 7 DVD trailer on the talladega nights DVD before watching all of Seinfeld.

[@jerrym6799]

That first person you hear laugh out loud when the audience sees it's a golf ball 🤣🤣. And kudos to Michael Richards holding it together to deliver the immortal response, "Is that a Titleist?". Classic.

[@DeltaStar777]

Finally George got his moment

[@Steel-101]

2:49 You can tell Elaine is trying not to laugh lol 😆

[@Hindelaufen]

We are blessed. Today in 2022 we have Big Brother season 46, So You Think You Can Dance season 97 and Rachel Meadows to tell us how our opinions should be. Man I mis the 90's.

[@Idol76]

Jason Alexander is one hell of a actor.

[@Gen_X]

"The sea was angry that day, my friends..." this episode.. This part of the episode.. I finally could chose who was my favourite between George and Kramer.. As a now 53 yr man, I find George's character to be the best of all, in sitcom history. Seinfeld, Married with Children and Two and a Half Men... Nothing can top these... in sitcom lore!!.. The sea was angry that day, my friends..... 😳😁

[@TheTuubster]

Fun fact: The producers weren't happy with the original ending, so Larry David wrote the monologue on the spot, using the golf ball to connect Kramer and George, and Jason Alexander had to learn it within minutes. It got a full minute of laughter from the audience.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

After just learning from Jason Alexander that he learned that dialogue on the spot and he did it live is even more amazing. You could see he was sweating like Hell there just so he would not screw up. lol

[@marshallbartley176]

This is one of the great moments in comedy history