Seinfeld l MiniEpisode l The Marine Biologist

“The Marine Biologist” is the 14th episode of Season Five and the 78th overall. It originally aired February 10, 1994. It was directed by Tom Cherones and was written by Ron Hauge and Charlie Rubin.
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MiniEpisode about the story of George in the Episode The Marine Biologist.
Kramer has acquired a stash of 2,000 Titleist golf balls from a driving range and decides to practice his driving skills by hitting them into the ocean rather than a driving range. Jerry meets a female friend from college (Rosalind Allen), and claims that George is a marine biologist. George, who now is expecting a call from her, is upset because he prefers to lie about being an architect. Kramer returns home in humiliation, having missed every ball except one, and becomes obsessed with getting sand out of his clothing. At the beach, George keeps lying about his job when he is called upon to use his nonexistent marine biology skills to save a beached whale. The episode ends with George's dramatic retelling of his struggle with the whale in coffee shop, ultimately revealing that the whale's blowhole had been lodged with Kramer's Titleist golf ball. Kramer responds meekly that it was a "hole in one." George also told his girlfriend about not really being a marine biologist, and was summarily dumped.
Ending Scene:
George: The sea was angry that day my friends, like an old man trying to return soup at a deli! .......... I got about fifty-feet out and then suddenly the great beast appeared before me. I tell ya he was ten stories high if he was a foot. As if sensing my presence he gave out a big bellow. I said, "Easy big fella!" And then as I watched him struggling I realized something was obstructing his breathing. From where I was standing, I could see directly into the eye of the great fish!
Jerry: Mammal.
George: Whatever.
Kramer: Well, what did you do next?
George: Then from out of nowhere a huge title wave lifted, tossed like a cork and I found myself on top of him face to face with the blow-hole. I could barely see from all of the waves crashing down on top of me but I knew something was there so I reached my hand and pulled out the obstruction! (George pulls out of the inside pocket a golf ball)
Kramer: What is that a Titleist? A hole in one eh.
Seinfeld l "Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld is the main protagonist of the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989--1998). The straight man among his group of friends, this semi-fictionalized version of comedian Jerry Seinfeld was named after, co-created by, based on, and played by Seinfeld himself. The series revolves around Jerry's misadventures with his best friend George Costanza, neighbor Cosmo Kramer, and ex-girlfriend Elaine Benes. He is usually the voice of reason amidst his friends' antics and the focal point of the foursome's relationship."

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[@dannyrichards6233]

Lol

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!!

[@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.

[@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

[@nmeau]

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

[@rafachrzanowski]

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

[@erfanhoseinifar7282]

The way george walks to the ocean is hilarious.

[@shomubhattacharjee5660]

The best sitcom moment in the history. Period.

[@curlyg9925]

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

[@everything90s94]

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

[@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

[@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!*

[@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

[@emanuelmota7217]

THE GREATEST ending to a sitcom episode EVER!!

[@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.

[@d_boss_mxk9712]

Pinnacle of comedic storytelling. God Bless Seinfeld.

[@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!

[@FunlandRobot]

Haha. Did anyone ever get the reference?

[@heathmelrose3914]

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

[@Bubbles99718]

They were all angry Maestros...

[@henrikpersson1962]

This was one of the funniest episodes ever.

[@Idol76]

Jason Alexander is one hell of a actor.

[@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

[@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?"

[@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?”

[@caseycase3418]

Gold, pure gold! 💛💛💛

[@papadocsamedi2544]

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

[@artsmith103]

A lesser show would have tried showing the whale as George walked out. But Seinfeld is above that.

[@user-ht7jt2gr5j]

In present day, they probably would have spent millions to create a menacing fish. Mammal. Whatever!

[@mresturk9336]

@@user-ht7jt2gr5j Yeah, it probably would have been CGI on a TV show budget, which would have looked awful. Better to be left unseen as it was unneeded for the gag.

[@Games_and_Music]

Avoided jumping the fish.

[@9Ballr]

So many classic lines in one scene!

[@saiyansnake]

3:42 Realest live audience laugh ever lmao

[@artsmith103]

Brilliant edit. Best 5 minutes on the internet.

[@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

[@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.

[@jasonbraun3149]

Still my favorite Seinfeld segment of all time. Look at Elaine’s face at about 3:09, she’s having trouble keeping it together.

[@terrancearndt1689]

Kramer should have won an Emmy for his facial acting.. now that is acting.

[@ij1376]

Kramer's face when George shows the ball lmao

[@ChowDownDetroit]

I could watch Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm everyday on repeat for the rest of my life.

[@ashwinjags05]

What an amazing call back xD

[@danielluning3182]

First ever Seinfeld Episode I saw when it first aired. Got me hooked w/ "hole-in-one"

[@maryjohnson4189nnkb]

The Sea Was Angry That Day My Friend 🤣🤣

[@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.

[@rootedrotor525]

Dreyfuss trying to hold back laughing when he says "like an old man sending back soup in a deli" - classic

[@skateitblank22222]

My favorite episode. Such an amazing episode-long but. And the ending. 💯

[@jtmoore662]

JA said he wrote that dialoge in around 6min. They had to come up with a story to use for the Marine Biologist and Jason said he would write it.

[@jaypritchett6846]

4:00 I *love* the crack in his voice!!! 🤣

[@wha91590]

Cramer asks is that a Titleist? - Like it might be someone else's golf ball and not his...🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jimbob1427]

The walk at 205 🤣🤣🤣

[@venkybabu8140]

Goosebumps

[@mulletover3832]

That is the face Michael Richards makes when he's doing everything he can to no break, which he rarely did.

[@drewsplove5339]

The sea was angry that day, my friends! 😆

[@michaelcoughlin4534]

A master class in acting here.

[@Pepsolman]

Marine biologist George is gettin’ upset!

[@CaptainSnackbar]

brilliant writing

[@slade-joseph-wilson1822]

Imagine how that interview went when he saved the whale and they asked him why he did it and how 😂 I mean this is funny but I wanna see that interview 😂

[@Bubbles99718]

" I just got back from the Galapogos and ...."

[@modsquad20]

Larry David's voice delivering the line, "Is anyone here a marine biologist?"

[@Matthew-pf7sb]

Learned that whole monologue in one night

[@sjbfatboy]

Awesome episode

[@fjfjrfjfjr]

Brilliant!!

[@ayrton56612]

Best moment in Seinfeld for me.

[@iflarnted]

Have you ever seen an old man returning soup at a deli? It's wild Jerry, wild!

[@garystahl9948]

Love them shows ❤️ 💕 😍 ♥️ 💖 💗 ❤️

[@willyhwang1059]

Brilliant All dots connect And george actually did save that whale Someone give him a honorary degree in marine biology

[@huckyou1]

"Is anyone here a Marine Biologist"? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stevenkawleski3269]

Cant believe they wrote this scene on the fly.

[@HiCaballo]

Best payoff in any sitcom. Everyone is great in this scene including the audience. JLD breaks character a bit but she’s just unfortunate to share the shot with Jason Alexander. Idk how anybody could not laugh at that performance.

[@kd17Burger]

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

[@JC-hi8fk]

George’s standards are so high that his dream was to PRETEND to be an architect…

[@SteadyEddie1983]

You can be anything you want if you put your mind to it, even if it's a marine biologist. Best yet, sometimes you don't need training.

[@Sriram-ve4ge]

“Mammal” “Whatever”

[@NoahSpurrier]

I have a 44 mm cannon. I used to shoot golf balls into the ocean. Pretty sure I never hit any fish.

[@asteverino8569]

I love this comedy 🎭 .

[@ramennoodz2155]

Greatest plot twist in the history of anime

[@VenomHernandez]

3:43 The chick in the audience just lost it 🤣🤣🤣

[@marcryan1974]

Jerry’s fav episode 😉

[@FranciscoSilva-kp5hw]

At that moment I was a Marine Biologist

[@IHopegood]

The sea was angry that day my friends

[@justplfun2902]

Omg it all came around full circle

[@JohnnyinTheRoom]

Captain Ahab meets Tiger Woods

[@RaulieGonzo97]

Jason Alexander really got shafted by the Seinfeld curse. Such a talented actor

[@minarik01]

curse? Julia has had an INCREDIBLE career following seinfeld. Jason can do one thing..And this was his one thing

[@RaulieGonzo97]

@@minarik01 not up until recently. Before VEEP she didn’t have a lot to show for

[@minarik01]

@@RaulieGonzo97 she had a 4 year long show on "the new adventures of old christine" from 2006-2010. wtf are you talking about? 2 seasons on "watching ellie". 2002-2003..and then she was produced and acted in one of th hottest shows on TV in veep and won how many emmys? Please with that stupid Seinfeld curse. Jason Alexander does ONE thing as an actor and he did it on seinfeld. Michael Richards is the same. Dude played the SAME character his entire career..off the wall goof ball. JLD is an actual actress who can do myriad things. Its the same reason why Jerry did nothing on TV after seinfeld or the movies ...cause he isn't an actor. he does ONE thing. JLD has had an incredible tv career before seinfeld and after seinfeld. the "seinfeld curse" is because those other 2 are one trick pony's

[@kd17Burger]

@@minarik01 and she won an Emmy for The Old Adventures of New Christine

[@kd17Burger]

Or the other way around

[@mcgurkryans]

There was only 1 take of this on-the-spot rewrite. Everyone trying hard not to break.

[@CapitalV8]

Manhattan beach L.A

[@alfonsecoppola5938]

elaine wants to laugh so bad

[@TransSappho]

There are many benefits to being a marine biologist

[@berlinbrown03]

The only bad thing about that episode, the first time I didn't notice. But you can kind of see the ball before he shows it out. A little bit of a 30 second spoiler.

[@josephlee2131]

"Save the whale George, for me," she says while stroking his face. He really had no choice.

[@Ike14-m6q]

Is that the voice actor for Barry b benson in the movie bee and if yes When was this made cuz he looks so young

[@johnshields6852]

I wish my breakups and interactions with gf's was so funny.

[@thetaytheist]

What beach was George at?

[@derricksmoke3797]

Watch the full episode see if you can catch Elaine say shit!

[@sayingnigromakesyoutubecry2647]

He should have told he wasn't a marine biologist after sex, not before

[@citizendissidentiv2488]

Larry David wrote that monologue on the spot in like 5 minutes.

[@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!

[@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.

[@Im2Old4ThisShite]

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

[@brandonmoskos9149]

Art Vandalay

[@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?

[@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

[@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

[@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 👍

[@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!

[@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.

[@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