Seinfeld: The Contest (Clip) | TBS

[@ThePirouliette]

The way Kramer replies to Elaine "not every day" mouth filled up is absolutely genius. Writers were so talented

[@Stadiumrock]

That came spontaneous from him. It wasn’t in the script

[@AnnChris-j4k]

Yeah, well, it's ok 😮

[@MrPnew1]

I love that line 🤣

[@grawakendream8980]

i guarantee that was an innovation by richards. writers lol

[@ThePirouliette]

@@grawakendream8980 I have the collector coffee table edition DVD set, not a single mention about this in the commentaries. Well you know, I barely don't care. Btw Larry and Jerry wrote mostly all the material, so I guess your "lol" is about them. You sound like a character from the show : Mike.

[@itsyaboiwassup1360]

They handled this topic so maturely and sensitively , yet still made it hilarious. Brilliant writing.

[@PretentiousStuff]

it's 40 percent writing and 60 percent acting.

[@applescruff1969]

@@PretentiousStuff I'd say it's more 50/50.

[@JeromeProductions]

Yepp

[@johnnymuema345]

@@PretentiousStuff I of just thinking us

[@MRWINDYMETHANE]

its ya boi wassup Yup, & it has aged great like fine wine.

[@Eric31477]

The way Jason Alexander impersonates George's mother is hilarious!!!!

[@jeffreese5977]

His mom is great to impersonate. RIP Estelle Harris.

[@realCyng]

Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza, Cosmo Kramer, and Elaine Benes organize the first annual No Nut November (circa 1992)

[@razorsedg3563]

The actual name of the episode is Vie for self denial but most remember it as The contest

[@tinsmerek8584]

Funny thing is this episode actually aired in November 1992. Look it up

[@john.jeremywilliams2241]

Year and Month I was born.

[@artificial_S]

Baeagon I don’t mind private bets, but don’t make the whole NNN mandatory to the public

[@Ryan-Donovan-Rose]

And fail miserably 😂

[@jarrodbarkley9061]

I've seen this so many times, but I still laugh when Jerry says to Kramer "you'll be out before we get the check!" 😂😂😂

[@livinglegend1187]

Elaine: "I shave my legs" Kramer: "...Not everyday." Tru.

[@Tuneman1984]

The way Kramer says it too always gets me

[@BillGraper]

That was the most clever thing Kramer could've said at that moment. LOL!

[@jesset4870]

😂😂😂😂

[@miralemimamovic7659]

2:37

[@Gvozd111]

who jerks off every day lol its crazy

[@Milfuelle100]

“Why George, why?” “Because it’s there.” 😂

[@angelinebena9675]

Milfeulle100 lol

[@juanignacioordoqui7539]

George Mallory

[@frankdayton731]

I used to think that by "it", he meant the Glamour magazine, but now I'm thinking it's something else! lol

[@i.hold.vertigo2329]

Such an oddly philosophical answer.

[@Milfuelle100]

@@i.hold.vertigo2329 right?

[@piyushsumera1433]

Elaine's laugh while George is talking about his mother always gets me😂

[@barducapepper4063]

SHE’S IN TRACTION

[@tkinsey3]

I'm pretty sure Jason's "It's not FUNNY, Elaine" was unscripted.

[@dclipper8052]

@@tkinsey3 Exactly! You know it took them like 10 takes to patch this thing together with all her laughing.

[@jaletti447]

Kramer’s “not every day” was delivered perfectly

[@leobrussel9471]

Funny story. The day after this episode aired, my wife and I were at a Sizzlers on Wilshire Blvd. There at 4 in the afternoon was Jason Alexander at the salad bar. The show at that time was still on Wednesday and it's ratings were in the 30s. So he could still marginally engage in normal activity. We gushed about how much we loved the show and how amazed we were that they let the episode air. He was very nice and said that they too were shocked that they got away with it.

[@sheffrudytke1086]

They said it without saying it

[@SyleNth-C.O.D.M]

Jason seems like a lovely human being,

[@bradwatson7324]

Jason Alexander went to a Sizzlers??? Glamour???

[@nextinstead]

what sizzler is there on wilshre? get the fuck out of here.

[@leobrussel9471]

@ZeldafanNr2 I thought it was an interesting story. So I shared. I note that lots of people do that on KZbin videos. Sorry that you do not approve. I can't help but ponder what your life story is that you would pist such a comment, but I can speculate that it involves a basement, poverty and lots of fantasies. Good luck.

[@georgedroy]

"You ? You'll be out before we get the check !"

[@scaf5363]

They were right.

[@kentclarksuperman206]

George Roy h

[@kashourikatsu2543]

George Roy lol

[@planetX15]

ScaF They? Don't you mean he?

[@leafyutube]

Another reason why George Costanza is one of the greatest sitcom characters of all time.

[@pistachiosandpopcorn7146]

He definitely is. He was always my fav.

[@Dana-wq5tp]

Jason Alexander was brilliant and I think somewhat underrated as a comedic actor.

[@jhyacinth]

Maybe best written scene in all of TV history. Along with, “the seas were angry that day my friends.”

[@DIZAZZO]

Safe Sailing When he is telling the story about the "big fish"... "_ Mammal." "_ Whatever."

[@gmonroy852]

A hole in one

[@jesset4870]

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

[@VCT3333]

Summer of George is up there too.

[@samboger25]

What’s so great about the writing in this scene? Just cause they never use the word masturbation?

[@daveedward6925]

The second time Jerry says “Glamour”???? Is to me the best part of a truly classic scene

[@APG19912009]

1:35 🤣

[@gusterguy01826]

Seriously miss when TV was bold enough to have a show thrive on a brilliant script. Some of the best Seinfeld moments were nothing more than a long conversation.

[@DIZAZZO]

RedYellow Blue This one is one of the most brilliant script of the show. Was all about masturbating, making fun of the subject, but letting clear that is a natural activity for men and women. But the magic touch is that there's any mention of the word "masturbation" or anything sexual, but they use a lot of expressions not related at all to sex to say something sexual, and you get it, and it's fun. Genius.

[@onigireee]

I think Golden Girls was the same. Despite most of the trio's conversations revolving around sexual relations, they _never_ used the trigger words and danced through the topics with such grace that we knew _exactly_ what they were talking about, without them saying a straight word. The sheer beauty of subtle scriptwriting.

[@MarlowWhere]

@@DIZAZZO they only danced around it because they couldn't mention outright on TV.

[@saxo689]

Check out succession

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

Couldn’t have said it better I don’t get why people don’t get the massive genius of Seinfeld, it’s like every moment was the same but different at the same time all based on dialogue, that’s life

[@aa306911]

Larry David recently said this was his favorite episode of all time. He said if NBC refused to air it he was ready to pack the whole show up.

[@ambalavanant]

Elaine's acting is on another level. She's the master of acting IMO

[@Caracazz2]

She was not acting.

[@taizi1975]

So fuckin annoying

[@seharpanesar5132]

I watched this episode with my parents, and boy was it awkward.

[@afonsodeportugal]

LMAO!

[@Thynqikan]

reminds me of a true story and just as awkward. I took a trip to visit my parents and my Father went to the video store to rent a dvd and didn't know what to get so asked the person working there for a suggestion. The clerk asked my Father how old I was and at the time I was 40 so recommended the 40 Year Old Virgin comedy. Very awkward viewing....

[@sappygirl1955]

Goodness! How old are you? lol

[@zeus6662]

@@sappygirl1955 60 and it was still awkward. Lol. It's a joke...he could be in his 20's and it still be awkward.

[@istaka1416]

Lmao 😂

[@robert4you]

1:18 "It's not funny, Elaine" was not in the script... LOL

[@memoryhero]

That laugh was way too genuine. Julia was breaking.

[@robert4you]

Yep she was.

[@inconvenienttiming8930]

You can also tell by the smile from Jerry

[@lepetitchat123]

Jason was too funny! Julia is always the one laughing in the bloopers

[@DIZAZZO]

memoryhero And that is what makes the scene even funnier.

[@carls6022]

I like how Kramer says “not everyday“

[@tommyt1971]

Still the series’ greatest ep. They came close but never topped the writing and acting in this one.

[@amplitudemaximum6141]

One of my fawourite moments on the show is when kramer comes in and hits the 100 dollar bill on the table

[@mrincodi]

Amplitude Maximum ...and yells “I’M OUT!!”

[@RevengeAvenger]

"I go out forah quart of milk and I come back to my son treating his body like an amusement pahk"

[@HerrFlachpfeife]

"Ma!"

[@jeffreese5977]

He always did a great impression of his mom.

[@zekecasperanddeadpoolzgroovyst]

@@jeffreese5977 Estelle: Don't give me "Ma". It's a good thing I didn't hit the table. I could of cracked my head open. George: Ma, people can hear you. Estelle: (Heavy in sarcasm) Too bad you can't do that for a living. You'd be very successful at it. You could sell out Madison Square Garden. Thousands of people could watch you! You could be a big star! George: (Getting up) Alright, Ma, that's enough! Estelle: I want you to go see a psychiatrist. George: No! I am not going to see a psychiatrist! Estelle: Why? Why not?! Why won't you go? George: (Like a kid) Because I don't want to. Estelle: I want you to go see somebody. George: Well, I am not going. Estelle: It's a good thing your father's in Chicago.

[@sixstanger00]

1:38 Elaine's chuckle is heart melting

[@drrockkso8882]

The brilliant thing about this episode is that they never once use the word "masturbation" or even any of the common euphamisms for it. All of the dialogue is always two steps removed from any direct mention of masturbation while still making it perfectly obvious to the audience what they're talking about. So good.

[@gorgonije]

One of the most brilliant scenes in tv history

[@TheHamedfay]

seems to me that during George explanation the other three were smiling and laughing for real and not acting..looked very genuine as George delivered some of his best lines during the whole show in this scene..

[@blueriver4484]

It seems like maybe it was improvised. Perhaps. And thats why they were laughing like that.

[@BrunoRodrigues-jj1mo]

@Naveen KV u:

[@Ericwvb2]

I doubt any of it was improvised but it does show how Jason Alexander is the best actor in the group. He really is acting like his mother caught him and he feels humiliated. He's not laughing at all.

[@chickenringNYC]

Julia was actually laughing so George improv'd "it's not funny Elaine"

[@ambalavanant]

Elaine's laughs are just gold

[@ICantSplel]

2:12 Kramer's body language is so good here, haha. It always sticks in my mind.

[@laflame7338]

Elaine has the best laugh and laughing face 🤣

[@DelcoRanz93]

The Funny thing is that Larry David not only participated in a contest like this, he won.

[@M3Lucky]

Is there a video on this? Where da source at?

[@blabla-rg7ky]

small d1ck probably. Nothing to stroke xD

[@jjjr8664]

Hes old. Old peple have ED.

[@blabla-rg7ky]

J J JR not all of them. I know a few who are sexually active at 70. As for Larry David... I have no idea what his explanation is. I was just trolling :)

[@Pranavpanoor]

Don't you guys realise Larry David might have participated in bet in his younger days. I remember reading it somewhere.

[@MrUnsolvedMystery]

Hard to believe this episode was in season 4. Not many people were watching Seinfeld including me until this episode first aired. After this aired, it gradually became the most talked about show every week and the greatest tv comedy ever.

[@trevmaguire4558]

"WELL I COULDN'T RUN OVER THERE THE WAY I WAS!!!" 🤣

[@KikoJonesUSA]

Props to Larry David who wrote this brilliant episode. (And won the real-life contest!)

[@kentclarksuperman206]

Kiko Jones uu

[@youcanquoteme2]

"We have to do it. It's part of our lifestyle!" LOL

[@elibutton]

"Glamour?!?" -- LMAO!

[@cmvogt5951]

This is one of the Best Seinfeld Episodes of all Time.

[@Jhaokeh]

Larry David, the writer of the show, said this is his favorite episode

[@LoneLee2022]

@@Jhaokeh "Not Everyday"

[@one2three46]

which one is it?

[@lissaC.W.]

It’s funny watching these now bc I was just a little kid when this show was on. And we had tv night after homework and my dad has to watch Seinfeld. I was only 9 I think when this episode came on and I remember asking my parents what they were talking about and my dad blurted out “pooping!!” And my mom was like “yeah honey”. In my head I was like “how the hell are they going manage doing that?!”.

[@LoneLee2022]

@@lissaC.W. I know right?🤣

[@PretentiousStuff]

Jason Alexander is an incredible actor.

[@SuperSparrow45]

6 minutes later, Kramer's out.

[@bryancheeseman3874]

jerrylewis

[@geraldspencer1956]

Of course, the girl across the way didn't help. Lol

[@jesset4870]

“You better be careful buddy or she’ll get you next”😂😂😂😂

[@Natedawg38]

Probably the best episode of the series. I don't think you can argue it. Its just too famous.

[@finster1968]

I wish they would’ve done a visual flashback with George’s mother wide-eyed and horrified. Then slow-mow her trying to clutch the wall and fainting. 😂

[@davidchiles5331]

This comedy series is greatly missed worldwide, the best

[@KeithHiew]

This right here, should be put up somewhere, framed up in some Hall of Fame of the Best Television moments ever.

[@scottydsigel4691]

This was arguably the single best episode of Seinfeld. The writing is superb, and the acting by all of them is awesome. Each of the four main stars shine throughout this episode.

[@ralphiecifaretto8961]

This episode showed how Seinfeld was on a different level than any other comedy on TV.

[@topcat4759]

Agreed. Think it still is. Certainly better than any crap on British tv!

[@Dante-uk8pr]

I love how you can see everyone crack when Jason Alexander talks

[@KevinMuller5]

"Its part of our lifestyle.".. Always loved that line

[@cityhawk]

He’s not wrong.

[@gmonroy852]

Arguably the best episode on Seinfeld

[@LoneLee2022]

Changed Television.

[@dylanwatson1287]

The two very best parts of that episode are this clip of George telling the story when his mother caught him masturbating alone while reading a glamour magazine and when Kramer slams down the dollar claiming "I'm out!

[@TamannaDas]

Dylan Watson Yes!

[@MrFrostien]

What about when George visits his mother in the hospital and right next to them there was a hot nurse giving a bath to a patient. George reaction was hillarious

[@mardajos]

What about when Elaine is out? "The queen is dead"

[@fromthehaven94]

*The four of them were in a contest... to see who could go the longest... WITHOUT GRATIFYING THEMSELVES!*

[@arrlos5163]

I always lose it when George says "my mother had a Glamour magazine"

[@markh1142]

Never watched Seinfeld until this episode happened to be on when flipping channels. Greatest episode in the series that made it a phenomenon and changed tv history. Can’t believe this originally aired in 1992

[@mobus1603]

"It's not funny, Elaine" as he's about to laugh 😏

[@cellytron]

I love how the whole table is immediately like “lmao yeah right give me a break” the second he clarifies that he means altogether, not just in his mother’s house

[@773SleepyHollow]

I love Curb at least as much as I love Seinfeld, but I think I'm glad that the Seinfeld writers had to work under broadcast-network restrictions, as it forced them to become creative in ways that brought us scenes like this one.

[@drrockkso8882]

Yeah, network censorship rules usually make comedy more bland, but sometimes they actually force the writers to come up with creative workarounds that make the jokes even better. What makes "The Contest" so genius is that they wrote an entire episode about masturbation without once ever directly mentioning masturbation. The humor comes from the gang constantly dancing around the topic and letting the audience fill in the blanks. If they'd written this episode for like HBO with no language restrictions and just explicitly talked about masturbation the whole time, it wouldn't have been nearly as funny.

[@ThijsAnglim]

Contest rankings 4th: Kramer (Woman across the street) 3rd: Elaine (John John) 2nd (initially was 1st until he admitted he cheated): George 1st (initially 2nd): Jerry

[@tonyhughes110]

The episode that made this show a phenomenon.

[@briannavarrete49]

When you realize that this episode aired in November

[@TheVicj92]

This right here ladies and gentlemen is Elite Comedy writing.

[@JW-do2wc]

Praise Larry David for writing this episode. I don't know how or where he got the idea from, but thank goodness.

[@lepetitchat123]

one of his best

[@The.Renovator]

This show is just about everyday life, lots of friend groups have had no masturbation competitions.

[@alen_ELMLB]

@@The.Renovator I've had one with a girl when i was younger, like 16 or so, tough one. I won btw

[@stellarocquie7957]

Supposedly, the contest was a page from Larry David's real life.

[@M1stersupersonic8]

And thus, No Nut November was born.

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

The writing on this episode as brilliant. Every viewer knew what the cast was talking about yet the word masturbation was never in the script.

[@alvsheree]

The peak comedy. Gonna say that this is the best comedy episode in tv show of all time

[@cityhawk]

Even after a week, the cracks start to form. After three weeks, it’s too excruciating to keep it up any longer. To anyone that can last a month, I admire your willpower.

[@1irishcav]

This three minutes is the best sitcom routine ever. It seems so natural.

[@FRODIII]

Doing a bet that you can't verify with george... yeah really smart... of course it turned out that he cheated...

[@paulinwoburn9680]

The last time I saw that episode where the plane went down was the first time hearing George say he cheated. I was laughing for the rest of the day.

[@filmcriterion9204]

"because it's there" is the famous answer given by climber George Mallory when asked why did he try to climb these huge mountains

[@satyabhan6548]

Every second of this scene is pure perfection

[@julianhernandez7611]

2:37 brilliantly delivered

[@samwilson6554]

Kramer was really enjoying that milkshake😂

[@stevencramsie9172]

Foreshadowing!

[@morpheus6749]

"Well, I'm out."

[@scaf5363]

1:19 you can see Jason Alexander trying not to laugh

[@corvus2327]

Funfact: This episode first aired in November making it the first No Nut November.

[@joshua5555]

that honor system didnt work too well because George confessed later that he lied and he didnt win the contest. you would think that when they had no honesty or loyalty to anyone else in the world, they'd at least have it with each other.

[@brianreiser2686]

This has to be one of the best scenes ever.

[@Eidlones]

Back when George was giving his case for the apartment, I hadn't seen the episode where he tried to sneak the marble rye up into Susan's parents apartment using the fishing pole. So when he said "And there it was, the marble rye hanging from the end of the fishing pole...", I thought he was refering to THIS moment using euphemisms

[@timdaugherty4014]

Jeff Toobin would last a tenth of a heart beat. LMAO!

[@InMotionForAMillion]

Absolutely groundbreaking episode. The best of the best.

[@sjdaley]

Me and my friends talking bout No Nut November:

[@josueorgoaway]

This is the scene that got me into Seinfeld.

[@sherbaum1985]

One of the best episodes ever

[@tmart43]

See this is why their will never be another show like this, they could approach literally any topic and make you laugh😂

[@overshare7]

One of the best scenes in the show, shows the brotherhood between them in raw. Love it

[@romanvercier3556]

Kramer is laughing. We don’t see that often.

[@radnukespeoplesminds]

Georges miserable life is so relatable

[@SoCoolScience]

This episode single handily put Seinfeld on everyone TV

[@renaissance18]

George: my back, my back at 1:09 lol

[@joshuawaldorf9559]

This episode got Larry David an Emmy win for best writer.

[@tag427]

One of the great episodes of all times!

[@harlanmiller]

thanks to this, if I ever make a bet with someone, I want to phrase it as "care to make it interesting?"

[@axelfoley1406]

Care to make it interesting? And thus beings one of the greatest moments in sit com history

[@dylanwatson1287]

In real life, I'm sure all four of them would've died laughing from hearing that embarrassing story .

[@glennarcher6]

They were almost there 🤣

[@notveryniceatall]

extremely weird comment

[@drmqr]

The most well written & acted & directed tv episode in history of cinema

[@DANIEL-xp5jh]

One of

[@drmqr]

@@DANIEL-xp5jh yes agree

[@torontok]

Glad nowadays everyone has a phone with all the photo albums and websites come in handy. We will never fall for that Glamour in the room trick like George.

[@rockshockoffroad4x43]

If you look closely George was about to laugh when he said it’s not funny Eline

[@rinraiden]

1:14 That has to be improvised, right? Julia broke but Jason saved the scene by calling her "Elaine"? You can even see Jason trying not to laugh at her reaction. 😆

[@cerealfamine1]

So 90s, pre internet days. Lol. We only sears catalogs. Lol

[@attyla3970]

Glamour Magazine? Epic line 😂😂😂

[@logan5326]

“Glamour” magazine beats Sears catalogue.

[@ambalavanant]

This episode is more like walking on a tight rope. One small mistake could be a disaster yet they handled it so well