Seinfeld - The Keys

Seinfeld: Season 3, Episode 23
The Keys (6 May 1992)

[@realcooler]

I love how Jerry wakes up in the middle of the night and the first thing he is thinking is "What's the deal with sleep? Why am i so thirsty?"

[@wuffalo]

The comedian's curse

[@eidsongregory5795]

@@wuffalo do you think a spin-off separate series with Kramer/Newman might've worked?

[@wuffalo]

@@eidsongregory5795 No, I think quirky characters like them work better in an ensemble cast, on their own they'd get old quickly. Why do you ask?

[@corey-bird3489]

@@wuffalo There was a talk about a Jackie Chiles spinoff

[@corey-bird3489]

Boring answer: You’re actually thirsty because your body doesn’t produce saliva when you sleep.

[@benriffle104]

Jerry can't get mad, his voice just reaches a high comedic pitch.

[@RedVenom1]

The sound is higher pitched on most KZbin videos to avoid copyright infringement

[@benriffle104]

@@RedVenom1 it's a Senfield joke. In one of the episodes one of Jerry's girlfriends thinks he suppresses his emotions, so Jerry asks Elaine and George if he gets mad. I think it's George that says he doesn't, his voice just reaches a high comedic pitch.

[@chetanlokesh5901]

I already did that twice. 😭

[@Comdesron17]

@@RedVenom1 whaaat! wth you talking about ....

[@RedVenom1]

@@Comdesron17 I feel that some TV show videos on KZbin change in the audio to a different pitch to avoid being taken down. Jerry and all the character's voices in this video are higher pitched than a regular Seinfeld TV show.

[@simonetanzi5103]

i swear to god one more of these random seinfeld clips and i'm gonna start binge-watching the show

[@simonetanzi5103]

just found this comment again while on another random clip session. Only difference is now Seinfeld is my favorite show

[@Klos1neMN]

@@simonetanzi5103 I watched so many of these random clips on KZbin that one day I said, "You know what? What the hell?" Went right to Amazon and bought the whole boxed set. Best decision ever, it's given me so many laughs and hours of entertainment.

[@BlitzHopB]

I do that all the time, with all the series lol I actually watched whole seinfeld that way

[@pooyamoosavi6452]

i restart watching friends like this

[@nympho25]

ive..... only.. just... begun

[@AnEnemySpy456]

You know it's an earlier season when Jerry is actually surprised to find Kramer in his house at night.

[@thaitom6410]

When I watched Seinfeld back in the 90s, I was wondering whether it was actually customary in the U.S. that everybody could enter each others apartments or houses at any time and as they pleased, freely foraging in their neighbors fridges and plundering their food supplies at will. I later realized that only Kramer did that.

[@thomasbuck303]

I have friend where we can enter each others houses at will but as far as foraging...we just ask for what we are wanting an the other let's you know what's available.

[@notafraid06]

And now you must realize it's your muhammadan overlords that are allowed to do that in your country.

[@markwalshopoulos]

@@notafraid06 what are you on about lmao

[@jimmypage9283]

You thought only Kramer did that? Take my ex wife, no please, take her, she's eating me out of house and home!!!🙄

[@treyoftriphorya]

Various 90s shows w apartments involved had the neighbors from across the hall barge in or even the friends. Three of the ones I know happen to be in parts of New York: Seinfeld, Friends, Living Single

[@Biyer11]

This is the only time in the whole series that Kramer knocked Jerry's door.

[@hmm2928]

Nice spotting

[@iknowyou393]

I liked when he went to slide into the apartment, but the door was locked.

[@justingameshowchannel7668]

Bharatwaj Iyer well he knocked in the pilot

[@corey-bird3489]

the afv fan 2020 As developed Kramer this the only time, technically

[@mattakins3557]

@@corey-bird3489 ...and his name was Kessler in the pilot

[@leonardyoung2126]

This explains why Kramer can live the carefree life of his. Look at the spare keys to all the apartments he owns all over new york

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

Kramer is loyal

[@redacted2275]

Imagine remembering the owners of all those keys. Neverending work.

[@JefferyT1991]

This show always puts me in a great mood no matter how terrible my day was

[@corey-bird3489]

Same here, I’ve got to upload the sketch of Kramer I bought at the mall.

[@jintu3670]

Jerry-You scared me Kramer-It's just me Jerry- That's enough 😂

[@karltonlimeback6183]

That scene where kramer scared the hell out of jerry was priceless😆😆😆

[@randomfullywonderful]

"It's just me!" "That's enough!" lol

[@cultclassic999]

This was the episode that made me realize Seinfeld is not just a sitcom. "I broke the Covenant of the keys"? that is not sitcom dialogue, that's literature.

[@lamorena4246]

cultclassic999 I'm in love with your comment

[@BarbatrucoProduccionesNetlabel]

that's Seinfeld Joy Boy

[@elazul1986]

You are correct actually. Most of the stories are converted from Talmud to Seinfeld with different objects in place.

[@professionallylay703]

It was, Larry David was ahead of his time. Now it's common place sitcom.

[@uppercutgrandma4425]

It's not a sitcom. It's the best anime ever!

[@watergawbard]

I love how Jerry is such a germophobe, yet gives Kramer free access to his apartment.

[@blabla-rg7ky]

he's human... in his way

[@mayhemjr.803]

Germaphobes don't want ANYBODY in thier apartment. Maybe that's what makes it so funny

[@redacted2275]

Jerry, the character, is not a germophobe... only in one episode that he can't kiss his date because she used his toothbrush that fell into the toilet earlier. Puddy, Elaine's boyfriend, is the germophobe one: he states that Elaine is filthy but he got over it because of "Germophobes Anonymous" to her co-worker that also thinks Elaine is dirty.

[@lukesta12]

Kramer chasing floozies around and then immediately asking Jerry how he is, that's why he's the best

[@carsonbush249]

“I was clingin to those keys like a branch on the bank of a RAAAAGING river!”

[@chefboiardeeznutz9881]

Lmfao

[@piglet2548]

I have watched every single Seinfeld clip on KZbin.

[@mobus1603]

"Gucci!" LOL

[@alvideos2145]

Kramer as a neighbor with KEYS to your apartment would actually be pretty scary.

[@ayushdeepankar6769]

Seinfeld is much more than just the best sitcom ever

[@corey-bird3489]

ayush deepankar It's a way of life.

[@probablymelgibson2344]

@@corey-bird3489 that's what I tell everybody

[@keithwilson6060]

“The Keys” was the first episode that I ever saw of Seinfeld. I was hooked after that.

[@corey-bird3489]

Aragorn Stellar Wise intro for you!

[@keithwilson6060]

Corey Messick Kramer intrigued me. I’ve never seen a t.v. character like him before.

[@mobus1603]

The references in Seinfeld to classic movies like *_Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo_* & *_Plan 9 from Outer Space_* or the playwright Neil Simon or characters like Bif Lowman from *_Death of a Salesman_* to me showed the high caliber of the writers. Most people miss that stuff, but those little details are what helped make the show so great to me.

[@mrloop1530]

"Most people miss that stuff, but I'm above that" Congrats tractor boy

[@fourbyfourer]

As annoying as he is, I would still love The K Man to be my neighbor. There would never be a dull moment.

[@jimmyneutron4329]

Agree; also, he was the only good natured one from all of them

[@davidepstein4242]

Oh he would be an awesome neighbor and I would never miss an opportunity to laugh over stupidity!

[@Renwoxing13]

E

[@GeronFletcher]

Livin' The Dream it’s cool that Kramer was based off of Larry David’s old neighbor. I think his name was actually Kramer

[@havingteawiththedevil]

He’s one of those best friends i need in my life. Never a dull moment with the K man. 🤣

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

What interests me is that 1992 popcorn popper looks like the one I got last year. It's like toasters, that technology has not updated whatsoever.

[@DEADG6D]

R u gonna open with that

[@sjoormen1]

corn didn't change much either...

[@ussamabinnaveed]

There's not much reason to do r n d in improving small/ cheap appliances especially if they're doing their job well

[@DimT670]

Why would it?

[@fireworkstarter]

@@ussamabinnaveed yea but how about the looks? The science of benches and couches havend changed but every couple of years they have completly difrent looking couches

[@claudiamilano9640]

Not matter how many times I've watched it, the scene of the bathtub always cracks me up, I can't 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@corey-bird3489]

That as much as Kramer’s hair on fire lighting the cigar with the stove

[@mac888spectral7]

Imagine having to take a horrid shit and there's Kozmo 😂

[@leafyutube]

The keys are a sacred covenant symbolizing the bond of comradery between two friends.

[@flisko123]

bros before hoes

[@joshfactor1]

*camaraderie

[@landomt8138]

The way he says “I broke…the covenant of the keys” is comedic gold

[@joemedley195]

I can’t imagine anyone else uttering that line and getting a laugh. When certain lines could only possibly be uttered by one character, it’s good writing.

[@seheadhunter50]

I just started squealing laughing when Kramer was dancing in circles with that girl lol I love this show so much.

[@youxarexmyxsunshine]

I heard of Seinfeld. I started watching one clip from it, “Soup Nazi” and now...I’m binge watching clips from YT! I need to buy the whole set of seasons online!

[@alexpling]

Hulu has all seasons and episodes

[@alixxander82]

Watch it on hulu

[@joshmuz9018]

It’s so good but after a few seasons as funny as it is it gets depressing, every show has the same theme, they almost get an amazing break or girlfriend or job or money or anything good and right at the end of the show it all gets taken away, every single episode. It does something to the subconscious when you keep living that scenario over and over

[@JayZombie1216]

Dude just turn on NBC, TBS or Fox at 6pm lol

[@Slig1977]

@@JayZombie1216 The cockroaches and feral ghouls will be watching syndicated Seinfeld and I Love Lucy reruns until the end of time.

[@ReelTalk968]

Bumping into someone in the dark of your own home must be absolutely terrifying 😂

[@silverdragon710]

when he opens that bathroom door and you see kramer in the tub all full of soap it cracks me up every time, that scene is so hilarious especially the way he wiggles down to get out 😂 im dead

[@FL1PRTP]

Seinfeld is the best sitcom ever there more i watch it the more i love it! Im on season 9 again 😂

[@maggiee639]

I totally pretend that murderers/zombies are chasing me and I have to get the door open quickly

[@calmgoodfire4662]

I always love doing that I find it funny when they realize I wedged something in the door so it wouldn’t open and and bam easy slit of the neck or In lower back multiple times

[@j3r3miasmg]

The most impressive part of this episode is how good Kramer is in rollerblading.

[@2100qasw]

when George won't duplicate his keys cuz it says " don't duplicate " sweet kid

[@tavoiaiono7885]

hahahahahaha..........I once went to a bar where there was a couple of signs. One had a picture of a base ball cap with a line across it and it said. NO CAPS. Ok the 2nd one had a picture of a gun. hahaha enough said.

[@smug8567]

What are you? A medieval dungeon master?

[@tavoiaiono7885]

@Nicholas Major Sorry, I mean had a picture of a gun with a line across it and underneath it said. No GUNS. Hhahhhahahaha I laughed so hard at it in 2 wkes they realised it was a stupid sign especially if a guy is holding a gun to your face. They took it down.....hahahaha Robber: "Stick em up, gimme all you money..." Bartender: "Sorry sir, the sign says no guns allowed in here..." Robber: "Oh sorry, do you know if the pub down the road has the same sign????!!!!" hhahahahaha

[@71sc502]

@@tavoiaiono7885 its meant for legal concealed carr gun owners

[@Alien_nation]

Kramer is my favourite tv character of all time

[@corey-bird3489]

Giddy up! I better upload the drawing of him I have for you to see, then!

[@memoryhero]

The Covenant of the Keys

[@Freddie3487]

The Key...venant

[@rasmuss-h1897]

Jesus is the answer- I am ffoinf this with mud diss closed 8nku testing Jesus to bring the light tgri

[@chefboiardeeznutz9881]

@@Freddie3487 no

[@chefboiardeeznutz9881]

@@rasmuss-h1897 ...wut¿

[@rasmuss-h1897]

@@chefboiardeeznutz9881 i was gaihg

[@nicholasblackmore4879]

Best show of all time

[@maxfrankow1238]

“Gucci.” 😂

[@nordantill5095]

“I’m from Wichita”, yeah, certainly no serial killers around there

[@erllaestrella8618]

wasn't BTK from there?

[@fuckglobalism]

@@erllaestrella8618 that’s the joke....

[@erllaestrella8618]

@@fuckglobalism OOF YOU'RE SO RIGHT lol r/woooosh me

[@Wis_Dom]

2:03 She's trying not to laugh, lol!

[@ganjiraja9407]

-my towel. -giddy up.

[@josebustamante9182]

I thought Kramer hated baths, as he puts it “you just sit in a tepid pool of your own filth”

[@rftulie]

He may have said that, but the sheer joy of abusing his access to Jerry’s place easily overrides Kramer’s distaste for baths.

[@JacobMichaelC]

I like how she says "I'm from Wichita" to imply she doesn't have to worry about murderers chasing her, meanwhile the BTK killer was actively killing people in Wichita at this time

[@felipesandoval7593]

I have the all the seasons of it .never gate tired of it..

[@ITI-xi5zx]

did friends really give each other their spare keys back in the day? do they still do that now? I need a friendship like that in my life

[@billtree52]

Maybe a family member that lived in town back in the day. I highly doubt anyone does it now

[@fireworkstarter]

We got the neighbors keys and we got theirs. Just in case they lost thier keys or lock themselfs out

[@keithbannister9271]

My son and daughter have keys to my apartment... 01/16/23

[@rahulrathod2445]

As much as everyone loved Kramers entrance, the actor did a bloody hell of a good job entering like that. I can’t even do that with my door

[@lmherrera]

Quite the coincidence that this popped up on my recommended videos after I was watching the episode of The Neighborhood on TV where the whole episode was a bit about keys too. They really spy on us using out phones lol

[@mysterious_billionaire]

this was probably my favorite episode of all

[@mobus1603]

It's a two-parter, so which one?

[@mysterious_billionaire]

mobus1603 both, but the first part a bit more until he goes to California

[@RedDawgTN]

mobus1603 Actually, this is a single episode. The 2 part episode is "The Trip".

[@mobus1603]

That's right. "The Trip" is the two-part episode that starts season 4 right after "The Keys," which is the last episode of season 3

[@craigroaring]

I agree. My favourite is The Keys and The Trip. You can pretty much call it a 3 part episode.

[@el_opinador]

In my opinion "the keys" saga is the best of seinfeld's whole series.

[@rasmuss-h1897]

I was on set for the (audio guy) and jerry Springer gave me his Casio he was wearing. still has it, great memories working on the show.

[@coasteyscoasteys4150]

Rhs Lol. Casio but cool memory

[@madman2u]

Kramer must have keys to the whole city on that chain.

[@TheGreenTaco999]

Kramer *is* the key to the whole city

[@frankthetank1369]

Those are keys to nothing only one keys works. I had a key chain like that. I had a wallet like George also. I know I'm a sick man.

[@frankthetank1369]

@StarKushExoticGalaxy I had one like that my Dr said that's why I have back problems do now I don't keep a wallet in my back pocket. Since then I can sit without leaning to one side.

[@alexshank1414]

Why is nobody talking about how Kramer somehow broke the piping on the wall at 0:42? Did no one notice that?

[@Truenorth1000]

This is great !!!

[@johngullo9420]

“I broke the covenant of the keys. “

[@corey-bird3489]

Jerry's keys slide right off the table when he needs to use the bathroom 😂😂😂

[@bigh7972]

Now the world knows there is a covenant of the keys. Kramer once again unravels one of the mysteries of the universe.

[@LeoWhalen1933]

She's from Wichita. Not like they're any serial killers that ever lived there...

[@hmm2928]

Are there serial likes in Wichita ? Sorry not American.

[@daniellee1722]

BTK!

[@jaretwood9558]

@@hmm2928 Yes, a lot of serial killers often come from quiet, midwestern states

[@hmm2928]

@@jaretwood9558 well damn!

[@Space_Cowboy_Revolver]

Kramer really threw the towel back. 😂

[@ryanmahoney1109]

Jerry: "Just give me the keys" Kramer: "Just give me another chance"

[@donesy125]

I broke the covenant of the keys

[@steppreptutoring]

I've seen this clip a number of times, but this is the first time I noticed that when Jerry tries to take the keys from Kramer, Kramer knocks the girl down too.

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

Best show for arguments over minutiae.

[@jaypritchett6846]

3:24 “I broke the covenant of the keys” 🤣 lol

[@kaydokin8614]

Kramers brown mountain shirt is FIRE

[@yaboityler2617]

Kramer dropping F bombs at 2:35

[@KCobra396]

Lmao at 0:16 I lost it 🤣

[@reginaldcharles1133]

He was tick off about the keys...that's right about the keys...hahaha

[@furiousegrimsans7861]

God I love that intro

[@MrK623]

The clip when Newman is explaining why Kramer left down. "It was the keys, yeah the keys." Hysterical.

[@igh1666]

Julia was pregnant during this season and it shows :)

[@warmpi]

Kramer is something else. When he tried to borrow Jerry's swimming trunks I was like... Okay this character is not redeemable at all LOL

[@devenflores3342]

0:16 (Jerry and Kramer scream) LOL!

[@jazzisforpainting4928]

30 Seconds Over Tokyo is an awesome movie✌

[@simonfrouws]

3 people had to give back the keys

[@robquin1525]

0:27 i love that movie

[@caitlinjade3815]

“what does it look like I’m doing?” 😂

[@markstanley4141]

In Utah we don't even (most folks) looked their doors, yet very low crime rate!.

[@losd9817]

Exactly how I'd picture Kramer's keys

[@OldmanNix]

I used to watch Seinfeld. I still do but i used to too.

[@MrTHEMONEEMAKER]

shouldve included when kramer comes back and tosses the big ass set of keys across the table

[@drewhildebrandt9524]

My favorite shows = Seinfeld, and curb your enthusiasm ha

[@daniellee1722]

Many times I wondered the same thing when I wake up to drink water

[@AbrasiousProductions]

Fun Fact: this is my favorite episode of Seinfeld

[@goodvibez693]

"Aaaaahhhhh!!!!!" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@reginaldcharles1133]

He was tick off about the keys that's right about the keys....hahaha

[@tameimpala37]

Kramer's got lots of spare keys!

[@boisterousbillyclub2772]

massive legs on that bird

[@somecitrus7561]

Just noticed Jerry's date straining to not laugh over Cosmo's antics hahah

[@bryansu5824]

The actress could hold in her laugh 😂

[@jaypritchett6846]

The covenant of the keys lol

[@Religious_man]

I was a 13-year-old then. So many memories....

[@HIMYMTR]

I was -1 year old

[@BrianBattles]

They're all psychos!

[@rasmuss-h1897]

am I an psycho?

[@rasmuss-h1897]

seiko

[@sutats]

1:27 Cute game

[@VividFilmProductions]

there's a comedic amount of bubbles coming out of that bathroom.

[@yirk1]

i do the same pretending a murderer is followin me to see how fast i can open the door

[@eckpolmick5080]

Still fresh after 25 years. But Friends are already dated

[@adeebakhan2328]

You get thirsty when you sleep because your mouth doesn't produce saliva at that time

[@yannisbarrientos7895]

Adeeba Khan i hope ur not lying to us.

[@youknowwhoiam2771]

Yannis Barrientos. There will be consequences otherwise...

[@yannisbarrientos7895]

LucIsz Moore thats right. Maybe a spanking is in order.

[@lmherrera]

Nah. People sometimes drool in their sleep.

[@AJ-gk2wh]

When men drool in their sleep, it's because he has an oral fixation. Must be about chewing gum .. obviously nothing else. Women simply don't ever drool in their sleep. Not ever!

[@Barsabus]

You don't wanna get smigbobbed

[@SomeGuy-ye8it]

It's funny to have such a neighbour in the movie, but I would hate it if a neighbour acted like that. I would never let him near

[@tameimpala37]

I broke the 'COVENANT OF THE KEYS'.

[@kevinlawlor412]

I was at the filming of this episode, the highlight for me was before the filming, seeing Jerry through the window of his office eating a sandwich looking at the scrip.

[@michaeldrago6999]

true NY story - while my girlfiend (now my wife of 33 years) was out, I was home with our new puppy. The apartment was on the 5th floor of a 5 story walk-up. Anyway, I had just gotten up and opened the apartment door to get my newspaper ( was in my underwear) and the door closed behind me - locked, and I had no keys. What to do? I walked down a flight of stairs and knocked on the door of the apt directly below mine. The woman - who I had never met - came to to the door and looking a bit shocked, listened to my story and let me in so that I could go out her window and climb the fire escape. Luckily the window was unlocked and so I was able to open the window and crawl inside - but not before I scared the hell out of my puppy, who proceeded to piss all over the floor - never told my girlfiend, but the downstairs neighbor did. My now wife laughed like hell at that moment in our lives together - still does.