'I Don't Wanna Be A Pirate' | The Puffy Shirt | Seinfeld

Ay ay, captain! Jerry's puffy shirt might just be the fashion trend of the 90s.
From Seinfeld Season 5 Episode 3, 'The Puffy Shirt': Kramer and his soft-spoken friend Leslie start a new line of clothing and Jerry accidentally agrees to wear it on the Today show.
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Seinfeld stars Jerry Seinfeld as a stand-up comedian whose life in New York City is made even more chaotic by his quirky group of friends who join him in wrestling with life's most perplexing, yet often trivial questions. Often described as "a show about nothing," Seinfeld mines the humor in life's mundane situations like waiting in line, searching for a lost item, or the trials and tribulations of dating. Co-starring are Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Jerry's ex-girlfriend and current platonic pal, Elaine Benes; Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Jerry's neurotic hard-luck best friend; and Michael Richards as Jerry's eccentric neighbor, Kramer.
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'I Don't Wanna Be A Pirate' | The Puffy Shirt | Seinfeld
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[@dfa3366]

This episode was loaded. George becomes a hand model. The puffy shirt and Kramer's girlfriend talks in whispers.

[@GyroLamb]

One of Jerry Stiller's funniest performances is in this episode when he asks George's mother why she put bananas in the jello, and she says 'George likes the bananas'' and Jerry starts yelling ''SO LET HIM HAVE BANANAS ON THE SIDE!'' lmao.

[@Ragameiste]

I can't imagine the permutations before they settled on this story line.

[@mattthambirajahpt286]

One of the best episodes!!

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@mattthambirajahpt286 the big bang year for Seinfeld

[@JJ_5289]

The low talker is something I've referred to for years. Everyone knows a low talker

[@Casper50002]

2:07 This looks better than anything you own. - Kramer

[@GMOTP5738]

AYYYYEE CAPTAIN! YEAH

[@jasonz7788]

Awesome thanks

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

Ayyyyy captain 😆

[@eazye519]

What does Kramer say out of the side of his mouth?

[@jlw184]

He said, "who's gonna stop him?"

[@gremiis4083]

Swagged out PUFFY SHIRT EPISODE You are definitely going to have to swagg out your pirateness,pirate's, This is always so swagger funny in a good way Jerry in a good way 👍 I'll take 1 I'm about to go dump 500 million pounds of material Jerry remember Recycle Reduce Reuse

[@zerocool1ist]

They missed the part were you see all the homeless people walking around on the street wearing the puffy shirts they found in the warehouse dumpster.

[@jlw184]

No they donated all the shirts to Goodwill.

[@ghouby342]

@@jlw184 Shut up, CS Laurie!

[@shadowknight1121]

“Can you spare some change for and old buccaneer?”

[@vjr4763]

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[@FurnaxIkki]

@@shadowknight1121 "... You know it's actually not a bad look."

[@aussieskates]

Low Talker: YOU BASTARD! Bryant Gumbel: D'you hear that? Jerry Seinfeld: That, I heard.

[@fromthehaven94]

You know, if you talked like that, I wouldn't be in this costume in the first place!

[@hymns4ever197]

Frank Costanza: Do you hear me now!

[@lisvender]

I love that Jerry backs away as Kramer approaches him with the shirt, like it’s radioactive or something 😄

[@samirsedky3324]

Because he doesn’t want to be a pirate appearing on a talk show!

[@eboskie1]

More than likely he was getting in frame for the shot.

[@matthewriley7826]

Lol in a way it was. It ruined Jerry’s appearance on the today show, it ruined Elaine’s Charity, it ended Kramer’s relationship, and destroyed George’s hand modeling career.

[@CrystalStormsLands101]

Exactly! Like the THREAT TO FASHION & ALL MANKIND that it WAS! Now safely locked away in the Smithsonian where KrazyKramer can't get his hands in it ever again. Is It COOL or What? He11a NO! 😂 Somebody kick his azz!

[@jlw184]

@@matthewriley7826 one ridiculous shirt did all that.

[@geminijohnson4019]

Jerry looks like Prince in the purple rain days

[@purplerain222]

🤣Jus What I Was Finna Say☠️

[@retiredsnowbunnyhunterx5106]

In charlie Murphy voice " the shirts vs the blouses! 😂

[@denniscleary7580]

“ You look like you’re going to swing in on the chandelier!” -Elaine

[@khooop5922]

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[@andreo.7633]

More like Jerry/Larry

[@Peter-ih2tn]

fantastic delivery by Julia

[@albundy6008]

He does have that Errol Flynn vibe working, doesn't he?

[@rubiolouis]

"But I don't wanna be a pirate!" Best part ever 😂😂

[@AEMoreira81]

Kramer: I WANNA be a pirate!

[@beauwalker9820]

I love the way Jerry delivers the line a bit whiney, a bit scared, and horrified.

[@plinsf]

One could almost wonder if that's why it's in the title of this video... 🤔

[@tmrevenge]

But I don't wanna be Switzerland

[@Boss_Tanaka]

George : you re Batman! Kramer: i m Batman!

[@truthhurts3524]

Jerry’s blue shirt here in the beginning looks puffier then the “puffy shirt”. 😂

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Seriously, it looks three sizes too big, particularly the arms. 90s fashion.

[@jlw184]

@@bigbowlowrong4694 No, Jerry really couldn't dress. Most of the time he wears suits and sneakers.

[@thevillageyid]

Jerry reverting to an 8 year old version of himself when he says "but I dont wanna be a pirate"... lol

[@liamyoung8234]

In retrospect, all of Jerry's shirts look kind of puffy.

[@fromthehaven94]

Because he almost always wore his button upped shirts tucked. Except after a certain visit to Dr. Whatley.

[@redacted2275]

It's the 90s. If you watch "Whose Line", "Caroline in the City", "Martin", 90s SNL, they're all kind of puffy.

[@liamyoung8234]

@@redacted2275 Absolutely. That's what makes it funny now. Jerry is embarrassed to wear a puffy shirt on TV, but all the shirts he wears on TV look puffy to us! That blue number at beginning of the clip seems just as ridiculous as the pirate shirt. There's another episode where Kramer buys some denim, and the joke is that they're too tight for him to sit down, but to those of us in the 21st century who have lived through the skinny jean years, Kramer's "tight" jeans look kinda normal.

[@joeyjojoshabadoo2508]

I think its just one size bigger, not intentionally puffy

[@adewilson132]

Not that puffy

[@mate_legenda]

that line "aye captain" always gets me

[@kb4903]

So brilliant.

[@rich1012]

Jerry’s reaction is mine when my mom used to buy me clothes and I didn’t want to hurt her feeling lmao

[@flisko123]

used too yea right kid

[@chaoticclown1173]

@@flisko123 guess your mom still picks your clothes out for you huh.

[@RawPower7]

Mom`s are the best!

[@NoBudjetFilms]

Somehow every time she managed to pick the thing that I disliked the most.

[@sirjohnmara]

Did she buy you Culottes?

[@martintolovski]

Julia has a really genuine laugh 🤣

[@dot2562]

That ,i heard.

[@Anthony-hu3rj]

Seinfeld never gets old. I must have seen this 50 times and it still makes me laugh. Comment, comment.

[@ekgcanadianenthusiast9961]

Me too

[@EB-gt1pq]

Every episode is like a brand new one

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

Dementia?

[@isaactrujillo5396]

“Now that’s a great looking shirt! Ayyy Captain, YA!” - Cosmo Kramer 😂🤣

[@markvoelker6620]

“But I don’t wanna be a pirate!”

[@MrTimshellscherber]

1:32

[@trevertravis8963]

“Can you spare some change for an old buccaneer?”

[@fromthehaven94]

You know, it's really not a bad looking shirt!

[@shadowknight1121]

😂🤣

[@vjr4763]

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[@uneedtherapy42]

"You bastard" "Now that I heard"

[@stephaniehorneLovesJESUS]

Best line

[@comebackqing8452]

The really weird part is how well it suits him lol

[@andreaholcock8992]

I liked it better on Tobias

[@bucc5207]

I love how Jerry's regular shirt is already kinda puffy.

[@jatilq]

Only Prince could get away wearing a shirt like that and sadly he is no longer with us.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

"Prince called. There seems to have been a mixup at the dry cleaners."

[@tilibro3]

"Pilot the EVA, Jerry. Or George will have to do it again." "But I don't want to be a pilot!"

[@truthhurts3524]

“You’re suppose to be a compassionate person. You look like you’re going to swing in on a chandelier!” 😂😂 One of my favorite lines out of the entire season.

[@MikeMJPMUNCH]

I love how Jerry looks like he is about to laugh when he says "But I don't want to be a pirate"

[@MA-go7ee]

Some episodes of Seinfeld are so effortlessly funny that they make it look almost easy, like anyone can write this stuff... (Of course then you try and realize it take genius to achieve something so hilarious) BTW one thing I really love about Seinfeld is how naturalistic the dialog and reactions are. Look at the way the black set assistant said 'is that what you're wearing?!'. No exaggerated double takes like most hacky sitcoms would do, just genuine surprise. It makes it so much funnier and less cliche.

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

Surprise your right, the attitude that Drives Comedy on being entertaining.

[@SimonHaestoe]

Yeah kramer isnt exaggerated...lol

[@MA-go7ee]

@@SimonHaestoe sure he is, but most Seinfeld dialogue isn't.

[@defectus1769]

@@MA-go7ee I think it's mostly the extras. The main characters have exaggerated dialogue because it gives them more character and makes them funnier, while the extras have realistic reactions, since anything more than that would be distracting.

[@LocalCoot]

The puffy shirt would've gone well with MC Hammer's puffy pants.

[@QuadMochaMatti]

MC 🔨 got gurt

[@tonyginnetti5828]

The line Jerry says at the 1:23 mark, "they're making THESE?" with the subtle pointing at the shirt is flawlessly hilarious!

[@Lone_Star_Proud]

I think that is the funniest line in the show.

[@Alex_Power]

Andre Agassi rocked a pirate look, albeit not with a puffy shirt. Bandanna and earrings. Agassi was the first pirate of the 90s

[@c.moriarty1178]

"I wanna be a pirate!" - Andre Agassi, probably

[@sunnyseacat6857]

Musician Prince ....and the Revolution 1984!

[@wintermute8315]

The sleeves on the 'puffy shirt' are actually slimmer than his regular blue number. It's more of a 'frilly shirt' than anything.

[@Neilhammond64]

Alternate tImeline: The Puffy Shirt takes off and becomes the new look for the 90's instead of the backwards baseball cap. George keeps his job as a hand model and gets a fleshlight.

[@jasong6967]

The blue shirt Jerry is wearing at the beginning is awful too. Look at the sleeves 😆

[@jlw184]

2 sizes too big. Jerry really couldn't dress either. Always wearing white sneakers with everything. Even a suit.

[@jetnut89]

CS Laurie hey he was ahead of his time. It caught on. Now they all wear sneakers with suits.

[@thomaspsanzi8947]

"I Had A Puffy Shirt Too in The 90's!" "Not Quite Like That, But It Was A Similar Fad, Almost Disco Era Like The 70's / 8 op s'!"

[@thomaspsanzi8947]

"God Your Beautiful!"

[@geminijohnson4019]

"You're all puffed up"😂

[@denk664]

Dunno what's worse, Jerry's oversized blue shirt or the puffy shirt.

[@ErinMargaret-w2o]

I love how after Kramer says "There you go", Jerry says "Where I go?" 🤣

[@michaelshields7777]

How did nobody think that he looked like Prince?! All he needed was the purple trench coat, 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@Cubanlink73]

100 percent

[@fozzybear8878]

Their comedy is flawless.

[@crazycatman5928]

One of the funniest TV shows of all time if not the funniest.

[@rattus3102]

I think it is the best show i have ever seen!

[@Danebrogen1]

The today show?

[@Glnn_n]

Frasier was damn good aswell Personally i also really loved Married With Children. Lil bit different but really funny to me aswell

[@rayfinkle9369]

@@Glnn_n George Costanza and Al Bundy were 2 of the best characters of all time.

[@CALIFORNIAsGAMER]

Can you believe people today say the show sucks smh I love sienfeld

[@joshuaaskew5598]

He should've had a publicist. Convince him it'd be outrageous. He'd be a renaissance man. Make money from the sales. There's always an up when your up.

[@ControllerLyfe]

1:55 "Ayyyyye captain" 😂

[@bridazzel7588]

Ian Astbury wore that puffy shirt when I saw The Cult’s Love Removal Machine.

[@ezchannel493]

I would actually wear that pirate shirt. I have pirate shirts that don't have ruffles and they are comfortable.

[@SparkzMxzXZ]

He doesnt even look bad in it imo, he has a good torso length. Nice and pirate-y

[@toebeans3985]

😂😂😂

[@joeldavis8851]

The low talker. 😆

[@Nhamp2000]

The way he recoils as Kramer gets closer with the shirt.

[@Alphaflight912]

The comedic balance of these 4..... 🍇 perfect show.....

[@juliusschwencke142]

..loved seeing these worn by cool dudes in the 60s. All the bands wore them.

[@bak-mariterry5180]

Paul Revere and the Raiders !

[@PaperBanjo64]

Pete Townshend wore a shirt just like it

[@phatmeow7764]

you know if he had a raspberry beret to go with that puffy shirt Jerry could pass off as the Comedic Prince!

[@michaelshields7777]

This should be retitled “The Prince shirt,” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wellsborie6897]

Seems like something Jimi Hendrix would wear

[@elperrogr7836]

That I heard ...🤣🤣🤣

[@nomaamguyplusseinfeldandco2870]

But I don't wanna be a pirate!

[@DhooomKetu]

The low talker becomes high talker in the end 😂😂😂

[@ericparazak8448]

Episodes like these are why I consider season 5 to be the peak of this show!

[@jjmwaniki7412]

Haha, that host had some fun with Jerry. 😂😂

[@GenF91]

I remember I saw that shirt and I laughed really hard! This episode is a classic!

[@alephomega955]

"Did you hear that?" "That, I heard." That part always gets me!

[@tamiramar7637]

Kramer is really the most selfish and useless friend :)))

[@cj8803]

It took Jerry clowning her shirt for her to finally talk loud enough lol.

[@23bcx]

The last few lines scream written by Larry David

[@Redleader52]

Bryant Gumbel's greatest hit!

[@reachingandreasoning]

Ironically Jerry’s blue shirt is quite puffy… those sleeves are so big and puffy, horrible 90’s fashion!

[@EB-gt1pq]

It was an ugly time for fashion, the 80s were even worse.

[@shaftlamer]

Pretending his blue shirt isn't puffy.

[@annec6200]

The start of this video with Jerry’s puffy blue shirt 👔 is quite the irony as well!!! 😏

[@CptRomulus]

He should’ve worn a 17th-18th century waistcoat and justaucorps with it. Oh yeah, and a powdered wig.

[@Dat-yi4iz]

One of the top 5 episodes but there is a lot to choose from

[@toyotamarshall]

1:32 but i don't wanna be a pirate

[@theanshumantripathi]

We all love how these videos are in original aspect ratio 😘

[@khooop5922]

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[@AlexanderJohnR]

Jerry is already wearing a blue puffy shirt.

[@jameshaggerty8348]

He really was throughout the majority of this season. Not that there’s anything wrong with that!

[@wilmetteentwistle9242]

Can you spare a little change for an old buccaneer?

[@Eric-wu7bp]

The most iconic Seinfeld episode of all time

[@malbuff]

When Gumbel keeps going on about the puffy shirt and asks him if he's going to wear the shirt at the benefit, it immediately reminded me of when Eric Idle asks Arthur (Two Sheds) Jackson, "Did you write the symphony in the shed?" Don't ask me why; it just does.

[@howardlevin2753]

Does this have anything to do with a shop in Greenwich Village that sold that stuff in the 80's? I called it a "fop shop."

[@fletcherhamilton3177]

In fairness the arms on his blue shirt in the first scene there are pretty puffy too . . .

[@DavidJimenez-dz2ts]

Jerry looks like he was already wearing a puffy shirt😂😂😂

[@emptyhand777]

Why didn't Kramer ever wear a puffy shirt?

[@fromthehaven94]

I feel ridiculous in it, and I think it's the stupidest shirt I've ever seen to be perfectly honest with you!

[@nikiyen6]

"Is that what you're wearing?" LOL

[@laurensplompen]

Now to be honest, the saggy blue shirt Jerry's wearing in the first scene doesn't look great either.

[@jean-philippedecarie2024]

It's actually quite puffy by today's standards

[@laurensplompen]

@@jean-philippedecarie2024 absolutely, you could hide 3 medium sized cats in each sleeve, no problem

[@donc9275]

You know….She’s a low talker. LoL

[@GeorgeSemel]

Now that I am a lot older with hearing problems, I run into a lot of low talkers. The Puffy Shirt is one of the best ones.

[@boss-lyfe]

Where do they come up with this stuff 😂

[@achaudhari101]

I don't know, I could have come up with a lot of various reasons to make sales of this shirt skyrocket. It would be comfortable; it would be a good alternative to business shirts being somewhat uncomfortable (I mean you don't have to button any sleeves on those shirts back then), it's a good casual look and could work for homeless/poor people, and lastly, it's the outfit that the people who created this country wore so it could be patriotic.

[@CeeLiberty]

Put that shirt on the model who plays "captain morgan rum" Very hot! Jerry can't pull it off!

[@loganpierce9244]

Jerry looks like a bad imitation of Neil Diamond on a bad day…!!!!

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

Easy on the redundancy

[@mathewcipriano4794]

This would have been the kind of shirt that Prince would have worn to promote his Gold album back in the 90s.

[@MajorCulturalDivide]

Adam Ant been there and done that a decade before this aired.

[@cooleydbt]

They must of raided Prince's closet, It's the exact same shirt he wears at the end of Purple Rain😅!

[@amonralice2]

Elaine's laugh. How many takes did that scene take. 😅😅😅😅

[@andoncroft5154]

When Jerry said THERE MAKING THESE????? 😂

[@TheDailyPunndit]

The low talker screaming and yelling. That is one good part. And of course George burns his hands .. Oh I can use that short clip for my Dad Joke videos.

[@mobus1603]

Both screaming and yelling?

[@deegee9766]

Seinfeld on Netflix Oct 1st, Shop Ebay

[@joycampi7233]

I can't wait!!

[@deegee9766]

@@joycampi7233 👍👍👍

[@audrytita5956]

😂😂😂😂They re all kind of kind of puffed you look kind of like a pirate😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Devilsblood]

It worked for Captain Jack Sparrow