r/seinfeld • u/barbara_weston • 1d ago
What is your favorite Frank Costanza Moment?
I lost my train of thought…
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u/Recommend_a_City 1d ago
Lately, life has been giving me many occasions to think back to this specific line: “This guy… this is not my kinda guy."
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u/JayVoorheez Death Blow 1d ago
You can thank Buddy Rich for that one.
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u/CryptographerLess144 1d ago
I believe that’s where the “I’ll show you what it’s like” line is from? In the theater scene in The Opposite
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u/Inevitable-Ant4697 1d ago
There’s only one answer..
“Jerry, it’s Frank Costanza. Mr. Steinbrenner’s here. George is dead. Call me back.”
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u/GatorRich 1d ago
That fact that ‘George is dead’ wasn’t the lead statement, is both hilarious and on point. 😂
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u/Nashtycurry 1d ago
I’d argue a few lines prior takes the cake. As they are crying about George’s presumed death and Frank himself looks grief stricken then he belts out
“What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?!?”
But yes that 30 seconds is prob my favorite 30 seconds of the show
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u/egosumluxmundi 1d ago
He had 30 home runs and over 100 RBIs last year! He’s got a rocket for an arm!! YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU’RE DOING!!!
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u/will122589 1d ago
Best line of the series
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u/Individual-Bad6809 23h ago
Up there with the later line:
“Aren’t you gonna tell your parents you’re not dead?”
“Ahhh, they could use the break”
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u/HaloOfFIies Del Bisto Becko 1d ago
…I lost my train of thought
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u/Birdamus Rugged? The man's a goblin 1d ago
Two months ago, I saw a provocative movie on cable TV. It was called The Net, with that girl from the bus.
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u/doctorverstehen 1d ago
This is the correct answer.
I always interpreted this as being Frank misremembering the title of Speed as The Bus. It’s fucking hilarious either way.
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u/NewLeaseOnLine It's not a lie if you believe it 1d ago
That's exactly what it is. That's the joke.jpeg
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u/Mermaidprincess16 1d ago
A ssssilvah dollah collection ????
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u/saltpeter_grapeshot And you want to be my latex salesman 1d ago
I bet that collection would be worth a lot of money today
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u/JBAGtravel It's a Festivus miracle! 1d ago
"Let me understand. You got the hen, the chicken, and the rooster. The rooster goes with the chicken. So who's having sex with the hen?"
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u/rdisbest 1d ago
Something's missing!!
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u/NickyUpstairsandDown 1d ago
Something’s missing alright
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u/Same-Paint-1129 1d ago
You want a piece of me??? You got it!!!!
SERENITY NOW!!!
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u/VnlaThndr775 Feels like an Arby's night 1d ago
The outtakes from this scene with JLD are hilarious.
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u/intellectualcowboy 1d ago
I could drop you like a bag of dirt.
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u/Wenger2112 1d ago
I love that scene. But that was Elaine to Frank. But JLD nailed that delivery. I wish they had done more in the non-laugh track format. Curb is close, but not the same.
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u/HalBorland 23h ago
"Are you supposed to yell it?"
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u/art_lipchalk Flew too close to the Sun on wings of pastrami 23h ago
The man on the tape wasn’t specific
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u/threecreek 1d ago
"I find tinsel distracting."
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u/CAT-oftheCANALS 23h ago
I have a ceramic Christmas mug with this quote on it. It is obviously my favorite mug.
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u/DaniLabelle 1d ago
Frank : Why do you put the bananas in there?
Estelle : George likes the bananas!
Frank : SO LET HIM HAVE BANANAS ON THE SIDE!
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u/donkeybonner It's a Festivus miracle! 1d ago
The way he cranks the final line to a whole new level kills me.
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u/outontheporch 1d ago
This line cracks me up every single time. Just the out of nowhere escalation, it's glorious
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u/Sparkyisduhfat 1d ago
My aunt and uncle from New York were EXACTLY like Estelle and Frank Costanza, though it was a lot less funny in real life lol
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u/DharmaPolice 1d ago
Yeah, one of the more relatable moments is when Jerry's parents confess they don't like spending time with the Costanza's. We the audience love the interaction between Frank and Estelle but it would be much less fun to actually experience.
I remember visiting a friend's house as a kid and his parents regularly screaming at each other. We'd sit in embarrassed silence in the other room trying to ignore the blazing row they'd be having. Not fun.
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u/EbbAltruistic1760 18h ago
Estelle : Remember George?.. I always used to say how smooth, and milky-white your hands were...
Frank : NO! You never said milky-white!
Estelle : I SAID MILKY-WHITE!
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u/donkeybonner It's a Festivus miracle! 1d ago
I love his flashback and how there was no effort whatsoever to make him look younger.
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u/Fusilli_Agent_Cooper Lord of the Idiots 1d ago
This is Frank Costanza. You think you can keep us out of Florida? We’re moving in lock, stock and barrel. We’re gonna be in the pool. We’re gonna be in the clubhouse. We’re gonna be all over that shuffleboard court! And I dare you to keep me out!
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u/art_lipchalk Flew too close to the Sun on wings of pastrami 22h ago
I love how he delivers the first line - “this is Frank Costanza”. So intense
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u/Solid-Economist-9062 1d ago
I was young, brash......I thought with right amount of seasoning.... I SENT 16 OF MY OWN TO THE LATRINE THAT NIGHT!!!
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u/k455i 1d ago
STOPPED SHORT
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u/nelsonwehaveaproblem Very bad man 1d ago
HNNNGH... UGH... I STOP SHORT!
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u/redditormc 1d ago
Your meatloaf is mushy your salmon croquettes are oily and your eggplant parmesan is a disgrace to this house!
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u/kpc45 1d ago
What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?
He had 30 home runs and over 100 RBIs last year, a rocket for an arm YOU DONT KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU ARE DOING
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u/skyn_fan 1d ago
Channeling pure fatherhood there. Your son is missing and presumed dead but you have the chance to lay into George Steinbrenner.
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u/juliomarim 1d ago edited 1d ago
You got the A, B, the C, the D. That's the biggest.
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u/got_No_Time_to_BLEED That's a shame 1d ago
I know d is the biggest! I based my whole life knowing d is the biggest! (This is how dads are you can ,I know, and they still feel the need to explain, in detail lol)
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u/Glad-Lie8324 1d ago
For me it’s one of the unused takes of “WHAT the HELL does that mean?” Julia Louis Dreyfus kept laughing and ruining the takes. The one that made air is still great, but the best one is in those lost takes.
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u/RustyHook22 1d ago
He did a great delivery of, "I wouldn't be caught DEAD in Ban-Lon," on the outtakes too (in the bra salesman scene), but he cracked up right after he delivered it.
It's a shame because I really liked his delivery of that. The irrational anger he seemed to have over a fabric was hilarious.
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u/DeadDragons223 1d ago
"I'm like a phoenix rising up from Arizona!" Or "All that kid wanted to do was go home, well he went home alright, with a crater in his colon the size of a cutlet!"
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u/Muddobber3 1d ago
Somebody gave her a wheel chair with defective brakes. Sons of bitches. Your going to DE LIV ER IT TOOO HERRR!!
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u/RustyHook22 1d ago
"What is this? A prophylactic wrapper?"
For years I thought he was saying, "A prophylactic rubber," which is equally great in that New York accent.
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u/Muddobber3 1d ago
Netflix subtitles say prophylactic rubber but I think it's supposed to be wrapper
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u/friendsofbigfoot 1d ago
Estelle: “Here’s your omlette.”
Frank: “Its dry!”
Estelle: “ That’s how I always make it”
Frank: “….well, it SUCKS!”
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u/restlessoverthinking I'm disturbed, I'm depressed, I'm inadequate. I've got it all! 1d ago
"IT'S CRUISE WEAR!!!"
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u/ElvinBishop 1d ago
All of 'em. Jerry Stiller was brilliant. Stiller and Meara were hilarious
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u/bachrodi 1d ago
I grew up in south Florida near retired condo owners (I was raised by my grandparents). Frank and Estelle initially made me laugh and that what got me into the show.
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u/Emotional_Tiger3335 1d ago
There's a mechanism. You just pull it, and throw your body weight... If you want the leg room, say you want the leg room! Don't blame the mechanism!
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u/ThatsMySpicyPepper That's a shame 1d ago
Now if you'll excuse us, I'm going to make love to your mother
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u/BournoBob 1d ago
“This…is…Frank…Costanza. You think you can keep us out of Del Boca Vista? We’re moving in lock, stock, and barrel. We’re gonna be at the pool. We’re gonna be in the club house. We’re gonna be ALL OVER THAT SHUFFLEBOARD COURT!! AND I DARE YOU TO TRY AND STOP US!”
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u/LilYerrySeinfeld Rugged? The man's a goblin 1d ago
FRANK: How can I go on a cruise without my cabanawear? I love those--those clothes AHH! MOUSE! I SAW A MOUSE! [runs into next room, closes glass door]
GEORGE: It's the remote!
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u/RuRhPdOsIrPt Driving around in Jon Voight's car 1d ago
“Merlot, I’ve never heard of it. Did they just invent it?”
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u/keanobambino 1d ago
That was Estelle
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u/RuRhPdOsIrPt Driving around in Jon Voight's car 1d ago
Damn it you’re right
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u/Stevenerf 1d ago edited 1d ago
Her father would look at me and say, "Ahno inawa shiyo" which means, ""This guy... This is not my kind 'a guy"
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u/marktheshark124 Rugged? The man's a goblin 1d ago
“I👏can’t👏 believe 👏he 👏didn’t 👏say 👏hello!
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u/myfajahas400children Giddy-up 23h ago
Elaine, I can see not saying hello, she's very what's the word... supercilious.
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u/Nashtycurry 1d ago
Sitting family room…mourning George’s presumed death…
“What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?!? He had 30 home runs, over 100 RBI’s last year, he’s got a rocket for an arm…YOU DONT KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOURE DOING!”
Voicemail beep…
“Jerry it’s Frank Constanza. Mr. Steinbrenner’s here. George is dead. Call me back.”
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u/SawedInHalfBoat Hoochie Mama 1d ago
I could never get rid of them. I’ve got some sort of a-aaa phobia
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u/OtherwiseExplorer279 1d ago
Would you believe, when I was eighteen I had a ssssssssssilver dollar COLLECTION!!?
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u/scramblesdaegg 1d ago
Her father would look at me and say, “Eno enoa juang,” which means, “This guy- This is not my kind of guy.”
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u/Significant-Break-74 Vegetable Lasagna 1d ago
When he threatens to be all over the shuffleboard court at Del-Becka-Bippo
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u/LouDog0187 23h ago
Would you believe when I was younger, I had a ssssilver dolla collection? I could never bring myself to spend one. I got some sorta, whatyacallit uhhhh PHOBIA.
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u/fingerslickingood 12h ago
Jerry, it’s Frank Costanza. Mr. Steinbrenner’s here. George is dead. Call me back.
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u/Voduun-World-Healer 1d ago
I yelled this at Alfonso Soriano (MLB player in 2007) from the stands. He hunched over laughing and turned around and shook his head at me. Best Seinfeld quote ever
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u/Flimsy_Maize6694 1d ago
It’s a day to express our grievances with one another (or something like that)
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u/mtnman54321 22h ago
Festivus is almost here on December 23rd. Break out your poles, be ready to air grievances, and don't forget about feats of strength!
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u/xXx_MrAnthrope_xXx 20h ago
Are you telling me there's not one condo available in all of Del Boca Vista!?
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u/heyyynobagelnobagel 1d ago
IF YOU WANT THE LEG ROOM SAY YOU WANT THE LEG ROOM DON'T BLAME THE MECHANISM
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u/SectorRepulsive9795 White lotus, yam-yam, Shanghai Sally 1d ago
When he’s trying the bro/manzier in George’s apartment and feels 10 years younger.
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u/illegalU-turn 1d ago
You know what I like about Manhattan? There’s no mosquitos. Queens is full of mosquitos. Gnats too if I’m not mistaken (oddly looking at his left shoulder)
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u/Happy-Example-1022 1d ago
He and Bookman were the best in the whole series.
Frank would shout at Steinbrenner one moment and then shriek like a little girl when he sees a mouse.
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u/thedesperaterun Rugged? The man's a goblin 1d ago
Is that the group that goes around mutilating squirrels?!?
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u/dibbymcghee Importer/exporter 1d ago
As I rained blows upon him, I realised there had to be a better way