Jerry Seinfeld on the "only mistake" he felt he made on the Seinfeld finale
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Larry David is amazing for basically telling his life story twice and getting paid for it
Ha! So true
Larry David>>>>>>Jerry Seinfeld
Only Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David could setup a 20 year call back.
25 years
Top Gun Maverick, Star Trek Picard season 3, Tim Allen, Jack Ritter... just to name a few.
@@ricflair9717 I was not referring to sequels as the list would be endless I was merely referring to the “comedy callback” a callback is a joke that refers to one previously told in the set. Callbacks are a subset of inside jokes which refer to something told in the set rather than to anything in general. Because this was one comedian making the call back on a different show but about himself it’s not really the same as the aforementioned sequels you’re referring too.
Bob Newhart
@@dannylopez5052 now that that’s old school…I like it!
Mixing the two shows like that was pure genius!
Gold Jerry Gold!!
Which episode was this?
Hey..do you like soup?
Which episode(s)?
@@kirrikins it´s at least that other wannabe standup comedian telling Jerry his material is that, i forgot his character name but that´s it.
@@kirrikinslast episode of Seinfeld and the last episode of Curb your enthusiasm are connected
In a show about nothing, having the finale end with something happening to them was top shelf irony.
You realise that was just a media buzz phrase right? The guys themselves never said it was about nothing, they said it was about the minutia of life which is still something, the confusion arises cos in the show George tries to pitch a show to NBC about nothing more than every day life. That's what the media picked up on.
The show was about something: about how Jerry, as a comedian, got his inspiration for his stand-ups. The media was the one running the "series about nothing" thing and Seinfeld and David took that into the series.
@@user-et6pj4db9sthey pitched it in Seinfeld season 4 as a show about nothing. So meta. But yes, you are correct. It def was about something.
The show really was about relationships and social interactions, the show was about as much as any other show imo, that for sure is just a phrase
@@collieee2957 the reason it was called a show about nothing was because the show regularly ended storylines on a joke with no conclusion. Episodes would end with the principle cast still in crisis, and then start the next unaffected. It was so commonplace, people started asking what the point was. Calling it a show about nothing was a simple way to tell those critics to stop asking stupid queations and just enjoy it for what it is.
The episode where George and Jerry pitch a show about nothing was an obvious nod to those critics, because clearly a show about absolutely nothing wouldn't get made.
There's multiple occasions when the principle cast would commit crimes and there'd be no resolution because it was funnier to not punish them. So, to end a show that had such little stakes with all 4 in prison for simply watching a crime being committed was perfect irony.
Thanks for failing to understand. The fact I had to explain it ruins the joke.
The final episode of Seinfeld may not have been the funniest of the series but for those fans who had watched every episode, it was an absolute treat to see all those characters return. As some else has said here, gold Jerry, gold!
The Seinfeld series had the best casting for side characters. The library cop, Jackie Chiles, Puddy, Babu. The list goes on. Bringing them all back was like having the whole cast do a bow at the theater.
It was a good idea apart from the prison ending. I think that's what annoyed most people tbf.
The Curb season with Seinfeld was the true finale.
I asked a question (posted here above) if anyone knew the episode(s) this refers too? I'm watching a lot of things right now and it's on my list but I'd like to watch what he's referencing while this is fresh❤ Ty
@@juliebaxter7152 final episode of the series, No lessons Learned.
@@Beatmakinmc thank you!
That isn’t what he’s talking about. They did a Seinfeld reunion in the middle of the series
@@incognito9218no
For the people that don’t realize how huge that finally was of Seinfeld. It was a catch 22. Couldn’t possibly end well because no one wanted (audience) it to end! As time has gone on and you watch all the old cast brought back it’s just like any other classic Seinfeld episode to me now. Genius and well done!
LoL very well said. I didn’t want it to end either, so enjoyed how clever the salt on the wound (bringing all the characters in) added the sting to the laughter.
I think the ending was perfect because you got to see the cast deal with being in jail together and how they were basically unaffected by their circumstance. IMO, no mistake.
True, the only problem was that it was so boring.
@@richardeast3328
I wouldn't say boring, but it definitely relied too much on the secondary characters that "made the show great" in Jerry's words. I think it just needed some other subplot with the main cast, Kramer and George trying to bribe a juror or something, I don't know.
For me a black teenage girl , people thought I was corny but now they watch it as an adult and they get it.
The show was brilliant… as well as all of the characters has brought our families so much joy and laughter:)
No the problem people had with the finale was that it was so focused on bringing all the characters back and did t focus on Jerry George Elaine and Kramer.
Them being in jail wasn’t anything people complained about
It's a sitcom. Not a f*cking soap opera. You probably wanted jerry to marry Elaine or something lame like that
@@humblebugg5270in the 21st century, isn’t everything written as a soap opera now? Even the Law & Order episodes and most new sitcoms are as soaps now. I loved the way that the show about nothing all turned out to be connected, but if we missed an episode, it was no big deal that made you just quit watching, ie: Paramount’s Yellowstone, reran every holiday haha. I gave up on it Season 5 due to overkill. TV has become frustrating to me, although maybe it’s just my age & vision.
The 2 last episodes of the funniest sitcom ever just weren't very funny... that's the thing. Bringing back the characters if it's not that funny?!? I watched it live at the time. It was like two very below-average episodes. Not a great way to end a masterpiece.
@@levesquejean-francois3287 lol it wasn't live 🤣 😂
@@humblebugg5270He means when it premiered on television. 🙄
It's not that hard to figure out what he means, or do you just enjoy acting intellectually challenged?
I think some people think that the finale of something has to be the best part. But that's not the finale's job. The finale's job is to wrap things up, and the Seinfeld finale did that perfectly. It's not the best episode, but it's not bad either, and it was never supposed to be the best episode.
the people were angry that day, my friends,like an old man sending soup back at the deli.
Jerry you look great
He’s given us us so much entertainment. He deserves so much credit. And some grace for his opinions about sitcoms, which by the way he earned. He knows a little about sitcoms.
By himself the show would have been meh but the combined cast just made it perfect!
I think by now we've got enough to show Larry David was the main magic there. Everything Seinfeld said about what you can't do in sitcoms anymore applied to Curb, and clearly Larry succeeded where Jerry fell short. He's also just bitter people don't think he's funny.
He was never that funny by himself
@@JrezSeinfeld was on network tv, Curb was on cable tv where rules are less strict.
@TheLastWordWithBob That's not of major relevance today, and Jerry's complaints are applied to media today, not the 90s. This isn't a comparison between the shows, it's a comparison between what Jerry says about media today and reality.
I don't care what people say. My opinion it was the best finale ever! Very clever way to get all the old characters back.
No, best finale was Bob Newhart’s 2nd show where Bob as his character from his first show wakes up in bed to his wife Suzanne Pleshette from his first show in bed with him telling her about a dream he had - which was about the second show.
@S0ngsyngr Never watched the 2nd show but loved the first show. Mr. Carlin was one of my favorite TV characters of all time.
I agree, I loved it because nothing really changed, they did their time and went basically back to their daily routine, to me it made it feel like nothing had really ended which was great because I didn’t want it to end. Some times life just continues in the same way and I think that’s perfectly fine. You have emotional endings like Friends' where everything changes and they separate and stuff, I don’t watch sitcoms to get emotional, what I want is fun and laughs
I don't care what you say. The finale was an anticlimax.
@@mrloop1530 Maybe for you, but I climaxed 3 times during the finale.
All CYE episodes with Jerry was... Gold. Enviable bond between them.
Having them go to jail was depressing…that was a sad way to end the show when so many fans cared about those characters.
It was brilliant because all four of them are sociopaths lol. It also gave flowers to all the iconic characters that appeared throughout the years.
I mean the court hearing literally explained all the terrible things they did. They literally were terrible people lol. Also, like the comment above, we got to see all the cast in one room. It was brilliant to me.
The Finale should have been the 4 characters hugging while Jerry says "Me so happy, me want to cry."
It’s brilliance playing out perfectly. Life imitating art.
I wonder if he is dealing with Parkinson’s? This is the 3 rd interview where he has head tremors.
Adam from Parks and Rec has the shakes too. It’s sad
He actually seems lispy too, like his tongue isn't 100%
I see it in this interview.
I don't think most people who panned it realize that the dialogue in last scene is a repeat of the first scene in a restaurant and ends with Jerry asking "Haven't we had this conversation before?" Clever stuff. I thought the finale was great.👍
Finale was great but true keeping them in jail was probably not the best way to end it.
I always thought that the ending should have been that Newman took the witness stand and gave a stirring, heartfelt speech defending Jerry and his friends, revealing that he loved and revered them all--especially Jerry. His speech would be so stirring that in the end the group would be exonerated and set free. Realizing how much he owed to Newman, Jerry would be forced to accept Newman into his inner circle which, of course, would be Newman's ultimate revenge....
Yap that's a good script, Newman was amazing!
Gerry looks more handsome NOW than he did many years ago. God bless you and your family Mr Seinfeld.
This host called Seinfeld “cringe” a few years ago now he gushes over him like he’s Selena Gomez
Yeah, im not a fan
Welcome to showbiz, sycophancy everywhere you look.
Kids are idiots and say dumb crap. Sometimes they grow and learn and gain perspective. Personally I've never been a fan of Seinfeld and ONLY laughed when Gilbert Gottfried would make fun of him on Stern.
But I can still at least appreciate the show as a cultural icon.
@@Teeveepicksures Nobody is a fan of the man, his comedy is very bland, people only rave about the show cos of Larry David, Jason Alexander or Michael Richards, nobody ever calls Jerry their favourite despite the fact it's his name in the title. He was just the straight man to the other characters.
@@user-et6pj4db9s "Nobody" is doing a lot of lifting in your comment. I understand you severely dislike him but you should grow and come to grips with the fact that different people have different tastes.
I actually sold him coffee at a cafe in George Washington University in the late nineties with his girlfriend. A gentleman all the way👍
My favorite part of the Seinfeld final episode was not only seeing almost all of the characters from over the years but when Jackie Childs repeated the line to Jerry, "they're real and they're spectacular"😂
And YES they are!!!
Huge Seinfeld (and Curb fan) and like some others here, I didn’t have a big problem with finale. Was it a great episode? No, but they created a way to bring back so many characters.
I loved the finale. It was brilliant. They were so mean. Everyone came back and testified against them. I thought it was perfect. Now I hated it when it first came out. It’s like a fine wine. Just got better.
I liked the finale and seeing all the old characters. Them ending up in jail was slightly bothersome but hardly took away from a great finale
I loved (still love) the show, and have no issue with how it ended. Don't forget, in the end (and I think someone in the cast said this at the time) these were NOT good people - they were selfish and shallow and lacked self-awareness. And we loved them for it, but still, not people you'd REALLY want to have to count on.
The thing with the button being in the wrong place made people mad. Like it should have ended with them crying, and telling everyone how sorry they were for letting a fat guy get robbed, right? I thought the ending demonstrated that going to the slammer had no effect at all. Perfect ending.
I’ve never seen Jerry smile during an interview. He’s always so serious, almost grumpy. It’s hard to believe he writes comedy.
But there was something very Seinfeldesque about leaving the characters in jail. One of the Seinfeld trademarks was quirky plots with conflicts that are never resolved.
People who think they have only made one mistake, have already made two!
He’s talking about the shows finale boomer
He’s just trying to tell a good story
That being said jerry and him were gold!!!
The finale was the best series ending of all time. Ironic and Hilarious.
It doesn’t matter where it ended. It was all about bookending it with the dialog from the first episode about the buttons
Like a senior talking about synchronicity at book club.
The finale was fine. People always want to complain about everything
It was not fine. It sucked!
. Agreed. It was pretty bad
Jerry's stand up bit in jail is 😂😂😂
Since Jerry is admitting it, I'll agree, I felt it at the time. I wish they would do a 1 hour Seinfeld so we could see where they are now.
I don’t think it was a mistake at all. Leaving them in jail was symbolic of how they were trapped in their own petty narcissistic existence.
The Seinfeld finale was BRUTAL. The Curb finale of Seinfeld was great.
The finale Should have been a questions and answers forum with a live audience to wrap up as many loose ends as possible in two hours.
Damn that's actually something a lot of shows could adapt lol
After seeing every episode at least a couple times, until seeing this clip, I never realized that the last episode included every character that had played on Seinfeld. Thanks so much as I’m thanking you while laughing at myself lol.
The leaving them in prison wasn't the only mistake. Trust me.
I think the finale was spectacular, both very funny and nostalgic, but also just with the socially-criminal behaviors of the characters.
Not putting them in prison for a short while, after being introduced to this possibility, would've been a crime and disappointment.
It was PERFECT!
The biggest mistake was not binging back REBECCA.....DEMORNAY!!!
I loved the finale! Was so disappointed to hear it slammed! Especially when David Puddy wouldn’t wait for Elaine😂😂😂
I’ve watched the Seinfeld finale once and that’s the night it aired and have never re-watched it. I can’t stand it….. it didn’t feel like a Seinfeld episode clever in someways but I’ve watched it once and I’ve watched the other episodes hundreds of times so……… I’m sure I’m not alone.
Worth rewatching to see how much your opinion might change
I loved it have watched since day 1 still watch every night 👏👏👏 “don’t be a hater” 🤪😹😹😹
I liked the final episode
It’s a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” ending. Jerry and the gang get in trouble for NOT being good samaritans. Larry gets in trouble for giving someone water and being a Good Samaritan. Honestly really ingenious
Seinfeld is a legend
I loved the finale, ...I never understood the complaints.
I don't see how it was a mistake
The series came full circle and Seinfeld got out while the show was on top. Genius.
Last episode was very good
I like how, even though, in the Seinfeld finale, they all end up in prison, that Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm didn't wind up staying there. That would've been terrible had it ended that way. Good callback to a finale that corrected itself in the future later on.
I love you Jerry thanks for being my hero
Agreed Jerry 💯 % Agreed. You guys redeemed yourselves 👍
Having the main characters end in jail is what made the finale so funny! After all those years, these sociopaths finally face consequences! If Seinfeld had pandered to audience's sensitivity, it wouldn't have been as good as it was. It was a bold but witty show, and it ending in the most opposite way that is expected for sitcoms made it unique - and hilarious!
Remarkable. Norman Lear already did this. A few times over.
It was a great ending.
I say this with an unblemished record of heterosexuality, Damn Jerry is looking good these days.
I liked the Seinfeld finale. The premise is hilarious
It was a show about nothing but we all feel the loss now that it's gone 😢😮
I remember Seinfeld once saying how he never wanted to do a show that was a rehash of old clips from previous episodes, which essentially the last episode of thr show was. So, while I think he was a little hypocritical for doing something he said he would never do, I did think the premise of putting the Elaine, Kramer, Jerry and George on trial for their antisocial behavior throughout the series was quite funny though, because it stayed true to show's sense of irony which I always enjoyed.
The finale show was actually an excuse for the show to fund a closing party for all the supporting cast members. All playing in character as expected. Genius really!
I support the finale. I thought it was spot on, like he said, bring back characters.
It made all of his fans think that they liked 4 terrible people for 10 years, good intention, but It was a little disconnected
Jerry looks good on this. Where can you watch Curb?
Does anyone know if this is over several episodes or just one? I'd like to watch that episode if anyone knows which one(s) it is?
I have absolutely no idea what Jerry is talking about frankly, I'm yet to see any report about two new series of Seinfeld.
I would have liked to see them get out of jail and turn it around on those people who accused them of a lot of rubbish they made up about them - It seemed like it wasn't ending in the right way to me.
I loved the final episode.
Yessss!! I just bet if you did a REDO and everyone was released from jail, you’d have a HUGE outburst of jubilation!!! Do it!!!
In 2009, Seinfeld cast was already out of jail, on Curb reunion. What's the deal?
I need to watch Seinfeld. I watched a little of it back when it was on Hulu and I don't believe it's there anymore. The thing is back in the '90s which is when I grew up I didn't really watch sitcoms that often. Really just The Simpsons and then some stuff on Nickelodeon and that was basically it. The only sitcom I actually regularly watched back then besides that would be third rock. Anyways I'm more into sitcoms now than I used to be back then. I guess I just didn't really care for the machine laughter or fake laughter or whatever.
To REAL Seinfeld fans, the finale was PERFECT.😂😂😂
A has gotten so good , their guest level has increased so much , great job !!
I think the biggest irony is that Larry gets arrested for a NON-SELFISH act
Unfortunately I didn't have access or know about Larry David's other show so I did not get to see that reunion but what a story! I was glad to hear about it because I was so disappointed with them being put in jail and didn't get out. Lol. But I did love all the cast from the other shows passing through for the courtroom scene it was fun in a way but sad to see it end. But I totally understand. Thanks everyone! 💜
Nobody told me there would be math involved.
no. it didn't follow the Seinfeld formula. that was the problem
It was a genius ending....
This whole full interview is great. Much love for Toronto. #6ix
I loved the absurdist lack of mainstream satisfaction of them non-plussec in jail.
I thought the finalee was terrific. It wasnt just gags and silly comedy it aimed higher for once and delivered.
Kenny Bania would love this
Reminds me of Bob Newhart’s shows
They should have doubled down and left Larry in jail. "No Lessons Learned". hahaha
I'm a big Seinfeld fan who disliked the finale. I always regarded them as self-centered and neurotic but not mean-spirited. Yes, I get that the show was never sentimental but that was still a leap I didn’t want to take...and the Greenday song was an additional slap.
And if the finale was a mistake/misfire, there's no way to redeem it in another series, and after so many years.
The thumbnail got changed lol - Rappaport was in the middle before now it's the Chief Engineer of Laughter and Cheer
Loved the finale. You were in jail for only a year and that was 24 years ago.
Jerry. If you happen to ever read what I am about to say, just remember that even though you don't like praise because you already know that you're funny. Let me just say: YOU did a great job of taking advantage of the opportunities that were presented to you. DEDICATED. PREPARED. CREATIVE. COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. Yet, the show did have to survive "the learning curve". AND. The chemistry with "the nucleus of 4" could never have happened without JULIA as great as she is. Same with Michael Richards. And the same with Jason Alexander. Yet, nothing would have happened without your passion for comedy and quite frankly not without Warren Littlefield and especially not without George Shapiro. Andy Ackermann has to be given a great deal of credit because great shows need direction. Not to mention the brilliant writing. Was it headed by Larry Charles? And, of course, LARRY DAVID AND YOURSELF making fun of expired fig newtons, etc. at Lees Market which I understand gave you & Larry THE IMPETUS TO CREATE A SHOW.
AND. THE PERSEVERANCE AFTER STRUGGLING THROUGH THE VERY BEGINNING. There is a saying that says don't let people "sell you short".
I don't know. Maybe that was the mindset of the whole team. AND WHAT A FANTASTIC TEAM IT WAS.
Yet, YOU WERE THE CATALYST. OR SO IT SEEMS TO ME.
I like the finale but, in my opinion, it has one major flaw: It's the Seinfeld universe's version of violating the chief maxim of the show's writer's room: "No hugging. No learning." In other words, it got sentimental.
Had they done a normal episode and just ended it, we'd all be talking about how a show about nothing ended with nothing. This discussion would've never even come up.
I loved the Seinfeld finale. I thought it was great.
I felt that the Seinfeld finale played better when I saw it randomly in reruns than it did when it originally aired and there was all this build-up & anticipation.
I thought they might get a pardon from the governor.
I liked the ending and that they ended up in jail because it was only for a year