Thought I knew everything about Seinfeld. Had no clue that another actor played his father. This change to Jerry Stiller was massive towards the shows success.
@@nthgth True, but sometimes in small neighborhoods like that one, your driveway can only fit one car...and I believe George's mom also had a car, so it makes sense that Frank would have to look for a spot :)
@@שולמיתרוש this was Franks first ever appearance. After this episode, they wanted to use him a lot more so they needed an actor who can agree to be on the show for awhile and that’s where Jerry Stiller decided to come in. If you watch this episode on Netflix, Jerry Stiller is actually in this role via every scene with him was reshot completely replacing this guy
2 things I love here - 1. The "What does that mean? - Yeah....." 2. "Make sure we don't forget where the car is parked" A subtle reference to the mall episode
@@giraffesareselfish9563ok...now what does that have to do with the comment you replied to? This is like the stuff you post to your own comment not change the subject on someone elses.
@@fooddrugadministrator4079 I watched the season in real time. So I knew both actors. Strangely I didn't really care when John Randolph was replaced by Stiller.
Reading through the comments, I see that NOBODY recognizes the actor playing Frank. How do you not recognize him ??? He's been on TV and in movies since the 50's !
Most young people wouldn't recognize a famous actor from decades past. Heck I don't think anyone from the 80s or 90s know many famous actors from the 50s, except maybe the super famous ones like James Dean or Marlon Brando. John Randolph ain't really up there.
I recognized the actor, but not in this role. I wonder how long he played it before being replaced with Jerry Stiller. And what the backstory was around it.
@@aerystargaryenii2565 I'm pretty sure either season 1 or 2 because I know this was the episode George's father first appeared in, especially since there's two versions of the episode where his father was originally played by John Randolph while the re-shot version was replaced with Jerry Stiller.
"George....George!" Stiller yelled it with a little dance I call the :Costanza shuffle". George did a similar dance when Steinbrenner had him committed to the asylum in Season 6 or 7.
True moral, dont be stupid. If you have a group of people around your car...find an old person. Claim someome stole the handicap placard This stuff only happens to bad liars and idiots without a brain. So easy to avoid these problems
He isn't fully wrong. They give out handy capped status WAY too easily, so often I see someone park there (they have the sticker) and then just waltz right out of their car into the store. I think maybe 1/10 times they have a walker or wheelchair. If you actually are crippled I agree with you having the spot but if you can move 3+ mph you shouldn't have the status.
One of my favorite parts is when "The Fantastic Four" discover Frank's Car has been rearranged! George is absolutely horrified when he see's the destruction and can only mutter "groans" and Jerry being the good friend say's..." You know a lot of these scratches will buff right out" LOLOLOL That LQQK from George belongs on a postcard! Cheers Seinfeld Groupies Everywhere!
Really? well it just so happens I have the statue, and a mean mother in law. Looks like we can make a deal. EDIT: This is just a joke, not a solicitation. I don't have the statue and a I don't have a mother in law.
This first actor who played Frank Costanza seems to be too advanced in age to be George's father. The show continued until 1997, I wonder if he would have been able to make it.
Lol are you dumb. There’s nothing to wonder the actor made it until 2004. The biggest issue is he was 44 years older than Jason Alexander which is almost old enough to be his grandfather. Jerry Stiller was 32 years older so it made it more believable
People are talking about how they prefer the reshoot with Jerry Stiller over the original. tbh, I kinda like this version, it's an interesting part of the history of the show to see prototype versions of what would become important characters later on. Plus, I think this Frank's more subdued performance suits this era of the show better.
IF ONLY they arrested people for parking in handicapped spaces. I see SO MANY people park there and not think a thing about it. Usually they park there with the car running and music blaring while they buy their lottery tickets inside the store. People like that who have NO respect for society around them aren't fit to live in a civilized environment.
I've always wondered why the angry mob just assume the car didn't belong to a handicap driver, for all they know they could have destroyed a disabled person's car
Possibly because the license plate didn't have a handicapped emblem on it and there was no placard hanging from the windshield indicating a handicapped motorist was operating it.
Handicapped drivers have placards they hang in the windows, and some even have special license plates. Technically, Frank and Estelle should have one of those anyway, because they're old. But George can get in trouble if he uses it.
I've NEVER considered that, and it's a very good question. They literally assumed when it could've well been another special needs person in the parking spot.... which is messed up.
LOL "Handicapped people wouldn't want to park there, they want to be treated like everyone else" It's funny when you think about it. Most handicapped people want to have certain privileges, but then when you come to socialize with them, they actually want to be treated like normal people. It's always win-win for them.
Hang on. "He's got the good spot, in front of the good building, in the good neighborhood..." Doesn't Frank live in Queens? In a house? Where there's driveways?? and where you can always park right in front in the street??
The reshoot with Jerry Stiller is much funnier. Just goes to show how important casting is.
I'm sure this actor is a lovely person but he is definitely not Jerry Stiller.
they reshot this?
bobsince1981 Clark gridwold’s dad from Christmas Vacation.
@@dannysmith4649 ❤️ "SQUIRREL!!!" 👴🏻
I thought I was experiencing the Mandela effect for a minute...
This version of Frank Constanza: this guy, this is not my kind of guy.
This episode is like it's from a completely different show. Bizarro Seinfeld.
he played Jerry Stiller's grandfather in a play, if memory serves right, they knew each other.
…you need to say it in Korean
LMAO!! That Korean translation!
The original broadcast version, folks.
Thought I knew everything about Seinfeld. Had no clue that another actor played his father. This change to Jerry Stiller was massive towards the shows success.
This is like watching the pilot! How delusional is that
The woman Jerry was talking to was MiMi from The Drew Carey Show
Another actor played Jerry's father at first also.
Are you special needs or something? I didn’t know that it was possible not to know that. Lmfao
@@juliuskovacs5116derp 🤤 you don’t say? 🤤 🤤
The bit about George's father having the good parking spot it's ridiculous and so true at the same time
When you live in a house though, usually you use the driveway
@@nthgth True, but sometimes in small neighborhoods like that one, your driveway can only fit one car...and I believe George's mom also had a car, so it makes sense that Frank would have to look for a spot :)
@@elliemyers6435 ah good point if the driveway only fits one car, I didn't think of that
@@nthgthtoo many people too many cars
"My George isn't clever enough to hatch a scheme like this!"
You got that right!
😂
😄
larry david insisting on reshooting this with jerry stiller for syndication was brilliant
Were you shocked to see this
I bet Larry David like to shock us to delusional thinking
not really...this sucked
@@armin38822 stop lying
I feel like I remember something about Newman redoing the voices that Larry David did for him in the earlier episodes.
Oddly enough this version of Frank Constanza visually fits the role of being George’s father
2:46
“A lot of these scratches will buff right out”
My favorite part
Jerry being a sympathetic friend.
That line was actually improvised by Jerry.
@@12Blueace yeah 😂
I saw that in the behind the scenes. This show is so superior to all. Not even close.
“You’re supposed to see your face in there. DO YOU SEE YOUR FACE IN THERE?!?!?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
When I hear that voice it strangely reminds of the aardvark from the pink panther
A rare sighting of the original Frank, before he went into politics in Vermont and had to be replaced by Jerry Stiller.
There is and only will ever be one Frank Constanza, Jerry Stiller.
I had no idea there had been a different Frank!!!
@@princecharmingthemerman Jerry "The GOAT" Stiller mind you
Politics in Vermont... You mean Bernie Sanders?
@Russell Collier Morty Seinfeld was originally a different actor too.
It's funny jerry & George both started off with different dads before finding the perfect actor
Just not the same without Jerry Stiller
Where is he??
@@שולמיתרוש this was Franks first ever appearance. After this episode, they wanted to use him a lot more so they needed an actor who can agree to be on the show for awhile and that’s where Jerry Stiller decided to come in. If you watch this episode on Netflix, Jerry Stiller is actually in this role via every scene with him was reshot completely replacing this guy
@@jackrodakthemovieguy1726 John Randolph is "this guy"
it was only just for the scene, not like it was an entire season or two
Jerry’s original dad, George’s original dad, and Elaine’s dad all appeared in one episode each
2 things I love here -
1. The "What does that mean? - Yeah....."
2. "Make sure we don't forget where the car is parked"
A subtle reference to the mall episode
The original actor for George's dad looks like an elderly Larry David
He was Clarke's dad in Christmas Vacation
@@giraffesareselfish9563ok...now what does that have to do with the comment you replied to? This is like the stuff you post to your own comment not change the subject on someone elses.
I love how both of the Franks have similar voices.
You like that they both sound extremely Jewish? And I bet you dont think your antisemitic. Not at all mr big shot
1:39 so that’s what Mimi looks like without all that makeup 😂
Omg...is that really Mimi from The Drew Carey Show? I swear when I saw her, I thought she looked familiar.
@@megsie1424That voice is unmistakable
Same energy she battled Drew with. 😆
At least she didn't call George a 🐷
Never knew Frank was played by another actor before. At first I thought it was Larry David!
I was shocked and thought I’m delusional
@@fooddrugadministrator4079 I watched the season in real time. So I knew both actors. Strangely I didn't really care when John Randolph was replaced by Stiller.
Reading through the comments, I see that NOBODY recognizes the actor playing Frank. How do you not recognize him ??? He's been on TV and in movies since the 50's !
Most young people wouldn't recognize a famous actor from decades past. Heck I don't think anyone from the 80s or 90s know many famous actors from the 50s, except maybe the super famous ones like James Dean or Marlon Brando. John Randolph ain't really up there.
I recognized the actor, but not in this role. I wonder how long he played it before being replaced with Jerry Stiller. And what the backstory was around it.
Yes. John Randolph. He played Roseanne’s dad and Stephen Keaton’s dad in Family Ties. Lots of experience playing dads on sitcoms. 😄
That's the dad from Christmas Vacation!
And Roseanne and Jackie’s dad from “Roseanne.” The late John Randolph.
John Randolph is a fantastic guy!! He was Clark Griswald's dad in Christmas Vacation. Poor guy can't seem to catch a break with his sons.
He was good but Jerry Stiller fit the role of Frank Castonza perfectly.
this just wasn't george's father type, im glad they got jerry
yeah who on earth is this guy and why did they record this scene with him
He wasn't Jewish enough, thats why the replacement is much better. Leans in on the Jewish tropes they used in the show
Jerry's line "These scratches will buff right out" was completely improvised, originally the scene was going to end in silence.
Was this the first season?
@@aerystargaryenii2565 I'm pretty sure either season 1 or 2 because I know this was the episode George's father first appeared in, especially since there's two versions of the episode where his father was originally played by John Randolph while the re-shot version was replaced with Jerry Stiller.
@@bombabombom3603 man thats fascinating I never knew that.
@@bombabombom3603this was season 4 genius
Guy: We're gonna get you, you cowards! and elaine jumping backwards at 2:09 lol
"You know all of these scratches will buff right out"
"You know, *a *lot of these scratches will buff right out."
"George....George!" Stiller yelled it with a little dance I call the :Costanza shuffle". George did a similar dance when Steinbrenner had him committed to the asylum in Season 6 or 7.
Moral of the story: Never listen to Kramer.
True moral, dont be stupid. If you have a group of people around your car...find an old person. Claim someome stole the handicap placard
This stuff only happens to bad liars and idiots without a brain. So easy to avoid these problems
“If they could drive they wouldn’t be handicapped” - Kosmo Kramer
You can't refute that logic.
He isn't fully wrong. They give out handy capped status WAY too easily, so often I see someone park there (they have the sticker) and then just waltz right out of their car into the store. I think maybe 1/10 times they have a walker or wheelchair. If you actually are crippled I agree with you having the spot but if you can move 3+ mph you shouldn't have the status.
" The important thing is he did not get hurt" "NO IT"S NOT"
😄
That's where the butler joke comes from
4:32
“When he got back, he chased after me with a baseball bat” 😂😂
I would love to see that
I can't imagine John Randolph doing that. Jerry Stiller, maybe so. But then he might fall on pasta and go "AAAHHOHHHH"
I like both Franks.
1:02
😂, still relevant today.
I love how Elaine entirely dismantles George's sexist rant by simply asking him to elaborate
Works in real life too
what does that mean? like unironically
I always thought that George should have came back to the handicap spot with a fake neck and leg injury strolling on a wheel chair.
One of my favorite parts is when "The Fantastic Four" discover Frank's Car has been rearranged! George is absolutely horrified when he see's the destruction and can only mutter "groans" and Jerry being the good friend say's..." You know a lot of these scratches will buff right out" LOLOLOL That LQQK from George belongs on a postcard! Cheers Seinfeld Groupies Everywhere!
The black guy that slammed the car with his fist played the father in the movie phat beach!!😆😂🤣
1:03 😂😂😂
George find his car destroyed is the funnyest thing ever seen on Seinfeld🤣
Really?
So this must be the only episode you've ever watched?
@sunnicalifornia15 😁
It was karma but it really hit his father who was the legal owner of the car big time.
I would kill to have that superman statue that Jerry keeps above his stereo, I’ve looked for it all over and cannot find it.
Really? well it just so happens I have the statue, and a mean mother in law. Looks like we can make a deal.
EDIT: This is just a joke, not a solicitation. I don't have the statue and a I don't have a mother in law.
That's the Bowen Seinfeld Statue 1993, you can get them on ebay sometimes but are expensive.
@@menuly thanks brother, I’ll try eBay 👍
Its like 600 and looks kinda bad. Like it was supposed to be a background piece and not seen up close. That paint job and style look terrible imo.
I like how that’s Mimi from The Drew Carey show.
This Frank Constanza looks like he would legitimately have a handicap plaque.
This first actor who played Frank Costanza seems to be too advanced in age to be George's father. The show continued until 1997, I wonder if he would have been able to make it.
John Randolph lived until 2004, but was 12 years older than Jerry Stiller. He also played Clark's dad in Christmas Vacation.
@@mftn04 Oh yeah. I remember him in Christmas Vacation.
Lol are you dumb. There’s nothing to wonder the actor made it until 2004. The biggest issue is he was 44 years older than Jason Alexander which is almost old enough to be his grandfather. Jerry Stiller was 32 years older so it made it more believable
@@DrumAndDrumber If Aunt Baby was alive today how old would she be?
He looked like he could have been George's grandfather.
Yeah, it's about time his father made George pay for his utter incompetence.
I so glad Mr. Stiller was his father. He's amazing!
How did they know the person who parked there wasn't handicap? 😂 All one of them had to do was pretend to walk with a limp 😂
No handicap tag on the mirror
@@giraffesareselfish9563 That doesn't explain it...
@@gmarounf7472 doesn't explain what?
@@giraffesareselfish9563 Doesn't explain why the mob were so angry. The driver of the car could still easily be handicapped, tag or no tag.
@@gmarounf7472 maybe bc that was what was written in the script. Does that work better for you?
THAT'S where the 'become his butler' thing came from???
People are talking about how they prefer the reshoot with Jerry Stiller over the original. tbh, I kinda like this version, it's an interesting part of the history of the show to see prototype versions of what would become important characters later on. Plus, I think this Frank's more subdued performance suits this era of the show better.
The woman talking to Jerry is Mimi from the Drew Carey Show- Kathy Kinney.
Without her masky makeup, lol.
1:59- That's Mimi from Drew Carrey, isn't it?
Yes.
Jerry: sons of bitches at 1:59 lol
How come George have a different father here!!!
The 1st two dads George and Jerry had..... well lets just say im glad they were each only in 1 episode. And got better dads later lol
IF ONLY they arrested people for parking in handicapped spaces. I see SO MANY people park there and not think a thing about it. Usually they park there with the car running and music blaring while they buy their lottery tickets inside the store. People like that who have NO respect for society around them aren't fit to live in a civilized environment.
We've all been tempted to park in the blue spot...especially when there are like 10 of them and they are all empty
They don't drive 🤣🤣
Wait a sec where's Jerry stiller?!...the real Frank costanza!!
This man was the 1st, original, Frank.
This guy played Clark Griswolds Dad in Christmas Vacation .
Ok, now tell us something we dont all already know..
Love that show. It’s so funny I can’t stand it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍What a gang the best!!!’ 😘
The Gift That Keeps On Giving Year After Year! Happy Mahjong Wednesday! LOLOL
🤣👍Thanks same to you lol 😆
Had no idea frank was recast. Watched the entire series and didn’t notice.
I've always wondered why the angry mob just assume the car didn't belong to a handicap driver, for all they know they could have destroyed a disabled person's car
Possibly because the license plate didn't have a handicapped emblem on it and there was no placard hanging from the windshield indicating a handicapped motorist was operating it.
Handicapped drivers have placards they hang in the windows, and some even have special license plates.
Technically, Frank and Estelle should have one of those anyway, because they're old.
But George can get in trouble if he uses it.
1:22 Haha! Call-back. 😆😂
‘The GOOD spot…! ‘
☝️😝😝😝😝😝
Imagine how different so many classic scenes would be if they never made the switch
Hey, that's Mimi!
How did the mob know that the person driving the car wasn't handicapped?
No handicap tag on the mirror
No marking on the license plate and no tag on mirror.
The reference "remember where the car is parked", goes back to the parking garage episode. Also 1:38 is Mimi from Drew Carey Show
I never knew Bernie Sanders played a part in Seinfeld
Hey, it’s Mimi from “The Drew Carey Show.”
I was trying to put my finger on who that was...thanks!
I agreed to become his butler 🤣
That's what George gets for listening to Cramer who was nothing but a trouble maker through the whole sitcom.
I refuse to listen to anyone who spells Kramer's name with a "C"
This Frank Costanza is like an old Larry David.
The lady would have had to go up the incline in her chair wether or not she was on the handicap space
1:15 somehow the fact that the camera isn't pointed at Elaine or George makes this part better
Was that lady Mimi from the Drew Carey show?
How did the angry mob know that the owner of the car isn't handicapped ?
I've NEVER considered that, and it's a very good question. They literally assumed when it could've well been another special needs person in the parking spot.... which is messed up.
It’s required to have a handicapped placard hanging on the rear view mirror to park in handicapped section
Later on in the show Elaine would have no problem parking and Kramer would have argued against.
Where is FRANK COSTANZA, THIS IS NOT FRANK!!!!
This man was the original Frank.
Mimi from The Drew Carey Show. Love her🤣😂 that voice is very recognized.
Kramer: handicap ppl don’t drive. If they could drive, they wouldn’t be handicapped.
That is some logic 😂
“You’re supposed to see your face in there. DO YOU SEE YOUR FACE IN THERE?!” That one line alone shows the difference between the two actors
1:37 Holy Crap its Mimi from The Drew Carey Show.
This Frank was horrible. Lmao.
Wow…never seen this “Frank Costanza”.
I thought I was in the Twilight Zone for a minute with a different Frank 😂
Damn look at MeMe in this clip... talk about a blast from the past!
"Most of these scratches will buff right out".
"You know, a lot of these scratches will buff right out."
When Frank was yelling do you see your face in there, I thought he was referring “would you like your face to be in my fist!”
Mimi on Seinfeld? 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I never knew!
LOL "Handicapped people wouldn't want to park there, they want to be treated like everyone else" It's funny when you think about it. Most handicapped people want to have certain privileges, but then when you come to socialize with them, they actually want to be treated like normal people. It's always win-win for them.
That's true of a lot of groups
This guy doesn't even compare to Jerry Stiller. I'm glad they replaced him.
Frank in this episode is Clark's dad in Christmas Vacation
Serenity now!
When the check comes where are they?
1:40 Mimi!!
I'm sorry, but the version with Jerry Stiller is funnier.
So was this episode later redone with Jerry Stiller?
FYI - Bizzaro Frank's lawyer wore a cape. Charges were dropped ...
How did the people know the car they destroyed wasn’t of some other handicapped person …
If you want to park on a handicap spot, you need a handicap window sign. They didn't see such a sigh i guess.
Hang on.
"He's got the good spot, in front of the good building, in the good neighborhood..."
Doesn't Frank live in Queens? In a house? Where there's driveways?? and where you can always park right in front in the street??