In case anyone doesn't know, this girlfriend character was based on the actress who played Nikki (the blonde who gets out of things because she's so pretty). One of the writers went out with her and had the experience of the "dude" and they turned it into this episode.
The writer was Alec Berg, who has had a hand in Silicon Valley, Curb, and co-created Barry. He's also the inspiration for the 'Great John Houseman name' in Seinfeld, and Larry David's non-jewish lawyer Berg.
If you watch the clip with Kikki, the comment section of that video is filled with people saying how could Jerry get a woman like that, and that it would never happen in real life. Well, I looked up who this Berg guy is and I'd love to show everyone how the real world actually works when you're just a little bit famous.
Jerry meets Lyle. then walks down through her building with her, waited for a cab with her, rode in the cab with her, walked through the theater with her, sits down in their seats and THEN asks about Lyle for the first time. i can only imagine the mundane conversation that occurred between them until Jerry got the nerve to bring up the only thing he cared about.
@@james5193 Jerry meets Lyle. then walks down through her building with her, waited for a cab with her, rode in the cab with her, walked through the theater with her, sits down in their seats and THEN asks about Lyle for the first time. i can only imagine the mundane conversation that occurred between them until Jerry got the nerve to bring up the only thing he cared about.
@@Raison_d-etre There may be some negotiation at the nominations level because that would boost sale tickets, etc.. After that, it's just old fashioned voting among 800 people.
I worked in bush-Alaska in the 1980's and there were so many cool dude Lyles ; they were pilots, professional fishermen, carpenters, oil field rough necks and the like. The men outnumbered the women 10 to 1 in the outback and there was no competing with those dudes.
Knowing ahead of time that's her M.O. then it's not so painful. Jerry had the short end of things because he started out thinking there was the possibility of a "normal" relationship arc.
The thing about the Seinfeld episodes is that they are very relatable in real life events. It's like watching your own life in front of you but don't realize how funny it is until you see it being acted out.
The type of “Ethically Non-Monogamous Relationship” you're thinking of is virtually never ethical. It's almost always one person wishing for monogamy while the other manipulates and uses. The other type is 0.01 percenters with a harem and that's not ethical either because it's causing society to be unbalanced. 2/3 of men in their 20s are single while 1/3 of women in their 20s are. This is disasterous for society and is causing unimaginable amounts of suffering.
I had a roommate in college who was the real life dude. He was total charisma and slept with a girl in married housing and had a different girl he picked up from the bar every weekend. It was wild. I don’t think he slept in his dorm bed maybe once a week.
When they filmed this episode, she was rapidly approaching her due date. By the time it aired on May 15, 1997, she had already given birth a week prior.
I love how happy Lyle is to see Jerry
In case anyone doesn't know, this girlfriend character was based on the actress who played Nikki (the blonde who gets out of things because she's so pretty). One of the writers went out with her and had the experience of the "dude" and they turned it into this episode.
I'd take her over Nikki any day.
The writer was Alec Berg, who has had a hand in Silicon Valley, Curb, and co-created Barry. He's also the inspiration for the 'Great John Houseman name' in Seinfeld, and Larry David's non-jewish lawyer Berg.
If you watch the clip with Kikki, the comment section of that video is filled with people saying how could Jerry get a woman like that, and that it would never happen in real life. Well, I looked up who this Berg guy is and I'd love to show everyone how the real world actually works when you're just a little bit famous.
@@emanuelmarcus4602ouch, trenchant but true 😂
She looks better than Nikki
Lyle’s doing the showroom, while I’m stuck doing food and beverage.
Gold! Pure gold!
Bania: It’s gold Jerry. Gold.
Lyle could have been a recurring character. He was hilarious.
HEY JERE CRACKED ME UP
He was a cool dude.
His girlfriend was pretty bland though.
@@dtz1000 Amanda Peet? Bland? You have to be joking.
@@monkeyb1820 Her acting is bland. Not her looks.
2:24 "heyyy Jerr' what's up!"
Perfect delivery, always cracks me up ^^
He was so happy to see Jerry.
Perfect comeback too: I have no idea.
@@Durwood71 Just an enthusiastic feller.
Yup. I haven't seen this episode for more than 10 years but that line always stuck in my mind. The friendly enthusiasm is just funny for some reason.
Yeah me too its soo freekin funny haha
2:24 “HEY JERR,WHATS UP?!” Lyle 😂😂😂
Favorite part, freaking hilarious. 😂😂😂😂
One of the best lines ever.
Poor Lyle, he seemed like a nice dude
Probably found another girl after half an hour.
You reckon?
Probably was relieved to have someone lighten the load with her.
I bet Dolores somehow met him and they started dating.
@@LB14745Actually, I heard he was dating Suzie and Mulva at the same time.
Lyle moved out while singing “Ain’t nothing gonna break my stride”. He just moved on to the next thing. What a dude!
Now that song is in my head.
lyle is the dudest of all dudes
@@MS-3 You’re welcome. 🤣
@@MS-3Not a bad song to get stuck. Could be worse
I don't see Lyle singing 80s Top 40. Maybe Supertramp "Goodbye Stranger" or Steve Miller "Space Cowboy".
“Hey, Jer, what’s up?”
“I have absolutely no idea.”
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Lyle living his best life.
Apparently he was doing Amanda Peet without making ANY effort whatsoever
Yup he left a hot nightmare behind
Lyle does the eating while Jerry prepared the food for him.
Amanda Peet is gorgeous, and was always a seriously underrated actress.
She is amazing
you ever watch her eat the Big Montana while tied up in a chair in Saving Silverman? Sheesh!
she made evil woman worth watching
Her teeth were too big
Yeah lips and teeth were too much.
Watching Seinfeld in your late thirties... wow. I just can't believe it's so, so accurate 😵
That's the thing, it didn't sugar-coat anything like the other shows.
I’m early 30s. I don’t wanna be late 30s ):
Which part?
Women have a dude to spend money on them and another dude for bed.
“I need a day or two to de compress”
George is the best 😂
Decompose
It’s clearly de compress
Has the summer of George stsrted yet or are you still decomposing?? 😂
@@baxakk7374he doesn’t say decompose.. are u deaf?
Shadow....
Jerry's idea for the show- "What if I date a different supermodel each week. I'm good looking enough!"
And after the episode he can date them for real
He's a tomcat
Amanda Peet circa 1997. She was around 25. What a stunner.
And Jerry was like 42 or 43.
married to one of the Game of Thrones producers, living the high life
@QualeQualeson thanks. was about to ask 😁
@@John-ct9zsso what.
@@John-ct9zsperfect age gap!!👍🏼
Lyle was so genuinely nice hah
Jerry with flowers at the door step haha
Lyle is 100 percent Josh Brolin's goofy brother.
Are they really related? I see the resemblance.
I was gonna say the same thing. You beat me to it.
Reminds me of the guy who would do 2 chick's from Office Space
Looks more like Thanos’ goofy brother.
😂😂
Lyle is the absolute perfect representation of "dude".
Lyle is the dude she tells you not to worry about.
Love the Dude; he's got such a great demeanor.
lol tell that to Jerry ... 2:24
Love the dude
*demeanor
@@DrDomich
Thank you; now edited.
@@JanetStarChild oh, wow. Didn't expect that 🤯. Don't know what's real anymore 😳
"Hey Jer! What's up!" - Always gets me lol
A typical example of, 'Be careful of what you wish for...", no wonder the dude was so happy all of the time.
FYI Jason Alexander actually won a Tony.
Lmao "and I'm stuck doing food and beverage!!"
Jerry is tired out at the end, but both him and George operating at full capacity can do the work on one real man to keep up with her
HEY JERRRR WHAT"S UP?!? LMAO!
I have absolutely no idea. lol
The summer of George, had one once it was great.
My most recent were:
2016
2018
2020
2021
😂😂
You still decomposing?
DECOMPRESSING!
Jerry meets Lyle. then walks down through her building with her, waited for a cab with her, rode in the cab with her, walked through the theater with her, sits down in their seats and THEN asks about Lyle for the first time. i can only imagine the mundane conversation that occurred between them until Jerry got the nerve to bring up the only thing he cared about.
Right??!! I mean, that would be my first question in the hallway!
You know it's not real, right?
@@james5193 Jerry meets Lyle. then walks down through her building with her, waited for a cab with her, rode in the cab with her, walked through the theater with her, sits down in their seats and THEN asks about Lyle for the first time. i can only imagine the mundane conversation that occurred between them until Jerry got the nerve to bring up the only thing he cared about.
The thing is, Jerry was so fascinated by her, and when she started making demands and bossing Jerry around, he plum forgot.
And he still isn't 100% sure whether or not they are dating.
Blake Gibbons, who played Lyle, would go on to play Coleman Ratcliffe in General Hospital for 12 years.
Nice! I always wonder what becomes of all these funny actors on this show. Some who never see again...or recognize anyway.
The best part was Kramer having to fire Rachel Welch and the whole episode is just out of the ballpark perfect.
greatest sit com ever!!!
Dude, this is a good episode.
2:13
@@bradford_shaun_murrayNOICE
Kramer definitely deserved that Tony Award
In case anyone does not know, the Tony Awrds are bought or negotiated.
@@Raison_d-etre There may be some negotiation at the nominations level because that would boost sale tickets, etc.. After that, it's just old fashioned voting among 800 people.
He didn’t thank me
"This is a new one..." Hilarious!
Amanda Peet in her prime. What a gorgeous woman!
We get George at his finest when he's decomposing.
Decompressing
😂
@@WhaleManMan
That word fits too I guess.
@@michaelsapoznik5984 Decomposing would be an "Elaine" phrase. Like Svenjolli...
@@CogensFamilyTV
Nah. Now it's getting ridicurous
...Donna Changstein
I worked in bush-Alaska in the 1980's and there were so many cool dude Lyles ; they were pilots, professional fishermen, carpenters, oil field rough necks and the like. The men outnumbered the women 10 to 1 in the outback and there was no competing with those dudes.
Brokeback Alaska
@@seewhativescene Went for the bush, stayed for the dudes.
"HEY, JER, what's up!". Lyle and Lawrence from Office Space would be great friends.
“…I have no idea.”
HEY LYLE, TURN ON CHANNEL 6, MAN!
@@bossfan49 JUST COME OVER!
F*ckin A man!
if you were in Manhattan, your apartment came with Josh Brolin, but in the Bronx, you get a Lyle
he seems like a cool dude
The Way The Dude Says Jerry 😅 When He's At The Door , Passing Bye is So Funny 😅 !!!
Passing by*
@@arielbanks5557 yes thank you
@@ryanmccormick9 you're welcome. Noticed I typed you're* instead of "your"? 😉
Why would she break up with Lyle? He seems like such a good guy.
the real question is why would Jerry simp & continue dating her
You mean dude?
It's obvious she's a gold digger.
@@terrellp22 because she's hot?
@@scsi_joe maybe, but that ain't enough
"Dudes in this town are a dime a dozen" - I really need to use this expression more often lol
The head on the table i can relate. Never enough.
"The Dude" from Seinfeld and "The Dude" from The Big Lebowski would probably get along great. 🕶
The Dude abides
Kramer drinking water in the shower fixing food in the shower..make this make sense😭😭😭😭
"I have absolutely no idea"! Man I've been there...
I would literally just walk out of the apartment and never speak to her, or anyone like her, ever again.
You wouldn’t have been able to speak to her the first time
@@peteyprimo7173 man shut up
@@peteyprimo7173 OUCH!
I don't get to watch full Seinfeld episodes on tv anymore due to time constraints, but these short clips are great!
That actress was so pretty in this episode one of my favorite episodes of the series
That would be Amanda Peet. She is a fairly well known actress, been in a lot of films and TV shows
Also the wife of the Game of Thrones creator.
@@JospehTubeshe's married to George RR Martin?
@@StrikerEureka85they meant the co-creator of the TV show, not the book series (A Song of Ice and Fire).
@@JospehTube So....she hit the lottery
Where were those invitations you're supposed to send out? If they don't go out today, they're useless!
The fact that Kramer ‘won’ a prestigious Tony award without doing anything is a reflection of his entire life.
I love this show
Me too!
This has to be one of the best episodes lmao
So, I guess we are to conclude that the waitress and Lyle were in an open relationship when she and Jerry began dating.
bingo!
That's disgusting
Hmmm....I think only she was in the open relationship
Or just F buddies
Knowing ahead of time that's her M.O. then it's not so painful. Jerry had the short end of things because he started out thinking there was the possibility of a "normal" relationship arc.
The “I reckon” line is still one of my favorite lines in the entire series 😂
This woman is a thousand times too good for Jerry.
"Saving Seinfeld"
Lyle is like every voter and Jerry is every politician
I think you got that backwards.
Lyle is your average dumb NewYorker and Jerry is that communist politician from Newyork.
@@jackshadow325
He definitely did
This show is too funny 🤣
You know Mickey's a member of the academy
What academy?
@@DrumAndDrumber well he didn't say
I thought I saw all the Seinfeld episodes, but I don't know this one.
The thing about the Seinfeld episodes is that they are very relatable in real life events. It's like watching your own life in front of you but don't realize how funny it is until you see it being acted out.
The slappin' bass guitar was just genius.
It's actually a keyboard synth not a bass.
Early nineties thing, reminds me of that Montreal band, Bootsauce.
Is it really? It sure sounds like a real bass.♪♪♫@@MeneerHerculePoirot
Lyle took the load off Jerry, without him it was too much work for jerry
Too true. She’s very high maintenance.
@@inncogneato6341 10s typically are, which is why you should always go for an 8
"HEY JERR' WHATS UP?!"
The Dude is very comfortable in his own towel.
Lyle was one cool dude, though.
Amanda Peet! Great charisma and funny.
Lyle is a cool dude 😊
2:25 I'm drinking a Miller too!
"I think I would know" - if there was any doubt, that should seal the deal.
Its kind of funny how Jeremy can pretty much pull any woman he likes. A bit of an author inset there maybe.
Couldnt have found a dude that was more of a dude than Lyle
One of the most seamless 3 storyline plots in the series.
Lyle seemed like a good dude tangled up in a bad relationship but he's either too chill to care or just too oblivious. He dodged a bullet. Go Lyle.
It's an open relationship. C'mon Jerry.
That was too much for NBC viewers in the 90s.
Friends with benefits
Man, Amanda Peet was a knockout. I always think of her from Saving Silverman.
The first time I ever saw both Amanda Peet and Sarah Silverman was on Seinfeld and I thought they both were gorgeous.
her name was why i came to the comments, thanks
She’s got awesome eyes 🤷🏻♂️
@@jasonbrown467Sarah Silverman > Peet Feet GOT Digger
@@joeblow1711 and horse teeth
You know this all could be resolved with one question.
lyles the alpha, jerry’s the side simp
Man I don't care if it is Amanda Peet, I am not going back into that situation for a second date, hahaha.
Amanda Peet? I've never heard of her. It's crazy because she's gorgeous.
Wow! Amanda Peet is looking very beautiful and gorgeous! 😍😍😍😍❤❤❤❤
George subtly predicting the pandemic quarantine lifestyle before zoom was a thing in this episode.
You can see Amanda Peet's character break a little during the audience scene. 1:48
“They’re musicians…”
I wish Jerry ana Kramer and Elaine saw George's recliner with the inbuilt fridge, they would be AMAZED George built it himself 😂
I'm glad I subscribed to this channel. I feel like I'm among friends. 📺
No, you’re not among Friends, you’re among Seinfeld.
He's not doing anything😂😂😂. This show is brilliant 3:35
The Dude clearly abides
There’s a lot of “Ethically Non-Monogamous Relationship” Couples out there nowadays. They were just ahead of their time.
That’s not a real thing so…
It wasn't ethical because she didn't get Jerry's consent before she dated both of them.
The type of “Ethically Non-Monogamous Relationship” you're thinking of is virtually never ethical. It's almost always one person wishing for monogamy while the other manipulates and uses.
The other type is 0.01 percenters with a harem and that's not ethical either because it's causing society to be unbalanced. 2/3 of men in their 20s are single while 1/3 of women in their 20s are. This is disasterous for society and is causing unimaginable amounts of suffering.
@@beeilve I believe the “ethical” component of this diversionary term is in reference to be intended for platonic relationships only.
@@LightsaberGoBrrrrrr the people on Tinder would disagree
Was the waitress Amanda Peet?
Lyle was such a great character, him and the waitress in the first episode should be reappearing characters.
Lyle escaped😆😂🤣
"Have a good time!"
Whadda guy...
That mustash is epic
4:07 I wonder if my friend ever talks about me like this to his friends
I had a roommate in college who was the real life dude. He was total charisma and slept with a girl in married housing and had a different girl he picked up from the bar every weekend. It was wild. I don’t think he slept in his dorm bed maybe once a week.
in married housing? what's that?
religious college mmhmm
0:32 I think Elaine might be pregnant.
When they filmed this episode, she was rapidly approaching her due date. By the time it aired on May 15, 1997, she had already given birth a week prior.
Jerry doesnt know!
Jerry doesnt know!
Jerry doesnt know oh!
A lot of guys want to be Lyle. some guy takes her out. end of the night Lyle takes care of her. 😄
I don't know who she was, but she was beautiful!
Amanda Peet. She's gorgeous.