Seinfeld and Friends - The Mohel
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- Seinfeld and Friends - The Mohel
From the script:
"MOHEL
Hello, hello, I'm the mohel. It's very nice to meet you all...
A PAN CLANGS TO THE GROUND. THE MOHEL SNAPS.
MOHEL (CONT'D)
Oh! What was that?!? Jeez. Scared the hell out of me. My god. I
almost had a heart attack!
THE CROWD GROWS UNEASY.
MOHEL (CONT'D)
(CALMING DOWN) Alright I'm fine, I'm fine. Anyway, we're here to
perform the mitzvah of the bris and...
SFX: BABY CRYING
MOHEL (CONT'D)
(WITH INCREASING TENSION) ...Is the baby gonna cry like that? Is
that how the baby cries, with the loud, sustained, squealing cry,
'cause that could pose a problem. Do you have any control of your
child 'cause this is the time to exercise it when baby is crying
in that high-pitched, squealing tone that can drive you
insane?!!!
MRS. FLICK TAKES THE BABY INT OTHER ROOM. THE MOHEL MASSAGES HIS
FOREHEAD.
ELAINE
Did you find the place alright?
Mohel
Did I find it alright? I mean could you send me to a more
dangerous neighborhood? I'm dreading walking back to the subway,
someone shouldn't crack me over the head and steal my bag,
'accuse I'll be lying there on the street in this neighborhood
and people will spit on me and empty my pockets. I'll lie in the
gutter like a bum, like a dog, like a mutt, like an animal! God
forbid someone should help me or call an ambulance. No, that's
too much trouble to pick up a phone and press a few buttons. Ahh!
What's the point.
Elaine
Do you feel alright?
Mohel
(TO ELAINE - INTERRUPTING) Darling, you see where that glass is?
How that glass is near the edge of the table. You got the whole
table there to put the glass, why you chose the absolute edge, so
half the glass is hanging off the table, you breath and that
glass falls over, then you're gonna have broken glass on the
carpet, embedded in the carpet fibers, deep, deep in the shag,
broken glass, bits of broken glass that you never get out. you
can't get it out with a vacuum cleaner. Even on your hands and
knees with a magnifying glass, you can't get all the pieces, and
then you think you got it all and two years later, you're walkin'
barefoot and you step on a piece of broken glass and you kill
yourself, is that what you want? I don't think you want that, is
it? .. Do you?
THE MOHEL BEGINS TWITCHING. ANGLE ON: ELAINE AND MYRA.
ELAINE
(TO MYRA; ON THE 'QT') He's very highly recommended.
ANGLE ON: JERRY AND KRAMER
KRAMER
(TO JERRY; ON THE 'QT') The mohel is twitching.
Mohel
Who's holding the baby? Hello! Who is holding the baby?!?
NO RESPONSE."
I think this guy was the most insane in the entire series. He makes George seem almost normal.
Yes, He and the book detective are my faves 😂😂😂
Could you imagine him playing George
Little bit like Newman :-)
He had a point about the glass on the edge though. That’s never made sense to me
George Costanza is normal
“Like a bum, like a dog, like a mutt, like a mongrel, like an ANIMAL!!!” 🤣🤣🤣 gets me every time
I use that line all the time!
The whole scene gets me 😂
I loved this show😁
The mohel: in all of my years of watching television I have not seen such perfection in casting and acting. This scene was, and is, immaculate.
Kontrast indeed his timing is perfect!
Antiochus IV Epiphanese You really are triggered over this. Seek counselling.
Molto -PerFECTO!!
D'lish Donut blame your parents not Seinfeld
Agreed. Top3 Seinfeld episode ever
This guy was the best "one episode" character on Seinfeld.
for me there is this guy and theepisode with the Librarian Cop...Master Class ! :-)
This guy and the Library detective
Go have yourself a steaming hot cup of shut the fuck up
Jason Alexander was very offended by this episode and felt the character was anti-Semetic. He almost boycotted the show.
definitely hilarious, classic larry david. Soup Nazi would have to be considered too, and the old man, and the record store owner with Kramer and newman.
“Embedded in the carpet fibers. Deep, deep in the shag, broken glass, bits of broken glass, you can never get out!”
This is classic comedy!
That second “deep” seals it for me!
Charles Levin should have got an award for this amazing performance
I USED TO FUCK GUYS LIKE HIM IN PRISON
Award worthy performance 😂😂
This and the Library Cop are the two funniest episodes in a series full of great episodes.
Bookman was awesome.
agreed. i also like the double dip chip guy and Eric the clown.
100% agree. Two best single episode characters I can remember.
Don’t forget the old man with the record collection. He was hilarious.
@P W Hicks EXACTLY!!! Librarian and Moyle my two favorite ones! Their acting and timing is PERFECT👏👏👏
Three minutes and fifty-two seconds of comedy gold. "Cows don't have families. You make a mistake with a cow you move on with your life."
"I coulda been a kosher butcher like my brother. The money's good. There's a union, with benefits. And, cows have no families. You make a mistake with a cow, you move on with your life... "
I love when Kramer grabs the baby and runs. Strong paternal instinct - that's a side of his character we've never seen.
Jokanaan Great comment! For some reason his facial expression when he is trying to protect the baby reminds me of my father.
Especially you keep him from that child molesting rabbi
save him from the snip
He's probably the only non-Jew in there so the scene made even more perfect sense.
@@kijijipro6725 Took me a sec to track it down but huh you're right, Kramer isn't Jewish. Elaine also isn't Jewish tho
Being the huge fan of this show that I am, this scene is one of the best, because of Charles Levin. Rest in peace.
I hope hes in heaven
u think he was killed?
Thomas Simmons I just read how he died. Horrible.
@@dancindan4846 They just found his body. Slipped and hit his head while walking his dog during a terrible storm
@@tylerplayz-robloxmore6964 yeah, how awful that both he and his dog passed like that
I would love to see the outtakes of this scene. I don't know how everyone keeps a straight face. This guy was a genius.
Facts! U can see Jerry smirk a few times
amen
Just like the Library Cop. Jerry could not control himself at all in the clip.
@@benriffle104 Or when Kramer smoked too much in a short amount of time. Your face looks like an old catcher's mitt.
You don't know how they keep a straight face ? The same way you do. Simple. Obviously, we don't know how many takes it took to get it right (without them laughing or not getting their lines right). That's a different thing altogether
RIP, Charles Levin (the Mohel). Thank you for the laughs ! 😢
Like a bum, like a dog!, like a mutt!!, like a mongrel!!!, like an ANIMAL!!!!!
+Peris Brodsky I lose it every time he barks the word animal.
"You've got the whole table there to put the glass. Why you chose the absolute edge."
Lol, my fav part!
Lol he's right not to leave it on the edge to spill but not sure how glass would very easily break on carpet
Deep, DEEP in the shag
I’m always adjusting glasses at the edges of tables, this scene definitely taught me something lol
@@JonJon-nv1mm he is very highly recommended....
I need the baby! I NEED THE BABY!
"Darling you see where that glass is" I love when he grabs her arm like a concerned mother.
" why you chose the absolute edge" lmao
The absolute edge😂😂😂deadaf💀💀
I mean he makes a good point
@@clarkness77 Yeah, I was with him on that one!
2:25 "People compose yourselves. (SHOUTING AS STRUGGLE CONTINUES) This
is a bris. We are performing a bris here, not a burlesque show.
This is not a school play! This is not a baggy pants farce! This is a bris. An ancient, sacred ceremony, symbolizing the covenant between God and Abraham... or something"
…or something 😂
RIP Charles Levin. You leave behind some great work and memories for us ❤️
@goodfella21f I think he turned down a road that was closed/flooded out and got stuck. No cell reception and in a remote area where nobody could find him. His dog was with him as well. Sad story.
Absolutely 🤗🤗
@David H. that’s the whole point. If you’ve ever met someone with the thoughts this character has they usually act this way too. What’s so funny about Seinfeld is the personalities and scenarios are things we’ve all seen in real life
How in the world was he able to get through all those lines without a blunder? That guy was great!
He did well, but it doesn't mean that was one take. It's all in the editing.
IM SURE HE DIDNT LOL
Two Best characters On Seinfeld - The Mohel and Mr. Bookman
no love for the old man? sid fields? he blows both of those jerks out of the water
Soup Nazi!!
Drawings of pee pees and wee wees in the cat and the hat and the five Chinese brothers
And Jackie Chiles the lawyer .
Jackie Chiles!
"You make a mistake with a cow you move on with your life."
Rip Charles
R.I.P. Charles Levin, he was magically hilarious in this episode and he nailed every screen minute he was in. I can't help but think of the tragic ending this actor had and we'll never know exactly how 😨
Is that what you want? DO YA? HUH? HUH?😂
"This is a special moment between God & Abraham...or something". Hilarious!
Covenant … or something. Aah what is the point
I just love how when it was most needed, Kramer miraculously became the voice of reason and rationality and tried to save the baby.
Is that how the baby cries with that loud sustained squealing...lmfao this guy's hilarious
@D'lish Donut Get a life.
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@Jacob Wood sorry but we aren’t cavemen anymore. We are advanced and don’t want disease and rashes not to mention we don’t want the burden of having to clean out disgusting shmegma all day long, oh and girls don’t want to smell or taste that. As a circumcised person I’ve never had problems feeling when inside a woman so that’s another debunked theory.
Charles Levin 1949-2019. RIP.
🙏🙏🙏
This scene just never gets old for me. Impeccable comedic timing and delivery. This is the only thing I've seen this actor in, but it was still sad when I found out out he died. RIP sir.
FUCKING hilarious...I begin to lose it hysterically when he says "You see where that glass is"
"Darling"
RIP Mr. Levin. This is one of my favourite comedic scenes of all time. Thank you.
Keep your eyes on Kramer throughout this scene. He's in the background, but you can see him get progressively more nervous. He even tries to talk the father out of it in the background while the mohel is talking about getting mugged on the subway. It all builds up to where he grabs the baby and tries to escape.
Damn!!
There was also a scene of him talking to the mother about it In the same apartment.
DEEP DEEP IN THE SHAG !!
This guy was amazing.... like he had been playing that role for years. Him and Jerry taunting each other at the hospital... "Thank God the flincher didn't hurt the baby!" 🤣🤣🤣
. . . "it's not a baggy pants farce!"
I remember it like it was yesterday, the first time I saw this on TV, I think it was 1994, I laughed so hard I could not breathe. I could literally understand how someone could die from laughing. Break the glass and you'll never get it out and years later stepping on the glass, everything is a danger to this guy LOL
Whenever I shatter a glass on my floor this scene almost always comes to mind, and as a result, I vacuum extra hard. That's how funny, crazy and relatable the writing is.
By far one of the funniest damn scenes in the series. My sides! XD That eye twitch gets me.
youtubasoarus lol halarias
The mohel was the best guest character on the show. Although I might be 'hung up on a clown from the sixties, man!'
"So I don't know Bozo, what was he a clown?"
@@tthompson4768 "what are you kidding me? Yes hes a clown!"
Eric The Clown
The Mohel, Eric the Clown & Mr Bookman are my favorites
Haha that's Jon Favreau!
R.I.P. Charles Levin, one of the best characters on Seinfeld
It's strange but the first time I saw this episode I wondered who played the Rabbi. I looked him up and found that he was character actor of some repute and considered very capable. Then today I read he was found dead in Oregon. What a sad and strange thing to have happened to him. RIP Charles Levin, you made us laugh and that is never a bad thing.
Just FYI...A mohel is not necessarily a rabbi. The mohel is specially trained in circumcision and the rituals surrounding the procedure. Many mohalim are doctors or rabbis (and some are both)
I just saw him in an old 1982 episode of Hill street Blues.
@@beholden1663 Yes, he played a guy dying of AIDS who Officer Belker tries to help. An incredibly touching performance by a truly gifted actor. But this Seinfeld performance is one for the ages and will gift us with laughter forever and I've shared with many.
@@susanrich7700 yes his occasional recurring character on Hill Street Blues was named Eddie.
Charles Levin RIP. Very underrated performance which should have gotten him the Emmy nomination for best guest appearance!
In my not so humble opinion...this is the best comedic guest star on a sitcom I have ever seen ...there are many...but this one is especially brilliant...Charles was magnificent in this performance!!!
This and the Library cop were 2 outstanding characters
He's very highly recommended.
RIP Charles Levin! Wathcing this clip reminded me of how good you were!!!
“This is not a baggy pants farce!” 😂🤣😭
Perhaps the best episode in television history
Wtf are you on about.
1:42 My favorite line. He comes up with this future scenario that takes place precisely two years from the exact moment the glass will break on the carpet which will result in instant death...out of thin air.
Absolutely without question my favorite Seinfeld episode. Have seen this countless time in reruns and I still crack up every time.
You could actually watch this with the sound off and it would still be hilarious. Just the facial expressions alone on this guy are pure gold. Very sorry to hear of the recent untimely death of the actor, Charles Levin.
John Mac // Agreed. Just watched it again in re-runs and I couldn't stop laughing during the bris scene at the apartment. The actor who played the part of "Shaky the Mohel" absolutely nailed it!
I heard he had passed away near my home town yesterday and was sorry to hear. I read he had a dog named boo boo bear.. A pug. I thought to myself what kind of adult male would name a pug that. Must be someone like me, i have a frenchy named buddy and i call him boo boo all the time. I thought he must be a pisces like me... I looked up his birthday for fun and wouldnt you know march 12 is my birthday too. RIP
Best one off character in Seinfeld ever.
Lmfaoooooooooo still one of my all time favorite episodes
Listen, you bitter ass bitch, I'm clearly referring to the MOIL's psychotic antics! The way he acts, is what is highly comical to me. He's funny as hell. Now, go back to your corner, and stop ASSuming shit that you clearly know NOTHING about.
R.I.P Levin your work is very respected and will leave an impression to last a lifetime.
RIP Mr. Levin -- As I get older I have a deeper and deeper appreciation of art. This is 3 minutes and 52 seconds of perfection.
RIP Charles Levin. This episode is my late fathers favorite and in my top three. Charles if you run in to Dad tell him hi.
When he first looks at the couple after the baby starts crying. Genius performance. I would pay a lot to see outtakes of this scene. RIP.
That's a one in a million mohel
Antiochus IV Epiphanese Get a job.
More like one in six million.
@@despair5068 zing!
Who has the better one episode appearance... The psychotic Mohel, or Bookman the Library Cop? Both are awesome... in and out but remain legendary in the Seinfeld world....
😂😂😂 he is too good this Mohel...never get sick of hearing his voice n his great lines 😉
So sorry to hear of his sad fate. The mohel character was absolutely hilarious!
The car of Charles Levin [the mohel in this video clip] was found on July 12, 2019 on a remote road northeast of Selma, Oregon. His dog, Boo Bear, was deceased inside. Levin's body was found a day later. On November 8, 2019, authorities confirmed Levin's cause of death to be accidental. His car became stuck where it was later found on an unmaintained wilderness road. After trying to free it, it appeared he left the car in search of help and fell down a 30 foot enbankment to his death. He was 70 years old.[3]
Very sad the way Charles Levin died. Wonderful actor in this bit role. One of my favorites. It appears he got lost on a long drive in Oregon and panicked and went down a deserted jeep trail and got stuck. Most likely died of hypothermia.
This guy should have been a regular character. My FAVORITE episode!!
Cows don't have families- you make a mistake with a cow, you move on with your life.
How anyone on the set kept a straight face during this scene I'll never understand. I'd love to see the outtakes. By far my favorite walk-on character on the series. RIP Charles.
My wife just set a glass precariously close to the edge of the table and I just had to pull up this scene and show it to her.
No she knows why ! Well done Afterburner !
Kramer typically gets along with just about every character on the show but the look on his face at 1:53 had me rolling lol even Kramer isn't too sure about the mohel
Cedric and Bob never liked Kramer for misunderstanding reasons (except for the ribbon).
The anti-role model for mohels everywhere. :-)
RIP to you, sir, and your little doggie.
Whoever this actor is, should have won an Emmy for his guest appearance!!!! The best ever!!!!
My favorite scene of all the seasons. The writing and acting was superb! RIP Charles Levin.
True, true, mine tooooooo, almost now the line by heart.
This guy should've won an emmy.
This man absolutely stole the show,, with a cast of truly great comedic actors he truly shined… God bless you shacky the mohel 🙏😂
How is this guy not the world's most famous actor? I mean this scene is iconic. It is right up there with Lucy.and Ethel in the chocolate factory.. Perfection.
This guy was amazing lol
God bless his soul, R.I.P. Charles Levin.
RIP. He was magnificent in this episode. My favorite episode of all time.
Possibly the best guest Seinfeld character ever
He lived in Grants Pass.,Or-i saw in our local Grants Pass paper that he was found dead on a remote road in Selma,Or.[about 35 miles from here]-R.I.P.-the best one episode character ever!!!!
The Moheil RIP this week. Love "could have been a kosher butcher".
R.I.P Charles Levin. That was one of my favorite episodes
😔😆😔
This is one of the more underrated 'one time only' characters that have appeared on the show. Not quite as good as Soup Nazi or Bookman but almost up there.
Soup Nazi is so overrated. Mohel trumps him in every category.
Antiochus IV Epiphanese Did they slice you up, dude? Because you seem particularly troubled/triggered by this.
Antiochus IV Epiphanese I doubt you had any sexual anatomy to begin with, dumbass
Antiochus IV Epiphanese well suck it up. it happened to a lot of us.
+Heinzkitz Velvet, If a woman was upset over having had her clitoral hood removed, would you tell her to "suck it up"?
Also, the damage caused by circumcision isn't lessened just because it's been done to a lot of people.
If the Mohel's black tie had been red instead, he would've looked like Rodney Dangerfield's long lost half-brother
RIP, Charles. One of my all-time favorites scenes.
He looks like bill DeBlasio. I like how he actually gets on his hands and knees to explain about broken glass
Best scene in all of Seinfeld. Amazing.!!!!
RIP Charles Levin...
🙏🙏🙏
I'm here because I'm watching Charles Levin on Hill Street Blues and I'm so impressed with his acting.
😂😂 Always one of my favorite episodes!
They hand Emmys out for performances much less enjoyable or compelling than this.
"I'll be lying in the gutter like a bum, like a dog, like a mut, like a mongrel, like an *ANIMAL!* " XD
Phenomenal Performance
Just watched this episode for probably the 5th time, never appreciated his performance until now.. When he gives Elaine his business card right after he finished ranting 😂 Just read he died. RIP, so sad.
The best one-off guest character in Seinfeld.
This is my favourite episode ever
Whoever this actor or comedian is that played the mohel in this scene is a master entertainer. Hilariously delivered lines I quote to this day. THIS IS A BRIS!
Comic genius.. rip sir
1:14 my favourite part of this episode
Amazing performance
Sorry to hear that Charles Levin has passed away. This has always been one of my favorite Seinfeld scenes. Whenever I need a laugh, this scene is a way for me to find one.
Brilliant performance by Charles Levin
Rest In Peace