Look up Marc Hirschfeld, who was the casting director for this show and many other great shows and movies. Here's someone who could read a script and just be able to picture what he would need in an actor to be best for the part.
@@mikek5958 I got that but that still dont explain the punchline. Nor have I watch the episode or whatever so he could have already known he was there or something...
It's probably something Seinfeld got as an idea from Michael Richards (Kramer) because Jerry is Jewish with no familiarity with Catholicism...or kneeling
@@youknowwhoiam2771 well ofcourse they would tell eachother everything, they're in a gay relationship with eachother not that theres anything wrong with that.
Mildly amusing, maybe, but hilarious? Since some women religious hold the title of "mother" (Mother Teresa and Mother Angelica as examples), it wouldn't be that unusual for a non-Catholic to not know the correct form of address to use.
@@humanbeing8068 Watch his gesture and expression when she corrects him. It's clear that he just didn't know the correct term, what with him being Jewish not Catholic and all.
This is one of the funniest scenes. Perhaps the funniest part is when Father Curtis is laughing at the joke and Jerry tries get back on track and the priest stops him and says, "One second" and continues laughing.
The writer said about this episode that he thought the phrase "anti-dentite" would catch on. It didn't - but it surprised them that "yada yada" became a big thing.
I think "anti-dentite" comes up every now and then in my sphere. Don't get me wrong, it's no "No soup for you!"... But this show had too many quotable bits to count. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Ironically, for all of the catchphrases that the show inspired, every single time they tried to make one work ("These pretzels are making me thirsty" was the first), it failed. Just goes to show how organic humor needs to be.
You're not allowed to. They have "membership", and security. You're banned unless you pay up. Not free and open like Christianity. You can try, I did, good luck.
@Eugene Cam No it's because the jokes were harmless. It's even implied in the skit - the priest doesn't find offense in the first joke because it's not aggressive, it just uses Catholic as a backdrop for the humor. When Jerry's second joke ACTUALLY attacks dentists (saying they are sadists), he actually does get offended. Surely God has more important things to worry about than a one-off gag?
@Crush 42Mash...Don't call yourself a Catholic!...Any Catholic priest with even the smallest amount of common sense would ONLY LISTEN TO A CONFESSION FROM A CATHOLIC...THIS IS A SACRED, YES SACRED RULE...THE CONFESSIONAL BOOTH IS JUST AS SACRED AS HOLY COMMUNION...WHY? BECAUSE WITHOUT CONFESSION, A TRUE HEARTFELT CONFESSION, ONE CANNOT WORTHILY RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION...DON'T BE A PARTIME CATHOLIC. AMEN
@@anthonypreziosi30 You definitely make me laugh, because you’re the type of people that I was thinking of when I made that comment. This is not a confessional it is a stage and they are having fun. They have made fun of orthodox, Jewish and all types of other religious traditions and there’s no harm done. So lighten up
@@crush42mash6 SACRED MEANS SACRED...NEVER MOCK IT, NEVER SLANDER IT...TO MOCK/SLANDER WHAT IS SACRED IS TO OFFEND GOD...IT'S either stupid, ignorant, or NAIVE of you not realising this type of 'entertainment' MOCKS THE CATHOLIC CHURC...go see a good priest...it's your choice!
Yes it was just brilliant. In the UK it was on at about midnight and I so often stayed up too late just cos I had to watch it (recording it wasn't the same). One of my fave episodes - where George gets orange juice (or grapefruit?) in his eye and it makes every conversation slightly off-kilter all day.
Sitting on the kneeler was priceless! Makes me laugh every time! And when he says "I should mention I'm Jewish" and the priest goes "Well that's no sin".....LMAO!
They guy playing the priest, that sounded like a genuine laugh. You look at Jerry during that it looks like he has to hold back a natural reaction to it. Lol
Saw this episode as a kid and it made me believe that literally anyone could come in off the street and walk into a confessional just to chat with a priest like it's a therapy session or something. Lol.
I mean, anyone can try. There's nothing stopping anyone from going into a confessional in major churches (minor ones have more restrictions, because they know their community more personally). The question is if you can get the priest to put up with your bullshit - I'd say he saw Jerry's genuine concern and was trying to comfort (later help) him; a decent reason for him to stay. Note, as soon as Jerry goes too far with the Dentist joke, he unceremoniously leaves.
The pope joke wasn't directly attacking anyone, it just used the characters as a backdrop. The dentist joke was straight up saying "dentists are sadistic bastards". He can see the nuisance, unlike Jerry.
George’s character, being Italian-American, was likely raised Catholic (although he converted to Latvian Orthodoxy) And yes, I’m aware that the Costanzas are played by Jewish actors lol
I believe Peter Mehlman wrote this episode. He was a writer on the show since like the first season. He wrote many classic shows like the Shrinkage one, the one where Jerry's car has mutant BO, the double dip the chip and a bunch more. Larry David at this time was releasing his very ridiculously funny movie Sour Grapes and was no longer on the show.
Look at howJerry is looking up as he is walking in the church. You knew right there it was going to be hilarious 😂...” excuse me mother.” “Sister.” 😭 😂 George:” Jerry I gotta talk to you.” 😂🤣😂🤣
In my humble opinion, one of the funniest scenes ever. Very intelligent indeed. The whole thing just goes from laugh to laugh, hand shaking all the way through.
Even as my mom was succumbing to the ravages of Alzheimer's, this scene would always light her up, and make her laugh out loud. Seinfeld was one of her favorites, and Im eternally grateful to Jerry and the gang for bringing her that joy.
The same way George has his iconic moments being fired that make the character, this is one of Jerry’s best scenes that encompasses that all he cares about is being a comedian and never going for cheap laughs lol. He can’t stand the fact that someone is going for total joke immunity.
One of the main reason I like the Seinfeld series. He indiscriminately pokes fun at anyone regardless of gender, race, ethinicity or religion...no one is excluded. Btw as a catholic I find the confessional scenes quite humourous :)
Did George convert from Jewish or something else? Seems there's some uncertainty in the comments. Elaine was definitely Jewish, I thought George was too.
@@Richbar-qe6bx Do you find the misery the Catholic church inflicting on women hilarious too? Telling a woman that she can't have IVF to help her conceive is stupid. But also her following the church is outrageous.
So simple, sweet, and hilarious. You know the old saying "Some guys have it, while some guys never will." ? The imagination to produce a funny moment like this means, of course, that Jerry "had it" in spades
I was never a Catholic, but I read John R. Powers' hilarious fictionalized memoirs about growing up Catholic on the south side of Chicago: _The Last Catholic in America_ and _Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?_ remain two of my favorite books because, apart from the religion, Powers was writing about _me_ as a kid! So I sort of understood a little bit about Catholicism before I first saw this episode, and when Jerry sat down on the kneeler, I died laughing. George finding him in the least likely place he would ever be is the icing on the cake. The writing on this show was brilliant.
I am from Malaysia and the stuff in Seinfeld is far far far more removed from what I experience in my life.... but I still find it funny.... takes a while to get acclimatised to the humour though.....
I lived in Malaysia during the Asian Crisis. The cultures are completely different and I can appreciate it not translating. I remember a fancy bar near the big towers called Wall Street that tried to spoof NYC. It was a little amusing but didn't age well.
The priest's laugh is very genuine. The jew's awkwardness in the Catholic Church is well done. I'm surprised by the comments that George's parents aren't supposed to be Jewish.
Elaine: "Oh. We're not getting married. We're just, y'know, having a good time." Priest: [shifts his gaze from Elaine to Puddy to Elaine again with raised eyebrows] "Well that's simple then. You're both going to hell."
I saw Jerry on Showtime many years ago. I thought he was the greatest comedian I had ever enjoyed. I wanted to see his works everywhere. Then came the Steinfeld Show. I became a fossil hunter and never saw one of his shows. I know I missed a lot.
Do you mean no one was running "Seinfeld" 24/7 at the dig site? What kind of insensitive boors were you working for that they wouldn't be piping in a sitcom? Outrageous!
One of the great strengths of this comedy was able to find the perfect actors for the small roles like for the priest
Yes and Mr Bookman and the Soup Nazi..and all the other zillions of short term comedic talents.
Look up Marc Hirschfeld, who was the casting director for this show and many other great shows and movies. Here's someone who could read a script and just be able to picture what he would need in an actor to be best for the part.
Very true. Its overlooked how well the casting was
Franklin Delano Romanowski
@@TigerzLionzPistonzWingz meticulous right down to the fruit shop owner. “This fruit ain’t for you” “you’re banned” lol
George somehow finding jerry was just the kicker in this lmfao
Lol
One would have expected Kramer to drop in eh !
why is it funny though? what is the joke there?
@@FitzChivalryFarseer2 Jerry's Jewish. Why would he be in a confessional in a church and why in the world would George be looking for him there?
@@mikek5958 I got that but that still dont explain the punchline. Nor have I watch the episode or whatever so he could have already known he was there or something...
sitting down instead of kneeling simple but hilarious seinfield is legendary
Addicted257 waiiiiit I’m no Christian, I always thought you were supposed to be sitting
Honestly I'd have done the same. Had no idea what a kneeler was until I watched this scene
It's probably something Seinfeld got as an idea from Michael Richards (Kramer) because Jerry is Jewish with no familiarity with Catholicism...or kneeling
And then he knocks on the wall lol
@@CerenAytekin96 no! We catholics live to kneel 😁
The actor playing the priest nailed it. great performance
He is brilliant - completely deadpan
He did! That’s a pretty accurate portrayal of a priest in confession
Pretty sure the priest actor was laughing for real.
@@AddMoreQuarters @Raymond Carver
It's called acting, that's why this thread is talking about his good performance.
they were always A1 at casting the bit parts on that show.
"Jerry, I gotta talk to you."
That's one of the best endings to a scene they ever did on the show.
😇🙏🇨🇦🇨🇦🏒🏒
The fact that he walked into a confession room like it's Jerry's room or something.
The fact that Jerry was in shock for 6 seconds, after everything he's been through with George, is just icing on the cake :D
Imagine Kramer giving his kinda entry into that room 😂
Yeah, it was a running gag on this episode. George just finds Jerry even in the most inappropriate spaces.
How the priest holds his laughter through the "No, it offends me as a comedian" line is beyond me. Absolutely hilarious.
“And this offends you as a Jewish person?”
“No, it offends me as a comedian!” 😂🤣
Beautiful.
That's Gold, Jerry! Gold!
😂😂
That line kinda has Larry David's name written all over
it! 😄
Funny...
When the priest makes himself comfortable, "I haven't heard that one." 🤣🤣🤣🤣
George getting in at the last second is the best part
but I dont get it why was that so funny
He came to Jerry's dentist appointment too, first. That's what's funny. He shouldn't know about either of them.
Oh, yeah, he knew. But still, watch the Jerry's reaction.
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@@youknowwhoiam2771 well ofcourse they would tell eachother everything, they're in a gay relationship with eachother not that theres anything wrong with that.
It's so offensive for george to interrupt someone's confession but of course george could care less.
Jerry saying "mother" instead of "sister" is hilarious
Mildly amusing, maybe, but hilarious? Since some women religious hold the title of "mother" (Mother Teresa and Mother Angelica as examples), it wouldn't be that unusual for a non-Catholic to not know the correct form of address to use.
@@seikibrian8641 i interpreted it as more of a racial thing. Like he didn’t wanna call a black woman ‘sister’ because it would be cringe
@@humanbeing8068 Watch his gesture and expression when she corrects him. It's clear that he just didn't know the correct term, what with him being Jewish not Catholic and all.
*and a black nun as there’s not much around LOL*
@@afriend9428 Huh? Your comment makes no sense.
This is one of the funniest scenes. Perhaps the funniest part is when Father Curtis is laughing at the joke and Jerry tries get back on track and the priest stops him and says, "One second" and continues laughing.
Yes
Ya but it's a pedophile joke about priest forcing himself on a boy
@@jessedugal6125 No, it's a blind priest and Raquel Welch in a lifeboat, and she says "Those aren't buoys."
@@jessedugal6125 I don't understand, when the joke is in the clip, why you said this?
(Btw, I'm not a catholic).
@@pineapplepenumbra Maybe because @Jesse Dugal is a M O R O N?
"first of im jewish" "thats no sin" gold!!
Gold Jerry! GOLD!
He needs to.convert to Catholicism
@@thereisnosalvationoutsidet3246 no one does. The orthodox are the real Christians. The Coptic church especially
Kenny Bania Jesus was Jewish.
@Tony being circumcised doesn’t make you Jewish.
The actor as the Father here holds the scene very well. One of the most hillarious scene...
"Tell me your sins, my son"
"Actually I should mention that I'm jewish"
"oh that's no sin"
"oh, good"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Larry David wrote it
Thanks for writing this down for me.
Jesus Chrust is and always will be a FUGGIN HEBE!!!! Wake up fools!!!!lollollollollol. 7 yrs of Romance Catholic education writing speakin.
The writing on this show was something else
The writer said about this episode that he thought the phrase "anti-dentite" would catch on. It didn't - but it surprised them that "yada yada" became a big thing.
Yada yada yada has been around forever...
@@williamallen319 Yeah, but the Seinfeld featured it and, yada yada yada, it became more popular. 😂
I think "anti-dentite" comes up every now and then in my sphere. Don't get me wrong, it's no "No soup for you!"... But this show had too many quotable bits to count. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Ironically, for all of the catchphrases that the show inspired, every single time they tried to make one work ("These pretzels are making me thirsty" was the first), it failed. Just goes to show how organic humor needs to be.
@@wvu05 interesting.
When the priest goes "Just a second" so he can finish laughing 😂😂😂
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I liked when George walks in the confessions and jerry froze after he says
Jerry I gotta talk to you
George had just walked in on him at the dentist office and Jerry said it was "awkward." Clearly, George doesn't respect boundaries.
What did he wanted to talk Jerry about?
Every time something awkward or funny happens to me, I want someone to play slap bass behind me
Lol
I lost it when he sat on the kneeler. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
As a Catholic, this is my favorite scene in the series. "No...it offends me as a comedian!" :-D
I always wanted to do a confessional
HAHAHAHAHA
Hi Gail. I am also catholic 😇
Awesome Gail. I'm actually Jewish and this episode was amazing.
I'm catholic too but it's a genius scene.
This scene still cracks me up after all these years!! Pure comedic genius! 🤣
This was hysterical. Gold, Jerry, gold!
If I ever walked into a synagogue, I know I would be just as confused.
The difference is, mostly in synogogue, they'll distinguish you from your attire..
I definitely would be being raised a southern Baptist
@@Calvin-01 calvin they don't have altar calls
You're not allowed to. They have "membership", and security. You're banned unless you pay up. Not free and open like Christianity. You can try, I did, good luck.
@@iditarod4081 - Christianity isn’t free. Ask the members of any major televangelist congregation.
The timing here is perfect. Without the timing it doesn't work.
Yeah, thats comedy...
A little speck of comedy genius😄
Jerry's face of just "how did you find me here" is so hilarious!
I love how the priest is genuinely offended by the dentist joke 🤣
"Father"
"- one second"
It's definitely one of the funniest scenes of the entire series.
Agree completely.
Rubbish
How did I miss it!!???
As a Catholic, I laugh at this. It’s so funny and I think people should learn to see humour first. No one is being disrespectful
@Eugene Cam No it's because the jokes were harmless. It's even implied in the skit - the priest doesn't find offense in the first joke because it's not aggressive, it just uses Catholic as a backdrop for the humor. When Jerry's second joke ACTUALLY attacks dentists (saying they are sadists), he actually does get offended.
Surely God has more important things to worry about than a one-off gag?
@@trianglemoebiusmaking fun of and misrepresenting the sacrament of confession is a sacrilege.
@Crush 42Mash...Don't call yourself a Catholic!...Any Catholic priest with even the smallest amount of common sense would ONLY LISTEN TO A CONFESSION FROM A CATHOLIC...THIS IS A SACRED, YES SACRED RULE...THE CONFESSIONAL BOOTH IS JUST AS SACRED AS HOLY COMMUNION...WHY? BECAUSE WITHOUT CONFESSION, A TRUE HEARTFELT CONFESSION, ONE CANNOT WORTHILY RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION...DON'T BE A PARTIME CATHOLIC. AMEN
@@anthonypreziosi30 You definitely make me laugh, because you’re the type of people that I was thinking of when I made that comment. This is not a confessional it is a stage and they are having fun. They have made fun of orthodox, Jewish and all types of other religious traditions and there’s no harm done. So lighten up
@@crush42mash6 SACRED MEANS SACRED...NEVER MOCK IT, NEVER SLANDER IT...TO MOCK/SLANDER WHAT IS SACRED IS TO OFFEND GOD...IT'S either stupid, ignorant, or NAIVE of you not realising this type of 'entertainment' MOCKS THE CATHOLIC CHURC...go see a good priest...it's your choice!
Timing is everything in comedy, and Jerry and the priest nailed it.
Delivery is just as important. Timing and delivery.
I miss this programme so much. Loved it. The best ever.
Yes it was just brilliant. In the UK it was on at about midnight and I so often stayed up too late just cos I had to watch it (recording it wasn't the same). One of my fave episodes - where George gets orange juice (or grapefruit?) in his eye and it makes every conversation slightly off-kilter all day.
God I love this scene. Every second of it is hilarious
I like how George comes in and the stare they give makes it more funny
The entire clip is just one BIG gold nugget.
Perfection.
this is absolutely legendary! genius.. "and this offends you as a jewish person?"
"no it offends me as a comedian!"
Everything about this show is brilliant 🤩! Even George coming in at that time etc
‘Hang on a second’. Genius
Jerry's so sweet, innocent and endearing when he sits down on his little bench!
Waiting patiently for the priest to show up.
It's very funny because he is suppose to kneel. 😅😅😅
@@peaceandlove544 Right!
He's like a child, a very sweet scene.
Sitting on the kneeler was priceless! Makes me laugh every time! And when he says "I should mention I'm Jewish" and the priest goes "Well that's no sin".....LMAO!
They guy playing the priest, that sounded like a genuine laugh. You look at Jerry during that it looks like he has to hold back a natural reaction to it. Lol
Man the guy playing the priest held it together longer than I could while Jerry's telling jokes in his ear
Saw this episode as a kid and it made me believe that literally anyone could come in off the street and walk into a confessional just to chat with a priest like it's a therapy session or something. Lol.
I mean, anyone can try. There's nothing stopping anyone from going into a confessional in major churches (minor ones have more restrictions, because they know their community more personally). The question is if you can get the priest to put up with your bullshit - I'd say he saw Jerry's genuine concern and was trying to comfort (later help) him; a decent reason for him to stay. Note, as soon as Jerry goes too far with the Dentist joke, he unceremoniously leaves.
@@trianglemoebius LOL
@@trianglemoebiusinteresting
Don't you have to be Catholic?
Lol the priest was okay with the Pope joke but got offended by the dentist one
Proof that the priest was an anti-dentite!
@@erichaynes7502 good pull!
The pope joke wasn't directly attacking anyone, it just used the characters as a backdrop. The dentist joke was straight up saying "dentists are sadistic bastards". He can see the nuisance, unlike Jerry.
It kills me that George finds his Jewish friend Jerry in a Catholic confession!
George’s character, being Italian-American, was likely raised Catholic (although he converted to Latvian Orthodoxy)
And yes, I’m aware that the Costanzas are played by Jewish actors lol
@@Project305miami "he converted to Latvian Orthodoxy"
what?!
ProLansPl In the Season 5 episode “The Conversion” George becomes Latvian Orthodox
@@Project305miami must have missed that one. no I'm curious on would anyone be willing to convert to such exotic religion ;D
ProLansPl He did it for a girl
I watch this video just to hear Jerry say "it offends me as a comedian". Thats gold, Jerry, Gold!
This scene is right out of larry davids mind
Pure unpolished Larry
He had left the show by then.
@@ryanloftis1125 crazy
I believe Peter Mehlman wrote this episode. He was a writer on the show since like the first season. He wrote many classic shows like the Shrinkage one, the one where Jerry's car has mutant BO, the double dip the chip and a bunch more. Larry David at this time was releasing his very ridiculously funny movie Sour Grapes and was no longer on the show.
I stand corrected if thats the case. Sometimes the line between Jerry and Larry do blur.
Look at howJerry is looking up as he is walking in the church. You knew right there it was going to be hilarious 😂...” excuse me mother.”
“Sister.” 😭 😂
George:” Jerry I gotta talk to you.” 😂🤣😂🤣
I started laughing at that too, Jerry looking up 😂
Oh God, I forgot about that hilarious ending with George randomly showing up out of nowhere, now I'm LMAO like an idiot. 😂😂😂
In my humble opinion, one of the funniest scenes ever. Very intelligent indeed. The whole thing just goes from laugh to laugh, hand shaking all the way through.
This is the moment Tim Watley became Heisenberg.
William Woolrich that's refreshing! 😄
“Jerry, I am the danger.”
Those aren't just buoy's...
Lmfao! Then George pops in, ya got a minute? 😂👏
Priest: Hahahahaha!
Jerry: Father...
Priest: One second.
Even as my mom was succumbing to the ravages of Alzheimer's, this scene would always light her up, and make her laugh out loud. Seinfeld was one of her favorites, and Im eternally grateful to Jerry and the gang for bringing her that joy.
It is. This is on my top ten Seinfeld moments list. I like the episode when George goes Latvian Ortodox, really good Seinfield!
The same way George has his iconic moments being fired that make the character, this is one of Jerry’s best scenes that encompasses that all he cares about is being a comedian and never going for cheap laughs lol. He can’t stand the fact that someone is going for total joke immunity.
Props to the actor playing the priest. The only way I could imagine him not creasing up with laughter was by jabbing himself with a rusty nail.
Still watching and still laughing…..my all time greats! 🙏
Door to confessional slides open:
“Jerry, I gotta talk to ya.”
-Costanza, lord of the idiots
Hilarious!
And that’s when Jerry revealed himself as an antidentite
One of the main reason I like the Seinfeld series. He indiscriminately pokes fun at anyone regardless of gender, race, ethinicity or religion...no one is excluded. Btw as a catholic I find the confessional scenes quite humourous :)
SouthTexasGal830 grant you it is hilarious!
As you may know, Muslims don't have THAT sense of humour … Recent years events are there to support that assertion !
You anti-dentite bastard!
Yeah but the Puerto Ricans threw a fit after they poked fun at the Puerto Rican Day Parade and they can’t show it no more. And it funny episode.
@@jogman262 yes they can, it's on Netflix now
Two & half minutes of machine gun gags. Brilliant!
Seinfeld is a legend, enough said.
This was the same church music that was playing in the Latvian Orthodox ceremony for George’s ‘conversion.’
Good catch
I didn't know before Seinfeld that Latvian Orthodox was it's own church.
@@billolsen4360 Neither did the Seinfeld writers.
Did George convert from Jewish or something else? Seems there's some uncertainty in the comments.
Elaine was definitely Jewish, I thought George was too.
@@artsmith103
I believe Jerry was the only Jewish character in the show. (Except for Dr. Wattley.)
As a Catholic, I find this hillarious.
SomeFluffer64 i am a catholic too and yes this is hilarious
Another Catholic here finds this hilarious.
I was catholic until tha age of reason
As a Protestant, I find it even more hilarious.
@@Richbar-qe6bx Do you find the misery the Catholic church inflicting on women hilarious too? Telling a woman that she can't have IVF to help her conceive is stupid. But also her following the church is outrageous.
The Father's laughter, especially his 'one second', I can't!😆
The way the priest had to stop and laugh😅🤣
Brilliant. The whole Yada Yada episode was exceptional.
So simple, sweet, and hilarious. You know the old saying "Some guys have it, while some guys never will." ? The imagination to produce a funny moment like this means, of course, that Jerry "had it" in spades
The way Jerry chuckles proudly after his sadist magazine joke
i think the priest’s laugh was genuine!!
The bit parts of Seinfeld are really amazing. An actor might be in the show for 2 minutes and they'll be a highlight for decades.
Priest (kneeling closer): I haven't heard that one!
In my opinion, this is THE funniest scene ever.
“Jerry, I gotta talk to ya!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ewan/Swaze who’s a jerk? You talking to ME?
He actually said Jimmy.
@@Miblive no he says Jerry
“No, it offends me as a comedian!”
So first, George shows up at Jerry's dental appointment, and then he shows up after confession...lol 😂
I was never a Catholic, but I read John R. Powers' hilarious fictionalized memoirs about growing up Catholic on the south side of Chicago: _The Last Catholic in America_ and _Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?_ remain two of my favorite books because, apart from the religion, Powers was writing about _me_ as a kid! So I sort of understood a little bit about Catholicism before I first saw this episode, and when Jerry sat down on the kneeler, I died laughing. George finding him in the least likely place he would ever be is the icing on the cake. The writing on this show was brilliant.
There never has and never will be a show as funny as Seinfeld.
The Seinfeld T.V. Show Was Absolutely Excellent Comedy.
"NOW IF YOU EXCUSE ME," the priest rushing to leave to tell the jokes to the rest of parishioner🤪
I am from Malaysia and the stuff in Seinfeld is far far far more removed from what I experience in my life.... but I still find it funny.... takes a while to get acclimatised to the humour though.....
Even those of us in America weren't used to sitcoms set in New York until Friends and Seinfeld.
@@Haruko13 what? The honeymooners. The odd couple. Laverne and Shirley. I love Lucy. All in the family. The Jeffersons. Come on man.
@@SR-vl6ql
What? Laverne and Shirley was set in Wisconsin. Idk about the rest.
@@SR-vl6ql The Goldbergs!
I lived in Malaysia during the Asian Crisis. The cultures are completely different and I can appreciate it not translating. I remember a fancy bar near the big towers called Wall Street that tried to spoof NYC. It was a little amusing but didn't age well.
The "Jerry I gotta talk to ya" is brilliant
A good 9 seconds George and Jerry been looking at each other😂how did George Find Jerry?
The writing is gold Jerry, it is gold.
😂 One of the funniest comedies in TV history. Every time I look a Seinfield show I start the rolling.😂😂😂😂🤡
The knock!! 🤣
And the kneeler!!😂🤣
The priest's laugh is very genuine. The jew's awkwardness in the Catholic Church is well done.
I'm surprised by the comments that George's parents aren't supposed to be Jewish.
Crazy, this episode was just on TV upstairs and now an hour later I find it on the front page of youtube.
that's my kind of parish. it has an altar rail
No table altar either
Father Curtis also counseled Elaine and Puddy when Puddy told her she was going to hell. 😀👿
Elaine: "Oh. We're not getting married. We're just, y'know, having a good time."
Priest: [shifts his gaze from Elaine to Puddy to Elaine again with raised eyebrows] "Well that's simple then. You're both going to hell."
Seinfeld used his genius to complement our diversity with simple and splendid humor!
And if Whatley ever gets Polish citizenship, he'll have complete joke-telling immunity!
As a Pole, I resemble that comment!😁
@@nosuchthing8 As do I, my friend, as do I.
I saw Jerry on Showtime many years ago. I thought he was the greatest comedian I had ever enjoyed. I wanted to see his works everywhere. Then came the Steinfeld Show. I became a fossil hunter and never saw one of his shows. I know I missed a lot.
Do you mean no one was running "Seinfeld" 24/7 at the dig site? What kind of insensitive boors were you working for that they wouldn't be piping in a sitcom? Outrageous!
The padre was hilarious here.
0:22-when you haven't been to confession in ages.
"That" line lives in the comedic hall of fame.
"you know thats a kneeler"....."oh". excellent!
George sneaking on the scene is super funny ❤
"Forgive Father I have sinned I have been listening to Jerry Seinfeld jokes is it a sin" ?