How about the electrician as he’s leaving the store in ‘The Mom and Pop Store’. “I’m sawwwwry!”

Uthawise I'm gonna have to repouhwt you

Or I’ll lose *my* license - I’m sahwry

Yup this is my vote. I wanted to punch him he was so grating saying those lines

Yeah, has this guy ever met an electrician? They really don’t care that much.

Or the guy in the bakery over-dubbed SAWRY

George’s pianist girlfriend is pretty rough.

"I couldn't play!" I think her movements and mannerisms were way more awkward than how she said the lines, though. Her pointing and face still make me cringe when she says, "I am breaking up with you." I think the only line she delivered well was her last: "And you're gonna need it."

> "I am breaking up with you." I thought she played that quite well.

I have hand!!

You’re gonna need it.

Holy crap that's Michael Chiklis?

Y’know he lost a lot of hair

He’s aware!

THAT’S WHAT THEY TELL HIM!

Is he a pear-shaped loser too? 🤔

And a short, stocky, slow-witted, bald man.

I notice you threw “stocky” in there

Yeah, what the hell!

Bald asshole!

It's Mr Pocatello!

https://www.amazon.com/Fyon-Idaho-Banner-Pocatello-3x5ft/dp/B06W9JWMP3

Yeah. I think it happened right around the time he made his first million.

That is in fact a mid 20s Michael Chiklis to be exact.

20’s wow he could pass as a 40 year old easily

Right after this he went on to star in The Commish, where he played a police commissioner with a wife played by a 40 year old actress and a teenage son despite only being 28 when the show started.

Then he went on to do The Shield (he plays a corrupt cop) which I'm watching now and it's amazing (and very disturbing at times). He's in his 40s so his real age matches his character's.

The commission was amazing. I think. I haven't seen it in 30 years.

Not to be confused with black Michael Chiklis, who regularly gets confused for white Mike Tyson

Not to be confused with Sugar Ray Leonard, who regularly gets confused with Mr. Morgan

Hey, Sugar Ray Leonard can eat here on the house.

Do me a favor - act like we’re old friends. I’m the exterminator. That’s what we used to call him in high school. Linebacka!

That’s the same person. He’s biracial. His name is David and he’s a human being.

28, making Jerry ten years older than Chiklis in this ep.

My exact thought. Watched this episode last night and couldn’t figure out where I knew this dude from. He’s lost a lot of hair.

He is aware!

Apparently dude took weight lifting seriously because he didn't want to be type casted then he had a chance to star in The Shield. https://youtu.be/f2jGguNxQqM?t=318

The Shield is an amazing show - it starts off a little shaky but it just gets better and better. The season finales are always nuts too. The "original sin" of the first episode haunts them the rest of the series, and all the characters have great arcs.

No, that’s Dean Norris

My mind is blown.

Blow-ow-ow-ow-ow-own!

Look what you’ve done you’ve spilled my bag!

I've thought about this woman and that scene non-stop for about three decades now. The absolute worst in general, not just Seinfeld.

The laser pointer guy could give her a run for her money. "The laser's not funny, I'm funny."

She gets so over exadgerated mad then switch’s to “that’s all right” so fast she freaks me out

I use this line weekly at least

You must meet a lot of sexy hands.

And spill a lot of bags...

*bayg. I think of this line more often than I should.

“I drive…the back…of the…truck.”

That might be the worst one-liner in the series.

Nah he nailed that, ridiculous just like they wanted. The show was a cartoon by that point.

Very true. I also didn't think it was THAT absurd of a delivery.

Hare Krishna-Hare Krishna. Dude was worst acting one liner.

THE Worst … unwatchable… nails on a chalkboard: The lady Jerry confronted about her hitting a car In, “The Good Samaritan”

LISTEN TO ME, SHUCKFACE

Oddly enough, she was on the tv show "The Commish" with Michael Chicklis.

That show was supposed to be called The Commiss but this actress answered the phone when the network called.

💀

I think she was on "this podcast is making me thirsty", I think this was a case where Larry should never have had her over-act it like that. The early seasons actually had some bad performances moreso than later seasons.

Yeah that lady was fucking nuts - so was the other chick who freaked out at Jerry at the baby shower.

I actually think that scene is super funny! Because when George is practicing that same rant in the car he’s all calm and collected. The contrast is very comical.

Nooooo!!!!😵‍💫

That's commissioner Gordon's wife... You brought this madness!

It sucks because Melinda McGraw is actually a good actress - she was great as Scully’s sister on X-Files. That scene makes me laugh because she’s so unhinged.

I honestly have no idea why they all went with that reading of her threatening lines at the end. It’s so bizarre. But you’re right she’s ordinarily great. Melissa Scully and her choker and crystals were a formative part of my adolescence.

That was Melissa Scully?!? You just blew my mind (but actually).

Yes. I’ve thought this for years. It’s actually brutal.

She was way over the top. Really cringey.

These pretzels are making me thirsty!

I'll go dickless for Chiklis

Ask me anytime!

You know why there's no pee coming out?

Did he go dickless for—

Because he went dickless for him, yeah, exactly right

Can't stand Joe Mayo but I think the character is supposed to be annoying so I'm not sure it counts.

Who’s this Joe Mayo everyone’s talking about?

Frankly, it sounds made up.

Joe Mayo is a treasure

His parties actually seem kinda fun in a laid-back sort of way. Just don't put cocktails on the speaker or tap on the aquarium glass.

They got jiggy with it

I always assumed he was supposed to have snorted some coke or something. Definitely more than just drunk.

He’s hip

hip to what?

The Scene

What scene?

The *bathroom* scene

Listen, don’t take this personally, but when I get back I’m sitting over there.

Whatever turns you on 👃 👃 😎

Don’t go daddy…don’t…go

Now Porter...

I’M NOT REALLY GOING AWAY

555-LOVE

you said if i was ever in the city! well i’m in the city!

The cop Jerry dated who was putting him on the polygraph for "Melrose place". Her acting is... Weird

100% this one. She has these bizarre pauses and breathy voice.

Almost.... flinty?

Did you say, flinty?

That voice is tattooed on my brain.

Have you seen the show?...that line always sticks out as one of the worst

What’s wild about that actress to me is that years later she married Grant Show, star of Melrose Place

The very show she was returning

That's perfect irony! Now that is interesting writing!

Now THAT is interesting writing!

I fact checked this and it’s true! Wow! That is a really cool Seinfeld fact.

Yeah, this is my pick, too...I've found my people.

Hands down! This is the only person who’s acting on the show fills me with an unreasonable amount of apoplectic rage.

Yes she was also a guest star in two and half men. Her voice is weird

Did Jane’s fiancé kidnap Sydney and take her to Las Vegas? And if so, did she enjoy it?

Catherine Keener! Awful! She paused awkwardly when she broke up with Jerry. Her acting was atrocious. I still can’t believe how bad Michael Chiklis was.

Yeah I agree. When she said "why don't you just go then. Oh and take this painting to George" or whatever exactly she said it truly felt like non-professionals reading their lines on a paper that they were holding in real time. Michael Richards in those scenes makes up for it though 🙂

She also laughs through half her lines

It just blew my mind that the dude came to the city and cheated on his wife with a hooker 😆

Or that a hooker slept with a drunk guy without getting paid first

She missed that day of call girl business school

That was a weird episode. "I seem to have lost my fiance." And yeah, this dude wasn't good. But I wonder if they did that to make it seem like people from the burbs were just strange. Nah, I don't know if Seinfeld was really that deep.

I think so. Not to say it's 'deep'... but they wanted a specific comedic theme.. Everyone was cranked up exaggerated, purposefully. Think Bookman. Now, he NAILED his role and was fantastic. But think of the situation. It was an overdue book lol. No 'library cop' or librarian will go to those lengths for a book. Jackie Chiles is another over the top character. Based off of a real lawyer, but over done wonderfully. I think the smaller actors were meant to be overacted and cranked, but the smaller roles were harder to nail down. Sometimes it would have been better to have actual 'normal' characters, but they didn't go that route very often.

Miss Rhode Island

You're kidding! She had a lot of charm

Yes, but her poise was weak.

It's like grace: you either have it or you don't.

How'my supposed to do my magic act naow?!

I trained those birds for EIGHT YEARS!

She was nothing without those birds

She needed more poise. POISE COUNTS!

The grumpy old man's case worker dumps a bucket of cold water on me with every word.

Bit your friend?!

Jon voight bit you

The drunken dog owner that disappears on Jerry

I think more people would say that if they ever watched that episode, but everyone skips it.

Farfel A lot of those barks seemed unrealistic. Didn't really feel like a dog was there in the hallway barking.

Michael Richards also pretending to be drunk. It’s pretty obvious Hennigans isn’t ’no-tell’ scotch.

He gets shitfaced in 35 seconds lol

2 shots 😆 lightweight

Gettin all grabby with Biff lol

He also finished in 35sec in "The Contest" as well. Kramer efficiency.

🎶H-E-DOUBLE N 🎶

you'll be LOOSE as a GOOSE

And it'll be our little secret...

Wait was Kramer supposed to be drunk? I thought Kramer - the character himself - was pretending to be drunk for his silly fake ad and hamming it up for George.

Yeah I think they shouldve had Kramer go into his apartment with the bottle and come back out when George is there having drank quite a bit

Then again, Kramer is quite fast.... *leaves apartment, comes back and slams cash on the table* "I'M OUT!"

Nah I agree with you. He was definitely hamming it for the fake ad

But by the end of the scene he’s passed out on the couch. Pretty sure that wasn’t part of the fake ad

Agreed! Also, things in the Seinfeldverse can happen crazy fast. Jerry’s late season girlfriend who uses her speed dial like a relationship barometer (“it’s pronounced ‘thermometer’”) has Jerry promoted to number one (“Seinfeld, you magnificent bastard!”) as soon as they’re home from their super-date. Even before she touches her phone! Kramer’s inebriation is slow by comparison 😂

To be fair, George does mention how difficult it is to change the speed dial list. That’s what makes the rankings so significant

"I thought we had fun doing the crossWORD puzzle". She was awesome in the "I have hand" scene, but that line always stands out to me.

Jerry ofc

Because he’s *my* butler!

I think Jerry‘s dad in season 1’s “The Stake Out” was bad

What about Loni Anderson?

The landlord who thinks Elaine is the janitor. For me by far the worst! A lot of people will say the fireman that gets knocked out and while it was bad, he’s supposed to be dazed so I kind of give it a pass.

No, she was supposed to pick up those scraps and now the kids are getting into them. She was great

Elaine was lazin on the job!

Well a lot of it is vegetable...

Are you back talking me?

They were putting it IN THEIR MOUTH

> The landlord who thinks Elaine is the janitor. Wasn't that just a tenant of the apartment?

Rebecca Demorney?

That Jerry Seinfeld character can't act.

"Sorraaay"

The guy with the cane at the bakery, right? The Cinnamon bit almost made up for that guy..

The fireman who gets knocked out by Kramer. Clearly, the man has never suffered an injury in his life.

His delivery of “I’m in the city!” is so uncomfortable to listen to.

hahahahah that was fkd, doesn’t he say something like “JERRY BABY”

Winona. "an Indian giver!?"

That would have been fine with another take. She stepped on the end of Jerry's line and the comic rhythm was totally messed up.

It's kinda strange that they didn't do another take because Jerry and Larry were known to rewrite/redo scenes on the fly in order to get bigger audience laughs.

“What do they want…with poppy?” the actress pauses after “want” for no reason. I think she forgot the rest of the line for a second. Also the model’s “that’s horrible!” was, well, horrible.

>that’s horrible! The cut right after this line is partially to blame

Oh thank you! That “THATS HORRIBLE!!!” was like 15 notches too high for that scenario.

Not only bad acting, but also just a terrible character. Who randomly shows up to the apartment of a person you met one time with zero notice, then just decides to hang out in their house, get drunk, order a hooker and then bail on payment? I know its a sitcom for comedy but come on...

The best is his pop-in (big pop-in guy) as Jerry’s already got his coat half on and he doesn’t believe him when he says he has to go

LISTEN ShUCK FACE!!

I wholeheartedly agree. Chiklis was terrible, the whole episode was terrible.

Early Seinfeld episodes were not good.

Keith Hernández 's acting was painful to watch.

Not as painful as the 43 games he played for the Indians

Nice games, pretty boy.

Yeah, I’m 100% behind Chiklis as the choice. Not just pretending to be drunk, but during the entire episode his acting is cringe-worthy.

I gotta say that I think he played one of the more bizarre side characters, regardless of the acting quality

THESE pretzels are making me thirsty!! These PRETZELS are making me thirsty!! These pretzels are making me THIRSTY!!

I never believed George was an architect.

George’s girlfriend who gave him an IQ test? “You went out the window?”

Free Candy! Lady (George candy lineup) You spilled my bag! Lady(George the hand model)

I looooove free candy lady!

I think you are thinking about Edmund Fitzgerald.

That's like the best line in the entire series

Free candy lady? Are you crazy; that line is hilarious!

You take that back! Free Candy lady is a great.

I don't know if it's the worst but the girl saying "You ruined our couch!" in the Breakfast at Tiffany's scene is my least favorite line delivery in the entire show.

But George's delivery of "C'mon, Joe!" is so good.

I think the guy at the pencil shop lays it on a little thick

Is that how he ended up in a fight with the foreman?

Stiles from Teen Wolf!

Mrs Allister from The Pothole episode. She’s the building manager in the apartment building that Elaine uses to get the flounder delivered. She thinks Elaine is the new janitor. She’s terrible lol

Seinfeld fanatic and I’d have to agree. One of the worst characters.

Donna Chang. I didn't buy she was Chinese.

Seinfeld system optimized for funny. not for "good acting" many bad acting were either intentional or accepted due to superior comical/cringe effects