r/seinfeld • u/Nicedude167 • 10h ago

Who’s the best old character in Seinfeld?

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u/Lightstone83 10h ago

This is Frank Costanza

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u/irunonthc 10h ago

I’m gonna be all over that shuffleboard court!

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u/fantonledzepp I was in the pool! 10h ago

He’s going to be at the pool!

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u/mayfare15 10h ago

You mean the one at La Boca Vena, La Boca Vera……

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u/Skankhun369 9h ago

La Boca Vista

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u/Lightstone83 9h ago

Del Bista Voca

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u/Jimmyg100 6h ago

🙌What the hell does that mean? 🙌

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u/ploonce 8h ago

Del Beppo Bippo?

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u/Mental_Trade_1495 8h ago

With his shoes on

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u/BackAlleyFreakShow These pretzels are making me thirsty 10h ago

All right, Frank, that's enough.

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u/BriefingGull 7h ago

And I dare you to keep me out!

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u/Snoo_82105 10h ago

He’s coming in. Lock. Stock. And Barrel.

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u/Remarkable_Lunch_809 8h ago

Did you used to have a SSSSSilver dollar collection?

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u/kidcanada0 8h ago

A very ssssupercilious ssssilver dollar collection

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u/bodyguardguy 6h ago

Frank is the undisputed heavyweight of Seinfeld returning characters.

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u/ditka 6h ago

Well, it's obvious, you know. He's carrying a lot of extra baggage up there. He should consider wearing something for support.

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u/Cal-swims 2h ago

The man-zeer!!

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u/Ok-Influence-1424 8h ago

He steals every scene he’s in.

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u/ditka 6h ago

What the hell is that supposed to mean?!

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u/LlewellynSinclair Feels like an Arby's night 5h ago

It means whatever the hell you want it to mean.

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u/KillWithTheHeart 4h ago

Are you saying, you want a piece of me?

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u/Teal-Prowler505 Professor Highbrow 9h ago

Call me back

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u/Lightstone83 9h ago

Steinbrenner's here, George is dead...

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u/UNTclassOf15 Dr. Van Nostrand 5h ago

WHAT THE HELL’D YA TRADE JAY BUHNA FOR?!?

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u/Lightstone83 5h ago

He's got a rocket for an arm!

3

u/Who_is_homer 4h ago

People kept saying “Ken Phelps, Ken Phelps”!

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u/ricolausvonmyra 7h ago

George is dead.. call me back!

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u/SkeltonJustCalled Feels like an Arby's night 7h ago

You have no eye for fashion.

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u/Lightstone83 7h ago

I have no eye for fashion!?!?!?!

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u/redwingsrule19 7h ago

He’s labeled #1 for a reason!

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u/Top-Voice-6727 7h ago

So you want a piece of me?!

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u/toebone_on_toebone 24m ago

SERENITY NOW

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u/Straight_Chill Feels like an Arby's night 10h ago

I'll tell ya who the worst is! Jack Klompus!

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u/justixthegreat 9h ago

He’s rode in Cadillacs thousands of times

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u/Cron414 7h ago

Thousands?!

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u/artvarnsen 7h ago

Ehhh!!!

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u/DFloydd 9h ago

He had a lot of nerve taking that kid's pen!!

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u/milosthetennispro 7h ago

He didn’t have a coke.

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u/HueyBluey 9h ago

I guess they’re too good for us to be on the list.

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u/Eli_Renfro 7h ago

How could anyone not like them?

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u/Georgesgortexjacket The Jerk store called, they're running out of you 8h ago

Number one here!

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u/artvarnsen 7h ago

I don't know how official these rankings really are

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u/Equivalent-Cut2241 7h ago

Number one signing off

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u/lost_in_connecticut Yeah, that's right 9h ago

#1 is the only answer. On this there can be a-no debate.

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u/Eli_Renfro 7h ago

'#1 Dad!

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u/Radiant-Analysis-755 10h ago

Frank Costanza. John O’Hurley(Peterman) wasn’t exactly old. He was 41 when he made his first appearance.🤣

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u/Royal_Lawfulness4434 9h ago

Frank Costanza by far, and than Jerry Stiller went straight from “Seinfeld” to playing Arthur in “King of Queens”. Killed both roles

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u/justixthegreat 8h ago

Always like to pretend Arthur was franks twin brother

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u/Muszex 7h ago

The one in Italy?

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u/ShozOvr 7h ago

That was his cousin

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u/Muszex 7h ago

Think ur missing my point

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u/HolisticVocalCoach 10h ago

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u/ShooterMc7929 Sack Lunch 10h ago

Next stop Pottersville! Next stop Pottersville!!

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u/xio_ID It's not a lie if you believe it 8h ago

J peterman wasn’t old he was like 45-50 wasn’t he?

And Jerry was 36-38? So basically same age. Unfair to put him in the same age category as the number 1 dad.

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u/Visual_Glass_5998 8h ago

Thought the same thing. John O’Hurley was 43 when the finale aired. Even K-UGER was only like 47

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u/CountingOnThat 8h ago

I think the son is the same age as the father!

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u/1bourbon1scotch1bier The Summer of George 6h ago

43??? Wow he really went grey there, didn’t he?

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u/Visual_Glass_5998 6h ago

He’s aware!

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u/underpantsviking 4h ago

Frank Costanza and it's not even close.

You wanna piece of me?!

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u/Beobee1 10h ago

Uncle Leo

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u/milhouse_baby Independent George 10h ago

Hello

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u/irunonthc 7h ago

He’s an Adonis! He should be swingin….

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u/not_a_captain 9h ago

He's old AND confused. He's got it all!

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u/spoon7777 8h ago

I don't care for his demeanor.

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u/SRiese78 7h ago

Demeanor?

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u/CreditMajestic4248 1h ago

Oh yeah, Uncle. Leo.

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u/Ok_Muffin_925 8h ago

Kreuger was NOT old!

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u/ajt425 4h ago

K-EUGER

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u/StGenevieveEclipse 6h ago

I'm not too worried about it 

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u/qjac78 7h ago

He just didn’t care…and it showed.

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u/Separate_Presence_32 9h ago edited 3h ago

Before you go,… can you change my DIAPER!! AAAAAAAAaaaaaah!! (Victory fist pump while sitting)

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u/Formal_Bit_7028 10h ago

1 Frank Costanza

let him describe how bras work for you

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u/HueyBluey 10h ago

What the hell is that supposed to be mean?

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u/Rosenate22 7h ago

Uncle Leo!!

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u/Venator25 7h ago

Hello!

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u/FeSpoke1 9h ago

My wallets gone! My wallets gone!

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u/stevesmithsglasses Driving around in Jon Voight's car 10h ago

K-UGER K-UGER

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u/BackAlleyFreakShow These pretzels are making me thirsty 10h ago

Good thinking, Kuger.

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u/Nit-Wit- 10h ago

Putting Frank and Estelle in with the rest is just unfair. Apart from them, I’d say K_UGER was a brilliant idea as a boss who cares even less than Georgy boy.

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u/Cruiser729 Mojambo 9h ago

Hey, did you ever notice that sounds like one of those old timey car horns?

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u/blondesize9s 10h ago

Aunt baby

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u/drfinale 10h ago

She'd never make it

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u/BackAlleyFreakShow These pretzels are making me thirsty 10h ago

She was sickly from the moment I met her!

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u/razzle_dazzle321 Serenity now, insanity later 9h ago

She had problems. Internal.

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u/BackAlleyFreakShow These pretzels are making me thirsty 8h ago

She's deceased.

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u/One_Vision_ Lord of the Idiots 8h ago

Mandelbaum !!!

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u/Miltonthemoose 8h ago

Mandelbaum!

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u/Candid_Asparagus_785 The Summer of George 8h ago

Mandelbaum!!

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u/locozonian 7h ago

They think the others are better than him?

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u/nonstopflux 6h ago

It’s go time!

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u/First-Club5591 10h ago

Frank Costanza and Sidney Fields

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u/imbillionyocarbon 9h ago

Ignoring 1,2,3, I gotta go with 6–Grace Zabriski. (Btw, she’s got the best agent in Hollywood)

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u/Complete-Cheek4789 9h ago edited 2h ago

Oh her….she steals from me. Says she doesn’t speak English, my ass she doesn’t speak English. Plays that freakin voodoo music, try to hypnotise me then rob me blind. Well I wasn’t born yesterday! I sure might drop dead today but I sure as well wasn’t born yesterday. Now get the hell outta my house!

But Mr Fields look…

I can’t read that you fool!

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u/xio_ID It's not a lie if you believe it 8h ago

Might drop dead today*

I CANT READ THAT YOU FOOL! Gets me every time

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u/rjasan 10h ago

Frank and Estelle, equal.

I think that's her name, right?

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u/Cap4403 10h ago

Indeed it is. And she never laughs.

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u/sususudio914 10h ago

Not even a "Hah!"

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u/ShozOvr 7h ago

Not a tee hee

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u/Equivalent-Cut2241 7h ago

Not a giggle

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u/Y_I_Otto 10h ago

And he wears sneakers in the pool

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u/kidcanada0 9h ago

Letterman?

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u/Third-Coast-Toffee It's not a lie if you believe it 6h ago

You caught it too. I was wondering if anyone but me saw it. Nice job!

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u/NickySantoroBackHome 1h ago
  1. Bookman was the GOAT

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u/Willing-Dog6463 Hoochie Mama!!! 9h ago

Frank Costanza. Just pure rage

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u/PeakyBlinderRob 9h ago

Gotta be Frank.

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u/Gait2468 9h ago

1 of course! No other choice. Serenity now!

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u/PeterFilmPhoto 3h ago

Mandelbaum!

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u/Cap4403 10h ago

Frank, then Kruger, then Peterman. Honorable mention to Uncle Leo.

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u/Hare__Krishna 8h ago

So you think Mandelbaum is old, eh? It's go time!

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u/So__bored 5h ago

Grab your jock…. If ya need one.

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u/bhoose19 7h ago

Interesting that you put David Letterman in there but not Morty or Helen

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u/Vellnerd 7h ago

1 and 3

11 did have a great Vinyl collection though.

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u/Booz-Hound69 4h ago

Can ya change my diaper?? lololololololol

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u/Nervous_Brilliant441 Vegetable Lasagna 2h ago

You didn’t name names.

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u/BreadfruitOk6160 6h ago

“She steals from me!”

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u/mostlymostlyharmless 9h ago

Not even fair including Frank in this list

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u/Alonabay 8h ago

What a spanking misstep to not include Jeffrey Haarwood.

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u/Equivalent-Cut2241 7h ago

I can't believe nobody has mentioned George "Big Stein" Steinbrenner!!!!

I am blown away, George. BlOOOoooOOOOOwn away!!!

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u/frogman696969 6h ago

Frank by a mile

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u/No-Newspaper8600 4h ago

You think you can keep us out of Del Vista Boca?

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u/MournfulSaint That's a shame 4h ago

Peterman

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u/Booz-Hound69 4h ago

3 and 11

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u/wtderp 4h ago

Len Lesser is a rock star. Helloooo! 👏

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u/mikcar 4h ago

1,5 and 14 (in that order)

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u/Jealous_Club_298 4h ago

10

Bookman, phenomenal act!

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u/Stacee90 Importer/exporter 4h ago

Not having Morty and Helen as choices is criminal - SHAME! 🔔

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u/Gusto_1982 3h ago

12 ain’t old

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u/jedi21knight 3h ago

It’s Frank and it’s not even close.

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u/allthepaulrudds 3h ago

Frank Costanza is the best character in Seinfeld, period.

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u/East_Yellow8389 3h ago

How can this even be asked as a question? Of course 1 lol. Jerry Stiller wipes the floor with every one of them!

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u/Russia_Elects_Cobweb 3h ago

What is apparent with this photo (the joke aside) is just how so many of these are the best things about the show

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u/pm_fearless 3h ago

Uncle Leo

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u/gronsonj 3h ago

Best regular: Frank Costanza.
Best One-timer: Bookman the Library Cop.

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u/GeorgeTMorgan 3h ago

Uncle Leo

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u/LizAsherMD 3h ago

SHE'S ON A FIXED INCOME!

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u/SillySal 2h ago

Heeellloooooo!!!

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u/JB102285 2h ago

All are equally hilarious in their own way. Gun to my head though, Frank Costanza followed by Peterman.

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u/K_Bosonburger 2h ago

Overall is Frank Costanza and Uncle Leo.

Bookmans appearance always kills me tho, so hilarious

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u/Clear_Nature_5055 2h ago

Helllloooo?! 1 & 3 but they’d never make it.

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u/Clear_Nature_5055 2h ago

Where’s Jerry’s parents? They’d never make it, either.

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u/zooalbert It's not a lie if you believe it 2h ago

Someone said it already but it needs repeating: Frank and Estelle Costanza are some of the funniest characters to ever grace tv. To anyone who disagrees I say: you want a piece of me??? YOU GOT IT!!!!!

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u/Ok_Wolverine9344 2h ago

Uncle Leo.. Hello!

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u/G-Money242 1h ago

Frank Costanza

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u/G-Money242 1h ago

Also, where are Helen and Morty?

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u/Own-Calendar-5138 1h ago

Where's jack kloppas

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u/Foreign-Dinner2072 1h ago

1 all day. 

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u/Wooden-Computer1475 1h ago

Either Costanza

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u/Ok-Guava-9216 1h ago

Frank is the answer

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u/One-Election8400 1h ago

1 the goat of all times

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u/kmoney55 1h ago

It’s go time

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u/FaithlessnessThen646 1h ago

That's perverse!

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u/Reallyroundthefamily 1h ago

Jeffrey Harharwood

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u/similar222 1h ago
  1. Bookman

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u/Algoresgardener124 1h ago

Uncle Leo, because Josey Wales shot him just after the Civil War, and yet there he was- in New York in the 1990s.

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u/Admirable_Desk8430 1h ago

Kruger was only in his 40s and shouldn’t be included here.

Of course the correct answer is Frank Costanza.

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u/A-ka-so-re 1h ago

Frank Costanza.

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u/michaelcaz 52m ago

This is impossible to answer. And you can’t include Frank, bc he might be the best character in the entire show. “You got the A… B… the C… the D, that’s the biggest.”

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u/thewillmckoy 17m ago

Mr Fields was great!

Hey, before you leave, do you mind changing my diaper?! 😆😆😆

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u/Mediocre-Soil-8335 8h ago

The only correct answer.

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u/JPMoney81 The Summer of George 10h ago

At least they are learning to stop with the 'wrong answers only' posts.

Christ those annoy me.

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u/XuliganZombie 10h ago

Jerry Stiller hands down

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u/Expert_Climate_7348 George is getting upset! 9h ago

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u/Elmer-Fudd-Gantry Importer/exporter 8h ago

1,2

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u/allanmojica 8h ago

They don’t want us there, so we’re going

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u/Percennius 8h ago

You did Peterman dirty lol

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u/cranberrywaltz 7h ago

How is J. Peterman on the list? He's the same age as Jerry and 5 year younger than The K-Man!

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u/Fresh_Mountain_Snow These pretzels are making me thirsty 6h ago

My two quotable ones in real life are: Frank and Leo. 

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u/cree8vision 6h ago

Jerry Stiller followed closely by John O'Hurley.
There were a surprisingly large number of funny older age actors on Seinfeld.

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u/ScottyToo9985 6h ago

1, hands down. Jerry Stiller was incomparable

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u/Broad-Row6422 6h ago

No Jack?!!!

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u/irunonthc 10h ago

Ziggy Mandelbaum

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u/Cap4403 10h ago

It’s go time

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u/First-Club5591 10h ago

Izzy Mandelbaum

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u/Particular-Anteater7 10h ago

Since you've added David Letterman, you should have also added Jay Leno.

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u/ResolutionHonest666 Del Bisto Becko 10h ago

Ruthie Cohen

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u/ImTellinTim 9h ago

It’s go time