Posted on 06/06/2019 5:30:55 AM PDT by PROCON
It has been 30 years since Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David’s groundbreaking sitcom Seinfeld first hit the airwaves, and the show is still as timeless and relevant as ever. This is mostly due to the central ensemble of Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer—one of the greatest casts in television history—but they also had solid support from a wide range of minor characters. Of course, as with any show, some of those supporting characters were stronger than others, and, naturally, there were also some weak ones to contrast against the strong ones. So, here is every Seinfeld supporting character, ranked.
11. SUSAN ROSS
Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer’s romantic partners came and went on an almost weekly basis, so many of them didn’t need to stand out with a quirk or comical personality, but it’s a different story with long-term relationships. What makes most of the long-term couples on Seinfeld work is that there’s a different kind of crazy on both sides—there’s no straight man. With couples like Frank and Estelle or Elaine and Puddy, there is no straight person, but they still clash because they’re crazy in different ways. The problem with Susan is that she was never really funny. The writers never gave her jokes; she was just the straight person to George’s antics.
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“Serenity now!”
Festivus, the Holiday for the Rest of Us.
Maybe the best written sitcom ever.
Larry David
Another supporting character that didn’t make the list:
Kenny Bania
“That’s gold, Jerry! Gold”
I agree! I thought the Soup Nazi would at least get an honorable mention.
Ping
My favorite was Bubble Boy.
Yeah...he was the NCOIC of the engineers in Kelly’s Heroes!
PFL
Three of my favorites were all in the top ten: Puddy, Newman and Mrs. Costanza. Sady, Uncle Leo didn’t make the cut.
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“Hey, Tony.”
Never wasted five minutes watching that garbage...
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