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Seinfeld: Every Supporting Character, Ranked
screenrant.com ^ | June 5, 2019 | BEN SHERLOCK

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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1 posted on 06/06/2019 5:30:55 AM PDT by PROCON
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To: PROCON; Larry Lucido; Red in Blue PA; Gamecock; SaveFerris; FredZarguna; KC_Lion; Lil Flower; ...

Pingy


2 posted on 06/06/2019 5:31:35 AM PDT by PROCON ('Progressive' is a Euphemism for <strike>Totalitarian</strike> COMMUNIST)
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To: PROCON
Frank FTW!


3 posted on 06/06/2019 5:36:05 AM PDT by TADSLOS (You know why you can enjoy a day at the Zoo? Because walls work.)
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To: TADSLOS
LOL, Frank Costanza was rated #1!

Happy Festivus!

4 posted on 06/06/2019 5:38:08 AM PDT by PROCON ('Progressive' is a Euphemism for <strike>Totalitarian</strike> COMMUNIST)
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To: PROCON
Jackie Chiles is my favorite recurring character.


5 posted on 06/06/2019 5:38:20 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: TADSLOS

Loved George’s parents whenever they were in an episode. They were the absolute best supporting characters.


6 posted on 06/06/2019 5:38:49 AM PDT by Gahanna Bob
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To: PROCON

Everyday life lessons from Seinfeld.

Most hilarious collection of assholes ever assembled.


7 posted on 06/06/2019 5:41:23 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: Vaquero
"I am shocked and chagrined; mortified and stupefied!"
8 posted on 06/06/2019 5:46:57 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

No no no... It’s always sunny. They assembled the WORST human beings.


9 posted on 06/06/2019 5:51:04 AM PDT by Celerity
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To: PROCON
not a recurring character but a legend at any rate


10 posted on 06/06/2019 5:53:03 AM PDT by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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To: PROCON
Frank Costanza was #1. Good choice. And it was nice to see my personal favorite make it to #5.

And now a bit o' trivia: Len Lesser (Uncle Leo) was one of the bounty hunters in the movie 'The Outlaw Josey Wales'.

Oh, and one more thing. Lesser enlisted in the United States Army the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

11 posted on 06/06/2019 5:53:35 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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Ridiculous, Kramer doesn’t make the list?? No soup NAZI or the library cop.


12 posted on 06/06/2019 6:03:09 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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Not that there’s anything wrong with that.


13 posted on 06/06/2019 6:05:11 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says)
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“LOL, Frank Costanza was rated #1!”

“The Manssiere” epi with Frank and Kramer was for the ages.


14 posted on 06/06/2019 6:11:20 AM PDT by DAC21
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To: gibsonguy

Kramer is a main character, not supporting.


15 posted on 06/06/2019 6:13:19 AM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: Celerity

They’re real and they’re spectacular.


16 posted on 06/06/2019 6:13:52 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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“Poppy peed!”


17 posted on 06/06/2019 6:15:40 AM PDT by j.havenfarm ( 2,000 posts as of 1/16/19. A FReeper since 2000; never shutting up!)
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To: Leaning Right
".. Len Lesser (Uncle Leo) was one of the bounty hunters in the movie 'The Outlaw Josey Wales'.."

Move reeeeal slow. So's I can count the hairs on that hand.. d;^)

18 posted on 06/06/2019 6:19:00 AM PDT by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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“Ridiculous, Kramer doesn’t make the list?? No soup NAZI or the library cop”

Kramer was a regular cast member. This article is about reoccurring side kicks. The Soup Nazi was not a reoccurring character. He was in all of six minutes of episode 116 and a cameo in the series finale.


19 posted on 06/06/2019 6:19:29 AM PDT by DAC21
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To: PROCON

I like Bookman. Unfortunately he wasn’t reoccurring.


20 posted on 06/06/2019 6:21:15 AM PDT by DeplorablePaul (s)
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