Frank Translates Korean For Elaine | The Understudy | Seinfeld
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"I had an affair with a Korean woman."
From Seinfeld Season 6 Episode 24 'The Understudy': When singer Bette Midler is accidentally injured in their softball game, Jerry and George are accused of conspiring to get her understudy in a new musical the starring role.
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Seinfeld stars Jerry Seinfeld as a stand-up comedian whose life in New York City is made even more chaotic by his quirky group of friends who join him in wrestling with life's most perplexing, yet often trivial questions. Often described as "a show about nothing," Seinfeld mines the humor in life's mundane situations like waiting in line, searching for a lost item, or the trials and tribulations of dating. Co-starring are Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Jerry's ex-girlfriend and current platonic pal, Elaine Benes; Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Jerry's neurotic hard-luck best friend; and Michael Richards as Jerry's eccentric neighbor, Kramer.
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“This guy……this is not my kind of guy.” Phenomenal line delivery 👏🏻👏🏻🤣🤣
@tr1p1ea
11 ай бұрын
Hilarious 🤣
@emisor82
11 ай бұрын
One of my favourite lines in Seinfeld for me
@ianfinrir8724
11 ай бұрын
For whatever reason, Jerry Stiller just could not remember his lines and that's what led to his stilted manner of speech.
@bodhitree33
11 ай бұрын
I hear it in Jon Voights voice.
@JoeMoss83
11 ай бұрын
My favorite too. It’s brilliant! The comedy gold is not in the words.
I love how they kicked Elaine out but not frank 🤣🤣🤣
@travisdonaldstanley6420
2 жыл бұрын
She brought the spy.
@MercenaryBlackWaterz
Жыл бұрын
He had to stay in for the reencounter scene lol
@melodiefrances3898
Жыл бұрын
And the look on her face outside the door 🤣
@jusssayin480
Жыл бұрын
Take your dry brittle nails and get out! LOL
@hymns4ever197
Жыл бұрын
I think they did not want to tangle with Frank. Funny how he just stood there glowering at them.
2:10 The way Jerry Stiller delivers this line cracks me every single time. R.I.P. to a legend
@thagoods3763
2 жыл бұрын
When you hear him pause in mid sentence, it’s because he is actually forgetting his lines. Larry David loved it and kept it that way.
@worsethanhitlerpt.2539
Жыл бұрын
You know who speaks Korean- Georges father
@rickyray2794
Жыл бұрын
@@thagoods3763 "I had some kind offffaaaaaaaaaaaah phobia"
@roccoz2231
Жыл бұрын
@@thagoods3763 Actually, Stiller didn't forget his lines. It's just he had so much anxiety about remembering his lines that he would give the most bizarre line readings with the most awkward speech rhythm that no actor would ever use. And he would always apologize in between takes; meanwhile, the entire cast and crew were in tears because of how funny he was.
@OCX600RR
Жыл бұрын
I wanted to make this exact comment haha I love that part!
The infamous move that Frank made famous, he always stops short
@AbzAden
2 жыл бұрын
Always stops short always!!!
@GeorgeMonet
Жыл бұрын
It's a good move!
@mikeg1378
Жыл бұрын
We don’t do that in Korea.
@mariobros4448
Жыл бұрын
why wouldn't he? it's HIS move!
@mikeg1378
Жыл бұрын
@@mariobros4448 slams on brakes.. arm extended… bam! He stops short!
Lol anything Frank said sounded funny... the hand movements, the facial expressions, the voice inflections... Full comedic package... 😊😊
@nthgth
2 жыл бұрын
No one could do it like Jerry Stiller!
@wandilelukepilgrim5385
2 жыл бұрын
@@nthgth indeed
@boomslang1118
2 жыл бұрын
Jerry Stiller was a brilliant actor. Absolutely brilliant. I couldn’t see anyone else nailing this part like he did.
@Mr._Sandman
2 жыл бұрын
That's the literal definition of a 'character,' but he was excellent at performing the role. May he rest in peace.
@wandilelukepilgrim5385
2 жыл бұрын
@@Mr._Sandman Indeed
"I had an affair with a Korean woman." ill concealed look of disgust - "Oh, Mr. Costanza I don't...." "No. I feel I need to unburden myself." Just simply exquisite.
@joelwexler
4 ай бұрын
Gold. No matter how many times I watch it.
@joelwexler
2 ай бұрын
I laugh just reading his lines. He could deliver.
@markmed9091
Ай бұрын
You’re a dialog repeater . Thats worse than a close talker and a low talker combined.
@Muonium1
Ай бұрын
@@markmed9091 you're a dialog repeater pointer outer, that's like putting your whole tedious pedantry right in the comment section.
@sherparoyale
Ай бұрын
That lip quiver from her is just 100x acting
Can’t imagine how many takes it took Julia to get through that diner scene. Her facial expressions when Frank “unburdened” himself are priceless.
@tamathawalden2037
Жыл бұрын
She is Great on this show and was very CUTE in first 3 seasons before she changed her Hair du !!! ❤️
@oriraykai3610
Жыл бұрын
Why? Her reaction was probably genuine.
@Lori-lp6uc
11 ай бұрын
@tamathawalden2037 You said it! This version of Elaine is her best. Sweet, sensitive, and a little awkward. I think she probably wanted to play a stronger character, like Roz on Frasier. Maybe, if she had played Elaine that way from the beginning, it wouldn't have seemed so strange in later episodes. My opinion.
@joelwexler
4 ай бұрын
A writer's dream actor.
@joelwexler
4 ай бұрын
@@oriraykai3610 She finds him so hysterical she can't speak.
I love the smirk on Frank's face when she gets angry because he stops short, its like he was saying "I had to give it a try"
@GabrielRodriguez-um8fi
Жыл бұрын
She is not in Korea
@andersonsmith979
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I noticed that too. :D The scene is basically over but Jerry Stiller's so good you have to keep watching and he gets that look...I'd have said it was a bit "I had to give it a try", "I had to take a shot" but also, "Worth it!" A few guys have tried that with me. and I'd say they were thinking that last thing, "Worth it." but it always annoyed me that they were too impatient to let the game play out. They'd have felt them, seen them and done all manner of things with them if they played their cards right! But they stopped short! We don't do that in France! Take me home! :D
@AlfRow
9 ай бұрын
@@andersonsmith979😂
Frank was the best character in my opinion. I am never disappointed with him.
@jasonkowens6820
2 жыл бұрын
Facts
@EB-gt1pq
Жыл бұрын
I think it was George
@sasquatchdonut2674
Жыл бұрын
Him, Newman and Kramer are tied for me
@sabin97
Жыл бұрын
we can all agree the worst character was "jerry".
@Clearanceman2
Жыл бұрын
George was my favorite but Frank was the same type of character.
The moral of the story is that if someone is talking in a foreign language in front of you, they are ALWAYS making fun of you!
@samiii529
Жыл бұрын
😄 🤣
@patsalas5170
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha...was at the nail salon 2 days ago...yes...they are always saying something about you 😁😂🤣
@liloolo
Жыл бұрын
@@patsalas5170 that's what you get for wasting your money on NAILS!
@NicholasDunbar
Жыл бұрын
Paranoid. I jump at the chance to practice. I studied French for years. You think it's just talking to me? It's music.
@josephoswald2292
Жыл бұрын
I always wonder when I get a pedicure? They speak Vietnamese not Korean.
Frank’s delivery, facial expression, and mannerisms on “This is not my kind of guy” line is absolute comedic acting perfection🤌
@Slipknott9641
Жыл бұрын
Facts it is absolutely hilarious how he says it.
@MeneTekelUpharsin
Жыл бұрын
I can't help it but laugh even though I've seen that scene many times.
@stixnfeet7818
Жыл бұрын
That line was from drummer Buddy Rich
"Quick Tempered with a strange... Halting Way Of Speaking"! LOLOLOL Gets me every time! Frank works himself into such a lather almost every time he starts talking. Thank Goodness he knows that release valve...."SERENITY NOW" Cheers Seinfeld Universe!
@Linda-in9ns
2 жыл бұрын
Serenity now! 😆👍lol
@boomslang1118
2 жыл бұрын
Are you supposed to yell it??? The man on the tape wasn’t specific. 😂
@TheStuport
2 жыл бұрын
@@boomslang1118 LOLOLOL....Both Frank and Estelle had a tendency to "Talk Loud" when getting their points across! Enjoyed this reminder Boom slang! Cheers
@notsocrates9529
2 жыл бұрын
Her hand movements clinched it. lmao
@TheStuport
2 жыл бұрын
@@notsocrates9529 LOLOL Exactly! POINT SET MATCH
"I saw a moth fly out of his pocket." Idk why but that line killed me. Such snappy writing 💗
@crabbieappleton
Ай бұрын
Echoes when George sold Frank's clothes, which were infested with moths.
I love that Kim knows and used the "stop short" expression.
@GhostARMYY7
10 ай бұрын
Ikr! 🤣🤣🤣
There's something special about classic shows like Seinfeld. All the support actors deliver great roles. Those ladies were all fantastic.
@jackedkerouac4414
Жыл бұрын
and they really got Korean actors. They're even speaking a regional dialect from Busan.
😂😂😂 I love how she knows the “stop short” move 😂😂😂
Elaine standing outside looking trough the door crying allways gets me 🤣🤣
@jibran6635
Жыл бұрын
Her crying expressions were hilarious 😂😂
@RichSmithson
9 ай бұрын
Reminds me of when she angered the Italian Baker guy and was banned from the store. She always goes to get help from someone else and makes it worse.
Frank had the moves! RIP Jerry Stiller, thanks for the laughs.
@hopinondeeznuts350
Жыл бұрын
I didn’t even know he was sick
"The father would look at me and say... 'Ono... inawa... shiyo'... which means... this guy... this is not my kind of guy."
@Zeppelin927
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, we all watched it
@CompassIIDX
2 жыл бұрын
@@Zeppelin927 Yeah, but this was the best line in the sequence, and one of Frank's better delivered lines overall. Warrants highlighting.
@Zeppelin927
2 жыл бұрын
@@CompassIIDX whatever flips your skirt
@Chrisbajs
Жыл бұрын
Isn't that a quote from the angry drummer Buddy Rich?
@mcswain69
Жыл бұрын
I bet Jerry ad-libbed that.
I love how Frank not taking his shoes off for anyone is consistent with him wearing his 👟 in the pool.
They all speak Korean, but the writing on the signs is in Chinese. 😂
@zorak1997
4 ай бұрын
I never paid attention to the signs before, but you're right.
@disneyprincessintraining2725
Ай бұрын
Yeah, I saw that too!
@twocubez7848
Ай бұрын
I thought that I was seeing things, but I thought those characters weren’t Korean!
@MrInkblots
Ай бұрын
Korean used to be written using Chinese characters. It still might be done for stylistic/artistic purposes.
@bruceparker3139
19 күн бұрын
And Kim woman is Hawaiian 😂
“What’s so funny?” “Sunny tell Knock Knock joke”🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Lol Frank’s expression at the end was like “well… it was worth a shot.”
The writers were gifted beyond measure and the actors were the absolute best to make their vision come to reality, well beyond even what they could think of originally! We need more Seignfeld type of synergy going on with the present scene in comedy.
@jdance3689
Жыл бұрын
Agreed! Sadly, it's not likely to happen again - there are so many hyper-offended, oversensitive people out there now. The balance is way off, it's either really plain and corny, or it's profanity filled beyond belief. Bummer.
@DavidEmerling79
8 ай бұрын
One of the traits of good writing is not simply writing witty lines, but to make them perfectly consistent with how a particular actor would deliver those lines.
God I loved Jerry Stiller in this role.
I love the way Elaine looks like she's ready to cry after getting thrown out of the salon, and Frank is still in there screaming.
Very similar story line in King of Queens with Carrie and a Korean nail salon. I wonder if Jerry Stiller gave them that idea, lol.
There are so many funny lines in these scenes. The bit actors in Seinfeld are all so perfect - that’s the show’s special sauce. “Take your dry, brittle nails and get out!”
@jjryan1352
Жыл бұрын
Yes... terrifically horrid woman
@02chevyguy
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I heard "Spy", and "GET OUT!", but couldn't understand what was in the rest of the screaming.
@georgevarughese4886
Жыл бұрын
They really said that?? Hold on
@arvindhmani06
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha that makes it even more hilarious 😂
@rohitchaoji
Жыл бұрын
The extras on this show were funnier than the main characters of many other shows.
He once talked to the Reverend Sun Myung Moon 🌝
@alwar7244
2 жыл бұрын
🌚
I dunno how Julia got through those scenes with Jerry Stiller in the diner - knowing how quick she breaks and how funny Jerry is!
This guy. This is not my kinda guy.
I died when he stopped short with her. That's his move!!
I love Elaine's facial reactions in the deli with Frank.
@IamGenoBlack
Жыл бұрын
politely horrified is the best way to describe it
Frank's whole ladies game took a big hit when seatbelts came into place.
Jerry Stiller was able to do this character (at the highest levels of comedy) on TWO Shows,...has anyone else?
George's parents were always my favorite characters
Episodes like this, with this kind of writing and set up - is what puts "Seinfeld" in the top rank of comedy greats. "Friends", are you kidding? There's no competition.
@capnskiddies
Жыл бұрын
Shouldn't be mentioned together in the same breath.
@02chevyguy
Жыл бұрын
I nicknamed "Friends" to "FIENDS"! When it first came out, every place I looked, they were plastered on I don't know how many magazines, newspaper articles, and clothing.
@Gen_X
9 ай бұрын
The top 3 sitcoms in no particular order are, Seinfeld, Married with Children and Two and a Half Men. One could add The Simpsons too. Bart, Homer, Al, young Jake, George, Kramer and Frank cracked me up all the time.
@theprinceoftides6836
6 ай бұрын
Lmao 😂🤣😅 Exactamundo.
@loriwest610
Ай бұрын
The best sitcoms of the 90s: Frasier, Malcolm in The Middle, Seinfeld, 3rd Rock From the Sun, and Arrested Development ❤
Jerry and Julia had some of the best scenes together. I am sure there were many outtakes of Julia cracking up watching Jerry do his on screen magic.
@trysometruth
Жыл бұрын
That's just facts.
@shokojimhollingsworth3940
Жыл бұрын
There’s an epic amount of outtakes for the “you want a piece of me!?!?” Exchange where they fight. Basically, they never *really* got one where Julia kept it together, lol
@jjryan1352
Жыл бұрын
She cracks up a lot on the blooper reels
Definitely a one of a kind show.....frank was a "must see" every time I watched,..love how they sprinkled him thru out the run.
I love how you expect it to be a powerful, bold declarative statement...which translated to "ehh...this guy...not my kind of guy"
@ianfinrir8724
11 ай бұрын
Frank probably paraphrased it.
"Like a biiiiiiiig apple pie!" Love that line.
@loriwest610
Ай бұрын
Me too!😂
The anger the Korean nail shop ladies had for Elaine upon learning that Bette Midler wouldn't perform Rochelle Rochelle performance they were given tickets for- that needed no translation.
@meadster308
2 жыл бұрын
Free Broadway tickets, ungrateful b*tches
@jjryan1352
Жыл бұрын
No happy endings
Every single character in this show was legendary!!!
I dont take my shoes off for anyone. Funny Frank 🤣
Hilarious to see Jerry doing the „stop-short“ move. RIP…
"I feel I need to unburden myself."
oh you rushed the move Frank. that was unfortunate
God Jerry Stiller is a comedic genius.
Simply the best comedy ever of all time ,I can't think of a funnier comedy series .
4:50 In all these years watching this episode, I've never noticed that Frank stopped short on purpose! lol Naughty Frank-u...
@shooter7a
Жыл бұрын
That's HIS move!
@SuperN1ntendoChalmers
Жыл бұрын
The best part was his face after the woman told him off in the car. He was like "Damn, well, I tried!"
Frank at the end: "🤷🏻♂️" 🤣🤣🤣
@YNGDYE
2 жыл бұрын
“Worth” 😂
To be fair, they did do a wonderful job on her nails.
"I thought maybe you had holes in your socks." I love that for some reason 🤣
@juhoonpark7304
2 жыл бұрын
That's a typical excuse people made in Korea when they don't want to take their shoes off. LOL
@willc5723
Жыл бұрын
Or maybe that they’re not wearing socks
@nthgth
Жыл бұрын
It's mainly that this guy... This is not my kinda guy.
@retrospectiveish
Жыл бұрын
@@willc5723 Stupid reply
Lmao the moth joke. I don't know if this is before or after the episode George tried to sell his clothes and the guy burned them because they were riddled with moths but that's hilarious.
@kandoo1316
7 ай бұрын
It was in the Season 5 Ep: 18 & 19 (The raincoats) before this episode. "The moth ridden Cabana crap." at Rudy's. That's a good observation on your part.
@againstthepods4316
6 ай бұрын
@@kandoo1316 oh look at the Seinfeld expert judging who has good observations and who doesn't. Give me a break.
@kandoo1316
6 ай бұрын
@@againstthepods4316 You are one helluva lonely,angry keyboard warrior. Goog luck to you.
@againstthepods4316
6 ай бұрын
@@kandoo1316 because I’m teaching people not to be Braggy and condescending? I won’t apologize for it I’m old enough to be one of your parents
omg jerry stiller was hilarious. RIP legend
Frank evidently learned that move in Korea
It’s so nice to go to KZread and watch comedies that could never be made today
@guccideltaco
Жыл бұрын
I think it could. Curb Your Enthusiasm is basically Larry David's more "TV-MA" version of Seinfeld (a lot of the jokes are similar, and he even brings in the original cast from time to time).
0:49 I hear those korean "knock knock" jokes are the best.
At the end after Frank stop short he shrugged his shoulders like saying “oh well, worth a try” 😂😂😂😂
Frank went for the stop short move right off 🤣
I have seen this a dozen times, but I just noticed that at the very end, Frank does the exact shoulder shrug that George does when things turn to shyte and he just surrenders. 😂
Sunny tell "Knock Knock" joke!🤣
"This is not my kinda guy" is one of the lines that Jerry lifted from the Buddy Rich bus rants.
Frank was a gem !
Earlier when Jerry Stiller is in Jerry's apt. with Julia, and does the stop short move, she has to turn and laugh because otherwise she wouldn't be able to stand there with a straight face. I love how they left that in the episode.
I heard every word you said, you got some NERVE!!! 😂😂
Franks look when she says I never want to see you again - priceless
@4:56 Frank was ok about it, he gave the "stop short" the old college try after all.
If you haven't watched Jerry Stiller talking about his interaction with the Korean language on the making of this episode, I recommend you do: he was baamboozled and him laughing talking about it is great. The making of is all over YT, it's easy to find.
@bossfan49
2 жыл бұрын
"Bamboozled? He was cheated/lied to?
@THE-X-Force
Жыл бұрын
@@bossfan49 Hoodwinked.
@Srekwah
Жыл бұрын
@@bossfan49 It means confused.
@bossfan49
Жыл бұрын
@@Srekwah no. To bamboozle someone means to trick them. "Befuddled" means confused.
@Srekwah
Жыл бұрын
@@bossfan49 Fair enough. Cheers.
Frank costanza. One of the best!
[brakes screech] Kim: You short stop me? We don't do that in Korea! Take me home. I never want to see you again. at 4:49 lol
FC needed a spinoff of his own.
Got to love it--Frank stopped short again.
Frank's stopping short move is a classic 👌, I MUST try it one day!!! 👍😎✌️
"so...you brought in a spy. Take your dry brittle nail and get out" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@kellenfurter
Жыл бұрын
Thanks I really couldn't make out the line. I didn't get the joke at the end either. 😕
@kellenfurter
Жыл бұрын
Update: I got it - I just thought I missed something
Well being Elaine you should very well know the korean gossip is about you!
You have polished and displayed a gem. Bravo
she said life together he said yea right, he is my hero
4:02 the way Julia starts laughing after the korean lady yells at her lol
Stopped short? Huh... That's good move!
"You stop short with me? We don't do that in Korea! Take me home, I don't want to see you again!" 😂
@GhostARMYY7
10 ай бұрын
Hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣
Moth tail at 3:01 lol
I like how Frank has a decade long foot odour problem that he's never thought to address.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
10 ай бұрын
A decade? This has to be at least 3 or FOUR decades.
This is definitely my favorite Frank Costanza moment they made a derogatory statement about me
"I feel I need to unburden myself"..... ON YOU!
2:57 - "I think I saw a moth fly out of the pocket"- nice reference to George selling Frank's cabana wear in an earlier ep
Love Frank's red hair.
I dont know how any of them kept a straight face doing scenes with frank costanza. I couldn't do it 😆
Best cast ever!
This is one of the best episodes.
the way he moves his hands...
They made a derogatory comment about me.
This one of the best storylines on this shows
He is a comedic genius!
You Stop ✋ Short with me 😂😂😂😂😂😂
"They made a derogatory comment about me."
Everybody knows, (grunts), I stop short! 😂
"We have our wholeeeee future ahead of us" *seven seconds later it's over*
@12classics39
8 ай бұрын
Also Frank was already married, to Estelle, so it was never going to work out anyway.
Stiller is Freakin Hilarious ! In Everything , original Pelham 3 2 1 on up !
@sustainfem
9 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, I forgot he was in Pelham 123 -- great flick!
This episode (mainly the side plot) made me feel bad for Elaine, bullying/gossiping sucks! I've been there before numerous times when I was in school and thank God those days are over.
@hithere748
2 жыл бұрын
😄😄😄😄😄
@kamrynjackson5202
2 жыл бұрын
@@hithere748 Why are you laughing? Bullying and gossiping is not funny
@melodiefrances3898
Жыл бұрын
@@kamrynjackson5202 maybe they thought you were making a joke? But I agree. There is nothing funny about it. It's horrible.
@jusssayin480
Жыл бұрын
But Elaine was acting like a princess. Have you ever been on the end of a customer who thinks they're entitled? That's not fun either and I'm glad I'm not in customer service anymore.
@sakabula2357
Жыл бұрын
@@kamrynjackson5202 it's hilarious 😂