Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza, Cosmo Kramer, and Elaine Benes organize the first annual No Nut November (circa 1992)

@razorsedg3563

4 жыл бұрын

The actual name of the episode is Vie for self denial but most remember it as The contest

@tinsmerek8584

4 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is this episode actually aired in November 1992. Look it up

@john.jeremywilliams2241

4 жыл бұрын

Year and Month I was born.

@artificial_S

4 жыл бұрын

Baeagon I don’t mind private bets, but don’t make the whole NNN mandatory to the public

@Ryan-Donovan-Rose

4 жыл бұрын

And fail miserably 😂

The way Kramer replies to Elaine "not every day" mouth filled up is absolutely genius. Writers were so talented

@Stadiumrock

3 ай бұрын

That came spontaneous from him. It wasn’t in the script

@user-hv6vz6hv9j

Ай бұрын

Yeah, well, it's ok 😮

They handled this topic so maturely and sensitively , yet still made it hilarious. Brilliant writing.

@PretentiousStuff

3 жыл бұрын

it's 40 percent writing and 60 percent acting.

@applescruff1969

3 жыл бұрын

@@PretentiousStuff I'd say it's more 50/50.

@JeromeProductions

3 жыл бұрын

Yepp

@johnnymuema345

3 жыл бұрын

@@PretentiousStuff I of just thinking us

@MRWINDYMETHANE

3 жыл бұрын

its ya boi wassup Yup, & it has aged great like fine wine.

Elaine: "I shave my legs" Kramer: "...Not everyday." Tru.

@Tuneman1984

6 жыл бұрын

The way Kramer says it too always gets me

@BillGraper

3 жыл бұрын

That was the most clever thing Kramer could've said at that moment. LOL!

@jesset4870

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@miralemimamovic7659

3 жыл бұрын

2:37

@Gvozd111

3 жыл бұрын

who jerks off every day lol its crazy

The way Jason Alexander impersonates George's mother is hilarious!!!!

@jeffreese5977

2 жыл бұрын

His mom is great to impersonate. RIP Estelle Harris.

Funny story. The day after this episode aired, my wife and I were at a Sizzlers on Wilshire Blvd. There at 4 in the afternoon was Jason Alexander at the salad bar. The show at that time was still on Wednesday and it's ratings were in the 30s. So he could still marginally engage in normal activity. We gushed about how much we loved the show and how amazed we were that they let the episode air. He was very nice and said that they too were shocked that they got away with it.

@sheffrudytke1086

Жыл бұрын

They said it without saying it

@adityahabbu7463

Жыл бұрын

Jason seems like a lovely human being,

@bradwatson7324

Жыл бұрын

Jason Alexander went to a Sizzlers??? Glamour???

@nextinstead

Жыл бұрын

what sizzler is there on wilshre? get the fuck out of here.

@leobrussel9471

9 ай бұрын

@ZeldafanNr2 I thought it was an interesting story. So I shared. I note that lots of people do that on KZread videos. Sorry that you do not approve. I can't help but ponder what your life story is that you would pist such a comment, but I can speculate that it involves a basement, poverty and lots of fantasies. Good luck.

“Why George, why?” “Because it’s there.” 😂

@angelinebena9675

3 жыл бұрын

Milfeulle100 lol

@juanignacioordoqui7539

3 жыл бұрын

George Mallory

@frankdayton731

3 жыл бұрын

I used to think that by "it", he meant the Glamour magazine, but now I'm thinking it's something else! lol

@i.hold.vertigo2329

2 жыл бұрын

Such an oddly philosophical answer.

@Milfuelle100

2 жыл бұрын

@@i.hold.vertigo2329 right?

I've seen this so many times, but I still laugh when Jerry says to Kramer "you'll be out before we get the check!" 😂😂😂

"You ? You'll be out before we get the check !"

@scaf5363

6 жыл бұрын

They were right.

@kentclarksuperman206

6 жыл бұрын

George Roy h

@kashourikatsu2543

6 жыл бұрын

George Roy lol

@planetX15

6 жыл бұрын

ScaF They? Don't you mean he?

Elaine's laugh while George is talking about his mother always gets me😂

@barducapepper4063

Жыл бұрын

SHE’S IN TRACTION

@tkinsey3

10 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure Jason's "It's not FUNNY, Elaine" was unscripted.

@dclipper8052

6 ай бұрын

@@tkinsey3 Exactly! You know it took them like 10 takes to patch this thing together with all her laughing.

Maybe best written scene in all of TV history. Along with, “the seas were angry that day my friends.”

@DIZAZZO

6 жыл бұрын

Safe Sailing When he is telling the story about the "big fish"... "_ Mammal." "_ Whatever."

@gmonroy852

3 жыл бұрын

A hole in one

@jesset4870

3 жыл бұрын

Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli

@VCT3333

3 жыл бұрын

Summer of George is up there too.

@samboger25

2 жыл бұрын

What’s so great about the writing in this scene? Just cause they never use the word masturbation?

Seriously miss when TV was bold enough to have a show thrive on a brilliant script. Some of the best Seinfeld moments were nothing more than a long conversation.

@DIZAZZO

6 жыл бұрын

RedYellow Blue This one is one of the most brilliant script of the show. Was all about masturbating, making fun of the subject, but letting clear that is a natural activity for men and women. But the magic touch is that there's any mention of the word "masturbation" or anything sexual, but they use a lot of expressions not related at all to sex to say something sexual, and you get it, and it's fun. Genius.

@onigireee

4 жыл бұрын

I think Golden Girls was the same. Despite most of the trio's conversations revolving around sexual relations, they _never_ used the trigger words and danced through the topics with such grace that we knew _exactly_ what they were talking about, without them saying a straight word. The sheer beauty of subtle scriptwriting.

@MarlowWhere

2 жыл бұрын

@@DIZAZZO they only danced around it because they couldn't mention outright on TV.

@saxo689

2 жыл бұрын

Check out succession

@hippiecheezburger5457

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t have said it better I don’t get why people don’t get the massive genius of Seinfeld, it’s like every moment was the same but different at the same time all based on dialogue, that’s life

Another reason why George Costanza is one of the greatest sitcom characters of all time.

@pistachiosandpopcorn7146

3 жыл бұрын

He definitely is. He was always my fav.

@Dana-wq5tp

3 жыл бұрын

Jason Alexander was brilliant and I think somewhat underrated as a comedic actor.

"I go out forah quart of milk and I come back to my son treating his body like an amusement pahk"

@HerrFlachpfeife

3 жыл бұрын

"Ma!"

@jeffreese5977

2 жыл бұрын

He always did a great impression of his mom.

@zekecasperanddeadpoolzgroovyst

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffreese5977 Estelle: Don't give me "Ma". It's a good thing I didn't hit the table. I could of cracked my head open. George: Ma, people can hear you. Estelle: (Heavy in sarcasm) Too bad you can't do that for a living. You'd be very successful at it. You could sell out Madison Square Garden. Thousands of people could watch you! You could be a big star! George: (Getting up) Alright, Ma, that's enough! Estelle: I want you to go see a psychiatrist. George: No! I am not going to see a psychiatrist! Estelle: Why? Why not?! Why won't you go? George: (Like a kid) Because I don't want to. Estelle: I want you to go see somebody. George: Well, I am not going. Estelle: It's a good thing your father's in Chicago.

Larry David recently said this was his favorite episode of all time. He said if NBC refused to air it he was ready to pack the whole show up.

1:18 "It's not funny, Elaine" was not in the script... LOL

@memoryhero

7 жыл бұрын

That laugh was way too genuine. Julia was breaking.

@robert4you

7 жыл бұрын

Yep she was.

@inconvenienttiming8930

6 жыл бұрын

You can also tell by the smile from Jerry

@lepetitchat123

6 жыл бұрын

Jason was too funny! Julia is always the one laughing in the bloopers

@DIZAZZO

6 жыл бұрын

memoryhero And that is what makes the scene even funnier.

Elaine's acting is on another level. She's the master of acting IMO

@Caracazz2

2 жыл бұрын

She was not acting.

@taizi1975

2 жыл бұрын

So fuckin annoying

The second time Jerry says “Glamour”???? Is to me the best part of a truly classic scene

@APG19912009

2 жыл бұрын

1:36 🤣

Kramer’s “not every day” was delivered perfectly

I watched this episode with my parents, and boy was it awkward.

@afonsodeportugal

4 жыл бұрын

LMAO!

@Thynqikan

4 жыл бұрын

reminds me of a true story and just as awkward. I took a trip to visit my parents and my Father went to the video store to rent a dvd and didn't know what to get so asked the person working there for a suggestion. The clerk asked my Father how old I was and at the time I was 40 so recommended the 40 Year Old Virgin comedy. Very awkward viewing....

@sappygirl1955

3 жыл бұрын

Goodness! How old are you? lol

@zeus6662

3 жыл бұрын

@@sappygirl1955 60 and it was still awkward. Lol. It's a joke...he could be in his 20's and it still be awkward.

@istaka1416

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao 😂

I like how Kramer says “not everyday“

One of the best scenes in the show, shows the brotherhood between them in raw. Love it

One of my fawourite moments on the show is when kramer comes in and hits the 100 dollar bill on the table

@mrincodi

4 жыл бұрын

Amplitude Maximum ...and yells “I’M OUT!!”

seems to me that during George explanation the other three were smiling and laughing for real and not acting..looked very genuine as George delivered some of his best lines during the whole show in this scene..

@blueriver4484

3 жыл бұрын

It seems like maybe it was improvised. Perhaps. And thats why they were laughing like that.

@BrunoRodrigues-jj1mo

2 жыл бұрын

@Naveen KV u:

@Ericwvb2

11 ай бұрын

I doubt any of it was improvised but it does show how Jason Alexander is the best actor in the group. He really is acting like his mother caught him and he feels humiliated. He's not laughing at all.

@chickenringNYC

6 ай бұрын

Julia was actually laughing so George improv'd "it's not funny Elaine"

One of the most brilliant scenes in tv history

The brilliant thing about this episode is that they never once use the word "masturbation" or even any of the common euphamisms for it. All of the dialogue is always two steps removed from any direct mention of masturbation while still making it perfectly obvious to the audience what they're talking about. So good.

Still the series’ greatest ep. They came close but never topped the writing and acting in this one.

Elaine's laughs are just gold

The Funny thing is that Larry David not only participated in a contest like this, he won.

@M3Lucky

7 жыл бұрын

Is there a video on this? Where da source at?

@blabla-rg7ky

6 жыл бұрын

small d1ck probably. Nothing to stroke xD

@jjjr8664

6 жыл бұрын

Hes old. Old peple have ED.

@blabla-rg7ky

6 жыл бұрын

J J JR not all of them. I know a few who are sexually active at 70. As for Larry David... I have no idea what his explanation is. I was just trolling :)

@Pranavpanoor

3 жыл бұрын

Don't you guys realise Larry David might have participated in bet in his younger days. I remember reading it somewhere.

1:38 Elaine's chuckle is heart melting

Hard to believe this episode was in season 4. Not many people were watching Seinfeld including me until this episode first aired. After this aired, it gradually became the most talked about show every week and the greatest tv comedy ever.

"WELL I COULDN'T RUN OVER THERE THE WAY I WAS!!!" 🤣

6 minutes later, Kramer's out.

@bryancheeseman3874

7 жыл бұрын

jerrylewis

@geraldspencer1956

6 жыл бұрын

Of course, the girl across the way didn't help. Lol

@jesset4870

3 жыл бұрын

“You better be careful buddy or she’ll get you next”😂😂😂😂

"Glamour?!?" -- LMAO!

"We have to do it. It's part of our lifestyle!" LOL

Elaine has the best laugh and laughing face 🤣

2:12 Kramer's body language is so good here, haha. It always sticks in my mind.

Props to Larry David who wrote this brilliant episode. (And won the real-life contest!)

@kentclarksuperman206

6 жыл бұрын

Kiko Jones uu

This is one of the Best Seinfeld Episodes of all Time.

@jhaokeh5327

3 жыл бұрын

Larry David, the writer of the show, said this is his favorite episode

@LoneLee2022

3 жыл бұрын

@@jhaokeh5327 "Not Everyday"

@one2three46

2 жыл бұрын

which one is it?

@lissaC.W.

2 жыл бұрын

It’s funny watching these now bc I was just a little kid when this show was on. And we had tv night after homework and my dad has to watch Seinfeld. I was only 9 I think when this episode came on and I remember asking my parents what they were talking about and my dad blurted out “pooping!!” And my mom was like “yeah honey”. In my head I was like “how the hell are they going manage doing that?!”.

@LoneLee2022

2 жыл бұрын

@@lissaC.W. I know right?🤣

Jason Alexander is an incredible actor.

This episode showed how Seinfeld was on a different level than any other comedy on TV.

@topcat4759

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Think it still is. Certainly better than any crap on British tv!

This right here, should be put up somewhere, framed up in some Hall of Fame of the Best Television moments ever.

The two very best parts of that episode are this clip of George telling the story when his mother caught him masturbating alone while reading a glamour magazine and when Kramer slams down the dollar claiming "I'm out!

@TamannaDas

7 жыл бұрын

Dylan Watson Yes!

@MrFrostien

7 жыл бұрын

What about when George visits his mother in the hospital and right next to them there was a hot nurse giving a bath to a patient. George reaction was hillarious

@mardajos

6 жыл бұрын

What about when Elaine is out? "The queen is dead"

Arguably the best episode on Seinfeld

@LoneLee2022

3 жыл бұрын

Changed Television.

I wish they would’ve done a visual flashback with George’s mother wide-eyed and horrified. Then slow-mow her trying to clutch the wall and fainting. 😂

Never watched Seinfeld until this episode happened to be on when flipping channels. Greatest episode in the series that made it a phenomenon and changed tv history. Can’t believe this originally aired in 1992

I love how you can see everyone crack when Jason Alexander talks

When you realize that this episode aired in November

"Its part of our lifestyle.".. Always loved that line

@cityhawk

3 жыл бұрын

He’s not wrong.

And thus, No Nut November was born.

Funfact: This episode first aired in November making it the first No Nut November.

This comedy series is greatly missed worldwide, the best

I love Curb at least as much as I love Seinfeld, but I think I'm glad that the Seinfeld writers had to work under broadcast-network restrictions, as it forced them to become creative in ways that brought us scenes like this one.

@drrockkso8882

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, network censorship rules usually make comedy more bland, but sometimes they actually force the writers to come up with creative workarounds that make the jokes even better. What makes "The Contest" so genius is that they wrote an entire episode about masturbation without once ever directly mentioning masturbation. The humor comes from the gang constantly dancing around the topic and letting the audience fill in the blanks. If they'd written this episode for like HBO with no language restrictions and just explicitly talked about masturbation the whole time, it wouldn't have been nearly as funny.

"It's not funny, Elaine" as he's about to laugh 😏

Probably the best episode of the series. I don't think you can argue it. Its just too famous.

I always lose it when George says "my mother had a Glamour magazine"

This right here ladies and gentlemen is Elite Comedy writing.

This was arguably the single best episode of Seinfeld. The writing is superb, and the acting by all of them is awesome. Each of the four main stars shine throughout this episode.

*The four of them were in a contest... to see who could go the longest... WITHOUT GRATIFYING THEMSELVES!*

Praise Larry David for writing this episode. I don't know how or where he got the idea from, but thank goodness.

@lepetitchat123

6 жыл бұрын

one of his best

@Calikid331

6 жыл бұрын

This show is just about everyday life, lots of friend groups have had no masturbation competitions.

@alen_ELMLB

4 жыл бұрын

@@Calikid331 I've had one with a girl when i was younger, like 16 or so, tough one. I won btw

@stellarocquie7957

3 жыл бұрын

Supposedly, the contest was a page from Larry David's real life.

Kramer was really enjoying that milkshake😂

@stevencramsie9172

Жыл бұрын

Foreshadowing!

This is the scene that got me into Seinfeld.

"Well, I'm out."

See this is why their will never be another show like this, they could approach literally any topic and make you laugh😂

Doing a bet that you can't verify with george... yeah really smart... of course it turned out that he cheated...

@paulinwoburn9680

3 жыл бұрын

The last time I saw that episode where the plane went down was the first time hearing George say he cheated. I was laughing for the rest of the day.

"because it's there" is the famous answer given by climber George Mallory when asked why did he try to climb these huge mountains

Kramer is laughing. We don’t see that often.

Me and my friends talking bout No Nut November:

Even after a week, the cracks start to form. After three weeks, it’s too excruciating to keep it up any longer. To anyone that can last a month, I admire your willpower.

This episode single handily put Seinfeld on everyone TV

But are you still master of your domain? I’m lord of the manor! I’m king of the county!

1:19 you can see Jason Alexander trying not to laugh

that honor system didnt work too well because George confessed later that he lied and he didnt win the contest. you would think that when they had no honesty or loyalty to anyone else in the world, they'd at least have it with each other.

Every second of this scene is pure perfection

Absolutely groundbreaking episode. The best of the best.

The episode that made this show a phenomenon.

The peak comedy. Gonna say that this is the best comedy episode in tv show of all time

Georges miserable life is so relatable

One of the best episodes ever

Jeff Toobin would last a tenth of a heart beat. LMAO!

One of the great episodes of all times!

My no. 1 favorite episode 😂

@OCRATHLETE

3 жыл бұрын

Glamour Magazine???

best episode in tv history

Back when George was giving his case for the apartment, I hadn't seen the episode where he tried to sneak the marble rye up into Susan's parents apartment using the fishing pole. So when he said "And there it was, the marble rye hanging from the end of the fishing pole...", I thought he was refering to THIS moment using euphemisms

This three minutes is the best sitcom routine ever. It seems so natural.

The pinky promise…so good

This has to be one of the best scenes ever.

This episode got Larry David an Emmy win for best writer.

thanks to this, if I ever make a bet with someone, I want to phrase it as "care to make it interesting?"

The acting in this scene doesn’t get enough credit, especially George but all of them

If you look closely George was about to laugh when he said it’s not funny Eline

Real laughs at 0:47, I think

'Police interrogation' from a family member, I'll enjoy that during the summer weeks 😄

In real life, I'm sure all four of them would've died laughing from hearing that embarrassing story .

@glennarcher6

4 жыл бұрын

They were almost there 🤣

@notveryniceatall

Жыл бұрын

extremely weird comment

As many have noted below, one of the best parts is watching Jason Alexander trying hard not to burst out laughing after saying "It's not funny, Elaine!" Here he is, playing a character over the age of 30 who was caught "self-gratifying" by his own mother in her house. Of course it was funny!

One of Larry's best episodes

The writing on this episode as brilliant. Every viewer knew what the cast was talking about yet the word masturbation was never in the script.

Glad nowadays everyone has a phone with all the photo albums and websites come in handy. We will never fall for that Glamour in the room trick like George.

Glamour Magazine? Epic line 😂😂😂

The most well written & acted & directed tv episode in history of cinema

@DANIEL-xp5jh

2 жыл бұрын

One of

@drmqr

2 жыл бұрын

@@DANIEL-xp5jh yes agree