The air of superiority that George displays while sitting down on the sofa when he knows he has information that no one else has, is so perfectly acted out! Jason is a genius.
The producers of Seinfeld didn't want to use the name "Kramer" since it was the name of a real person (Kenny Kramer). They tried to come up with a different name but no other name seemed to fit. I'm glad they changed "Kenny" to "Cosmo" though. Cosmo Kramer sounds much better than Kenny Kramer.
It's all about money with George. 🙄 Sure, maybe it is rude to vomit up a paid for meal. Still, I'd be more concerned about the girl’s health and welfare then the money wasted. 😔 Still, knowing George, he's always going to have different priorities.
@@emillyhale7557 Well he's usually broke and unemployed. So being frugal is important for survival. That is what his mindset is on. Instead of being emotional. He is a cheap man tho
The genuine spit take that Jason Alexander does at 3:10 is one of the funniest moments in this series for me. I love when even the actors themselves can't completely hold it together.
My guess is that it was just acting.Still a good scene though. He holds the bottle to his mouth but takes a strange gap before taking a sip from the bottle even though he hasn't got a line to say. When Kramer comes in then he drinks and spits.
@@Kruppt808 I don't think so. Maybe its because I am so used to hearing the name Kenny on South Park, but it just seems like a pretty normal name. Sounds like its a nickname, short for Kenneth, which is a name of a boring nerdy guy
In my humble opinion, this is one of the greatest Kramer entrances ever. The way he literally glides through the door, seamlessly transitioning from behind outside the room to being inside the room. The way he ends the glide, using his momentum to slide right into the first step. And yet it's all over in a second and it feels like he's been there the entire time. This is a 10/10 Kramer entrance.
I’ve been a Seinfeld fan from day one and I can remember the weeks leading up to this episode, NBC was constantly teasing this episode telling us to how we were gonna find out Kramer’s first name. I remember thinking there is no way they’re just gonna tell us. But they sure did and it was a big deal! Man I miss the 90s lol
@@homedeezyfasheezy5662 Empire Strikes Back's "father" moment could never have happened these days. People sitting in theaters back then were genuinely shocked.
3:11. I love it when Elaine bursts out "Cosmo' and George spits the water out of his mouth, and it lands 5ft away. I don't know if that is great directing or great acting.
This is actually the greatest show of all time. These actors are absolutely par excellence and the script is so refreshing and relatable even years later.
"What's she like? Oh...She's A Kramer" Absolutely Priceless! Babs and Cosmo are Names that will Live In Infamy in The Seinfeld Universe! Puddy is right up there too! Cheers From Ohio
I laughed too, because knowing Kramer, or Cosmo if you will, it will be something ridiculous like she didn't allow him to slam the doors like he usually does.
@@nemomarcus5784 Not knowing the name of that guy you work with and not knowing the name of a friend you hang out with every day is not at all the same thing.
As a teen I knew a bulimic girl. Her parents confronted her with a single line. "Food is too expensive to flush down the toilet." Her parents were strong with The George.
I personally would have preferred to never have known Kramer's first name. But thankfully they never make it a habit of calling him by his first name too often.
Fun fact: Kramer's name was originally going to be Conrad Kramer. It was going to be revealed in the unmade episode The Gun on Season 2 written by Larry Charles, but because the episode was too dark and the cast and crew, especially Julia Louis-Dreyfus, refused to make that episode, it got cancelled meaning Kramer's name was put on hold.
@@fantasyfootballhq7056 The premise of the ep was about Elaine making a bet with Jerry as to how easy it would be for her to buy a gun. There was a scene where she points the gun to herself and jokes about shooting herself. Julia was very unhappy with this.
@fuss I'm pretty sure they would have managed to make it funny. They made it funny when Susan died, amongst other dark passages, so I have no doubt I would have laughed either way
For those of you who weren't around back then, this was a pretty big moment in TV sitcom history. They really teased it up in the tv spots leading to the airing, and there were news stories about it.
One more thing I love about this show , every scene can be dissected and discussed . There's something relevant going on at all times. And they could make the most trivial topics and events , take center stage. Seinfeld NAILED it. 💯😂
It seemed to me that Jerry and Julia were not told of Kramers first name until the filming of this episode. Their laughter seems really genuine and not rehearsed.
The name Cosmo came from Peter Blood's son, Cosmo. Peter was in a few episodes of the show, but his son had such a unique name, they decided to use it as Kramer's first name.
Ahh, the end of the 20th century was full of good times like these. The music was new and alternative music ruled the airways, movies were just starting to come of age. How I mis the good ole days.
You telling me Jerry never saw a piece of mail with Kramer’s full name on it. Come on! You live in an apartment building, you see others people’s full names.
@@TeamStudNation1280 Mail gets put into other people's boxes, gets laid on the ground, or wedged into slots when it's misdelivered. You obviously have never lived in an apartment building. You see other people's mail all the time.
@@TeamStudNation1280 Nah, it happens 100% of the time at least once to every tenant. You're lying and have never lived in a NYC apartment building. It's cool, bro. I forgive you. You want to be right. I get it.
3:11 On a Seinfeld behind the scenes documentary(or maybe it was the DVD extras), they talked about how George had this spit take when Elaine yelled “Cosmo!“. And they said that this was 100% real and wasn’t scripted at all. This was the actual reaction during the scene. Gosh the show was funny. I don’t know how they got any work done😂
I remember this episode was quite a bombshell when it first aired. I’m a little surprised, 30 years later, that it didn’t result in a wave of children called Cosmo.
It’s amazing, I was binging Seinfeld, went onto TH-cam and watched this short. Then, I continued watching Seinfeld, and then the next episode was this episode. What a world
Wish I was there laughing my head off on the couch with Elaine & Jerry & George. ~ the good old days ~ no matter what through thick or thin ~ friends ~ 🤣🤣😆😅😂🤣🤭
This is obviously Larry David’s idea, he doesn’t tell anyone before rolling, clearly shows that the laugh Jerry and Julia have is real and unscripted. LD is a genius! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I wish this had shocked me more, but I still remembered those old McDonald’s commercials that had a kid named Cosmo in them, so I didn’t think it was that strange.
The air of superiority that George displays while sitting down on the sofa when he knows he has information that no one else has, is so perfectly acted out! Jason is a genius.
My favorite character.
its acting without acting
I was cracking up when he parts them before sitting down
Oh man...that dude is a master craftsman.
@@alexsmith2885 Could call it, acting with acting.
Somehow Cosmo was the perfect name for him. One of the writers is a genius just for that.
Cosimo
The producers of Seinfeld didn't want to use the name "Kramer" since it was the name of a real person (Kenny Kramer). They tried to come up with a different name but no other name seemed to fit. I'm glad they changed "Kenny" to "Cosmo" though. Cosmo Kramer sounds much better than Kenny Kramer.
i thought it was kosmo with a k?
Cosmo
Larry David knew a guy named Cosmo.
"Elaine, of course I'm concerned. I'm paying for those meals!": A line that perfectly sums up George.
I love her arms' movement. She s like that s what i was waiting for.
You mean Larry lol?
It's all about money with George. 🙄 Sure, maybe it is rude to vomit up a paid for meal. Still, I'd be more concerned about the girl’s health and welfare then the money wasted. 😔
Still, knowing George, he's always going to have different priorities.
Well he's got a point. If she's just going to throw it up why spend the money for it?
@@emillyhale7557 Well he's usually broke and unemployed. So being frugal is important for survival. That is what his mindset is on. Instead of being emotional. He is a cheap man tho
3:23.
I always loved when Jerry shook Cosmo’s hand after finding out his first name, it was very genuine like they did not even know it at the time.
I love that too
All that laughter at the name reveal was unscripted
You're right, that is a great moment.
@@frasergibson5763 confirmed?
@@spencer_jackson542 yep. Seinfeld and Larry David confirmed it
Only Michael Richards can make such a simple sentence "the cat is out of the bag" so funny
3:14 Yeah just the way He Acts like a lunatic's perfect.
…a term with an inhumane origin, though!
Michael Richards is a fake persona to get him some.privacy. He is COSMO KRAMER
@@Cjnw shut it
Yeah like when he says "the bus is outta control!"
The genuine spit take that Jason Alexander does at 3:10 is one of the funniest moments in this series for me. I love when even the actors themselves can't completely hold it together.
Wasn’t that just acting?
My guess is that it was just acting.Still a good scene though. He holds the bottle to his mouth but takes a strange gap before taking a sip from the bottle even though he hasn't got a line to say. When Kramer comes in then he drinks and spits.
Their laughs looks pretty genuine hahah
@@gigglyme2001 that didn't look like acting, looks very candid, and his reaction seemed to break character.
@@gigglyme2001 There was a lot of improv on set and spots where the actors were genuinely laughing
Cosmo Kramer...the single, greatest reveal in television history.
MacGuyver's first name reveal was a big deal when i was a kid
Yeah, it sort of beats Chandler M. Bing’s name reveal imo.
who shot jr.?
george spitting out the water 😂🤣
Homer J. Simpson
Cosmo really was the ideal first name for Kramer, it just fits him perfectly😁😁
Totally. I couldn't imagine him with a regular name like "Anthony Kramer"
Kenny Kramer would sound like a crazy name.
@@Kruppt808 I don't think so. Maybe its because I am so used to hearing the name Kenny on South Park, but it just seems like a pretty normal name. Sounds like its a nickname, short for Kenneth, which is a name of a boring nerdy guy
COSMO says your FAT.
yeah.. he's a space cadet :D
Cosmo displays a very fluid act of acceptance. He is actually a very wise individual.
Fluid how?
He’s a character on a successful tv show. Nothing more, nothing less.
I love how Kramer is dead set against speaking to his mom and then the second Jerry says something his whole attitude changes.
Well he better, he owes Jerry years of free food and other favors.
500‼️…wow
In my humble opinion, this is one of the greatest Kramer entrances ever. The way he literally glides through the door, seamlessly transitioning from behind outside the room to being inside the room. The way he ends the glide, using his momentum to slide right into the first step. And yet it's all over in a second and it feels like he's been there the entire time. This is a 10/10 Kramer entrance.
Should be an Olympic sport.
I love how audience erupts in laughter when Kramer references his childhood trauma
Yeah, like the normals who think any other mental health issue is a riot, then wonder why we don't want to talk to them.
@@ModMokkaMatti you dropped this 🍼
@@daveunknown01 make sure it's completely free of any signs of reality otherwise he'll throw a fit
@@daveunknown01 Hahahahaha
@@daveunknown01 way to prove his/her point primate 🙊
3:10 Jason Alexander refunding Jerry's water, LOL.
He degifted and regifted like Tim Whatley
I’ve been a Seinfeld fan from day one and I can remember the weeks leading up to this episode, NBC was constantly teasing this episode telling us to how we were gonna find out Kramer’s first name. I remember thinking there is no way they’re just gonna tell us. But they sure did and it was a big deal! Man I miss the 90s lol
I remember when all that was happening! Man I miss those days
Before the internet ruined all the big reveals…good times
@@homedeezyfasheezy5662 Empire Strikes Back's "father" moment could never have happened these days. People sitting in theaters back then were genuinely shocked.
George is fantastic his explosions of anger are unreal
all those years, and it still brings a smile to my face.
For no particular reason I always enjoyed the handshake Jerry offered Kramer
3:11. I love it when Elaine bursts out "Cosmo' and George spits the water out of his mouth, and it lands 5ft away. I don't know if that is great directing or great acting.
Both Alexander and Julia are great professional actors
its great spitting
This is actually the greatest show of all time. These actors are absolutely par excellence and the script is so refreshing and relatable even years later.
I cannot imagine a better group than those 4 characters together.
I laugh so hard at this every time I see George spit out that water. 😂
You can see him pause at 3:05... readying himself for that moment
"What's she like? Oh...She's A Kramer" Absolutely Priceless! Babs and Cosmo are Names that will Live In Infamy in The Seinfeld Universe! Puddy is right up there too! Cheers From Ohio
wow.... what's it like in Ohio???? 😶
Puddy is his last name, though. His first name is David.
I doubt he had Sagan inside him, so it's Cosmo, not Cosmos.
@@jaredbond7908 LOLOL..As Groovy As The Law Allows!
@@bossfan49 Good Point! I thought of that myself later after hitting "Send"...and thought DOH....appreciate the shout out Boss!
Classic Kramer 😂❤️ At first he's so reluctant to get into his childhood and later he's not even mad with their mockery
That spit take from Jason Alexander looked genuine.
3:00 - I love how you see the four characters are just great friends in this scene; none of the usual contention or calamities or insults etc.
We share the same name and I still find this hilarious.
😁
Ok, Kramer..
Hahaha. Cosmo Pasciuto!
Tell me about it
Most excellent! I think it's a solid name! 😎
It was a classic moment when watching this episode for the first time. The absolute greatest reveal in television.
There's something weirdly genuine about the three of them enjoying the reveal together.
I just love Elaine's acting and facial expression.
I think George spitting his water out when Elaine yelled out "COSMO!" was the funniest part! Lol
Am I the only one who thinks Cosmo is a cool name?
The Medicis who ruled Florence during the Renaissance were named Cosmo, most of them
Yes
Anyone remember Cosmo Topper?
It's not bad. Goofy but not obnoxious.
I think of Cosmonauts, either that or Fairly Oddparents hahaha either way it’s a pretty cool name
This is Jason and Michael at their best. Seinfeld has infinite re-watchability.
*Kramer* : "I'm still carrying alot of childhood pain 😭"
*Audience* : "Bruh you killin me 😂🤣😂🤣😂😂"
I laughed too, because knowing Kramer, or Cosmo if you will, it will be something ridiculous like she didn't allow him to slam the doors like he usually does.
@@VCT3333 It felt deeper than that to me.
They couldn't have picked a more perfect name for him. "Babs" too.
I need an episode of Elaine’s infamous pushes when she finds out something crazy and says, “No, GET OUT”.
George costanza/Jason Alexander = The best ever.
And to think he thought there was no way he was getting the part after his audition.
Acting without acting
@@mrchopsticks3 Well, he was up against Jerry's best friend.
My gosh they were fantastic...all of them, real talent.
Imagine being friends with someone for a decade and not knowing their name.
I know plenty of people and have no clue what their names are I don't name pets either. Names are not important to me.
@@nemomarcus5784
Not knowing the name of that guy you work with and not knowing the name of a friend you hang out with every day is not at all the same thing.
"I once worked with man for 3 years and never learned his name....best friend i ever had.....we still never talk sometime"
In this day and age, i think it is possible to be friends with someone for years without even seeing their faces. Hello online!
@@regularbloke2117 "I was born ready.... I'm Ron F***ing Swanson."
George's spit take is perfect. From now on, we know how to get the perfect spit take. "Cosmo!"
Seinfeld is one of my favorite sitcoms of all time.
Elaine has the most infectious laugh
Cosmo fits him perfectly! He's out of this damn world! 🤣👏🏼
"Up here, I'm all ready gone."
One of the very best episodes only Larry and Jerry could come up with "Cosmo"!!!! And I still need to find a purple bath robe!
As a teen I knew a bulimic girl. Her parents confronted her with a single line. "Food is too expensive to flush down the toilet."
Her parents were strong with The George.
Bruh they actually phrased it like that? Putting priority on the food and not her health?
@@The-Deadite She already knows it's unhealthy, maybe she needs to look at the issue from another angle
Celebrated Festivus every 23 December!
@@The-DeaditeDid you take your name from Hellraiser ?
@@QAZ-OMEN from Evil Dead lol
I personally would have preferred to never have known Kramer's first name. But thankfully they never make it a habit of calling him by his first name too often.
And it fits perfectly, too. Glad it wasn't something boring like "Steve" or "Mike" or "Anthony" (just kidding!) 😋
@@JustWasted3HoursHere We should really be glad they didn’t use Kenny.
@@nrkgalt That was never going to happen. They originally named Kramer "Kessler" because they didn't want anything to do with Kenny Kramer.
I think really only George’s mom ever called him Cosmo
@@wvu05 Michael Richards didn't want.
Larry David was all for it.
I love how Kramer reverts to a child-like state of shock when she called him by his first name 😂
George has always been my favorite character even though I love them all equally, I feel we just connect better 😁
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT KRAMER STANDS OUT THE MOST ! THEY ARE ALL GREAT TOGETHER! THIS SHOW ROCKS!!!
“I’m Cosmo Kramer - The Ass Man!”
OMG It still makes me laugh. The first time I heard Cosmo, oh man was I laughing.
Fun fact: Kramer's name was originally going to be Conrad Kramer. It was going to be revealed in the unmade episode The Gun on Season 2 written by Larry Charles, but because the episode was too dark and the cast and crew, especially Julia Louis-Dreyfus, refused to make that episode, it got cancelled meaning Kramer's name was put on hold.
Cosmo suits him. And it's funny.
Finally, a 'fun fact' that is about the video and not the commenter!! =D
Mind my asking why it was considered too dark? What was the episode going to be???
@@fantasyfootballhq7056 The premise of the ep was about Elaine making a bet with Jerry as to how easy it would be for her to buy a gun. There was a scene where she points the gun to herself and jokes about shooting herself. Julia was very unhappy with this.
@fuss I'm pretty sure they would have managed to make it funny. They made it funny when Susan died, amongst other dark passages, so I have no doubt I would have laughed either way
For those of you who weren't around back then, this was a pretty big moment in TV sitcom history. They really teased it up in the tv spots leading to the airing, and there were news stories about it.
no it wasn’t
“Whatcha say, Cosmo?!”
The laugh track is so much louder than the actual actors lol
One of the best laughs by Elaine and Jerry :)
She has a great cackle. It's like when Jerry took off the baseball cap to reveal his bad haircut.
I'm honestly surprised he managed to keep it a secret all those years, he has a tendency to just blurt things out.
Amazing how you walk right into the ladies restroom 😊
One more thing I love about this show , every scene can be dissected and discussed . There's something relevant going on at all times. And they could make the most trivial topics and events , take center stage. Seinfeld NAILED it. 💯😂
Pretty sure George & Elaine were laughing genuinely
The fact they didn't know his first name in 10 years is hilarious and kramers top secret lol😅😅😅😅
Jerry and Elaine's reaction to learning Kramer's name is just priceless!
"The cat -😾😾😾- is out of the bag!"
George choking on the water had to be unscripted lmao
3:11 George spitting out the water 😂😂
It seemed to me that Jerry and Julia were not told of Kramers first name until the filming of this episode. Their laughter seems really genuine and not rehearsed.
The name Cosmo came from Peter Blood's son, Cosmo. Peter was in a few episodes of the show, but his son had such a unique name, they decided to use it as Kramer's first name.
No matter how many times I watch it, it cracks me up.
George's cheapness is always funny
I agree with him here
I love how ‘I’m still carrying a lot of pain’ gets a big laugh
Of course I’m concerned…I’m paying for those meals!
I thinks that's actually a kewl name , Very Unique and fitting!
I love how no water comes out of the faucet but he acts like he washes his hands so good 😂
Honestly the most lore heavy episode in the series
“You know, BLEEHHH…” 😂😂😂
Ahh, the end of the 20th century was full of good times like these. The music was new and alternative music ruled the airways, movies were just starting to come of age. How I mis the good ole days.
You telling me Jerry never saw a piece of mail with Kramer’s full name on it. Come on! You live in an apartment building, you see others people’s full names.
I don't think Jerry's a mail stealer guy
@@TeamStudNation1280 Mail gets put into other people's boxes, gets laid on the ground, or wedged into slots when it's misdelivered. You obviously have never lived in an apartment building. You see other people's mail all the time.
@@SpaceTravel1776 I've lived in Apartments before, multiple times. Never happened with my family
@@TeamStudNation1280 Nah, it happens 100% of the time at least once to every tenant. You're lying and have never lived in a NYC apartment building. It's cool, bro. I forgive you. You want to be right. I get it.
@@SpaceTravel1776 I'm from Florida
it took 6 seasons for kramers name to be revealed
One of the best twist/reveals in sitcom history! I also really love the name 'Cosmo', a pretty great name!
Cosmo Kramer is the best character ever!
George couldn't wait to spill it
3:11 On a Seinfeld behind the scenes documentary(or maybe it was the DVD extras), they talked about how George had this spit take when Elaine yelled “Cosmo!“. And they said that this was 100% real and wasn’t scripted at all. This was the actual reaction during the scene. Gosh the show was funny. I don’t know how they got any work done😂
I could totally tell that was real. You couldn't fake that. Not even the best actor.
@@kerryobrien6110 Also shoutouts to Michael Richards for staying in character - yet again - so Larry could keep that take!
i can relate to kramer on this one. i havent talked to my father in 5 years too
You are Cosmo Kramer…. A unique individual who enters a room like no other….
2:30 Elaine gasps, immediately heads over to shove George backwards and yell “get outta here”, but is unable to do so
Cosmo Kramer and Norman Newman...The Dynamic Duo
The Switch. My all-time favorite episode! My favorite George episode ever!
I remember this episode was quite a bombshell when it first aired. I’m a little surprised, 30 years later, that it didn’t result in a wave of children called Cosmo.
Elaine's laughter is so infectious. Kinda hot
Kramer: I don't even want to get into my childhood, i'm still carrying a lot of pain, a lot of pain...
Audience: HaHaHaHaHaHa!
Oh, you have no idea!
It’s amazing, I was binging Seinfeld, went onto TH-cam and watched this short. Then, I continued watching Seinfeld, and then the next episode was this episode. What a world
One of the all time best episodes
One of the best Seinfeld episodes. 😅
Of course I'm concerned I'm paying for those meals was epic 😂😂
“Of course im concerned im paying for the meals “ lmaooo 😂😂😂😂
Just sitting on the can taking a dump and watching seinfeld
Same
Refunder
Wish I was there laughing my head off on the couch with Elaine & Jerry & George. ~ the good old days ~ no matter what through thick or thin ~ friends ~ 🤣🤣😆😅😂🤣🤭
- What’s she like?
- Oh, she’s a Kramer.
Shame we never got to know _Newman's_ first name. LOL
It’s probably Newman lmfao
This is obviously Larry David’s idea, he doesn’t tell anyone before rolling, clearly shows that the laugh Jerry and Julia have is real and unscripted. LD is a genius! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I wish this had shocked me more, but I still remembered those old McDonald’s commercials that had a kid named Cosmo in them, so I didn’t think it was that strange.
it's Jerry's NEIGHBOR it's just INCREDIBLY EASY to find out his first name 😭