Original subtitles

Most men like working on things--

tools, objects, fixing things.

This is what men enjoy doing.

Have you ever noticed if a guy's out in his driveway,

working on something with tools,

how all of the other men in the neighborhood

are magnetically drawn to this activity?

They just come wandering out of the house like zombies.

Men, it's true, men hear a drill, it's like a dog whistle,

it just...

You know, they go running up to that living room curtain,

"Honey, I think Jim's working on something over there."

So they run over to the guy.

Now, they don't actually help the guy. No.

They just wanna hang around the area

where work is being done.

[CROWD LAUGHS]

That's what men wanna do.

We wanna watch the guy.

We wanna talk to him,

We wanna ask him dumb questions.

You know...

"What are you using, a Phillips head?"

You know, we feel involved.

That's why, when they have construction sites,

they have to have those wood panel fences around it.

That's just to keep the men out.

They cut those little holes for us

so we can see what the hell is going on...

but if they don't cut those holes,

we are climbing those fences.

Right over there.

"What are you using, the steel girders down here?

Yeah, that'll hold."

[♪♪♪]

I had to say something.

[CHUCKLES, SNORTS]

I had to say something

Everything was going so well.

I had to say something.

I don't think you did anything wrong.

I told her I liked her.

Why?

Why did I tell her I like her?

I have this sick compulsion to tell women how I feel.

I like you. I don't tell you.

We can only thank God for that. [ELEVATOR DINGS]

I'm out of the picture.

I am out of the picture.

Huhu-ho!

Matter of time now.

You're imagining this. Really.

Oh, no. No, no, no, no.

I'll tell you when it happened too.

When that floss came flying out of my pocket.

What floss? When? We were in the lobby

during the intermission of the play,

I was buying her one of those containers

of orange drink for $5.

I reach into my pocket to pay for it,

I look down, there's this piece of green floss

hanging from my fingers.

Ah, mint.

Of course.

So I'm looking at it.

I look up, I see she's looking at it.

Our eyes lock.

It was a horrible moment. I just...

[ELEVATOR DINGS]

So let me get this straight.

She saw the floss. Yeah.

You panicked,

and you told her you liked her.

If I didn't put that floss in my pocket,

I'd be crawling around her bedroom right now,

looking for my glasses.

You sure the floss was the catalyst?

Yes, I am. You don't think it might have had

anything to do with that?

You mean you don't like this?

It looks like your belt is digesting a small animal.

Oh, they got a cure for cancer.

See, it's all big business.

Oh, hey! Jerry just walked in.

Hi, George!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Take my number.

Uh, it's 555-8643.

Okay. Here he is.

[WHISPERING] Who is it?

Take it.

Who is it? It's for you.

Hello?

Oh, hi, Joel.

Wha--?

No, uh...

I was out of town. I just got back.

Kramer doesn't know anything.

He's just my next door neighbor.

Uh, nothing much.

Tuesday?

Um, Tuesday, no, I'm meeting...somebody.

Uh, Wednesday?

Wednesday's okay.

All right, um...

I'm a little busy right now. Can we talk Wednesday morning?

Okay. Yeah.

Right. Thanks. Bye.

Why did you put me on the phone with him?

I hate just being handed a phone.

Well, it's your phone. He wanted to talk to you.

Maybe I didn't want to talk to him.

Well, why not? He bothers me.

I don't even answer the phone anymore because of him.

He's turned me into a screener.

[REWINDS ANSWERING MACHINE] Now I gotta see him Wednesday.

What, Wednesday? I thought we had tickets

to the Knick game Wednesday. We got seats behind the bench.

What happened? We're not going? We're going.

That's next Wednesday.

Oh.

Who is this guy?

His name's Joel Horneck.

He lived like three houses down from me when I grew up.

He had a ping-pong table. We were friends.

Should I suffer the rest of my life

because I like to play ping-pong?

I was 10!

I would've been friends with Stalin

if he had a ping-pong table.

He's so self-involved.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

That's for me.

Kramerica Industries.

Oh, hi, Mark.

No, no, no.

Look, forget that. I got a better idea--

A pizza place where you make your own pie.

Can you conduct your business... elsewhere?

No, no, no, I'm talking about a whole chain of them.

Yeah.

I don't know why you bother with this ping-pong guy.

I tell you that. I don't bother with him.

He's been calling for seven years.

I never called him once.

He's got the attention span of a 5-year-old.

Sometimes I sit there, and I make up things,

just to see if he's paying attention.

Well, I don't understand why you spend time with this guy.

What can I do, break up with him?

Tell him, "I don't think we're right for each other."

It's a guy.

At least with a woman, there's a precedent.

You know, the relationship goes sour, you end it.

No, no, no, no.

You have to approach this as if he was a woman.

Just break up with him? Absolutely.

You just tell him the truth.

The truth?

Now, as a guy,

I don't know how can I break up with another guy.

You know what I mean? I don't know how to say, "Bill,

I feel I need to see other men."

[CROWD LAUGHS]

You know what I mean? There is nothing I can do.

I have to wait for someone to die.

I think that's the only way out of this relationship.

It could be a long time.

See, the great thing about guys

is that we can become friends based on almost nothing.

Just two guys will just become friends

just 'cause they're two guys.

That's almost all we need to have in common.

'Cause sports--

Sports and women is really all we talk about.

If there was no sports and no women,

the only think guys would ever say is:

"So, what's in the refrigerator?"

So my shrink wants me to bring my mother in

for a session.

I mean, this guy is a brilliant man.

Lenny Bruce used to go to him,

and, I think, uh, Geraldo.

I read the Lenny Bruce biography.

I thought it was real-- Hey, hey, hey.

We're starving here! Interesting how--

We've been waiting here for 10 minutes already.

--he would...

So I'm thinking about going to Iran this summer.

You know, I have to eat.

I mean, I'm hypoglycemic.

Anyway, the Hezbollah has invited me to perform.

You know, it's their annual terrorist luncheon.

Yeah.

I'm gonna do it in Farsi.

Hey, do you think I need a haircut?

Are you ready?

Yeah, I'll have the egg salad

on whole wheat.

Yeah, let me ask you a question.

This, uh, this turkey sandwich, here,

is that real turkey or is it a turkey roll?

I don't want that processed turkey.

I hate it.

WAITRESS: I think it's real turkey.

Uh-huh. Is there a real bird in the back?

No, there's... no bird, but--

How do you know for sure?

Look, why don't you do me a favor.

Why don't you go in the back and find out, okay?

Unbelievable.

How can you talk to someone like that?

Look, what are you saying?

What, you like turkey roll?

Listen, Joel,

there's something I have to tell you. [LAUGHS]

Wait.

You'll never guess who I ran into.

BOTH [IN UNISON]: Howard Metro.

Ha, ha! Oh, yeah. He asked me if I still saw you.

I said, "Sure, I see him all the time.

We're still great friends."

Anyway, Howard says hello.

[LAUGHING]

Listen, Joel...

...I don't think we should see each other anymore.

What?

This friendship, it's not working.

Not working? What are you talking about?

We're just not... suited to be friends.

How can you say that?

Look, you're a nice guy.

It's just that we don't have anything in common.

Wait, wait. What did I do?

Tell me. I want to know what I did.

You didn't do anything.

It's not you, it's me.

It's... This is very difficult.

Look, I know I call you too much, right?

I mean, I-I know. You're a very busy guy.

No, it's not that.

You're one of the f... few people I can talk to.

Look, come on, now that's not true. [SNORTS]

[SOBBING] I always tell everybody about you. Tell everybody to:

[LOUDLY] "Go see his show!"

I'm-- I'm your biggest fan.

I know. I know.

I mean, you're my best friend. Best friend?

I've never been to your apartment.

I cannot believe that this is happening!

I can't believe it! Okay, okay, forget it.

It's okay. I didn't mean it.

[AT NORMAL VOLUME] Didn't mean what?

What I said. I've been under a lot of stress.

Oh, you've been under a lot of stress.

Look, just...

Can we just forget the whole thing happened?

I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I took it out on you.

We're still friends.

We're still friends.

Still friends.

Okay, look. I tell you what.

I got Knick tickets this Wednesday.

Great seats behind the bench.

You wanna come with me? Come on.

Tonight?

No, next Wednesday.

If it was tonight, I would've said tonight.

You really want me to go?

Yes.

Okay.

Here, take these.

Okay, great.

That would be...

That'd be great.

So next Wednesday.

Next Wednesday.

Say, where is that waitress? Hey!

[♪♪♪]

She calls me up at the office. Yeah.

She says, "We have to talk."

Oh, the four worst words in the English language.

That or, "Whose bra is this?"

Hmm, that is worse.

So, we order lunch, and we're talking.

Finally, she blurts out how it's not working.

Really. So I'm thinking-- As she's saying this,

I'm thinking, "Great. The relationship's over

but the egg salad's on the way."

So I have a decision, do I walk or do I eat?

Hmm... You ate.

Sat there for 20 minutes, chewing.

Staring at each other in a defunct relationship.

Someone says "Get out of my life,"

and that doesn't affect your appetite?

Have you ever had their egg salad?

It is unbelievable. Yeah. It's unbelievable.

I'll tell you what else is unbelievable.

I picked up the check. She didn't even offer.

She ended it. The least she could do

was sent me off with a sandwich.

How much could you possibly have in there?

Look, it's my money.

What should I do, throw it out the window?

I knew a guy who took his vacation on his change.

Yeah? Where'd he go, to an arcade?

That's funny. You're a funny guy.

Come on, move up.

Great. Ewing's hurt.

Ewing's hurt? How long is he gonna be out?

Well, a couple days at the most, but--

Oh, sheesh. Oh, God...

I got scared there for a second.

The Knicks without Ewing. Listen, uh, George,

there's a little problem with the game.

What about it? Uh, the thing is, yesterday,

I kind of, uh...

What?

I...gave your ticket to Horneck.

You what?

Yeah, I'm sorry.

I had to give it to Horneck.

Nah.

My ticket?

You gave my ticket to Horneck?

Come on. Go ahead. Move up.

What did you give him my ticket for?

You didn't see him. It was horrible.

Oh, come on, Jerry! I can't believe this!

I had to do it.

Oh, please. Can you change this into bills?

I'm sorry, sir, we can't do that.

You wanna go with him? You go. I don't mind.

I'm not going with him! I don't even know the guy!

Look, they did this for me before!

Look, I can give you these,

and you can roll them yourself.

You want me to roll 6000 of these?

What, should I quit my job?

No, I do not like the bank.

I've heard the expression

"laughing all the way to the bank."

I've never seen anyone actually do it.

[LAUGHING]

And those bank lines...

I hate it when there's nobody on line at all.

You know that part? You go to the bank, it's empty,

and you still have to go through the little maze.

Could you get a little piece of cheese for me?

I'm almost at the front.

I'd like the reward for this, please.

Thirty-two, 33...

George... Not now. Thirty-three...

Thirty-- Could you stop the counting?

[WHINES]

[COINS CLATTER ON TABLE]

What?

Can I make it up to you?

I'll give you 50 bucks for the jug.

Oh, yeah, sure. Keep your money.

Well, then I'm not gonna go to the game either, okay?

I'll give him both tickets. Aw, gee...

Go. Go!

No. I don't wanna go.

He was really crying?

I had to give him a tissue.

In fact, let me call his machine now,

and I'll just make up some excuse

why I can't go to the game either.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

As long as you're gonna lie to the guy,

why don't you tell him that you lost both tickets.

Then we can go.

George, the man wept.

Oh, hey, guys.

Man, I'm telling you,

this pizza idea is really gonna happen.

This is the thing where you go,

and you have to make your own pizza?

Yeah, we give you the dough.

You smash it, you pound it,

you fling it up in the air.

and then you get to put your sauce,

and you get to sprinkle your cheese,

and then, you slide it into the oven.

You know, you have to know how to do that.

You can't have people shoving their arms

into a 600-degree oven!

It's all supervised!

Oh. well... All of it!

You want to invest?

My money's tied up in change right now.

You know, look, I'm telling you.

You know, people, they really wanna make their own pizza pie!

I-I have to say something.

With all due respect. What?

I just never-- I can't imagine anyone,

in any walk of life, under any circumstance,

wanting to make their own pizza pie,

but that's me, okay?

That's you. I'm just saying.

Okay. Okay. All right?

I just wanted to check with you guys.

You know, this business is gonna be big.

I just wanted to-- Okay. Uh-huh.

One day, you'll beg me to make your own pie.

Hi, Joel. This is Jerry. I hope you get this before you--

Oh, hi, Joel. Oh, you just came in.

Listen, uh... [MOUTHING WORDS]

...I can't make it to the game tonight.

I, uh, have to tutor my nephew.

Yeah, he's got an exam tomorrow.

Geometry.

You know, trapezoid, rhombus.

Anyway, listen, you take the tickets.

They're at the will-call window,

and I'm really sorry. Have a good time.

We'll talk next week. Okay?

Yeah. Yeah-- I don't-- Fine.

Fine. Bye.

Trapezoids? I know.

I'm really running out of excuses with this guy.

I need some kind of excuse rolodex.

[♪♪♪]

Come on, let's go do something.

I don't wanna just sit around here.

Okay. Wanna go get something to eat?

Where do you wanna go?

I don't care. I'm not hungry.

We could go to one of those cappuccino places.

They let you just sit there.

What are we gonna do there, talk?

We can talk.

I'll go if I don't have to talk.

Then we'll just sit there.

Okay, I'm gonna check my machine first.

"Picking someone up at airport, jury duty,

waiting for cable company--"

Okay, just hand that over, please.

Oh-ho! What is this?

It's a list of excuses.

It's for that guy Horneck

who's at the game tonight with my tickets.

I have that list now,

so in case he calls, I just consult it,

and I don't have to see him.

[LAUGHS]

I need it.

What are you doing?

I got some for you.

Oh, I don't need any more.

No, no, no, no! These are good. Listen. Listen.

You ran out of underwear, you can't leave the house.

Very funny.

[LAUGHS]

How about you've been diagnosed as a multiple personality?

You're not even you.

You're Dan.

I'm Dan. Can I have my list back, please?

Here, here.

God, Jerry Seinfeld,

I cannot believe you're doing this.

This is absolutely infantile.

[SCOFFS]

What can I do?

Deal with it. Be a man.

Oh, no.

No, that's impossible.

I'd rather lie to him the rest of my life

than go through that again.

He was crying.

Tears, accompanied by mucus.

You made a man cry?

I never made a man cry.

I even kicked a guy in the groin once,

and he didn't cry.

I got the cab.

A couple of tough monkeys. Heh.

Oh, hi, Elaine. Hey.

Hey, you missed a great game tonight, buddy.

Game? Knick game.

Horneck took me.

We were sitting two rows behind the bench.

We were getting hit by sweat.

Wait. How does Horneck know you?

Oh, last week

when I, you know, gave you the phone.

He's really into my pizza place idea.

This is too much.

Wait, what pizza place idea?

Oh, no.

You get to make your own pie.

Oh... that sounds like a great idea.

It would be fun. Yeah--

HORNECK: Kramer! Yeah!

Perfect.

Hey!

Okay, uh, who wants meat loaf?

No. No, thanks. No.

No? It's gonna be hot in a minute.

So I, uh...

thought you were tutoring your nephew.

Oh, we finished early.

Mm. I'll bet.

So are you going to, uh,

introduce me to your nephew?

[CHUCKLES] Uh, Elaine Benes,

this is Joel Horneck.

Hi. Whoa, nelson.

This is Elaine?

I thought you guys split up.

We're still friends.

Heh. Hmm.

So... Thanks again for those tickets,

but next week, I'm gonna take you.

How about next Tuesday night,

and why don't you come along?

Oh, no, no, Tuesday's no...good

because we've got, uh, choir practice.

Right.

I forgot about choir. ELAINE: Yeah.

We're-- We're doing that, uh, evening

of Eastern European national anthems.

Right.

You know, the wall being down and everything. Oh.

Well, what about Thursday night?

I mean, they're playing the Sonics.

Huh...

Thursday is not good

because we've gotta get to the hospital

to see if we qualify as those organ donors.

You know, I should really try something like that.

You really should.

Well, let's just take a look here.

Forty-one home games.

Let's see, Saturday night, we got the Mavericks.

If you don't like the Mavericks, next Tuesday, Lakers.

I mean, you gotta like Magic, right?

Let's see. On the road,

on the road, on the road.

Back, back.

On the 14th, they play the Bulls.

You can't miss Air Jordan. Let's see...

You know, I really-- I've come to the conclusion

that there are certain friends in your life,

that they're just always your friends,

and you have to accept it.

You see them, you don't really wanna see them.

You don't call them, they call you.

You don't call back, they call again.

The only way to get through talking with people

that you don't have anything in common with

is to pretend that you're hosting

your own little talk show.

This is what I do.

Pretend there's a desk around you.

There's a little chair over there,

and you interview them.

The only problem with this is there's no way to say:

"Hey, it's been great having you on the show.

We're out of time."

[♪♪♪]

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