Any self respecting list of the best TV shows certainly sitcoms must include Seinfeld. The long-running show about nothing all but defined the comic sensibilities of the 1990s and continues to enjoy a rather lively second life in syndication and on streaming the deals for which made the show’s creators very very very wealthy.
We all loved the exploits of Jerry and his cronies over the show’s nine seasons as they encountered a rogue’s gallery of some of the most unique characters ever envisioned for television. There were literally hundreds but we ranked the top ones for your stroll down memory lane. Let the laughter commence.
Alton Benes
Elaine was quite a character in her own right, but who remembers that one time we met her dad Alton Benes played by the late great Lawrence Tierney also known for playing the crime boss in Reservoir Dogs .
Tierney brought his gruff voice and hardboiled manner to Alton who dressed like he’d just stepped out of a film noir and accidentally wandered into the Seinfeld universe. This made his lone appearance on the show all the more hysterical.
Bob Sacamano
Before Lost had its mysterious numbers that were bad and other things that were never explained Seinfeld had Bob Sacamano a supposed friend of Kramer’s whose exploits got taller as the show went on.
One time Kramer said Bob suffered a botched hernia operation on another occasion Kramer said Bob somehow cost him a county board election or something. Bob was never seen allowing him to grow into an ever growing joke that built him up in viewers minds. Rather meta and very Seinfeld.
Donald Sanger aka the Bubble Boy
We know what you’re thinking Anyone whose immune system is so compromised that they have to live inside a plastic bubble deserves our sympathies right? Not in Seinfeld land!
Though never actually seen Seinfeld writer Jon Hayman voiced the bubble-bound Donald Sanger who was fond of screaming at his mother and saying things to women that would get him all the wrong kind of attention in the MeToo era. Just goes to show you can’t judge a person by their bubble.
Babu Bhatt
One thing a minor character should never ever do is take Jerry’s advice. Just ask Babu Bhatt a Pakistani immigrant whose dream was to open up a New York foodery that served not only traditional Pakistani food but also hot dogs and tacos.
Jerry suggests otherwise offering what turns out to be un-sage advice that Babu focus solely on Pakistani food. Needless to say things don’t go well and perhaps feeling bad Jerry helps Babu get a job cooking at a diner. It’s fun to watch dreams so dashed isn’t it?
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