Subverting the standard TV practice of not having any scenes with needless time elapsed I bet they were running short on their episode time and just decided to slip that in lol
How sad is it that we've had nothing like it (besides Curbed) for two decades now?? In '98 we assumed there would be endless Seinfeld retreads, instead Friends was to be the annually repackaged model. Clearly studio heads believe Monica + Chandler + lots of candles trumps great satirical writing every time.
Because on the whole American sitcoms are very generic, and if you had this sort of sitcom all the time then Seinfeld wouldn't be known for what it is, this was written the way it was because Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld were outsiders, in house TV people wouldn't think to do this it needed an outsider to come in and flip the formula which is what this sitcom does. No morality tales, no friends forever tear jerker moments and focus on things sitcoms don't usually deal with, all things competitors fail to do. @@hd-xc2lz
The only show that I personally feel that could rival against this writing is Two and a Half Men (before Ashton Kutcher). Was a perverse show, but fantastic writing nonetheless.
The little "pine is good" is like number 37,484 of the 923,350 fucking HILARIOUS moments in this show. Like there is a vaccum of 8 seconds in an episode and then managed to fit in a fucking perfect awkward interaction joke in that space. This single moment is somehow funnier than like 8 seasons of The Big Bang Theory.
This is exquisite. Jimmy James is the best ever. This guy is Jimmy James from Newsradio Then also he was Bill on King of the Hill. And yes Milton from Office Space!
Kramer: "I was in here the other day and I went up to that teller, and he didn't say Hello." Manager: "You seem awfully sure of yourself... did I ask you to SIT?" Kramer: "Why, no sir. But you strike me as the kind of person who wouldn't want to waste a chair."
Your logic is inverted. By your reasoning he should have gotten $80, not $20. Anyway, "Hey" has 2/5th in common with "Hello", so theoretically he should have gotten $60.
This bank manager also played Milton in Office Space, and was the man behind the desk that talks Woody Harrellson's character. He's always behind a desk.
Exactly. Why would they promote “$100 if you’re not greeted with a ‘hello’” when they could have left it at “$100 if you’re not greeted”? They dug their own hole with that one.
If the campaign and terms said Hello then theres an issue. Saying Hey is not the same. It may be friendly, but change the terms to "greeted warmly with a friendly salutation" far more open to interpretation.
This reminds of when I worked in retail/hospitality/customer service industries and all the bullshit ideas head offices think are great ideas but really annoying and pointless when you work on the ground and have to interact with customers who become assholes.
Rule number 2 of 4 from Joseph de la Vega's "Confusion de Confusiones," states : Take every gain without showing remorse about missed profits. "Will I missed the run-up in MSFT by buying WEN rather, but the WEN is doing ok. People still gotta eat."
The only thing that would have made this scene better was if there was a red stapler on the desk. Of course this was before Office Space, but still. How cool of a coincidence would have that of been?!
“Here’s the feeling: You got a greeting, it starts with an ‘h’, how does twenty bucks sound?” Best answer of a manager ever, in comedy or real life.
Haaaaaa yep!!
He heard from Attorney Chiles of Krammer's nag to settle😂
The way Kramer just immediately accepts it as if A) he kinda knew it was a BS situation that he started or B) he's just genuinely happy to get $20
You kinda have to ask the same questions about when he sued Java World.
Kramer would have settled for $10
I've always loved the way he says, "Yeah, pine's okay."
the awkward silence was so great
Genius of Seinfeld. Any other show ignores those parts of life.
Pine is good
DaBish pine is okay
Subverting the standard TV practice of not having any scenes with needless time elapsed I bet they were running short on their episode time and just decided to slip that in lol
chep trik
I love how completely bewildered and wounded Kramer looks when the other employees greet him.
If there’s any scene which epitomizes the “Show about Nothing” theme, THIS is it.
Stephen Root: Brilliant. I especially love the "all right sir" at the end.
Imagine if Kramer got Jackie Chiles involved. That would've turned into a major public humiliation for Jackie!
A disgrace an obomination
J Andy Why? Kramer was right😂
One of the many of his ;)
It's salacious, it's egregious, it's preposterous.
They'd want to offer 100k, and he'd take a free coffee or 20k
Damn, that fast timing at the end there makes the scene really hilarious.
That's what made the show so great. That, and writing that has never been matched before or since.
How sad is it that we've had nothing like it (besides Curbed) for two decades now?? In '98 we assumed there would be endless Seinfeld retreads, instead Friends was to be the annually repackaged model. Clearly studio heads believe Monica + Chandler + lots of candles trumps great satirical writing every time.
Because on the whole American sitcoms are very generic, and if you had this sort of sitcom all the time then Seinfeld wouldn't be known for what it is, this was written the way it was because Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld were outsiders, in house TV people wouldn't think to do this it needed an outsider to come in and flip the formula which is what this sitcom does. No morality tales, no friends forever tear jerker moments and focus on things sitcoms don't usually deal with, all things competitors fail to do. @@hd-xc2lz
The same pattern is seen in Kramer's negotiations with the coffee company (-:
The only show that I personally feel that could rival against this writing is Two and a Half Men (before Ashton Kutcher). Was a perverse show, but fantastic writing nonetheless.
Steven Root is one of the best actors ever.
Stephen Root was damn funny in 'News Radio' back in the day which was another legendary sitcom. Great to see him on Seinfeld.
NewsRadio should have been in the time slot between Seinfeld and ER. NBC's biggest missed opportunity.
@@fromthehaven94 Newsradio was the most underrated sitcom ever imho
@@BrandonReckonedForce Hear, hear
He was in a lot of movies and stuff
Milton can play the boss pretty good
Buck Strickland, Jimmy James
He's an excellent actor
Would had been hilarious if he had a red stapler on the desk.
kemolowlow Office Space!!! Im pickin up wht Ur puttin down,Lowlow
Just don't try to rob his bank XD
The speed at which he says “I’ll take it” LOL
he didn't even hear the rest of the offer
“How about a cup of coffee and-“
“I’LL TAKE IT!!”
Plus
“I think it’s pine.” Seeing his clip reminds me how back in the day and I really enjoyed Newsradio.
The little "pine is good" is like number 37,484 of the 923,350 fucking HILARIOUS moments in this show. Like there is a vaccum of 8 seconds in an episode and then managed to fit in a fucking perfect awkward interaction joke in that space. This single moment is somehow funnier than like 8 seasons of The Big Bang Theory.
One of the greatest scenes in the show
Stephen Root is one of the best comedians of all time.
Steven Root is awesome. No one has a pine desk.
Pine is good!
Great comedic actor. Wish I could see more of him. Great characters in Office Space and the Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
@@mtc1020 And NewsRadio!
@@RandomPlayIist and in Boardwalk Empire too!
Monroe Fuches!
We got a greeting that starts with a H,
how does 20 bucks sound? I'll take it😂
he’s also a geek and a poo head
Really didn't get it thanks.
@Daniel Treadwell You're complaining, you're the nerd.
All right sir.
Dang I didn’t realize that was Stephen Root after all these years ! he’s awesome
That bank manager sure knows how to rationally haggle the situation but still pay an amount that is by full right owed to Kramer with all due respect.
Pine is good
its the wood that makes it good
Pine twists , crap for desks or cabinets. Oak is stable.
@@optimisticwhovian1726 Kenny?
vile weed!
@Sound Logic I love Steven Root, he's great in everything he's done.
You realize of course that when Kramer enters Jerry's apartment HE greets Jeannie with a "hey" and she replies with a "hello"
I heard that bank manager later went on to work at some tech company a few years later, but before that he was a billionaire radio station manager.
This is exquisite. Jimmy James is the best ever.
This guy is Jimmy James from Newsradio
Then also he was Bill on King of the Hill.
And yes Milton from Office Space!
And he played a decent role on Boardwalk Empire
Kruppt808 , and the judge on Justified.
and hes the dude from crocodile dundee 2 that almost got his pecker cut off
Pretty good voice actor, he doesn't look like how I imagined Bill IRL.
@@chocolateface8664
And the Man who hires Wells on "No Country for Old Men"
Kramer negotiating with Jimmy James lol!
he could get the sword from sound of music
Real diplomacy. Kramer was comedy at it's best.
Dont ever let Kramer negotiate your deals for you lol
Confident Milton is pretty cool
This bank manager, he's like an alternate dimension version of Jimmy James.
Absolutely. This is when Newsradio was in production maybe he filmed both on same day!?
I always wanted to be a banker.
Stephen Root is great (and underrated) as always
Every time they shake hands I laugh
“That’s a tough one” 😂😂😂😂😂
Kramer: "I was in here the other day and I went up to that teller, and he didn't say Hello."
Manager: "You seem awfully sure of yourself... did I ask you to SIT?"
Kramer: "Why, no sir. But you strike me as the kind of person who wouldn't want to waste a chair."
Shit, I knew I recognized his manner from somewhere!
OMG!! 😆 Brilliant!!!
The guy who played the manager is awesome.
I would never be able to tell what type of wood a desk is. Good job Milton
Stephen Root is astonishingly talented. I can’t believe this bank manager and Milton are portrayed by the same man.
Kramer’s great, but Stephen Root is the greatest!
That’s insane. “Hello” has 5 letters. A greeting starting with an “H” is 1/5th of the Hello and they give Kramer $20, which is 1/5th of $100! 😂
I think that might be a coincidence, bud.
@@brodies2494 That works on the scene's favor. Imagine Kramer calculating it that fast.
You just blew my mind
Your logic is inverted. By your reasoning he should have gotten $80, not $20. Anyway, "Hey" has 2/5th in common with "Hello", so theoretically he should have gotten $60.
@@solushexI don't know where you got $60 from. 2/5th of $100 works out to $40.
Oh man, that's the guy from Office Space! I never noticed that before!
One of my favorite bits
Always loving mr James
Hey it's the red stapler guy. Good actor
This guy would play the principal on family guy like a glove.
I think it’s pine
Drew Hendley pine is good 😏
@@tactteam00 yeah pine is ok. hahaha
that manager is Milton from office space
“You got a greeting that starts with an H, how does twenty dollar sound?”...LMAO...
This bank manager also played Milton in Office Space, and was the man behind the desk that talks Woody Harrellson's character. He's always behind a desk.
Kramer's fantasy camp life. Fall ass backwards into money 😂
I love that Kramer wasted just the right amount of a couple days to get 20 bucks lmao
I agree with Kramer. "Hey" is not hello. Give the man $100!
Exactly. Why would they promote “$100 if you’re not greeted with a ‘hello’” when they could have left it at “$100 if you’re not greeted”? They dug their own hole with that one.
Thats a top manager right there.
Omg never realized that’s the guy who played Gaston Means on Boardwalk Empire.
That's fucking Bill Dauterive!
I think that's Carol Leifer (one of the production crew) as one of the bank staff who come over.
K...
Kramer always caves in for the first offer
There should be a red stapler on the desk
And George should have used it (instead of glue) for the invitations!
Why
@@garbygarb31 office space
‘I’ll take it! I’ll take it!? Who told you to take it?’
The spirit of the law, versus the letter of the law.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 yoooooooooo I love this show
Must be Romanian! I could understand more than half of the subtitles :-)
honestly, i wouldn't be surprised if it turned out he doesn't even have an account at that bank
NOBODY SAID HELLO! LMFAO!
Hay is for horses.
That's how kramer makes his living
2:08, she also played Wendy the physical therapist's secretary.
Jerry should of given Kramer $100 everytime he did the voice "Hello!"
Stephen Root is a legend.
Haha, it's Milton from office space. I thought it was him so I came to check. His voice was the same
1st 5 seconds, Kramer walks into Jerry's apartment: Hey :-)
If the campaign and terms said Hello then theres an issue. Saying Hey is not the same. It may be friendly, but change the terms to "greeted warmly with a friendly salutation" far more open to interpretation.
That bank manager is Bill Dautrieve from KotH, ha and sooo much more
That is how a real handshake is fulfilled.
Pines good.
Yeah, pine's ok!
Is this oak?
I think it pine
Pine is good
Yeah, pine is OK
Simple but effective
I love this scene 😅
this is a newsradio cross over and that is Jimmy James damn it!!!
This reminds of when I worked in retail/hospitality/customer service industries and all the bullshit ideas head offices think are great ideas but really annoying and pointless when you work on the ground and have to interact with customers who become assholes.
1:00 I thought it was Newman in the thumbnail. But I guess that’s what he’d look like after losing 50 or so pounds.
😂😂😂
Rule number 2 of 4 from
Joseph de la Vega's "Confusion de Confusiones," states :
Take every gain without showing remorse
about missed profits.
"Will I missed the run-up in MSFT by buying WEN rather, but the WEN is doing ok. People still gotta eat."
Kramer is right thought, hey, what's up, how you going, are not the same as hello.
*_I'll take it!_*
Krammer really dont put up a fight on settlements.
I like how nobody greeted hello and he got all confused in there
The thing is, some banks offered you $100 if you direct deposit. Not sure if it's still a thing today.
Obviously a hey does not count. If hey is a hello, then there is no contest because all greetings can be considered the same as hello.
Not really. "Whaddaya want?" Or "Not you again" are not "hellos" in the sense that "hey", "hi", or "howdy" are.
You’re taking that much too literally
We've discussed this at length, here's our feeling... You get a greeting that starts with the letter H, how's $20 sound?
If the word hello in the ad is is quotation marks then Kramer is 100% right.
2:22 Cum merge LMAO
The manager is a terrific actor now in Barry.
Bank manager luks like Newman with straight hair.
The teller he went to complain to didn’t say hello either. 🙈
The only thing that would have made this scene better was if there was a red stapler on the desk. Of course this was before Office Space, but still. How cool of a coincidence would have that of been?!
How does $20 bucks sound. I’ll take it! Kramer at his best.
Hello is hello. Nothing else is acceptable
I love how none of the employees greet Kramer with a Hello
Like Carl Kramer just falls like a domino
Oak breaks in high winds, bamboo bends.
Excellent, good one.
In this world the man in the high castle is a banker