"Seinfeld" is largely regarded as one of the most hilarious television series ever produced (via Rotten Tomatoes). Comedian Jerry Seinfeld was at the center of it all as both co-creator and actor, bringing a distinct sensibility to what was arguably a stale formula at the time — situation comedy.
Whether they watch it according to the star's own model or not, "Seinfeld" fans all have their favorite moments from the show. Kramer (Michael Richards) sipping a beer and smoking a cigarette at the same time, and Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) sending forth mental beams of wrath during a coach class aircraft flight from Hell, to name a few notable sequences from the series. Of course, no one can forget the amusing occurrence in Season 4, Episode 11 that prompts Estelle Costanza (Estelle Harris) to seek medical help ("The Contest").
However, it turns out that when it comes to his favorite scenes from the show, Seinfeld has two specific sequences in mind, which may surprise fans of the program. Writing comedy can be a difficult task, but there are times when you reach a rarefied level when a scene is as amusing to write as it is to see in its finished form. According to Seinfeld, he and Larry David reached that level several times while working on the legendary sitcom.Jerry Seinfeld was asked a question on his history with humor during a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything session in 2014. "What was it that made you laugh the hardest that you can remember?" the commenter asked. He began by making a joke about finding flatulence as a child, but he later refocused his response. For whatever reason, Seinfeld preferred to concentrate on the sequences that he deemed the most amusing during the writing phase rather than when they were performed and shot.
"Larry [David] and I used to have gigantic laughs writing the show," recalled Seinfeld. "I remember one of the first times — when Newman had to take the stand in a courtroom scene, and I believe Kramer cross-examines him, we laughed pretty hard writing that." This comment refers to a scene from Season 4, Episode 4 ("The Ticket") and is a noteworthy reminiscence given how much of the scene's comedic value comes from the performances of Michael Richards and Wayne Knight.
The second scene Seinfeld cited as having made him laugh particularly hard as it was being written is an absolute classic "Seinfeld" scene. In fact, for many fans, this scene comes from one of the best episodes of "Seinfeld." "I also remember writing the last speech of [Season 5, Episode 14] 'The Marine Biologist,' where George tells the story of finding the golf ball in the blowhole of the whale," Seinfeld wrote. "That was a really, really long hard laugh when we wrote that." Notably, Jason Alexander, the actor who portrayed George Costanza, has also recalled the process of developing that particular scene before (via Television Academy Foundation).
Of course, if you're a "Seinfeld" fan, you already know that those long, hard laughs were maintained and even amplified when the sequences made it from writing to execution.
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