I know this has nothing to do with sports, but ...
... what do you expect from a show about nothing? And hey, it was on the Sports Illustrated web site if I need to justify it. Which I don't. It stands on its own merit.
Peter McEntegart is my new hero. In this epic post on the 10 spot, he compiles a top 10 list of all-time cameos on Seinfeld.
Some of them will just make you smile with the fond memory - Teri Hatcher saying, "They're real and they're spectacular," or Marcia Cross as pimple popper M.D - others will make you go 'Wow, I didn't realize that!' Like Jon Favreau, of Swingers fame, playing the role of Eric the Clown. "You're livin' in the past man!" Or Megan Mullally as George's girlfriend in the Double-Dip episode.
I could go on and on, but unfortunately they don't pay me to microanalyze Seinfeld - as SI apparently pays McEntegart. Did I mention he's my new hero?
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I don't know about hero, but kudos to McEntegart anyway for tackling such a critical non-sports topic and for making me aware that Eric the Clown was Favreau. I've used his "Your living in the past" line many times without knowing.
For those who care enough about Seinfeld to read comments on Jim's post, let me weigh in:
First, Courteney Cox probably should be dropped from the top 10 because, while she had not yet achieved fame through "Friends," she was a known commodity to many of us by the time she played Jerry's wifey girlfriend. First appearing in the Springsteen video for "Dancing in the Dark," Cox was Michael J. Fox's girlfriend for a season (maybe more) of "Family Ties" in the '80s.
I would replace her with Amanda Peet, who was fairly unknown when she did Seinfeld but has gone on to become a solid movie actor. Or perhaps the lovely Kristin Davis, who didn't have much visibility at the time she got drenched by her toilet water ("Holy cow!") on Seinfeld but would go on to become the only likable character on "Sex and the City."
Jane Leeves and Brad Garrett certainly belong on a top-10 list of nobodies who made it big post-Seinfeld. Anyone remember Leeves' brief appearance at the end of "To Live and Die in LA"?
Like Favreau's clown, I had no idea that the washed up quarterback in "Napoleon Dynamite" was the toupee-wearing homeless guy in Seinfeld, or that Megan Mulally was the Double-dip girlfriend. Then again, I don't watch "Will and Grace," so I can be forgiven that.
Oh, kudos also to Larry David for bringing some of his bit-part Seinfeld characters back on "Curb Your Enthusiasm." I got seasons 4 and 5 for Christmas and enjoyed seeing Jerry's "shmoopy" girlfriend as Larry's wigged-out personal assistant.
Posted on January 2, 2007 12:30 PM