With the upcoming event of March Madness and my undying love for Seinfeld it seemed only logical to mesh the two juggernauts together. Excluding Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer I have come up with the top 64 Seinfeld characters and emerged them into a tournament style bracket. Each character has been seeded and placed into the appropriate bracket region.
How did I come up with the seedings?
There was no concrete formula. Their influence, how much they made me laugh, their place in Seinfeld lore, etc.
If you are a fan of Seinfeld I want to hear back from you on this. The BENES bracket will meet the COSTANZA bracket and the SEINFELD bracket will meet the KRAMER bracket in the Final 4.
E-mail me at bosshogg.dumas@gmail.com. I want your input. Give me your winners from these first round matchups. Don’t make me play this out on my own. Each blog posting will advance the tournament to the next round.
BENES
(1) David Puddy - Patrick Warburton
(16) Tina - Siobhan Fallon (Elaine’s red headed roommate in early seasons)
(8) Donald Sanger, the Bubble Boy - Jon Hayman
(9) Russell Dalrymple - Bob Balaban
(5) J. Peterman - John O'Hurley
(12) Mr. Lippman - Richard Fancy
(4) Mr. Justin Pitt - Ian Abercrombie
(13) Brett - James Patrick Stuart (Elaine’s boyfriend who knew Carl Farbman)
(6) Tim Whatley - Bryan Cranston
(11) Marla Penny (the virgin) - Jane Leeves
(3) The Soup Nazi - Larry Thomas
(14) Kevin - Tim DeKay (Bizarro Jerry)
(7) Poppie - Reni Santoni
(10) Jean Paul Jean Paul - Jeremiah Birkett
(2) Uncle Leo - Len Lesser
(15) Jake Jarmel - Marty Rackham
COSTANZA
(1) Estelle Costanza - Estelle Harris
(16) The Drake - Rick Overton
(8) Mr. Wilhelm - Richard Herd
(9) Mr. Thomassoulo - Gordon Jump
(5) Mrs. Ross - Grace Zabriskie
(12) Sid Fields - Bill Erwin (George had his bald head rubbed in oil in Sid’s apartment.)
(4) George Steinbrenner - Larry David
(13) Wyck Thayer -Bruce Davison (head of the Susan Ross foundation)
(6) Mr. Ross - Warren Frost
(11) Lt. Bookman - Philip Baker Hall
(3) Mr. Kruger - Daniel von Bargen
(14) Mr. Morgan - Tom Wright
(7) Susan Biddle Ross - Heidi Swedberg
(10) Carol - Lisa Mende – (“Come and see the baby.”)
(2) Morty Seinfeld - Barney Martin
(15) Wendy – Wendie Malick (With the old fashioned hair)
SEINFELD
(1) Newman – Wayne Knight
(16) Dolores (Mulva) - Susan Walters
(8) Babu Bhatt - Brian George
(9) Bob 'Maestro' Cobb - Mark Metcalf
(5) Ramon (the pool guy) - Carlos Jacott
(12) The Doorman - Larry Miller (“You think you’re better than me?”)
(4) Helen Seinfeld - Liz Sheridan
(13) Tony the Mechanic - Brad Garrett
(6) Sue Ellen Mischke - Brenda Strong (The heiress to the O’Henry candy bar fortune)
(11) Katie - Debra Jo Rupp (Jerry’s, unable to make a decision, manager)
(3) Kenny Bania - Steve Hytner
(14) Beth - Debra Messing
(7) Izzy Mandelbaum - Lloyd Bridges
(10) Keith Hernandez - Keith Hernandez
(2) Jack Klompus - Sandy Baron
(15) Jeannie - Janeane Garofalo
KREAMER
(1) Frank Costanza - Jerry Stiller
(16) Dr. Reston - Stephen McHattie – (Elaine’s psychologist boyfriend)
(8) Marcelino - Miguel Sandoval
(9) Darin the Intern – Jarrad Paul
(5) 'Crazy' Joe Davola - Peter Crombie
(12) Stan the Caddy - Armin Shimerman
(4) Mike Moffit - Lee Arenberg
(13) FDR - Michael McShane
(6) Lloyd Braun - Matt McCoy
(11) Bob & Cedirc - Yul Vazquez & John Paragon (The gay bullies)
(3) Mickey Abbott - Danny Woodburn
(14) Aaron (the close talker) – Judge Reinhold
(7) Jimmy - Anthony Starke
(10) Sally Weaver - Kathy Griffin
(2) Jackie Chiles - Phil Morris
(15) Earl Haffler - O'Neal Compton
Great stuff here.
ReplyDeleteBenes: I've got Putty vs the Soup Nazi, with Poppie over Uncle Leo as a notable upset.
Costanza bracket I like the top seeds to go down and Big Stein to end up playing Kruger. Kruger might be my darkhorse to win it all.
Newman wins the Seinfeld bracket quite easily although I am a big fan of Jack Klompous.
And in the Kramer bracket I've got Frank vs my other darkhorse, Lloyd Braun.