I remember when the doctor was a much older man. Kindly. Discreet. We didn't know anything about his private life. We didn't want to know anything about his private life. He didn't have a private life.
@@craigmurdock4740 One of my favourite actors. Have you seen "Hard Eight" ? Simply brilliant acting of Philip Baker Hall ruclips.net/video/yf0aPhYEcVI/видео.html&t=284
"71 that was my first year on the job. Bad year for libraries. Bad year for America. Hippies burning library cards. Abbie Hoffman telling everybody to steal books."
You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the the cupboard, you forget about it. Then later on when you need it, it's there. It lasts forever. It's freeze dried. Freeze dried crystals.
@Fran Ra yeah that ones pretty old i hear it a lot when i say i like my women like i like my coffee, others say "black" some say "hot and sweet" but i prefer mine BITTER give me a bitter bitch any day
"The history how we arrived at that, is so complex that I won't even bore you with it. Just let it be said that we don't allow anyone to use the phones in the examination rooms." PURE GOLD
I always enjoy looking through the drawers and cabinets in the exam room when I'm waiting for the doctor. It's fun to see how long you can get away with it before the he comes in. Then you gotta close them really fast and act all nonchalant before they catch you. It's a fun game.
Yeah, '71... Bad year for libraries. Bad year for America. Hippies burning library cards, Abby Hoffman telling everybody to steal books. I don't judge a man by the length ofhis hair or the kind of music he listens to. Rock was never my bag. But you put on a pair of shoes when you walk into the New York Public Library, fella......
He does have a cell phone. Larry used his cell phone and accidently called the Doctor's house number later in the episode. Much to the Doctor's anger LOL
"Why couldn't I use it?" "Well, you could use it, you obviously did. We don't want you to use it." The derisive way in which Hall delivers that line (especially the "you obviously did") is underappreciated. I lose it every time I hear it.
First time I've seen this clip and am cracking up!! I love how Lt. Bookman didn't back down at all. One of the few people on the show who could legit go toe to toe with Larry! lol
The history how we came to that, is so complex that I will not bore you with it. But since he ask the question, I am now really interested why they don't let people use the phone?
+marshall886 +Alex Wolk you can call in prescriptions with doctors phone, (pharmacy knows it's the doctors office) so Larry or anyone could call in narcotics prescription or whatever he likes without the usual doctor identification checks.
The last time someone used a doctor's phone was Thomas Edison calling the patent office to steal Nikola Tesla's inventions. So now no one uses the doctor's phone.
"Lemme tell you: You're not supposed to use this phone, plus our records are showing that you checked out a couple of books from the city library and never returned them."
"We don't have many rules here, that's one of them." I love this line. You'd think that a doctor's office would be the one place that would have many rules but there aren't many rules and one of those rules is to not use the phone lol.
"ahhunnghnn.........THE HELL?!?!?! ...............Ya'...Ya drooled on me!" hahaha ...it was this random moment from this episode which i first saw that got me started on Curb in the 8th grade when this Season (4) premiered in late '03 or early '04. been in love with LD and this show ever since :]
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“The history of how we arrived at that is so complex that I won’t even bore you with it”.
One of my favorite oddball lines from the whole series.
That line was so out of left field I lost it
That one, the line about "all the contingencies," and "Well, it's not the cost of the call we're concerned about." Brilliant lines.
Episode is brilliant
Never trust a doctor that's a former library detective.
Bernie Houston Is that what gets you off ? Joy Boy?
Doctor to Larry, upon catching him on the phone, "I've got a flash for you, Joy Boy! Party time is over."
Bookman
Shit I didn’t even notice that 😂
Catharsis a very respectable Boston politician before that, though Fraisier didn’t think so.
I remember when the doctor was a much older man. Kindly. Discreet. We didn't know anything about his private life. We didn't want to know anything about his private life. He didn't have a private life.
I love that so much
Oh! The memories 😀
Nice one
When you're thinking about that, think about this
We dont want you using the doctors phone
No exceptions
😂😂😂
Wao, this actor didn't even seem to be acting, looked like a normal conversation. Very nice.
Jan Waldner he obviously read acting without acting by Jason Alexander
Nick Archer lmao
That's Philip Baker Hall for ya.
@@narcher91 It must not have taken him very long to get through it. It wasn’t really a book...it was more like a pamphlet.
@@craigmurdock4740 One of my favourite actors. Have you seen "Hard Eight" ? Simply brilliant acting of Philip Baker Hall
ruclips.net/video/yf0aPhYEcVI/видео.html&t=284
The doctor is a great actor.
yeah.
+Eric K get your hands on Hard Eight (Sydney)
Eric Clark
Who knew?
Eric K movies the shit man
Eric K He was in scrubs wasn't he?
I remember I almost exploded with laughter with the whole "Yeah I'm not a doctor but I'm sure there is ONE PRICK INVOLVED" dialogue.
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Dude I died
I really love this scene!
Yeah me too, those two could have carried an episode or two with their brilliant deliveries. I lost it too.
And the doctor's feeling is mutual.
"71 that was my first year on the job. Bad year for libraries. Bad year for America. Hippies burning library cards. Abbie Hoffman telling everybody to steal books."
"The history as to how we arrived at that is so complex, that I won't even bore you with it." My god this is brilliant writing.
It might not even be writing. Most of Curb's dialogue is improv. He may have come up with that line during that take
@@andrewvincent7299 Yeah. More so the casting of the show is awesome, and of course all the situations that happen are planned. Brilliant show
Each scene has a premise and 90% is improvised. Makes it even more brilliant
his delivery was equally brilliant.
That's improv for you
You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the the cupboard, you forget about it. Then later on when you need it, it's there. It lasts forever. It's freeze dried. Freeze dried crystals.
Fran Ra not funny, and not because of any principles, but just not funny,
@Fran Ra yeah that ones pretty old i hear it a lot when i say i like my women like i like my coffee, others say "black" some say "hot and sweet" but i prefer mine BITTER
give me a bitter bitch any day
Daisy Daisy sucks
Ill have to remember that
Rest in peace. Philip Baker Hall. Great actor
Hall's comic delivery is so nuanced and low key that he makes the Doctor a perfect foil for Larry David's curmudgeon.
"The history how we arrived at that, is so complex that I won't even bore you with it. Just let it be said that we don't allow anyone to use the phones in the examination rooms." PURE GOLD
Larry doesn’t let things go easily.
@Emily it's weird cuz I have the same personality type as Larry (Intp) and I'm just like him.... Like looking in the mirror
@@trmp9923 My wife even says I act exactly like Larry. I just feel the need to question things 😂
Neither does the Doc
I love how Jeff randomly chooses Ben Vereen out of all the fake names you could sign.
yes, just like the name "Vandelay" in Seinfeld. It is a Larry David thing i guess haha
I always enjoy looking through the drawers and cabinets in the exam room when I'm waiting for the doctor. It's fun to see how long you can get away with it before the he comes in. Then you gotta close them really fast and act all nonchalant before they catch you. It's a fun game.
Trying to find overdue books huh? Hmm....is that how you get your kicks Brill, you and your good time buddies!
@@frankdayton731 I returned that book in 1971
This is why we can't use the phone
Lol you guys are funny
@@frankdayton731😅
The way he walks in and pulls the phone away is GOLD. Philip Baker Hall is just a master.
I wish I had Phillip Baker Hall audiobooks. His voice could lull me to sleep
"It's not the expense of the call that we're worried about." LMFAO best quote out of a lot of good ones.
"The history of how we arrived at that is so complex that I won't even bore you with it".
One of the greatest lines in Curb history not spoken by a main character
Phillip Baker Hall is the best.
I crack up when the doctor moves the phone away from larry XD
MrOblivious never noticed that until now hahaha
Lmao
1971: Bad year for libraries.
2004: Bad year for phones in hospital examination rooms.
Yeah, '71... Bad year for libraries.
Bad year for America. Hippies burning library cards, Abby Hoffman telling everybody to steal books. I don't judge a man by the length ofhis hair or the kind of music he listens to. Rock was never my bag. But
you put on a pair of shoes when you walk into the New York Public
Library, fella......
"The history of how we arrived at that is so complex that I won't even bore you with it"
amazing line
"there is definitely one prick involved"
the history of how we've come to this is so complex that I don't even want to bore you with explaining it
this is the case with most rules and thats why we have law school
"THE Mel Brooks? The funny guy?"
This doctor is so great, I want a doctor like him. His voice is do calming
The next time I'm in an exam room I am going to use the phone
BJMcB92 Me too!
And I hope the doctor slowly dribbles saliva out of his mouth into your eye!
BJMcB92 same lol I will be just like LD and agrue with the doctor even though I have a cellphone lol.
@iconoclast Definitely not that one.
Me too
There's a lot of truth about the ego of doctors in this scene.
I love when Larry won’t let something go. Lol
Some of the best back and forth dialogue between Larry and the Dr in the whole series
I could listen to them talk about the phone all day long
Well let me tell you something joy boy.
lol the library cop.
Eddie Espinoza you and your good-time buddies.
Joe Bookman…
The funniest
I love the doctor's face when he first opens the dorr and sees Larry on the phone.
“I understand, it’s just that the rule doesn’t make any sense.” - basically the entire structure of every amazing Curb episode ever.
" .... There is one prick ..."
Hey, it's the library cop!
Get a cellphone, Larry.
+Alex Colberg For real!
Dan S. this was an old episode probably from like 2001, not many cell phones then
Jack Martin
There were plenty of cell phones then. Not many cared to have one though.
Jack Martin, I understand. I was feigning ignorance so I could make the "funny" remark.
He does have a cell phone. Larry used his cell phone and accidently called the Doctor's house number later in the episode. Much to the Doctor's anger LOL
Wonder if they can make a 90-minute movie arguing about this.
I would pay for that
I bet Larry is still bothered by the phone policy to this day.
RIP Philip - and don't call 📱😆
RIP
Best show on TV. Come on Larry, do season 9! Clear History was great too.
This doctor was probably my favorite curb character. Wish they did more scenes before the actor passed
"Why couldn't I use it?"
"Well, you could use it, you obviously did. We don't want you to use it."
The derisive way in which Hall delivers that line (especially the "you obviously did") is underappreciated. I lose it every time I hear it.
Underappreciated how? And by whom? How would you even know?
First time I've seen this clip and am cracking up!! I love how Lt. Bookman didn't back down at all. One of the few people on the show who could legit go toe to toe with Larry! lol
Larry mentioned Mel Brooks........
For one glorious moment I thought Mel Brooks was going to walk in.
RIP Phillip Baker Hall
“The history of how we arrived at that is so complex” 😅
The concept of a “local call” is so quaint, makes me wonder what Larry would do if he made this episode in 2021.
Using the doctors computer to send an email.
The next time the doctor leaves me alone I will definitely use their phone
The history at how we arrived at that is so complex … I’ve actually used this line in my real life.
We don’t have many rules here that’s one of them.
I love the casual battle with Larry, "Well it's not the expense of the call we're concerned about."
The history how we came to that, is so complex that I will not bore you with it. But since he ask the question, I am now really interested why they don't let people use the phone?
+marshall886 Because we don't want people using it.
+Alex Ramos but what's the reason?
+marshall886 +Alex Wolk you can call in prescriptions with doctors phone, (pharmacy knows it's the doctors office) so Larry or anyone could call in narcotics prescription or whatever he likes without the usual doctor identification checks.
The last time someone used a doctor's phone was Thomas Edison calling the patent office to steal Nikola Tesla's inventions. So now no one uses the doctor's phone.
marshall886 so that someone doesn't call in a 50,000 OxyContin tablets order to the local pharmacy
The way people exist and breathe air in here is amazing. So and so is truly a master
OH, NO! IT'S THE LIBRARY COP!
"Lemme tell you: You're not supposed to use this phone, plus our records are showing that you checked out a couple of books from the city library and never returned them."
is this Mr. Bookman?
Yes.
That’s detective bookMan
remember when the doctor was at larry's house and he took a drink from the fridge? Well Larry, you don't want people using your stuff.
"The history of how we arrived at that rule is so complex ...."
This is a hillarious clip... the look on his face as he pulls the phone away from Larry is priceless...
Mr. Hall should of won an Emmy for Bookman. A master course in comedy. Delivery and timing spot on.
"Uh..yes, there is a prick involved."
"We don't have many rules here, that's one of them."
I love this line. You'd think that a doctor's office would be the one place that would have many rules but there aren't many rules and one of those rules is to not use the phone lol.
I really the scene in which he mistakenly calls him afterwards. "I have things to do Mr.David"
Curb always reminds me of these etiquette faux pas things i was vaguely aware of but have never been used for comedy before
"just sign in as Ben Vereen" LOL
If doctors can drink your lemonade, I don't see why we can't use their phone.
We just have a rule.
mr bookman
RIP Philip Baker Hall
I love this show
My man Bookman has left the library game behind I see.
The doctor was funny as hell ... perfect face and voice, so damn funny 😆
I only know this actor from Curb and Seinfeld, yet his impression is huge. Two of the funniest moments on TV.
R.I.P
A library cop named Bookman. Thats like having an ice cream man named Cone.
"ahhunnghnn.........THE HELL?!?!?! ...............Ya'...Ya drooled on me!"
hahaha ...it was this random moment from this episode which i first saw that got me started on Curb in the 8th grade when this Season (4) premiered in late '03 or early '04. been in love with LD and this show ever since :]
Larry must be one of Jerry’s “good time buddies”.
As soon as the dr. Walked in and they started going back and forth I was already laughing.😂
You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the cupboard, you forget about it.
This is one of my favorite CYE scenes!
1:31.....Laughed when the doctor took the phone away
Hey it's the library cop.
“Sign Ben Vereen, your head is bleeding. COME ON!”
The drool! Did not see that one coming!! 😂👌
Curb is so great because you simultaneously appreciate Larry’s logic in questioning rules but blame him for breaking them.
haha i love the docs reaction when larry hangs up the phone and he just grabs it and pulls it away from him
The reason is they don't want the patients germs on the doctors phones
Learnzz This episode is 15 years old and I finally heard a legit reason why! 👍
Already on the door handle.
And now with cell phones, they don't want us using our own phones in their rooms either. Signs everywhere!
RIP
1 of The Best Scenes of Entire Series
I like how Larry says it's a local call though. He is so funny.
The doctor is the library cop from seinfeld
The actor who played the Doctor here also played the Library Cop in Seinfeld. Brilliant, under appreciated actor.
"Yeah I understand, it's just that the rule doesn't make any sense, that's all."
Larry lost the phone rule argument 😂😂😂😂
adding the drool was the icing on the cake
I always sign Ben Vereen
Simple, rational explanation: To not tie up the limited number of office phone lines with non-office calls.
Mr. Bookman is legendary.
RIP and Kudos, Philip Baker Hall. Hope you are giving the angels hell for overdue books and improper phone use.