It’s the look he gives at 1:15 that made it click for me - it’s definitely the “I just lost my brand new Armani suit and didn’t even get a meal out of it” look
Try 44 and I happened to watch an old episode of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with Robert G. (Benson) on it as an used car salesman. I Googled the show Benson and saw Jerry Seinfeld's name pop up?!? 😮
That show served 2 purposes. 1st, it exposed the nation to an up & coming stand-up comic named Jerry Seinfeld. Then it was the blueprint for the ABC sitcom Mr. Belvedere.
"You think you're funny? We had a funny guy with us in Korea, tail gunner, they blew his brains out all over the Pacific. There’s nothing funny about that."
@@WesNumber1 But these jokes were rather unfunny, why did they hire him at all? Was he a joke writer on the show already, and they tried giving him a bit role after?
So sad he didn't become the butt of Benson's jokes until the end of that show run!! They could have made that show legendary status to keep mocking that narcissitic Scienfield. He's horrible that Sceenfield guy.
Yeah, I can see why they kicked him off this show. Seinfeld definitely wasn’t ready yet. He’s annoying (I know… that’s the point of the character)… but Seinfeld was still terrible here.
Maybe because he didn't write his lines. Jerry has said that other than Benson (and when he hosted SNL) he either wrote, co-wrote or at least edited everything he said on TV or when appearing live.
@@simon5045 youre one of the lazy listeners then. Jerry is a certified comic genius. the jury came back on that a lonnnggggg time ago and the minority youtube anit-JS comments aint ever going to turn that opinion around. you are of course ,like the rest of ye , entitled to your wrong opinion.
Who's idea was it to turn one of the funniest comedians ever, into an "unfunny comedian"? Any actor could have read these bad jokes, they didn't need a real comedian. In fact, the actor who played Kenny Bania did a better job as the unfunny comedian. Thankfully the Benson gig didn't kill Jerry's career.
He was just starting out. If you did well on Carson, and were lucky, you got a chance on a TV series. This was his. It didn't work out, but fortunately another one did.
Benson was a spin off of Soap. The Benson character originally started off as a butler in the show Soap, then moved up to a Lieutenant Governor role in the spin off show Benson.
Never got a belly laugh from Seinfeld. He might have you think for second but no guttural laughs though. He just got lucky with the right producers at the right time. The 1990s was a satire of other decades
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These jokes are gold, Frankie. Gold!
Ever hear of Ovaltine?
@@radrobd123 Yes and I always wondered why it is called Ovaltine. The mug is round... the jar is round... they should call it Roundtine.
@@radrobd123 Ovaltine, you ever have the stuff?
@@madhavyu Couple a closet Bania fans here...
We are all Bania fans here
He's doin Bania there.
It’s the look he gives at 1:15 that made it click for me - it’s definitely the “I just lost my brand new Armani suit and didn’t even get a meal out of it” look
Why's it called Ovaltine? ... call it Roundtine
Frankie needs a mentor. Maybe Jerry is available.
.....after Frankie lost his courier job he moved to New York. We know the rest.
all Frankie's jokes were about nothing. ;)
Spit out the bottom of the porn industry....
I believe that he changed his name and met 3 people who became his best friends. Their names were Elaine, George, and Kramer.
@@nickchislom9499 and met the mailman whom he hated very much. His name was... newman.
This is weird seeing Jerry on another show and not the main character
They all have to start somewhere
it's the way it should have always been. Sceenfield sucks.
and sucking.... he was probably thinking if I ever get my own show I need to remember NOT to act like Frankie
He was a young 26 year old.
So before Sienfeld Jerry was essentially Urkel
If he changed his name to Jerry and told a couple jokes about soup I could see him becoming the richest comidian in the world.
comedian
Omg.
LOL, that sounds like a show about nothing. Who would watch that?
pepper-in some airline bits, some "have you ever noticed..." and the odd superman reference, and I think you're on to something
Frankie: "What is up with these airplane peanuts?"
Benson: "That joke simply is not funny"
I watched Benson as a kid, i never knew Seinfeld was on it as a youngster
Youngster? He's 26 in this.
Seinfeld was cracking jokes on Benson. Then he hit the big time and went on to crack jokes in New York City.
I don't remember any of these people starring on Seinfeld so they should of been nicer .. how can anyone not like him
I like him.
Maybe some people don't like him. I could see it.
You mean to tell me that Seinfeld didn't look out for his fellow costars! Shocker! 😮
Wow, he's like a really undercooked egg here.
HAAHAHA
To this day American audiences cheer and chant the catch phrase “give a cheer, Frankie’s here” whenever Jerry Seinfeld walks into a room
Did you hear the one about the pope, a rabbi and Raquel Welch? "Those aren't buoys" 😅
He's a jokemaker.
Why do they call it Ovaltine?
They used the same outside of the house for fresh prince as well
😅. NBC was saving on budget costs!
His character Frankie is alot like Bania on Seinfeld. Except in the latter he Jerry played Benson like here.
You're just too old to get Bania, he's the voice of a new generation!
A new generation. My generation.
I was today’s years old ( 40) when I realized Seinfeld was on this show back in the day
Try 44 and I happened to watch an old episode of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with Robert G. (Benson) on it as an used car salesman. I Googled the show Benson and saw Jerry Seinfeld's name pop up?!? 😮
I had no clue Mr. Seinfeld was on Benson. Or that Benson existed. Learn something new everyday.
That show served 2 purposes. 1st, it exposed the nation to an up & coming stand-up comic named Jerry Seinfeld. Then it was the blueprint for the ABC sitcom Mr. Belvedere.
This has got to be the inspiration for Kenny Banya
jerry is 26yo here wow.
I was expecting jazzy Jeff to be thrown out
I didn’t realize he was on Benson 😳
Good ole Frankie. Always looking to impress Benson and the Governor!
Fuck yeah, it's like you made this video just for me
2:48 George and Elaine
From Benson to 129 W., 81st St., New York, NY. I say he did pretty well for himself.
He looks like young Danny Tanner
And Screech
Is anyone else here from the Seinfeld fanatics group ?
I was here to see any of his non-Seinfeld acting roles where he didn't play himself or some version of himself. It's very small according to IMDB
Yup hello :)
@@Jester_Wolf uncle Leo ?
Gold Frankie Gold
This makes me appreciate Jerry Seinfeld even more. The guy put in work and followed his dream.
The girl who knew...
Wow i have never seen him on any shows before Seinfeld, besides stand-up
Ugh that laugh 😂
Did u hear one about Pope and Raquel Welch
"You think you're funny? We had a funny guy with us in Korea, tail gunner, they blew his brains out all over the Pacific. There’s nothing funny about that."
2:05 That priest joke was really funny
Thank Jesus he met Larry David…although he did create bee movie and the marriage ref 😂 now that’s funny
This was excruciatingly unfunny---Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Would Criminal Minds actor Matthew Gray Gubler be playing Frankie's son, Frankie Jr on "Benson"?
WhaAAaat's the deal with Frankie? He's neither Frank or to the point.
They really didn’t want Jerry to shine in this show, did they?
Benson said that he wasn't "Black", rather he was "Brown".
Whatever happened to that guy? Did he do anything else after this that people would know.
Legend has it he met some wroter/comedian named Larry David....
I wonder whatever happened to him?
Started working out, he's huge.
omg he is 25 here
I never like the show Benson, but I loved Seinfeld.
So Jerry was the Kramer on Benson?
Kramer but WAY OVER THE TOP.
He was the Bania.
What ever happened to that guy?
Any other YMH fans?
Last night he told us he got fired from this show and took his talent elsewhere!
is the government Jerry🚫
Frankie was annoying af.
I always figured Jerry had no acting experience before Seinfeld.
This was quite unfunny.
I do see some of the humor that he was trying so hard to be funny, but I can see why the producers did fire him.
@@WesNumber1 But these jokes were rather unfunny, why did they hire him at all?
Was he a joke writer on the show already, and they tried giving him a bit role after?
@@JLvatronI assume the jokes were supposed to be unfunny.
His character appears to be “guy who makes bad jokes all the time”.
Maybe there's no Lutheran jokes because we allow for dancing and drinking. But, we still beleive some crazy sh!#.
I heard he was fired because he repeated some off color jokes on set that he heard from his friend Michael Richards.
Yeah hardcore Anti-Dentite stuff, not a good look at all.
You mean on-color jokes
@@CalvinHikes "You mean OFF the Wagon!"
Not gold Jerry, and looking in the camera several times? Good riddance in this show.
Glick is right. way too over the top
So sad he didn't become the butt of Benson's jokes until the end of that show run!! They could have made that show legendary status to keep mocking that narcissitic Scienfield. He's horrible that Sceenfield guy.
Why do you say that?
Yeah, I can see why they kicked him off this show. Seinfeld definitely wasn’t ready yet. He’s annoying (I know… that’s the point of the character)… but Seinfeld was still terrible here.
Wow…. that was really bad TV.
strange seeing Jerry not be funny
Maybe because he didn't write his lines. Jerry has said that other than Benson (and when he hosted SNL) he either wrote, co-wrote or at least edited everything he said on TV or when appearing live.
@@kenhenderson1762 thankyou Captain Obvious
Why? That's like almost always. Incredibly unfunny, overrated and predictable "comic".
@@simon5045 youre one of the lazy listeners then. Jerry is a certified comic genius. the jury came back on that a lonnnggggg time ago and the minority youtube anit-JS comments aint ever going to turn that opinion around. you are of course ,like the rest of ye , entitled to your wrong opinion.
He can't not be funny.
Frankie looks preety gay
Who's idea was it to turn one of the funniest comedians ever, into an "unfunny comedian"? Any actor could have read these bad jokes, they didn't need a real comedian. In fact, the actor who played Kenny Bania did a better job as the unfunny comedian. Thankfully the Benson gig didn't kill Jerry's career.
Take it easy or I may have to quone you.
He was just starting out. If you did well on Carson, and were lucky, you got a chance on a TV series. This was his. It didn't work out, but fortunately another one did.
For whatever it's worth, here's some stand up by Steve Hytner: ruclips.net/video/Y5QDW2wr7HQ/видео.html
Also at the time he was trying to be an actor. He talks about the whole thing during his recent interview on the New Yorker Radio Hour.
Never heard of this whack Benson show but Jerry is one of the biggest names in comedy.
TV executives have no clue what is going to be good.
Benson was a big hit in the 80s. Ran for 7 seasons. Seinfeld had to start off somewhere.
Benson was a spin off of Soap. The Benson character originally started off as a butler in the show Soap, then moved up to a Lieutenant Governor role in the spin off show Benson.
It was no Mannix....
The producers felt the bit was repetitive and didn't know what else to do with the character. It happens all the time in TV.
his acting was atrocious
Awful actor
Ugh. I guess he was never funny.
I guess you were never a good person
Never got a belly laugh from Seinfeld. He might have you think for second but no guttural laughs though. He just got lucky with the right producers at the right time. The 1990s was a satire of other decades
never funny
you were never smart
Some of the jokes ARE funny, but I can see why the producers of Benson fired Jerry Seinfeld.
Never knew Seinfield was on Benson until I saw the last 5 minutes or so on Antenna TV