It was hardest to keep a straight face when newman and kramer walked into jerrys. I can produce keith hernandez right here within the hour. I bet if you stopped every new yorker of a certain age on the street and asked them what they thought about when you say keith hernandez, most of them would mention seinfeld. Jerry seinfeld and keith hernandez are taking a new step in their friendship. Former nl mvp keith hernandez makes hundreds of dollars every. It was written by larry david and larry levin, and was directed by tom cherones. Kramer and newman hate him, though, and they accuse him of spitting on them after a game newman recalls that it was june 14, 1987, metsphillies, in which the mets blew a ninth. Jun 14, 2017 on the television show seinfeld, the date june 14, 1987 was when the new york mets blew a game against the philadelphia phillies, and keith hernandez was accused of doing something vile. Watch seinfeld season 3 episode 17 full online for free. This is an exciting announcement for us, executive vice president and chief revenue officer for the mets lou depaoli said. Keith hernandez only appears onscreen for a few minutes during a couple of seinfeld episodes, but theyre still earning him money, more than 25 years after they first aired. Funny, cause i happen to be very good friends with keith hernandez.
Keith hernandez on baseball, seinfeld and being his own worst enemy the former first baseman played on world serieswinning teams with the cardinals and mets, and made a. There was george steinbrenner, keith hernandez, uncle leo. All 169 seinfeld episodes, ranked from worst to best. Jerry seinfeld and keith hernandez play a round of. Former nl mvp keith hernandez makes hundreds of dollars. Mets to host seinfeld night, keith hernandez to reunite. On the television show seinfeld, the date june 14, 1987 was when the new york mets blew a game against the philadelphia phillies, and keith hernandez was accused of doing something vile. Keith hernandez guest stars on seinfeld as himself and goes on a date with elaine during the boyfriend. Snys keith hernandez talks with jerry seinfeld about. Jul 11, 2019 aside from joining the sny booth for an inning and a half, seinfeld also sat down with keith hernandez for a round of questions about nothing, touching on a variety of subjects, from keith s. I hated that ugly red shirt that he wore during the whole jfk bit.
Hernandez was a fivetime all star who shared the 1979 nl mvp award, and won two world series. This might be cheating a bit because its a twoparter seinfeld s first, but the boyfriend is absolutely packed with greatness. Jun 04, 2018 keith hernandez on baseball, seinfeld and being his own worst enemy the former first baseman played on world serieswinning teams with the cardinals and mets, and made a memorable appearance. Keith hernandez was a fivetime allstar during his 17year major league career, but hes really reaping the benefits of his legendary run on seinfeld. The show hadnt caught on and we felt this episode with you we wanted to use it in sweeps week would attract. Elaine and jerry vied for the attention of the mlb player in the season 3 episode the boyfriend, in which the former new york met reminded himself, im keith hernandez. Kramer and newman accuse hernandez of spitting on them. How did keith hernandez end up guest starring on seinfeld. He is a big fan of jerrys comedy and he becomes awkwardly entangled with elaine and jerry. The keith hernandez episode of seinfeld was the top of the peak. Season 3, episode 16 production code 315 original air date. Hoffman tees up keith hernandez on kissing elaine on seinfeld. May 11, 2018 keith hernandez remembers the seinfeld nerves, the laughs, and kissing elaine. Hernandez was a fivetime all star who shared the 1979 nl mvp award, and won two world series titles, one each with the cardinals and mets.
Jerry, george, and kramer discuss if george is a chucker in basketball games. Espn columnist bill simmons coined the phrase having a keith hernandez moment in reference to the point in hernandez s seinfeld appearance where he recovers from a moment of selfdoubt by. Jun 14, 2017 today is a special day for seinfeld fans. Jerry seinfeld teases seinfeld reboot if mets pete alonso.
It makes up the 34th and 35th episodes of the show, and 17th and 18th episodes of the shows third season. The special night will also feature a reunion between seinfeld and mets great keith hernandez, who appeared on an episode of the iconic sitcom in 1991. Snys keith hernandez sat down to talk with comedian jerry seinfeld about how the former mets first baseman landed on an episode of seinfeld. The 25 greatest seinfeld sports episodes rolling stone. Hoffman tees up keith hernandez on seinfeld and his big. Apr 06, 2018 keith hernandez only appears onscreen for a few minutes during a couple of seinfeld episodes, but theyre still earning him money, more than 25 years after they first aired. May 09, 2018 keith hernandez the boyfriend part 1 and 2. For the few people unaware of the boyfriend episode of seinfeld, mets legend and current mets broadcaster keith hernandez is the special guest and subject. What are you comparing yourself to keith hernandez. The promotion, which is a partnership with sony pictures television, will reunite mets great keith hernandez with jerry seinfield, and the first 25,000 fans in attendance will receive jerry seinfield bobbleheads. Jerry and elaine both break up with keith and george might get his wish. Jerry and george met him in the locker room of their health club. Keith hernandez on seinfeld nerves, laughs, and kissing elaine.
Keith hernandez remembers the seinfeld nerves, the laughs, and kissing elaine. Two of my favorite things in all the world are the comedy arts and my new york mets, seinfeld said in a news release. He tells the unemployment office he was really close on vandelay industries, a company that makes latex products and whose. Keith hernandez on baseball, seinfeld and being his own. Oct 27, 20 keith hernandez guest stars on seinfeld as himself and goes on a date with elaine during the boyfriend. The 10 funniest seinfeld sports cameos from jeter to hernandez.
The 15 best baseball moments on seinfeld sporting news. But the wizard is also seinfelds big episode about race, with elaine and. Elaine and keith are hitting it off until he pulls out a cigarette. Seinfeld, however, is the gift that keeps on giving. Keith hernandez is a retired major league baseball player. It is the first part of a twopart episode, followed by the boyfriend, part 2. Keith hernandezs seinfeld royalties are nothing to spit at. Jerry meets keith hernandez and wants to make a good impression. You are one of my favorite ball players of all time george. With jerry seinfeld, julia louisdreyfus, michael richards, jason alexander. A second later, something happened that changed us in a deep. Jerrys theory concerning an incident that took place outside shea stadium on june 14, 1987 after a mets phillies game.
Seinfeld had backup plan in case keith hernandez couldnt cut. A look back at the seinfeld episode the boyfriend with. Jerry happens to meet baseball great keith hernandez in a locker room, kicking off a bromance that turns into a triangle when hernandez starts dating elaine, leaving jerry unsure of which one hes jealous of. Kramer leaves and jerry notices former new york mets. The writer used the plot of the twopart seinfeld episode the. The boyfriend also known as the new friend is a twopart episode of the sitcom seinfeld. Hernandez also appeared in the final episode of seinfeld, which aired in 1998. The exmet and sny analyst took us behind the scenes of how he filmed the 1992 twopart episode the boyfriend. Apparently jerry considers this his favorite episode i had always liked it, but watching it again in one block, i felt it had most of the problems of a halfhour. Keith hernandez on seinfeld nerves, laughs, and kissing. Today, hes part of one of baseballs top broadcast booths. Created by larry david and jerry seinfeld, starring jerry seinfeld, julia louis dreyfus, michael richards and jason alexander. Aside from joining the sny booth for an inning and a half, seinfeld also sat down with keith hernandez for a round of questions about nothing, touching on a variety of subjects, from keiths. May 16, 2019 jerry seinfeld and keith hernandez are taking a new step in their friendship.
In the extras section of the season 3 dvd, jerry seinfeld says it is his favorite episode. A slickfielding first baseman and fivetime allstar who batted. The boyfriend, part 1 is the 17th episode of season three, and it first aired february 6, 1992. It was hardest to keep a straight face when newman and kramer walked into jerrys apartment and saw that i was there. From the season 3 episode, the boyfriend, guest starring keith hernandez. Jerry becomes increasingly jealous of elaines relationship with keith hernandez. I dont want to disturb you, im keith hernandez and i just want to tell you what a big fan i am. A seinfeld superfan recounted the entire keith hernandez episode in an advice column letter. Season 3, episodes 1718 well talk more about hernandez later in seinfeld week, but because hes in several scenes in this show, were sharing. In the finale, part 2, keith hernandez attends the trial of jerry, elaine, george, and kramer in latham county. During his baseball career, keith hernandez was a great first baseman. The two will reunite at citi field on july 5 for the mets seinfeld night, according to newsdays tim healey.
The episode aired for an hour and we now enjoy phrases like the second spitter, the magic loogie theory, nice game, pretty boy and im keith hernandez in our daily vernacular. The unemployed george constanza schemes to collect unemployment checks, while the illustrated jfk second spitter theory is further investigated. Keith was coming toward us, as he passes newman turns and says, nice game pretty boy. Meanwhile, george is out of time on his unemployment and he works harder than ever on his scheme to get a week extension. Mar 16, 2020 during his baseball career, keith hernandez was a great first baseman. I just loved that keith hernandez episode with the magic. Keith hernandez who had a stellar baseball career that included a world series title. Keith hernandezs guest spot feels forced and painful, but the episode has its good moments. Mets to host seinfeld night, reunite jerry and keith hernandez. A seinfeld superfan recounted the entire keith hernandez. While the sitcom helped make hernandez part of popular culture, it also carried an additional bonus.
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