But I Don't Wanna Be A Secondary Character! - A Seinfeld Podcast

This week Ivan and Stephen buy black market shower heads, eat poppy seeds and take yam yam as we talk about season 8's "The Shower Head". We discuss having showers, being delicate petals, Stugots, season 10 of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry’s political leanings, Trump’s comedic prospects, Jerry becoming a grumpy old man, what sort of modern tech would Jerry have?, does Jerry use an electric toothbrush?, pretend sponsers, Ivan in third person, the mysterious actress who played Lydia, Frank and George’s first time bonding, new levels of anger/pettiness, the history of showers, golden showers, Joseph Goebbels, the shitty Die Hard 5; secondary characters Lydia, the Showerhead Salesman, Dr. Strutgatz, a showerhead black market, Al Shampone, bad jokes, Italian-American stereotypes, poppy seeds; Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia, listener mail and more! — We're on Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook. You can email us, too. Listen, download, subscribe and review us wherever you get your podcasts.  —

This week we say we’re architects, accidentally flash gang signs, make up chess players and return our pants as we talk about season 8’s “The Van Buren Boys” We talk about the over-representation of season 8, Amazon taking over the world, corporate mergers, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg’s love child “Googlezon”, the longest (and best?) Seinfeld News ever, Roseanne’s spinoff “The Connors”, McDonalds new breakfast muffin tops, JLD’s 31st wedding anniversary, Larry David’s birthday, an unfortunate passing, a real life Bottle Deposit, Jason Alexander reading NYT essays, the complexity of the episode, pop punk bands, the history of Martin Van Buren, awkward birthday scenarios, being called "David" and Step-hen", The Tragedy of Steven, super-liminal advertising; secondary characters Ellen (Jerry's girlfriend), Steven Koren (George's protege), Wyck (The Foundation's chairman); Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia, listener mail and more! — We're on Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook. You can email us, too. Li

This week Ivan and Stephen regift, degift, conquer the world and deny the weakness of Ukraine for this week’s episode, “The Label Maker”! We talk about evolving episode feelings, Ivan and his relationship with metaphorical glue, the latest Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee news, "Matthew Pichu"/ "Machu Broderick", Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker's presumed strange sex life, Jason Alexander on Marc Maron's podcast, Seinfeld vs. Friends, long synopsis', not wanting to be Switzerland, Newman being a punisher, the CFL, Risk, East and West Australia, hot takes on Canberra, the best parts of Melbourne, Richard Nixon; secondary characters Donna, Scott and the Ukrainian Man (from 14:55); Home Improvement, 90s slasher films, the weakness of Ukraine, a deleted scene in the episode, are we kings?, a Lawrence Tierny podcast, Tony (from "The Stall") as an award; Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia, listener mail and more! — We're on Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook. You can email us, too. Listen, downlo

This week Ivan and Stephen are undead, take yam yam, buy a $29,000 piece of cake and worship Kamelot as they talk about J. Peterman! We discuss listener escapades passed off as our own stories, Jacobbo/Jacoopa/Yackapow, our VERY IMPORTANT cause, Australian bucks, reverse Patreon approaches, a different type of Seinfeld trivia night, Cafe Du Nord (sp?), Mendies!, Harley Rouda/Rooter, Jason Alexander’s political moderation, climate change’s link to dinosaur farts, surprisingly terrible TV finales, the Friends/Seinfeld rivalry, the polarising nature of the “The Finale”, "season 10" of Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld and Zack Galifinakis mocking each other, Cardi B’s relevance, the boss you kinda want, yam yam/Shanghai Sally; John O’Hurley; the origins of Family Feud, Grant Denyer, Larry Emdur, mysterious 90s Australian gameshow hosts, 40s/50s radio ad men; John O’Hurley’s after-sex compliments, audiobooks and doing War of the Worlds; Petermanception/Jacoperception, Cersei Elainister, the raw end of the Peterman stick,

This week on BIDWBASC! we pop our collars, spare a square and disregard the taxi driver as we talk about season 5’s “The Stall.” We chat about not being able to spare a square, exchange rates, the correct pronunciation of “Cherones”, Larry the Latino, the shallowness of Elaine, the internet of the mid-90s, GeoCities, “Demolition Man,” the cleanliness of Pearl Jam, Snow Bros/Ice Goons, the prevalence of “Twister” on DVD, “Neighbours,” phone sex calls at 13; episode trivia, secondary characters Tony and Jane AKA Erika (from 8:08), our top 10 episodes and characters, Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia and more! Seinfeld News Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee season 10 details — Stephen’s top 10 secondary characters: Alton Benes (The Jacket) Street Toughs Bob and Cedric (The Soup Nazi) Jane (The Hamptons) The Record Store Owner (The Old Man) Celia (The Merv Griffin Show) Sue Ellen Mischke (lots of episodes) Susan Ross (lots of episodes) Harold and Manny (The Apartment) Joe (The Mango) Rava (The Statue) Ivan’

This week we put our chicken spurs on, go bald and break out of prison as we talk about the season 8 episode "The Little" Jerry and its secondary characters (from 20:10). We make chicken noises; talk about cocks and butts, the recently ended Seincast, our new Patreon page, SNL opening monologues, being nobodies, journalistic endeavours, "Deadtool Poo", zombie dicks, Juggernaut, Bill and Ted's various adventures, the Little Jerry in our lives, depression stains, the minutae of baldness, cockfighting, SBS breasts, bad French accents, "John 'Rooster' Wayne, terrible Americanisations, ubiquitious use of "ubiquitous", adjusting to baldness, spoof comedies from the 70s and 80s; secondary characters Kurt, Celia Morgan, Marcelino, Betsy and more; as well as Listener Mail, Seinfeldia, Seinfeldisms, episode trivia, and more! -- Seinfeld News Tina Fey's SNL monologue Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee lawsuit Jerry's Impromptu stand-up NYC show Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Award Nomination -- We're on Patreon, Twitter, Instagr

This week we Windex peepholes, steal statues and call each wusses as we chat about season 2’s “The Statue” and it’s secondary characters. We talk about being too old for Snapchat, bite-sized news, “producent”?, 2019 Seinfeld projects, different “its”, “um” harmonies, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”, heaps of episode trivia; secondary characters Rava and Ray (from 16:25), Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia and more! ---- We're on Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook. You can email us, too. Listen, download, subscribe and review us wherever you get your podcasts.  Support the show.

This week we kiss each other on the cheeks as we cover the season 6 episode "The Kiss Hello".  We chat about The Kiss "Halllllloooo", DJ Seinfeld, missing live gigs, whale techno, women in media, the monumental career of JLD, Kramer's looks, cartoon haircuts, "The Jetsons" song, kissing/greeting etiquette, long cons, life skills: opening bottles with anything, rolling cigarettes; good bosses, secretary names; secondary characters Wendy, Joan, Nana, Receptionist, Julio, Mary, Buddy and the nurse (from 8:10); as well as Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia and more! Seinfeld News DJ Seinfeld's new EP  JLD's Gracie Award nomination ----- We're on Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook. You can email us, too. Listen, download, subscribe and review us wherever you get your podcasts.  Support the show.

That’s right, listeners, this week we’re joined by friend of the pod, Stacie, as we discuss (by listener request - thanks Lori!) David Puddy (from 15:30). We talk about airline food, airplane mode, Patrick Warburton’s real life NJ Devils appearance, hockey scores, Jude/Judas, Seinfeld episodes that can’t air today, early BIDWBASC! redos, Soupman, “hitting that G”, the pronunciation of “Warburton”, Patrick Warburton’s bio, “The Emperor’s New Groove” tattoos, Patrick flirting, “Stacie Warburton”; Puddy’s bio, our top 10 secondary characters, Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia and more!  Seinfeld News Patrick Warburton’s NJ Devil’s appearance Sports Illustrated’s Patrick Warburton interview Larry Thomas’ new “Soupman” role -- We're on Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook. You can email us, too. Listen, download, subscribe and review us wherever you get your podcasts.  Support the show.

This week we fall asleep in designer furniture, spin our umbrellas, get entranced by dad rock and endorse measly checks as we talk about the season 8 episode "The Checks." We chat about the existence the cheques, date confusion, Jason Alexander's live show, Japanese tv show names, confusing currency conversions, the problematic nature of "Witchy Woman," In Living Color nostalgia, heaps of episode trivia; the secondary characters from the episode: Brett, the three Japanese businessmen - Mr. Oh, Mr. Yamaguchi and Mr. Tanaka, Teddy Padillac, Zippy and the nurse (from 12:58); Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia and more!  Seinfeld News Jason Alexander's live show -- We're on Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook. You can email us, too. Listen, download, subscribe and review us wherever you get your podcasts.  Support the show.

This week we lose weight, have a splenectomy, have a chocolate mint dropped into us and forget our names as we talk about the classic season four episode, "The Junior Mint!" (from 12:25).  We chat about spleens being octopi, satisfying splat sounds, Jerry’s Mets fandom, batters/batsmen, Smokin’ Todd Frazier, superstitious sportspeople, “Wait, no! Money down!”, international tax cheating, sitcom tax dodgers, “Wood, listener, wood,” why we love George, unrealistic hospital food, Jerry’s lack of emotion, York Peppermint Patties, Australian peppermint treats, Seinfeld / Family Guy connections, adlibbed lines, who is Clara Barton?, Triple M parodies, “Delores” alternatives, is Delores perfect for Jerry?, Olympia Dukakas, is Delores traumatised?, Roy’s crap art, What’s the Deal With Static Secondary Characters?, why is Elaine attracted to Roy?, Dr Siegel, “Please exspleen;” Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia, The Junior Mints, and more! Big thank-you to rock band The Junior Mints for letting us use their music. Check out t

We put on our clown makeup and head to the theatre for this week's episode, The Opera.  We chat about the killing of the Seinfeld reunion hope, how TV has changed, the Houston Astros, self-indulgent license plates, a Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee lawsuit update, Elaine's fashion influence, season 8 and 9's quality, the origin of "kibosh", Pagliacci, the mystery of the "Quarter Man", the greatness of "Once Were Warriors", Larry David's friends, the episode / Paligacci parallels, is Binaca still around?; the secondary characters Joe Davola, Mr. and Mrs. Reichmann, the three Davola victims, Kevin Fong, street Pagliacci (from 17:44); as well as Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia, our episode rankings and more! -- Seinfeld News Houston Astros GM's license plates Seinfeld reunion update Elaine Benes 90s fashion influence -- We're on Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook. You can email us, too. Listen, download, subscribe and review us wherever you get your podcasts.  Support the show.

This week, worlds are colliding as we cover the classic season 7 episode, "The Pool Guy." We chat about our world's colliding, what's in the deep end?, mistaken racism, gaming knowledge ending with Counterstrike, is Duke Nukem 3D Alton Benes, Bloomberg's potential articles about toilets, which characters are Trump supporters?, Kramer's podcast, Jason Alexander's guest role on Young Sheldon, confirmation of Kramer's sanity/niceness, Jerry's new low, background details, Danny Hoch's problem with the episode, Everybody Hate's Raymond; secondary characters Ramon, Paul, Dustin, Mr. Moviefone, the real Mr. Moviefone (from 13:56); the dichotomy of Susan and Ramon, Tightarse Tuesdays, keypad alphabets, the mystery Billy Williams, our top 10s, Seinfeldisms, listener mail, Seinfeldia, Ivan's brand new pod and more! -- Seinfeld News The Sixth Axis' Sea of Thieves review  Bloomberg comparing Facebook to Seinfeld Friends and Seinfeld characters voting for Trump Jason Alexander's Young Sheldon guest appearance --

We've done it - 50 episodes of our podcast! We're finally masters of our domain, kings of the court and queens of the castle as we talk about the seminal Seinfeld episode, season 4's "The Contest", recorded live at George's Bar in Melbourne. Topics discussed: deceptive crowd numbers, a 1 year anniversary reflection, live show jitters; Julia Louis-Dreyfus' return to Veep, terrible Liverpuglian accents, Jane Leaves' new acting role, Don(g) Johnson, parents dating your friends, actress Andrea Parker's birthday, Stacie's heckling, Glamour Magazine, lonliness, masturbation scientist, Ivan not being a literal wanker, apologies to our parents, who actually won the Contest?, "George Constandy", The Contest's all-time ranking, the episode's cultural impact, Larry David's real life contest, Estelle Harris' casting, exhibitionism, what is a mickey?, the tragedy of JFK Jr., JFK Jr's great butt, Marla's overreaction to the Contest, 2 Broke Girls, more Simpsons references, a new number 1 episode for Ivan; our top 10 episo

"This is huge! When did this happen?" "Every Thursday. This podcast has completely changed my life. When I leave the house listening to BIDWBASC!, it's with a whole different confidence. Like tonight, I might've been a little nervous. But, listening to this, I am composed, grounded, secure that I can meet an social challenge." This week we do our best Jean Valjean impressions while talking about season 2 episode, "The Jacket". Topics discussed: our 50th episode live show, Kochie vs Kramer, Stephen's obvious love of Alton Benes (from 10:07), polar bear clubs, Seinfeld pop punk; episode trivia, Seinfeldia, our top 10 lists and more!' -- We're on Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook. You can email us, too. Listen, download, subscribe and review us wherever you get your podcasts.    Support the show.

“Would you like to come upstairs for some secondary characters?” “Oh, no, thanks. I can't listen to podcasts late at night, it keeps me up.” This week we're trying to swap out answering machine tapes (we have standard and micro ready to go) as we cover the secondary characters from the season 2 episode, "The Phone Message"! Topics discussed: a run of episode 4s, our descent back into a gossip rag, "sources" confirming a Seinfeld reunion, Jerry's failed Porsche career, Grand/Grant Larceny, more Seindata, double dates, some super-fun episode trivia, secondary characters Carol (George's episode girlfriend) and Donna (Jerry's episode lady, both from 13:15), the Cotton Dockers ad, Seinfeldia, Seinfeldisms, our top 10 lists and a bunch more! Seinfeld News Radar Online's Seinfeld reunion article  Jerry's Porsche 911 R claim  Total Number of Words Spoken by Each Character  — We're doing a live show! Our 50th episode will be at Georges Bar in Melbourne on March 18, 2018. We're gonna talk about the secondary

"Have you ever heard Ivan and Stephen talk?" "They talked?" "More like a full ear dry heave set to Seinfeld. This week we're kicking it to Earth, Wind and Fire and taking it all the way back to 1950s bad boys for the season 8 episode "The Little Kicks." Topics discussed: Alex/Alex Baldwin's new talk show, a bizarre fake letter from Olive Garden, LeBron James as the Soup Nazi (from 5:22), the episode's secondary characters (from 16:23), our top 10 lists, Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia, Listener Mail (from 50:00), and more!  Seinfeld News Alec Baldwin and Jerry Seinfeld interview Seinfeld 2000/Olive Garden article JR Smith Soup Nazi video ------- We're doing a live show! Our 50th episode will be at Georges Bar in Melbourne on March 18, 2018. We're gonna talk about the secondary characters from "The Contest." It's free and kicks off about 6:30pm. Come along and watch us! Facebook event - https://www.facebook.com/events/1322987684493519/ ------- We're on Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook. Yo

"Listen, listeners... I don't think we should talk and listen to each other anymore." "What?" "This podcast... it's not working." "Not working? What are you talking about?" "We're just not suited to be podcasters!" Joking! This week we're talking about another season 1 episode - "Male Unbonding" - and all the (one, really) secondary characters from it! Topics discussed: BIDWBASC!’s upscale evolution, how shit Michael Bay's Transformers movies are, Horneck's Wart; Jerry's childhood frenemy Joel Horneck (from 13:26), the lack of other secondary characters in this episode; our top 10 lists, Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia, heaps of episode trivia and more!  Seinfeld News Constance Zimmer's EW interview Jonathan Wolff's Penn. Law talk article — We're doing a live show! Our 50th episode will be at Georges Bar in Melbourne on March 18, 2018. We're gonna talk about the secondary characters from "The Contest." It's free and kicks off about 6:30pm. Come along and watch us! Facebook event - https://www.facebook.co

The trio is back! Stephen and Ivan are once again joined by friend of the pod, Stacie, to talk about another hot trio - The Talkers! Topics discussed: BIDWBASC!’s evolution into a gossip rag, the science of close-talking, dick measles, the science of high-talking, even more science about low-talking; the Close Talker Aaron, the Low Talker Leslie and the High Talker Dan (from 12:05); our top 10 secondary characters and episodes, Seinfeldisms, Seinfeldia, listener mail, our 50th episode live show and more! Seinfeld News Jerry and Justin’s meet up Jason’s TMZ interview  — We're doing a live show! Our 50th episode will be at Georges Bar in Melbourne on March 18, 2018. We're gonna talk about the secondary characters from "The Contest." It's free and kicks off about 6:30pm. Come along and watch us! Facebook event - https://www.facebook.com/events/1322987684493519/ — We're on Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook. You can email us, too. Listen, download, subscribe and review us wherever you get

I dern knooooo. I told you, I deerrnn knoooooo. We dern knoooo where mannequins come from, but we do knooooooo that you shouldn't fill up on the bread. We've made you a very special podcast. Very special. This week's episode is about the secondary characters on "The Pie." Topics discussed include Seinfeld's possible return and whether that's a good thing, a JLD health update, Jason Alexander's Jewish connection, way too many Sopranos references, Stephen's Jennifer Love-Hewitt crush, Silverchair's strange connection to Seinfeld; secondary characters Audrey the selective pie-eater, Poppie the unhygenic restauraunteur, Natasha the strangely-accented saleswoman; as well as the usual Seinfeldisms, top 10s, Seinfeldia and more! Seinfeld News Jerry hinting at a possible return JLD's health update -- We're doing a live show! Our 50th episode will be at Georges Bar in Melbourne on March 18, 2018. We're gonna talk about the secondary characters from "The Contest." It's free and kicks off about 6:30pm. Come alon