When George Steinbrenner's parents brought him into the world, I doubt they realized that they were creating two things. An extremely wealthy and powerful man, but more importantly, one of the funniest peripheral characters of all time. The character of George Steinbrenner was introduced in 5:22 The Opposite. Although the physical acting by Lee Bear constituted his physical presence on the screen, and provided many laughs with his wild arm movements, it is the sheer comedic brilliance of Seinfeld Co-creator, Co-producer, writer, etc. Larry David that really brings this character to life.
If you're a black woman and say Mr. Steinbrenner, he'll retort - that's what they call me. He's a good thinker when it comes to negotiating with terrorists, except if you hang up on one, b/c then he'll go round the stadium, closing the windows, b/c he's very nervous. He's very particular about his meals, which in the past have been eggplant calzonay, which he makes George get from Pisano’s, and from 1973 to 1982 he ate the exact same lunch everyday. Turkey chili in a bowl made out of bread, which was one of his most satisfying moments. He has grandchildren, but doesn't know their names, requests a good morning before any pending business, loves hot tubs, phillips head screwdrivers, lucite desks, the Most Beautiful People People, and thinks there's nothing wrong with Ally Selica. He responds to criticism by hiring people, doesn't mind his employees getting some action at work, as long as they put a sock or necktie on the door, interested in the process of creating alcoholic chicken, and doesn't realize that he plays macho head games.
There is only one rule that this mammoth man lives by and that is that Big Stein can't be flopping and twitching.
MISC. CHARACTERS
(per episode except Cousin Jeffrey, Larry David, Farvman, and Lauren Bowles)
Steinbrenner = 13
GEORGE
Leaving midsentence on Steinbrenner = 5
First Times
Steinbrenner - 5:22 The Opposite
George midsentence walkout on Steinbrenner - 6:9 The Secretary
