Talk:George Costanza

message: This should be removed, there is NEVER ONE SINGLE LINE OF DIALOG that states anything about Estelle being Jewish. 
173.165.104.27 (talk) 09:28, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. George's mother, Estelle once stated that she will not ride in a German car ("The Money") which may imply that she's Jewish, but that is not enough.--74.108.156.67 (talk) 21:57, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed links to George's Jewishness

message: "Alexander related in an interview that, early in the creation of the show, he once expressed having problems acting out a scene in the script, because he felt no one would ever behave in "such a way". David replied to him that the exact situation had actually happened to him, and he had reacted in exactly "that way". Alexander said that this was a breakthrough for him in portraying the character, giving him valuable insight into both David and George."
It would be good to have a citation for this.
--Mattucd 22:55, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interview 

message: Shouldn't the list of relatives on the right include "Leo (Uncle)"?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.39.74.58 (talk) 20:16, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Relatives

message: Has George Costanza ever attended college? He called his bathroom at Play Now "Xanadu" so he had some exposure to Coleridge, worked in the publishing industry and seems to be smart enough to be gifted with some degree of cunning/lying. --Blue387 21:38, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes. When Estelle is encouraging him to take a civil service test, he replies, "I'm a college graduate; you want me to be a mailman?" ("The Puffy Shirt") Dylan 03:40, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: He also mentions in one episode that his college roommate was uncircumcised. Kakashi-sensei 22:49, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Strange question 

message: I'm not sure "alter ego" is the correct term for Costanza ("The character of George is based on the alter ego of the show's co-creator, Larry David.").  I forget the exact phrase Larry David uses, but alter ego implies a second personality, and Costanza is essentially a fairly close representation of Larry David.  Interestingly enough, Art Vandalay is listed as an alter ego of George Costanza in the entry for alter ego!
:I removed the phrase "alter ego" because it isn't the correct term at all.  I can't think of the proper term either, but it would just be easier to say he is based on Larry David, which is completely true. Kakashi-sensei 22:48, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alter Ego 

message: This article's starting to get on the verge of being too long and unwieldy. Please don't summarize every detail that happened in an episode - that's what the episode articles are for. Let's stick to concise small bullet points or small paragraphs Mezaco 12:40, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Article Length

message: the article says that Art Vandelay is george's patsy, which the linked article defines as someone you trick.  This is not the correct word to describe Art Vandelay is it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.173.242.14 (talk) 01:12, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Patsy

message: It says that George was a bra salseman, but he lost it within seconds of getting it, does it really count?
He was hired, so it counts  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.122.127.162 (talk) 02:58, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lists of Jobs 

message: Although we do know George was born in April, the birth year of 1959 is not known and is actually probably inaccurate and just chosen as it is Jason Alexander's birth year. An entire episode is detailed aorund George having the high score for Frogger back in highschool, a game that wasn't released until 1981. If Jerry and George played it the very year it came out, and were 18 and seniors at the time (making them the oldest they could possibly be for The Frogger to be accurate) than at earliest George was born in 1963. --148.61.207.67 19:27, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthday 

message: I've trimmed the overlong intro as per the comments above (by moving its contents to a new Characteristics section and demoting negative and positive characteristics to subsections), and removed the  template as the article had only one statement that was marked with that tag. The bulk of the (bulky) article references Seinfeld shows. "In such and such an episode, George reveals that his password is 'Bosco'" (or whatever) clearly doesn't need an external reference. A citation to establish the veracity of the statement isn't needed, though one to establish its notability might be. There are problems with the article, but a more accurate tag than  should be used.
Maybe it's just too long: .
chocolateboy 07:47, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Refactored

message: This is an excellent essay and full of references. The claim that this article is unreferenced is absurd. Gregpalmerx (talk) 15:10, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: References

message: I realized that something definetely missing is nothing other than the time he hangs around Kramer. For his characteristics, I hope their is a way to integrate at least a small summary when he hangs around with him. It will be interesting and it will work on the page. That's all. Johnnyauau2000 (talk) 03:16, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  What about Kramer? 

message: Without looking at the Season 5 DVD, I wonder if Johnnyauau may be more correct in deleting the reference to Jason Alexander. I've never heard that the character was "based on" J.A. at all. Of course the actor is going to influence the character. The character G.C. is not L.D. But as far as the character as written -- what's in the script as far as his actions, reactions, responses to what's put before him, etc. -- isn't the basis of the character only L.D.? "Jason + Larry = George" then would mean the actor + the creator = the character. Again, I haven't watched the feature referred to. Does it say the character is actually based on Jason Alexander?   ~ InkQuill  23:33, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I was probably a bit hasty to revert that edit. Sorry. I have reverted my revert. I will watch that feature when I get the time to be sure. Joelster (talk) 04:11, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well if it's based on Jason Alexander, than George would've been more different changing Seinfeld and putting it downhill like that. Anyway long story short, Jason's sensitivity becomes George's insensitivity is the only thing that stands out in the documentary. The rest is Larry David's alter ego with the exception of "The Revenge". Anyway, make up your mind. Johnnyauau2000 (talk) 11:15, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Loosely based on David and Alexander" 

message: Is it just me or does George doesn't have a girlfriend? I would like to believe compare to the other articles that it's impossible to think that George just hang out with friends, make enemies and that's about it. Why not add at least a list that George has dated? There's nothing wrong with that. Except you have to search through your memory for their names. If you're reading this, please help me on this. Johnnyauau2000 (talk) 13:26, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  George's girlfriends 

message: raining down from space  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.114.87.196 (talk) 22:12, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  butts 

message: In The Note, George says "it moved" referring to his genitals after he gets massage given by a man. Later, he says that men are appearing in his erotic fantasies and that Joe DiMaggio is handsome. And he tries to put on a graphic show for Jerry's girlfriend in The Outing, to make her think they are gay. Earlier in the episode he also listens to a man give another man a sponge bath. However, he also has with women in several other episodes. Any thoughts?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.171.37.115 (talk) 00:19, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Bisexual?

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thread_title: Image copyright problem with Image:Sein ep522.jpg

message: In 060, the Juniour Mints, george explicitly states that he was going to public school back in brooklyn. This leads me to believe he grew up in brooklyn, but there is no mention of it. I will add this if nobody objects.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.167.161.15 (talk) 22:24, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  School In Brooklyn 

message: The article mentions both "Vandelay" and "Vandalay." Are these two separate entities or are they the same thing with one spelling being incorrect? Barkeep Chat | $ 02:26, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correct spelling? 

message: In the article, it says "It remains to be seen why George would be able to collect unemployment when he quits his job without any good reason." I believe this is a New York-centric allusion, like the references to Ray's Pizza or the Van Wyck. In New York, it is notoriously easy to get unemployment insurance, even if you quit your job for no good reason. I'm speaking anecdotally, of course, but Costanza's ability to get unemployment insurance might be a very subtle inside joke for New Yorkers. —GregChant (talk) 17:24, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Collection of Unemployment 

message: how come no one put up that he is now part of a meme on the internet its pretty popular there should be a section or a subsection or like it should be in the reception subsection  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.169.141.161 (talk) 12:04, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  meme 

message: One of his occupations is listed as "Make-up artist for Christian Bale in the 2000 film "American Psycho". Can this be verified? ```Buster Seven Talk 19:58, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Make-up artist

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message: Quote: "He is friends with [...]". Is it possible to replace that idiom with anything more logical? "He is befriended with [...]" would be too unnatural, right? How about: "Jerry Seinfeld, Cosmo Kramer, and Elaine Benes are his friends." ? 85.193.252.19 (talk) 03:09, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: "Befriended with" is very awkward. There is little, if any, difference between "He is friends with ..." and "... are his friends". Sundayclose (talk) 19:50, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  A grammar question 

message: Hi all,
Ive noticed Aliases beign removed from this page when added. I recently added "Biff" (Jerry calls george Biff in reference to Biff Loman from Death of a Salesman. First occurance in The Subway), which was removed. "King of the County" (From The Contest) and "Buck Naked" (The Outing) have also been removed.
The Elaine Benes article includes many Aliases, Including "Queen of the Castle" (Also from The Contest).
Am I correct in thinking these Aliases should have remained on the list? If not should we edit the Elaine article? Alex edwards565 (talk) 05:26, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Look up the definition of "alias". These might be considered nicknames, at best. The article on Elaine should also have that removed. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 13:40, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alias