George Lets His Parents Think He’s Dead on Seinfeld
George is presumed dead after Jerry and Kramer accidentally wreck his car outside Yankee Stadium. When team owner George Steinbrenner visits Frank and Estelle Costanza to deliver the devastating news, Frank has something else on his mind: the Yankees trading Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps!
In this classic Seinfeld moment, Frank Costanza turns what should be a heartbreaking family tragedy into an unforgettable baseball rant. Meanwhile, Frank leaves Jerry a remarkably casual voicemail announcing George’s supposed death. When Jerry finally reaches George and asks whether he plans to tell his parents he’s alive, George decides they could use the break.
Watch this hilarious Seinfeld scene featuring George Costanza, his famously volatile father Frank, and one of the most absurd misunderstandings in the show’s history.