Elaine becomes frustrated and insults him (or steals his Jesus fish). Indeed, Puddy does a lot of staring, and his actor, Patrick Warburton, ponders on the problematic relationship himself (via Today): “ I always wondered what Puddy and Elaine were doing together… The sex must have been amazing, ’cause I don’t know what else he brings to the table.” Puddy is dumb, absurd, and unwilling to tend to Elaine’s needs.
Elaine breaks down and says she can’t take it anymore when Puddy seems fascinated by Norwegian coins, then when she sees Puddy stare (instead of reading something) on the plane.
In the episode “The Butter Shave,” Elaine and Puddy manage to break up, get back together, then break up again, all in the course of a transatlantic flight. When Puddy is blatantly ignorant, Elaine becomes irritable, selfish, and outright insulting. Elaine has a long history of comic love interests, but her chaotic adventures with Puddy obtained a lot of laughs from the audience.Īlthough used for comedic effect, Elaine’s relationship with Puddy is deeply problematic because they bring out the worst in each other. Puddy disappears, then returns as a recurring character in season 9: he and Elaine break up and get back together so many times, it becomes inconsequential (just like most Seinfeld jokes, with the exception of the unfortunate O.J.
Elaine is disturbed when Puddy uses this maneuver on her, realizing it was Jerry’s, and this leads to the first of their many breakups. Puddy was Jerry’s mechanic and friend before he and Elaine start going out, which is why Jerry shares with Puddy a technique to use in bed. There are a few exceptions, though, and one of these is Elaine’s on-and-off relationship with David Puddy.Įlaine meets Puddy in Seinfeld season 6. They also juggle multiple romantic mishaps, usually short and insignificant.
The characters often get into comic situations of little importance (like getting a table at a Chinese restaurant), then make selfish decisions that complicate the situation. There is a big problem with Elaine and Puddy’s relationship in Seinfeld. The famous show was created in 1989 by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, and its nine seasons follow a fictionalized version of Jerry, his neurotic friend George (Jason Alexander), his wacky neighbor Kramer (Michael Richards), and his ex-girlfriend Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus).
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