"The Festivus Founder-Some Little-Known Stories"

I've always thought the world of Jerry Stiller, Father of Ben Stiller. As Frank Costanza, father of George, I can recall one "Seinfeld" episode, where George was in hospital & meeting George Steinbrenner(played by Brooklyn Native & Seinfeld Creative Genius, Larry David), screaming to the top of his lungs "Why would you trade Jay Buehner for Ken Phelps?"

What I remember most of all is when he was straight man for his lovely Comedienne Wife, Anne Meara. He played a Reporter named Walter Crankcase(Cronkite was parodied in this manner), who asked about Sex-Ed in schools, & she would go off on an Archie Bunker Style Rant, which was hilarious. It was an Irish-Jewish Mixing of Humor, which had me cackling with glee;

He's from Brooklyn; She's from Brooklyn; Both live on the Upper East Side(UES for Yuppie Purposes). In the original "Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3", about a Subway Hijacking, he played Transit Police Lieutenant Rico Petrone & uttered a line, which is censored on regular TV & it was "Even the Great Ones have to take a leak";

His Raging Frank Costanza, leaves me in stitches. Thanks Jerry.
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