Sure, were too old to change the world, but what about that kid, sitting down, opening a book, right now, in a branch at the local library and finding drawings of peepees and weewees on the cat in the hat and the five chinese brothers. The library asks jerry about a book he checked out in 1971 and never. A brief reminder that the fourminute seinfeld scene featuring jerry and the library cop, mr. Bookman has been working at the library for 25 years, however lt. Mar 10, 2011 fans of the old sitcom seinfeld will recall mr. This case has been turned over to our investigations officer mr. Bookman from seinfeld, this is my favorite seinfeld scene ever. Who is your favorite minor character, yes, he is still my favorite, and someone in the thread noticed another episode in which it would have been logical for a bookman recurrence. Bookman synced library services seinfeld classic tv my memory back in the day current events the funny movie tv personality. The library investigators name is actually, bookman. Seinfeld the library tv episode 1991 ashley gardner as marion. The library is a wonderful episode, thats so funny, phillip baker hall has a very memorable seinfeld character as bookman. He accuses jerry of preventing other youngsters from experiencing.
The episode was the fifth episode of the shows third season. Hall has appeared in numerous television programs and feature films such as air force one, enemy of the state, rush hour all three films, the truman show. Jerry borrowed the book, tropic of cancer, in 1971, and when mr. This is a blog that will showcase the book that i am in the midst of writing about seinfeld, the most comprehensive guide to everything from the seinfeld universe. See more ideas about seinfeld, george costanza and king of queens. See more ideas about seinfeld, seinfeld quotes and elaine benes. The public library contacts jerry about a book he took out, but never returned back in 1971.
The library investigator s name is actually, bookman. Hes certain he returned it a copy of henry millers tropic of cancer but the library s chief investigator, a nononsense tough guy right out of a bad hollywood movie, doesnt want to hear excuses. The library investigator s name is actually bookman. Hermann blugas, livin lifelike largeskip navigation sign in. And this all leads to the postmodern, postironic turn found in seinfeld s mr. Jerry seinfeld has eluded since his 1971 checkout of tropic of.
Bookman library investigator seinfeld with sting youtube. I dont judge a man by the length of his hair or the kind of music he listens to. Bookman is at jerrys apartment, he said that 1971 was his first year on the job. This episode was aired in 1991, so that would make him 20 years on the job, not 25 as the librarian stated earlier. Bookman himself states that 1971 was his first year on the job, which would mean hes been working at the library for twenty years, not twenty five. Hes certain he returned it a copy of henry millers tropic of cancer but the library s chief investigator, a nononsense tough guy right. Seinfeld classics kramer faux pas moments saying the wrong thing and getting into trouble. Seinfeld 1989 s03e05 the library yarn is the best way to find video clips by quote. Yarn the library investigators name is actually bookman. News page 1621 association for psychological science aps. It almost feels like bookman changed his name and stopped being a library investigator. Trivia questions and answers this category is for questions and answers related to seinfeld season 3, as asked by users of. Philip baker hall born september 10, 1931 citation needed is an american actor.
Seinfeld season 3 trivia questions and answers page 4. See results from the seinfeld trivia quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. His dedication to his job and coincidental surname are cause for jerrys. Stone, directed by robert altman and starring philip baker hall as former president richard m. In film, hall is known as both a leading man and a character actor earning critical acclaim in the lead roles of richard nixon in robert altmans secret honor 1984, and sydney brown in paul thomas andersons hard eight 1996. The library investigators name is actually bookman. Seinfeld s03e05 the library jerry is investigated by the library for a book he checked out in 1971 and never returned. Oh, tropic of cancer, henry miller, uh, this case has been turned over to our library investigation officer mr. Uh, this case has been turned over to our library investigation officer mr. Bookman synced s03e05, great bit with philip baker hall as mr.
Bookman library investigator a character destined to be one of. Jerry is amazed to receive a letter from the new york city library telling him he has a overdue book from 1971. Bookman library investigator is giving jerry a hard time for not turning in a book, tropic of. Heyman was indeed the homeless man on the steps of the library, and if georges tattling is what drove him to that life was really fun too, as were the flashback scenes. Bookman, yes bookman, the library investigator who lectures on the decline of standards. Thursday, january 25, 2007 the library investigators name is actually bookman. Jerry is convinced he returned the book, as he remembers the girl he was with that day, sherry becker, and her orange dress. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect spot. In order to create a playlist on sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration. According to viewer jeffrey abucay, marion the librarian says that mr. A reddit all about jerry, george, elaine and kramer.
Joe bookman works as a library cop where he deals with library delinquets. Bookman has been working here for 25 years so i think hes heard all the jokes. The executive producers were larry david, george shapiro, and howard west with tom gammill and max pross as supervising produc. Whats amazing to me about the library is its a place where you go in you can take. Elaine fears for her career when her boss hates her recommendations, and kramer strikes up a relationship with the librarian. Philip baker hall celebrity profile check out the latest philip baker hall photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Theres a famous scene in seinfeld where jerry gets a visit from dogged library investigator, mr. Concern about using profanity in front of a kid shows that bad habits, once ingrained, are hard to break. Classic seinfeld scene in which philip baker hall unveils the incarnation mr. Hes come to retrieve jerrys unreturned copy of tropic of cancer from 1971, and he approaches the task with a ruthless emotion usually reserved for courtroom dramas. Jerry learns he has a library fine from 1971, for the book tropic of cancer. Bookman library investigator is giving jerry a hard time for not turning in a book, bookmen, the library police. Philip baker hall on the chicago 8, seinfeld, and paul thomas anderson. Best seinfeld oneoff characters is there any debate that the best 12 episode seinfeld side character is mr.
Seinfeld was produced by castle rock entertainment and distributed by columbia pictures television and columbia tristar television and was aired on nbc in the u. Ripley, on netflix and this detective maccarron pops up, hes played by philip baker hall. Jan 25, 2007 this is a blog that will showcase the book that i am in the midst of writing about seinfeld, the most comprehensive guide to everything from the seinfeld universe. Philip baker hall was born in toledo, ohio, to berdene mcdonald and william alexander hall, a factory worker who was originally from. Taking away the city clerks role in checks and balances. Hippies burning library cards, abby hoffman telling everybody to steal books. Find the exact moment in a tv show, movie, or music video you want to share. Bookman, the wellnamed new york public library investigator who relentlessly pursues jerry for failing to return a library book that he checked out two decades before. Well, im glad youre here so we can get this all straightened down which like a cup of tea. Secret honor is a 1984 film written by donald freed and arnold m. The library cop philip baker hall gives jerry what for while accusing him of stealing an overdue book. I was rewatching this great movie, the talented mr. Seinfeld the library tv episode 1991 ashley gardner. News page 1620 association for psychological science aps.
Meanwhile, george believes that a homeless man is his old gym teacher, whom he got fired. Bookman library investigator is giving jerry a hard time for not turning in a book, tropic of cancer. Bookman library investigator a character destined to be one of the greats. Jan 25, 2007 the seinfeld encyclopedia blog this is a blog that will showcase the book that i am in the midst of writing about seinfeld, the most comprehensive guide to everything from the seinfeld universe. Yknow that little stamp, the one that says new york public. Is there a militaryranktype hierarchy of library investigators. With jerry seinfeld, julia louisdreyfus, michael richards, jason alexander. Apr 11, 2018 even deeds of decades ago are liable to come back. Seinfeld the library tv episode 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Pages other just for fun seinfeld snippets videos seinfeld snippets. But you put on a pair of shoes when you walk into the new york public library, fella. Did he start out as private bookman and work his way up. While bookman was the star of the episode, it was really his delivery more than the story, which was standard fare. Nov 17, 2011 fans of the old sitcom seinfeld will recall mr. After a rousing speech about the injustice of unreturned library books, and jerrys own realization. In the library s03e05, the library investigator mr. He is a character, as we say back home, and he channels joe friday. His dedication to his job and coincidental surname are cause for jerrys dismissive attitude towards him. He faces the wrath of a cantankerous library cop, lt. Philip baker hall is your favorite actor whose name you cant quite place from seinfeld library investigator mr.
Philip baker hall is an american actor who portrayed joe bookman on seinfeld. Jerry learns from the librarian that his case has been turned over to the library investigations officer, lt. The library is the 22nd episode of the american nbc sitcom seinfeld. Bookman finally tracks him down, the mere mention of that year sends the library cop off on a sweeping moral. Jerry seinfeld has eluded since his 1971 checkout of tropic of cancer. Seinfeld 1989 s09e23 the finale 1 yarn is the best way to find video clips by quote. Philip baker hall on the chicago 8, seinfeld, and paul thomas. Bookman final part youtube seinfeld david puddy duration. Municipal theft protections are not set it and forget it and theft can happen here. The librarian calls him that, which means its an actual job title. Most disappointing thing about mr bookmans tirade in seinfelds is that it actually ends seinfeld library investigator mr. Joe bookman, the library cop who tracks down jerry for a long. Nixon, a fictional account attempting to gain insight into nixons personality, life, attitudes and behavior.
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