Over the course of 11 seasons, Larry David has found himself on the wrong end of countless arguments and unfortunate mishaps.
And as I’ve gotten older and become a more jaded human, the more I’ve begun to relate to the comedian and Seinfeld creator’s disgruntled behaviour and general disdain for society as a whole.
Upon rewatching the series – which first kicked off some 20 years ago – it’s abundantly clear that, often, LD is the only person with some common sense, while everyone around him is seemingly oblivious to the annoying nuances of human behaviour (do they even respect wood?).
So, in light of my renewed love for Larry David’s unabashed confidence in telling it like it is, I’ve rounded up the times that Larry was, surprisingly, the most relatable person on Curb Your Enthusiasm.
When he was told to “smile”
Any woman who has been walking down the street minding their own business only to be told to “smile” can relate to this quintessential LD moment.
A woman passing a frowning Larry on the street tells him, with an irritating level of enthusiasm, to “smile!” Larry, not one to take such a demand lying down, turns to the woman to say, “Hey, mind your own business, how about that?”
When he calls out a couple for PDA
When Larry spots a young couple making out outside his window, he’s so repulsed by the public display of affection that he interrupts to tell them to move it along.
“No one wants to see that, it’s very disturbing,” he tells them, to which the man replies, “So two people aren’t allowed to be happy?”
In true Larry David form, he replies, “You’re allowed to be happy – but not in front of me.”
Agreed.
When he calls out a “sample abuser”
There’s nothing worse than waiting in line behind someone who is dawdling – and it’s even more frustrating if the dawdler happens to be a sample abuser, as Larry David found out.
In one hilarious moment, Larry declares that there’s an unwritten “two samples at most” rule, and honestly? We agree with that.
When he goes to Starbucks
It can be so irritating when you’re trying to get the closest caffeine fix while half asleep, only to be bombarded with non-sensical coffee jargon that is all too trendy these days.
Enter Larry, who, when ordering at Starbucks requests “one of those vanilla bullshit things”.
“You know, whatever you want, some vanilla bullshit latte cappa thing. Whatever you got.”
Huge mood.
When he tries to get Richard Lewis’s girlfriend fired for monitoring his bathroom habits
For some people, going to the bathroom in a public setting can be a wildly anxiety-inducing experience.
Hence why we side with Larry David when he attempts to get rid of his assistant and Richard Lewis’s girlfriend, Cha Cha, after she makes some hugely awkward comments about his frequent trips to the bathroom.
“That was quick,” Cha-Cha says to Larry at one point.
“That time again, huh?” she says on another.
She even divulged LD’s bathroom movements to Richard: “She told me you go to the bathroom 10 to 14 times a day. She has bowel concern.”
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