Hooniverse Asks- Who Should Jerry Seinfeld Take to Coffee, and What car Should they Take?

Robert Emslie

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You may not find Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as wonderfully endearing as do I, but then, you probably haven’t seen the show. Not only is this pastiche of the unfathomably rich and powerful celebrity’s passion for both automobiles and the art of comedy a sheer joy to watch, it’s also an amazing opportunity to see both cars and comics that you might otherwise not.

Yesterday’s episode, featuring comedy legend Don Rickles and an amazing 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Seville was perhaps my favorite, and I loved Jerry’s description of the car as the mobile embodiment of Las Vegas. The dude is both wry and perceptive. Part of how he uses this power of perception for good instead of evil is the pairing of car and comedian. That has resulted in a number of both spot-on, and ironic matches.

Considering this element of the show’s modus operandi, are there comedic types that you would like to see feted and sated by a trip to the coffee shop? If so, who are they, and more importantly, what car would be their perfect match for the trip?  

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26 responses to “Hooniverse Asks- Who Should Jerry Seinfeld Take to Coffee, and What car Should they Take?”

  1. Maxichamp Avatar
    Maxichamp

    Bill Shatner and his Phaeton.

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  2. tintedchrome Avatar
    tintedchrome

    I'd absolutely love to see him interview Jeremy Clarkson in a Reliant Robin..
    <img src="http://www.national-microcar-rally.co.uk/Reliant%20Robin%202.JPG"&gt;

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    1. CherokeeOwner Avatar
      CherokeeOwner

      Clarkson isn't a comedian though. More appropriate would be Rowan Atkinson and this. (Or an Austin Mini with a padlock on the driver's door.)

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      1. tintedchrome Avatar
        tintedchrome

        Not in the strictest sense of the word, no.. but with his quick wit and rapid-fire responses it would be pretty entertaining. I'd also like to see him cringe in horror as he quickly relives his Reliant Robin episode.. I'm not sure he'd even get in the car..
        Rowan Atkinson in an old Mini would be awesome too though

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  3. Irishzombieman☆ Avatar
    Irishzombieman☆

    Jerry Seinfeld and Jeff Dunham in the Achmed-mobile.
    JERRY: So Jeff, tell me about–
    JEFF without moving his lips: Silence! I kill you!
    JERRY: Well, this is going to be a boring interv–
    JEFF: SILENCE!
    <img src="http://i.usatoday.net/tech/gallery/2012/t120305jeffdunham/02-pg-horizontal.jpg&quot; width="400/">

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    1. $kaycog Avatar
      $kaycog

      I'd rather see Jerry and Jeff in that yellow Ford GT sitting there.

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  4. vwminispeedster Avatar
    vwminispeedster

    Chris Rock in his Toyota Camry.

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    1. Maxichamp Avatar
      Maxichamp

      Marc Maron in his Camry Hybrid.

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      1. Chuck Avatar
        Chuck

        Marc Maron in a Tesla!

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  5. muthalovin Avatar
    muthalovin

    Me, and in this
    <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/01/acura-nsx-jerry-seinfeld.jpg"&gt;

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  6. Number_Six Avatar
    Number_Six

    Steve Coogan in a Lexus[youtube YllyBr_4Kxk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YllyBr_4Kxk youtube]

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    1. Devin Avatar
      Devin

      Apparently, going by the trailer for Alpha Papa, Partridge is in a Kia Optima now.
      Which is a shame, because I like the Optima a bit.

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      1. Number_Six Avatar
        Number_Six

        Chap of Steel!

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  7. OA5599 Avatar
    OA5599

    Steven Wright and a car traveling at the speed of light.
    Janeane Garofalo and a Superbird (or any other design which isn't all that attractive the first time you see it, but can be fairly decent from the right angles.)
    Eddie Griffin and an Enzo.
    Bob Newhart in a telephone company truck.
    Gilbert Gottfried and a car with an obnoxiously loud and droning exhaust system.
    Dana Carvey and a Pacer.

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    1. Irishzombieman☆ Avatar
      Irishzombieman☆

      Jerry, if yer gonna spew, spew into this.
      <img src="http://p.twimg.com/A1gdTf0CUAIff6w.png&quot; width="350/">

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  8. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in something cool and British that can also fit three people in roughly the same row (I am quite excited about The World's End, yes). Well there are not too many options I suppose.
    <img src="http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/05/31/1338467038.jpg"&gt;

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    1. CherokeeOwner Avatar
      CherokeeOwner

      As cool as a McLaren would be, I was thinking an old Jag. You know, like Philip's Jag.

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      1. Devin Avatar
        Devin

        A police-spec Astra would also be acceptable.
        There's always that "who is in the back?" problem with a double act. For instance, if it was Mitchell and Webb, I'd suggest a Matra Bagheera or a Fiat Multipla, so everyone's on the same row and in something endearingly nerdy.

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    2. Maymar Avatar
      Maymar

      Cool? British? Can fit three across? I'm sort of assuming here, but I mean, the stock Transit can, right?
      <img src="http://www.automania.be/files/Image/FORD%20(EUROPE)/Utilitaires/Transit/Ford%20Transit%20Supervan/1984%20Ford%20Transit%20Supervan%202/Ford%20Transit%20SUPERVAN%202%201985.jpg&quot; with=500 /img>

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      1. vroomsocko Avatar
        vroomsocko

        I had no idea this was real… my childhood Matchbox just got awesomer.

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        1. Maymar Avatar
          Maymar

          I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who had that Matchbox. There's actually been 3 generations of Supervan (I always wondered why it was 2 – the original was roughly a GT40 wearing the body of a contemporary Transit), but I'm assuming this product of the 80s would be closest to Pegg and Frost's sensibilities.

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  9. XRSevin Avatar
    XRSevin

    Yakov Smirnoff in a GAZ.
    <img src="http://flameroad.com/pics/GAZ/15/e1/10498_Gaz-Chaika-M-13_5.jpg&quot; width="600">

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  10. mattc Avatar
    mattc

    Chris Titus
    Jeremy Clarkson ( I know not a comedian, but great comic chops and a true gearhead)
    Joe Rogan
    Jay Mohr

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  11. vroomsocko Avatar
    vroomsocko

    Sam Rami & Bruce Campbell riding in "The Classic" Yellow 1973 Olds Delta 88
    <img src="http://mimg.ugo.com/201003/40477/cuts/the-evil-dead_288x216.jpg&quot; width="500"> http://www.ugo.com/movies/sam-rami-car

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  12. Chuck Avatar
    Chuck

    Louis C.K. In a classic Ford pickup!

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  13. Conor Avatar
    Conor

    Eddie Izzard in in a Subaru Justy.

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