The Barracuda on Seinfeld
Bobcat
because of its sleazy one-hit lounge singer Carlos 'The Barracuda' Del
Gato. He hands out a red rose at each show to a female in the audience
he calls his "especial lady", who's obviously earmarked for more to
come after the show. Latin-American actor Miguel Perez played the role
to its comic hilt, and he responded warmly when I e-mailed him about
The Barracuda's success. I've seen him since in feature films, and
last night he showed up again in a rerun of an episode of Seinfeld,
"The Cheever Letters". He was playing Luis, a Cuban Embassy staffer
who dealt Cuban Cigars to Cosmo Kramer in return for his jacket. He
became friends with Luis and his gang and they even became golf
partners in Westchester County. The Barracude isn't the only Frasier-
Seinfeld crossover character. The most famous is Jane Leeves as The
Virgin, who eventually loses her maidenhood to John F. Kennedy Junior!
Starword
"Bobcat" wrote:
> "Voyage of the Damned" is one of my favourite Frasier episodes, partly
> because of its sleazy one-hit lounge singer Carlos 'The Barracuda' Del
> Gato. He hands out a red rose at each show to a female in the audience
> he calls his "especial lady", who's obviously earmarked for more to
> come after the show. Latin-American actor Miguel Perez played the role
This ep. was on Lifetime this morning, and it still makes me LOL, even
though I know everything that's coming. Niles getting a drink thrown in his
face over and over (by a waiter paid by the ever-unseen Maris), Roz leaning
back as though she was doing the limbo to get away from The Barracuda
snapping his teeth together in her face, Martin's "Alaskan buffet" review,
"You wnat to know what caribou tastes like? Not chicken!", and Maris
gargling as loud as a trash compactor while Frasier, Roz and Martin hide in
the shower. It's impossible to pin-point one single most funny moment in an
ep. loaded with them. The title cards are especially funny, too.
Nat
Bobcat
Since we saw that episode, the woman in my life became "my especial
lady".
manitou
Do you clack your teeth three times with an overbite for 'especial'
occasions?
<g>
Charles
Bobcat
Yes, and present to her a red rose. That means the evening has just
begun.