TV Quote of the Day (‘Seinfeld,’ on Appropriate Terms of Admiration)

[Jerry and Elaine are talking about her new boyfriend, a conductor of a police band who insists on being called “Maestro.”]

Jerry Seinfeld [played by Jerry Seinfeld]: “So, what about the ‘Maestro’ stuff? Did he make you call him Maestro?

Elaine Benes [played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus]: “Yeah, I called him Maestro.”

Jerry: “You didn't mind?”

 
Elaine: “Well, I did at first, but actually I kind of got used to it.”
 
Jerry: “Okay, from now on I want you to call me ‘Jerry the Great.’”
 
Elaine: “I'm not calling you ‘Jerry the Great.’"
 
Jerry: “Why not? You call him ‘Maestro.’”
 
Elaine: “He is a Maestro.”
 
Jerry: “Well, I'm great.”— Seinfeld, Season 7, Episode 3, “The Maestro,” original air date Oct. 5, 1995, teleplay by Larry David, directed by Andy Ackerman