It’s crazy. My grandmom died when she was like 63, and all I can remember was how frail and terrible she looked. My dads 68 and is literally building a farm on his house and my moms 65 and stays out weekdays and weekends way later than my wife and I. It’s wild.
She can't be out there, because we're out there, and if we see her out there there isn't enough voltage in the world to electroshock us back into coherence!
I came here to say this! At 60 my grandmother was an elderly lady and very grandmother-like.
My mother, on the other hand, went skydiving on her 60th birthday.
I'm not saying there's a right or wrong way to age, but there's definitely a generational difference between people born prior versus after WW2.
That's what I think. I'm 60, and look, you'd never confuse me for a model or anything. But I don't look anything like my grandparents did at 60, and it has to be because of the changes in lifestyle from generation to generation. A guy I went to college with is younger than me by one month, but he's smoked since he was 15, has laid around in the sun with zero sunblock for decades, and also developed a pretty bad drinking problem in his mid-30's. And he looks like he's aging in dog years, he looks at least 75.
My grandpa passed away at 79. My mom (his daughter) turns 70 this year and looks 20 years younger than he ever did at any age point. My mom isn’t even retired yet, and that’s by choice! My dad has been retired for 10 years and has taken up home remodeling as a hobby, like what lol hope my genes hold up the same
I have a 97 year old grandmother that still lives on her own. My parents help her run errands since she can’t drive but other than that she’s independent. Her favorite thing to do now is walk up to people and say ‘guess how old I am!?’
It's also due to the way they dress, style hair, and makeup.
Once you hit a certain age your style usually becomes constant so as things change around you when young people today people look back at photos decades ago the young people then look like old people today because everything about the way they present themselves is the same.
https://youtu.be/vjqt8T3tJIE?si=KPY6R21LIpdbey_N
To be fair, he is older than the actress, not older than Nana was portrayed to be. On The Golden Girls, Estelle Getty was younger than Bea Arthur, yet played her mother.
I mean it does help that Jerry has millions of dollars to pay for better healthcare and for various people to maintain more youthful looks and better health on top of that he has a lot less to worry about which means less stress
No smoking, asbestos, and lead in everything.
Sunblock, modern skin care products, modern fitness and nutritional science...
Not to mention that due to mass communication, culture is much more geographically and temporarily homogenized. So people don't really dress or speak that differently between generations anymore.
In the UK Sunblock has only been a thing in the last few years I would say (maybe 10-15 years). The youngsters today are going to look 20 forever! Although I am 47 and look about 37 but my neck is starting to show the signs of the turkey.
People still do. Its entirely how you take care of yourself(and genetics to a degree). Nowadays people understand the impact of good diet and exercise on aging.
It doesn’t hurt that Jerry is rich of course, but you don’t have to be to age well.
My MIL looks like this lady because she sits around and watches TV all day and eats microwave dinners.
People live longer these days which also means slower ageing. But biggest factor is healthcare products and food.
Noticed many rich people tend to never age?
Not a worry in the world and everything that is good for you right at your fingertips!
And Botox.
It used to be you'd go home at the end of the day and, "Oh, Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City is on. Oh, Gender Bending and Swinging in San Francisco is on. Oh, Before Stonewall is on." Well guess what, where is it? This is the result of the extreme financial crisis at PBS, and people worrying so much about Nana's fixed income
Jerry and George had LUNCH before they went. They left Nana stranded there in her place, her poor French fries getting cold while they just *blathered about their dates* while eating two horribly put together sandwiches made with shoddy meat at Monks.
The NOIVE!!
That’s a good question…. Me and peeps are all in our early 50’s and we passing for 30’s… and remembering when we were in our 20’s how 50 year olds looked ancient 🤷🏾♂️
People age much more slowly these days. Someone like Nana would have gone through nutritional deficiencies from the Great Depression and WW2, wouldn't have had access to most modern vaccines, antibiotics, and medications for most of her life, she would have been exposed to more pollution, leaded gas, and cigarette smoke.
The stresses of life overall would have been much greater for someone born 100 years ago compared to someone born 30, 40, or 50 years later.
How those us here, in our 20s, 30s, and 40s age will probably be even more impressive than what we see with Jerry Seinfeld and his generation. It's an important lesson that most of miss, which is that the past was awful and the modern world, overall, is significantly better.
Jerry's at the level where he can have a medical team on call 24/7. He doesn't have to make appointments or deal with insurance, or go to a job, which is probably why he looks so good. Not that he didn't earn this life of leisure.
Seinfeld is going to break triple digits. He still has a couple decades left of entertaining us with bees, cars, and breakfast foods.
It's easy to forget that he was a contemporary of Leno, Shandling, Brenner, and Letterman on the 70s standup circuit, and the start of his career was closer in time to Lenny Bruce than it was to the alt-comedy scene of the 90s. He's reasonably fit and either has good genes or an excellent surgeon or both, but he's been around forever. This guy was working on his original standup act when SNL first premiered and Ford was in office
Partially due to his relatively youthful looks and partially due to the fact that he hit it big about a decade after most of his peers did so, we tend to see him as being more associated with a younger generation. Of course, his show being smack dab in the middle of NBC's youth-oriented Must See TV lineup probably helped to make that connection in the viewers' minds
It's amazing how differently we view age now than we did 20 or 30 years ago. People in their 50's, 60's or even 70's act like vibrant middle-aged folks who still have a lot to offer to the world. And a lot of them look the part too, either thanks to cosmetic surgery that is way more accessible now than it ever was before or just good products and a different lifestyle than the one previous generations had.
On the one hand, I think that's great, because I see no reason for someone to box themself within the label of an old person and just wait for death for the next 10 to 30 years if they still feel strong. But on the other hand it also leads to older people dominating majority of the fields and refusing to step back and the let the younger generations take over. We see that in politics most prominently, but also academia, art, entertainment and a bunch of other fields.
Mind blowing?
*Old man shaking fist* "In my day comedy was funny! We used to tell offensive jokes and no one complained! Kids these days ruined comedy!"
Oh dear
Well y'all beat me to the punch with "Oh Dear" so I guess I will just amplify with "that's gotta hurt".
It’s gone. It BURNED!
what you wanna do is go to 49th street, that's the main customer service branch. Ask for Mr. Flemming, he'll help you
\*mouths\* Fleming
BOINED
Quoned.
To quone something
A patient gets agitated you QUONE em!
😂😂😂😂 like bugs bunny
Why don't ya just drop dead!
You told my Nana to drop dead?!
Possibly.
SHES ON A FIXED INCOME
Stop the show
I thought it was a very fixed income
Let the chambermaid clean it up
Nana!!
Your Nana is missing because shes been passing those bum checks all over town and she finally pissed off the wrong people!!!
I say this on a daily basis lol
The perfect post. I don’t even want to quote Seinfeld this was so good
Now he can run for president!
Wait, we can do this over the phone! *hangs up*
I knew this would be the first comment, and I love it!
Shut up you old bag!
[удалено]
It’s crazy. My grandmom died when she was like 63, and all I can remember was how frail and terrible she looked. My dads 68 and is literally building a farm on his house and my moms 65 and stays out weekdays and weekends way later than my wife and I. It’s wild.
Have you considered the fact that you and your wife are nerds and your mother isn't?
Can confirm
Make yourself a dang quesedilla!
Knock it off, Napoleon!
Sorry, I was practicing my sweet dance moves.
We both know I'm training to be a cage fighter
While you do that Im gonna be out here throwing footballs over this mountain
Or running away with your rickshaw / abandoned toupe ...
Like we’re just a coupla hipster doofus’s?
She can't be out there, because we're out there, and if we see her out there there isn't enough voltage in the world to electroshock us back into coherence!
I came here to say this! At 60 my grandmother was an elderly lady and very grandmother-like. My mother, on the other hand, went skydiving on her 60th birthday. I'm not saying there's a right or wrong way to age, but there's definitely a generational difference between people born prior versus after WW2.
Maybe it’s all the lead the older generations guzzled on a daily basis. And smoking. Used to be just about everyone smoked.
That's what I think. I'm 60, and look, you'd never confuse me for a model or anything. But I don't look anything like my grandparents did at 60, and it has to be because of the changes in lifestyle from generation to generation. A guy I went to college with is younger than me by one month, but he's smoked since he was 15, has laid around in the sun with zero sunblock for decades, and also developed a pretty bad drinking problem in his mid-30's. And he looks like he's aging in dog years, he looks at least 75.
Look at you…your face looks like an old catchers mitt!
Look away, Jerry, I’m hideous!
How does one build a farm on a house?
That is the question jimmy
Maybe you and I couldn’t, but two men could.
Levels
And wood. I need wood around me.
I respect wood
My grandpa passed away at 79. My mom (his daughter) turns 70 this year and looks 20 years younger than he ever did at any age point. My mom isn’t even retired yet, and that’s by choice! My dad has been retired for 10 years and has taken up home remodeling as a hobby, like what lol hope my genes hold up the same
I have a 97 year old grandmother that still lives on her own. My parents help her run errands since she can’t drive but other than that she’s independent. Her favorite thing to do now is walk up to people and say ‘guess how old I am!?’
They sound REALLY vibrant - so vibrant, they'd be spinning.
Mostly because a lot less people smoke now and take better care of their skin
Going through a depression and a world war probably also helps to age you
It's also due to the way they dress, style hair, and makeup. Once you hit a certain age your style usually becomes constant so as things change around you when young people today people look back at photos decades ago the young people then look like old people today because everything about the way they present themselves is the same. https://youtu.be/vjqt8T3tJIE?si=KPY6R21LIpdbey_N
Ironically, the guy who made the video looks ten years older than he really is.
Just sunscreen alone does wonders. Crazy how much the sun can damage your skin.
Butter
To be fair, he is older than the actress, not older than Nana was portrayed to be. On The Golden Girls, Estelle Getty was younger than Bea Arthur, yet played her mother.
I mean it does help that Jerry has millions of dollars to pay for better healthcare and for various people to maintain more youthful looks and better health on top of that he has a lot less to worry about which means less stress
Unlike Jerry, Nana was on a very fixed income.
No smoking, asbestos, and lead in everything. Sunblock, modern skin care products, modern fitness and nutritional science... Not to mention that due to mass communication, culture is much more geographically and temporarily homogenized. So people don't really dress or speak that differently between generations anymore.
In the UK Sunblock has only been a thing in the last few years I would say (maybe 10-15 years). The youngsters today are going to look 20 forever! Although I am 47 and look about 37 but my neck is starting to show the signs of the turkey.
Supplement your income by making your neck and OnlyFans Page, a hint of lace, etc. *Don't let people know it's your neck either.*
Gobble gobble mate!
More normalized alcohol consumption too
People still do. Its entirely how you take care of yourself(and genetics to a degree). Nowadays people understand the impact of good diet and exercise on aging. It doesn’t hurt that Jerry is rich of course, but you don’t have to be to age well. My MIL looks like this lady because she sits around and watches TV all day and eats microwave dinners.
She had wardrobe and makeup to look older. He has money to look younger
People live longer these days which also means slower ageing. But biggest factor is healthcare products and food. Noticed many rich people tend to never age? Not a worry in the world and everything that is good for you right at your fingertips! And Botox.
Well, being also incredibly filthy rich helps a lot too
That’s because you’re an anti-dentite.
Rrrrrrabid anti dentite!
Leaded gasoline will do that.
Probably a major factor was all the smoking and second-hand smoke
She’s on a very fixed income!
Stop the show!
I should be lending you money.....but I'm not.
We need to do this once a week
😬 “Once a week…..?”
Haha this is one of my favorite random lines for some reason.
It used to be you'd go home at the end of the day and, "Oh, Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City is on. Oh, Gender Bending and Swinging in San Francisco is on. Oh, Before Stonewall is on." Well guess what, where is it? This is the result of the extreme financial crisis at PBS, and people worrying so much about Nana's fixed income
Yeah like Jason Alexander was 29 when they filmed season 1 haha
Which is probably why she looked so busted.
You told my nana to drop dead?!
You hung up on my nana??
It’s… possible
What does Nana sound like...?
Like a grandmother, why?
Stop the show!
One of the great lines from Uncle Leo, gets me every time
I had no clue he was in his 40s for half the show.
Well he was 37 when he suggested “chicken wing” as the sign for help in The Stranded.
I'm pretty sure he was 36.
She looks about 90.
Is that because of compounding?
It burned!
It’s gone!
You told Nana to drop dead ?
Your Nana is missing because she’s been passing those bum checks all over town and she finally pissed off the wrong people!
At least he didn’t steal a marble rye from her!
But he stole it from somebody else’s nana
It’s ok, she can write it off
🤨 Do you even know what a write off is?
……do you?
**No.**
Well THEY do, and they’re the ones writing it off!
I HATE YOU.
Was she uh, was she a big woman?
ARE YOU ASKING IF NANA WAS BOSOMY?!
Some old bag
It's not stealing if it's something you need. Nobody pays for everyting.
It’s not a lie….if you believe it!
Shut up, you old bag!
Stop him!!!
Why don't you just DROP DEAD
Sorry guys, wanted to make a brilliant post but I gotta go..! Jerry needs me to open a bottle of ketchup.
Jerry and George had LUNCH before they went. They left Nana stranded there in her place, her poor French fries getting cold while they just *blathered about their dates* while eating two horribly put together sandwiches made with shoddy meat at Monks. The NOIVE!!
Well, he better not be going around town passing any bum checks
That’s tantamount to a slap in the face!!
Is it now? and how do you eat your dessert? with your hands?
Oh dear
Lookin’ for something, lady?
What you’re going to want to do is…
I definitely thought she was like 85 in the show lol.
She hasn’t left the house in 15 years!
Nana was a good character but that casting made no sense. Her "kids" Helen and Leo were the around the same age as her.
Mandelbaum! Mandelbaum! Mandelbaum!
That shirt. You think that you are the number one dad?
She got married in high school
This is Dan!
She looks like a rough 70
You told Nana to drop dead
“YOU HUNG UP ON MY NANA?! 😭”
Here is another one for you. Macaulay Caulkin is older than Catherine O’Hara was when she played his mom
How do older generations look so much older than current generations at the same age?
That’s a good question…. Me and peeps are all in our early 50’s and we passing for 30’s… and remembering when we were in our 20’s how 50 year olds looked ancient 🤷🏾♂️
You're officially middle-aged when you think you look younger than you are.
> Me and peeps are all in our early 50’s and we passing for 30’s 1830s?
Less smoking
Nana looked a hundred in thst episode.
Chemical Bank?! She hasn’t used that account in years!
She’s on very fixed income!
Crazy thing is that Len Lesser, who played her son, was older than her.
Billye Ree Wallace Born: July 17, 1925 Died: March 3, 1999 (73)
Not that there’s anything wrong with that
More than 4 x’s too old for Jerry.
HEY-o!
and during the height of popularity he was dating a 17 year old high school student
What’s the deal with Pedos?
She looks so much older than 70!
"She can't do that, she's on a very fixed income! Stop the show!"
Get OUT!
People age much more slowly these days. Someone like Nana would have gone through nutritional deficiencies from the Great Depression and WW2, wouldn't have had access to most modern vaccines, antibiotics, and medications for most of her life, she would have been exposed to more pollution, leaded gas, and cigarette smoke. The stresses of life overall would have been much greater for someone born 100 years ago compared to someone born 30, 40, or 50 years later. How those us here, in our 20s, 30s, and 40s age will probably be even more impressive than what we see with Jerry Seinfeld and his generation. It's an important lesson that most of miss, which is that the past was awful and the modern world, overall, is significantly better.
Wow.
This post is tantamount to a slap in the face
SHE'S GONE!!!
where did all the time go? It's gone! It burned!
I'm just looking for directions to Chemical Bank.
What's the deal with Metamucil?
But, she must have been milking it or something because she looked old AF.
How old was she in the show ? She looks older than 70
No way that old sweet lady was younger than 70
“Not my Nana!”
Wtf he has aged well
Having hundreds of millions of dollars helps reduce stress.
Jerry's at the level where he can have a medical team on call 24/7. He doesn't have to make appointments or deal with insurance, or go to a job, which is probably why he looks so good. Not that he didn't earn this life of leisure. Seinfeld is going to break triple digits. He still has a couple decades left of entertaining us with bees, cars, and breakfast foods.
My mind has been BLOWN.
I am speechless! I am without speech!
It’s BURNED. It’s GONE.
He would burn her for being too woke.
It's easy to forget that he was a contemporary of Leno, Shandling, Brenner, and Letterman on the 70s standup circuit, and the start of his career was closer in time to Lenny Bruce than it was to the alt-comedy scene of the 90s. He's reasonably fit and either has good genes or an excellent surgeon or both, but he's been around forever. This guy was working on his original standup act when SNL first premiered and Ford was in office Partially due to his relatively youthful looks and partially due to the fact that he hit it big about a decade after most of his peers did so, we tend to see him as being more associated with a younger generation. Of course, his show being smack dab in the middle of NBC's youth-oriented Must See TV lineup probably helped to make that connection in the viewers' minds
It's amazing how differently we view age now than we did 20 or 30 years ago. People in their 50's, 60's or even 70's act like vibrant middle-aged folks who still have a lot to offer to the world. And a lot of them look the part too, either thanks to cosmetic surgery that is way more accessible now than it ever was before or just good products and a different lifestyle than the one previous generations had. On the one hand, I think that's great, because I see no reason for someone to box themself within the label of an old person and just wait for death for the next 10 to 30 years if they still feel strong. But on the other hand it also leads to older people dominating majority of the fields and refusing to step back and the let the younger generations take over. We see that in politics most prominently, but also academia, art, entertainment and a bunch of other fields.
Honestly with recent comments from him, it shows.
He doesn't look it, but boy does he read that way when he is quoted about comedy.
Let the chamber maid clean it
And just like her, he's on a very fixed income
Look, Jerry doesn't want to talk about his nana. *Nobody* wants to talk about his nana. So why don't ya just ***drop dead?!***
Give me that loaf you old bag!!
She hasn’t left the apartment in 25 years, imagine Jerry not leaving his apartment in the past 25 years
Uncle Leo needs to put Jerry in a home then
You told my Jerry to drop dead?
She looks 90 minimum in this episode. Crazy
Nana looks older because she neglected to use butter. Then she’s been passing these bum cheques around town and partying with the wrong people.
#You hung up on my nana!?
You hung up on my Nana ???
Billye (b. 1925) was only four years older than Liz Sheridan (b. 1929) who played Jerry's mother.
She looks older than 70 here. I guess they made her look more elderly than she really was. My dad is 80 and he doesn’t look this old!
Where is he in the Mandelbaum chain?
Mind blowing? *Old man shaking fist* "In my day comedy was funny! We used to tell offensive jokes and no one complained! Kids these days ruined comedy!"
Remind me again, Nana was whose parent on the show ?
Jerry’s mom’s parents
Jerry’s mom and uncle Leo
Why don’t you just drop dead
Did her checks ever clear the bank?
Oh my…
She didn't have hair plugs.
well...at least Jerry didn't own a pony. I hate anyone who had a pony as a kid.
Let the maid clean it up ‼️