Frank Costanza’s Most Psychotic Outbursts, Ranked

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If there’s one defining characteristic that sums up Frank Costanza throughout his years on Seinfeld, it’s that the man is a complete psycho. All that’s required to understand the way George Costanza works is to look at his father, a rageaholic that can explode without warning. The man is a polyester-clad stick of dynamite and his haunting rage loom’s over George’s life every day. While George doesn’t drop his father’s name in “The Marine Biologist” it’s safe to assume that he’s referencing his father when he delivers the line “The sea was angry that day my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli.” And recalling what should have been a pleasant childhood memory for George, like a birthday party, is just another bookmark in Frank’s timeline of rage.

To understand WHY Frank Costanza is so angry, we must understand who Frank Costanza is, and what makes him tick, tick, tick, explode. We learn in “The Understudy” that he used to work as a salesman of Christian artifacts. This had to be a niche market and likely had him stressed out and on the road constantly. We also know that he had his heart broken when he refused to take off his shoes upon visiting his girlfriend’s home and being rejected by her father. This of course happened while Frank was serving as a cook in the Korean War and sent sixteen of his own men to the latrines in a single night. And lastly, he’s married to Estelle.

While Frank is about as far from a loving and supportive father as one could get, he’s not a bad man. He served as the president of the United Volunteers charitable organization, and created the greatest holiday for the rest of us that mankind has ever known. As noble as those acts are, they can’t overshadow Frank Cosntanza’s explosive rage. Hardly any scene involving Frank was without an outburst, it was only a matter of why and when it would happen. To help you understand just why George is the angry man-baby that he his, here’s a rundown of Frank Costanza’s greatest psychotic outbursts.