Patrick Warburton says his 1st 'Seinfeld' episode 'disappointed' his dad

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Raechal Shewfelt
Mon, November 4, 2024 at 5:30 AM PST

Let's just say that Patrick Warburton's conservative parents were not exactly proud of their son when he made his debut on Seinfeld in 1995.

"The first episode I did of Seinfeld, I got a six-page letter from my father about how disappointed he was in the choices I was making," Warburton said on a recent episode of Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast.

The episode, "The Fusilli Jerry," introduced Warburton as David Puddy, the mechanic of Jerry Seinfeld's main character.

"What it was," Warburton explained, "is I was his mechanic, and I stole his move and used it on Elaine. So they had an issue with the, not dealing with the sex act with any sanctity — because we all know the sex act is full of sanctity and nothing else."

Warburton, being facetious, then told Mandel's daughter and cohost, Jackelyn Schultz, that "women should not be having orgasms or enjoying themselves. It's all about having babies! That is what it is for."

Warburton appeared in 10 episodes of the show in all over the next four years, according to IMDb. During that time, the laconic Puddy began dating Seinfeld's friend Elaine, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The Puddy and Elaine had an infamously rocky relationship filled with breakups and reunions, sometimes occurring within a few minutes.

In the 1998 episode "The Burning," she hilariously discovers that Puddy is religious and that he believes she's going to hell.

Warburton's last appearance on the sitcom was in the divisive finale, when Elaine, who'd just been sentenced to prison, emotionally tells Puddy not to wait for her.

"All right," he says before immediately turning to leave.

Warburton's father died six years ago. The rest of his family continues to disapprove of his work.

He revealed at a PaleyFest Panel to mark the 25th anniversary of Family Guy, the animated Fox series on which he voices Joe Swanson and other characters, that his mother tried to take it off the air.

"My mother belonged to the American Television Council, and they were trying to get the show canceled," Warburton said. "I was helping support my parents with Family Guy money."