"Crazy" Joe Davola
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Joseph "Crazy Joe" Davola is a minor Seinfeld character who suffers from mental instability and aggressive behavior. Played by Peter Crombie, the character is named after a TV producer.
Davola is noted for stalking Jerry. The incident started in "The Ticket", where Jerry and George hid from him in a restaurant. Throughout the fourth season (the season which focused on Jerry's failed television pilot), Davola appears frequently, including both parts to "The Pilot, Part 1" and "The Pilot, Part 2". In the first part, both Jerry and George attempt to hide, but are seen by him when they were leaving for NBC. In the final part, he is noted for saying "Sic semper tyrannis!" (incorrectly translated by Jerry as, "Death to tyrants") and then jumping off the stands into the set in an attempt to attack Jerry (the scene ends when he is on the set and we cut to the night of the pilot's broadcast). Davola's action is reminiscent of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
Elaine once dated Davola's doctor; she inadvertently dated Davola while trying to break up with the doctor. She is a target of Davola's stalking and is unable to break up with him due to his "power" over her. When Elaine finds out that Davola is the same "'Crazy' Joe Davola" that Kramer and Jerry are running from, she becomes a target.
Davola blamed all of his problems on Jerry and even attacked Kramer, who survived a kick to the head because he was wearing Newman's helmet.
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| Seinfeld |
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| Main Characters: Jerry Seinfeld | George Costanza | Elaine Benes | Cosmo Kramer |
| Related to Jerry: Helen Seinfeld | Morty Seinfeld | Uncle Leo | Kenny Bania | Sally Weaver | Dr. Tim Whatley |
| Related to George: Estelle Costanza | Frank Costanza | Susan Ross | Mr. Wilhelm | Mr. Kruger | Lloyd Braun | George Steinbrenner |
| Related to Elaine: J. Peterman | David Puddy | Mr. Lippman | Justin Pitt | Sue Ellen Mischke |
| Related to Kramer: Newman | Mickey Abbott | Jackie Chiles | Bob Sacamento | Babs Kramer | Lomez |
| Other: Soup Nazi | "Crazy" Joe Davola | Minor characters in Seinfeld |
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