"Seinfeld" has been off the air for over two decades at this point, but one of its more infamous bit
Dave Manson Jersey characters continues to support the team. Patrick Warburton -- the actor who played David Puddy on the sitcom -- was the guest of honor at Tuesday night's game in New Jersey and, yes, he painted his face for the occasion.Not only was Puddy invited to drop the ceremonial first puck at center ice before the Devils played the , but he also got his own bobblehead. The first 9,000 fans to enter the Prudential Center on Tuesday got this awesome souvenir: First 9000 fans attending next Tues night's game will get limited-edition David Puddy bobblehead. Seinfeld actor Patrick Warburton will be attending the game. Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) Before the pregame ceremony, Puddy greeted Devils players at the tunnel with some top-notch enthusiasm. LETS GO! LETS GO! New Jersey Devils (@
Bob Probert Jersey NJDevils) But it wasn't until he got on the ice that it truly became a Puddy spectacle. Not only did he
Jonathan Toews Jersey drop the puck, but he also ripped off his jersey to reveal a painted 'D' on his chest. (Sadly, the E-V-I-L-S guys couldn't make it, apparently.) David freaking Puddy dropped the puck in the Pens/Devils game and he was electric Nick Maraldo (@nickmaraldo) Things were going off without a hitch; Puddy got to drink from the fountain of relevance and effectively fired up the crowd to get them ready for the game. It was an impeccable performance. However, his exit from the stage was not impeccable. Puddy faceplanted on the Devils bench and I'm dying CJ Fogler (@cjzero) We'll have to a sume that wasn't acting but, to Warburton's credit, he handled it quite well and
Murray Bannerman Jersey took a bow for good measure.This isn't the first time that Puddy has re-emerged at Devils games in the post-Seinfeld era. In fact, it was just last April that against the .Thanks to syndication, "Seinfeld" has remained a prominent pop culture force well after its final episode in 1998 and many of the show's bit characters continue to embrace and
Bill White Jersey thrive off their role in the show. Considering the fact that Puddy is still one of the strongest pop culture references that the NHL has, it seems that the Devils don't want to let him go. And why should they? Somehow, it's still funny after all these years.
