Appearing to be what Jerry Seinfield might have called an anti-Muppet-ite, âSeinfeldâ co-creator Larry David began his appearance on Thursdayâs edition of âTodayâ by attacking Elmo the Sesame Street puppet.
David appeared while the show was in the midst of getting a weather report from Al Roker, but the report was cut short amid sputtering from Elmo as the camera cut to David attacking the little red puppet.
The hosts reacted to what appeared to be an unscripted moment.
As for Elmo, he responded by saying, âMr. Larry, Elmo loved you beforeâ as David, grinning, walked off the set.
âLarry, youâve gone too far this time,â host Savannah Guthrie said.
âSomebody had to do it,â David called out.
Didnât see that coming,â Roker said.
Later, Hoda Kotb and Guthrie told David to look into the camera and apologize as they sat with him in another part of the set.
Kotb told him to speak âfrom your heart.â
âFrom where? What organ are you talking about?â he asked.
âElmo,â he began.
âSorry?â Elmo interjected.
âI just want to apologize,â David said.
âThank you Larry,â Elmo said. âElmo accepts your apology, Larry.â
David then pitched his voice to imitate Elmo and went ââOk. Thank you. Thank you.â
But alas, insincerity may have been at work, at least if the comments from David on âLate Night with Seth Meyersâ as reported by Rolling Stone are to be believed.
âI donât think I want to talk about it,â he said initially. âYeah, yeah. I did it.â
But then David took off the mask of contrition.
âElmo was talking. I was waiting to be interviewed, and he was going on about mental health, and I had to listen to every word,â David said,
âAnd I was going, âOh my God, oh my God, I donât think I can take another second of this!â And so I got off my chair, and I approached him, and I throttled him!â he said.
âI couldnât take it! And you know what? I would do it again!â he said.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.