Curb Your Enthusiasm
Summary
Marty ’s father Leo and his mother Ida were both killed off - screen – and , in both cases , Larry created a bunch of problems for Marty ’s grieving procedure – but he has plenty of other relatives on the show . He has a baby , a first cousin , a half - blood brother , and a Word . There are stack of Funkhousers inthe cast ofCurb Your Enthusiasm , from Larry ’s dentist Dr. Saul Funkhouser to on - and - off genial patient Bam Bam Funkhouser , but it ’s not immediately obvious how they ’re all related to Marty .
hold Your Enthusiasm ’s Marty Funkhouser was played by Bob Einstein , who passed away in 2019 . To lionise his character , here are his proficient quotation mark .
Freddy Funkhouser Is Marty’s Half-Brother
Introduced in season 10, episode 5, “Insufficient Praise”
Freddy Funkhouser , played by Vince Vaughn , is Marty ’s half - sidekick who first appear in season 10 , sequence 5 , “ Insufficient congratulations . ” Whether he ’s Marty ’s half - sidekick on his father ’s side or his mother ’s side has never been clarified on the show , but they share half of the same deoxyribonucleic acid . Freddy is the most prominently feature Funkhouser in the series after Marty . He owns a mattress company whose succeeder has take in him the nickname “ The Mattress Champ , ” and he also opened a hotel and consult with Larry on the content of the minibar in time of year 11 .
Freddy was introduced into theCurb Your Enthusiasmcast after Bob Einstein passed awayand the show needed another Funkhouser to unite Larry ’s social circle . In his three seasons on the show , Freddy has been featured in a bunch of hilarious storylines . InCurb Your Enthusiasmseason 12 , episode 5 , “ Fish Stuck,”he was dismayed to learn that his girlfriend who “ go for Disney ” is a professional cosplayer at the Disney Store , not an executive at the studio apartment .
Joey Funkhouser Is Marty’s Son
Introduced in season 5, episode 2, “The Bowtie”
Marty ’s only nipper , Joey , was first introduced as Jodi in season 5 , episode 2 , “ The Bowtie , ” played byThe Big Bang Theory ’s Mayim Bialik , who proceed to play the role through season 6 . Bialik look in season 6 , installment 3 , “ The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial , ” during the funeral service for Marty ’s mother ( Joey ’s grandmother ) and season 6 , instalment 7 , “ The TiVo Guy , ” in which Marty and Joey stop by Larry ’s table at a restaurant to tell him they ’re siding with Cheryl in the breakup . Joey identifies as bisexual , having go out both men and adult female throughout the serial ’ discharge .
In season 9 , instalment 4 , “ Running with the Bulls , ” Marty mentioned that Jodi was transitioning to male and had adopted the name Joey . In season 10 , instalment 10 , “ The Spite Store , ” the use was recast with Chaz Bono . Larry give Joey a job at his bitchiness fund , Latte Larry ’s , where he unwittingly started a flaming with a self - heating mug and burned down the building .
Nan Funkhouser Is Marty’s Wife (Later Ex-Wife)
Introduced in season 4, episode 4, “The Weatherman”
When Marty is first precede inCurb Your Enthusiasmseason 4 , he ’s marital to Nan Funkhouser , played by Ann Ryerson . Nan is Joey ’s female parent . She made herCurb Your Enthusiasmdebut in time of year 4 , instalment 4 , “ The Weatherman . ” Nan appear alongside Marty at his father ’s funeral in time of year 4 , installment 5 , “ The 5 Wood , ” and at Sammi ’s bat mitsvah in season 6 , episode 10 , “ The Bat Mitzvah . ” In season 6 , installment 1 , “ Meet the Blacks , ” Nan inspire a round of The Newlywed Game that created trouble for Larry and Cheryl ’s matrimony with a question about unfaithfulness .
Nan come along alongside Marty in almost all of hisCurbappearances until they got a divorcearound the same time as Larry and Cheryl in time of year 8 , episode 1 , “ The divorcement . ” After Larry suggested that Nan should join Marty on an forthcoming business trip to London – which he was looking forwards to enjoying alone – Marty make he was unhappy in his marriage and decided to cease it . That was the last time Nan appeared in the show as it then pore on Marty adjusting to the single life story .
Bam Bam Is Marty’s Sister
Introduced in season 7, episode 1, “Funkhouser’s Crazy Sister”
Catherine O’Hara only ever come out in oneepisode ofCurb Your Enthusiasm – season 7 , installment 1 , “ Funkhouser ’s Crazy Sister ” – but she was the centrepiece of that episode . She played Marty ’s eponymic babe , Bam Bam Funkhouser , who has lately been released from a psychiatric hospital at the beginning of the episode . Larry acquire the hard way that one ca n’t make an empty motion to a Funkhouser , because they ’ll take them up on it . After put up a generic commonplace , Larry is roped into give Bam Bam a visit and spending an good afternoon with her .
During the visit , while Larry is in the kitchen , Jeff pee-pee a standardised empty gesture and ends up having sex activity with Bam Bam . This creates an awkward situation when Marty gets himself invite to Jeff and Susie ’s dinner party and brings Bam Bam along . She blunder out that she had sexual practice with Jeff in the midsection of dinner , which understandably plague Susie ’s ire .
Dr. Saul Funkhouser Is Marty’s Cousin
Dr. Saul Funkhouser , played byFrasier ’s Saul Rubinek , is Marty ’s cousin . Saul was introduced inCurb Your Enthusiasmseason 4 , episode 4 , “ The Weatherman , ” and reappeared at Marty ’s dad ’s funeral in season 4 , installment 5 , “ The 5 Wood , ” where he give a poignant eulogy that hilariously sic up a classic Larry faux pas . Saul is also Larry ’s dental practitioner . He upset Larry at an appointment when he hustle up his sleeve and ruined the cuff ’s clinging ability , which made for a classicCurbdisagreement over a nothing issue .
Kenny Funkhouser Is Marty’s Nephew
Introduced in season 9, episode 2, “The Pickle Gambit”
InCurb Your Enthusiasmseason 9 , instalment 2 , “ The Pickle Gambit , ” Marty introduces Larry to “ the gem of the Funkhouser family Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , ” his nephew Kenny Funkhouser , play by Niall Cunningham . Where Marty is “ The Big Funk , ” Kenny is “ The Little Funk . ” Kenny is a talented pitcher with a vivid time to come onward , but he does n’t last more than a few minutes in Larry ’s house before the elbow of his lurch arm is broken in a jar - open incident . Much like Marty ’s parents , Kenny pop off off - screenafter getting tread while running with the bull in Pamplona .
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hold in Your Enthusiasm is a Comedy television show make by Larry David , the same originative mind behind the wildly pop situation comedy , Seinfeld . Starring Larry David himself , along with Cheryl Hines , and Jeff Garlin , the show act as a semi - fictionalized face at Larry ’s every solar day life and the mass he would add up in contact with .
Curb Your Enthusiasm is a Comedy television show created by Larry David, the same creative mind behind the wildly popular sitcom, Seinfeld. Starring Larry David himself, along with Cheryl Hines, and Jeff Garlin, the show acts as a semi-fictionalized look at Larry’s every day life and the people he would come in contact with.
