‘Seinfeld’ Creator Catches ‘Today’ Hosts Off Guard by Physically Attacking Elmo: ‘Somebody Had to Do It’

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Appearing to be what Jerry Seinfield might have called an anti-Muppet-ite, “Seinfeld” co-creator Larry David began his appearance on Thursday’s edition of “Today” 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, “Mr. Larry, Elmo loved you before” as David, grinning, walked off the set.

“Larry, you’ve gone too far this time,” host Savannah Guthrie said.

“Somebody had to do it,” David called out.

Didn’t see that coming,” Roker said.

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