And you wanted to be my latex salesman,” Seinfeld says to George, who is lying on the apartment floor with his pants at half-mast.

Most-memorable television comedy.

Tony Soprano starts to dial 911 to save Christopher Moltisanti’s life after an accident in which their vehicle rolled over several times. He stops at 91 – then closes his phone. He suffocates Christopher while staring deeply into the dying man’s eyes. Then he dials 911.

Most-memorable television drama.

The most-memorable moments in television history will be revealed during the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 21, and it’s up to voters to decide which bits should take top honors. Since I have so very little to do, I already have cast my ballot for “Seinfeld” and “The Sopranos.”

Forty “moments” – 20 dramatic and 20 comedic – are in the running. Comedy contenders include “M*A*S*H,” “Mork & Mindy,” “Sex and the City” and “The Cosby Show,” while “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Miami Vice,” “Moonlighting” and “The Sopranos” are among the drama candidates.

“Mork and Mindy”? “Buffy”?

The television academy and Emmy show producers came up with the competition and the contenders in honor of the 60th annual presentation of the Emmy Awards.

“It’s a perfect opportunity both to celebrate the history of television and at the same time introduce new generations to some of the medium’s most important events,” Emmys executive producer Ken Ehrlich said.

Fans can watch clips and vote for their favorite moments online at abctv.com until Sept. 15.

The comedy choice was easy since I still laugh at that clip of George in his underwear, pretending to work for the mythical Vandalay Industries, even though I have seen the clip dozens of times.

Probably second was the Sammy Davis Jr. appearance on “All In the Family,” during which he coaxed Archie Bunker into a photo, then kissed the bigoted patriarch as the shutter clicked. It was the climax of years of racist remarks and the perfect payback.

A close third, and still available on YouTube, is the dentist skit featuring comedians Harvey Korman and Tim Conway on “The Carol Burnett Show.” Conway, playing the dentist, accidentally injects himself with Novocain, then tries to operate on Korman with anesthetized hands. The funniest part, as always, is watching poor Korman trying to keep a straight face.

Just out of medal consideration was Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore) laughing at a clown’s funeral, because it was so unexpected.

In the dramatic category, “The Sopranos” was the clear winner for me, with a dozen episodes to choose from.

Strangely omitted from the slate was “Lonesome Dove,” which was considered at Cobb Manor to be the best television show ever, until Tony Soprano and “Big Pussy” came along.

Robert Duvall, who is simply spectacular, made at least six episodes that could have been considered for the category including, naturally, the scene when the drunken doctor tries to amputate Gus’ leg. I consider it highly memorable when Gus was cutting the cards with Lorena (the luscious Diane Lane) for ” a free poke,” but I don’t know how the Emmy judges would feel about such a “trivial” scene.

I cannot imagine how “Lonesome Dove” was omitted and “Little House on the Prairie,” “Moonlighting,” “Dallas,” “The Waltons” and “Miami Vice” were included.

I can’t wait for the night of Sept. 21, if I can actually stay up that late. I would bet that the winners would be “I Love Lucy” in comedy and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” for drama.

What do I know? I voted for Ralph Nader.

Send complaints and compliments to Emmet Meara at emmetmeara@msn.com.