S01E01 · SCENE 12/21 · 06:24
Good News, Bad News · Comedy Club Stage
Stand-up: Laundry Nightclub

Jerry performs stand-up comparing the washing machine to a nightclub for clothes.

06:24→08:10
in the episode · 1m 46s · S01E01

What happens

06:24–08:10

On stage, Jerry describes laundry day as the only exciting day for clothes. He personifies shirts and underwear dancing in the 'nightclub' washer, and socks plotting escape from the dryer to become puppets. He jokes about detergent ads showing bloodstain removal implying violence.

WhereComedy Club Stage
DriverJerry
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadLaura's Visit

Key lines

from this scene
06:49

JERRY: You come by, open up the lid and they all...

07:14

JERRY: The dryer door swings open, the sock is waiting up against the side wall.

07:38

JERRY: Come on. You got a T-shirt with bloodstains all over it maybe laundry isn't your biggest problem right now.

07:45

JERRY: Maybe you ought to get the harpoon out of your chest first.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
absurd0.7
cheerful0.6
monologue

Beats

06:45Shirt grabs underwear: 'Come on, babe, let's go'
07:20Socks escape dryer, get buttons sewn on, join puppet show

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06:24–08:10
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