S01E02 · SCENE 16/16 · 18:45
The Stakeout · Jerry's Apartment
Excuses Fail Scheduling

Jerry and Elaine invent wild excuses but Joel schedules games months ahead, with George and Kramer present.

18:45→22:01
in the episode · 3m 16s · S01E02
Excuses Fail Scheduling

What happens

18:45–22:01

They claim choir practice, organ donor screening, and Eastern European anthems. Joel pulls out a newspaper and maps out the entire Knicks season.

WhereJerry's Apartment
DriverJoel Horneck
Positionact3 · payoff
ThreadJoel Horneck Breakup

Key lines

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18:54

We were getting hit by sweat!

20:11

Right. You know the wall being down and everything.

21:04

You don't call back, they call again.

21:26

We're out of time."

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avoidance0.7
escalation0.6
deadpan0.2
rapid back and forth

Beats

20:08Choir practice Eastern European anthems
20:36Joel schedules entire season

Scene in the episode

18:45–22:01
A · Joel Horneck Breakup
B · George Floss Incident
C · Kramer Pizza Idea

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