S01E04 · SCENE 1/23 · 00:01
Male Unbonding · Comedy Club Stage
Jerry Stand-up Finger Joke

Jerry performs stand-up comedy about the absurdity of giving someone the finger versus the toe.

00:01→00:57
in the episode · 0m 56s · S01E04

What happens

00:01–00:57

Jerry delivers a monologue on stage questioning the meaning and effectiveness of the middle finger gesture. He humorously suggests giving someone the toe would be far more insulting and difficult to execute while driving.

WhereComedy Club Stage
DriverJerry
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadApartment Hunt

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00:10

So she pulls up alongside of me, gives me the finger.

00:16

It seems like such an arbitrary, ridiculous thing to just pick a finger and you show it to the person.

00:51

I mean, that's really insulting, to get the toe, isn't it?

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weights 0–1
deadpan0.9
cheerful0.5
monologue

Beats

00:39Jerry proposes giving the toe instead

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00:01–00:57
B · Burglary Aftermath
C · George vs Jerry Rivalry
D · Kramer Investigation

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