S02E02 · EP 7
season 2 · 1991-01-30
The Pony Remark
written by ? · directed by ? · 15.2M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 4 threads
deadpan 22%social rule violation 12%absurd 11%awkward 10%coincidence 8%bet 7%petty grievance 5%misunderstanding 5%tense 4%avoidance 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Pony remark fallout
B · Kramer levels bet
C · Funeral vs softball
D · Apartment inheritance
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Comedy club stage · cold_openStand-up family gatherings

Jerry jokes about parents moving to Florida and boring family events.

00:01–00:55social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
2 · Jerry's apartment · act1Parents criticize jacket

Helen and Morty argue over Morty's sport jacket for the anniversary dinner.

00:55–01:14petty_grievance · social_rule_violation
3 ▸ 01:14
3 · Jerry's apartment · act1Kramer asks to lower volume

Kramer enters and asks to lower the TV volume; Morty mentions Manya and Isaac invited Jerry again.

01:14–01:19coincidence · pursuit
4 ▸ 01:19
4 · Jerry's apartment · act1Reluctant dinner plans

Jerry resists attending anniversary dinner; parents pressure him to go.

01:19–01:42avoidance · social_rule_violation
5 ▸ 01:42
5 · Jerry's apartment · act1Kramer reveals levels plan

Kramer announces plan to build carpeted levels replacing all furniture; Jerry boasts about softball win and bets Kramer the levels won't be done.

01:42–05:01scheme · obsession
6 ▸ 05:01
6 · Jerry's apartment · act1Switching chairs

Jerry asks if they want to switch chairs.

05:01–05:08bet · rivalry
7 ▸ 05:08
7 · Manya and Isaac's home · act1Anniversary dinner Uncle Leo

At the dinner, Uncle Leo brags about Jeffrey's Parks Department citation.

05:08–07:02social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
8 ▸ 07:02
8 · Manya and Isaac's home · act1Pony remark angers Manya

Jerry's pony hate comment offends Manya who had a pony in Poland.

07:02–07:59social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
9 ▸ 07:59
9 · Car · act1Car ride pony justification

Jerry defends his pony comment odds in the car leaving the dinner.

07:59–08:22misunderstanding · lie
10 ▸ 08:22
10 · Jerry's apartment · act2Car ride pony justification

Jerry defends his pony comment odds in the car leaving the dinner.

08:22–08:38bet · deal
11 ▸ 08:38
11 · Hallway outside Jerry's apartment · act2Parents leave; Kramer says goodbye

Parents depart; Kramer says goodbye and mentions not building levels.

08:38–09:28bet · rivalry
12 ▸ 09:28
12 · Jerry's apartment · act2Bet argument continues

Jerry and Kramer debate bet terms in hallway.

09:28–10:39coincidence · comeuppance
13 ▸ 10:39
13 · Jerry's apartment · act2Funeral Wednesday conflict

Funeral set for Wednesday same as softball championship.

10:39–13:01coincidence · misunderstanding
14 ▸ 13:01
14 · Comedy club stage · act2Stand-up death and pillows

Jerry jokes about giving dead people pillows and suits.

13:01–13:48social_rule_violation
15 ▸ 13:48
15 · Monk's Cafe · act2Monk's funeral vs game debate

At Monk's, group debates funeral attendance vs softball championship.

13:48–15:35social_rule_violation · avoidance
16 ▸ 15:35
16 · Drexler's Funeral Home · act3Funeral service and apartment

At funeral, Jerry apologizes; Isaac reveals Manya forgot remark; Jeffrey gets apartment.

15:35–19:12coincidence
17 ▸ 19:12
17 · Monk's Cafe · act3Monk's post-game hex talk

Next day at Monk's, Elaine suggests Manya's spirit hexed Jerry's terrible game.

19:12–20:21misunderstanding · coincidence
18 · Comedy club stage · tagStand-up pony purpose

Jerry questions the point of ponies and imagines tiny Monopoly ponies.

20:21–22:04social_rule_violation
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Aired
1991-01-30
Overall
#7
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15.2M (US)
Pace
139 words/min · 118 questions

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