S02E03 · SCENE 2/14 · 00:58
The Jacket · Restaurant
Dinner Menu Fire

George puts out a menu fire and the busboy gets fired after Elaine jokes she will never return.

00:58→04:00
in the episode · 3m 02s · S02E03
Dinner Menu Fire

What happens

00:58–04:00

At dinner, George complains about pesto pasta. A menu catches fire from a candle; George extinguishes it and explains the busboy's error to the manager, hoping for free dessert. Elaine jokingly declares she will never eat there again. The manager fires the busboy, who points at George. George and Elaine panic over causing the firing.

WhereRestaurant
DriverGeorge
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadBusboy Fired

Key lines

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02:45

ELAINE: It was just gonna be a weekend, but then, somehow, it became a week.

03:04

ELAINE: I'm never eating here again. Yeah.

03:14

I think the busboy's in trouble.

03:56

JERRY: Maybe I'll try that pesto.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
misunderstanding0.8
petty grievance0.7
awkward0.7
social rule violation0.6
tense0.5
absurd0.3
rapid back and forthargument

Beats

01:11George complains about pesto
03:02Menu catches fire
03:34Busboy fired

Scene in the episode

00:58–04:00
A · Busboy Fired
B · Ed Visits Elaine
C · Cat Lost Found

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