S02E04 · EP 9
Episode DNA
16 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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16 scenes · our breakdownJerry performs stand-up about how men hunt channels while women nest.
00:01–01:12social_rule_violationGeorge recounts Leslie pouring chocolate syrup on his shirt during performance art.
01:12–03:58petty_grievance · humiliationGeorge reveals he agreed to host Leslie's baby shower to confront her.
03:58–04:06scheme · petty_grievance
4 ▸ 04:06Elaine asks to use Jerry's apartment for the baby shower while he's away.
04:06–05:43social_rule_violation · dealKramer convinces Jerry to let Russian cable guys install illegal hookup.
05:43–08:02scheme · deal
6 ▸ 08:02Jerry dreams FBI arrests him for illegal cable; Russian is undercover agent.
08:02–09:00betrayal · interrogationGeorge picks up Jerry; they can't go to Jerry's due to shower; George wears red shirt.
09:37–09:54coincidence · pursuitGeorge rehearses his angry speech to Leslie while driving to the shower.
09:54–12:08obsession · petty_grievance
11 ▸ 12:08Baby shower begins at Jerry's; Kramer brings Russian cable guys who start installing.
12:08–13:42scheme · social_rule_violation
12 ▸ 13:42George practices his confrontation speech outside Jerry's building before entering.
13:42–15:02obsession · petty_grievanceRussian installers eat all the food and fight; Jerry and George arrive mid-chaos.
15:02–16:07escalation · violenceGeorge can't confront Leslie; woman from Jerry's past accuses him of never calling back.
16:07–17:48humiliation · comeuppanceParty ends badly; Jerry tells Russians he doesn't want cable anymore.
17:48–18:21avoidance · dealRussians charge $400 instead of $150; break TV when Jerry refuses to pay.
18:21–19:13threat · violenceJerry jokes every woman controls his life yet he wants them all; asks about irony.
19:13–19:28obsession · double_standardJerry analyzes the lies told at end of bad dates like 'take care now' meaning 'take off'.
20:10–22:04lie · social_rule_violationSame DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1991-02-13
- Overall
- #9
- Writers
- Director
- Viewers
- 13.6M (US)
- Pace
- 131 words/min · 131 questions
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