S02E06 · EP 11
season 2 · 1991-04-11
The Statue
written by ? · directed by ? · 23.3M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

15 scenes · 4 threads
social rule violation 11%humiliating 8%absurd 8%petty grievance 8%awkward 7%angry 6%deadpan 6%coincidence 5%tense 5%misunderstanding 5%

Story threads over runtime

click a block to open the scene
0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Waiting for table
B · George vs Tatiana
C · Jerry's lie exposed
D · Elaine's egg roll bet
01

Every scene

15 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Comedy club · cold_openJerry standup phone calls

Jerry performs stand-up about pay phones and the phone company.

00:01–00:57
2 · Chinese restaurant · act1Arrive at Chinese restaurant

The group arrives, learns the wait, and George worries about Tatiana.

00:57–03:52lie · avoidance
4 · Chinese restaurant waiting area · act1Party skipped for table

Jerry complains to Bruce after another party is seated first.

04:21–04:37social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
5 · Chinese restaurant dining area · act1Elaine attempts egg roll bet

Elaine fails to win $50 by eating a stranger's egg roll.

04:37–07:27bet · social_rule_violation
6 · Chinese restaurant payphone · act1George fights for phone access

George argues with a woman who cut the payphone line.

07:27–07:48social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
7 · Chinese restaurant waiting area · act1George rants about society

George delivers a furious monologue on the death of civility.

07:48–08:00petty_grievance · social_rule_violation
8 · Chinese restaurant waiting area · act2George explains Tatiana incident

George reveals he fled Tatiana's apartment mid-sex due to bathroom privacy.

08:00–10:51humiliation · misunderstanding
9 · Chinese restaurant waiting area · act2Jerry reminisces dining out

Jerry contrasts childhood restaurant excitement with current gluttony.

10:51–11:28obsession · petty_grievance
10 · Chinese restaurant waiting area · act2Mr Cohen gets preferential table

A regular named Cohen gets seated immediately, enraging George.

11:28–12:15social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
11 · Chinese restaurant waiting area · act2Lorraine recognizes Jerry

The mystery woman is Lorraine from Uncle Leo's office.

12:15–14:34lie · secret_exposed
12 · Chinese restaurant waiting area · act2Failed bribery attempt

Jerry bribes Bruce $20 but gets no table.

14:34–16:13scheme · betrayal
13 · Chinese restaurant waiting area · act3Bruce dismisses complaint

Jerry tries to reclaim bribe; Bruce gives another '5-10 minutes'.

16:13–18:18betrayal · lie
14 · Chinese restaurant waiting area · act3Tatiana calls, maitre d botches name

Tatiana calls for George but Bruce yells 'Cartwright'.

18:18–19:49misunderstanding · coincidence
15 · Chinese restaurant waiting area · act3Group abandons restaurant

Defeated, George quits; Jerry heads to uncle's; they leave as table is called.

19:49–20:34comeuppance · coincidence
16 · Comedy club · tagJerry standup cannibalism

Jerry closes with stand-up about hunger and cannibalism.

20:34–22:04
03

Same DNA

nearest episodes by gene profile
04

Collect this episode

live eBay listings
Listings from eBay; SceneClip earns a commission on purchases.

Episode facts

Wikipedia · Wikidata
Aired
1991-04-11
Overall
#11
Writers
Director
Viewers
23.3M (US)
Pace
124 words/min · 126 questions

Where to watch

sponsored
NFLX
Stream all 9 seasonsNetflix · subscription
Watch
BD
The Complete SeriesBlu-ray / DVD box set
Shop
EP
The StatueDigital purchase
Buy
Links may earn SceneClip a commission. Illustrative availability.

On Reddit

r/seinfeld