S02E06 · SCENE 15/15 · 19:49
The Statue · Chinese restaurant waiting area
Group abandons restaurant

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

19:49→20:34
in the episode · 0m 45s · S02E06

What happens

19:49–20:34

George, furious at missing Tatiana, refuses to go to the movie. Elaine leaves for Sky Burger. Jerry, realizing his lie is exposed anyway, decides to go to his uncle's dinner. As they walk out the door, Bruce finally calls 'Seinfeld, four'.

WhereChinese restaurant waiting area
DriverGeorge
Positionact3 · resolution
ThreadWaiting for table

Key lines

from this scene
20:02

You're not Cartwright. Of course I'm not Cartwright!

20:19

What, am I gonna make sarcastic remarks to strangers?

20:25

Should we tell him we're leaving? What for? Let's just get out of here.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
coincidence0.9
comeuppance0.8
absurd0.7
avoidance0.6
humiliating0.6
tense0.4
rapid back and forth

Beats

20:11George quits and leaves
20:35Bruce calls Seinfeld as they exit

Scene in the episode

19:49–20:34
A · Waiting for table
B · George vs Tatiana
C · Jerry's lie exposed
D · Elaine's egg roll bet

Clips from this episode

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Big Trouble Getting a Table | Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus) · Scene City

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