S02E06 · SCENE 4/15 · 04:21
The Statue · Chinese restaurant waiting area
Party skipped for table

Jerry complains to Bruce after another party is seated first.

04:21→04:37
in the episode · 0m 16s · S02E06

What happens

04:21–04:37

Jerry and Elaine notice a party (Lasbrook) get seated ahead of them. Jerry confronts Bruce, who insists the other party arrived earlier. Jerry rants about the unfairness of the seating process and the smugness of people who get tables.

WhereChinese restaurant waiting area
DriverJerry
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadWaiting for table

Key lines

from this scene
04:27

They feel so special because they've been chosen.

04:33

Boy, you are really hungry.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
social rule violation0.7
petty grievance0.6
angry0.6
absurd0.4
argument

Beats

04:03Jerry confronts Bruce

Scene in the episode

04:21–04:37
A · Waiting for table
B · George vs Tatiana
C · Jerry's lie exposed
D · Elaine's egg roll bet

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

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