S02E07 · EP 12
season 2 · 1991-04-18
The Revenge
written by ? · directed by ? · 19.6M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 11%scheme 11%petty grievance 11%tense 9%deadpan 8%social rule violation 7%absurd 7%misunderstanding 6%angry 4%humiliating 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · George coffee blunder
B · Jerry Dockers dispute
C · Answering machine scheme
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Comedy club stage · cold_openJerry standup TV commercials

Jerry performs stand-up about unrealistic TV commercials and soda enthusiasm.

00:01–00:56social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
2 · Monk's Cafe · act1George recounts date success

George tells Jerry how he secured a date after Lloyd shamed him into calling.

00:56–02:27social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
3 · Street outside Carol's apartment · act1George misses coffee invitation

George declines Carol's offer to come up for coffee, not realizing it means sex.

02:27–03:55misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
4 · Jerry's apartment · act1Jerry date hates Dockers commercial

Jerry's date Donna likes a cotton Dockers commercial that Jerry despises.

03:55–05:18petty_grievance · double_standard
5 · Jerry's apartment · act1Jerry rants about Dockers ads

Jerry continues criticizing the Dockers commercial's style to Donna.

05:18–05:52petty_grievance
6 · Comedy club stage · act1Jerry standup date scrutiny

Jerry performs stand-up about the microscopic scrutiny applied during dating.

05:52–06:23social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
7 · Jerry's apartment · act1George obsesses over coffee blunder

George panics about his coffee mistake while Jerry and Elaine advise him to call Carol.

06:23–06:51misunderstanding · obsession
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8 · Jerry's apartment · act1Kramer pitches joke kicks George out

Kramer offers Jerry a joke about ambulances, then gets kicked out so George can call Carol.

06:51–09:47scheme · social_rule_violation
9 · Jerry's apartment · act1George leaves rambling message

George leaves a long, awkward message on Carol's answering machine.

09:47–10:37lie · humiliation
10 · Jerry's apartment · act1Elaine suggests tape switch

Elaine tells George her brother-in-law switched an answering machine tape to erase a costly mistake.

10:37–11:34scheme · lie
11 · Restaurant · act2Jerry date Donna I Love Lucy

Jerry and Donna discuss I Love Lucy and lactose intolerance on a date.

11:34–12:02social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
12 · Restaurant · act2Donna confronts Jerry about commercial

Donna confronts Jerry after hearing he mocked her Dockers commercial preference to friends.

12:02–15:07betrayal · eavesdropping
13 · Restaurant · act2Kramer joins Dockers argument

Kramer arrives, quotes the Dockers slogan, and Donna leaves ending the date.

15:07–16:02humiliation · coincidence
14 · Jerry's apartment · act2George plans machine break-in

George reveals Carol was away, never got messages, and recruits Jerry to swap the tape.

16:02–16:08scheme · pursuit
15 · Car outside Carol's apartment · act2Stakeout signal rehearsal

Jerry and George wait outside Carol's building and rehearse a signal for her arrival.

16:08–17:02scheme · coincidence
16 · Street outside Carol's apartment · act2Carol arrives Jerry distracts

Carol arrives, meets Jerry, and insists on going upstairs to use the bathroom and check messages.

17:02–18:38scheme · avoidance
17 · Carol's apartment · act3Jerry sings signal tape swap

Jerry sings 'Lemon Tree' to warn George, who swaps the tape just before Carol checks her machine.

18:38–20:29scheme · comeuppance
18 · Comedy club stage · tagJerry standup phone machines

Jerry closes with stand-up about loving answering machines and hating cordless phones.

20:29–22:02social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
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Episode facts

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Aired
1991-04-18
Overall
#12
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19.6M (US)
Pace
138 words/min · 95 questions

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