S02E07 · EP 12
Episode DNA
18 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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18 scenes · our breakdownJerry performs stand-up about unrealistic TV commercials and soda enthusiasm.
00:01–00:56social_rule_violation · petty_grievanceGeorge tells Jerry how he secured a date after Lloyd shamed him into calling.
00:56–02:27social_rule_violation · misunderstandingGeorge declines Carol's offer to come up for coffee, not realizing it means sex.
02:27–03:55misunderstanding · social_rule_violationJerry's date Donna likes a cotton Dockers commercial that Jerry despises.
03:55–05:18petty_grievance · double_standardJerry continues criticizing the Dockers commercial's style to Donna.
05:18–05:52petty_grievanceJerry performs stand-up about the microscopic scrutiny applied during dating.
05:52–06:23social_rule_violation · petty_grievanceGeorge panics about his coffee mistake while Jerry and Elaine advise him to call Carol.
06:23–06:51misunderstanding · obsession
8 ▸ 06:51Kramer offers Jerry a joke about ambulances, then gets kicked out so George can call Carol.
06:51–09:47scheme · social_rule_violationGeorge leaves a long, awkward message on Carol's answering machine.
09:47–10:37lie · humiliationElaine tells George her brother-in-law switched an answering machine tape to erase a costly mistake.
10:37–11:34scheme · lieJerry and Donna discuss I Love Lucy and lactose intolerance on a date.
11:34–12:02social_rule_violation · petty_grievanceDonna confronts Jerry after hearing he mocked her Dockers commercial preference to friends.
12:02–15:07betrayal · eavesdroppingKramer arrives, quotes the Dockers slogan, and Donna leaves ending the date.
15:07–16:02humiliation · coincidenceGeorge reveals Carol was away, never got messages, and recruits Jerry to swap the tape.
16:02–16:08scheme · pursuitJerry and George wait outside Carol's building and rehearse a signal for her arrival.
16:08–17:02scheme · coincidenceCarol arrives, meets Jerry, and insists on going upstairs to use the bathroom and check messages.
17:02–18:38scheme · avoidanceJerry sings 'Lemon Tree' to warn George, who swaps the tape just before Carol checks her machine.
18:38–20:29scheme · comeuppanceJerry closes with stand-up about loving answering machines and hating cordless phones.
20:29–22:02social_rule_violation · petty_grievanceSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1991-04-18
- Overall
- #12
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- 19.6M (US)
- Pace
- 138 words/min · 95 questions
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