S02E07 · SCENE 9/18 · 09:47
The Revenge · Jerry's apartment
George leaves rambling message

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

09:47→10:37
in the episode · 0m 50s · S02E07

What happens

09:47–10:37

George calls Carol, identifies himself as 'the guy who didn't come up for coffee,' rambles about not realizing coffee didn't mean coffee, trails off repeatedly, says 'the ball's in your court,' and ends with 'Take it easy.' He immediately panics, calling himself a dead man.

WhereJerry's apartment
DriverGeorge
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadAnswering machine scheme

Key lines

from this scene
09:48

Hi, it's Carol. I'l get back to you.

09:59

You see, I didn't realize that coffee didn't really mean...

10:24 · ★ iconic

Whatever you want to do.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
humiliation0.8
humiliating0.7
awkward0.3
lie0.2
phone callvoiceover

Beats

09:56George identifies as coffee guy
10:31George says Take it easy

Scene in the episode

09:47–10:37
A · George coffee blunder
B · Jerry Dockers dispute
C · Answering machine scheme

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Seinfeld -The telephone message- · VideoCult

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