S02E09 · EP 14
Episode DNA
20 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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20 scenes · our breakdownJerry performs stand-up about the overwhelming variety of cold medications and absurd drug commercials.
00:01–01:03social_rule_violationGeorge accuses a cashier of short-changing him ten dollars and refuses to leave.
01:03–03:34petty_grievance · misunderstandingJerry and George enter a party where George obsesses over a co-worker named Ava.
03:34–05:28social_rule_violation · avoidanceJerry suffers through a tedious conversation with a man obsessed with peanuts.
05:28–06:52social_rule_violationElaine searches for her fiancé and makes a 'dingo ate your baby' reference nobody understands.
06:52–07:29misunderstanding · social_rule_violationGeorge abandons Jerry and Elaine to go home with Ava, taking the car and stranding them.
07:29–07:54scheme · avoidanceJerry explains the 'male code' where men abandon friends instantly for sexual opportunities.
07:54–09:15social_rule_violation · betrayalElaine gets into a heated debate with a guest about wearing fur and eating fish.
09:15–11:24social_rule_violation · double_standardJerry uses the host's phone to call Kramer and begs him to drive from Manhattan to Long Island.
11:24–11:47pursuit · dealJerry and Elaine endure an excruciating wait while the host and his wife hint they want to sleep.
11:47–13:11social_rule_violation · coincidenceKramer drives Jerry and Elaine home at 8 mph on the freezing expressway with the top down.
13:11–14:15escalation · coincidenceThe party host Steve arrives uninvited at Jerry's apartment and refuses to leave.
14:15–14:40social_rule_violation · misunderstandingGeorge tells Jerry he is quitting his job because dating Ava makes every workday a nightmare.
14:40–16:48avoidance · obsessionGeorge steals cold medicine to settle the $10 debt from the earlier cashier dispute.
16:48–17:40scheme · petty_grievanceA security guard catches George with the medicine in his shirt and drags him away.
17:40–17:53comeuppance · coincidenceIn a holding cell, Kramer entertains Jerry and George with a bizarre story about doves turning brown.
17:53–18:44coincidenceSteve brings a prostitute named Patti to Jerry's apartment; she demands $50 and refuses to leave.
18:44–19:16misunderstanding · social_rule_violationPolice raid the apartment, mistake Jerry for the client, and arrest him for solicitation.
19:16–20:29misunderstanding · comeuppanceJerry and George bond in a cell complaining about Sergeant Chadway and a gum-throwing inmate.
20:29–20:35Jerry closes with stand-up about measuring favour size by the pause after 'do me a favour.'
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1991-05-02
- Overall
- #14
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- 22.9M (US)
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- 139 words/min · 142 questions
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