S02E09 · SCENE 5/20 · 06:52
The Deal · Steve's House (Long Island)
Elaine's Dingo Joke Falls Flat

Elaine searches for her fiancé and makes a 'dingo ate your baby' reference nobody understands.

06:52→07:29
in the episode · 0m 37s · S02E09

What happens

06:52–07:29

Elaine wanders the party looking for her fiancé. She encounters a woman worried about her missing fiancé and quips 'Maybe the dingo ate your baby,' referencing the Azaria Chamberlain case. The woman is confused and offended, leaving Elaine isolated.

WhereSteve's House (Long Island)
DriverElaine
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadParty & Prostitute Mix-up

Key lines

from this scene
07:05

I have lost my fiancé, the poor baby.

07:11

Maybe the dingo ate your baby.

07:18

The dingo ate your baby.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
awkward0.9
misunderstanding0.8
social rule violation0.6
absurd0.4
rapid back and forth

Beats

07:11Elaine delivers dingo line

Scene in the episode

06:52–07:29
A · Party & Prostitute Mix-up
B · George's Cashier War
C · Kramer's Rescue Drive

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