S02E09 · SCENE 7/20 · 07:54
The Deal · Comedy Club
Jerry's 'Male Code' Stand-up

Jerry explains the 'male code' where men abandon friends instantly for sexual opportunities.

07:54→09:15
in the episode · 1m 21s · S02E09

What happens

07:54–09:15

Jerry performs a stand-up bit about the unwritten 'male code.' He jokes that all plans between men are tentative and evaporate if one meets a woman. He compares it to astronauts scrubbing a space shuttle launch for a date.

WhereComedy Club
DriverJerry
Positionact1 · callback
ThreadParty & Prostitute Mix-up

Key lines

from this scene
07:55

She told me she wants me to make love to her.

08:02

Get out of here. I swear.

08:10

Please, it's, it's... What?

08:59

George, you're thinking too much. I know, I know. I can't stop it.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
deadpan0.8
social rule violation0.7
absurd0.6
betrayal0.4
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Beats

09:50Male code definition
10:02Space shuttle astronaut analogy

Scene in the episode

07:54–09:15
A · Party & Prostitute Mix-up
B · George's Cashier War
C · Kramer's Rescue Drive

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