S02E10 · SCENE 1/20 · 00:01
The Baby Shower · Comedy Club
Jerry Stand-up Sweepstakes

Jerry performs stand-up about deceptive sweepstakes mailings.

00:01→01:15
in the episode · 1m 14s · S02E10

What happens

00:01–01:15

Jerry opens the episode with a stand-up routine mocking sweepstakes companies that tease recipients with 'you may have already won' language. He jokes about wanting a company to honestly tell people they have definitely lost.

WhereComedy Club
DriverJerry
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadStatue Theft Mystery

Key lines

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00:02

JERRY: I have to tell you that I did get some very exciting news recently.

00:50

Just tell people the truth one time. Send out envelopes: "You have definitely lost."

01:00

You open it, there's a letter of explanation: "Even we cannot believe how badly you've done in this contest."

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social rule violation0.3
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Beats

00:50Jerry suggests honest 'you have definitely lost' envelopes

Scene in the episode

00:01–01:15
A · Statue Theft Mystery
B · Elaine's Editing Career
C · Kramer's Vigilante Justice

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