S02E10 · SCENE 12/20 · 10:18
The Baby Shower · Kramer's apartment
Kramer's Mother Backstory

Kramer shares dark family history while on the phone.

10:18→10:48
in the episode · 0m 30s · S02E10

What happens

10:18–10:48

After hanging up, Kramer tells Jerry his mother left when he was six, taking all seven children. He hopes she's 'rotting in an alley somewhere,' contrasting with Jerry's Florida-based mother.

WhereKramer's apartment
DriverKramer
Positionact2 · callback
ThreadStatue Theft Mystery

Key lines

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10:24

Hot down there in the summer. You ever been down there?

10:43

JERRY: Dinner's for suckers.

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Scene DNA

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absurd0.6
secret exposed0.4
sad0.4
humiliation0.3
rapid back and forth

Beats

10:06Kramer reveals mother abandoned family

Scene in the episode

10:18–10:48
A · Statue Theft Mystery
B · Elaine's Editing Career
C · Kramer's Vigilante Justice

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