S02E11 · SCENE 14/28 · 07:12
The Chinese Restaurant · Hospital Room
Doctor Returns: Tonsils Must Go

Doctor confirms no heart attack but recommends tonsillectomy for regrown tonsils.

07:12→08:40
in the episode · 1m 28s · S02E11

What happens

07:12–08:40

The doctor returns. George celebrates being healthy. The doctor dampens the mood: George's tonsils have grown back and adenoids are swollen, requiring surgery. George panics, listing diseases (meningitis, lupus). The doctor insists on the tonsillectomy.

WhereHospital Room
DriverDoctor
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadGeorge's Tonsil Ordeal

Key lines

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07:31

Well, you simply haven't had a heart attack.

08:03

DOCTOR: Have you ever had your tonsils taken out?

08:19

JERRY: Yeah, if you've been exposed to gamma rays.

08:35

And we were forbidden to socialize with tonsil people.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
escalation0.6
tense0.5
awkward0.5
misunderstanding0.3
rapid back and forth

Beats

07:31Doctor says no heart attack
08:03Tonsils grew back revealed

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07:12–08:40
B · Jerry's Lost Joke
C · Elaine's Tongue Date

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