S02E12 · EP 17
Episode DNA
18 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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18 scenes · our breakdownJerry jokes about criminals covering their faces on TV news.
00:01–00:52social_rule_violationGeorge furiously quits his job insulting his boss Levitan.
00:52–01:33humiliation
3 ▸ 01:33Kramer complains about Newman's repeated suicide threats.
01:33–03:47threat · avoidance
4 ▸ 03:47Jerry reluctantly agrees to take Kramer's laundry insisting on separation.
03:47–03:55petty_grievance · social_rule_violation
5 ▸ 03:55Jerry demands separate machines for Kramer's laundry at the laundromat.
03:55–03:59petty_grievance · misunderstanding
6 ▸ 03:59George brainstorms unrealistic job ideas like baseball GM.
03:59–04:35obsession · misunderstanding
7 ▸ 04:35George considers projectionist and talk show host careers.
04:35–05:52obsession · misunderstanding
8 ▸ 05:52Jerry jokes about exhausting office greeting rituals.
05:52–07:19social_rule_violationGeorge pretends he never quit but Levitan refuses and insults him.
07:19–09:21humiliation · schemeGeorge explains the Mickey plot and recruits Elaine as distraction.
09:42–11:05scheme · lieKramer reveals Newman jumped from second floor and survived.
11:05–11:46coincidence · threatJerry realizes he hid $1500 in laundry bag and gave it to Vic.
11:46–12:46misunderstanding · coincidenceKramer and Jerry plot to ruin Vic's washing machine with cement.
12:46–13:28schemeElaine flirts with Levitan at party while George prepares to drug drink.
13:28–17:04scheme · lieKramer pours full box of cement into washing machine at laundromat.
17:04–18:05scheme · escalationLevitan welcomes George back with insulting toast; George says drink up.
18:05–19:57comeuppance · schemeKramer finds money in his laundry; covers cement machine damage.
19:57–21:25coincidence · comeuppanceJerry jokes that living well revenge doesn't work like Charles Bronson.
21:25–22:04social_rule_violationSame DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1991-06-26
- Overall
- #17
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- 12.5M (US)
- Pace
- 125 words/min · 128 questions
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