S02E12 · SCENE 8/18 · 05:52
The Busboy · Comedy club stage
Jerry standup office greetings

Jerry jokes about exhausting office greeting rituals.

05:52→07:19
in the episode · 1m 27s · S02E12
Jerry standup office greetings

What happens

05:52–07:19

Jerry performs stand-up about the annoyance of having to greet coworkers repeatedly all day, inventing nicknames and eyebrow raises to avoid saying hello again.

WhereComedy club stage
DriverJerry
Positionact1 · callback
ThreadGeorge quits and schemes

Key lines

from this scene
05:53

GEORGE: This could have been a huge mistake.

06:08

JERRY: Pretend like it never happened.

06:33

JERRY: Never happened. Never happened.

07:04

You do the little eyebrow, you know, "Hey."

More quotes on the Seinfeld Wiki →

Scene DNA

weights 0–1
deadpan0.7
social rule violation0.6
absurd0.3
monologue

Beats

06:46Greeting all day
07:02Eyebrow raise

Scene in the episode

05:52–07:19
A · George quits and schemes
B · Jerry laundry money
C · Newman suicide threats

Clips from this episode

fan uploads · YouTube · matched by frame
Includes this scene · Seinfeld TV - George Costanza Quits Job Talks Strategy With Jerry · Hoops and more “Hoops and more!” !
Includes this scene · George Quits His Job and Plans Revenge | Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander) · Scene City
Includes this scene · Seinfeld TV Sitcom Comedy Series - George & Jerry's Employment Advice · Hoops and more “Hoops and more!” !
Seinfeld - George Costanza ponders about potential jobs · East Van J
Maybe You Can Just Go Back - Seinfeld · B O

GIFs from nearby episodes

matched by frame
Jerry Seinfeld GIF by hero0fwar
Powered by GIPHY

Props in this scene

shop
Links may earn SceneClip a commission.

Merch on Amazon

sponsored
AMZN
The Busboy merchShirts, mugs, posters
Shop
AMZN
Jerry Seinfeld merchFigures, shirts, gifts
Shop
AMZN
Seinfeld giftsGift ideas for fans
Shop
Links may earn SceneClip a commission.

Where to watch

sponsored
NFLX
Stream all 9 seasonsNetflix · subscription
Watch
BD
The Complete SeriesBlu-ray / DVD box set
Shop
EP
The BusboyDigital purchase
Buy
Links may earn SceneClip a commission. Illustrative availability.