S02E13 · SCENE 16/15 · 21:27
The Deal · Comedy club stage
Stand-up: Commitment and Exits

Jerry compares commitment to a highway exit men refuse to take.

21:27→22:04
in the episode · 0m 37s · S02E13

What happens

21:27–22:04

Jerry jokes that women are an exit with gas, food, and lodging, but men keep driving toward the next exit 27 miles away, afraid to commit.

WhereComedy club stage
DriverJerry
Positiontag · aftermath
ThreadJerry & Elaine's arrangement

Key lines

from this scene
21:49

Get out, here, now!"

21:52

But the man focuses on the sign underneath that says, "Next exit, 27 miles." And he thinks, "I can make it."

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deadpan0.8
avoidance0.4
absurd0.2
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Beats

21:38Highway exit metaphor

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21:27–22:04
A · Jerry & Elaine's arrangement
B · Birthday gift dilemma
C · George's skepticism

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