S03E03 · EP 20
Episode DNA
24 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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24 scenes · our breakdownJerry performs standup about airline pilots making up time by flying faster.
00:01–00:35petty_grievance
2 ▸ 00:35Jerry meets a stranger on a plane who gets sick and asks Jerry to watch his dog Farfel.
00:35–01:32coincidence · deal
3 ▸ 01:32Jerry reluctantly agrees to take Farfel to New York after the plane lands in Chicago.
01:32–02:24deal · misunderstanding
4 ▸ 02:24Farfel wreaks havoc in Jerry's apartment, chewing shoes and barking constantly.
02:24–03:23escalation · petty_grievance
5 ▸ 03:23Jerry, George, and Elaine discuss Gavin's disappearance and Jerry's plan to take Farfel to the pound.
03:23–04:00misunderstanding · escalation
6 ▸ 04:00Kramer announces he is breaking up with Ellen and looks forward to hurting her feelings.
04:00–04:30breakup · scheme
7 ▸ 04:30Elaine and George awkwardly agree to see Prognosis Negative together without Jerry.
04:30–06:09avoidance · social_rule_violation
8 ▸ 06:09George and Elaine debate movie choices, revealing they only connect through mocking Jerry.
06:09–07:33misunderstanding · social_rule_violationJerry performs standup about dog walkers carrying poop bags and alien perceptions.
07:52–07:57petty_grievanceGeorge and Elaine struggle through painful small talk at Monk's, realizing they have nothing in common.
07:57–08:02social_rule_violation · avoidanceGeorge and Elaine discover they enjoy mocking Jerry's habits, like his secret caffeine intake.
08:51–09:54secret_exposed · coincidenceKramer returns to Ellen's apartment and desperately begs for reconciliation.
09:54–10:16breakup · seductionJerry calls the hospital and learns Gavin Palone was released last Monday and went to a Bell's Palsy center.
10:16–10:46misunderstanding · coincidenceJerry reveals Gavin's deception and plans to take Farfel to the pound with George and Elaine.
10:46–11:33scheme · pursuitElaine offers to watch Farfel one more night to save him from the pound.
11:33–12:03deal · avoidanceKramer discovers Jerry and George insulted Ellen and cuts ties with them.
12:03–12:55betrayal · comeuppanceJerry and George leave for the movies, leaving Elaine alone with Farfel.
12:55–14:06avoidance · pursuitGeorge and Jerry argue about bathroom etiquette before the movie.
14:06–14:18petty_grievance · social_rule_violationGeorge and Jerry bond in the bathroom mocking Jerry's gargling and vomiting habits.
14:18–15:28secret_exposed · coincidenceGeorge and Jerry realize Ponce de Leon is sold out and only Prognosis Negative is playing.
15:28–16:20coincidence · double_standardThe dog owner calls and arrives to reclaim Farfel, explaining his Bell's Palsy hospitalization.
16:34–17:30misunderstandingThe trio reunites at Monk's where Jerry reveals George saw Prognosis Negative and told him the plot.
17:30–18:52betrayal · confessionKramer announces he and Ellen broke up again, confirming Jerry's prediction about first breakups never sticking.
18:52–21:29breakup · coincidenceJerry closes with standup about a parakeet flying into a mirrored wall.
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1991-10-02
- Overall
- #20
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- 15.1M (US)
- Pace
- 129 words/min · 123 questions
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