S03E09 · EP 26
season 3 · November 20, 1991
The Nose Job
written by Peter Mehlman · directed by Tom Cherones · 16.3M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

22 scenes · 4 threads
awkward 12%absurd 11%humiliation 7%obsession 6%deadpan 6%scheme 6%social rule violation 6%lie 6%humiliating 5%cheerful 5%

Story threads over runtime

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A · George & Audrey nose job
B · Jerry vs Isabel chess
C · Kramer dates Audrey
D · Elaine Kramer jacket scheme
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 · comedy club · cold_openJerry standup pharmacist

Jerry performs stand-up comedy about pharmacists being elevated above customers.

00:01–00:06
2 · Monk's Cafe · act1George meets Audrey elevator

George tells Jerry he met a beautiful woman on an elevator using a crop circle line.

00:06–00:58pursuit · lie
3 · Monk's Cafe · act1Elaine spinach teeth interview

Elaine reveals she had spinach in her teeth during a job interview.

00:58–01:24humiliation · social_rule_violation
5 ▸ 03:11
5 · Monk's Cafe · act1George confesses nose obsession

George admits to Jerry and Elaine he's obsessed with Audrey's large nose despite liking her.

03:11–04:09obsession · double_standard
6 ▸ 04:09
6 · Monk's Cafe · act1George nose dilemma continues

George realizes Audrey's big nose is the only reason she's in his league but he can't get past it.

04:09–04:55obsession
7 · Monk's Cafe · act1Elaine Kramer jacket scheme

Kramer tells Elaine about a jacket scheme involving a mail fraud convict and Peter Von Nostrand.

04:55–06:04scheme · impersonation
8 · reggae lounge · act1Kramer suggests nose job

Kramer tells Audrey she needs a nose job, upsetting everyone.

06:04–06:39social_rule_violation · humiliation
9 · comedy club · act1Jerry standup honesty

Jerry performs stand-up about what would happen if people said whatever they thought.

06:39–07:04social_rule_violation
10 · pizza restaurant · act1George convinces Audrey nose job

George subtly encourages Audrey to get a nose job while Jerry dates model Isabel.

07:04–08:02pursuit · scheme
11 ▸ 08:02
11 · Jerry's apartment · act1Jerry brain vs penis chess

Jerry describes his internal chess game between brain and penis regarding model Isabel.

08:02–09:22obsession · seduction
13 ▸ 09:25
13 · Jerry's apartment · act2Jerry celebrates cold turkey

Jerry tells George he threw away Isabel's number and describes the uninhibited sex.

09:25–09:56seduction · avoidance
14 · hospital · act2Audrey bandages removed botched

Audrey removes nose bandages revealing a botched, dented nose job.

09:56–10:47humiliation · comeuppance
16 · hospital room · act2George visits Audrey hospital room

George awkwardly visits bandaged Audrey, makes it worse, gets told to shut up.

11:06–11:56social_rule_violation · humiliation
17 · Jerry's apartment · act2Jerry demands Isabel number Kramer

Jerry breaks down and demands Isabel's number back from Kramer, who refuses then relents.

11:56–12:01betrayal · lie
18 · doctor's office · act2Doctor explains nose repair

Doctor shows George the collapsed sinus cavity causing Audrey's dented nose.

12:01–12:51investigation · misunderstanding
19 · doctor's office · act2George avoids Audrey trip

George makes up FAA reports to avoid traveling with Audrey after her botched surgery.

12:51–13:28lie · avoidance
20 · Jerry's apartment · act2Jerry reads acting scene Isabel

Jerry reads a terrible acting scene with Isabel, breaking character to complain.

13:28–17:07seduction · humiliation
21 · Jerry's apartment · act2Jerry brain penis chess match

Jerry visualizes his brain and penis playing chess for control over seeing Isabel.

17:07–17:30obsession
22 · apartment building · act2Elaine Kramer jacket retrieval

Elaine and Kramer pose as daughter and professor to retrieve the jacket from landlord.

17:30–17:57scheme · impersonation
23 · Jerry's apartment · act3Jerry brain penis final game

Jerry's brain and penis play final chess game; penis checkmates brain again.

17:57–18:04
24 · Monk's Cafe · act3Audrey fixed Kramer dates her

Audrey's nose is fixed beautifully; Kramer starts dating her, devastating George.

18:04–19:47rivalry · breakup
25 · comedy club · tagJerry standup rhinoplasty

Jerry performs stand-up criticizing the term rhinoplasty as insulting to nose job patients.

19:47–21:34social_rule_violation
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Episode facts

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Aired
November 20, 1991
Overall
#26
Writers
Peter Mehlman
Director
Tom Cherones
Viewers
16.3M (US)
Pace
132 words/min · 102 questions

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