S03E10 · EP 27
Episode DNA
21 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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21 scenes · our breakdownJerry performs standup about car alarms behaving like hysterical people.
00:01–00:29social_rule_violationJerry discovers his car was stolen because Sid left the keys inside.
00:29–00:39misunderstanding · petty_grievance
4 ▸ 02:05Kramer explains he got a line in the Woody Allen movie as an extra.
02:05–02:30coincidence · obsessionGeorge offers to fill in for Sid moving cars while Sid visits sister.
02:30–04:31scheme · avoidance
6 ▸ 04:31Elaine tells Jerry she's dating 66-year-old author Owen March.
04:31–05:59social_rule_violation · double_standardJerry argues with rental agent over midsize reservation but no cars available.
05:59–07:06social_rule_violation · petty_grievanceElaine debates breaking up with Owen at lunch, worries about face-to-face rule.
07:06–08:16social_rule_violation · avoidanceKramer tells how he tripped carrying groceries, making Woody Allen laugh, earning a line.
08:16–09:02coincidence · humiliationKramer tries different deliveries of his pretzel line while friends critique.
09:02–09:45obsession · petty_grievanceElaine leaves to break up with Owen; Kramer yells line out window.
09:45–10:21breakup · avoidanceOwen suffers a stroke at his apartment; Elaine calls ambulance; gang attempts chaotic first aid.
10:21–11:46misunderstanding · social_rule_violationParamedics arrive late; reveal George crashed rental car into ambulance while moving cars.
11:46–12:12coincidence · comeuppanceJerry standup jokes about first aid historically just being first on scene.
12:12–12:29Sid yells at George for damaging cars; George defends his pants-on logic.
12:29–12:33humiliationJerry reads paper: Owen's stroke worsened by ambulance delay; Elaine five seconds from breakup.
12:33–16:13coincidence · comeuppanceRental agency denies Jerry coverage because George was driving, not Jerry.
16:13–17:33social_rule_violation · betrayalJerry standup questions Yankee bean name and Southern offense.
17:33–17:51Elaine breaks up with recovering Owen at his apartment, cites commute and activities.
18:09–18:30breakup · social_rule_violationAt Monk's, Elaine says Owen recovered and used her for sex; Kramer reveals he was fired from movie.
19:33–20:12betrayal · comeuppanceKramer explains he shattered glass, hit Woody, got fired but nailed the scene.
20:12–21:22humiliation · violenceJerry standup says best part of relationship is sickness; marriage vows only need sickness clause.
21:22–22:03social_rule_violationSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- November 27, 1991
- Overall
- #27
- Writers
- Larry David · Jerry Seinfeld
- Director
- Tom Cherones
- Viewers
- 18.6M (US)
- Pace
- 153 words/min · 136 questions
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