S03E11 · EP 28
season 3 · December 4, 1991
The Alternate Side
written by Larry David · Bill Masters · directed by Tom Cherones · 18M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)
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Someone Steals Jerry’s Car | The Alternate Side

Episode DNA

19 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 11%deadpan 10%humiliating 8%absurd 7%secret exposed 5%coincidence 5%tense 5%lie 5%social rule violation 4%petty grievance 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · George's job & sweater
B · Dick's relapse
C · Kramer's Hennigan's obsession
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Every scene

19 scenes · our breakdown
1 · comedy club · cold_openJerry's stand-up on knives

Jerry performs stand-up comedy about knife stores.

00:01–00:41
2 · Pendant Publishing · act1George gets job at Pendant

Elaine introduces George to her boss and he gets hired.

00:41–04:13lie · scheme
3 · department store · act1George buys flawed cashmere

George buys a discounted cashmere sweater with a red dot for Elaine.

04:13–05:24scheme · petty_grievance
4 · Jerry's apartment · act1Testing Hennigan's scentlessness

Kramer drinks Hennigan's to test if alcohol smells on breath.

05:24–07:20misunderstanding · obsession
5 · Jerry's apartment · act1Elaine receives sweater gift

George gives Elaine the cashmere sweater; she spots the red dot.

07:20–08:33secret_exposed · petty_grievance
6 · Jerry's apartment · act1Jerry dodges red dot question

Jerry refuses to confirm the red dot, frustrating George.

08:33–09:38lie · avoidance
7 · Pendant Publishing · act2Dick fired after relapse

Elaine reveals Dick was fired due to the drink incident.

09:38–10:06comeuppance · coincidence
8 · Jerry's apartment · act2George confesses desk sex

George tells Jerry about sex with the cleaning woman on his desk.

10:06–11:28confession · escalation
9 · Jerry's apartment · act2Jerry blamed for drink mix-up

Elaine confronts Jerry about the drink placement.

11:28–12:38interrogation · misunderstanding
10 · Jerry's apartment · act2George panics over cleaning woman

George reveals Luisa is blackmailing him and Elaine suspects the sweater.

12:38–12:57threat · secret_exposed
11 · Jerry's apartment · act2George caught in sweater lie

Elaine tricks George into confessing he knew about the red dot.

12:57–14:23lie · confession
12 · George's parents' house · act2George gives sweater to mother

George gives the rejected sweater to Estelle to appease her.

14:23–14:49deal · avoidance
13 · George's parents' house · act2Estelle's Panama cashmere trauma

Estelle reveals childhood trauma over a cashmere sweater in Panama.

14:49–17:07obsession · humiliation
14 ▸ 17:07
14 · comedy club · act3Jerry's hand blower stand-up

Jerry does stand-up about bathroom hand blowers.

17:07–17:23petty_grievance
15 ▸ 17:23
15 · Pendant Publishing · act3George fired from Pendant

Mr. Lippman fires George for sex with cleaning woman.

17:23–18:06comeuppance · social_rule_violation
16 ▸ 18:06
16 · Pendant Publishing · act3Luisa gives George the dot

Luisa returns the sweater, revealing she found the red dot.

18:06–18:28secret_exposed · coincidence
17 ▸ 18:28
17 · Jerry's apartment · act3Jerry defines sex timing

Jerry tells George his definition of when sex occurs.

18:28–19:25social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
19 ▸ 19:45
19 · comedy club · act3Hiding from Dick under desk

The group hides under a desk to avoid Dick.

19:45–20:22avoidance · coincidence
20 · comedy club · tagFinal stand-up on alcoholics

Jerry closes with stand-up about alcoholics' extreme emotions.

20:22–21:34
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Episode facts

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Aired
December 4, 1991
Overall
#28
Writers
Larry David · Bill Masters
Director
Tom Cherones
Viewers
18M (US)
Pace
128 words/min · 129 questions

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