S03E12 · EP 29
season 3 · December 11, 1991
The Red Dot
written by Larry David · directed by Tom Cherones · 17.9M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)
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George Gives Elaine a Cheap Cashmere Gift | The Red Dot

Episode DNA

21 scenes · 4 threads
deadpan 15%tense 10%absurd 9%awkward 6%scheme 6%misunderstanding 6%chaotic 6%deal 5%social rule violation 4%seduction 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Jerry Gina affair
B · George psychic trip
C · Kramer Cayman vacation
D · Elaine fasting cake
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Comedy club · cold_openJerry standup physical exams

Jerry performs standup about the anxiety of physical examinations and wanting to excel at medical tests.

00:01–01:03social_rule_violation
2 · Jerry's apartment · act1Apartment fasting and vacation

Elaine prepares for a three-day fast while George brags about his nonrefundable Cayman Islands trip.

01:03–03:05scheme · petty_grievance
4 · Monk's Cafe · act1Monk's dream and psychic plan

At Monk's, Elaine shares a dream about Martin while George agrees to visit a psychic with Elaine.

03:21–04:43misunderstanding · scheme
5 · Jerry's apartment · act1Apartment Martin suicide attempt

Gina tells Jerry and George that Martin attempted suicide with pills and is dying in the hospital.

04:43–05:25threat · seduction
6 · Hospital room · act1Hospital room Gina seduction

In Martin's hospital room, Gina reveals she wanted to break up and aggressively pursues Jerry while Martin lies comatose.

05:25–06:40seduction · betrayal
8 · Jerry's apartment · act1Apartment Newman vacuum cleaner

Back at Jerry's, Kramer reveals Newman told him about Martin and worries about his loaned vacuum cleaner.

07:29–07:41scheme · petty_grievance
9 · Jerry's apartment · act1Apartment coma looting rules

Kramer establishes a 24-hour 'land rush' rule for coma victims' possessions while George claims psychic abilities.

07:41–09:37scheme · misunderstanding
10 · Psychic's apartment · act2Psychic office Rula reading

George and Elaine visit pregnant psychic Rula who warns George against his Cayman trip and smokes during the session.

09:37–10:22misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
11 · Psychic's apartment · act2Psychic office ejection

Elaine's scolding causes Rula to kick them out before revealing why George must cancel his trip.

10:22–12:32misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
12 · Comedy club · act2Jerry standup psychic licensing

Jerry performs standup about licensing psychics with a DMV-style test involving parallel parking blindfolded.

12:32–13:02scheme
13 · Gina's apartment · act2Gina apartment Stooges seduction

At Gina's apartment, she mocks Jerry's toothbrush and demands he show her the Three Stooges, escalating their flirtation.

13:02–13:42seduction · humiliation
14 · Jerry's apartment · act2Jerry apartment Newman confrontation

Newman visits Jerry's apartment; Jerry fears he saw him with Gina and tries to bribe him with Drake's Coffee Cake.

13:42–14:00deal · betrayal
15 · Jerry's apartment · act2Jerry apartment coma storage plan

George and Jerry discuss storing Jerry's belongings if he ever falls into a coma, referencing Kramer's 24-hour rule.

14:00–15:04scheme
16 · Jerry's apartment · act2Jerry apartment Kramer buys ticket

Kramer buys George's nonrefundable Cayman Islands ticket after George cancels due to the psychic's warning.

15:04–15:18deal · coincidence
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17 · Martin's apartment · act2Martin apartment vacuum argument

Newman demands his vacuum cleaner from comatose Martin while Kramer offers a carpet sweeper, leading to a petty dispute.

15:18–15:54petty_grievance · rivalry
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18 · Hospital room · act3Hospital room Martin wakes

Jerry and Gina visit Martin, who appears awake and happy; Newman threatens to reveal the affair unless Jerry gives him the coffee cake.

15:54–16:00deal · betrayal
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19 · Jerry's apartment · act3Jerry apartment cake payoff

Jerry produces a full-size Drake's Coffee Cake; Newman swears on his mother's life to keep the affair secret.

16:00–17:38deal · lie
21 · Hospital delivery room · act3Hospital delivery room Rula birth

Elaine visits Rula in the delivery room; Rula denies knowing Elaine and goes into labor as George demands answers about his trip.

18:03–19:04misunderstanding · coincidence
22 · Hospital delivery room · act3Hospital delivery room assassins warning

Rula screams about assassins as Elaine eats Drake's Coffee Cake; George panics about the trip danger.

19:04–19:24threat · misunderstanding
23 · Hospital room · act3Hospital room Martin catches affair

Martin wakes up and catches Jerry and Gina in bed; Kramer returns from Caymans with models and a jellyfish sting.

19:24–21:00secret_exposed · comeuppance
24 · Comedy club · tagJerry standup suicide persistence

Jerry closes with standup about suicide attempters giving up too easily and the reward of reaching goals.

21:00–22:30social_rule_violation
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Episode facts

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Aired
December 11, 1991
Overall
#29
Writers
Larry David
Director
Tom Cherones
Viewers
17.9M (US)
Pace
139 words/min · 150 questions

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