S04E02 · SCENE 21/22 · 16:28
The Trip (2) · L.A. street
Kramer stays L.A. monologue

Kramer delivers a dramatic monologue about L.A. loneliness and decides to stay.

16:28→18:42
in the episode · 2m 14s · S04E02
Kramer stays L.A. monologue

What happens

16:28–18:42

Kramer refuses to return to New York, giving a theatrical speech about L.A.'s coldness, loneliness, and the struggle of show business. He admits things are going well, he met a girl, and he was on TV. Jerry notes the girl was murdered; Kramer says he wasn't seeking long-term.

WhereL.A. street
DriverKramer
Positionact3 · complication
ThreadKramer Smog Strangler suspect

Key lines

from this scene
17:07

Is that what you want me to say?

17:41

Taste this. Is this a dill?

17:47

Listen, Kramer, I'm sorry about that whole fight we had about you having my apartment keys and everything.

18:10

Kramer, my sandwich. You're crushing my sandwich.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
absurd0.6
deadpan0.4
monologuerapid back and forth

Beats

16:54Kramer L.A. struggle speech

Scene in the episode

16:28–18:42
A · Kramer Smog Strangler suspect
B · Jerry Tonight Show trip
C · George hotel tip bet

Clips from this episode

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Includes this scene · Kramer Comes Home | The Trip, Part II | Seinfeld · Seinfeld
Includes this scene · Seinfeld: Kramer In Los Angeles · Ortmeyer41
Includes this scene · Kramer - "I'm doing what I do" [ Seinfeld Season 4 Episode 2 "The Trip" ] · Jorge Moreira
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Kramer Behind Bars | The Trip, Part II | Seinfeld · Seinfeld

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