S04E08 · EP 48
Episode DNA
17 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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17 scenes · our breakdownJerry performs stand-up about office culture and family photos on desks.
00:03–00:37social_rule_violationGeorge and Jerry discuss telling Susan's father about the burned cabin while attempting to write the pilot.
00:37–02:28avoidance · lieJerry calls Elaine's office and complains about her assistant Sandra talking too long.
02:28–02:37petty_grievance · social_rule_violationJerry and George role-play Jerry's apology to Sandra in Jerry's apartment.
03:40–04:11scheme · lie
6 ▸ 04:11Elaine tries to stop Sandra from quitting but fails as Sandra storms out.
04:11–04:37misunderstanding · comeuppanceKramer enters demanding Cuban cigars to regain access to exclusive golf club.
04:37–05:27obsession · scheme
8 ▸ 05:27George tells Susan's father the cabin burned down; father reacts emotionally to its sentimental history.
05:27–10:57confession · humiliation
9 ▸ 10:57Jerry recounts his date with Sandra to George and Kramer at Monk's.
10:57–12:16social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
10 ▸ 12:16Jerry reveals the explicit dirty talk and his disastrous panties remark to George and Kramer.
12:16–12:58humiliation · social_rule_violation
11 ▸ 12:58Jerry worries about Elaine finding out; Kramer announces he'll get cigars himself at Cuban embassy.
12:58–14:36scheme · pursuit
12 ▸ 14:36Kramer visits Cuban embassy to buy cigars; diplomat likes his jacket.
14:36–16:05scheme · dealJerry and George visit Rosses; insurance courier delivers box of letters from John Cheever.
16:05–16:50secret_exposed · coincidenceSusan's father admits loving John Cheever deeply; Jerry and George flee awkwardly.
16:50–19:03confession · secret_exposedElaine arrives and reveals Sandra was transferred upstairs after Jerry encouraged firing her.
20:44–21:07comeuppance · betrayal
18 ▸ 21:07Kramer returns with Cuban diplomats wearing his jacket, heading to golf.
21:07–21:45scheme · dealKramer reads John Cheever and mocks Jerry's panties remark before leaving.
21:45–22:31humiliationJerry performs closing stand-up about talking during sex and future phone sex technology.
22:31–22:34social_rule_violationSame DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- October 28, 1992
- Overall
- #48
- Writers
- Larry David
- Director
- Tom Cherones
- Viewers
- 15.1M (US)
- Pace
- 136 words/min · 135 questions
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