S04E17 · SCENE 2/15 · 00:40
The Outing · Jerry's apartment
Writing the Pilot Script

Jerry and George finish the pilot script but realize they wrote no lines for Elaine.

00:40→02:53
in the episode · 2m 13s · S04E17

What happens

00:40–02:53

Jerry and George review their butler pilot script in Jerry's apartment, laughing at the dialogue. They discuss adding Elaine but admit they cannot write for a woman and don't know what she would say. They decide to leave her out. Kramer enters and boasts about snubbing Gail Cunningham at the Y to defend Jerry's honor.

WhereJerry's apartment
DriverGeorge
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadNBC Pilot Deal

Key lines

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01:21

What does she say?

01:42

All right, forget Elaine. All right.

02:36

You are some great friend. I'll tell you. Snubbed her. Not that I condone it.

02:49

Could have been a lot worse.

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Scene DNA

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deadpan0.6
double standard0.5
scheme0.4
awkward0.4
misunderstanding0.3
rapid back and forth

Beats

01:09Realize Elaine has no lines
01:33Admit they can't write for women

Scene in the episode

00:40–02:53
A · NBC Pilot Deal
B · Shoe Obsession
C · Cleavage Incident

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