S05E04 · SCENE 1/17 · 00:01
The Sniffing Accountant · Comedy Club Stage
Stand-up: IRS and Accountants

Jerry compares the IRS to strict parents and accountants to sneaky friends.

00:01→00:41
in the episode · 0m 40s · S05E04

What happens

00:01–00:41

Jerry performs a stand-up routine likening the government to parents and the IRS to Ward and June Cleaver. He jokes that accountants are like Eddie Haskell showing tricks to avoid rules, but audits are like being sent to your room. He ends with a joke about prison ruining the Beaver.

WhereComedy Club Stage
DriverJerry
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadAccountant Drug Scare

Key lines

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00:02

To me, government...

00:13

And your accountant is Eddie Haskell showing you all these neat tricks to get away with stuff.

00:29

And when you meet Whitey and Lumpy in the joint...

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
deadpan0.8
social rule violation0.6
petty grievance0.4
cheerful0.2
monologue

Beats

00:13Accountant compared to Eddie Haskell
00:26Jail is government sending you to your room

Scene in the episode

00:01–00:41
A · Accountant Drug Scare
B · Bra Salesman Interview
C · Exclamation Point Breakup
D · Mohair Sweater Allergy

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