S05E06 · EP 70
Episode DNA
23 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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23 scenes · our breakdownJerry performs stand-up comedy about the absurdity of tennis shushing and scoring.
00:01–00:43Jerry and George discuss sunblock while watching the US Open.
00:43–01:09petty_grievance · social_rule_violation
3 ▸ 01:09Jerry warns George that bringing girlfriend Gwen to a party is a social mistake.
01:09–02:08social_rule_violation · double_standard
4 ▸ 02:08Jerry becomes infatuated with the lineswoman while George goes for sunblock.
02:08–02:27pursuit · obsession
5 ▸ 02:27Elaine complains to a colleague about talkative car service drivers and considers taking a cab.
02:27–02:58avoidance · petty_grievanceBroadcast cameras catch George eating a sundae with chocolate all over his face.
03:28–04:41humiliation · coincidence
8 ▸ 04:41Elaine feigns hearing loss to silence her driver but accidentally reacts to a radio call about Tom Hanks.
04:41–05:28lie · misunderstandingJerry tries to talk to the lineswoman but she ignores him until revealing she is deaf.
05:28–06:19misunderstanding · pursuitJerry tells Kramer about Laura; Kramer reveals he knows sign language from a deaf cousin.
06:19–06:47coincidence · scheme
11 ▸ 06:47Kramer asks Jerry to find out how to become a ball man; George learns he was on TV.
06:47–08:55pursuit · schemeGwen dumps George using his own signature line 'it's not you, it's me'.
08:55–09:36breakup · humiliation
13 ▸ 09:36Kramer confirms George was on TV for eight seconds; George believes Gwen saw it and broke up because of it.
09:36–11:17obsession · petty_grievanceJerry, Kramer, and George debate who should withdraw from a party after a breakup.
11:17–12:06social_rule_violation · double_standardJerry reveals a date with Laura; George invites himself as a third wheel.
12:06–12:36social_rule_violation
16 ▸ 12:36At dinner, Laura demonstrates lip-reading by translating a couple's breakup; George asks her to spy on Gwen at the party.
12:36–14:18scheme · eavesdroppingJerry asks Laura about a 6 PM pickup; she misreads 'six' as 'sex' and storms off.
14:18–14:47misunderstanding
18 ▸ 14:47Kramer competes in ball man tryouts against younger men and impresses the coach.
14:47–15:25pursuit · obsession
19 ▸ 15:25Jerry tells George the misunderstanding is resolved; George doubts Laura's lip-reading reliability.
15:25–16:44misunderstanding · investigationNewman asks to borrow Laura to lip-read his supervisor through glass; Jerry refuses.
16:44–17:28scheme · eavesdroppingThe car service driver reveals he is now hard of hearing from a Metallica concert Elaine sent him to.
17:28–17:52comeuppance · coincidence
22 ▸ 17:52At the party, Laura and Kramer misinterpret Gwen and Todd's mundane talk about vegetables and 'sweep' as 'sleep', causing George to explode.
17:52–20:37misunderstanding · humiliation
23 ▸ 20:37At the US Open final, Kramer rushes for a ball and accidentally injures Monica Seles.
20:37–20:50violence · comeuppanceThe chatty driver picks up Laura; she tells him she is deaf, leaving him suspicious.
20:50–21:56coincidenceSame DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- October 28, 1993
- Overall
- #70
- Writers
- Carol Leifer
- Director
- Tom Cherones
- Viewers
- 31M (US)
- Pace
- 139 words/min · 129 questions
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