S05E06 · SCENE 10/23 · 06:19
The Lip Reader · Jerry's apartment
Kramer knows sign language

Jerry tells Kramer about Laura; Kramer reveals he knows sign language from a deaf cousin.

06:19→06:47
in the episode · 0m 28s · S05E06

What happens

06:19–06:47

At Jerry's apartment, Jerry explains Laura is deaf; Kramer demonstrates signing and explains his cousin lived with him for a year; Elaine enters and admits she pretended to be deaf in a car service, getting caught when she reacted to Tom Hanks; Kramer suggests getting the driver concert tickets to apologize.

WhereJerry's apartment
DriverJerry
Positionact1 · convergence
ThreadJerry dates deaf lineswoman

Key lines

from this scene
06:29

Yeah, nobody's even talking to you. Oh, you're a big lineswoman.

06:36

Think you're too good for everyone. But it's women like you- Oh, well- What, are you deaf?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
coincidence0.6
cheerful0.5
deadpan0.5
scheme0.4
rapid back and forth

Beats

07:00Kramer reveals deaf cousin
07:15Elaine confesses fake deafness

Scene in the episode

06:19–06:47
A · Jerry dates deaf lineswoman
B · George breakup and lip-reading scheme
C · Elaine pretends deafness to avoid driver
D · Kramer becomes ball man

Clips from this episode

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