S05E06 · SCENE 11/23 · 06:47
The Lip Reader · Jerry's apartment
Kramer wants ball man job

Kramer asks Jerry to find out how to become a ball man; George learns he was on TV.

06:47→08:55
in the episode · 2m 08s · S05E06
Kramer wants ball man job

What happens

06:47–08:55

Kramer asks Jerry to ask Laura about ball boy jobs, insisting there should be 'ball men'; Jerry agrees; Kramer and Jerry then tell George a friend saw him on TV with ice cream on his face, and the announcers mocked him.

WhereJerry's apartment
DriverKramer
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadKramer becomes ball man

Key lines

from this scene
07:20

Good plan. It didn't work. He caught me hearing.

07:41

See, because I wanna make the freaks feel comfortable.

08:30

You wanna be a ball man, go ahead. Break the ball barrier. Hey!

08:49

And they got in there really nice and tight, and he's:

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Beats

08:35Kramer demands ball man info

Scene in the episode

06:47–08:55
A · Jerry dates deaf lineswoman
B · George breakup and lip-reading scheme
C · Elaine pretends deafness to avoid driver
D · Kramer becomes ball man

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