S05E06 · SCENE 5/23 · 02:27
The Lip Reader · Pendant Publishing office
Elaine hates chatty car drivers

Elaine complains to a colleague about talkative car service drivers and considers taking a cab.

02:27→02:58
in the episode · 0m 31s · S05E06
Elaine hates chatty car drivers

What happens

02:27–02:58

At Pendant Publishing, Elaine tells a coworker she hates the company car service because drivers never stop talking; she considers a cab but is told none are available at 4:30 on a Friday.

WherePendant Publishing office
DriverElaine
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadElaine pretends deafness to avoid driver

Key lines

from this scene
02:28

Why does everything have to have a social component?

02:42

Yeah, I guess that could work.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
avoidance0.8
angry0.6
deadpan0.4
petty grievance0.2
rapid back and forth

Beats

02:28Elaine questions social component

Scene in the episode

02:27–02:58
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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