S05E06 · SCENE 8/23 · 04:41
The Lip Reader · Car service vehicle
Elaine pretends deaf in car
Elaine feigns hearing loss to silence her driver but accidentally reacts to a radio call about Tom Hanks.
04:41→05:28
in the episode · 0m 47s · S05E06

What happens
04:41–05:28In the car service, the driver chats about books and jumbles; Elaine claims she is going deaf to stop talking, but when the dispatcher mentions picking up Tom Hanks, Elaine excitedly reacts, exposing her lie and angering the driver who calls her disgusting.
Key lines
from this scene05:06If you go through that wall and become one of those guys I'll be left here on this side.
05:11Take me with you. I can't.
05:25You're not gonna make it.
Scene DNA
weights 0–1rapid back and forth
Beats
04:10Elaine claims going deaf
05:40Elaine reacts to Tom Hanks
Scene in the episode
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Elaine BenesJulia Louis-Dreyfus156 episodes · drives 430 scenes
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