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
Elaine pretends deaf in car

What happens

04:41–05:28

In 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.

WhereCar service vehicle
DriverElaine
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadJerry dates deaf lineswoman

Key lines

from this scene
05:06

If you go through that wall and become one of those guys I'll be left here on this side.

05:11

Take me with you. I can't.

05:25

You're not gonna make it.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
lie0.9
awkward0.7
humiliating0.3
misunderstanding0.1
rapid back and forth

Beats

04:10Elaine claims going deaf
05:40Elaine reacts to Tom Hanks

Scene in the episode

04:41–05:28
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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Elaine Pretends To Be Deaf To Avoid Talking To Her Driver | The Lip Reader | Seinfeld · Seinfeld
George CANNOT Read Lips | The Lip Reader | Seinfeld · Seinfeld
George Costanza Is the WORST Lip Reader Ever | Seinfeld · Seinfeld
The Lip Reading Misunderstanding | The Lip Reader | Seinfeld · Seinfeld
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