S05E08 · EP 72
Episode DNA
21 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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21 scenes · our breakdownJerry performs stand-up about the absurdity of barbershop rituals and licenses.
00:01–00:42social_rule_violation · petty_grievanceMr. Tuttle offers George a job but is interrupted by a phone call before finishing.
00:42–01:19misunderstanding · lie
3 ▸ 01:19George debates calling Tuttle; Kramer pushes Jerry to see Gino for the bachelor auction.
01:19–03:06scheme · avoidance
4 ▸ 03:06Enzo interrupts his day off to give Jerry a terrible haircut at the barbershop.
03:06–03:59social_rule_violation · humiliation
5 ▸ 03:59Kramer arranges a secret fix with Gino after seeing Jerry's ruined hair.
03:59–05:07scheme · lieGeorge decides to simply show up at Sanalac pretending he was hired.
05:07–05:39scheme · misunderstanding
7 ▸ 05:39George bluffs his way into Sanalac, gets an office, and receives the Pensky file.
05:39–07:31impersonation · lie
8 ▸ 07:31George lies to Jerry and Kramer about his productive week at the fake job.
07:31–09:00lie · schemeKramer reacts with horror to Jerry's haircut; Jerry refuses the bachelor auction.
09:00–10:04humiliation · social_rule_violationGino starts fixing Jerry's hair but Enzo arrives unexpectedly, forcing Jerry to hide.
10:04–10:54lie · eavesdroppingEnzo discovers a familiar hair on Gino's floor and grows suspicious of betrayal.
10:54–11:35investigation · secret_exposedJerry fears Enzo knows; Kramer volunteers to replace him at the bachelor auction.
11:35–12:30scheme · avoidanceEnzo bribes Newman for a sample of Jerry's hair to prove the betrayal.
12:30–13:36deal · betrayal
14 ▸ 13:36Mr. Pensky visits George, likes his work, and offers him a job before being interrupted.
13:36–14:12misunderstanding · lieNewman delivers Jerry's hair; Enzo matches it and swears revenge.
14:12–15:47betrayal · secret_exposedEnzo and Gino bond over Edward Scissorhands, forgetting their feud.
15:47–16:46coincidence · rivalryEnzo confirms Newman successfully obtained the matching hair sample.
16:46–17:10deal · threatKramer is auctioned off as a high school equivalency graduate who likes fruit.
17:10–18:24humiliationEnzo bursts into Jerry's apartment, reveals Newman's betrayal, and tries to kill Jerry and Gino.
18:24–19:32violence · betrayal
21 ▸ 19:45George quits Sanalac to work for Pensky, but learns the company is indicted.
19:45–20:48comeuppance · coincidenceJerry forcibly shaves Newman's head in the barbershop after the auction disaster.
20:48–21:08comeuppance · violenceSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- November 11, 1993
- Overall
- #72
- Writers
- Andy Robin
- Director
- Tom Cherones
- Viewers
- 29.7M (US)
- Pace
- 112 words/min · 101 questions
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