S05E08 · SCENE 6/21 · 05:07
The Barber · Monk's Cafe
Monk's: George's plan

George decides to simply show up at Sanalac pretending he was hired.

05:07→05:39
in the episode · 0m 32s · S05E08

What happens

05:07–05:39

George outlines his scheme to Jerry: since Tuttle is on vacation, he will just go to the office and act like an employee. By the time Tuttle returns, George will be 'ensconced.' Jerry points out the humiliation risk, but George accepts it.

WhereMonk's Cafe
DriverGeorge
Positionact1 · scheme
ThreadGeorge's fake job

Key lines

from this scene
05:16 · ★ iconic

If I don't, by the time he comes back, I'm ensconced.

05:22 · ★ iconic

Not bad. What's the worst that could happen?

05:34 · ★ iconic

Yeah. I see what you mean. I forgot who I was dealing with.

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Beats

05:16George explains the 'ensconced' strategy

Scene in the episode

05:07–05:39
A · George's fake job
B · Jerry's bad haircut
C · Bachelor auction

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