S05E10 · EP 74
Episode DNA
18 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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18 scenes · our breakdownJerry performs standup about fathers freezing their clothing style and hating pants shopping.
00:01–00:42social_rule_violation
2 ▸ 00:42George panics over a coffee ring on his parents' new table before poker night.
00:42–02:40petty_grievance · scheme
3 ▸ 02:40Jerry agrees to take subway to Queens; Elaine takes Frank's TV Guide to read.
02:40–04:05misunderstanding · petty_grievance
4 ▸ 04:05On subway Kramer buys gyro; creepy man hits on Elaine and later steals TV Guide.
04:05–05:15coincidence · misunderstandingAt the furniture refinishing store, George meets Sylvia who assumes he lives in the neighborhood. They flirt, and George impulsively buys a cigar store Indian to impress her.
05:15–06:10lie · seductionAt George's parents' house for poker night, Jerry gives Elaine a cigar store Indian with a note using Native American stereotypes. Winona reveals she is Native American and is deeply offended.
06:10–07:44social_rule_violation · misunderstandingGeorge brings Sylvia to his parents' house pretending it's his; they have sex in parents' bed.
07:44–08:50lie · schemeOn their date, Jerry asks a Chinese postal worker for directions to a Chinese restaurant. The mailman accuses Jerry of racial profiling. Winona is furious at Jerry's insensitivity. Kramer drives by in a taxi with the Indian, yelling war whoops, further offending Winona.
10:20–10:27social_rule_violation · misunderstandingAt Monk's Jerry explains mailman incident. George realizes his parents will discover the missing TV Guide and the condom wrapper in their bed.
10:27–12:23comeuppance · coincidenceFrank and Estelle find condom wrapper and missing TV Guide; George grounded.
12:23–13:12comeuppance · secret_exposed
13 ▸ 13:12On their second date, Jerry carefully avoids saying 'reservations' and 'scalper' to avoid offending Winona. She notices he has the Al Roker TV Guide cover.
13:12–14:23avoidance · misunderstandingAt Jerry's apartment, Kramer pushes his coffee table book idea. Elaine is mortified. Kramer announces he's going to sell the cigar store Indian to a dealer.
14:39–15:26scheme · petty_grievanceThe creepy man from the subway shows up at George's parents' house with a flower bouquet made from the TV Guide. Frank is enraged that Elaine took his collectible and that the stranger knows their address.
15:26–16:16coincidence · comeuppance
17 ▸ 16:16Jerry and Elaine ride the subway to Queens with the replacement TV Guide. Jerry gets a gyro at Queensborough Plaza but gets his arm stuck in the door. Al Roker himself steals the gyro as the train departs.
16:16–16:33coincidenceContinuation of the restaurant date where Winona demands the TV Guide back for a report. Jerry stammers trying to avoid saying 'Indian giver' but eventually implies it, causing Winona to storm off.
16:33–17:36misunderstanding · social_rule_violationKramer sells the cigar store Indian to a dealer who turns out to be Mr. Lippman. He helps carry it to Pendant Publishing where Elaine works. Kramer pitches his coffee table book idea to Lippman, who loves it.
17:36–19:55deal · schemeJerry and Elaine return on subway; creepy guy reappears with same pickup line.
20:41–21:06coincidenceJerry closes with standup about TV Guide lifecycle and crossword puzzle hotline.
21:06–21:56petty_grievanceSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- December 9, 1993
- Overall
- #74
- Writers
- Tom Gammill & Max Pross
- Director
- Tom Cherones
- Viewers
- 29.6M (US)
- Pace
- 127 words/min · 140 questions
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